12 Jul

Culture, Latest, topics

The Kosher Higgs Boson

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
• 1 comment

by Daniela Enriquez Last week, on the Fourth of July, while most Americans were celebrating their Independence Day, scientists working at CERN (the European Center for...

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11 Jul

Culture, Latest

Environmental Activism: Good For The Jews?

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
• 4 comments

by Kara A. Kaufman As we feel the heat this summer--the unpleasant, sweaty results of global warming-- we wondered: How are Jewish organizations working on issues...

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10 Jul

Culture, Latest

The Three-Hour Diet

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
• 1 comment

by Rebecca Borison Thanksgiving never really manages to excite me. Yes, it’s nice to be with family, but the whole feast aspect just isn’t that novel....

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29 Jun

Culture, Latest

Judaism Goes Green

• October 11, 2012
• By momentadmin
• 1 comment

by Kara A. Kaufman Throughout the past several decades, organizations like the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, Teva...

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02 May

000 JPVP, Culture

A Vietnamese Yom Kippur

• August 31, 2021
• By Sala Levin
• 1 comment

by Kelley Kidd A Yom Kippur spent fasting on the beautiful island paradise of Phu Quoc, in Vietnam, is not my typical Day of Atonement. But...

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08 Mar

Uncategorized

Twenty (Jewish) Questions

• May 8, 2012
• By Sala Levin
• 1 comment

by Kelley Kidd Monday night, I sat in traffic in a taxi outside the Washington Convention Center as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) gala...

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13 Dec

Religion

Judaism without Belief in God? Moment Readers Say Yes

• May 8, 2012
• By Sala Levin
• 0 comments

Moment Magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Elephant in the Room essay contest. This year’s question, "What does it mean to...

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06 Dec

Culture

Other Religions: The Jewish Final Frontier?

• May 8, 2012
• By Sala Levin
• 0 comments

by Matt Ponak I started the first year of my Master’s degree in August of 2010 at Naropa University. A private school in Boulder, Colorado, Naropa...

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01 Dec

Religion

Why Pray?

• May 8, 2012
• By Sala Levin
• 0 comments

by Emily Goldberg Judaism is ever-evolving, a religion that has for centuries faced the challenges of modernization. With young people steering these new paths, our religion...

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18 Oct

Religion

Israeli Holidays: Reaching New Highs

• August 31, 2021
• By Sala Levin
• 2 comments

by Erica Shaps While I gaped at my surroundings with shock and wonder, my Yom Kippur hosts smiled at me with amusement and understanding. Since they...

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07 Oct

Moment Magazine

Last day to send in your Elephant in the Room essays!

• October 7, 2011
• By Aaron Chusid
• 1 comment

Today is the deadline to submit your entry for the Elephant in the Room contest. Many voices have already joined the conversation, but it's still...

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06 Oct

Moment Magazine

It’s All About Culture: The Elephant in the Room

• October 6, 2011
• By navid
• 1 comment

Many writers approached the Elephant in the Room contest by discussing Jewish culture, both as a social and legal community: “What list did was ensure...

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