Ask The Rabbis // Is it the job of rabbis to fight intermarriage?
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Intermarriage is a reality of American Jewish life that isn’t receding, no matter how valiant the efforts to counter it. The central challenge to American...
Opinion // Trump’s Not the End of the World
The Jewish community can learn from its fears of Ronald Reagan’s presidency.
From The Editor // January-February, 2017
Washington has had unseasonably warm weather, with leaves clinging to branches and roses blooming into the first weeks of winter. But the winds of political change have also blown into the nation’s capital.
Book Review // What are the Blind Men Dreaming?
Memory is a funny thing. Memory is something that’s irrecoverably passed, but at the same time, it’s something that we inhabit, and something that shapes us.
Opinion // Is it Time to Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem?
What is an embassy? It is an office in which people do their jobs—at times essential, at other times unimportant. It is also a symbol—of friendship, of cooperation, of relations.
The Top 16 Most-Read Stories From 2016
In an election year, only four of our top stories concerned American politics. Instead, our readers sought out stories about culture, history and complex ideological divides. But most of all, our readers wanted to learn about people.
How Germany’s ‘Rent a Jew’ Fights Stereotypes
"We try not to debunk the stereotypes from the Jewish side, but instead show the participants how stereotypes work in general."
Kati Marton: ‘Elie Was Not a Stranger to Any Human Frailty’
“You are a good person,” he said, and that seemed sufficient for us to be friends—for three decades.
Songs for Your Hanukkah Playlist
There is a rich legacy of recorded music that can only add to our understanding of Hanukkah and our connection to its traditions.
‘We Are All Born Waiting’: Q&A With Author Leah Kaminsky
"We can sit around the waiting room of life, alternating between staring passively at the ceiling and flipping through old magazines, or we can wait with intentionality, by taking action and making a difference in this world in ways that are important to us."
Jewish Life in Trump’s America
After Donald Trump gave his victory speech in the early-morning hours of Nov. 9, we asked readers a few questions: How do you feel? What does the future look like? What will it mean to be Jewish in Trump’s America?
Interview: Steven Volynets
Born in Soviet Ukraine, Steven Volynets immigrated to the United States as a child. He turned to literature after several years as a journalist. Moment spoke with him about his new story, his childhood in Russia and his evolution as a writer.