Here we encounter the same phenomenon noted with regard to Jewish organizations: there is a plethora of magazines and journals with Jewish content. For the fullest listing of those, please refer to the Index of Jewish Periodicals (www.jewishperiodicals.com), edited by Lenore Koppel. The publications listed below are not denominationally based—such publications, including the house organs published by each movement, can be accessed through the Web sites listed above. Nor are these magazines and journals concerned, in general, with academic scholarship. For those, please check The Association of Jewish Libraries. The following list contains our recommendations for nontraditional materials that would be of most help to congregations. They cover various viewpoints along the religious and political spectrum, and any of them can provide good source material for adult education discussions.

Commentary

Commentary, a monthly journal of opinion, is renowned for its incisive essays on politics, history, foreign affairs, science, movies, religion, books, music, and the arts. It takes a special interest in Jewish affairs, and its letters section is famous the world over.

Lilith

Lilith is an independent, nonprofit Jewish women’s quarterly that speaks out on the interrelationships between Jewish identity and feminism. The magazine brings news of creative lifecycle rituals and holiday celebrations; restores women to Jewish texts and history; showcases Jewish women writers, educators, and artists; and illuminates Jewish women’s lives in all their religious, ethnic, sexual, and social-class diversity. Each issue provides lively reporting, analysis, resource listings, interviews, historical essays, reviews, memoirs, fiction, poetry, and art.

Moment

Moment is an independent bimonthly journal covering the Jewish world. Founded by Elie Wiesel and Leonard Fein in 1975, the magazine is committed to an open conversation on Jewish politics, culture, and religion. In addition to slice-of-life essays, humor, award-winning columns, and poetry, it presents articles on a wide range of subjects, including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the religious disputes in Israel that have spilled over into the United States.

Sh'ma

Sh’ma is a monthly gathering place for independent voices commenting on the Jewish religious, social, and political landscape in North America. Its tactic is dialogue—rich conversation with differing positions presented in an honest, respectful, and purposeful way. Topics include the politics of gender, trends in new Jewish social and political involvement, questions of culture and personal identity, ritual innovations, and new readings of ancient texts. Holding no editorial position, Sh’ma addresses issues from several vantage points, hoping to engage in sacred and ongoing conversation.

Tikkun Magazine

Tikkun is not affiliated with any particular stream of Judaism. It provides a space for both affiliated and nonaffiliated Jews who seek to renew their Judaism; it is also a place where Jews and non-Jews alike can shape a politics out of spiritual values. It has become one of only a handful of magazines in the United States to provide a forum for public intellectuals and promote a public culture of inquiry and dialogue.