Letters (Page 19)

By Akiva Kenny Segan , , Seattle While it is excellent that Pastor John Hagee is seeking “redemption” from Jews in return for his Christian communities support of Israel (and many Jewish supporters of Israel hope Hagee and his Christian followers are supportive of Palestine as well, for there canContinue Reading

By Randy Kessler, , Mercer Island Thanks to Janis Siegel and the JTNews for the excellent coverage of the recent Night to Honor Israel event put on by Christians United for Israel. I found out about the event in the spring, and like many Jews, initially had doubts about theContinue Reading

By Josh Basson, , Seattle Daniel Levisohn’s insightful column was quite informative (“Forty years later,” June 8). Levisohn points out that revisionist accounts of the war have come under heavy criticism from scholars. Not surprising, with the 40th anniversary of Israel’s astonishing victory in the Six Day War has comeContinue Reading

By Murray Meld, , Seattle Thank you for the June 8th issue’s balanced account of the planned “Occupation Game” weekend sponsored, among others, by the Palestinian Solidarity Committee and the Jewish Voice for Peace. I assume the scheduled events took place but must have missed any media coverage. Be thatContinue Reading

By Elad Moisseiev, M.D., Captain, “Egoz” unit, Israel My tour with the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces and the ensemble is over, and I am back home, in Israel and to my unit. It has been a long tour, filled with many experiences, seeing new places and meeting veryContinue Reading

By Dave Kaplan, , Seattle This new group that bring together people who were expelled from Middle Eastern countries (“Seeking redress,” May 25) is interesting, but for one thing. I like that people who lived in countries from across Africa and the Middle East can get together and swap storiesContinue Reading

By Wendy Graff, Director, Kadima Women’s Torah Project, Seattle We would like to thank you for the extensive article about the Women’s Torah Project in your current issue. We are thrilled with the project’s recent expansion and momentum. I would like to correct some critical misstatements, however, which are notContinue Reading

By Josh Basson, , Seattle I commend Daniel Levisohn’s insightful front page article (“Council votes against Olympia-Rafah sister city partnership,” April 27). Glad to hear the motion was defeated by a vote of 4-2. Mayor Mark Foutch had it right when he stated Olympia would be viewed as taking sidesContinue Reading

By J.L. Greenberg, , Seattle In defending Israel’s right to its land, and opposing the concept of the two-state solution that is being demanded by President Bus and Secretary Rice, more of our own people should emphasize the parallel of the USA’s history with that of Israel’s (“Once again noContinue Reading

By M. Lachman-Galler, , Seattle I want to thank you for the recent article on bullying (“Creating safe space for Jewish youth,” April 13). As a Jewish woman who was bullied by the more popular Jewish teens when I was young, I think it very important to ensure all ourContinue Reading

By Ilyse Wagner, , Bellevue I disagree with the premise of Rabbi Toren’s article (“The clear need for Jewish education,” April 13). While day school education has many virtues, there are no absolutes. A day school education alone does not guarantee a strong Jewish identity and lifestyle, just as aContinue Reading

By Carolyn Hathaway, , Bellevue While I honor the right of artistic freedom for the Seattle Rep, I am shocked at their duplicitous dealings with the Jewish community (“Strong emotions follow Rachel Corrie opening,” March 30). Jewish organizations, including the Jewish Federation, the Anti-Defamation League, and others, have been askingContinue Reading

By Connie Carson, , Mercer Island In the 20-plus years we have subscribed to the Transcript (Oops! The JTNews), I have had many reactions. None of them were laughing out loud. Till now. Thank you to Daniel Levisohn for “Steal My Passover” (March 30). I would write more, but I’mContinue Reading

By Katherine Bennett, , Direct contact Regarding the letter to the JTNews concerning the intention of various Christian organizations to utilize these pro-Israel groups as a subterfuge to convert Jews to Christianity (“Conversion overlooked,” March 2), all I can say is that you are sadly, sadly mistaken. Although I obviouslyContinue Reading

By Gabriel Scherzer, , Bellevue There are a few misrepresentations surrounding the decision by the Seattle Repertory Theatre decision to stage My Name is Rachel Corrie and community reaction. The SRT’s artistic freedom has never been an issue; it is a specious argument used by the SRT and its supportersContinue Reading

By Akiva Segan, , Seattle It’s “interesting” that the JTNews editors would print a front-page article about fundraising by evangelical Christian “friends of Israel” without once mentioning the unprecedented success these Christian leaders, churches and organizations have in converting Jewish youth and young adults to Christianity (“Christians unite — forContinue Reading

By Rabbi Dov Gartenberg, Founder and Director, Panim Hadashot — New Faces of Judaism, Seattle I want to commend JTNews for its Viewpoints page, which featured a debate on the issue of outreach to the intermarried (“Stop sugarcoating intermarriage,” “Don’t write off the intermarried,” Feb. 16). As founder of anContinue Reading

By Sam Levinson, , Seattle When I read the column written by Rabbi Ted Falcon (“Listening to tradition,” Feb. 2) in your current edition, I was reminded of the denunciation of Jews attracted to the “flesh pots of interfaith relations.” What central tenets do the Christians have that they haven’tContinue Reading

By Gail Broder, MHS, Community Education Project Manager, HIV Vaccine Trials Network, Seattle I wanted to point out a significant error that appeared in the JTBest 2006 article in your January 19 issue. Specifically, in the “Best Mohel” section, you commented that circumcised men are less likely to pass onContinue Reading