Best of Jewish Washington

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What burning questions do you have about Judaism and Jewish living? Have yours answered in the magazine!

09/24/2019

MOT IRL

One Thing Is, Never Give Up Hope

Henry Friedman, a founder of the Holocaust Center for Humanity, reflects on the lessons of the Holocaust.

09/23/2019 By Emily Boynton

Jewish Connections

PJ Library Connectors Help Families Create Community

The Federation is supports neighborhood-based opportunities for connecting with Jewish life.

09/23/2019 By Jim DiPeso

Jewish Connections

The Federation’s 2020 Community Trip Is a Deep Dive into Israeli Food, Wine, and Art

Get a taste of Israel.

09/23/2019 By Jim DiPeso

Feature

Why Doesn't Seattle Have More Kosher Restaurants?

The city has always had a problem keeping kosher businesses open. Increased regulations don't help.

09/23/2019 By Emily K. Alhadeff

Three Opinions

How Should We Respond to Public Figures Accused of Sexual Misconduct?

A media figure and a social worker respond.

09/23/2019 By Warren Etheredge and Liz Coleclough

Innovators

Dina Levitan Speaks Truth to Tech

Represent!

09/23/2019 By Emily Boynton

Jews of Seattle

Laurie Goff

What does being Jewish mean to you?

09/23/2019 With Meryl Alcabes

Sound Off

Meet the Jews Advocating for Immigrant Justice in Seattle

“For so many of us, our DNA experienced this horror just a few generations back.”

09/23/2019 By Gregory Gutterman Scruggs

Summer Fiction

Lose Yourself in Literature

Our fiction contest winners, local authors, and a bissel Arthurian legend.

08/11/2019

Summer Fiction

Counting

Our third-place tie fiction winner.

08/11/2019 By Merridawn Duckler

Summer Fiction

Bubbe’s an Alien

Our second-place fiction winner.

08/11/2019 By Rochelle Kochin

Fiction

There Was No Challah

Our third-place tie fiction winner.

08/11/2019 By Mads Golding

Three Opinions

What Books Should Every Jewish Person Read?

Two community members weigh in.

08/11/2019 By Dr. Eliyahu Krigel and Sarah Watstein

Mishpacha

Write a Forever Letter as Part of Your Legacy Planning

Wills aren't just for divvying up the physical items.

08/11/2019 By Michael Stusser

Jews of Seattle

Elchanan Mollot

What does being Jewish mean to you?

08/11/2019 By Meryl Alcabes

Innovators

What Bots Can Teach Us about Civility

Microsoft's Deborah Harrison puts words in the mouths of digital assistants.

08/11/2019 By Emily Boynton

Sound Off

Twenty-Five Years After the Rebbe’s Passing, Chabad Perpetuates Its Mission to Unite All Jews. Can They Bring Us Together?

The Rebbe's army comes to Seattle.

08/11/2019 By Emily K. Alhadeff

Summer Fiction

How Yiddish Writers Influenced Arthurian Legend

UW Professor Annegret Oehme decolonizes literature.

08/11/2019 By Emily Boynton

Community

It's Not Another Teenage Wasteland

Sephardic Adventure Camp Fortifies an Endangered Culture

The Northwest Has Long Been a Breeding Ground for White Nationalism. What Are We Doing about It?

A Shoe Repair Shop Managed to Survive for Over a Century. Does It Have One Foot in the Grave?

Teri Citterman Coaches Executives to Lead Fearlessly

Meet the Jewish Candidates Vying for a Seat on the Seattle City Council (Part One)

Take the Survey!

Go Ahead. Ask.

One Thing Is, Never Give Up Hope

PJ Library Connectors Help Families Create Community

The Federation’s 2020 Community Trip Is a Deep Dive into Israeli Food, Wine, and Art

Why Doesn't Seattle Have More Kosher Restaurants?

How Should We Respond to Public Figures Accused of Sexual Misconduct?

Dina Levitan Speaks Truth to Tech

Laurie Goff

Meet the Jews Advocating for Immigrant Justice in Seattle

Popular Content

Go Ahead. Ask.

Take the Survey!

Lose Yourself in Literature

Counting

Bubbe’s an Alien

There Was No Challah

What Books Should Every Jewish Person Read?

Write a Forever Letter as Part of Your Legacy Planning

Elchanan Mollot

What Bots Can Teach Us about Civility

Twenty-Five Years After the Rebbe’s Passing, Chabad Perpetuates Its Mission to Unite All Jews. Can They Bring Us Together?

How Yiddish Writers Influenced Arthurian Legend

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