Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
Terror Wave May Change Israel Summer Camp Itinerary, But the Trip Goes on
JNS.org - Every summer has a story, and the best stories often happen in Israel. Whether it’s through Ramah, NCSY, NFTY, the Jewish Agency for Israel,...
Purim Pairings: 7 Easy, Fun Ways to Combine Costumes and Gift Baskets
JNS.org - Groggers, candy and music. A story that involves royalty, a beauty pageant and the antagonist getting hung on a tree. And let’s not forget...
A Real Israeli Success Story That’s Made of Plastic
JNS.org - This Israeli success story is, in a way, made of plastic — but it’s also real. With its products now sold in more than 90...
A (Laser) Light Unto the Nations
JNS.org - When Asher Willner, a senior at Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles (YULA), started a senior year engineering project in his father’s optical...
At Gathering, Jewish Leaders See ‘Timely, Realistic, Frightening’ Situation for Israel in the Middle East
JNS.org - “Timely, realistic, and frightening” were the words that William Daroff, senior vice president for public policy and director of the Washington Office of the...
A Date With Israel’s Startup ‘Matchmaker’
JNS.org - In 2003, Jeremy Lustman began working at the Washington, DC metro area’s DLA Piper law firm. Young and motivated, he could have never predicted...
Modern Orthodox Education Caught Between…Modern and Orthodox
JNS.org - When the Pew Research Center published its much-discussed survey of American Jews in 2013, the findings seemed auspicious for the Orthodox denomination. Orthodox Jews...
The Brewish State: Israel Taps Into Growing Craft Beer Bazaar
JNS.org - It’s widely known that Israel has penetrated the wine market, with some of its sophisticated Israeli blends surpassing historically excellent wines from areas such...
The Western Wall Prayer Decision and the Shifting Israel-Diaspora Paradigm
JNS.org - The Israeli government’s passage of legislation that authorizes egalitarian prayer in a soon-to-be-created 9,700-square-foot, NIS 35 million ($8.85 million) section adjacent to the southern...
World-Changing Israeli Technologies Wow at Global Investor Summit
JNS.org - You’re cruising along the highway. Suddenly, your car starts to sputter, your engine grumbles, and your car comes to a screeching halt. The tow...
Hassidic Funk Band Zusha on a Mission to Transcend Labels
JNS.org - There’s no one label for the deep, spiritual, funky, fun and eclectic tunes of one of the hottest new Hassidic funk bands, Zusha. “What are we?...
Visiting Israel, Terror Victim Ezra Schwartz’s Family Sees ‘Where His Soul Is’
JNS.org - Ezra Schwartz’s body was buried in the United States. But the way his family sees it, his soul remains in Israel. “The goal was to...
How Amir Ohana, First Openly Gay Likud MK, Came Out of the ‘Political Closet’ (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - “I am here as the son of Meir and Esther Ohana, who emigrated from Morocco to build a country. I am here with my...
‘The Pater’ Tells a Story of Childlessness From the Rare Male Perspective (REVIEW)
JNS.org - Dozens if not hundreds of books have been written about the childlessness of Jewish women — and the stories are told from their perspective....
