By Rabbi Adam Rubin, Congregation Beth Shalom While most Americans are religious — the great majority of our fellow citizens continue to assert a belief in the Divine (though this has declined in recent years, according to most surveys) — it’s how we’re religious that I find interesting. In orderContinue Reading
By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound How do you see Torah? That’s the question Nancy Current and Jeremy Alk will be asking upon the launch of their new class, “The Genesis of Creativity: Using Visual Midrash to Capture the Jewish Imagination.” It’s not exactly a new question.Continue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist If you know me, you know I’m a regular blood donor who enjoys nagging folks to do the same. Lynn Gottlieb is a much better example than me, however. Having donated over 100 pints, she’s earned a leaf on the Puget Sound Blood Center’sContinue Reading
Maya will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on March 8, 2014 at Congregation Beth Shalom in Seattle. Maya is the daughter of Jane Becker and Jason Kintzer of Seattle, and the sister of Raphael, David, Yoni, Avi, and Yoel. Her grandparents are Edward Becker and Jolanda Kintzer, and the late MildredContinue Reading
