News (Page 184)

By David Chesanow, JTNews Correspondent The members of Tacoma’s Temple Beth El yet again chose worship over worry by concentrating on Yom Kippur observances despite a vandalism incident and an arson attempt prior to the holiday. The Tacoma News Tribune reported last week that a neighbor of the temple dialedContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Seventeen Seattle-area athletes competed admirably, socialized heartily, swam in the ocean safely and represented the Pacific Northwest honorably at the recent JCC Maccabi Games, in Sarasota, Florida. The athletes in the Seattle delegation included basketball team Adam Brazg, Allon Freiman, Jacob Gottlieb, David Kelley, MaxContinue Reading

By Joanna Kadish, other Elie Seidel, a stocky woman in her late 30s with a face that looks like it belongs on a teenager, lifted up her shirt to display a Seahawks T-shirt. She is wearing a Mariners baseball cap. “I love the Seahawks,” she said. “I love the Huskies.Continue Reading

By Jessica Davis , JTNews Correspondent About 150 volunteers met in the auditorium of the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island on Sept. 9 to participate in the Young Leadership Division’s Mitzvah Day. Mitzvah Day brings the community together to volunteer for five hours in various places around theContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Congregation Beth Shalom, a Conservative synagogue in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood, invites the public to its community Shabbat dinner and new member welcome in the Sukkah on Oct. 5. Kabbalat Shabbat Services begin at 6:30 p.m. The dinner begins at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $10Continue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Seattle community and congregational groups are responding to the current crisis in Israel through an Israel Advocacy Consortium. Last spring the executive directors, chairs and presidents and key volunteers from five organizations met to map out a long-term mission and strategy to accomplish certain goalsContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle announced Wednesday night, Sept. 12, that they solidarity rally scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 23, had been postponed. “The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and our many partners in our planned rally in solidarity with the people of Israel, recognizeContinue Reading

By Ken Schlegel, Special to JTNews Sunday, Sept. 9, marked the end of one era and the beginning of another for Temple De Hirsch Sinai. Early on that perfect late summer day, about 500 synagogue members said goodbye to our former Eastside synagogue on 124th Ave. N.E. in Bellevue andContinue Reading

By Jessica Davis , JTNews Correspondent From Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, Bumbershoot will transform the Seattle Center into a huge city arts playground while lighting up more than 20 stages with a wide range of musicians and performing artists. Bumbershoot will bring more than 2,500 performing visual and literaryContinue Reading

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Inspired by the Sunday-night radio program with ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy, Jay Hurwitz acquired his first dummy at age 6. “Charlie McCarthy was the Bart Simpson of his day,” said Hurwitz. After lots of begging and pleading to his parents, HurwitzContinue Reading

By David J. Litvak, Special to JTNews On my last visit to Nelson, B.C., a breathtakingly beautiful town nestled amidst the Selkirk mountains of southeastern British Columbia and just north of the Washington state border, I discovered a small Jewish community that is represented by a social and cultural groupContinue Reading

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Out of the estimated 1 million people in the United States diagnosed with Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, American Jews of European descent are four to five times more likely to develop the symptoms collectively known as irritable bowel syndrome than the general population. AccordingContinue Reading

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Seattle’s Jewish youth are getting a taste of Israel this summer, thanks to visiting Israeli teenage camp counselors. Six Israeli teens from Kiryat Malachi, Seattle’s sister city in the Hof Ashkelon region, are teaching kids at the Sephardic Day Camp about Israel and integrating withContinue Reading

Cooper thanked 13 police officers assisting in the investigation who were volunteering their off-duty time to provide security at the day’s rally. He concluded by asking the community to “step up and give us 22,000 pairs of eyes and ears and to give us a hand,” and vowed: “We willContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Cooper thanked 13 police officers assisting in the investigation who were volunteering their off-duty time to provide security at the day’s rally. He concluded by asking the community to “step up and give us 22,000 pairs of eyes and ears and to give us aContinue Reading

By David Chesanow, JTNews Correspondent The Bainbridge Island town of Winslow is clean, quiet, picturesque, with fine old buildings, upscale shops, a marina full of sailboats and a dearth of traffic lights that compels drivers to go slow, make eye contact at intersections and observe the right of way. OnContinue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Gardeners are asked to donate surplus produce for delivery to Seattle—King County food banks and hot-meals programs on the Day of Giving, Aug. 25. Backyard gardeners can make donations of surplus produce at any of the collection sites listed below between 9 and 11 a.m.Continue Reading

By , Special to JTNews Michelle Lifton spoke about Jewish Family Service and what it provides to the community. The Seattle Fire Department took blood pressures and answered questions on safety. Representatives of the Seattle Police Department spoke about personal safety. Members of the Public Health Department spoke about vaccinations.Continue Reading

By , Special to JTNews This evening when you are cleaning up the dishes you may be surprised at who is knocking on the door. No, it’s not aluminum siding, house painting or candy sales. The next knock on your door just might be from Shmuli Levitin and Yudi Zarchi,Continue Reading