By Rabbi Beth Singer, Temple Beth Am The Pacific Northwest was greatly honored this past month by a visit from the new president of the Union for
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist "It started over a dinner conversation a few years ago," recalls Jeffrey Kay. "We were talking about...[taking
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By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist Pozole (also spelled posole) is a soup or stew made all over Mexico, dating back to pre-Columbian times. Kosh
Read MoreBy David Plotnik, , Shoreline Seventeen years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, we find ourselves debating the settlement of "E1." Rabin,
Read MoreBy Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist 1 Comedian and actor Adam Ray says he tells people he's from Shoreline because if he says he's from Lake Forest
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Read MoreBy Rabbi Bruce Kadden , Temple Beth El This past year, I had the opportunity to take a four-month sabbatical, spending two months in Israel and tw
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By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist It's hard to have a phone, or even a Skype conversation with someone in rural Nicaragua, so my interview with
Read MoreBy Janis Siegel , JTNews Columnist In the aftermath of catastrophic events that threaten lives or leave the population feeling helpless or fearful
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By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist I've been greatly enamored of Mama Lil's peppers lately. If you haven't had them, they are hot little pickled
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