By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Although Rabbi Anson Laytner has served in a variety of professional positions in Seattle over the years, and i
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Zach will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on July 28, 2007 at Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation in Seattle. Zach is the son of Rachel and Alex Sassoon and
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Joshua and Kim Isaac announce the arrival of their daughter Sophie Tova on May 25, 2007 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. She weighed 6 lbs., 15 oz. and
Read MoreBy Rabbi Eliakim Koenigsberg , Special to JTNews The customs we observe on the day of Tisha B'Av are strikingly similar to those of an avel, a mou
Read MoreBy Sharon Asia Finegold, , Seattle Now that the play about Rachel Corrie has come and gone, the various executive directors of the organizations wh
Read MoreBy Philip R. Scheier, , Seattle I was quite touched by the unhappy plight of so-called Progressive Jews here in the soul-searching news report by y
Read MoreBy Akiva Kenny Segan , , Seattle While it is excellent that Pastor John Hagee is seeking "redemption" from Jews in return for his Christian commun
Read MoreBy Randy Kessler, , Mercer Island Thanks to Janis Siegel and the JTNews for the excellent coverage of the recent Night to Honor Israel event put on
Read MoreBy Rabbi Bernie Fox, Northwest Yeshiva High School Every year I have the honor and pleasure to deliver a charge to the Northwest Yeshiva High Scho
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By Diana Brement, JTNews Columnist Lysa Adams is determined to raise money to fight the auto-immune disease lupus and set a record at the same tim
Read MoreAs I write this, BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston has passed more than 100 days of captivity since his kidnapping. Yet he is presumed to be one of
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Leisa and Paul Goldberg announce the birth of their son Simon (Si) Ezra Portman on June 4, 2007 at Swedish Hospital in Seattle. He weighed 7 lbs., 2 o
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Paul and Gina Benezra of Snoqualmie announce the arrival of their son Benjamin Leon, born at Overlake Hospital on May 12, 2007 at 9:50 p.m. He weighed
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Mishala celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on June 30, 2007 at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle. Mishala is the daughter of Ed Horowitz and Lori Hara-Horowit
Read MoreFloyd Jack Lamken died June 21, 2007, in Eugene, Ore. He was 91 years old. He was born in Tacoma and had been a lifelong resident. Floyd graduated fr
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Meredith Lesch and Scott Solomon announce their engagement on May 26, 2007 while visiting Seattle. They will be married in Seattle in the summer of 20
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By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Editor’s note: In May, JTNews editor Joel Magalnick visited the Negev Desert in central Israel as a guest o
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By Gidi Grinstein , JTA News & Features TEL AVIV (JTA) — The Hamas coup in Gaza may seem like a victory for Iran and its followers, who now ha
Read MoreBy Daniel Pipes , Special to JTNews The Hamas victory over Fatah in Gaza on June 14 has great importance for Palestinians, for the Islamist moveme
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