Judaism Archives

03 Feb

The Hypocrisy of Boycotting

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
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by Daniel Hoffman Many European and American students are familiar with academic boycotts of Israel, campaigns which emerged in the United Kingdom in the midst of...

24 Jan

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Louder Than Words

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Daniel Kieval In the wake of January 8’s horrific shooting in Tucson, Arizona, attention was rightly given to Representative Gabrielle Giffords’ 20-year-old intern, Daniel Hernandez....

26 Dec

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Always a "Moment" Ahead of the Curve

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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One of the great things about Moment is that through its 36-year history, it has documented breaking trends in Jewish life with insight and forward-looking...

24 Dec

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AIPAC vs. Seinfeld

May 8, 2012
By 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...

17 Dec

Culture, Jewish Culture and Traditions - Moment Magazine, Latest, Religion

People of the Book: Not Asking or Telling

November 4, 2012
By 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...

14 Dec

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Bridging the Gender Gap in Prayer – Sort Of

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Lily Hoffman Simon The patriarchal tradition of Orthodox Judaism is being challenged all over the world. The recent controversy surrounding the ordainment of Sara Hurwitz...

13 Dec

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Who's Afraid of Nixon's Anti-Semitism?

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Steven Philp As governments process the information illicitly made public by Wikileaks, the legal release of conversations recorded during the Nixon administration may seem irrelevant. ...

08 Dec

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Charity vs. Tzedakah: Restoring Justice to Giving

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Daniel Kieval The "season of giving," for better and for worse, is upon us. The bestowing of gifts upon friends and family for Hanukkah and...

07 Dec

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Maccabeats Suffer “Wardrobe Malfunction”

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Doni Kandel The Yeshiva University Maccabeats, the university’s a capella group that has taken the United States by storm, received one of their first ugly...

06 Dec

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Desires of the Flesh and Spirit

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Steven Philp Following a handful of screenings in the United States and Canada, the critically acclaimed Israeli film Eyes Wide Open was released on DVD...

02 Dec

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The Seeds of the Future

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Daniel Kieval In the insightful children's book Noah’s Wife, which provides a modern-day expansion of the Biblical story of Noah, the title character Naamah goes...

30 Nov

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Kosher Goes Green

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Lily Hoffman Simon Have you ever sat in an empty Chinese restaurant on Christmas day feeling like you are the only person in the whole...