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He will be able to walk to the places where the storm troopers burned Jewish books, past the businesses that were stoned during Kristallnacht, and the homes from which Jewish families were evicted, dispossessed and then murdered en masse as he openly questions whether it was all made up by the Jews for attention, money and
He would probably school me. Taylor Halperin, an intern for Sen. Maria Cantwell and big basketball fan, on whether he would take the court with President Obama while hes in the other Washington for the summer. Read about the M.O.T. on page 9.
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Congressman Derek Kilmer is a freshman legislator from Washington State, elected in 2012. Recently, Kilmer left on his first trip to Israel with the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF) with the two other newly elected congressmen of Washington. Upon Kilmers homecoming, he will meet with Washingtons pro-Israel community to discuss his impressions of Israel and the challenges the country faces. Sponsored by AIPAC, American Jewish Committee, StandWithUs Northwest, Hadassah, Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. At Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. RSVP to tgregory@aipac.org. For more information call 206-624-5152. preparing its people for peace through compromise with messages of tolerance, understanding, and reconciliation, the letter said, arguing that by honoring Thomas, the PA was undermining prospects for peace rather than preparing its
The Jewish Family Service seniors group Endless Opportunities has multiple events happening over the next few weeks, including a garden party with a tour of a members wheelchair-accessible garden; a speaking engagement with Michelle Witt, executive director of the University of Washingtons Meany Hall and the UW World Series of Music, who will talk about her artistic vision; and a talk with author and local food maven Leora Bloom, who will speak about the states eat local movement. Times and locations are on the JTNews calendar on page 15, or contact Ellen Hendin at endlessopps@jfsseattle.org or 206-461-3240 for further details.
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of the Preparing the Palestinian People for Peace Act. This legislation conditioned U.S. assistance on whether the PA was actively
people for it. Although U.S. funding to the PA has never been abolished only temporarily frozen at times Nesenoff was happy to have at least been part of the conversation on the issue.
Im very proud of [the fact] that in some ways I might have helped to stop all funding to the Palestinian Authority, Nesenoff said. Its the gift that keeps giving, this divine providence interview I did.
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After going into double overtime, finishing up this years legislative session was a slog for our states four Jewish freshman legislators but despite the drag on family life and summer vacations, they all say the extra work was more than worth it.
The Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder has brought in a new leader who knows the small day schools ins and outs better than almost anyone.
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Jodilyn Owen found her lifes calling almost by accident, but shes now making a difference as a midwife and parenting resource.
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Peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians have begun in earnest after a three-year break. Just dont expect to hear much about whats going on.
From The Jewish Transcript, July 13, 1977. A special section commemorated the opening of the Sol Esfeld wing at the Kline Galland Home nursing facility in Seattles Seward Park neighborhood. The wing, which contained 70 beds, nearly doubled the capacity for the Jewish seniors home and brought the facility up to modern standards of care.
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As the mother, so her daughter, says the Book of Ezekiel. As the High Holidays approach, we should reflect on our lives, but also on our parents. Mothers give us a path to follow. The six daughters in this grid did just that, following their famous mothers into the acting business. Follow their lead and youll see. We will focus on fathers in our next puzzle.
