By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Is the world coming to an end? The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the latest Pandora-like
Read MoreBy Robert Kaufman , Special to JTNews Events in the Middle East have a Northwest element to them. The Corrie family of Olympia, whose daughter Rac
Read MoreBy Rabbi Jonathan Singer, Temple Beth Am When I was growing up, my sister loved to share with me the well-known Chinese curse: "May you live in i
Read MoreBy Jeffrey Weiser , , Redmond How is one to react to a headline like "Evergreen students urge divestment" (June 11)? Disgust? Anger? Worry? Disgus
Read MoreBy Josh Basson, , Seattle Your front-page column by Leslie Susser ("Israel facing tough choices on Gaza as criticism of blockade mounts," June 11)
Read MoreBy Rabbi Seth Goldstein, Temple Beth Hatfiloh Over the past month I have watched with horror as one of the largest environmental disasters unfol
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Local families whose kids attend Camp Ramah in Ojai, California may like to know that Portland native Rabbi Jos
Read MoreBy Yariv Oppenheimer , Special to JTNews Nearly two weeks ago, Israel marked a new low point in the way it chose to contend with its domestic and
Read MoreBy Michael Oren , JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (Jewish Exponent) — Israel's interception of the flotilla attempting to break the Gaza blockad
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist It was my kids who spotted Maxx Yamasaki's name in the Seattle Times. (Yes! My kids read the newspaper!) "Hey,
Read MoreBy Robert Wilkes , Special to JTNews Let's get it out and get it over with. I am a Jewish Republican. When my relatives found out, they sat shiva
Read MoreBy Robert Beiser , Special to JTNews Our event a few weeks back starts off sounding a bit like a joke: A sheikh, a rabbi, and a Christian professo
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Olympia resident Danny Kadden has taken over the executive director position of Interfaith Works in Olympia. JT
Read MoreBy Rabbi Moshe Kletenik, Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath Congregation That hundreds of rabbis came to the Rabbinical Council of America's annual con
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, My husband and I have just moved back to Seattle. I am a native Pacific Northwestener and as
Read MoreBy Steven A. Hemmat, , Seattle The editorial by Rainer Waldman Adkins and Teri Citterman ("Sharing Jerusalem: The key to peace?" April 30) support
Read MoreBy Charlene Kahn, , Seattle Thank you for publishing Rabbi Anson Laytner's essay on dialogue between and among Jews with differing viewpoints regar
Read MoreBy Ed Epstein, , Mercer Island Referencing the article "Sharing Jerusalem: The Key to Peace?" (April 30), it is plain to see that the authors have
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist When Judith Shahn isn't teaching at the University of Washington School of Drama's Professional Actor Training
Read MoreBy Rabbi Olivier BenHaim, Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue As my first name suggests, I was born in France. The France I grew up in offered only one
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