By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound When there are so many of us in our Jewish community that don’t worry about where our next meal is coming from, we can easily forget there are plenty who do. That’s why so many local Jewish organizations have come together to offerContinue Reading
Editor’s note: The print version of JTNews notes that a rally being held on Sun., Aug. 10 would be taking place at Westlake Center. The rally will be held at Seattle Center. We apologize for any inconvenience. One week after approximately 600 people turned out for a peaceful demonstration inContinue Reading
By Rivy Kletenik, Jewish Sound Columnist Here I am in June of 1964, about to turn 6, holding my first Matryoshka doll. I am standing next to my twin, who is proudly displaying his cosmonaut. That wooden “little matron,” a gift from my parents’ trip to Russia, kicked off aContinue Reading
By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound One compared Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler. Another showed what looked like a Jewish person eating a baby. These signs and others being carried at weekly rallies in Seattle’s Westlake Center protesting the now-ended war in Gaza spurred the localContinue Reading
By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound The news out of Turkey, when it comes to politics and Jewish life, is bleak. The positive relationship between Turkey and Israel has been deteriorating at least since Turkey began showing support for Hamas during Israel’s 2008-09 war in Gaza, andContinue Reading
By Boris Kurbanov, Special to The Jewish Sound The history and tales of Jewish immigration to Washington is documented in an exhibit now on display at Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry. “Shalom! Open for Business: Tales of Jewish Merchants in Washington State” is a joint project of the WashingtonContinue Reading
By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound Two weeks after Kayla Mogil arrived in Israel to volunteer with the Israel Defense Force, she experienced her first major challenge. She got lost in Tel Aviv. And her cell phone service got cut off, because she didn’t realize she neededContinue Reading
On Monday, Aug. 4, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant read the draft letter she plans to send to elected leaders in Washington, D.C., regarding what she called a blackout of dissent in Congress and from the Obama adminstration. Sawant has asked all members of the council to sign the letter,Continue Reading
By Micol Bayer, Special to the Jewish Sound “Are you still going?” “Are you sure you don’t want to change your mind?” Even if my friends and family did not voice these questions, I knew what was on their minds throughout the past month. My answer never changed: “Yes, weContinue Reading
Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound Eight years to the day after a man burst into the offices of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and shot six women, killing one, the Federation called for the resignation of the National Rifle Association’s top lobbyist in Washington State following controversial commentsContinue Reading
By Dikla Tuchman, Jewish Sound Correspondent Over two dozen local Jewish community groups, including synagogues and political action organizations, came together on Sunday, July 27 at Congregation Beth Shalom in North Seattle to participate in a community gathering for Israel. Speakers included Dr. Andy David, Consulate General of Israel, whoContinue Reading
Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent Rabbi Jessica Yarkin began her love affair with America in her teens when she realized that she was undeniably attracted to its openness, religious freedom, and willingness to accept many religious points of view. So, after making a few family trips here and spending twoContinue Reading
Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent Like many Jewish leaders over the millennia who were called to serve their flocks, it wasn’t always obvious to the two new clergy now on staff at Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Rabbis Jaclyn Cohen and Micah Ellenson, that the rabbinate was their destiny. Multi-talented and drawnContinue Reading
Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound Torah Day School has had no shortage of changes and challenges over the past two years, and it has met each one swiftly and, so far, successfully. This fall marks another season of change for the little Orthodox elementary school that could.Continue Reading
By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound Hamutal Gavish has what will be a busy but important short-term goal: To meet and get to know every family of the 180 or so kids who attend the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle. In the long term, her goals may be aContinue Reading
Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound When Rabbi Shaul Engelsberg moves to Seattle from Detroit next month, he’ll be taking on a new role in the community, but he’s not exactly new. The Orthodox rabbi lived in Seattle from 1994 to 1999, where he taught Judaics at Seattle HebrewContinue Reading
Deborah Gardner, Special to The Jewish Sound In 1997, Adam Rubin was in services at Congregation Beth Shalom listening to Rabbi Dov Gartenberg. Rubin was spending the academic year in Seattle before returning to Los Angeles to finish his Ph.D. in modern Jewish history. He loved the synagogue and theContinue Reading
Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound Rabbi David Lipper believes in the power of storytelling. He tells of a new documentary in which its producers built a large box and filled it with pen, pad, a video camera and one question: What does God mean to you? “Over the course ofContinue Reading
Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent AKIM Israel, Israel’s National Association for the Habilitation of the Mentally Handicapped, and the largest provider of services to the disabled, is now moving hundreds of kids and their families to safer cities in the north of the country to keep them stable and calm. AKIM’sContinue Reading
Dikla Tuchman, Jewish Sound Correspondent Hundreds of supporters gathered in downtown Seattle’s Occidental Park Sunday in a solidarity rally in support of the State of Israel. The rally was organized by the Pacific Northwest chapter of Israel advocacy organization StandWithUs and cosponsored by the American Jewish Committee, Hadassah, Sephardic BikurContinue Reading
