By Emma Graham In BBYO, the unspoken rules of high school do not apply. All are welcome, and everyone is made to feel important and included. In th
Read MoreCousins Miriam and Rose will celebrate their Bat Mitzvah together June 20, 2015 at Temple Beth Am in Seattle. Miriam is the daughter of Julia Bacha
Read MoreSophie will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on April 18, 2015, at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation. Sophie is the daughter of Patty and Jonathan
Read MoreLauren will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on March 28, 2015 at Temple Beth Am in Seattle. Lauren is the daughter of Jess and Judi Harris of Kirkland an
Read MoreGabrielle will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on March 28, 2015 at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Bellevue. Gabrielle is the daughter of Deb and Marc Kadish
Read MoreBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (JTA) -- A team of archaeologists and researchers discovered what they believe was a refuge for Nazis in an Argentine forest n
Read MoreWASHINGTON (JTA) -- The Obama administration said it would look to the new Israeli government to recommit itself to the two-state solution. “We
Read More(JTA) -- Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas criticized President Barack Obama's relationship with Israel while announcing his candidacy for the Republican preside
Read More(JTA) — Israel slammed a U.N. commission’s resolution blaming “the Israeli occupation” for the lack of advancement of Palestinian women in their socie
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) – With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing escalating criticism and pressure from the
Read MoreBy Julie Wiener, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — While Israel’s election results were still rolling in, one predominantly Jewish audience
Read MoreBy Beth Kissileff, JTA World News Service (JTA) — Forget Iran and anti-Semitism. Lavie Tidhar and British fantasy author Rebecca Levene’s newly rel
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By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Vegetarian food brought Cantor Jenna Greenberg and Rabbi Josh Ginsberg together. The two met as stude
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By Shannon Sarna, Kveller.com Passover is bad enough without having to feed your kids, too. And breakfast during Passover can be pretty tricky: No
Read MoreBy Rabbi Olivier BenHaim, Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue Our tradition assumes the possibility of four different levels of interpretation to any tex
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By Dasee Berkowitz, JTA World News Service JERUSALEM (JTA) — Transitions are never easy. You decide to leave one place you know for unfamiliar t
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By Michal Lotzkar, Special to the Jewish Sound I went on a trip to Israel a few months ago. I had been to Israel many times before, and each time I
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By Shelley Adatto-Baumgarten, Jewish Sound Columnist Growing up Jewish-Turkish in Seattle, the eight-day festival of Passover was quite meaningful
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By David Chivo, Special to The Jewish Sound Our “mirror, mirror on the wall” moment has arrived. The Jewish Federation’s 2014 Greater Seattle Commu
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By Rita Berman Frischer, Special to The Jewish Sound The Hebrew people may have schlepped on foot for 40 years, but modern transportation has updat
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