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A benefit for Furnishing Peaceful Homes
National Council of Jewish Women’s Seattle Section will have a benefit for its Shalom Bayit: Furnishing Peaceful Homes furniture bank, which exclusively serves women coming out of abusive relationships who are unable to return safely to their homes. The event will honor Jennifer Cohen, Seattle Section past president and founder of Shalom Bayit, with the Hannah G. Solomon award. Cost is $60. Sun., March 14 from 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. at the Bellevue Hilton, 300 112th Ave. SE. Contact 425-558-1894 to RSVP.
A discussion of Jewish medical ethics
Rabbi Elliot Dorff, distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, will discuss issues of Jewish medical ethics in a series of presentations for Congregation Beth Israel’s Scholar-in-Residence program, March 5–7. Dorff will ask questions of who should get health care, its cost and who should pay those costs, and who makes decisions regarding care. He will also talk about the ethical issues that lag behind medicine’s rapid advances, and what Judaism teaches about these issues.
Events take place at Congregation Beth Israel, 2200 Broadway, Bellingham. Call 360-733-8890 for a schedule of events.
Hidden Messages…Uncovered
Explore how differences in background impact communication through fun and meaningful discussion and experiences. This three-session course from Jewish Family Service will help you gain tools to enhance communication with each other and extended family. Designed for interfaith couples and Jewish couples with different cultural backgrounds. Tuesday evenings, March 9–23 from 6:15–8:30 p.m. Held at JFS, 1601 16th Ave., Seattle. $54/couple, scholarships available, advance registration required.
Contact Emily Harris-Shears at 206-861-8784 or familylife@jfsseattle.org.
Tasting wine for Washington Jewish history
The Washington State Jewish Historical Society will host a wine tasting event that will include special guests Eric LeVine, founder of CellarTracker.com, Richard Kinssies, former Seattle P-I wine columnist, and Michael Friend, regional kosher wine distributor.
Wines will be donated by individual wine collectors and distributors within the community. Kosher and non-kosher wines available, light kosher hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cost is $54/person. Wed., March 10 from 7-9 p.m. at the Howard House, 704 2nd Ave., Seattle. Contact loriw@jewishinseattle.org or 206-774-2277 to RSVP.
Maintaining Dignity
An evening that discusses balancing parents’ safety and independence in life will be held to help in understanding caring for aging parents. Parents may insist upon driving despite safety concerns, or refuse to take vital medication. Gain perspective on how to maintain respect for your parents’ dignity and independence, while you also look out for their safety. Mon., March 8, 7–9 p.m., at the Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S, Seattle. Advance registration encouraged. $10/person, scholarships available.
Contact Emily Harris-Shears at 206-861-8784 or familylife@jfsseattle.org. Co-sponsored by Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath Congregation, Seattle Kollel, Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation and Congregation Ezra Bessaroth.
Jacob Friedman Holocaust Writing and Art Contest
The annual contest, open to students in grades 5-12 in the Pacific Northwest (Wash., Ore., Id., Ak.), is accepting entries now through April 2, 2010. In honor of a sapling from the tree that sat outside the window of the house in which Anne Frank hid, which will be planted in Seattle’s Volunteer Park, the contest asks students to consider how their lives might be different if people were more respectful and tolerant of each other’s differences. Sponsored by the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center. For further details, visit www.wsherc.org/writingcontest/contest.aspx.