MOT IRL

Everyone Has Their Obstacles

Michael Schiller won a bronze in the 2017 Maccabiah Games for wheelchair basketball. Today, he creates accessible ways for everybody to play sports.

12/16/2019 By Emily Boynton

You Do What?

Andrew Perlmutter Works Hard, Plays Hard

The President of Everett-based Funko, Inc., talks toys.

12/16/2019 By Emily Boynton

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

Innovators

Dina Levitan Speaks Truth to Tech

Represent!

09/23/2019 By Emily Boynton

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

Summer Fiction

How Yiddish Writers Influenced Arthurian Legend

UW Professor Annegret Oehme decolonizes literature.

08/11/2019 By Emily Boynton

MOT IRL

Brianna Caplan Sayres Is Sending Jewish Children's Lit to Space

The author and new publisher wants to raise the quality of Jewish kids' books.

08/11/2019 By Emily Boynton

MOT IRL

I really connect through baking — it helps me get more involved.

Beloria Levy, the 15-year-old founder of Batter Splatter, turned her passion for decorating cakes into a booming business.

06/16/2019 By Emily Boynton

Sound Off

Teri Citterman Coaches Executives to Lead Fearlessly

And it involves getting a little uncomfortable.

06/16/2019 By Emily Boynton

MOT IRL

The Most Important Thing Is to Make Time for Yourself and Your Kids

Q & A with Jason Mesnick, the season 13 Bachelor who broke off his engagement to marry the runner-up, Molly.

04/15/2019 By Emily Boynton

MOT IRL

Books Help Us Recognize That We’re Not Alone

Q&A with Adam Gish, the Garfield English teacher who recently received press for taking 100 students to the bookstore.

02/07/2019 By Emily Boynton

Best of Jewish Neighborhoods

Bellevue: The Kibbutz

Beyond the immediate advantages of this lakeside suburb, members of Bellevue’s diverse, polyglot population may just greet you with “boker tov."

12/01/2016 By Naomi Tomky

Sound Off

Three Opinions

How can the Jewish community better address racial justice?

12/01/2016 By Erika Davis and Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett

All Together Now

Family Portraits

Washington’s Jewish families: What are their stories, and what do they love about Judaism? Let us introduce you to some of your neighbors.

10/01/2016 By Emily K. Alhadeff

Jewish Connections

Pop in to a Pop-Up Community

The Federation’s untraditional events meet community members where they are.

08/01/2016 By Jim DiPeso

Jewish Connections

A Conversation with Harold Grinspoon and Diane Troderman

The cofounders of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation talk about the importance of Jewish philanthropy.

08/01/2016 By Jewish Federation Staff

JPop

Gad Is Great

French Moroccan comedy sensation Gad Elmaleh starts over in America, in English.

08/01/2016 By Emily K. Alhadeff

Recipes

Spice It Up

Change up a weeknight dinner or a holiday menu with these recipes adapted from Pabla classics.

08/01/2016 By Naomi Tomky

History

We Interrupt this Broadcast

Phil Scheier reflects on bombing Nazis, saving newspapers, and making it past the century mark

08/01/2016 By Emily K. Alhadeff