By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound Nobody had planned for things to work out this way. But you might call it a happy accident that Rabbi David Lipper and the congregation to which he’d been assigned as an interim rabbi decided to remove the “interim” from his title. “IContinue Reading
By Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Columnist Naomi Weiss Newman doesn’t like to play favorites, but the consummate volunteer for so many Jewish organizations in the Seattle area, admits to a soft spot for Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology. Fifteen years ago, she was the driving force behind the formationContinue Reading
Diana Brement, Jewish Sound Correspondent Hometown: Eugene, Ore. Favorite book: “I pretty much inhale books — I can’t name a favorite.” Favorite Jewish historical figure: Rabbi Israel Salanter Hidden talent: Able to identify individual breeds in mixed-breed dogs. “It is a gift.” Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg used one leadership transition to createContinue Reading
By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound He may be retiring from his current post, but Rabbi Jim Mirel is far from finished. “I don’t consider it the end. Death is the end. It’s a continuation,” says the longtime senior rabbi of Bellevue’s Temple B’nai Torah, who will retire atContinue Reading
