By Carlyn J. Steiner, Special to the Jewish Sound Last July, close to 800 Seattle Jews convened for a “community conversation” on what was called “
Read MoreDr. Alon Ben-Meir, Special to the Jewish Sound For better or for worse President Obama has not acted decisively with Western allies in an effort to
Read MoreRabbi Rick Harkavy, Bet Chaverim Congregation of South King County Before I was ordained, my entire rabbinical class met and discussed the Jewish i
Read MoreYour recent article (“The Jewish Zen master to make Seattle appearance,” March 5) detailed an appearance by Bernie Glassman in Seattle. Aside from the
Read MoreForeign Minister of Israel Avigdor Liberman has proposed that the State of Israel budget $365 million annually for Diaspora education, the objective o
Read MoreRabbi Rachel Nussbaum, The Kavana Cooperative The sun is shining, matzoh is out on the grocery store display shelves, and it’s clear that Pesach
Read MoreRabbi Berry Farkash, Chabad of the Central Cascades It was a spring evening in the mid-'60s; a group of young students from NYU came for a private
Read MoreIn response to "Ariel Sharon: A depreciation," Jan. 24. According to Alden Oreck on Jewish Virtual Library: The Israeli attack on Qibya, Jordan, came
Read MoreJoel Magalnick's interview with Andy Stern, former president of Service Employees International Union ("Where the next jobs won't come from," Jan. 24
Read MoreThe opinions expressed by Rabbi Anson Laytner in JTNews ("Ariel Sharon: A depreciation," Jan. 24) are very wrong. The actions of Ariel Sharon on beha
Read MoreI read that the Jews were pushing gun control ("Injured Congresswoman, Jewish leaders speak on behalf of gun control initiative"). Please remind them
Read MoreBy Rabbi Janine Schloss , Temple Beth Am After having lived most of my life in California, New York, and New Jersey, I took a job in 1993 in St. L
Read MoreBy Mark Bloome , Special to JTNews Jews who love language, read this! Jews who love their families, read this! It is simple: Throughout the world
Read MoreBy Dan Schueftan , JTA World News Service (JTA) — Ariel Sharon turned into a statesman late in his political career. Two developments made this p
Read MoreBy Rabbi Anson Laytner , Special to JTNews It has been said in many recent articles that the late Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, who died
Read MoreBy Rabbi Shmuel Brody , Ashreichem Yisrael Every once in a while, Seattle gets a visit from Old Jerusalem. An elderly fellow with a white beard, a
Read MoreBy Rabbi Will Berkovitz, CEO, Jewish Family Service The tradition tells of a blind man, holding a blazing torch, walking a dark road late one nigh
Read MoreEd Harris ("The Parallel America," Dec. 20) believes that the mere existence of "dozens of religious institutions within a 10-minute drive of his hom
Read MoreIn response to Keith Dvorchik and Rabbi Aaron Meyer's discussion on "For the Sake of Birthright" (Dec. 13 and 20), I think both are right. As a young
Read MoreBy Ned Porges , Special to JTNews My 24-year-old sons are fraternal twins. They are the youngest of my four children. I tried to give them a Jewis
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