The Ninth of Av in the Shadow of the Shoah
by Eli Kavon
The ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av--which begins this year on the evening of July 15--is an annual day of mourning...
Letter from Cambodia
Nearly four decades after the Khmer Rouge massacre of close to two million Cambodians, a war crimes tribunal tries to convict the regime’s surviving leaders. But poverty, corruption, government resistance and Buddhist precepts that discourage examination of the past impede justice.
Jewish Routes | Washington, DC
Jews have had a major presence in Washington, DC, ever since young land speculator Isaac Polock arrived in 1795 and built six stately homes along...
Warning Signs | BRCA
Signs of a hereditary breast-ovarian cancer syndrome in a family include, but are not limited to, any family member with:
• Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and breast...
Treatments | BRCA
There are several courses of action designed to manage the increased risk of cancer in men and women who have tested positive for a harmful...
Timeline | BRCA
1990
Mary-Claire King of the University of California at Berkeley discovers the location of BRCA1 gene.
1994
The complete sequence of BRCA1 gene is identified, including specific mutations...
The Ten Claymandments
Last month, thousands of Jewish children around the country packed their bags and headed off to Jewish overnight camp for the summer. There is no...
Ben Cohen | Mr. Rouhani, You’re No Gorbachev
Iran’s new president is far from moderate.
Meet the Maharats: Questions for Rori Picker Neiss
Last week, Moment published interviews with two graduates of Yeshivat Maharat, the first school to train Orthodox female clergy. Today, Moment speaks with fellow classmate...
How Jew-Friendly Persia Became Anti-Semitic Iran
The complex tale of how the Persian Empire founded by Cyrus the Great—the world’s “first” Zionist—metamorphosed into the Israel-Hating nation we know today.
Abdol Hossein Sardari...