Ayn Rand in Washington
By Nadine Epstein
Last evening, I attended the world premiere of Atlas Shrugged, Part Two, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, attended by the...
Mayim Bialik Goes Vegan
Mayim Bialik is speaking out about the benefits of a meat-free diet in a new ad for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)....
Sukkahs Yet to Make Appearance in Campaign Videos
The new election-year video making the online rounds features Samuel L. Jackson exhorting less-than-active Obama supporters to "wake the f*** up," and is sponsored by...
French Leader Calls for Kippah Ban
by Natalie Buchbinder
France’s war on religion continued last month, as far-right French politician and leader of the Front National Party Marine Le Pen announced her...
The St. Louis, Then and Now
By Sarah Breger
The contentious debate over Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his actions during the Holocaust is ongoing. There are those who argue that FDR was...
Win a free iPad (really!!)
The Republican Jewish Coalition is giving away iPads to volunteers who rack up enough phone banking hours ahead of the November elections.
For 50 hours of...
Poll: Most Jewish Israelis dissatisfied with government policies on religion
More than three quarters of Jewish Israelis are dissatisfied with government policies on religion, while 67% believe that the country’s ultra-Orthodox are driving a wedge...
Kosher food fight
A legal battle over kosher food for Jewish prisoners in Texas begins Monday.
Max Moussazadeh, a Persian Jew who was convicted of murder in 1993 and...
David Brooks and Robert Siegel Talk “National Shtetl Radio”
National Shtetl Radio? That's the lineage that David Brooks imagined for himself and Robert Siegel--newly discovered by Moment to have genetic ties that might make...
Debating War With Iran
As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits New York this week for the UN General Assembly, the question of Iran and what the United States and...
A Measured Feast
By Martin Berman-Gorvine
Contemporary poetry on Jewish religious subjects is rare in America outside the pages of specialized Jewish publications. Thus, Peg Duthie’s delightful new collection...
Is Tunisian Jewry in Danger?
by Daniela Enriquez
Tunisia is at the edge of a new era. The next few months will be decisive for the future of the country and...