TIAA-CREF Divests from Caterpillar
By Julia Glauberman
In recent weeks, TIAA-CREF, a leading financial services organization that manages nearly $500 billion in assets, has announced that it will remove Caterpillar,...
Jewish Intellectualism
By Lily Shoulberg
It is no secret that Jews value education. Just as I was raised with the culture, prayers and foods that have come to...
A Jewish Tunisian Dinner in Italy
by Daniela Enriquez
What is the first thing I think about when I go back home to Sicily? A Tunisian family dinner, of course. As the...
A Time to Be Born
By Rebecca Borison
When Connie G. Krupin first became a mother, she went to the nearest bookstore to find a baby book. After purchasing one of...
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...