Jacob Kamaras / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Jacob Kamaras / JNS.org
Kinky Friedman’s Unique and Jewish Take on the 2016 Election (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - My recent interview with popular singer-songwriter Kinky Friedman was arranged as part of my article about Friedman’s upcoming concert for the 85th anniversary of a restored historic Texas...
Houston, We Do Not Have a Kosher Problem
JNS.org - For most of my 29 years, I’ve been spoiled rotten when it comes to kosher food. I was raised not only in New York City,...
Jewish Leader Urges Rhode Island to Reject Syrian Refugees Over Antisemitism
JNS.org - Citing the influence of antisemitic Syrian school textbooks, Jewish leader Dr. Charles Jacobs on Monday appeared at the Rhode Island State House to urge...
Women of Chabad Shatter ‘Preconceived Notions’ at Leadership Conference
JNS.org - More accustomed to seeing the annual “class picture” of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement’s rabbinical emissaries at their annual conference? Chabad is spotlighting its female...
K.A. Paul: Indian, Evangelical, Pro-Israel International Man of Mystery
JNS.org - On a rainy day in Huffman, Texas — on the outskirts of Houston, America’s fourth-largest city, yet seemingly in the middle of nowhere — I...
Viral Israeli Blues Rocker Lazer Lloyd Launches US Tour (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Israeli blues rocker Lazer Lloyd — whose songs X-Mas Blues and New Years Blues have gone viral since both holidays — is touring the United...
Israel’s Solution for World’s Water Shortage Could Lead to Grassroots Movement (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - Speaking with me in Austin, Texas, in between his 55th and 56th speaking engagements for “Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World,” author Seth M....
US Amb. to Israel Daniel Shapiro and JNS Editor on Obama-Netanyahu Relationship (VIDEO)
JNS.org - The Jewish Broadcasting Service has published the full video of my interview with US Ambassador to Israel Daniel B. Shapiro at the 2015 General...
Sweden and Palestinian Authority Point Finger at Israel for Paris Attacks
JNS.org - The Islamic State terror group took credit for the coordinated attacks that killed at least 129 people in Paris last Friday, but the Mahmoud...
US Ambassador to Israel: ‘History Will Be Kinder’ to Obama-Netanyahu Relationship (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - A day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama met at the White House earlier in the week, I shared the “Press Stage”...
Netanyahu to Jewish Federations: US, Israel ‘Should Work Together’ on Iran
JNS.org - Despite their disagreement over the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. and Israel “can and should work together now” to ensure that Iran complies with...
In Austin, 19th-Century Synagogue Meets 21st-Century Jewish Community
JNS.org - Like its environs, the Jewish community of Austin, Texas, has a youthful feel. Situated in a city known for live music, the University of...
Israel’s Energy Minister Visits Texas, the ‘Energy Capital of the World’
JNS.org - There might be some bureaucratic hurdles, but Israel is an ideal environment for investment and opportunities are aplenty. That was the message the Jewish...
No ‘Serenity Now’ in Israel, But Jerry Seinfeld Does His Part for the Jewish State
JNS.org - At a time when Israel desperately needs some “serenity now” but hasn’t yet found it, comedy and television icon Jerry Seinfeld is doing his...
