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Moment Magazine, co-founded by Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel, is recruiting bright, inquisitive, and diverse university...
What Do Jews and Mormons Have in Common?
By Lisa Krysiak and Sala Levin
An above-average knowledge of the "core teachings, history and leading figures of major world religions," according to a recent survey by...
Boxing Gym
By Symi Rom-Rymer
Lord’s Gym, Austin, Texas:
Thwack.
Sssssss.
Clang, clang, clang.
Slapslapslapslap.
In a small, white shingled building hidden behind a Goodwill store, posters of famous fights and fighters frozen...
Neo-Nazi Karma
By Niv Elis
In what must be a neo-Nazi's worst nightmare, two Polish skinheads (a married couple) discovered that they are, in fact, Jewish.
Joining the ranks...
The Sukkah Of Your Wildest Dreams
Sukkot of 5771 may go down in history as the most architecturally innovative holiday in Jewish History, thanks to the Sukkah City competition in New...
Recipe of the Moment: Etrog Jam
Although careful steps are taken to ensure an unblemished, perfect etrog for Sukkot, once the holiday is over it has little use.
Or does it?
Many families...
Jenny Slate – A Star in the Making
By Lisa Krysiak
Many Jewish ladies in Hollywood are known for, or at least get their starts, in comedy. Gilda Radner and Sarah Silverman (an honoree...
A Sukkah for the 21st Century
By Symi Rom-Rymer
When I think about sukkahs—which I admit is not that often—it is rarely in architectural or even creative terms. As a child, around...
Interview with director of A Film Unfinished
By Sala Levin
A Film Unfinished, a new documentary from Israeli director Yael Hersonski, is composed mostly of images you've likely already seen. Many...
A Film Unfinished
By Symi Rom-Rymer
In an East German archive, three reels of silent film lay untouched and forgotten amid the chaos of World War II and its...
2010: The year the NBA went Jewish
First there was Amare Stoudemire, the New York Knick who visited Israel this summer after learning he might be of Jewish heritage. The strength of...
When Good Intentions Meet Reality
By Symi Rom-Rymer
In a recent posting on the Washington Post's OnFaith blog, a Rabbi and law professor recount their experience on a joint US Jewish-Muslim...