By Paula Libes Chester, , Mercer Island When Abraham our father opened his tent to two strangers, he was committing a revolutionary act. Fear of th
Read MoreBy Eran Ben-Sira, , Rainier, Wash. I agree with Steven Hemmat ("Allowing diverse opinions," Letters, Sept. 13). Why does JTNews give a floor to op
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist 1 With the addition of Aaron Katsman to our stable of JTNews columnists, we can truly say we are a world-renown
Read MoreBy Donniel Hartman , The Shalom Hartman Institute Facts rarely shape or change our opinions. We prefer to select the facts that mirror and justif
Read MoreBy Janis Siegel , JTNews Correspondent Millions who suffer from nerve damage and even paralysis may soon be able to take a heretofore impossible g
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By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist Homemade minestrone has got to be one of the best rainy day foods in the world. Living in Seattle, we've got
Read MoreBy Abby J. Leibman , Special to JTNews On Sept. 19, the House of Representatives passed a bill that slashes nearly $40 billion from the Supplement
Read MoreBy , , In response to Elliott Magalnick's letter, "Making Provisions for Provisions" (Sept. 13), differences of opinion about Judaism are common a
Read MoreBy Carolyn Hale, President, Circle of Friends for Mental Health, Seattle I live at Council House and have for about eight years. I am a "people" p
Read MoreBy Carol Stockton, Chair, J Street, Seattle The New Year is a time of renewal, joy, and, above all, hope for the future, and this year is indeed a
Read MoreBy Ron Kampeas , JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — The good news for Israel in President Obama's speech at the United Nations was his ins
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By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist Some expert JTNews sleuthing has turned up yet another Maccabiah games medalist from the greater Seattle area.
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik , JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, As always, I enjoyed the High Holiday services and this time of year. Although it can get a
Read MoreBy Salomon Menashe, , Scottsdale, Ariz. As one born in Rhodes, I feel I must correct Vic Alhadeff's article ("Rhodes: Embracing the past," Aug. 30
Read MoreBy Steven Hemmat, , Seattle The JTNews Editor and Publisher recently chided several members of the Jewish community for questioning the appropriate
Read MoreBy Elliott Magalnick, , Denver, Colo In response to the article by Knate Stahl ("Between myself and God," Aug. 16), I found this article offensive
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist After chatting with Zach Grashin about hummus for half an hour, I had to go home and make myself a batch. It wa
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By Michael Natkin, JTNews Columnist Cooking pasta by the absorption method instead of boiling in a gallon of salted water may seem scary if you gr
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By Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist As the Jewish community enters the New Year and atones for the "not-so-nice" acts of thoughtlessness or unkind
Read MoreBy Rabbi Ben Aaronson , Capitol Hill Minyan You're late for a meeting. You pull into the parking lot, and it's entirely full except for one illega
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