Wondering Jews

Does Everyone Practice Sitting Shiva When a Family Member Dies?

Three experts weigh in.

02/10/2020 By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, Talya Gillman, and Rabbi Mendel Weingarten

Wondering Jews

When is a good time to start openly wearing my Star of David necklace at my new workplace?

Three experts share their advice for a new employee at a local tech company.

12/16/2019 With Rivy Poupko Kletenik, Rabbi Mendel Weingarten, and Talya Gillman

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Here Is What We Can All Do to Heal After Pittsburgh

Five ways to make the world a kinder place.

11/26/2018 By Rivy Poupko Kletenik

Life

The Fishmonger’s Tale

Solly Amon started selling fish as a kid. At 86, he looks out over a small empire built by family and love.

08/01/2018 By Stuart Eskenazi

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Bring Meaning to Passover with a Poem or Two

Take the road less traveled and put a poem on the seder plate.

03/21/2018 By Rivy Poupko Kletenik

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Forget Hanukkah vs. Christmas. What About Reason vs. Revelation?

Are the Greeks good or bad?

12/05/2017 By Rivy Poupko Kletenik Illustrations by Sefira Ross

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Judaism is the Antidote to the Teenage Wasteland

From "13 Reasons Why" to "613 Reasons Why."

08/10/2017 By Rivy Poupko Kletenik

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Sorry Not Sorry

Is empathy bad for our relationships?

04/05/2017 By Rivy Poupko Kletenik

Best of Jewish Neighborhoods

Ravenna/Wedgwood: The Small Town

How could we not note this swath of northeast Seattle for its vibrant Jewish community, dating back to the 1950s?

12/01/2016 By Naomi Tomky

Style

High Fashion

Embrace the holiday season in comfortable style, with a little help from local fashionistas.

10/01/2016 By Emily K. Alhadeff, Amanda Zurita, and Debra Rich Gettleman

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Ashamnu

As heirs to American history, we share responsibility for its wrongs.

10/01/2016 By Rivy Poupko Kletenik

Education

Good Out of Evil

Should the Holocaust be a teaching tool for perpetuating Jewish identity?

06/01/2016 By Rivy Poupko Kletenik

History

Sephardic Settlement

04/01/2016 By Stuart Eskenazi

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Guard Your Tongue

Six steps to living a gossip-free life

04/01/2016 By Rivy Poupko Kletenik

JPop

Real Difference

Deborah Rosen’s roots go back to the founding of the film festival.

02/01/2016 By Diana Brement

Best of the City

The Best of Jewish Education in Washington

12/01/2015 By Emily K. Alhadeff

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Hanukkah Heroes

Share your Hanukkah with history’s Jewish victors.

12/01/2015 By Rivy Poupko Kletenik

Sound Off

Opinions on Immigration

How should the Jewish community respond to the refugee and migrant crisis?

12/01/2015 By Etan Basseri and Robert Jacobs

Jewish Connections

PJ Library's Neighborhood Song & Story to Expand

10/01/2015 By Rachel Román

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Opening Chapters

Not all who are forgotten are lost.

10/01/2015 By Rivy Poupko Kletenik