It's All About Culture: The Elephant in the Room
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...
Questioning the Question: The Elephant in the Room
In proper Jewish tradition, many of the essays we received for the Elephant in the Room contest answered our question with a question:
“So there I...
From the Big Bang to Baseball: The Elephant in the Room
Responses to the Elephant in the Room contest have taken us on quite a trip, from the ballpark to the circus to the birth of the...
Last Week for The Elephant in the Room!
There's still time to get your essay in for the Elephant in the Room contest; the deadline's October 7th, so be sure to send in your...
Jay Michaelson on the Elephant in the Room: “Belief in God” is not a Jewish Value
Judaism would be better off without the phrase “belief in God.” First, it is a Christian phrase, not a Jewish one, and it suggests that...
Moment’s Elephant in the Room Contest
Entries are coming in for the Elephant in the Room essay contest (https://www.momentmag.com/elephant.html), in which we are asking for answers to the question "What does...
Moment's Elephant in the Room Contest
Entries are coming in for the Elephant in the Room essay contest (https://www.momentmag.com/elephant.html), in which we are asking for answers to the question "What does...
Singing a New Song
By Steven Philp
It goes without saying that these are trying times. Yet it is in the face of crisis that humankind produces its best music,...
Why Should Zion Mourn?
“The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate… and she herself is in bitterness.” These...
Shakespeare's "Merchant of NYC"
By Sarah Breger; Interview by Sophie Taylor
To stage The Merchant of Venice is courageous; to stage The Merchant of Venice so soon after the celebrated...
Shakespeare’s “Merchant of NYC”
By Sarah Breger; Interview by Sophie Taylor
To stage The Merchant of Venice is courageous; to stage The Merchant of Venice so soon after the celebrated...
Revolutionary American Jews
By Adina Rosenthal
“You’re Jewish, so do you celebrate Independence Day?” When you live in a small town with a small Jewish population, such a question...