By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound Four years into his job as Greenstein Family Executive Director of Hillel at the University of Washington, Rabbi Oren Hayon announced his resignation last week. Hayon, a Reform-ordained rabbi who spent many years in Texas before moving to Seattle, will be returning toContinue Reading
By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound Taryn Harris has a lot going on. The University of Washington senior majoring in history and minoring in Spanish and Jewish studies is the president of Washington Students for Israel, a member of the student senate, a history fellow, an internContinue Reading
You and Your Genes — genetic screening Sunday, November 16, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. One in four Ashkenazi Jews is a carrier of at least one in 19 genetic diseases; one in three Sephardic or Persian Jews is a carrier of at least one in eight diseases. If you and yourContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist Ben Eisenhardt had the same childhood ambition as many kids. “Professional basketball is a dream [that] starts from kindergarten,” he says. But his aspiration is now reality. Soon, the 6’10”, 215 lb. forward will head to Israel to play for Euroleague’s Elitzur Yavne. BenContinue Reading
