Shabbat’s Gray Area
by Rebecca Borison
Israeli President Shimon Peres recently announced that he has cancelled his trip to London for the Olympics’ opening ceremony. Why? When he discovered...
The Kosher Higgs Boson
by Daniela Enriquez
Last week, on the Fourth of July, while most Americans were celebrating their Independence Day, scientists working at CERN (the European Center for...
Environmental Activism: Good For The Jews?
by Kara A. Kaufman
As we feel the heat this summer--the unpleasant, sweaty results of global warming-- we wondered: How are Jewish organizations working on issues...
The Three-Hour Diet
by Rebecca Borison
Thanksgiving never really manages to excite me. Yes, it’s nice to be with family, but the whole feast aspect just isn’t that novel....
The Genetic Legacy of Jewish Catholics
When Francesc Calafell, a geneticist at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona, first began swabbing cheeks as part of an effort to study the...
Jews With Better Food?
by Daniela Enriquez
Have you ever wondered if you have Italian Jewish roots? Or, do you think you have an Italian Jewish last name? You may...
Believe In God? There’s (Maybe) A Gene For That.
Is there a God gene? The idea--that a person's capacity for belief in God, or lack thereof, is imprinted on her genetic code--is the basis...
Moment Takes On Genes And Religion
It's summer. We know what's on your mind: the connection between genes and religion. Well, you're in luck, folks!
That's right, our July/August issue is out...
Judaism Goes Green
by Kara A. Kaufman
Throughout the past several decades, organizations like the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, Teva...
The Haredi PR Problem: Bad For (All) The Jews
by Ezer Smith
There has been some outrage recently over an Orthodox custom known as metzitzah b’peh, and justifiably so: The custom, during which the mohel...
Miss Holocaust 2012?
by Rebecca Borison
As the number of remaining Holocaust survivors inevitably diminishes, many have attempted to record the survivors’ stories, through books, videos or other means....
It’s Complicated with Judaism
by Kara A. Kaufman
A rabbi once told me that Judaism is not a religion.
I was confused.
Ethnicity? Nope. Culture? Wrong again. After pausing just long enough,...