Jeffrey Barken / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Jeffrey Barken / JNS.org
In ‘My Fat Dad,’ Wisdom Balances Recipes and Relationships
JNS.org - “A good relationship, like a good recipe, requires balance — three cups of wisdom to every one cup of sugar,” says Beauty, Jewish author...
New York Summit Advances Hispanic Christians’ Pro-Israel Momentum
JNS.org - Navigating security at the Consulate General of Israel in New York requires patience, but visitors attending the recent Latino-Jewish roundtable discussion at that venue...
In 2016, Chabad’s Personal Touch Might Make Largest Strides on Campuses
JNS.org - The Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s robust Internet presence, and its network of emissaries who foster Jewish life in communities ranging from the urban to the remote,...
The Jewish Patch Adams: Medical Clowns’ Work Steeped in Smiles
JNS.org - “You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you’ll win, no matter what the outcome,” says the...
‘Mentor-Candidate’ Platform Seeks to Provide New Roadmap for Aliyah
JNS.org - Six years ago, Israeli entrepreneur and start-up mentor Raphael Gross made a commitment to his rabbi that he would enable Jews to experience Israel...
‘An Oasis in the Wasteland’ of Investigative Middle East Journalism
JNS.org - What to do about bias on Israel and the Middle East in the mainstream media? Watchdog organizations have been on the case for years,...
The Iran Deal Does New York
JNS.org - The July 14 announcement of a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers has drawn much public criticism, praise, and punditry—in the Jewish community...
How Should Pro-Israel Voices Fight for the Jewish State on College Campuses?
JNS.org - Recent ordeals for Jews on college campuses include being probedon their religious identity in student government hearings, seeingswastikas sprayed on fraternity houses, and...
Despite Trauma of War, IDF a Personally Fulfilling Path for Lone Soldiers
JNS.org - Piercing war stories depicting Israel's 50-day conflict with Hamas last summer continue to surface. Some soldier accounts reveal battlefield heroism, others the...
At Passover, Ukraine’s Jews Bank on JDC Relief Efforts Amid Prolonged Chaos
JNS.org - As Ukraine continues to unravel, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) will try to help that country's Jews celebrate as normal...
In ‘America in Retreat,’ a Real-Life Risk Board
JNS.org - "Risk: The Game of Strategic Conquest," the classic Parker Brothers board game, requires imperial ambitions. Players imagine empires and are pitted against...
From Tragedy, Families of Slain Israeli Teens Create the Gift of Unity
JNS.org - "In the Diaspora, people say they can't remember a time when [Jews] came together across denominations," Racheli Frenkel, the mother of one...
A Frank Conversation on Marriage in Israel With Tzohar’s Rabbi David Stav
JNS.org - I had hardly sat down for my recent meeting with Rabbi David Stav at Manhattan's Wolf & Lamb kosher steakhouse when a...
With New Staff, FIDF Maintains Israeli Soldiers’ Morale in Precarious Times
JNS.org - Israel's tumultuous summer and fall tested the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on many fronts, as a 50-day conflict with Hamas was followed...
