Moment’s New Mexico Desert Get-A-Way
New Mexico:
Relax, Refresh, Explore Jewish Santa Fe
Judaism and the Southwest have been a shidduch since before painter Georgia O’Keeffe married Jewish photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Come...
Moment’s Fabulous Trip to Paris
Paris, City of Light:
Judaism Illuminated
Called “the world’s most romantic city,” Paris holds a special appeal for Jewish hearts. Come embrace Jewish history and culture, enjoy...
Moment’s Fabulous Trip to Berlin
Reclaiming Berlin:
A Jewish Journey Home
Once home to Germany’s largest Jewish community, comprising one-third of all German Jews in the 1920s, Berlin today again embraces its...
Foie Gras: The Indelicate Delicacy
Foie gras—the controversial and expensive delicacy described by the renowned food encyclopedia Larousse Gastronomique as “one of the jewels in the crown of French gastronomy”—is made from the liver of a specially fattened duck or goose
An Interview with Israeli Politician Ruth Calderon
Why the secular talmud-talking feminist is turning heads in the knesset and beyond. Moment Opinion Editor Amy E. Schwartz sits down with Calderon to discuss her decision to run for office, how she works with haredi colleagues, and what she sees for Israel’s future as a Middle Eastern state.
Hate Speech Goes Viral
As the Internet has expanded the frontiers of 21st-century freedom of expression, it has given rise to new opportunities for hate speech. // But what constitutes hate speech, which broadly refers to language that incites prejudice against racial, religious and ethnic groups and is legislated and regulated by governments around the world? There is no one definition.
Opinion: Fundamentalism: The Tea Party’s True Faith
And why we haven’t heard the last of Ted Cruz and other anti-government conservatives. // By Sarah Posner
Opinion: Was Humanitarian Intervention a Passing Fad?
Syria is a perfect example of how this 1990s concept has fallen out of favor // By Ben Cohen
Opinion: The American Jewish Thought Police on Patrol
A political “big tent” would be better for Washington, DC's Theater J and everyone else. // By Marshall Breger
Jewish Word / Sechel
The (Jewish) Sixth Sense
By George E. Johnson
In his autobiography, Songs My Mother Taught Me, Marlon Brando writes at length about the transformative role Jews played in his...
A Visual Moment / A Medieval Manuscript
By Diane M. Bolz
Maimonides Illuminated
One of the finest and most elaborate illuminated Hebrew manuscripts in existence is now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of...
Ask the Rabbis / Religion & Politics
Are there times when a rabbi must express his or her political opinion from the pulpit, even if it is likely to spark controversy?