Recently added articles from Moment:
From the editor.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2009; Epstein, Nadine ... Many Israelis, disillusioned by the failure of the peace process, Hamas rule in Gaza and shifting demographics, have been drawn to the message of Israel's foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman, an emigre from Moldova, who advocates transferring Israel's Arab citizens to a future Palestinian ...
Thank you!(Jews & Fashion)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Silverman, Eric J. ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Johanna Neuman's article ("From Ghetto to Glamour," July/August 2009) speaks so beautifully and thoughtfully to the peculiar American ...
How the west was worn.(Jews & Fashion)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Bronitsky, Gordon ... This was a fascinating article. FYI, another uniquely American fashion domain is Western wear. Most of its fashion innovations have been developed by Jewish merchants and designers. Take the pearl snaps of Western shirts and the elaborately ...
Designing woman.(Jews & Fashion)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Watson, Judy Salk ... My great-uncle Louis Tabak founded Tabak of California with designer Irene Saltern. Irene was from Europe. I remember her well as small, slim and long-waisted, which is the way she designed all her ...
Fur-ious.(Jews & Fashion)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Schiff, Roberta ... I am disappointed that you chose to feature a model wearing fur on your cover. Today, we know of the hideous conditions under which animals are raised and killed so that their skin and fur can be used for coats and ...
We're not monolithic.(Black Rabbis)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Hausman, Aliza ... While I applaud your efforts to raise awareness of African-American Jews and disenfranchised Israelites and honor the recent ordination of Rabbi Alysa Stanton, the article failed to capture several other demographics of African-American Jews or the precarious social politics of race within ...
Inclusive congregations.(Black Rabbis)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Horowitz, Judy ... We count ourselves fortunate to have been members of both Reform and Conservative synagogues where there were several black members ....
Don't blame the victim.(Eric Alterman)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Munin, Alison ... I write in response to the opinion of Eric Alterman ("Should We Settle for Settlements?--Or Peace?" July/August 2009). Talk about blaming the victim! Alterman is absolutely naive if he thinks that the cessation of settlement-building tomorrow will lead to peace. The territories to which he ...
Cuckoo-land fantasy.(Eric Alterman)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Medad, Yisrael ... Eric Alterman's column is predicated on a false equation and several questionable assumptions. Equating the removal of the Jewish communities and their residents to peace is ingenuous. Peace did not exist prior to 1967 when there was no "occupation" and no "settlements" and ...
Scarecrow thinking.(Eric Alterman)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Gaines, Janice ... Eric Alterman's pieces in each issue remind me of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz who wishes "he only had a brain." Alterman's technique is always the same: He sets up strawmen in order to then knock them down. He's quite mistaken in stating that "the majority of Israelis ... support a ...
An extraordinary voice.(Helen Suzman)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Picus, Joy ... Many, many thanks for your tribute to Helen Suzman. When I was in Cape Town in November 2005 and went to the Jewish Museum, there was a special exhibit on Helen, which was one of the ...
Wait, there's one more!(Jewish Fizzy Drinks)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Kline, Lucy ... I liked Joan Alpert's article ("Jewish Fizz: Seltzer, Egg Creams & Cel-Ray," July/ August 2009), but she missed one of the most popular seltzer drinks we grew up with in the West Bronx, NYC, in the '30s and '40s. In our ...
Just call me achoti.(Israeli Slang)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Sztokman, Elana ... I thoroughly enjoyed Simona Fuma Weinglass' analysis of gender in Israeli slang ("A Lesson in Sexy and Sexist Hebrew Slang," July/August 2009). Achi is undoubtedly the most popular usage--and quite irritating for me as a woman. When men are calling each other "brother," it means they see ...
Glory? No. Horror? Yes.(Rabbi Manis Friedman)(Letter to the editor)
Sep 01, 2009; Stolow, David ... When I practiced law I would have occasion to prepare witnesses to testify at arbitrations or depositions. One piece of advice I always gave was to listen carefully to each question and then answer only the question being asked. Witnesses who took my advice usually stayed out of trouble, ...
The moment buzz.
Sep 01, 2009; ... Here are a few recent Moment Mentions: New York Times' Ideas of the Day blog: "From Ghetto to Glamour" made the "recommended reading" list. http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/fashion Slate: Columnist Ron Rosenbaum wrote an open letter to The Daily Show host Jon ...
Hiding truths from the Goyim--and ourselves.(OPINION)(Reprint)
Sep 01, 2009; Alterman, Eric ... After I graduated college in 1982, the year Israel invaded Lebanon, I hosted a luncheon at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. I was an intern at the time and the speaker was Karen DeYoung, who then served as foreign editor of The Washington Post. The ...
The endless road to Middle East peace.(OPINION)
Sep 01, 2009; Frum, David ... To understand the challenge of the Middle East peace process, try this analogy: Imagine you are a conscientious, intelligent official in your state's highway department. The public complains that suburban roads are becoming intensely overcrowded. Voters demand you widen the roads to ...
The miracle of house guests.(OPINION)
Sep 01, 2009; Pogrebin, Letty Cottin ... This summer, my husband and I had an incredible amount of company--a constant stream of weekend house guests, one couple who stayed a week, assorted day visitors, often eight or ten at our dinner table. The constant stream of guests got me thinking about Abraham and Sarah. ...
Is Israel above its own laws?(OPINION)
Sep 01, 2009; Breger, Marshall ... As both a legal academic and a person who cares deeply about Israel, it is very difficult for me to say this--but Israel seems to be structurally lacking in fidelity to the rule of law. To some extent, this reflects a weakness of the Israeli state, whose inability to enforce its ...
Can I get an amen?(JEWISH WORD)
Sep 01, 2009; Ament, Rachel ... In Numbers 5:22, a priest orders a woman who is accused of adultery to drink water that is mixed with dust from a tabernacle floor. The priest reasons that if the woman has committed adultery, the brew will inflict her with a wasting disease, but if she is innocent she will consume the ...
