Interview | Eric Garcetti
Los Angeles’s new mayor has modeled his life on Jewish principles and values.
Interview: Lisa Loeb
Singer-songwriter LIsa Loeb, whose hit song “Stay” became a cultural touchstone for 90’s nostalgia, talks to Moment about how religion impacts her music, her Camp Lisa foundation and her 100 pairs of eyeglasses.
Indie Picks: Politics and Prose
In this first installment of “Indie Picks,” Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine, owners of Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC, recommend a few of their favorite books to Moment readers.
Michael Pollan: High Priest of American Food
Michael Pollan, the poster boy of America’s “new food” movement, talks about the role his Jewish upbringing plays in his approach to food, his disagreements with Leviticus and how cooking for yourself is the key to healthy eating and changing the world.
Heart to Heart with Elie Wiesel
Not long ago, I sat down with Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Moment co-founder Elie Wiesel for a heart-to-heart talk. In 2011, he...
Children’s Book Author Interview: Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen, author of the classic The Devil’s Arithmetic, is the renowned author of more than 300 books. Her books, poems and stories have won...
Funnyman Carl Reiner
The legendary Reiner riffs on his best pal Mel Brooks, talks comedy, reveals his favorite TV show and recites his most-loved Yiddish curses.
Inside Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Two years after the dawn of the Arab Spring and six months after Mohamed Morsi was elected president, democracy is still a work in progress...
118 Days in Iran’s Evin Prison
Iranian journalist and filmmaker Maziar Bahari was always fascinated by Jewish history and culture. His torturers made him pay for it.
Yael Naim: A New Soul Comes of Age
When New Soul peaked at number seven on the Billboard charts, Yael Naim became the first Israeli soloist to have a top-ten music hit in the United States. Four years later, the star of the Paris-based musician continues to rise.
People of the Book: Interview with Julie Orringer
By Symi Rom-Rymer
Sitting on a faux cowhide bench with rock music blaring at full volume in a small coffee shop in one of Brooklyn’s hipper...