By JTNews Staff, other
Sunday at the market
The Pike Place Market, which turned 100 years old last August, is the oldest continually operating farmers’ market in the United States. Through the years, Jewish merchants have been an important part of the market. The Washington State Jewish Historical Society and JConnect will celebrate this relationship with an insider’s historical tour of the market and screenings of Stephen Sadis’s The Sephardic Jews and the Pikes Place Market, highlighting the history of the market and some of its Sephardic merchants. There will be two tours of the market on Sun., Feb. 22, at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m., which will be first-come, first-serve. No-host food and beverages will be available at the Pike Brewing Company, which is donating space for this event. Free. Contact Lisa Kranseler at 206-774-2277 or info@wsjhs.org for more information. At the Pike Brewing Co., 1415 1st Ave., Seattle.
Get to know SJCS
Parents of prospective students are invited to visit the Seattle Jewish Community School’s Northgate-area campus to learn about the curriculum and meet members of the staff and faculty. SJCS offers classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and has spaces available in select grades for the 2009-10 school year. For more information, contact
admissions@seattlejcs.org. Tues., Feb. 24, 9–10:30 a.m. At SJCS, 12351 8th Ave. NE, Seattle.
Author reading
Eycke Strickland discusses her war-time memoir, Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening: Growing up in Nazi Germany 1933-1946 in which she juxtaposes daily childhood activities with the fear and terror of life under Nazi rule. Free and open to the public. At the Bellevue Community College library media center, 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Bellevue.
“The Beth Shalom Yeshiva Experience”
Congregation Beth Shalom presents a weekend of learning with scholars in residence Rabbi Ethan Tucker and Sarah Labaton, both of Mechon Hadar: An Institute for Prayer, Personal Growth and Jewish Study. Study sessions are as follows:
Fri., Feb. 27:
6:30 p.m. – Shabbat dinner with scholars in residence. Cost is $30 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under.
8:15 p.m. – “Atmosphere or Action? Defining the Essence of Shabbat,” led by Ethan Tucker. Parallel children’s and teens’ programs. Childcare available by pre-registration.
Sat. Feb., 28:
8:30 a.m. – “Breaking Free: Leaving the Text Behind in Prayer,” led by Ethan Tucker.
1:15 p.m. – “Balancing Ritual and Ethical Priorities,” led by Sara Labaton.
5 p.m. – Singing, dinner and Havdalah. Family-friendly.
8:15 p.m. – “Grappling with Troubling Texts,” led by Ethan Tucker.
Sun., March 1:
12:45 p.m. – Kosher lunch. $15 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under.
1:45 p.m. “Jewish Peoplehood: Exclusion and Inclusion,” led by Rabbi Ethan Tucker or “Eats Shoots and Leaves: How a Little Bit of Grammar Makes a Big Biblical Difference,” led by Sara Labaton.
For more information, visit
www.bethshalomseattle.org.
“The Homework Myth: Questioning Achievement Pressures in (and After) School”
Alfie Kohn explores why children are forced to work a “second shift” in the evening despite the lack of proven benefit — and what parents and educators can do about it. Kohn is the author of 11 books on education, parenting, and human behavior, including The Homework Myth and Punished by Rewards. This event is part of ParentMap’s Pathways lecture series. For more information, contact Kimberly McDonald at 206-709-9026 or kimberly@parentmap.com. Tues., March 3, 7 p.m. at Mercer Island High School performing arts theater, 9100 SE 42nd St., Mercer Island.