by Kelley Kidd This morning, I woke up feeling extremely grumpy. Too little sleep the night before combined with looming stress put me in a supremely bad mood from the moment I heard the first screech of my alarm. Somehow, in the midst of my fog...
By Scott Fox I love Hanukkah: the presents, wintertime, dreidels, candle lighting. I love all of it. I was born on the fourth day of Hanukkah (28th of Kislev), which makes the holiday particularly special. I lament the beginning of the month of Tevet because it...
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 has undergone some drastic changes in order to stay relevant in today's world. Despite the radical changes, such as the...
by Maddie Ulanow It’s always interesting when, on a particular Friday night, we get a new high turnout of students for the weekly Shabbat services - and only about half of them are Jewish. It would be higher, but some of the regular Jewish attendees are skipping...
By Lynne Schreiber From Moment Magazine, December 2005 One day last summer, as my friend Katie and I sat beneath an umbrella at a sidewalk café sipping coffee, I mentioned that I needed a quote for a talk I was to give on spirituality in America at...
By Gabriel Weinstein Just two years after leaving the University of Florida facing charges of larceny and theft Auburn University quarterback Cameron Newton was full of gratitude winning the Heisman Trophy. Though Newton thanked his parents, coaches and teammates, he opened his speech thanking someone who...
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 as the first female Orthodox rabba (see Moment’s cover story) indicates the extent of this gender revolution. One recent development...
[caption id="attachment_1454" align="alignleft" width="114" caption="L'Plouffe. L'Axelrod. L'Chaim. "][/caption] By Mandy Katz Raise a glass tonight and every night through January 20. You don't have to know Hebrew to intone this one (though it helps if you daven in a leftward direction): Barack atah Illinois, Eloheinu melech...
We know there are some pretty cool things you can do with an iPod, but now the iPhone is making its own legacy, in part because of programs like this one: the iPhone Siddur. According to RustyBrick, the iPhone Siddur has: Weekday prayer texts with easy and...