By Rabbi Laurie Rice , Congregation Kol Ami Our tradition teaches that if one has to enter a synagogue to pick up one's child or to see a friend,
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik , JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, The issue of children and chores is steadily escalating in our home. The conflicts have
Read MoreBy Rabbi Beth Singer , Temple Beth Am I always smile when I think about a moment, many years ago, as I walked into Shabbat morning services in my
Read MoreBy Rabbi Sholom Ber Levitin , Chabad-Lubavitch of the Pacific Northwest Caring about people and issues is a very important character trait. As you
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik , JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, As we approach the High Holidays this year, the words of the prayer 'who by fire who by w
Read MoreBy Jack L. Greenberg , , Seattle Norm Levin (Letters, Aug. 19) should get the pro-Sharon speck out of his eye and read up on some of our recent wee
Read MoreBy Rabbi Jonathan Singer , Temple Beth Am The other day I drove up to the home of a family who can no longer drive, and paid them a very enjoyable
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik , JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I read your previous column about the Jewish summer and the fast days that are observed.
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Our first child is going to start school this fall for the very first time, and I think I'm h
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Is it my imagination, or are people far vainer and more obsessed with their bodies than they
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I noticed that the popular, very cool new Hasidic reggae artist, Matisyahu, made a single app
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I am dreading what I know will become an uncomfortable moment as we get ready for my famil
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I need help navigating the perils of Purim! I do not like Purim. I find it to be a very troub
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, My spouse comes from a more observantly Jewish home than I, and now that we have kids he wo
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, When I would bottle-feed my newborn child during his first few weeks of life, he would cur
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Do you have any ideas about how to inject some substantial content int
Read MoreBy Mindee Nodvin , Special to JTNews Growing up in a traditional Atlanta Jewish family and having been blessed with a strong Jewish education, my
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I have heard about the celebrations around the 350th Anniversary of Jewish Life in
Read MoreBy The JTNews Board , JTNews As American citizens, it is your right, your privilege, and your duty to vote in the election next week. This electio
Read MoreBy Bill Block , Special to JTNews I take great pride in the Seattle Jewish community’s commitment to tikkun olam, the obligation to make
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