By Rainer Waldman Adkins, Chair, Brit Tzedek v?Shalom, Greater Seattle Chapter, Seattle One possibility In response to Samuel Roskin?s letter (?O
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Read MoreBy Neil Goldberg, , Kirkland Beyond the golden shtetl I was somewhat confused by your editorial on Jewish outreach in Issaquah. Three months after
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Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik , JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I have been struggling with weight loss my entire life. I have tried every avenue possib
Read MoreBy Rabbi Laurie Rice , Congregation Kol Ami Our tradition teaches that if one has to enter a synagogue to pick up one's child or to see a friend,
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik , JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, The issue of children and chores is steadily escalating in our home. The conflicts have
Read MoreBy Rabbi Beth Singer , Temple Beth Am I always smile when I think about a moment, many years ago, as I walked into Shabbat morning services in my
Read MoreBy Rabbi Sholom Ber Levitin , Chabad-Lubavitch of the Pacific Northwest Caring about people and issues is a very important character trait. As you
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik , JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, As we approach the High Holidays this year, the words of the prayer 'who by fire who by w
Read MoreBy Jack L. Greenberg , , Seattle Norm Levin (Letters, Aug. 19) should get the pro-Sharon speck out of his eye and read up on some of our recent wee
Read MoreBy Rabbi Jonathan Singer , Temple Beth Am The other day I drove up to the home of a family who can no longer drive, and paid them a very enjoyable
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik , JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I read your previous column about the Jewish summer and the fast days that are observed.
Read MoreMaybe Periel Aschenbrand’s name is indicative of her incendiary character. One thing is for certain, she doesn’t mince words. Statements
Read MoreFrom around the world, music-seeking tourists are gathering for Seattle Opera’s productions of the four operas of Richard Wagner’s The Ri
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Our first child is going to start school this fall for the very first time, and I think I'm h
Read MoreCarmit Zori’s talent brought her to the attention of the late renowned musician Isaac Stern. It was he who made it possible for the 15-year-old
Read MoreBy Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, Is it my imagination, or are people far vainer and more obsessed with their bodies than they
Read MoreJulie Warwick tells the tale of two brothers who lived on opposite sides of a hill (and if this is not exactly the way it happened, it should have):
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