Maya Ellen Zwang

Maya will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on August 18, 2007 at Temple B'nai Torah in Bellevue. Maya is the daughter of Monte and Lisa Zwang of Bellevue and

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Leora Radman

Leora will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on August 18, 2007 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island. Leora is the daughter of Renee

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Creating a working board

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent As the American Jewish Committee celebrated 60 years in the Seattle area, it has adopted a number of chang

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A lifelong passion

By Rabbi Anson Laytner, Executive Director, American Jewish Committee, Seattle A number of people have asked me why I was in China so early and it

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Shaun Janes

The musical melting pot

Balkan Beat Box, Nu Med, JDub Records Many years ago, a Hebrew school teacher explained that while the United States was a melting pot, in which peopl

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last words

By Susan Alhadeff, , Seattle Manny Frishberg's reporting on the movie A Mighty Heart ("One of the unlucky ones," July 6) leaves open a question as

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Rubin-Zimmerman

Sarah Rubin of Renton and Joel Zimmerman of Seattle have announced their engagement. They will be married on April 12, 2008 in Seattle. Sarah is the d

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Courtesy Michelle Goodman

Enough of the 9-to-5

Since 1994, Michelle Goodman has been thumbing her nose at people who tell her to get a job. Now the Seattle-based writer and editor has become an eva

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Jacob Hanan

Jacob will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on August 4, 2007 at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth. Jacob is the son of Kevin and Lea Hanan and the brother of Albe

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Joshua Alan Barokas

Josh will become Bar Mitzvah August 18, 2007 at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle. Josh is the son of Laurie and Michael Barokas and the brother of A

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Jude Alexander Berg

Dr. Orly Steinberg and Jill Ginsberg announce the arrival of their son Jude Alexander on June 1, 2007 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. He weighed 6 lbs

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Juggling education

By Thea Chard, other The Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation has upheld one of the most rigorous religious school programs in the greater Sea

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Raphael Gershon Schuster

Raphael will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on August 4, 2007 at Temple B'nai Torah in Bellevue. Raphael is the son of Terri Schuster and Brian and Carol

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Saying goodbye

By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, My father recently passed away and I find myself saying the Kaddish prayer on a daily basis.

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Strengthening weakly

By Josh Basson , , Seattle Strengthening weakly Dan Baron's insightful front page column was quite informative ("Uncertainty hampers progress for I

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