15 Nov Latest Anxiety and the Jews December 14, 2012 By Sala Levin 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram Anxiety and Judaism: the two seem to go hand-in-hand. From Moses to Franz Kafka to Woody Allen, the tradition is filled with worriers a...Continue reading
09 Jul Culture, Latest Jews With Better Food? April 5, 2013 By momentadmin 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Daniela Enriquez Have you ever wondered if you have Italian Jewish roots? Or, do you think you have an Italian Jewish last name? ...Continue reading
28 Jun Culture, Latest The Haredi PR Problem: Bad For (All) The Jews October 11, 2012 By momentadmin 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Ezer Smith There has been some outrage recently over an Orthodox custom known as metzitzah b’peh, and justifiably so: The custom,...Continue reading
08 Jun Culture, Latest Are We Past Passing? October 11, 2012 By momentadmin 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Julia Glauberman “I’ll do it… I’ll be the Gentile, because I could pass best,” says the narrator of Nathan Englander’s recent sho...Continue reading
05 Jun Arts & Culture, Culture, Latest The Other Jewish Comics October 11, 2012 By momentadmin 3 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Kelley Kidd With the new influx of superheroes and comic book characters into film, what was formerly a somewhat niche genre has ...Continue reading
02 Nov Arts & Culture, Culture, Misc The Rise of Jews in the True North February 1, 2013 By Moment 2 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Scott Fox Last week, Canada’s Consul General came to talk at my school (Carleton College in Minnesota) about the importance of the ...Continue reading
30 Aug Politics Egypt on the Edge August 30, 2011 By elisniv 4 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Adina RosenthalTensions in the Middle East have sadly reached a familiar high. Recently, Gaza militants ambushed Israeli vehicles i...Continue reading
26 Aug Culture, History In or Out of the Jewish Clubhouse? August 26, 2011 By Sala Levin 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram by Theodore Samets “Of the roughly 17,000 guys who’ve played professional baseball, precious few are Jews.” That was how Scott Baranc...Continue reading
17 Aug History, Politics Yizkor Education August 17, 2011 By elisniv 5 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Adina Rosenthal British historian Sir Ian Kershaw famously wrote: “The road to Auschwitz was built by hate, but paved with indiffer...Continue reading
10 Aug Religion A Goy in Jews’ Clothing August 10, 2011 By elisniv 7 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Steven Philp Considering the cultural significance of the kippah, it is safe to assume that an individual who chooses to wear one o...Continue reading