Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
Researcher Discovers Genetic Mutation in Moroccan Jews That Leads to Crippling Disease
JNS.org - Imagine that your child is born seemingly normal, but by age 1 or 2 her or she has mental and physical disabilities....
Breakthrough Israeli Brain-Mapping Technology to be Showcased at AIPAC Conference
JNS.org - It was one year ago this month that President Barack Obama announced plans for a landmark effort to better understand the workings...
Ben-Gurion University Researcher May Have Cure for Type 1 Diabetes
JNS.org - While methods of insulin administration have improved and modes of measuring how much insulin to give are far superior than they...
Jewish World Jams Together, But What Kind of Music Will it Produce?
JNS.org - Jam session. Flash poll. A tapping into our collective mind. For four days, from Feb. 16-19, 2,135 people—61 percent between the ages...
Beit Shemesh’s Magen Tackles Sexual Abuse One Case at a Time
JNS.org - Sexual abuse of minors has for many years been among the most controversial and suppressed issues in the Jewish community. An inaugural...
Frum Fashionista: New Magazine Targets Style Conscious Orthodox Jewish Women
JNS.org - Cool weather trends. Pop patterns. Couture for a cause. It could be Vogue or Elle. But it's Hadar Magazine. In English, hadar means "glorious." This new...
Engineering Curriculum Infuses Jewish Schools With Technology
JNS.org - Picture a mad science lab with electrical wires, computer chords, ropes, and wheels and you have a pretty good picture of...
Southern Israel Slated to be ‘Silicon Wadi,’ Cyber-Security Hub
JNS.org - The southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva has long been stigmatized by its peripheral location, economic instability, and poor public image. That reputation,...
Orthodox, Gay, and Out of the Closet
JNS.org - "Orthodox parents of gay children tend to feel isolated," says Mindy Dickler, the mother of 21-year-old Elie, who came out as gay...
Americans With Israeli Bank Accounts Could Face Troubling Tax Season
JNS.org - Americans with Israeli bank accounts may be in for a financial nightmare in just several months if they haven't filed their taxes...
Women of Power: Female IDF Soldiers Shatter Contemporary Infantry Lines
JNS.org - From the inception of the Jewish state to the present, Israel's military has been anything but a male-dominated institution. On May 26, 1948, Prime...
J Street Conference Stirs Youth, But Fails to Make Progress on Key Issues
JNS.org - The J Street policy conference, "Our Time To Lead," ran this year from Sept. 28 through Oct. 1. With 2,800 participants—900 students—it...
