Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
Pro-Israel Muslims Seek Alternative to Radical Islam as a Means for Peace
JNS.org - Jews around the world were inspired last month when Arab-Israeli teenager Mohammad Zoabi cloaked himself in an Israeli flag and spoke into a...
Under Muslim-Jewish Hashtag, Sharing a Message of People Over Politics
#JewsAndArabsRefuseToBeEnemies. To some, it's just a hashtag. To others, it's a way of life. When Israeli Abraham Gutman and Syrian Dania Darwish, students at...
Families Grapple With Lasting Effects of Israel-Gaza Conflicts
JNS.org - "I feel so vulnerable when I am driving my car," said Ehud Zion Waldoks of Beersheba. "I am constantly preparing to stop...
Cemetery Excavations Reveal Complicated Jamaican Jewish Past
JNS.org - Marina Delfos is on a mission. Working with a group of people who come to Jamaica each year through Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions...
20 Years After Rebbe’s Death, Jewish Movements Increasingly Emulate Chabad
JNS.org - Many questions surrounded the future of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidism after the death of its seventh and final leader—"the Rebbe," Rabbi...
Boutique Cheese Maker Offers Travelers a Tasty Shavuot
JNS.org - Standing alone against the desert landscape, Kornmehl Goat Cheese Farm & Restaurant is modest, lacking artsy adornments and embellishments that tourists often...
Lag B’Omer: A Boy Scout’s Guide to Lighting Your Bonfire
JNS.org - On Lag B'Omer, the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer and the 18th day of the Hebrew month of Iyar,...
The Under-the-Radar Story of Far East Jewry
JNS.org - It was a long trek: 6,000 miles by boat from Central Europe to the Far East. But the towns of East Asia...
Yom HaZikaron: What it Means to Lose a Soldier
JNS.org - Some 22,000 Israeli soldiers have died since the establishment of the Jewish state, including 40 soldiers between March 2013 and March 2014,...
‘Tears of Color’ Art Exhibit Shows Struggles of Israelis With Eating Disorders
JNS.org - "This is how I want to be—without fear. Independent. I want to be like a bird. I want to spread my wings." So...
Extended Family: Jewish Foster Mom Has Cared for 150 Children and Counting
JNS.org - Two power strips with 10 outlets. Bunk beds, stress balls, and enough kinetic sand to fill the Tel Aviv beach. One mother. Meet Rose...
Despite Limited Practical Impact, BDS Movement is Leading to Apprehension for Pro-Israel Academics
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier this month that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel will fail because various countries "are...
Wadi Atir: A Negev Oasis of Sustainability and Jewish-Bedouin Collaboration
JNS.org - Ozone depletion, climate change, soil erosion, poverty, starvation, and disease. Those are the issues tackled by Michael Ben-Eli, with Israel's Negev as his...
Trauma From Palestinian Rocket Attacks Inflicts Deepening Wounds on Israeli Society
JNS.org - Fifteen seconds. That's how long a resident of Sderot has from the time a Code Red alert is announced until a Palestinian rocket...
