Heavy Breathing in Ashkelon
Not every activist in and around Israel is focused on questions of religion or military hegemony. Some are concerned with a different sort of power:...
New Voices goes Inside Chabad
Chabad, the ubiquitous Jewish movement best known among American Jews for its outreach on college campuses, is in many ways a mystery. Why, unlike most...
Pork and Politesse: Chinese Tourists in Israel
"Should we not bring any snacks with pork?"
Maybe Chinese tourists' reputation for boorishness is unfounded, given that this considerate inquiry was one of several posed...
But is Palin good for the Pakistanis?
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari got woman trouble. During their meeting at the United Nations, Zardari told the Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin that she...
Online Exclusive Film Watch: Religulous
Read the current issue's Film Watch on Sixty Six, here.
"Religion must die for mankind to live."
When Bill Maher resolutely declares this in his new documentary...
Reminder: Moment's 2008 Book Poll
We had a wonderful response to our Presidential Poll, and now is the time to have your voice heard in our Book Poll. What's your...
Sarah Silverman's Great Schlep
Trying to push American Jewish seniors to vote Democrat, the Jewish Council for Education & Research has enlisted Sarah Silverman as the face of its...
Jews for Ahmadinejad, Onion-style
In an effort to improve his standing among Jews, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tried yesterday to make out with a member of the ultra-Orthodox sect...
Jewish Politicians Rip into RJC
Watch Joe Biden deliver last night's opening speech at the National Jewish Democratic Council's Washington Conference.
Jewish politicians known for their support of Israel lashed out...
Ahmadinejad's UN Speech, Full Text
We don't think this needs much of an introduction. For more information on the UN meetings this week, and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech in...
Reform Judaism Promoting Politics?
By Inthemoment contributor Larry Kessner
A few years ago, not long after my daughter's Bat Mitzvah, I was talking to a good friend who had attended...
Israeli Prize for Prickly Conservationist
I confess to making a dumb and painful mistake in Israel last month: trying to harvest a sabra fruit with my bare hand. I somehow...