By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Not until Aviel Barclay’s hand was crushed in a devastating bicycle accident did she find that it would be her hand that decided her destiny. Still harboring an inner vision she kept alive since the age of three — to scribe a Torah with herContinue Reading
By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent From the grand halls of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, an exhibition of women artists from across Europe, whose work caught the eye of the Russian court and aristocracy, has landed in Seattle. For many years, the paintings have been part of Russia’sContinue Reading
By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Students at Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle celebrated Sukkot with a week of events, including the school’s first Sukkah Math Day on Oct. 16. On the sixth day of Sukkot, despite the cancellation of some activities due to rainy weather, students participated in SukkahContinue Reading
By Betsy Schneier, JTNews Correspondent When the doors open on Seattle’s second annual “Shop Israel” event, Sun., Nov. 16, shoppers will find a wide array of Israeli goods and the Israelis themselves. Some have established international reputations, others are visiting the united States for the first time. Items in allContinue Reading
By Nicholas Hassell, Special to JTNews “No Place for Hate” was the theme of an anti-bias conference held Oct. 14 at Seattle’s Town Hall. The Anti-Defamation League and Nordstrom cosponsored the 17th Annual Reducing Adolescent Conference in conjunction with the Seattle Human Rights Commission. “The ADL believes that hate isContinue Reading
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By David Chesanow, JTNews Correspondent The results of an ongoing survey in Washington State will determine the home and health care needs of Holocaust survivors. It may also form a basis for requesting more funds from The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, also known as the Claims Conference.Continue Reading
By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Two prominent grassroots peace movement leaders in the Middle East, Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, a Palestinian and president of al-Quds University in East Jerusalem, and Ami Ayalon, an Israeli and former Israeli Internal Security (Shin Bet) director, have united to put forth one of the latestContinue Reading
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By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent Editor’s Note: This article is for informational purposes only and is not a complete compilation of the state’s Jewish candidates. The Jewish Transcript does not specifically endorse any of the candidates profiled, and this article should not be used as a voter’s guide. For moreContinue Reading
By Goldie Silverman, Special to JTNews The Psalmist says that the days of our years are three score years and ten. When a man reaches the age of 70, according to Jewish tradition, he begins counting over again; at 83, therefore, he is entitled to a second Bar Mitzvah. MyContinue Reading
By Joel Magalnick, JTNews Correspondent Anyone who has paid attention to the surveys talking about declining Jewish populations has obviously not spent any time in Seattle lately. By our count, no fewer than seven Jewish babies have entered the world since just before the start of the new year. HereContinue Reading
By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Set in Israel, Eitan Gorlin’s new controversial movie The Holy Land follows young rabbinical student Menachem “Mendy” Weinbaum, who is distracted by thoughts of sex . Quoting an obscure passage from the Talmud, a rabbi advises Mendy to visit a prostitute to “get it outContinue Reading
By Emily Moore, JTNews Correspondent Making wonderful kosher meals has always been a creative endeavor, sometimes involving taking non-kosher (or dairy) recipes and re-working them to fit the kosher culinary need of the day. In this column, I’m going to explore a few perhaps new ideas with you and shareContinue Reading
By Britten Schear, Special to JTNews Michael Sendrow’s new play, Well Of Life, is about a maternity hospital; it is composed of an all-female cast. It does not have any death, any war scenes, or any outward struggles between good and evil. What makes it unusual is that the playContinue Reading
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By Gigi Yellen-Kohn, JTNews Correspondent An actor. A set. Props. Not your usual chamber music concert. Music of Remembrance breaks out of the traditional mold to begin its sixth season with an acclaimed music-drama — “Through Roses” by Marc Neikrug — featuring actor John Rubinstein, best known to TV audiencesContinue Reading
By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Naming it “Magneev,” a Hebrew slang word meaning “great,” co-owners Deborah Simonds and Judy Willson have high expectations for their new Judaica store at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island. The shop opens Nov. 2. The two are leasing 500 square feet ofContinue Reading
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