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By Rabbi Seth Goldstein, Temple Beth Hatfiloh Here is a scenario: A synagogue is faced with a tight budget. Examining its options, the board of the congregation decides not to do any additional fundraising, but instead decides to just cut programs. Doesn’t sound too realistic? As a congregational rabbi myself,Continue Reading

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By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist 1 “Incredibly grateful” is how Talya Gillman describes feeling about receiving a Pomegranate Prize from the Covenant Foundation. The foundation, which supports Jewish education across North America and across denominations, gives this prize specifically to emerging leaders in the field. It’s a companion toContinue Reading

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By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent In today’s high-risk, high-reward venture capital scene, longtime Seattle entrepreneur and angel investor Jon Staenberg of Staenberg Venture Partners has funded his share of startups and brokered hundreds of deals by using conventional wisdom — stick to the businesses you know and to theContinue Reading

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By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent TAG International Development isn’t a public relations firm, but its founder and CEO, Orthodox rabbi and Londoner Yossi Ives, fervently believes PR can go a long way toward recasting Israel’s image in the world. The Israel-based nonprofit matches Israeli experts with local partners inContinue Reading

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By David Shayne, Special to The Jewish Sound “In other cases, the more or less universally used description of ‘eligibility” [to be considered ‘refugees’] included those people who were forced to leave ‘permanent’ or ‘habitual’ homes. In the case of Arab refugees, however, the definition had been broadened to includeContinue Reading

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By Ed Harris, Jewish Sound Columnist Jews have a long history, until relatively recently, as outsiders. This collective cultural memory served me well during the recent Seahawks playoff run, which ended in heartbreaking fashion for most — but not all — of the local denizens. One exception: the author ofContinue Reading

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By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, Jewish Sound Columnist Dear Rivy, Is it “Jewish” to be so saddened and consumed by loss of a football team — or any professional sport? Personally, I am not this way. But surveying the Facebook postings and media reports after the Seahawks lost the Super Bowl,Continue Reading

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(JTA) — The vice chancellor at a South African university called a student government demand to kick out pro-Israel Jewish students “outrageous” and “preposterous.” The Students Representative Council at the Durban University of Technology called on the university to expel “Jewish students, especially those who do not support the PalestinianContinue Reading