Category: Rabbi’s Turn

By Rabbi Bruce Kadden , Temple Beth El This weekend Jews celebrate Simchat Torah, as we complete the cycle of reading the Torah with the last vers

By Rabbi Daniel Weiner , Temple De Hirsch Sinai The season of forgiveness is upon us. But it follows a tough summer for our people. Mel Gibson

By Rabbi Mark S. Glickman , Congregation Kol Ami and Congregation Kol Shalom Textbooks describing the history of Washington State tell an old, fam

By Seattle-area Rabbis , Shock... horror... disbelief... anger... prayer... profound sadness... fear... overwhelming sense of loss... more anger an

By Rabbi Shalom D. Farkash , Chabad of the Central Cascades 'God, how long?' (Psalms 90:13) The story is told of a simple, unlettered Jew who k

By Rabbi Chaim Levine , LivingJudaism 'I wish some people would grow up.' 'Some people just don't think.' 'Some people are so insensitive.'

By Rabbi Charna Klein , Jewish Community of Whidbey Island Lately a lot of interest, including in the JTNews, has focused on the subject of Creati

By Rabbi Dov Gartenberg , Panim Hadashot I used to be a congregational rabbi. I remember a conversation with a much-respected member of the synago

By Rabbi Leah M. Herz , Temple De Hirsch Sinai In 1926, the great modern Jewish thinker Martin Buber delivered a speech he titled 'The Man of Tod

By Rabbi Will Berkovitz , Hillel at the University of Washington Before I moved to Seattle I used to work in Las Vegas. I wasn't a dealer at the B

By Rabbi Zari Weiss , Special to JTNews Many of us are familiar with the story told at Purim. A young maiden, Esther, is taken by the king to be h

By Rabbi Harley Karz-Wagman , Temple Beth Or I have adopted a new mantra: 'No Unfunded Mandates.' We should accept no new projects or tasks, witho

By Rabbi Cindy G. Enger , Congregation Beth Israel, Bellingham It is a great privilege to work with candidates for conversion to Judaism. What an

By Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum , Congregation Herzl-Ner Tamid Rabbi David Wolpe of Los Angeles recently spurred controversy by suggesting that the Conserv

By Rabbi Bernie Fox , Northwest Yeshiva High School I love teaching high school. Although I have been a high school principal for over 15 years, t

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 t

By Rabbi Laurie Rice , Congregation Kol Ami Our tradition teaches that if one has to enter a synagogue to pick up one's child or to see a friend,

By Rabbi Beth Singer , Temple Beth Am I always smile when I think about a moment, many years ago, as I walked into Shabbat morning services in my

By Rabbi Sholom Ber Levitin , Chabad-Lubavitch of the Pacific Northwest Caring about people and issues is a very important character trait. As you

By Rabbi Jonathan Singer , Temple Beth Am The other day I drove up to the home of a family who can no longer drive, and paid them a very enjoyable