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By JTA World News Service Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder on Friday denounced Israel in an expletive-laden tirade during a concert in England. “I swear to f***ing god, there are people out there who are looking for a reason to kill,” Vedder said. “They’re looking for a reason toContinue Reading

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By Rabbi Jaron Matlow, Special to The Jewish Sound In the last few years, the  ugly specter of suicide has  popped up twice in my extended family. In both instances, thank God, the  attempts were unsuccessful. Both were cases of despondency  over poor health and fear of  the unknown givenContinue Reading

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Those of us who support I-594 (background checks for most gun sales) realize that it is not a cure-all for our country’s gun problem. It is better than doing nothing, however. As mentioned in your June 27 article (“Jews and guns: What’s our responsibility?”), when Missouri rescinded its background checkContinue Reading

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Are there readers of the JTNews who think that the recent kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers on a hike will hurt the “Palestinian cause”? If so, they should think again. Killers, like other people, follow the news. They know that every new act of terror, the more barbaricContinue Reading

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I’m terribly disturbed by a second article written by Janis Siegel about a young Jewish man accused of “inappropriate communication with a minor.” (“Judge grants continuance to August in Varon case,” June 13). How insensitive and callous to villainize and embarrass a young man before the court’s verdict as toContinue Reading

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By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound Once upon a time, there was a village in the middle of a forest. Houses lined a long street, each little plot opening into a field stretching back to the woods’ edge. There was no need for telephones — if youContinue Reading

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April 12, 1932–June 17, 2014 The best wife, mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother ever, Betty Lucille Mossafer, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 17 at her home surrounded by those who loved her deeply. Born April 12, 1932 in Montana to Adelaide and Richard Jones, she is survived by her husband AlbertContinue Reading

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January 8, 1936–June 14, 2014 Bob Zimmerman, 78, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 14. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Rebecca; son Michael Zimmerman and wife Elizabeth, and grandsons Bauer and Grant of Sammamish, Wash.; daughter Esther and husband Rabbi Yosef Malka, and grandsons Yehudah, Yonah Mordechai,Continue Reading