By Abby J. Leibman , Special to JTNews On Sept. 19, the House of Representatives passed a bill that slashes nearly $40 billion from the Supplement
Read MoreBy , , In response to Elliott Magalnick's letter, "Making Provisions for Provisions" (Sept. 13), differences of opinion about Judaism are common a
Read MoreBy Carolyn Hale, President, Circle of Friends for Mental Health, Seattle I live at Council House and have for about eight years. I am a "people" p
Read MoreBy Carol Stockton, Chair, J Street, Seattle The New Year is a time of renewal, joy, and, above all, hope for the future, and this year is indeed a
Read MoreBy Ron Kampeas , JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA) — The good news for Israel in President Obama's speech at the United Nations was his ins
Read MoreBy Salomon Menashe, , Scottsdale, Ariz. As one born in Rhodes, I feel I must correct Vic Alhadeff's article ("Rhodes: Embracing the past," Aug. 30
Read MoreBy Steven Hemmat, , Seattle The JTNews Editor and Publisher recently chided several members of the Jewish community for questioning the appropriate
Read MoreBy Elliott Magalnick, , Denver, Colo In response to the article by Knate Stahl ("Between myself and God," Aug. 16), I found this article offensive
Read MoreBy Rabbi Ben Aaronson , Capitol Hill Minyan You're late for a meeting. You pull into the parking lot, and it's entirely full except for one illega
Read MoreBy Joel Magalnick, Publisher and Editor, JTNews, Seattle The letters that follow this are in response to a letter from a member of our community th
Read MoreBy Rabbi Joshua Samuels , Congregation Beth Israel, Bellingham In less than a week, we're going to be in the thick of the High Holy Days. This mig
Read MoreBy Nevet Basker, , Bellevue When someone you support says something objectionable, something that's inconsistent with your values and incongruent w
Read MoreBy Robert Kaufman, , Seattle Linda Frank's attack on the Pamela Geller bus ads lack both facts and logic (Letters, Aug. 16). Her defense of her int
Read MoreBy David Shayne, , Seattle Linda Frank defends PA President Abbas after he was caught stating he envisioned a Jew-free Palestine and distorts the r
Read MoreBy Michael Behar, , Seattle In your August 16 edition you published a letter from Linda Frank who regurgitated the standard boilerplate common amon
Read MoreBy Knate Stahl , Special to JTNews I live in a senior-housing complex in Seattle. Many of the residents are Jewish. Each Saturday my wife and I co
Read MoreBy Herb Levine, , Tacoma Steven Blum's discussion of the difficulties of covering Holocaust-denial stories, such as David Irving's impending trip t
Read MoreBy Linda Frank, , Tacoma Part of what drew me to Judaism and weekly studies at Temple was Judaism's welcoming, and even encouragement, to ask quest
Read MoreBy Rabbi Sholom Ber Levitin , Regional Director, Chabad of the Pacific Northwest and Rabbi, Congregation Shaarei Tefillah — Lubavitch I'll begin w
Read MoreBy Jacob Kamaras , JNS.org On June 1, 2010, the day after the Gaza flotilla incident in which nine Turkish militants were killed after attacking I
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