By Rabbi Will Berkovitz, Hillel at the University of Washington My grandmother escaped from Russia hiding under a pile of hay in a horse- drawn wa
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Read MoreBy Rabbi Bernard Fox, Northwest Yeshiva High School I have stopped watching television news. I carefully select the articles I read on the Web. As
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Boaz Pnini would like to share some good news. No, not financial news — sorry — but news about Israel. "What w
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Read MoreBy Rabbi Cindy Enger, Congregation Beth Israel, Bellingham As the Jewish holiday of Purim approaches, we may find ourselves musing about who we wi
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Read MoreBy Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist R. David Frum has been appointed chairman of the board of Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County. He
Read MoreBy Josh Basson, , Seattle Your glowing obituary on Eileen Mintz, of blessed memory ("Everybody's best friend," Feb. 6), was an accurate portrayal
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I visited my grown children over winter break and saw to my horror that at bedtime they turn
Read MoreBy Jan Lewinsohn, , Seattle With regard to special mention of Eileen Mintz's "Best Rugelach" recipe ("Your choice: The Best of Everything," Feb 6
Read MoreBy Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNews On a tragic night a little over two and a half years ago, when Seattle's Jewish community was in shock followin
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Read MoreBy Jason Feirman, Senior Marketing Manager Jewish National Fund, Thank you for your great piece about the importance of planting trees and greening
Read MoreBy Rabbi Mordechai Farkash, Director, Eastside Torah Center I am one of 17 children (Thank God) and most of us, except for perhaps one or two, hav
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist A 30th anniversary is significant enough for most things, but it's a noteworthy, if not momentous occasion for
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