Hope for respect

By Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz, Director, West Seattle Torah Learning Center, I was hurt and saddened by the letter to the editor in your last edition (

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An invite

By Ken Leibert, , Seattle I have lived in the Seward Park area for 10 years. My wonderful wife Marilyn Leibert works for the Seattle Kollel. Our fa

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Working hand in hand

By Elisheva Miriam Stone, , Brooklyn, NY I would like to respond to the letter from Dr. Noah Friedland (Letters, Oct. 5). As a former Seattle/Sewar

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Shattered opinions

By Robert Stagman, , Mercer Island The JTNews review of David Klinghoffer's latest book, Shattered Tablets: Why We Ignore the Ten Commandments at O

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Reflecting core values

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist David Bishins is a temporary Seattleite, playing the role of Atticus Finch in the Intiman Theater's production

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A treat that does the trick

By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Every year, my children come home from Hebrew School telling me that their teachers told them

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A center

By Rabbi Jonathan Singer, Temple Beth Am, Seattle I am thankful for the coverage of our fabulous new K'hilah center. It is a beautiful addition to

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A response

By Hilary G. Bernstein, Interim Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region, Anti-Defamation League, I was dismayed to read the letter from Faith T

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A danger

By Dr. Noah Friedland, , Seattle Not all change is for the better. The Seattle Kollel and its acolytes represent a foothold in our city for a dange

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All about education

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist It's a purple garden in a purple house. The purple house is real. It's Ruz Gulko's home in Bellevue and a local

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Affirmed rights

By Josh Basson , , Seattle Ron Kampeas's insightful column was quite informative ("In no one's interest," Aug 24.) Kampeas states that the "the Pa

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Making resolutions

By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Around January 1 every year there is a lot of talk about New Year's Resolutions. Do we Jews h

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Carrying on

By Linda J. Clifton, Regional Chair, Pacific Northwest Chapter, Anti-Defamation League, Last issue's JTNews carried three letters of appreciation f

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Feel the love

By Norman Levin, , Mercer Island Put me squarely on the side of Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum, who has strongly criticized Rabbi

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On being the one to forgive

By Rabbi Michael Adam Latz, Kol HaNeshamah Progressive Congregation Jewish tradition teaches us of the importance of t'shuvah, turning our lives a

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A service gap

By Faith Tapper, , Seattle When I saw in the JTNews that Rob Jacobs had resigned from the Anti-Defamation League, I was very worried. A year ago, I

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Taking care of business

By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist I recently received an e-mail from Amy Gray. She told me my closets were dusty. How did she know, I wondered? S

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Double standards

By Daniel Hemel , JTA News & Features OXFORD, England (JTA) - Long before Larry Craig pleaded guilty to "disorderly conduct," American Jewish

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A time for reflection

By Rabbi Jill Borodin, Congregation Beth Shalom How does one prepare for the High Holy Days? Cooking, shopping, buying new clothes, extending invi

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