By Josh Normand, , Seattle I have to say that I am not happy with the fact that the Democrats in this state are supported by many in the Jewish com
Read MoreBy Mordecai Sackett, , Everett A new women's liberation movement that demands equal pay should insist on women's rights in other realms as well. (I
Read MoreBy Rabbi Donniel Hartman , The Shalom Hartman Institute The foundational obligation and responsibility of every nation is to protect its people.
Read MoreBy Rabbi Jessica Kessler Marshall, Temple Beth Or Several weeks ago, Israeli police arrested and imprisoned Anat Hoffman, a founder and organizer
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By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist Hurricane Sandy wreaked destruction in the Northeast, but in Issaquah it caused two neighbors to meet. Growing
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik , JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I have always wondered about this question in connection to Hanukkah: Why, of all the differ
Read MoreBy Ben Cohen , JNS.org Back in September, President Barack Obama likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's anxieties over America's Ira
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By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist I only recently noticed that the children's section of my local Northeast Seattle Public Library branch was de
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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 frie
Read MoreBy Janis Siegel, JTNews Columnist The latest research approach of an Israeli doctor and his team in the treatment of schizophrenia might simply be
Read MoreBy Rabbi Chaim Levine, Hope for Heroism What is it about heroism that moves us so much? Why is it that when we witness human beings putting their
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist That funky part of The Ave — Seattle's University Avenue — above NE 50th St., has some fun restaurants, includi
Read MoreBy Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNews I can remember the moment marriage equality became important to me. More than eight years ago I sat down with
Read MoreBy Robert Kaufman, , Seattle Israelis today face growing threats from all sides, with a remilitarized Sinai, Islamists on the rise and the Iranians
Read MoreBy Rabbi Daniel A. Weiner, Temple De Hirsch Sinai "When Israel has prostitutes and thieves, we'll be a state just like any other." —David Ben Gur
Read MoreBy Rabbi Rob Toren, Executive Director, Amy Amiel, Senior Program Director, Samis Foundation, Seattle We commend the JTNews on its recent J-Teen in
Read MoreBy Jerry Barrish, , Seattle I read Emily Alhadeff's article on the Rosenzweig family ("The family Rosenzweig celebrates Sukkot," Sept. 28), and it
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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
Read MoreBy 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 p
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By Michael Natkin, JTNews Columnist Although Sukkot is past, with our mild climate in the Pacific Northwest the harvest most definitely continues.
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