Jessica and Darrell Mirsky announce the arrival of their sons Gavin and Dylan on Nov. 17, 2008 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. Dylan weighed 3 lbs., 1
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By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews As the self-described tastemakers of our local Jewish community, the JTNews is usually quite loath to turn over t
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Stereotypes may be in the eye of the beholder. At least, that just might be the case in how a character in the French animated film Azur and Asmar, wh
Read MoreEileen Mintz made everyone feel as if they were her best friend. It's the sentiment many people conveyed at her funeral Monday. Mintz died of cancer o
Read MoreBy Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews For those of our readers who filled out our “Best of Everything” survey, they may recall that we didn’t hav
Read MoreBy JTNews Staff, other You be the judge II Chabad-Lubavitch’s Jewish Learning Initiative presents a course allowing students to explore the T
Read MoreBy JTNews Staff, other You be the judge II Chabad-Lubavitch’s Jewish Learning Initiative presents a course allowing students to explore the T
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Justin celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on Jan. 24, 2009 at Temple B'nai Torah in Bellevue. Justin is the son of Peggy and Jack Weisbly of Woodinville and t
Read MoreBy Dani Hemmat, Special to JTNews “Everything starts with one — one seed in a flower garden, one note of music in a grand symphony,” said Diane Sig
Read MoreBy Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Experts say that the loss of a job can rank with the most catastrophic events in a person’s life, like
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I only knew Gorgieh Hemmat, my husband's grandmother, for 13 years. In the perspective of a lifetime that spanned more than a century, that's a small
Read MoreBy Rabbi Jill Borodin, Congregation Beth Shalom This Shabbat, February 6—7, we will celebrate a special Shabbat: Shabbat Shirah, the Sabbath of S
Read MoreThe history of the state of Israel is relatively short, but the tales surrounding its establishment go back thousands of years, and includes incredibl
Read MoreBy Leyna Krow, Assistant Editor, JTNews Jews have always had a complicated relationship with food. Kashrut dictates that certain foods should never
Read MoreBy Josh Basson , , Seattle There is little doubt that Israel is morally justified in its offensive war against Hamas. No nation can sit by and allo
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It’s been more than three decades since Golda Meir died. She was a giant on the world stage in her time. Starting life in Kiev, she made her way
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Jared will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on January 31, 2009 at Temple B'nai Torah in Bellevue. Jared is the son of Lynne and Brad Smith of Sammamish and
Read MoreBy Rabbi Daniel Septimus , Temple De Hirsch Sinai We are told about a 10-year-old whose father was driving him home from religious school. The fat
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