By Josh Basson, , Seattle Leslie Susser’s insightful front page column was quite informative (“Is Hamas reassessing its strategy?” May 29). Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal’s offer to Israel of a 10-year truce with clearly unacceptable conditions to both Israel and Western governments is a futile attempt to improve its internationalContinue Reading
By Rabbi Levi Backman, Chabad of Whatcom County On June 20, Jews around the world will commemorate 68 years since the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushkah, arrived in the U.S. in the midst of World War II. Additionally, June 25 corresponds to “GimmelContinue Reading
By 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 toward trips such as March of the Living, which offers Jewish teenagers an opportunity to visit the concentration camps in Poland. The detractors areContinue Reading
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 the JWest program to provide incentives for kids to attend one of the 20 independent, non-profit Jewish residential camps in the western U.S. Seattle’s Michele YanowContinue Reading
By Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum , Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation when God spoke the words of the Ten Commandments to our entire people at Mount Sinai. The most frequently asked question in Jewish life today is: “Why doesn’t God speak to us like that now?” We say: “If only we hadContinue Reading
By Josh Basson, , Seattle Michael J. Jordan’s insightful front page column was quite informative (“Was Durban II a success or failure?” May 1.) It is apparent by the boycotts, walkouts and the hateful attacks on Israel by Iran’s president, Durban II must be remembered by Jews and non-Jews alikeContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist When I enter the big, bright professional kitchen in Seattle’s Maple Leaf neighborhood it’s almost empty, but the arrival of eight boys and girls transforms it into a hive of activity. The kids, all around age 11, are Debbie Brownstein’s afternoon class at The KitchenContinue Reading
By , “Open for me an opening as big as the eye of a needle and I will open up for you an opening as wide as a grand hall.” — Yalkut Shimoni Times are rough. Some of us have lost much of our wealth, and even if we haveContinue Reading
By Rabbi Michael Adam Latz, Kol HaNeshamah For the past nine years, Seattle has been home. My eyes gaze toward the majesty of Mt. Rainier, the beauty of the Puget Sound, the graciousness of the people whom I’ve encountered along the way. I came here alone from New York City,Continue Reading
By Ginamarie Emanuel, , Seattle I was delighted that Jerusalem Camp at the Rainbow Gathering was featured in Leyna Krow’s excellent article “Ten Jewish Places to See Before You Die (not counting Israel)” (Jew-ish.com insert, April 17). Nineteen years ago in Colorado, I organized a Bat Mitzvah. One had toContinue Reading
By Gail Broder, , Seattle Thanks so much for the article about where to find good falafel and other Middle Eastern food in Seattle (“Piece of the Middle East,” April 17), I wanted to point out an error in the caption on the photo that appeared on page 9. MeditteraneanContinue Reading
By Matthew Brooks , Special to JTNews While Americans examine the first 100 days of the Obama administration, it is important to make a candid assessment of the president’s actions so far. These first months are widely considered an indicator of the policies the president will pursue in the yearsContinue Reading
By Marc R. Stanley , Special to JTNews During his first 100 days in office, the American Jewish community has already taken great pleasure with the performance of President Barack Obama. He has begun to develop a deep and substantive relationship with the Jewish community by, among other things, hostingContinue Reading
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 of Glory outreach series on April 18. It wasn’t the first time, however, that MOR has presented a piece by the Seattle-born composer. “They’ve doneContinue Reading
By 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 recently released her first CD. Now she has a second one out called The Song of Songs: King Solomon’s Songs of Divine Union. ThisContinue Reading
By Salaam Bhatti, , Central Islip, NY I read the article “Questions about Judaism” (April 3) by Janis Siegel that was about the interfaith day at the Ahmadi Muslim Mosque. It is good to see faiths coming together to learn about each other’s faith, as we were so close toContinue Reading
By Rabbi David Fine, Union for Reform Judaism If Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the time when we search for answers, then Passover is the time when we seek questions. Isidor I. Rabi, the Nobel Laureate in physics, was once asked, “Why did you become a scientist rather thanContinue Reading
By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I am looking for a concise authentic source that communicates the core values of Judaism. I often hear people quote beautiful passages and I always wonder where they get them from. Jewishly speaking, I am not the most learned person, but neitherContinue Reading
By Howard M. Lenhoff and Nathan Shapiro , Special to JTNews Today, Ethiopian Jews rescued from Africa during Operation Moses in 1984 and subsequently educated in Israel are returning to Africa to help educate orphans who survived the genocide in Rwanda. Is this the start of a unique new stageContinue Reading
By Josh Basson, , Seattle In 2005, Israel gave up all of Gaza with hopes for peace. Indeed, Israel evacuated 9,000 Israeli civilians from Gaza. What has Israel gotten in return? More than 8,000 rockets shot toward Israel — rockets that are aimed at innocent Israeli civilians — and areContinue Reading
