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13 May
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Israeli Culture at the Democratic Crossroads

  • April 12, 2021
  • By author-avatar Lee Perlman
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Artists and cultural institutions, globally, are trying to reinvent themselves online to keep the flame of their artistry alive. In Israel, the future of the...

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12 Sep
2018 September-October, Ask the Rabbis, Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Religion

Ask The Rabbis | What Sins Should We Atone For In Our Use of Social Media?

  • September 23, 2024
  • By author-avatar Moment
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“Do we gossip? Do we repost stories about friends, family or colleagues that ought not be repeated? Do we believe everything we read?”

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06 Sep
2018 September-October, From the Editor, Jewish World, Religion, Women

From The Editor | September/October 2018

  • January 2, 2022
  • By author-avatar Nadine Epstein
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In practice it requires women to maintain the peace by bending to the will of the males around them. Although my mother was a feminist for her time, she still subconsciously bought into the notion that shalom bayit was the duty of women and girls.

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18 Jan
2018 January/February, Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Jewish Word

Jewish Word | When a Knish Is More Than a Knish

  • October 8, 2020
  • By author-avatar Ellen Wexler
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During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump proclaimed at a rally that Hillary Clinton “got schlonged” in the 2008 primaries. Schlong, when used as a noun, is a Yiddish word for penis—and a pretty vulgar one at that. But when used as a verb, is it even a word?

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08 Sep
2017 September/October, Jewish World, Religion

Super-Sukkah for Sale!

  • September 28, 2023
  • By author-avatar Jodi Rudoren
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My father is selling his sukkah. He says it is “priced to sell” at $4,900, but really he just wants to find it a home, which is easier said than done.

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13 Sep
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Top Ten Jewish Podcasts: Reader Edition

  • September 13, 2016
  • By author-avatar Anna Isaacs
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We gave you a list of our top ten favorite Jewish podcasts and you responded in kind. By popular demand, here are ten more!

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12 Jan
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Show Us Your Jewfro!

  • May 8, 2012
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Do you have a Jewfro?  Think it can compete with the frizziest?  Enter Moment's "Frizziest of the Fro" contest for a chance to win an...

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27 Dec
Culture, Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Latest

The Death of Yiddish?

  • May 8, 2012
  • By author-avatar elisniv
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By Merav Levkowitz For 25 years, the American klezmer band The Klezmatics has been unable to sustain itself solely from their Yiddish klezmer music. The reason...

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24 Dec
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AIPAC vs. Seinfeld

  • May 8, 2012
  • By author-avatar elisniv
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by Daniel Kieval I recently heard a lecture by J. J. Goldberg, senior columnist for The Forward, about the current state of American Judaism and its...

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17 Dec
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People of the Book: Not Asking or Telling

  • November 4, 2012
  • By author-avatar Sala Levin
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  Times are hard for those who want to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell.   "Major setback for 'don't ask' repeal," blared a headline last week...

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17 Dec
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Do You Want to Friend Heino?

  • May 8, 2012
  • By author-avatar Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer "My name is Henio Zytomirski. I am seven-years-old. I live on 3 Szewska Street in Lublin.”  So begins the profile of Heino Zytomirski, a young...

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