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News Briefs – November 13

By JTNews Staff, other

Young family spice night
Parents, grandparents and young children are invited to a multi-generational Havdallah. This event also includes dinner, followed by songs and storytelling. Members and non-members welcome. Cost is $20 per family. For more information, contact isolde@
h-nt.org. Sat., Nov. 14 at 4:30 p.m. at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.

Adults’ night at teen lounge
Adults are invited to take over NCSY’s Teen Lounge for a night of food, drinks and arcade games. 21+. Cost is $20 per person with proceeds benefiting NCSY. For more information, contact Julie at 206-721-0970 or julie@bcmhseattle.org. Sat., Nov. 14 from 8-10 p.m. at the Yavneh Youth Building behind BCMH, 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle.

History of food in the Northwest
Food historian Jackie Williams will give a talk on the history of food in the Northwest, including what people ate on the Oregon Trail and how the first pioneers cooked. Williams is the author of The Way We Ate: Pacific Northwest Cooking, 1843-1900. For more information, contact Alysa Rosen at 206-525-0915, ext. 210. Sun., Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. at Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle.

Reception: Women’s Torah Project art/artists
The Kadima Women’s Torah Project presents a special reception linking art and Torah. Panels of the Women’s Torah will be available for viewing as well as an exhibit of selected works from the WTP art auction. Participating artists will speak about their work. Open to the public. Donations appreciated. Sun., Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. at Kadima House, 12353 8th Ave. NE, Seattle.

When someone you care about is ill
Rabbi Elana Zaiman will lead discussion about the mitzvot of bikur holim, visiting the sick. Rabbi Zaiman has a background in social work and chaplaincy. Cost is $10 per person. Scholarships available. For more information, or to RSVP, contact Marjorie Schnyder at 206-861-3146 or familylife@jfsseattle.org. Co-
sponsored by Jewish Family Service. Thurs., Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at Congregation Beth Shalom 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.