By Maayan Jaffe, JNS.org Jews around the world were inspired last month when Arab-Israeli teenager Mohammad Zoabi cloaked himself in an Israeli fla
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(JNS.org) Hamas was likely planning a major attack on Israel during Rosh Hashanah using its complex system of tunnels under the Israel-Gaza border, Is
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By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service (JTA) -- Until this latest war, if you asked most Israelis about the threat from Gaza, they would probably s
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By Aaron D. Panken, JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) – When the siren sounded, the Rolling Stones’ tortured 1969 track “Gimme Shelter” popped
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By Ed Harris Seattle residents like to complain that they never know for sure when summer will finally start. I, however, have a sure-fire techniqu
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Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent Rabbi Jessica Yarkin began her love affair with America in her teens when she realized that she was undeni
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Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent Like many Jewish leaders over the millennia who were called to serve their flocks, it wasn’t always obvio
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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 i
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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 famil
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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 ne
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Deborah Gardner, Special to The Jewish Sound In 1997, Adam Rubin was in services at Congregation Beth Shalom listening to Rabbi Dov Gartenberg. Ru
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Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound Rabbi David Lipper believes in the power of storytelling. He tells of a new documentary in which its produ
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Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent AKIM Israel, Israel’s National Association for the Habilitation of the Mentally Handicapped, and the larg
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By Hillel Kuttler, JTA World News Service BALTIMORE (JTA) -- Sean Carmeli, a sergeant in the Israeli army, was stationed in Israel’s South awaiting p
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NEW YORK (JTA) –United, U.S. Airways and Delta Airlines canceled their flights to Tel Aviv after a rocket fired from Gaza struck near the Israeli airp
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Dikla Tuchman, Jewish Sound Correspondent Hundreds of supporters gathered in downtown Seattle’s Occidental Park Sunday in a solidarity rally in su
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Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Correspondent “We have been back all of three weeks,” said Rabbi Paul Strasko when we spoke last week. The newly appoin
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By Uriel Heilman, JTA World News Service (JTA) -- Rebecca Scoggin lived in a lot of places growing up: Juneau, Nome, Fairbanks, Homer, Anchorage. But
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Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Correspondent Hometown: Eugene, Ore. Favorite book: “I pretty much inhale books — I can’t name a favorite.” Favor
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By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA World News Service DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine (JTA) -- Anatoly Lazaurenko's face betrays no emotion as he watches footage of an o
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