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Maayan Jaffe
December 3, 2015, 6:07 pm
Eight ways to celebrate Chanukah that don’t involve gifts
By Maayan Jaffe
Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzchak Yosef (left) and Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau speak at a rabbinic ordination ceremony of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem last year. Yosef recently issued a call to action for the Sephardic Jewish community to join Ashkenazim in embracing premarriage genetic testing. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 18, 2015, 7:11 pm
Will Sephardic Jews join Ashkenazi embrace of premarriage genetic testing?
By Maayan Jaffe
This system developed at a Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) “make-a-thon” allows people who are paralyzed from the neck down to turn pages in a book.
May 6, 2015, 6:43 pm
‘Tikkun Olam Makers’ turn technology into solutions for people with disabilities
By Maayan Jaffe
Friends and relatives mourn during the funeral of Shahar Shalev at the Haspin Cemetery in northern Israel on Sept. 1, 2014. Shalev, who was injured by an improvised explosive device in the Gazan city of Khan Younis during Operation Protective Edge, became the final Israeli casualty of the Gaza war when he died from his wounds. (Photo by Flash90)
January 21, 2015, 5:13 pm
For families bereaved by Gaza war, ‘lonely journey’ is still in its early stages
By Maayan Jaffe
Daniel Antopolsky in Nashville. (Photo provided by Sheriff of Mars)
December 18, 2014, 2:54 pm
‘Sheriff of Mars’ unveils endearing life of Jewish music star hidden in the fields of France
By Maayan Jaffe
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