By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist My wife’s family is Sephardic, so for Hanukkah we don’t make sufganiyot, we make rustic yeast-raised and fried donuts called buñuelos. This is my wife’s grandmother, Sophie Morhaime’s, recipe. For Hanukkah we have them with the traditional honey; any other time they are alsoContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Columnist The latest research approach of an Israeli doctor and his team in the treatment of schizophrenia might simply be summed up as “the earlier, the better.” Treating schizophrenia in young people before they have their first episode is a controversial method, but during the lastContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist That funky part of The Ave — Seattle’s University Avenue — above NE 50th St., has some fun restaurants, including Jaclyn Roth’s Fat Ducks Deli and Bakery in a converted house at 5509. Open for about a year, Fat Ducks has gotten high marks forContinue Reading
By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist As a recent UW graduate, Max Alcabes was barely 20 five years ago when his parents, Carlos and Meryl, brought him in to help run the family business. Sleepers in Seattle is a sleeper sofa specialty store located in West Seattle. Max went toContinue Reading
By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, As we begin the new cycle of the Torah reading I can’t help but feel — for lack of a better phrase — “been there, done that.” I don’t want to hear about sibling rivalry or the patriarchs or matriarchs — hasContinue Reading
By Michael Natkin, JTNews Columnist Although Sukkot is past, with our mild climate in the Pacific Northwest the harvest most definitely continues. Beautiful wild mushrooms like chanterelles, morels, and even fresh porcini are available, as are new potatoes. Here’s a beautiful way to use those ingredients. Everything is sautéed untilContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist Motherhood can be one of the most joyous times in a woman’s life. However, a small, somewhat controversial 2012 study from Tel Aviv University published in the June issue of the Israel Medical Association Journal found that nearly one-third of the 89 post-partum womenContinue Reading
By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist “I studied painting in college and got away from it when my kids were growing up,” explains artist and businesswoman Stephanie Schriger. About 10 years ago, she and her husband Stan bought a cabin on Whidbey Island and “I started painting there [again].” SheContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist If you’ve been to a San Francisco 49ers football game in Candlestick Park, then you’ve heard Matt Crevin’s voice as he calls the plays in the stadium. “I’m up in the press box,” he explains. “I’m the voice up there.” Matt riffed on that part-timeContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist You might say Janet Varon has stayed the course as she navigated her career. The founder and director of NoHLA, Northwest Health Law Advocates (www.nohla.org), has always worked, through legal and legislative means, to right societal wrongs. Growing up in Riverdale, the Bronx, she attendedContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Columnist It might come as a surprise to most people under the age of 50 that one of the fastest growing online user groups ranges from 51 to 65 years old and over. This demographic is joining online sites to schmooze with peers in growing numbers,Continue Reading
By Michael Natkin, JTNews Columnist On Rosh Hashanah, tradition suggests we eat apples dipped in honey for a sweet new year, and a “new fruit” to celebrate the season — often a pomegranate, which is apocryphally claimed to have 613 seeds, the same as the number of mitzvot. This recipeContinue Reading
By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Maybe it was the madeleine on the cover of his book, “Proust was a Neuroscientist.” Who knows? But I was a huge fan and follower of Jonah Lehrer. Now I have a quandary. Why would someone so bright and talented risk hisContinue Reading
By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist 1 As you read this, Ariel Vardy is on his way to a seriously big adventure. The recent Skyline High School grad from Sammamish will spend a gap year — a non-academic year between high school and college — as a fellow of theContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Columnist Doctors will tell you that it is far better to prevent cancer, if at all possible, but if a cancer does begin to grow, the next best defense against its fast-growing tendencies is to diagnose it early and fight it with as many tools asContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Earlier this year, Kurtis Carsch, 18, became a finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS), which seeks out and recognizes pre-college contributions to science by students and their schools. Initially he was one of 300 competitors selected from 1,839, and went on toContinue Reading
By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, My dilemma is around the Holocaust and how to relate to it. On one hand, I think I know plenty about it. But on the other hand, it really is not something I want to think about. I see the notices aboutContinue Reading
By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist “I enjoy connecting people to one another,” says Lynn Chapman, explaining one reason she became a local coordinator for the Council on International Education Exchange’s (CIEE) high school program, matching Seattle-area host families with overseas students. “The reason [these programs] exist is for diplomacy,”Continue Reading
By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist After 26 years in Seattle, Leslie Fried has moved to Anchorage to be curator of the Alaska Jewish Museum. Founded in 2004, the museum is just now becoming a physical reality. An inaugural exhibit opens this November in a small building in a largerContinue Reading
By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist Does your doctor keep you on a heart-healthy lifestyle by monitoring your cholesterol, red meat intake, fat calories, or by harping on you to quit smoking? Well, maybe it’s time to focus on something obvious, something researchers in Israel have found could increase yourContinue Reading
