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July 25, 20080

Abraham as viewed from two directions

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent In the hypercharged atmosphere of Middle Eastern conflicts and the war on terror, it would be easy to assu

July 25, 20080

Blood simple

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Could a Jew be forced to donate blood to a dying person? The answer, which took the crowd at Congregation Ezr

July 25, 20080

Such the romantic

By Deborah Moon , other Jewish camps plant many seeds in the hearts and minds of the youth who spend pleasurable summers there. Numerous studies ha

July 16, 20080

Soldiers’ families get closure, but no joy, as bodies returned

By Roy Eitan, JTA News & Features JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two black caskets, laid out by Hezbollah officials on the sun-drenched tarmac of a Lebanese bor

July 16, 20080

Soldiers’ families get closure, but no joy, as bodies returned

By Roy Eitan, JTA News & Features

July 11, 20080

Mediterranean union summit may boost prospects for peace

By Devorah Lauter, JTA News & Features PARIS (JTA) — Just days before his summit to launch the Union of the Mediterranean, French President Nicolas

July 11, 20080

Mediterranean union summit may boost prospects for peace

By Devorah Lauter, JTA News & Features

July 11, 20080

the wrong country

By Benjamin Pollock , , San Francisco, Calif. Jewish progressives like Richard Silverstein need to return to their roots and rediscover who is the

July 11, 20080

The squeeze

By Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNews Well, it's official. The cost to insure my family now exceeds the size of my wife's paycheck. To many of you wh

July 11, 20080

With Federation campaign down, some agencies see steep allocations drop

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Attribute it to a flailing local economy that’s finally following the rest of the nation, or fatigue and fa

July 11, 20080

Josepha Chasha “Mira” Klein

Mira will sponsor and speak at the Shabbat kiddush at Congregation Shaarei Tefilah Lubavitch on July 12, 2008 in celebration of her Bat Mitzvah. Mira

July 11, 20080

To be in exile

By Barbara H. Brandt , The Secular Jewish Cirlce of Puget Sound There are two persistent commandments in the Torah: have no strange gods and welco

July 11, 20080

A farewell to Nextbook

By Leyna Krow, Assistant Editor, JTNews In the past five years, Nextbook has brought more than 80 Jewish authors, poets, critics, journalists and s

July 11, 20080

Jewish Day School scores big

By Elisheva Goldberg , other Leaders of the Jewish Day School of Greater Seattle feel as if they’ve gotten lucky. It’s not the sort of

July 11, 20080

The food network

By Leyna Krow, Assistant Editor, JTNews The restaurant business is a tough one. It’s even tougher for establishments whose target consumer ba

July 11, 20080

News Briefs – July 11

By JTNews Staff, other Antique-a-Palooza Kadima brings the Seattle community its own version of the Antique Road Show. This fundraising event will

July 11, 20080

Emma Levine Petersky

Emma will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on July 5, 2008 at Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue in Bellevue. Emma is the daughter of David Levine and Claire Pete

July 11, 20080

A coup for Hebrew U.

By Jacob Berkman, JTA News & Features NEW YORK (JTA) — Usually a “mazel tov” would go to the person being honored, but this week the American Frien

July 11, 20080

Trying to get by

From Mexico to Turkey to the Philippines to the West Bank, tens of thousands of people leave their homes every year seeking menial jobs in developed c

July 11, 20080

Misfire

By The National Council of Jewish Women Seattle Section, , The National Council of Jewish Women Seattle Section, was disappointed to see an ad in "

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