Alina Dain Sharon / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Alina Dain Sharon / JNS.org

Rise of Far-Right Party Worries German Jews and Israel
JNS.org - The rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the country’s recent election has been described as a “political earthquake.” Meanwhile, many Jewish leaders’...

Start-Up Nation Meets Shavuot: Israel’s Efficient, High-Tech Dairy Industry
JNS.org - Self-driving cars. Drip irrigation. Missile defense. Milk? Amid all the buzz around Israel’s “start-up nation,” including Intel’s $15 billion acquisition of Mobileye in April, a lesser-known...

Passover ‘Showstopper’: Israeli National Library Buys 1500s Haggadah
JNS.org - On the right side, a man sits and prays holding a liturgical book. On the left side, a rabbi is seen explaining the story...

Israel’s Dairy Industry: An Untold ‘Start-Up’ Story
JNS.org - Self-driving cars. Drip irrigation. Missile defense. Milk? Amid all the buzz about Israel’s “start-up nation,” a lesser-known success story is the high-tech and hyper-efficient Israeli dairy industry. Surprised? Don’t...

Feminist Perspectives on Purim
JNS.org - In the Book of Esther, Mordechai encourages his niece to use her influence with King Ahasuerus. For if you remain silent at this time, relief...

Trees, Tu B’Shvat and the Jewish National Fund
JNS.org - The Midrash teaches that God told man that He created everything for us: “Be careful not to spoil or destroy my world -- for if you...

5776: The Jewish Year in Review
JNS.org - On the eve of Rosh Hashanah 5777, JNS.org takes a look at the biggest Jewish news stories covered over the past year. The Palestinian Terror Wave in Israel Since September...

Israel and the World Remember Shimon Peres’ 70 Years of Political Service
JNS.org -- The state of Israel, as well as dignitaries and organizations around the world, are mourning the death of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, who...

New Discoveries Are Made at an Interfaith, International Dig of a Jesus-Era Galilee Town
JNS.org - When Father Juan Solana, a Catholic priest, wanted to construct a guest house for Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land in the Galilee region...

Knesset MKs Tour North American Jewish Communities in Search of Unity
JNS.org - Five Israeli Knesset members are touring the US and Canada to strengthen the relationship between North American Jewry and Israel. The lawmakers – Merav...

The Dismissal of a $655 Million Terrorism Judgment Against the PA Sets a Bad Precedent
JNS.org - An Israeli legal rights NGO and an attorney, who together won the largest judgment ever against the Palestinian Authority (PA) in America, say a...

Oh Huma, What Took You So Long?
JNS.org - The humiliated long-time Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin finally left her husband, the disgraced Jewish former congressman Anthony Weiner, after he was discovered...

Russia, Israel and Iran: How the Syrian Conflict Created an Adverse Strategic Triangle
JNS.org - Russia’s unprecedented move last week of dispatching warplanes to bomb targets in Syria through an Iranian airbase may have Israeli officials worried. The move shows...

Against All Odds, Afghan Baby Brought to Israel for Heart Surgery
JNS.org - In a heartwarming display of kindness, philanthropy and medical prowess, Israeli pediatric cardiologists performed a complex heart surgery on a 16-month-old Afghan baby in the wake...