By Janice Van Cleve, , Seattle Thanks for asking for our opinions. I pick up the JTNews at Victrola Coffee House on 15th Avenue East. I am also a r
Read MoreBy Lynne Landsberg and Raechel Banks , JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — The sages of the Talmud had a debate about how we are to light th
Read MoreBy Rabbi Bruce Kadden , Temple Beth El This past year, I had the opportunity to take a four-month sabbatical, spending two months in Israel and tw
Read MoreBy Josh Normand, , Seattle I have to say that I am not happy with the fact that the Democrats in this state are supported by many in the Jewish com
Read MoreBy Mordecai Sackett, , Everett A new women's liberation movement that demands equal pay should insist on women's rights in other realms as well. (I
Read MoreBy Rabbi Donniel Hartman , The Shalom Hartman Institute The foundational obligation and responsibility of every nation is to protect its people.
Read MoreBy Rabbi Jessica Kessler Marshall, Temple Beth Or Several weeks ago, Israeli police arrested and imprisoned Anat Hoffman, a founder and organizer
Read MoreBy Ben Cohen , JNS.org Back in September, President Barack Obama likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's anxieties over America's Ira
Read MoreBy Rabbi Chaim Levine, Hope for Heroism What is it about heroism that moves us so much? Why is it that when we witness human beings putting their
Read MoreBy Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNews I can remember the moment marriage equality became important to me. More than eight years ago I sat down with
Read MoreBy Robert Kaufman, , Seattle Israelis today face growing threats from all sides, with a remilitarized Sinai, Islamists on the rise and the Iranians
Read MoreBy Rabbi Daniel A. Weiner, Temple De Hirsch Sinai "When Israel has prostitutes and thieves, we'll be a state just like any other." —David Ben Gur
Read MoreBy Rabbi Rob Toren, Executive Director, Amy Amiel, Senior Program Director, Samis Foundation, Seattle We commend the JTNews on its recent J-Teen in
Read MoreBy Jerry Barrish, , Seattle I read Emily Alhadeff's article on the Rosenzweig family ("The family Rosenzweig celebrates Sukkot," Sept. 28), and it
Read MoreBy Wendy Rosen , Special to JTNews With the presidential election campaign in full swing, that quadrennial question arises once more — how will t
Read MoreBy Akiva Kenny Segan , Special to JTNews On Sept. 25 The New York Times published an op-ed of significance to Jews everywhere, including Jews thr
Read MoreBy Ari Weiss , JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — To eat: a cup of black beans, a few ounces of pasta and a bit of tuna. To drink: water. T
Read MoreBy Rabbi Rick Harkavy , Congregation Bet Chaverim Picture your grandparents. Try to visualize them. Now try to picture your great-grandparents. Tr
Read MoreBy Rabbi Anson Laytner , Special to JTNews A response from the Jewish Federation can be found at here. Although the Jewish Federation of Greater
Read MoreBy Executive Committee , Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle The article to which this column is responding can be found here. "Whither the Jewi
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