Moment Magazine

08/07/2025

“Beyond the declaration, what we don’t have are leaders in Washington, in Jerusalem and in the Palestinian national movement who could take advantage of this Arab League position in order to create a rational and effective day-after strategy.” Aaron David Miller discusses the Arab League’s call for a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine. https://momentmag.com/aaron-david-miller-monumental-shifts-on-israel-and-gaza/

08/06/2025

Last week’s Senate vote to withhold certain arms shipments to Israel was defeated, with only 27 “Yea” votes. Among those 27, however, were more than half of Democratic senators. Nathan Guttman has more on the surprising shift. https://momentmag.com/dems-turn-on-israel/

07/30/2025

“Things I once thought were funny are scary now,”

Satirist Tom Lehrer, who died on July 26 at 97, went from a naysayer at the rise of “The American Century” to a tragic national prophet. https://momentmag.com/tom-lehrer-american-cassandra/

07/25/2025

Holocaust historian Omer Bartov caused a major stir in Jewish circles after a New York Times Op-Ed labelling the war in Gaza a genocide. Can anything be learned from the flurry of responses? And is the debate obscuring the harsh on-the-ground realities in Gaza? https://momentmag.com/genocide-omer-bartov-sparks-furor/

07/25/2025

The book “10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go To College” seeks to give incoming Jewish freshmen the tools needed to combat anti-Israel activism on campus. Are they the correct target audience, or would non-Jewish students benefit from the book as well? https://momentmag.com/review-10-things-every-jew-should-know/

07/25/2025

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07/24/2025

Advancements in video technology have made AI a potential fake news superspreader: how can you tell what’s real and what’s fake? https://momentmag.com/ai-or-nay-i-5-tips-for-spotting-ai-generated-fake-news/

07/24/2025

🎬 Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire – Film Screening & Author Event at the JCC

Join us for a moving and powerful screening of Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire, a film told largely in Wiesel’s own words and voice. With rare access to personal archives, hand-painted animation, and insightful interviews, this film explores his legacy as a Holocaust survivor, writer, and humanitarian.

📅 Sunday, July 27 at 4 PM
📍 JCC Jersey Shore
🎟️ $12 per film | $82 series pass
🎟️ Get tickets: axelrodartscenter.com/film

📖 Special guest: Nadine Epstein, author of Elie Wiesel: An Extraordinary Life and Legacy, will introduce the film and lead a live Q&A. Books will be available for purchase.

An unforgettable event honoring a voice that shaped history.

07/23/2025

Trump’s 35 percent win among Jewish voters last year was somewhat of a high point for Republicans: and on issues like religious schools and politics at the pulpit, the President is exposing fault lines within the community. More from Nathan Guttman. https://momentmag.com/trump-rewards-his-jewish-supporters-angers-all-others/

07/23/2025

Rabbanit Sarah Segal Katz: “This is for our daughters and granddaughters. Girls in high school will be able to think of committing themselves to Jewish learning as their natural due.” The Israeli High Court has opened ordination exams to women: Eetta Prince-Gibson has more on a ruling that could change the Rabbinate forever. https://momentmag.com/rabbinic-exams-for-women/

07/21/2025

Moment Magazine’s Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative Calls for Proposals for Stories Exposing Antisemitism

Moment Magazine’s Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative is searching for enterprise stories addressing antisemitism and other prejudices that threaten Jewish rights to dignity and self-determination. Grantees will be awarded $2,000-5,000 USD depending on the scope of the project. Applicants will need to make the case for how their proposal addresses problems of antisemitism or other prejudice in a new way and/or how it concentrates on an underreported aspect of this issue.
Reporters with experience in longform and investigative journalism are invited to submit a story proposal of no more than 800 words and a resume to [email protected], attn: DPIJI by August 20, 2025.