By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I know this time of year is a mourning period for the Temple and that there is a tradition to
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Barbara Rosen, a 2001 Mercer Island High School graduate, will be a Fulbright Scholar this coming academic year
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Last issue we had MOTs who are granddaughter and grandfather. This issue we feature a mother and son. Bernice K
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I just read a news article about a number of Israeli leaders coming out with a new stance tow
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist The Foundation for Jewish Camp wants your middle schooler to go to Jewish camp! To that end, they've started t
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist When I enter the big, bright professional kitchen in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood it's almost empty, but t
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Daniel Asia wasn't in town to hear his Breath in a Ram's Horn performed at Music of Remembrance's free Sparks o
Read MoreBy Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist I last spoke to Gila Cadry three years ago. The Mercer Island resident who uses sound as a healing tool had rec
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I am looking for a concise authentic source that communicates the core values of Judaism. I o
Read MoreBy Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist After a five-year tenure as executive director of National Council of Jewish Women, Seattle section, Lauren Sim
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Though Pesach is still a few weeks away, plans are already underway in our home for seder ni
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Boaz Pnini would like to share some good news. No, not financial news — sorry — but news about Israel. "What w
Read MoreBy Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist R. David Frum has been appointed chairman of the board of Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County. He
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I visited my grown children over winter break and saw to my horror that at bedtime they turn
Read MoreBy Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist I usually try to find a "hook" before I write about someone — journalist lingo for, "what's going to grab my r
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist A 30th anniversary is significant enough for most things, but it's a noteworthy, if not momentous occasion for
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, What's a Jew to do? One positive aspect about the developments in the Mideast is that it has
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Amy Hilzman-Paquette, principal of Hebrew High (the Community High School of Jewish Studies, more formally) has
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