Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
Is the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Shifting From a Political to a Religious War?
JNS.org - Near-daily Palestinian attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers have been ongoing since October. This "new kind of terrorism," as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described...
Road Improvements, Research Buck Stereotype of Dangerous Driving in Israel
JNS.org - Honk. Honk. Hoooonk. It’s the sound of the Israeli street. Israelis have a reputation for aggressive driving, no doubt. But according to the 2014 Road...
Opening Act for Seinfeld Says ‘Jerry Loves Israel’
JNS.org - In an episode from Jerry Seinfeld’s latest creation, a Web series called “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” Mel Brooks is eating pastrami in Carl...
Hanukkah Karma? A Miracle Cancer Recovery for Baruch Nissan Snyder
JNS.org - William (Baruch Nissan) Snyder is a vibrant 12-year-old boy. He loves baseball, football, swimming, riding his bike, and playing video games. He laughs heartily,...
8 Ways to Celebrate Hanukkah — Without Gifts
JNS.org - Despite Hanukkah being one of the few Jewish holidays not mentioned in the Torah, it gets a lot of play — pun intended....
Christmas at Israel’s Church of the Nativity: Where Wishes Come True
JNS.org - Scouts playing bagpipes, horns and drums entertain the visitors. Merchants peddle Santa hats and Christmas flare. The children eat sticky sesame sweets for the...
Armenian Christmas in the Holy Land: ‘You Cannot Imagine’
JNS.org - Scouts with their colorful uniforms gather. More than 20 Armenian bishops and priests stand in Manger Square in Bethlehem to greet the Armenian Patriarch,...
Munich Mayor: No Anti-Israel or Pro-BDS Events in Municipal Space
JNS.org - The mayor of Munich, Dieter Reiter, said that the German city will not permit anti-Israel or pro-BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) events to be...
There’s a Jewish Community Center in Turkey?
JNS.org - “We have to keep Judaism alive and sparkling. The younger generation is moving away from religion and becoming more secular. So we need some...
An Israeli Arab and Two Israeli Jews Walk Into a Bar…
JNS.org - From the outside, the intensely charged Arab-Israeli conflict can be baffling. He said, she said, they said, we said. But we often don’t ask...
In History of Jewish Lawyers, Alan Dershowitz and Abraham Are Two of a Kind (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - In his latest sharp-witted work, the world’s perhaps best-known Jewish lawyer profiles the man he considers to the first-ever Jewish lawyer: the biblical patriarch Abraham. Retired...
Exploring and Explaining the Jewish Prophets
JNS.org - What did the prophets say and why does it matter today? Rabbi Dr. Peter Rosenzweig, a clinical psychologist and former professor at Northwestern University...
In ‘Holy Flash Mob,’ Shabbat Project Rallies 5,000 Partners Across 500 Cities
JNS.org - Hundreds of thousands of Jews. Hundreds of thousands of challahs, candlesticks, and zemirot (Jewish songs). Havdalah. From Oct. 23-24, Jews of all ages, levels of...
Jerusalem’s Christian Zionist Super Bowl
JNS.org - Black lights and sensational music. Dancing. Prayer. Charity. A march of thousands of colors from more than 80 nations — a march in solidarity...
