By Joel Magalnick, JTNews Correspondent During his visit to Seattle in late May, the Jewish Transcript had the opportunity to speak with Senator an

By Emily Moore, JTNews Correspondent How is Mount Sinai like cheese? When are fruits a sacrifice? Is there significance in a long, four-cornered wh

By Emily Moore, JTNews Correspondent

By Joel Magalnick, JTNews Correspondent For centuries, families have passed the honor of rabbi through their generations, from father to son. In r

By Britten Schear, Special to JTNews In Peru, as in many developing countries, cervical cancer is an unparalleled killer. Although it is a widely

By Janis Siegel, JTNews Correspondent Jews always seem to argue — in a good way, of course — about whether or not they are doing the right thing. I

By Rita Weinstein, JTNews Correspondent One man’s vision has turned into a major victory for local low-income seniors. On June 4, the senior

By Congressman Jim McDermott, Special to JTNews For a short moment, there seemed to be hope for a sincere rapprochement between the Israeli govern

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent Finding new ways to promote Jewish culture has moved two prominent members of the local Jewish community i

By Manny Frishberg, JTNews Correspondent

By Joel Magalnick, JTNews Correspondent With Wednesday’s approval of the two-year budget by state lawmakers, many social service agencies can

By Robert Shay, Special to JTNews I normally speak to you on these pages about Jewish films. This time, in honor of Memorial Day, the editor has gr

By Joel Magalnick, JTNews Correspondent On May 14, approximately 30 members of the Jewish community picked up their signs and marched outside of Na

By Joel Magalnick, JTNews Correspondent When Tipper Gore gives a slide show, she likes to cover her entire life as a jumping-off point for telling

By David Chesanow, JTNews Correspondent Washington has a new hate-crime law, which prohibits insurance companies from canceling or refusing to ren

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews Educator and author Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi will join Temple B’nai Torah as a scholar in residence this Ju

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent Playwright Lee Blessing’s 1988 political drama, Two Rooms, about Middle East policy, terrorism and th

By Jessica Davis, JTNews Correspondent For local filmmaker Ann Coppel, Jewish vocalist and composer Debbie Friedman is an inspiration. Her current

By Emily Moore, JTNews Correspondent Who better to receive a Mother’s Day food tribute than our Jewish mothers? Even outside Jewish culture,