By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent What do parents want for their children? Success, of course. But at least in the West these days, most of
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By Sean Roach, Special to JTNews Starting March 21, Seattle’s Intiman Theatre will showcase the original stage adaptation of The Diary of Ann
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Starting March 21, Seattle’s Intiman Theatre will showcase the original stage adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank. The play is, without a dou
Read MoreBy Anji Mantripragada, Special to JTNews Showing off Israel’s technological prowess sometimes requires a personal touch. That’s why two
Read MoreTawni celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on February 23, 2008 at Temple B'nai Torah in Bellevue. She is the daughter of David and Lisa Halfon of Renton and th
Read MoreBy Lea Hanan, , Seattle After reading about Rabbi Schwartz's sentencing and the comments from Rabbi David of the Seattle Kollel, I would like to sa
Read MoreBy Rabbi Marc Angel and Rabbi Avraham Weiss , JTA News & Features NEW YORK (JTA) — The Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Rabbinical Council o
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Most people don't grow up saying, "I want to be mayor of Newcastle," but Ben Varon is delighted to have the po
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By , Special to JTNews When he makes hamantaschen, he really makes hamantaschen! Steven and his kindergarten class at the Jewish Day School in Bell
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If it were an American film, writer-director Ayalet Menahemi’s first feature in 14 years would be called a small independent film. It has a smal
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Slate Magazine music critic Jody Rosen admits that his first historical Jewish music compilation, Jewface, is quirkier and distinctly separate from hi
Read MoreKarl will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on March 22, 2008 at Temple B'nai Torah in Bellevue. Karl is the son of Denise Joffe and Paul Manner of Mercer Isl
Read MoreBy Rabbi Shalom D. (Berry) Farkash, Chabad of the Central Cascades Since it is Purim today, we need to say l'chaim, so l'chaim, l'chaim v'livracha
Read MoreBy Ami Eden , JTA News & Features NEW YORK (JTA) — Barack Obama has spent months fending off successive waves of highly misleading and outrigh
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