Category: Arts & Culture

For the last three years, a lot of people around Olympia, including the members of local congregation Temple Beth Hatfiloh, have been visiting a small

When it comes to matters of humor, Julie Mains, owner of Mainstage Comedy and Music Club in Queen Anne, is not inclined to be politically correct. "Je

Jon Entine considers himself "a practicing Jewish atheist." His rather unconventional views, as well as his passion for his Jewish heritage, suffuse

Pomegranates have a special place in Jewish culture and history: they are reputed to have 613 seeds, which symbolizes the 613 mitzvot in the Torah. Th

Why does classical music matter? As the Seattle Opera announces the appointment of the Israeli conductor Asher Fisch to its newly created Principal Gu

The reading and translation of each week’s Torah portion is the longest-running example of continuous performance in human history. Having been

What’s a Jew to do? December can be the cruelest month. Friends host "Christmas parties," co-workers foist throwaway gifts wrapped in red and g

When November rolls around, many Jewish music and art lovers around the Puget Sound region often think about one thing as they prepare for Hanukkah an

Stephen Sadis didn’t get into video production for the glory. "We’re not really awards people around here," said Sadis of the Seattle-bas

The Israeli Opera’s music director, Asher Fisch, has just been appointed as Seattle Opera’s Principal Guest Conductor. No stranger to Seat

On a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem last December, Hannah Miller, now a senior at Seattle’s Northwest School, scanned t

If the first year was an experiment to see if the project would work, the second year will capitalize on the success of that experiment. Drash, the Je

When Ayelet Waldman reads something by Michael Chabon she doesn’t like, she takes her complaints right to the source. Honey, this sucks. Chabon

As Jews, "we tend to focus on the "˜oy vey’ moments," in our history, author Maggie Anton told the Seattle Chapter of Hadassah’s annual k

This year marks the 10th season of Music of Remembrance, the Seattle-based organization dedicated to music from and about the Holocaust. For its Tent