Rachel Marder / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Rachel Marder / JNS.org
Israeli Knesset Members Get an Education in American Jewry
JNS.org - Israeli Member of Knesset Nachman Shai (Labor), who studied and worked in the U.S. for years, says he had no idea how...
‘Start-up Nation’ Israel to Help Jewish Day Schools Go from Textbooks to Tablets?
JNS.org - As American and Israeli schools shift from textbooks to tablets, entrepreneurs from the "start-up nation" hope they can bank on the trend. In June,...
Archbishop of Canterbury Affirms Israel’s ‘Right to Exist in Security and Peace’
JNS.org - JERUSALEM—The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, affirmed Israel's "right to exist in security and peace" during his visit to the Jewish state on...
Zionist Art Gets a New Platform
Neta Dror, pictured, a Jerusalem-based photographer and advisor for the Arthur Szyk Prize of Disruptive Thought and Zionist Art project, says the prize is not...
Israeli Biotech Field Blossoming but Held Back by Slow Approval Process, Experts Say
JERUSALEM -While Israel is fast becoming a leader in the biomedical and biotechnology fields, industry experts say the Israeli Health Ministry may be unduly hindering its...
Not as Simple as ABCs: Sesame Street Execs on the Middle East
JERUSALEM - Elmo, Sivan, Mahboub and Avigail are happily enjoying a picnic on "Rehov Sumsum," Israel's Sesame Street, when a dispute over whether it's better to...
Capturing a Council Member’s ‘Battle for Jerusalem’
JERUSALEM—Countless battles have been fought to capture her and claim her religious glory. Now, under Jewish sovereignty, a different battle is being waged in the...
The Israeli Music Scene’s Rising ‘Shtar’
JERUSALEM—When the men of Shtar walked into a Tel Aviv bar on Halloween to perform, the audience was left guessing as to whether the band...
The Vision of Jerusalem Will Go Out From the Market
If the Mahane Yehuda market is the heart of Jerusalem, then the famed Balabasta shuk parties on August nights represent the centerpiece of...
Dame Stephanie ‘Steve’ Shirley on Business, Autism and Israel
Dame Stephanie "Steve" Shirley is not only a pioneer in business technology, but also a mother who learned first-hand the challenges of raising...
Maimonides The Financial Adviser
The brochure of the Jerusalem-based Israel Free Loan Association (IFLA) is filled with photos of its smiling recipients and their success stories. Anna Carmi,...
Russell Simmons Defends Farrakhan-Foxman Comments
Though hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons came to Israel last week to promote Muslim-Jewish dialogue, the end of his trip was marred by comments...
Writers Defy Criticism to Attend Jerusalem Festival
The third International Writers Festival in Jerusalem did not pass without controversy. The weeklong gathering, which closed May 18, drew authors from 12 different countries to...
Beyond Conflict: The Film That Presents a Much Larger Picture of Israel
Rabbi Raphael Shore, the producer of Israel Inside: How A Small Nation Makes a Big Difference, denies that his film ignores Israel's conflicts or encourages...
