By Eileen Weintraub, , Seattle Your column in defense of kaparot was so upsetting I am just getting the strength to write now ("What's Your JQ?" S
Read MoreBy , Referendum 71, which if passed will enact into law Senate Bill 5688, giving same-sex couples and domestic partners ov
Read MoreBy Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Why North Bend? That was the foremost question in my mind when I heard renowned concert violists Emanuel and Le
Read MoreBy Edwin Black , Special to JTNews During the first months of the Hitler regime, in 1933, leaders of the Zionist movement concluded a controversia
Read MoreBy Rabbi Daniel Weiner, Temple De Hirsch Sinai One of the most memorable scenes in Judd Apatow's morality tale of male maturation, Knocked Up, i
Read MoreBy Josh Basson, , Seattle Ron Kampeas's insightful front page column was quite informative ("Iran policy reveals split between U.S. Jewish and Isra
Read MoreBy Janice E. Tufte, Islamic Civic Engagement Coalition, Seattle During this reflective time around your Yom Kippur and just after my Islamic Eid Al
Read MoreBy Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Seven Washington residents are among hundreds of volunteers nationwide nominated for the first United Jewish Co
Read MoreBy Alison Eisinger and Sally Kinney , JTNews Columnist Our Jewish traditions are deeply rooted in the concept of home. Our most beloved holidays
Read MoreBy Mark Richard Schuster , Special to JTNews Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur provide a time for each of us each year to reflect upon ourselves and ou
Read MoreBy Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Ilana Long is a funny person; and if you saw her perform stand-up comedy in the days before she had kids, you k
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, A non-Jewish person I work with came in this week with a very harsh criticism of a Jewish pra
Read MoreBy Rabbi Yechezkel Kornfeld , Congregation Shevet Achim Everything in Judaism is both constant and unique. The reason for this seeming paradox is
Read MoreBy Kayla Weiner, Ph.D. , , Seattle I was shocked and offended by the letter to the editor ("Broad Goals," Aug. 21). To the best of my knowledge th
Read MoreBy Sasha Parsley, Western Washington University student, Kirkland I am deeply disturbed that the JTNews chose to publish the objectionable and narr
Read MoreBy Margaret Lemberg, , Seattle All of the evidence that I know of strongly supports the notion that sexual orientation is not a choice, but inborn.
Read MoreBy Susan Benyowitz, , Los Angeles, Calif. In your article "First Stop: Seattle" (Aug. 21) you neglected to mention that Federal Election Commissio
Read MoreBy Jack Fackerell, , Redmond I would like to remind Edith Isaacs Ervin that the recent murders of gays in Tel Aviv were tragic losses to our entire
Read MoreBy Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum, Kavana Cooperative Although the month of Elul is my busy season as a rabbi, I really love this time of year. For me, R
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