From the Editor // March/April 2016
Not long ago, I visited dear old friends for dinner and, over dessert, fell into a conversation with their daughter, whom I have known since she was born. She recently graduated from college and is an artist and activist who participated in the 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after the death of Michael Brown.
Dietary Restrictions Bring Jewish and Muslim Students Together
by Andrew Michaels
For students with religious dietary obligations, be they kosher, halal, or religious vegetarians, going to college can be difficult. Most schools require students...
Israel: A Mosaic of Ethnic Cuisines (SPONSORED)
Israel’s vibrant food scene has made this small Mediterranean country one of the most exciting culinary destinations in the world, proving to be a fabulous...
Q&A: EU Anti-Semitism Envoy Katharina von Schnurbein
"We are facing a very serious situation."
Exhibit Highlights Zionism’s German Roots
Herzl was one of the most important figures in the Zionist movement, but he was far from the first to call for a Jewish homeland.
Q&A: Author Harry Jaffe on Bernie Sanders
Moment spoke to Jaffe about Sanders' childhood in Brooklyn, his time on an Israeli kibbutz, his appeal to Jewish voters and whether there's a public dialogue soon to be had about the prospect of our first Jewish president.
Jewish Routes // Chicago
Today, with nearly 300,000 Jews, the Chicago metropolitan area is home to the third-largest Jewish population in the United States. But to many Chicagoan Jews, it has the feel of a small town.
Talk of the Table // Babka
What is babka? The iconic Jewish treat is similar to—but not exactly synonymous with—coffee cake (which is lighter, fluffier and sweeter), and it’s not quite rugelach (which has a flaky cream cheese dough and is made without yeast).
Symposium // Is There a “Jewish” Way to Parent?
Jewish parenting has never been simple: The original dysfunctional families are found in the Hebrew Bible. But today parenting is more nuanced and complicated than ever. Moment speaks with a range of Jewish parents and experts to explore what role, if any, Judaism plays in 21st-century parenting.
Vanished Jews of Hetta
In the second place-winning story from the Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest, a Manhattan publicist returns to his sleepy Southern hometown and attempts to revitalize its Jewish life.
The Evolution of David Brooks
David Brooks, that rare New York Times columnist equally criticized by liberals and conservatives alike, was born in Toronto, Canada. His father’s college teaching jobs brought the family to New York City and Philadelphia before Brooks headed off to college at the University of Chicago, where he caught the attention of William F. Buckley. After graduation...
