By Kate Lesser, , Seattle The "Books," etc. edition of the JTNews (Nov. 18) has just arrived. I would prefer not to see a picture of a swastika, a
Read MoreBy Josh Basson, , Seattle I commend Joel Magalnick for his perceptive column "Seattleites win education prize" (Nov. 11) as very informative. Glad
Read MoreBy Rabbi Moshe Kletenik, Congregation Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath The recent revelations concerning allegations of deeply disturbing acts at Pen
Read MoreBy David Dabscheck , JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — The flurry of commentary about an outbreak of hostilities between Iran and the United
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist About two months ago my family and I visited Whitman College in Walla Walla. We arrived Friday afternoon and he
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Hanukkah is our family's favorite holiday. We host a different set of guests each night and w
Read MoreBy Wendy Rosen , Special to JTNews Now, there's no doubt about it. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) states in its chilling new repor
Read MoreBy Rafael Medoff , JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — Most American Christian leaders strongly condemned the Kristallnacht pogrom that the
Read MoreBy Elie Kaunfer , JTA World News Service DENVER (JTA) — I want to challenge one of the mainstay assumptions of organized Jewish life: Jewish conti
Read MoreBy Nevet Basker, , Bellevue I congratulate Rabbi Kinberg on her insightful column ("We need to let the world know how we really feel about Israel,"
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Waxing nostalgic Diana Brement JTNews Columnist 1 A confluence of events brought Susan Szafir to electronicall
Read MoreBy Rabbi Olivier BenHaim , Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue A surprising turn of events happens in next week's Torah portion, Chayei Sarah. We read:
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By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist Travel, particularly international travel, proves for many of us to be one of the best ways to explore differen
Read MoreBy Josh Basson, , Seattle Your front page article by Uriel Heilman ("Shalit deal was best Israel was going to get," Oct. 14) was quite informative
Read MoreBy Rabbi Will Berkovitz , Special to JTNews Hope has feathers, that reason is a plank, that life is a loaded gun that looks right at you with a ye
Read MoreBy Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg , Temple B'nai Torah The other morning I checked in with my 60-something-year-old mother. She seemed very tired. "I was
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist 1 It's just happenstance, I promise, but readers will see that our featured M.O.T.s have names that inadvertent
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, There has been quite a bit of public conversation about the troubling issue of bullying. I wa
Read MoreBy Rabbi Anson Laytner, , Seattle Does the Israeli government — or ours for that matter — see the sad irony in opposing votes at the UN regarding t
Read MoreBy Josh Basson, , Seattle I commend Mervyn Danker for his perceptive op-ed column ("A Palestinian state should be the result of negotiations," Sep
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