By JTNews Staff, other
Lamplighter dinner
The Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder will host its annual Lamplighter fundraising dinner. This year’s event will honor Rabbi and Mrs. Yechezkel and Devorah Kornfeld. Cost is $125 per person. For more information, or to RSVP, contact Tammy Nguyen at 206-523-9766. Wed., Dec. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at Herban Feast, 3200 1st Ave. S, Ste 100, Seattle.
“Iran-Israel-U.S.: Resolving the Nuclear Impasse”
This community conference. sponsored by local Jewish community groups and peace organizations, will explore ways of resolving the Iranian nuclear crisis through negotiation rather than force. Speakers will include Keith Weissman, former director of AIPAC’s Iran desk, Ian Lustick, political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Prof. Muhammad Sahimi, a professor of chemical engineering and the NIOC Chair in petroleum engineering at the University of Southern California. Tickets cost $10 and are available through www.brownpapertickets.com. Wed., Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave., Seattle.
“Hot Hanukkah Night”
NextGen, Herzl-Ner Tamid’s young adult group, will celebrate Hanukkah with a menorah lighting, hot drinks and a dessert potluck. There will also be a lesson on how to make (and eat) sufganiyot. Cost is $10. RSVP at www.
h-nt.org/nextgen. Thurs., Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. Location provided upon RSVP.
Latkepalooza
Jconnect and the Jewish Federation’s Young Leadership Division are partnering to throw a Jewish party on Christmas Eve. Cost is $15 in advance, $20 at the door. All proceeds will help fund after-school programs for in-need youth in Seattle’s sister
city, Kiryat Malachi, Israel. Visit www.hilleluw.org for more information. Thurs., Dec. 24 at 9:30 p.m. at the Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle.
Summer science institute
The Bessie F. Lawrence Summer Science Institute is currently accepting applications from high school students interested in spending part of next summer at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. The program runs from July 5-29 and includes both an intensive science curriculum as well as tours of Israel. Each participant receives a full scholarship. 20 students selected per summer. For more information, contact Debbie Calise at 212-895-7906 or debbie@acwis.org.