Moment Magazines Senior Critic Program
This program invites senior citizens to review their favorite Jewish themed books and films. Seniors share questions with Managing Editor,
Sports Moment // Wrestling with the Ghosts of Olympics Past
With the Winter Olympics set to open in Sochi, Russia, in February, Moment’s Josh Tapper talks to David Wallechinsky, author of The Complete Book of the Olympics and president of the International Society of Olympic Historians.
Moment Live // The Heart of Writing
Joyce Carol Oates in Conversation with Alan Cheuse On November 14, Moment fiction editor Alan Cheuse spoke with fellow
Bukharian Cuisine: A Taste of the Silk Road
By Josh Tapper Bukharian Friday night dinner is an elaborate affair: Plates of carp doused with garlic sauce and cilantro,
Opinion // Rip-Off Rabbis and Sacred Scammers
By Naomi Ragen // Several high-profile Israeli rabbis have come under fire for less-than-holy schemes.
Moment’s Best of 2013
In case you missed them, take a look back at some of Moment’s best—and most provocative—stories from the past year.
New York City Is Not a Melting Pot
Snapshot of Black Man Asleep On A Jewish Man’s Shoulder Unleashes (Virtual) Love Fest By Steven Volynets The social media
Moment’s New Mexico Desert Get-A-Way
New Mexico: Relax, Refresh, Explore Jewish Santa Fe Judaism and the Southwest have been a shidduch since before painter Georgia
The Last Synagogue Standing
Jewish life in Detroit isn’t dead. In fact, it’s having a hipster rebirth // We’re across the street from a strip club called Cobras advertising something called “The Grind Downtown,” and we’re dancing with the Torah. Through downtown Detroit, a group of 100 or so is parading down the sidewalks of Griswold Street and Grand River Avenue, hoisting the scrolls and chanting Hebrew songs in honor of Simchat Torah.
Book Q&A: John Rosengren on Hank Greenberg
John Rosengren is the author most recently of a biography, Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes. His other books include Hammerin’ Hank, George Almighty
Pilgrimage to Uman
Almost 200 years after Rebbe Nachman’s death, his followers flock to a once-closed Soviet town to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. by