How could this newspaper feature on its front cover a handwringing and unnecessarily lengthy editorial about the cost of turning back the BDS (boycott
Read MoreI commend Rabbi Oren for his article in this week’s JTNews (“How much have we lost?” May 30). His argument that winning the battle against the divestm
Read MoreI was shocked and deeply disappointed to read Janis Siegel’s article (“Arrest made on inappropriate behavior charges,” May 30). There is no greater s
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Amalya will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on June 21, 2014 at Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue in Seattle. Amalya is the daughter of Amy Bearmon and Rab
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Gabriella will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah June 21, 2014 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue. Gabriella is the daughter of Kevin and Sheila Bates of Bell
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Marc celebrated his Bar Mitzvah June 7, 2014, at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island. Marc is the son of Anthony and Rene Egna
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Roy celebrated his Bar Mitzvah May 31, 2014 at Herzl Ner-Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island. Roy is the son of Daisy Matsa-Dunn and Abr
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Evan celebrated his Bar Mitzvah May 24, 2014 at Herzl Ner-Tamid Conservative Congregation. Evan is the son of Tracy and Sean Sigmon of Mercer Island
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By Boris Kurbanov, Special to The Jewish Sound When I was 14, my friend Yoni and I took in a Yankees game on a late spring night. As we watched Toron
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By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist Even when work is going well, personal problems always seem to rear up. At least that is how it goes for t
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By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist Cookbooks One might assume that “Eating the Bible” by Rena Rossner (Skyhorse, cloth, $24.95) would give you
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By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist “I’ve been doing geometric designs my entire life,” says Dorienn Medrano, whose designs were featured on t
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Associated Students of Western Washington University in Bellingham voted unanimously that it would not consider boycott and divestit
Read MoreBy Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent Eli Varon, 28, of Seattle appeared briefly in a King County Superior Court on Tuesday, June 10, flanked
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By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound Jean (Mosseri) Naggar was 19 when her family received an expulsion notice. It was 1957 Cai
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — Eric Cantor’s defeat in one constituency, Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, triggere
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By Abdullah H. Erakat, The Media Line [AL-QUDS UNIVERSITY] — The Palestinian professor who touched off a maelstrom of controversy by taking a group
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By Boris Kurbanov, Special to Jewish Sound When I was 14, my friend Yoni and I took in a Yankees game on a late spring night. As we watched Toronto
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(JTA) -- Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling will not support the sale of the team and will go forward with a federal lawsuit against the NBA.
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By Deborah Gardner, Special to The Jewish Sound Michael Chabon’s popular 2001 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier &am
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