By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Though there always seems to be some controversy du jour in the Jewish community, of late the
Read MoreBy David Brumer, Executive Committee StandWithUs Northwest, Seattle JTNews' coverage of Norman Finkelstein's May 8 University of Washington lecture
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Read MoreBy Rabbi Bruce Kadden, Temple Beth El We are approaching Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, as we continue to count the omer, taking us from the Exodus
Read MoreBy Edward Alexander , Professor Emeritus of English, UW, Since it is now a core belief of academic "progressives" that Israel is the world's most
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist I spoke to Sonya Schneider after she had wrapped up the production of her play, Wake, which she began writing a
Read MoreBy Raffi Wineburg , Special to JTNews What is education? To some, to many, to me, it used to mean no more than a desk and a textbook. Education di
Read MoreBy Rabbi Josh Hearshen, Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation We are in the season of saluting parents. We have Mother's Day and Father's Day.
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist The Legacy Heritage Fund has awarded a grant to 16-year-old Lucas Eggers that will allow him to study science i
Read MoreBy Akiva Kenny Segan , , Seattle Many thanks for the reproduction of my drawing "Bar Mitzvah-Age Boy in the Warsaw Ghetto." As an artist working i
Read MoreBy Rabbi Avrohom David, The Seattle Kollel "Rabbi, are you growing a beard?" It's a question I hear often at this time of the year. The period b
Read MoreBy Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Sam Perlin, a sports guy by his own admission, has leapt into a new position as director of Camp Solomon Schech
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy: I love Pesach — once I'm sitting at the seder, that is. Until that point, the rush and the pa
Read MoreBy Julian Sandler and Wayne L. Firestone, Chairman and President of Hillel: The Foundation for for Jewish Life, The JTA article "Hillel's new strat
Read MoreBy Delila Simon, Co-Executive Director Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center, For our Board of Directors, our staff, our supporters
Read MoreBy Rabbi Elazar Bogomilsky, Chai Center of Seattle As I prepare to sit down to the seder again with family and guests, I think about a question on
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist It's sometimes hard for me to ignore the bad news about young people — often involving drinking and drugs, or b
Read MoreBy Eric Leibman, , Portland, Oregon Regarding Miriam Swedlow's letter about the Torah Day School (March 7): I suspect having a school in Seward Par
Read MoreBy Sydney Stock, , Bellevue Professor Derek Penslar's views at the University of Washington, "Sovereigns & Subjects: Jewish Political Thought i
Read MoreBy Rabbi Chaim Levine, LivingJudaism o·pin·ion (e-pin`yen) n.— Belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty
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