Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / JNS.org
What You Need to Know About the Top Five Jewish Beatboxers
JNS.org - Jews have the gift of the mouth. Whether it’s food, talking or music, Jewish performers have rocked Hollywood to Broadway and Vaudeville to hip...
Ancient City Unearthed Where David Battled Goliath
JNS.org -- Archaeologists believe they have found the location of the battle between David and Goliath, narrated in the Book of Samuel, in a mysterious...
Larger-Than-Life Haredi Rabbi’s Legacy Remembered
JNS.org - The indelible legacy that the late haredi Rabbi Maran HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv has left on his community is still felt today. Even after...
Explaining the Rise of the Far-Right in Europe
JNS.org - The refugee crisis, escalating terrorism and dissatisfaction with the political elite are blamed for the current rise of Europe’s far-right political parties. Such a...
After World Vision Scandal, Palestinian Aid Groups Face New Scrutiny
JNS.org - World Vision and other foreign-aid organizations that have funneled millions of dollars to the terror group Hamas are directly responsible for the murder of...
American Soldier and Rising Conservative Star Discusses US Politics (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - Peter Hegseth, a rising figure in American conservative media, has one eye on the current war on terror and another on history. He’s the author...
Ben-Gurion University Institute Tackles Water Shortages, Hygiene in Developing Countries
JNS.org - Israeli water experts believe that by 2050, almost half of the world’s population will live in countries with a chronic water shortage. What’s causing the...
How to Use Your Judaism to Lose Weight
JNS.org - Cholent on Shabbat day. Brisket on Rosh Hashanah. Matzo balls and challah – lots of challah. Jews love food, and much of Jewish culture...
Can Different Jews Unite for the High Holidays?
JNS.org - In April 2015 – in the aftermath of the death of 25-year-old African-American man Freddie Gray inside a police van after being arrested by...
Nine Ways to Celebrate the High Holidays Without Stepping Foot in a Shul
JNS.org - There is a lot of beauty to the traditional synagogue experience. However, a traditional High Holidays service just does not speak to some –...
Colorado’s Camp Ramah Builds Bridges by Welcoming Jewish-Mexicans
JNS.org - At a time when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has promised that if elected, “We’re going to have a big, beautiful wall” dividing Mexico...
Jewish and Christian Israel-Supporters Discuss Anti-BDS Efforts in Knesset
JNS.org - “In each and every generation they rise up against us to destroy us,” Israeli MK Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid) reminded a packed Knesset hall...
Facial Recognition Technology May Become Jewish Institutions’ First Line of Defense
JNS.org - At around 1 p.m. on a cloudy day in April 2014, Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., 74, pulled into the rear parking lot of the...
New Models Focus on the ‘I’ in Israel Education
JNS.org - Earlier this year, Barry Chazan, professor emeritus of education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, penned an op-ed for the New York Jewish Week in...
