Modern kashrut

By Morris Malakoff, JTNews Correspondent Keeping a kosher kitchen in America has never been an easy undertaking. But in a simpler time, complicatio

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Joel Magalnick

Return of the Capitol

By Morris Malakoff, JTNews Correspondent Financial adviser Albert Israel will be the first to tell you he is no musician. But he is the proud owner

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Daniel Robert Kaplan

Daniel celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on December 29, 2007 at Temple B'nai Torah in Bellevue. Daniel is the son of Carol Schuster and John Kaplan and the

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No realistic expectations

By Josh Basson, , Seattle Ron Kampeas's insightful column was quite informative ("Bush goes to Israel," Jan. 11). Bush wants illegal settlement ou

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New Briefs – January 25

By JTNews Staff, other SJCS holds its annual gala The Seattle Jewish Community School will hold its annual gala event, honoring community members a

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Ariel Chi-Linh Loud

Ariel will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on January 26, 2008 with the Kadima Reconstructionist community at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center in

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A return to Sinai

By Rabbi Ephraim Schwartz, West Seattle Torah Learning Center It was about four years ago, at around this time of year, when many from our local J

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A complexity of emotions

By Rabbi Richard Toban , Seattle Kollel In this past week's Torah portion, the Talmud (Megillah 10b) tells us that during the miracles at the Spli

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Hometown honors

By Micol (Rubin) Bayer, , Cleveland, OH I am truly honored to be voted best ketubah artist this year. I grew up in Seattle (a graduate of SHA and N

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A hollow victory

By   ,   Is it a religious imperative or a matter of convenience? Though Jewish Democratic activists are claiming victory in t

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Tree hostility

By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, Dear Rivy, Is it my imagination or has Tu B'Shevat taken on a significance beyond its original intent? When I was growing

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Michael Tarlowe

Welcome, little sister!

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews It’s always nice, twice a year, at both Rosh Hashanah and the secular New Year, when we can highlight membe

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Leyna Krow

A brutal, artistic story

Of the nearly 150,000 Jews sent to the Terezìn concentration camp in Czechoslovakia between 1940 and 1945, more than 30,000 died within its walls. Th

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A hole in our theory

By Boaz Hoffman, L.Ac, , Thank you for including me in the Best of 2007 list (Jan. 11). I have an important correction: I'm not a naturopathic doct

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