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By Neil Goldberg, , The Palestinian majority has made their choice. More difficult days are ahead for Israel. Unified Jewish support for Israel is more important than ever. While disagreements may exist over how Israel runs Israel, wouldn?t it be nice if those disagreements were done without bringing harm toContinue Reading

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By Josh Basson , , Seattle The front page informative article by Ron Kampeas (?Cracks emerge over aid to Palestinians,? Feb. 3) highlights some of the unintended consequences of Hamas? victory in the Palestinian elections. The Bush administration suggests continuing financial support for ?humanitarian? services. That would be a seriousContinue Reading

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By Rabbi Cindy G. Enger , Congregation Beth Israel, Bellingham It is a great privilege to work with candidates for conversion to Judaism. What an honor it is to accompany and guide other human beings as they take significant steps along the way of their particular spiritual journeys! We rabbisContinue Reading

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By Larry Jassen, , Seattle Do the Jews of Seattle have as much conviction as former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani? Now is our opportunity to decide. The January 31, 2006, edition of the Seattle P-I carried a story under the headline ‘Olympic, Fairmont Hotels to Be Sold…Saudi behind $3.3Continue Reading

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By Steven Zwerin, , Seattle When I first read the JTNews article on readers? favorites for 2005 (?The best of everything,? Jan. 6) I was grateful, as I learned about a number of restaurants, businesses, and other service providers that had been heartily endorsed by my fellow Jewish Washingtonians. ThatContinue Reading

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By Rachelle Baruch , , Kirkland I find Nechemia Meyers? article (?Drug Ring Shatters Dreams?, Jan. 6) personally thought provoking, as I, also, was a member of Habonim and share similar hopes and dreams. Habonim led to me to live 16 years in Israel where I fell in love withContinue Reading

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By Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum , Congregation Herzl-Ner Tamid Rabbi David Wolpe of Los Angeles recently spurred controversy by suggesting that the Conservative movement should change its name to something more exciting. While Rabbi Wolpe’s remarks created the most interest among Conservative Jews, underlying his comments is an issue that shouldContinue Reading

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By Rainer Waldman Adkins, Chair, Brit Tzedek v?Shalom, Greater Seattle Chapter, Seattle One possibility In response to Samuel Roskin?s letter (?One day too many,? Dec. 23), while it?s true that there is repeated reference to the six days of creation in the Torah text, Rashi in his commentary on KoheletContinue Reading

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By Neil Goldberg, , Kirkland Beyond the golden shtetl I was somewhat confused by your editorial on Jewish outreach in Issaquah. Three months after writing a glowing article about Chabad?s first anniversary in Issaquah, your editorial implies that they should have competition in their work for bringing Judaism to IssaquahContinue Reading

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By Rabbi David Fine , Union for Reform Judaism As both Hanukkah and Christmas approach I get concerned about Silent Night. I am not referring to the song sung by carolers, but of silence during dark moments, of not speaking and not acting when the situation demands our words andContinue Reading

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By Rabbi Sholom Ber Levitin , Chabad-Lubavitch of the Pacific Northwest Caring about people and issues is a very important character trait. As young boys, growing up in Hassidic homes in a Hassidic community, influenced and inspired by the personal example of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (ofContinue Reading

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By Jack L. Greenberg , , Seattle Norm Levin (Letters, Aug. 19) should get the pro-Sharon speck out of his eye and read up on some of our recent weekly Torah parshas, our Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chayim, ch. 329), our daily Birkat Hamazon, and refer to the Nuremberg Trials beforeContinue Reading

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By The JTNews Board , JTNews As American citizens, it is your right, your privilege, and your duty to vote in the election next week. This election, more than almost any other in our lifetimes, could be the most important in deciding the direction our country will take over theContinue Reading