A Jewish Life
Talking Jewish With Deborah Tannen
It was Thanksgiving 1978 in Berkeley. Some guests brought cranberry sauce, some brought sweet potato pie; Deborah Tannen—who was analyzing conversations...
Yemenite Blues from Israel
by Daniela Enriquez
If there is a perfect word to describe Ravid Kahalani and Yemen Blues, his new musical project, it would be eclecticism. Born in...
First Jewish Center to Open in Portugal Since Inquisition
A Jewish cultural center is set to open in Portugal in what is being billed as the first community institution of its kind since the...
Humor and Politics: A Crash Course
Sweater vest as contraception: the solution to the birth-control debate? At Moment's symposium on the intersection of humor and politics Sunday night, comedian and honoree...
A Spiritual Approach to Anxiety
Religious belief--does it make a person more or less anxious? Is God a friend or foe? Can spirituality be part of the cure for anxiety?...
Egypt, Hamas and Israel
Egyptian policy toward Israel has largely remained consistent, despite rhetoric from the Muslim Brotherhood-controlled government that indicates otherwise, a leading Middle East expert told Moment...
The Mirage of the Arab Spring
In our November/December issue, Clifford D. May says the Islamist movement could sabotage democratic reforms in the Arab World:
"Once the dictators fell, it became apparent...
The Elephant in the Room
Moment's annual Elephant in the Room Contest--designed to foster conversation about important but little-discussed topics--is taking on an issue many of us deal with but...
An Orthodox Woman on the Bima
In our November/December issue, Moment columnist Naomi Ragen describes leaving her comfort zone and accepting an aliyah for the first time:
"I admit that at first...
Election 2012: What Readers Had to Say
After the presidential election wrapped up last week, we asked our readers what they thought about the results. Read on to see what some of...
Israeli Victims Identified
Three victims of the direct rocket hit in the city of Kiryat Malachi have been named. They are: Ahron Smadga, 46, Yitzchak Amsalam, 27, and...
Arrests at the Western Wall
Police detained six members of a women’s prayer group at Jerusalem’s Western Wall this morning, reportedly for refusing to remove their prayer shawls.
The group, Women...