Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
Israeli-Developed TalkITT Gives New Voice to People With Speech Impairments (VIDEO)
JNS.org - A little boy with autism says "I love you"—and you understand it. Your grandfather is able to say "congratulations" when you graduate—despite...
‘Sheriff of Mars’ Unveils Endearing Life of Jewish Music Star Hidden in the Fields of France
JNS.org - It was an era of steel strings, guitar heroes, and storytellers—high on heroin, rebellious. Outlaw country music, the hallmark of Nashville's powerful...
From Preschools to Colleges, Chabad Penetrates Mainstream Jewish Life
JNS.org - The numbers are staggering: 4,202 shluchim (emissary) couples working around the world; 94,650 students interacting with Chabad-Lubavitch on campus annually; 37 million...
‘Start-up Nation’ Exporting its Businesses to American Shores
JNS.org - The "start-up nation"—a nickname Israel earned due to its population's knack for innovation—is increasingly exporting its culture of entrepreneurship to America. A 2012...
Israel’s New Pioneers Work to Transform the Negev Desert Through Farming
JNS.org - In southern Israel, the next generation of Jewish pioneers is making the desert bloom. A group of young, Zionist, idealistic adults are cultivating...
Holy Texting! Does New App Make Smartphone Use Permissible on Shabbat?
JNS.org - Teens love texting. Cell phones don't jive with Shabbat. A new app seeks to address this uniquely Jewish case of "unstoppable force...
Young Israelis Try to Crowd-Fund Their Way to Major League Baseball Playoffs
JNS.org - Baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie are the American dream. So why do two young men who have built their lives in Israel...
Doctor by Day, Sukkah Savior by Night
JNS.org - In the office or the hospital right after morning minyan and working extended hours, radiation oncologist Jay Robinow has saved hundreds of...
Off and on the Orthodox Path
JNS.org - Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the days in between them mark the season of "teshuva"—which in Hebrew literally means "to return," but in...
How to Deal With Islamic State? Promote Inclusiveness and Tolerance
JNS.org - The Washington Post recently featured an article on the revival of Yazidi culture and faith in Iraq by Gabriel Scheinmann, the director of...
Using Israeli and Palestinian Guides, Tour Group Helps Visitors ‘Experience the People’
JNS.org - "Visits of condolence is all we get from them. They squat at the Holocaust Memorial, they put on grave faces at the...
Is the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a Model for Jewish Fundraising?
JNS.org - The hottest month of summer was ice cold, as thousands of people poured buckets of ice water over their heads to raise...
Twenty Years On, the Real and Radical Legacy of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach
JNS.org - "He was part hippie, part yippie, part beatnik, and part New Age," wrote Elli Wohlgelernter in a Jerusalem Post eulogy in 1994, following...
Despite Anti-Semitism, Hungarian Camp Shows Signs of Vibrant Jewish Life
JNS.org - The 70-year-old, post-Holocaust taboo of expressing anti-Semitic views started to break down over the last several years in Hungary, where 100,000 Jews...
