By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist Marvin Stern is the new executive director of Washington Appleseed, a non-partisan, non-profit public interest
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One thing that can be said about Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, considered by many to be the father of the Modern Orthodox movement, is that his legacy is
Read MoreBy Rabbi Simon Benzaquen , Sephardic Bikur Holim I want to share with JTNews readers the message I delivered to my congregation, Sephardic Bikur
Read MoreBy Amy Hirshberg Lederman , Special to JTNews I was in the fourth grade, hiding in the girl's bathroom with Fran Schneider, when the loudspeaker
Read MoreBy Alvin J. Ziontz , , Bellevue Robert Wilkes begins with the strange assertion that "America is British, not French" ("Why Jews Are Democrats, an
Read MoreBy Leyna Krow, Assistant Editor, JTNews Divorce is never an easy process. There is the contracting of lawyers, the dividing of money and property,
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By Leyna Krow, Assistant Editor, JTNews The final months of 2008 have been a season of change for Congregation Ezra Bessaroth. The Seward Park syna
Read MoreBy Morris Malakoff , JTNews Correspondent Correction: According to SJCS officials, the Avi Chai Foundation provided a $1 million interest-free loan
Read MoreBy Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNews It’s only by luck that Dan Alon is alive today. Thirty-six years ago, at the age of 27, Alon looked up the
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Seattle choreographer Donald Byrd confronts the Israeli/Palestinian struggle in A Chekhovian Resolution, which debuts November 21 and 22 at the Moore
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA News & Features WASHINGTON (JTA) – For some Jewish voters, the strangeness of Barack Obama was like a recurring dream: unsettli
Read MoreBy Robert Wilkes , Special to JTNews I'm often asked this question by other Jews: "You seem to be a nice guy and reasonably intelligent — how can
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Hannah will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on November 8, 2008 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation. Hannah is the daughter of Gail and Barry Stulb
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By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist Last we heard from nationally known women's health educator Toni Weschler, almost four years ago, she was writ
Read MoreBy Deborah E. Lipstadt , JTA World News Service ATLANTA (JTA) — I am one of those 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling. I was a Hillary support
Read MoreBy Robert and Gail Stagman , , Mercer Island With all due respect for Rabbi Kletenik, we believe his reasoning on Initiative 1000 ("Life is sacred,
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Poet, author, professor, and former Microsoft Internet guru Emily Warn has come home to Seattle. She brings with her a new book, Shadow Architect
Read MoreBy Midge Levy , , Seattle I applaud Rabbi Laytner's letter on the Death with Dignity Initiative ("Freedom of Choice," Oct. 17) in which he offers
Read MoreBy Jane Ulman, Special to JTNews “I hate this healthy food. It’s tasteless and disgusting,” Gabe, my 20-year-old son, says. He’s protes
Read MoreBy Rabbi Seth Goldstein , Temple Beth Hatfiloh Dear Mr. President, Mazel tov on your victory this election Day. This was definitely a hard-fought
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