By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist “I’ve been doing geometric designs my entire life,” says Dorienn Medrano, whose designs were featured on t
Read MoreBy Margaret Hinson, Special to the Jewish Sound June 20 is World Refugee Day and a fitting time to consider our community’s ongoing commitment to r
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By Paula Libes Chester, Special to The Jewish Sound The Seattle Jewish community came together Wednesday night, May 28, at a packed Temple De Hirsc
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Dear Ari Shavit: I was one of the under-30 audience members in your audience at Temple De Hirsch Sinai on May 28 — one of the “lost” youth who avoi
Read MoreI was astonished by Rivy Poupko Kletenik’s misreading of Paul Greenberg’s intent in his article, “Holocaust Day Again” (“Be quiet? Not a chance!” May
Read MoreTwo recent articles in The Jewish Sound caught my eye regarding language and words. In “A story of Polish-Jewish reconciliation, propelled by history
Read MoreI just spent a couple of fun-filled hours perusing the archives in the Jewish Transcript (since renamed JTNews). It was a walk down memory lane — chec
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By Rabbi Oren Hayon, Special to The Jewish Sound In his biography of Pyrrhus of Epirus, Plutarch recounts the details of the ancient Greek general’
Read MoreBy Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist “Humbling,” is how Seattle’s Joshua Gortler described receiving an honorary doctorate from his alma ma
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By Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist I knew being a father would bring surprises: Becoming a “Dancing Dad” is one, however, I never saw coming. I a
Read MoreBy Rabbi Jessica Kessler Marshall, Temple Beth Or I sat listening as a group of friends shared about their lives: One had an 85-year-old father who
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By Rafael Medoff, JNS.org U.S. officials say it would be “too risky” to send commandos to rescue the 300 schoolgirls being held hostage b
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By Rachel Lerner, JTA World News ServiceNEW YORK (JTA) -- The recent vote by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations rejec
Read MoreThe rejection of J Street’s application for membership in the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is curious (Presidents C
Read MoreEmily Alhadeff’s reflections (“Court’s decision highlights a bigger problem,” April 25) on the Olympia Food Co-op’s decision to cleanse its shelves of
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By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound columnist 1 “For improving health — and giving hope — to the world’s most vulnerable people,” Celina Schocken recent
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By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent It’s happened to all of us. Whether we drank too much coffee before bedtime, ate too much rich or sp
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, Jewish Sound Columnist Dear Rivy, I can barely contain myself. I just read the article by Paul Greenberg, “Holocaust Da
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By Michael Natkin, Jewish Sound Columnist This salad is great to have in your back pocket for those potlucks and picnics that are starting to pop u
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By Richard A. Block, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) -- Freedom of the pulpit is a cherished Jewish value, yet some rabbis hesitate to share
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