Unnatural disasters

By Rabbi Seth Goldstein, Temple Beth Hatfiloh Over the past month I have watched with horror as one of the largest environmental disasters unfol

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Israel’s lowest point

By Yariv Oppenheimer , Special to JTNews Nearly two weeks ago, Israel marked a new low point in the way it chose to contend with its domestic and

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In defense of the blockade

By Michael Oren , JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (Jewish Exponent) — Israel's interception of the flotilla attempting to break the Gaza blockad

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Debunking the myths

By Robert Wilkes , Special to JTNews Let's get it out and get it over with. I am a Jewish Republican. When my relatives found out, they sat shiva

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Why I do what I do

By Robert Beiser , Special to JTNews Our event a few weeks back starts off sounding a bit like a joke: A sheikh, a rabbi, and a Christian professo

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Making a place for women

By Rabbi Moshe Kletenik, Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath Congregation That hundreds of rabbis came to the Rabbinical Council of America's annual con

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Definition of insanity

By Steven A. Hemmat, , Seattle The editorial by Rainer Waldman Adkins and Teri Citterman ("Sharing Jerusalem: The key to peace?" April 30) support

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Diversity of opinion

By Charlene Kahn, , Seattle Thank you for publishing Rabbi Anson Laytner's essay on dialogue between and among Jews with differing viewpoints regar

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Security first

By Ed Epstein, , Mercer Island Referencing the article "Sharing Jerusalem: The Key to Peace?" (April 30), it is plain to see that the authors have

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E Pluribus Unum

By Rabbi Olivier BenHaim, Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue As my first name suggests, I was born in France. The France I grew up in offered only one

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Accentuating the positive

By Henry Friedman, Founder and President Emeritus, Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center, Seattle The article which appeared in the

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Protesting Grandpa

By Edna Oberman , , Seattle So the South African Zionist Federation has arranged to prevent Judge Richard Goldstone from attending his grandson's B

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Direct talks, now

By Josh Basson, , Seattle Your front page article "Senate letter urging tensions tamp-down gets 76 signatures," (April 16), was quite informative.

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Seeking beauty

By Rabbi Rob Toren, Samis Foundation I received in my e-mail inbox a link to a fascinating YouTube video: A violinist playing at a subway station

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Fresh perspectives

By Simcha Shtull, , Seattle As an American Jew and an Israeli who cares deeply for Israel's well being, I support President Obama in formulating a

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Where’s the compassion?

By Ron K. Feinberg, , Mercer Island I was dismayed by the lack of compassionate understanding for the Palestinian point of view regarding East Jeru

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Trust the president

By Mordecai Goldstein, , Everett In response to the piece that challenged Obama's commitment to Israel because of the settlement issue ("Myths and

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An invitation

By Stephen Adler, , Seattle I was shocked to read Leyna Krow's piece about the Holocaust ("Opting out," April 9), although I am assured that her o

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Object of ridicule

By Philip R. Scheier, , Shoreline of JTNews seeks to explain why Holocaust Remembrance Day "doesn't touch me." Aside from this bizarre approach to

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