Millennials discover, reinvent matjes herring
JNSFeb 28, 2019
By Elizabeth Kratz You never know when something many Jews may associate with old-fashioned Jewish fare, like herring and crackers, will somehow turn high-end and...
‘The Little Spacecraft’ that could
JNSFeb 21, 2019
What do you get when you toss in a bit of “Toy Story,” The Little Engine That Could and The Magic School Bus? An optimistic (and very blue) “Berrie,” a...
Rising risks in Syria
JNSJan 24, 2019
By Yaakov Lappin The Jan. 20 airstrike on targets in Syria, purportedly carried out by Israel, was unusual for a number of reasons. First, it occurred in broad daylight,...
Smartphones not so smart for babies and children
JNSJan 24, 2019
By Noam Dvir In recent months, more parents of elementary school-age children are taking steps to battle smartphone madness by giving their children basic mobile devices...
Stem cell and marrow registry focuses on speed
JNSDec 27, 2018
By Faygie Holt In 1991, Jay Feinberg was facing a battle with leukemia and needed a bone-marrow transplant. Some 55,000 people got tested in the hopes of finding him a...
Downed Israeli pilot honored as hero 45 years later
JNSDec 13, 2018
By Yaakov Lappin Israel’s Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Giora Epstein has shot down no fewer than 17 enemy aircraft — the most of fighter jets (plus a helicopter) destroyed in...
Israeli-Palestinian coexistence hit in terror attack
JNSOct 11, 2018
By Josh Hasten JERUSALEM — Just as shocking as the execution-style murders of Kim Levengrond Yehezkel, a 29-year-old mother of an infant, and Ziv Hajbi, a 35-year-old...
Ari Fuld, Israel activist, killed by terrorist in Gush Etzion
JNSSep 18, 2018
JERUSLAEM — Ari Fuld, a 45-year-old father of four, and a prolific English-language social-media activist and media pundit, was killed by a 17-year-old Palestinian...
Deadly crime puts light on Mainz
JNSSep 13, 2018
By Orit Arfa MAINZ, Germany — In recent months, the Rhine city of Mainz captured worldwide headlines for the murder and rape of one of its Jewish members, 14-year-old...
Rabbi’s heart attack leads to epic bike ride
JNSJun 28, 2018
By Ariel Domonique Hendelman One year ago, Rabbi Nochum Kurinsky was running the Chabad House in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., with his wife, Leah. He was teaching classes...
