(JTA) -- The United States is tightening controls on military sales to Israel in the wake of the conflict in Gaza.On July 20, days after Israel began
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By David Chivo, Special to the Jewish Sound What if every family attending Bellevue’s Jewish Day School hastily packed up and left Seattle by year’s
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA World News Service (JTA) -- My friend Alain Azria gave me a puzzled look when I told him, with some indignation and disbelief
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TEL AVIV (JTA) -- Israel extended immigration benefits to non-Jewish spouses in same-sex marriages.On Tuesday, Interior Minister Gideon Saar instructe
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By Rafael Medoff, JNS.org This year marks the 100th anniversary of the expulsion of thousands of Jews from Turkish-ruled Palestine to Egypt, in a d
Read MoreRabbi Berele Paltiel Chabad of Snohomish County Just over two years ago, my wife Goldie and I with our two little girls moved from New York City to
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(JTA) — Palestinian rocket crews fired dozens of rockets at Israel as a 72-hour cease-fire came to a close, and Israel renewed its attacks on Hamas ta
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Editor's note: The print version of JTNews notes that a rally being held on Sun., Aug. 10 would be taking place at Westlake Center. The rally will be
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By Abdullah H. Erakat, The Media Line WEST BANK — Prior to the outbreak of the 29-day war between Israel and Hamas and despite the failure of US Se
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I find it highly offensive that the Jewish Federation demanded that an NRA lobbyist be fired because he voiced his opinion that Jews should be against
Read MoreI am writing about my dismay over the fact that recently there were two separate solidarity events for Israel; the first taking place in Pioneer Squar
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By Rabbi Jack Riemer, JNS.org Sara Davidson’s “The December Project” is a new book that should be read by all senior citizens, and by those who hope
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Marvin and Lore celebrated 60 years of marriage on July 11, 2014. They celebrated with a family Shabbat dinner at the home of Ronald and Barbara Coe,
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Jessica Epstein and Chaya Lieberman will be married August 10, 2014, at Roswell River Landing in Roswell, Ga. Rabbi H. David Rose will officiate. Jes
Read MoreBy Rivy Kletenik, Jewish Sound Columnist Here I am in June of 1964, about to turn 6, holding my first Matryoshka doll. I am standing next to my twi
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By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound One compared Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler. Another showed what looked like
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By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound The news out of Turkey, when it comes to politics and Jewish life, is bleak. The positi
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By Boris Kurbanov, Special to The Jewish Sound The history and tales of Jewish immigration to Washington is documented in an exhibit now on displa
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By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service (JTA) – Now that the latest Gaza conflict appears to be over -- or nearly so -- it’s time to take stock of t
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