Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
Israeli Project Works to Make Global Cities’ Water Good to the Last Drop
JNS.org - California headlines this month scream "water shortage"—but the shortage is not limited to the western United States. According to a recent report...
‘Tikkun Olam Makers’ Turn Technology Into Solutions for People With Disabilities
JNS.org - From cyber-security to medicine to agriculture, Israeli innovators are coming up with ideas that make our lives safer, easier, and more efficient....
This Pro-Israel Student Leader Lets Alan Dershowitz ‘Sleep at Night’
JNS.org - Jewish organizations and leaders have been racking their brains trying to address the issue of skyrocketing antisemitism on college campuses. But at least...
On Passover, Remember the Immigrant
JNS.org - The Passover seder begins by welcoming anyone who is hungry, an idea that comes straight from the Book of Exodus (23:9), which...
From Temple Times Through Today, Passover Conveys Message of Jewish Unity
JNS.org - Between 19 BCE and 4 BCE, King Herod I renovated the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, enlarging and beautifying it. It is during...
Does Working Out With Other Jews Keep You Jewish?
JNS.org - For Daphna Krupp, her daily workout (excluding Shabbat) at the Jewish Community Center (JCC or "J") of Greater Baltimore has become somewhat...
Crowdfunding Might Make Israel’s ‘Start-Up Nation’ Available to the Masses
JNS.org - According to serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Jonathan Medved, practically everyone wants to get in on Israel's so-called "start-up nation" technology boom. Consider...
Kosher Conundrum: If Water Doesn’t Need Certification, Why Have the Symbol?
JNS.org - A new brand of bottled water recently hit grocery store shelves, and its tagline is reminiscent of the 1965 catchphrase for Hebrew...
‘Officers’ Hearts’: Israeli Cops to Walk With Children With Disabilities in Marathon
JNS.org - For a child with a severe developmental disability, walking just one step could be a feat. To complete 800 meters (2,625 feet)...
In Baltimore and Atlanta, a Model for Jewish Community Disability Inclusion
JNS.org - From the time that Daniel was born in Baltimore, he was a happy and engaged child. But around the age of 2,...
With Female Spiritual Advisor, Efrat Spotlights Women’s Empowerment in Israel
JNS.org - In Torah times there was Devorah, prophetess and judge. In Talmudic times there was Bruriah, "the wife of Rabbi Meir," considered a...
Temimah Zucker Consumed by Mission of Tackling Eating Disorders in Jewish Community
JNS.org - Temimah Zucker, 24, is a modest young woman with an equally modest frame. But her smile, vitality, and drive fill a room....
For Israeli Families Bereaved by Gaza War, a ‘Lonely Journey’ is Still in its Early Stages
JNS.org - "There isn't a day that I don't think about him. That I don't think of my pain and the pain of the...
Is Cuba Rapprochement a Bellwether for Obama’s Forthcoming Mideast Policy?
JNS.org - Jewish-American aid worker Alan Gross arrived home to celebrate Hanukkah after five years in a Cuban prison, prompting the Jewish world to...
