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2018 Media Guide 2018 MEDIA GUIDE THE NEXT 5,000 YEARS OF CONVERSATION BEGIN HERE Daniel Pearl MOMENTLIVE! Investigative Symposia and Events Journalism Initiative Moment Magazine - Social Media Karma Foundation Facebook & Twitter Short Fiction Contest momentmag.com Contests & Programs Moment Minute Print & Digital e-newsletter Magazine Robert S. Greenberger Journalism Award “MOMENT WAS FOUNDED IN 1975 BY ELIE WIESEL & LEONARD FEIN. TODAY THE MOMENT UNIVERSE – A WORLD OF CREATIVE THOUGHT, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND OF COURSE, STELLAR JOURNALISM – HAS EXPANDED IN WAYS ITS FOUNDERS COULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED.” NADINE EPSTEIN, EDITOR & PUBLISHER OF MOMENT MAGAZINE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE CHANGE MOMENTLIVE! Daniel Pearl Investigative Symposia and Events Journalism Initiative Moment Magazine - Social Media Karma Foundation Facebook & Twitter Short Fiction Contest momentmag.com Contests & Programs Moment Minute Print readers e-newsletter Print & Digital 90,000 Robert S. Editions Greenberger Journalism Award 57,000 Unique monthly visitors on momentmag.com 65,000 Monthly page views on momentmag.com 30,000+ E-list including e-newsletter and e-blast subscribers 40,000 Social media followers 5,000 MomentLive! participants People reached through programs such as the Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative & Fiction Contest 5,000 Estimated number of people who annually access 700,000 Moment content as a result of media and organizational partnerships (e.g. NPR, Slate) PRINT WEB MOMENTMAG.COM Female Male Average Age 49% 51% 62 25–34 22% 35–44 16% 18–24 16% 45–54 READER PROFILE 13% 99% 95% 89% 82% 65+ 55–64 73% 18% 15% AGE Readers with Readers with Readers who Readers who Readers who AVERAGE MONTHLY IMPRESSIONS: a college Graduate or donate to own their own are avid book 65,000 degree professional charitable homes readers Education causes AVERAGE MONTHLY UNIQUE VIEWS: 55,000 READERS’ AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME MOMENT ENGAGES READERS. RESULTS: EXCELLENT AVERAGE TIME ON PAGE. * RENEWAL RATE: 80% “Growing Up Trump” | 6:21 “Favorite Jewish Movie Scenes of All Time” | 4:50 “Letter From Whitefish” | 3:41 “Report From Whitefish: After the Cyber Storm” | 5:32 $166,000 $155,300 $155,300 $152,584 “The New Israeli Americans” | 4:55 Moment The New The Atlantic Magazine Yorker “What Should Jews Know About the Muslim Faith?” | 4:58 ADVERTISE IN A MOMENT GUIDE ANNUAL GUIDES AND SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS ALL GUIDES ARE ALSO POSTED ON MOMENTMAG.COM SUMMER PROGRAMS HIGHER LEARNING CULTURAL ARTS 2018 2016 2016 A SPECIAL ADVERTORIAL SECTION 2017 GUIDE WINTERWINTER NewNew twist twist MOMENT MAGAZINE HIGHERHIGHER GUIDEGUIDE GREAT JEWISH EXPERIENCES FOR ALL AGES A SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION MOMENT MAGAZINE LEARNING on Jewish THE BEST OF JEWISH MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT AND CREATIVITY MOMENT MAGAZINE LEARNING A SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION on Jewish A SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION RAMAH CAMPING MOVEMENT treats, Shabbaton facilities. Ramah Israel: RAMAH SPORTS ACADEMY As the camping arm of Conservative Juda- Ramah Israel Seminar−summer program The Ramah Sports Academy (RSA) will learning ism, Ramah enables campers and staff to for Ramah “graduates” including a pre- launch its inaugural summer in June 2018 live committed and vibrant Jewish lives Seminar option in Poland; Tichon Ramah on the beautiful campus of Fair eld Uni- learning through immersion in a summer Jew- Yerushalayim (TRY)−fully-accredited high versity in Fair eld, Connecticut. Our lo- ish community. At Ramah overnight and school semester; Ramah Israel Institute− cation at Fair eld University offers camp- Jewish Studies day camps, campers participate in a pro- custom-designed trips for families, syna- ers top-level collegiate athletic elds and gram of sports, outdoor education, drama, gogues, and schools (e.g., Poland Journey facilities that include gymnasiums, an INTERVIEW WITH HAL M. LEWIS Through distance learning dance, music, media arts, arts and crafts, for Adults, Ramah Morocco Experience). indoor pool, tness and conditioning fa- Spertus Institute President and CEO Jewish Studies and overnight trips combined with He- Location: Overnight camps (grades 3–10) in cilities, and more. RSA will offer three Leadership brew and Judaic literacy, Shabbat obser- Northern California, Southern California, two-week sessions over the course of the INTERVIEW WITH HAL M. LEWIS Through distance learning vance, kashrut, and daily prayer. To main- Canada, Georgia, New York, Massachu- summer. These intensive athletic experi- For professionals and lay leaders tain our strong connection to Israel and to setts, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin; outdoor ences will take place within the inspiring Spertus Institute President and CEO serving Jewish communities encourage the use of Hebrew in everyday adventure specialty camp in the Colorado Jewish environment that has been the What are the stakes? ture have been part of the Jewish ex- Rockies; Ramah Sports Academy—open- Leadership activities, Ramah camps are enriched by hallmark of Ramah camps. Throughout I would refer you to the Pew study perience. That’s why we’re not just a in the US, Canada, and Israel the participation of Israeli staff members. ing in Connecticut in 2018; day camps the summer, Ramah Sports Academy will (October 2014–May 2015) or almost religion. 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Year-round Ramah programs: family [email protected] ability levels. Ramah Sports Academy has I would refer you to the Pewnecting study with theperience. organizations That’s and why we’re not just a arts lab. Jewish arts and culture are a camps and retreats, adult camps and re- (212) 678-8881 (See ad below) received generous startup funding from (October 2014–May 2015) institutionsor almost of religion.the Jewish In world the atlate ’70s, the College Accredited graduate and certificate programs What is the Spertus Institute much lower rates than was once the part of who we are as an institution for Jewishany other Learning recent and demographic case. orThis so is- a rapidlyof Jewish changing Studies Jew- receivedbecause majorJewish conarts -and culture are Jewish Master Arts classes and and workshops Culture Leadership?ciological analysis. Americanish Jews world, by where tributions the people who from head thepart Spertus of the larger family Jewish experience. 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