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In the latest round of the political ad smack-downs between Middle East advocacy groups vying for turf on the sides of King County Metro transit buses, two are once again battling it out in a war of words. In 2010, after a torrent of public outrage, Metro Transit removed a bus ad purchased by the Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign decrying U.S. spending that supports Israeli war crimes. A U.S. District judge upheld the ban, agreeing it was disruptive to bus service and it threatened the public peace. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is currently reviewing that ruling. The ACLU is representing SeaMAC in the lawsuit against King County Metro for censoring our ad in 2010, SeaMAC spokesperson Ed Mast told JTNews. That SeaMAC ad, and others, which included messages such as Nakba: The ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestine caught the attention of the New York-based American Freedom Defense Initiative, which appears to have become SeaMACs most relentless would-be adversary. One of its latest counter-ads, which claims Palestinian leadership is really calling for a Jew-free state went on six Bellevuebased buses last month for four weeks. Mast rejected these assertions outright and said that any sources the AFDI claims as evidence are simply wrong. Weve looked and we dont find them, so they appear to be part of the fabrication, Mast said. In particular, we find no sources that make the alleged statement on behalf of the Palestinian Authority. In fact, Palestinian Authority policy has been the opposite: A Palestinian state would be open to all ethnic groups and religions. On Tuesday, however, while speaking in Egypt, PA President Mahmoud Abbas told reporters that in a final resolution, we would not see the presence of a single Israeli civilian or soldier on our lands. Leading the charge is AFDIs president, Pamela Geller, an author, speaker, internationally syndicated columnist, and an outspoken critic of honor killings in the Middle East who exposes the suppression of free speech in Islam in the U.S. and Europe. She has received awards from the U.S. Marine Corps and the David Horowitz Freedom Center. But Geller is also a polarizing figure. AFDI and other organizations she has founded have been condemned by organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League and Southern Poverty Law Center for purportedly antiMuslim statements. Geller told JTNews she spent a lot of time proving the veracity of her ads to Metro Transit, whose 2012 revised ad policy is to reject any ad with any material that is or that the sponsor reasonably knows is false, fraudulent, misleading, deceptive, or would constitute a tort of defamation or invasion of privacy. I sent [my sources] to Seattle transit and published them on my website, AtlasShrugs.com, Geller said. They were
sent June 11, 2013. The back and forth went on for weeks. We requested documentation to support her statement included in the ad and she provided it. The ad is running, said Metro spokesperson Jeff Switzer. She complied with the advertising policy that we have. I cant respond to her characterization. Another AFDI ad, which calls for Equal rights for Jews, was a direct strike at a recent SeaMAC ad that Geller said she just couldnt ignore. My ads are a response to earlier antiIsrael bus ads calling for equal rights for Palestinians in Israel, which they already enjoy, Geller said. When they put lies on bus ads, I will continue to counter with the truth. SeaMAC says its strategy is to use what it calls direct education to discuss how U.S. support for Israel enables Israels continued oppression and subjugation of the Palestinian people. Rob Jacobs, regional director of StandWithUs Northwest, a pro-Israel advocacy group in Seattle, told JTNews his organization wishes none of the ads were running because it reduces what should be an important debate to slogans and one-liners. The ads by the anti-Israel group, SeaMAC, that claimed Israeli war crimes or that implies that Israeli Arabs do not have equal civil rights under law are just plain false, said Jacobs. And its wrong that Metro initially accepted the war crimes ad without asking for proof that the claim was true. But Jacobs added that AFDIs assertions are supported by the claims made by Palestinian Authority President Abbas and numerous senior members of his government over at least the past three years. StandWithUs is planning what Jacobs called a positive ad campaign of its own about Israel, which is set to debut on the insides of Metro buses. The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle posted its own statement on its website that expressed concern over only the AFDI ads. Federation CEO Keith Dvorchik told JTNews he considers both sides ads to be divisive, especially in light of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations that began this week. It ends up not helping in any way, shape or form. It doesnt encourage dialogue, it doesnt encourage community, Dvorchik said. The Federation works with Jews and Christians and Muslims about creating a better community for everybody, and thats where we really need to be working. The local office of the American Jewish Committee, which advocates worldwide for Jews, Israel, and human rights and democratic values, issued its own statement saying that both groups ads are unhelpful to the cause of peace and understanding in the Middle East. Wendy Rosen, the AJC Seattle regional director, wrote that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be solved on the side of a Metro bus in Seattle, Washington.
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tion workshops for corporate leadMercer Island High Actor, writer, and now ership training. School alum, 39, should television producer be involved with creatSimon Hamlin says ing Locally Grown, Seattles Pike Place Market When our Senator Maria a satirical comedy TV was always one of his favorCantwell speaks publicly this show about life at a ite places. He has fond childsummer, Taylor Halperin farmers market. Workhood memories of shopping writes down every word she says. ing with his partners there with his mother and, At least thats one of his duties at Abundant Producas a member of the Behar as a summer press intern in her tions, Simon says they family, related in some way Washington, DC office. His duties chose it from about 10 to half the Sephardic commuare different from other interns, potential projects as nity here, he quips, hes ceralthough he sometimes leads tours. the one that had the tain that his grandparents and Member of My favorite thing is the daily Susan Doup Todd Green most mass appeal. maybe even great-grandparclips, he said last week while on Simon Hamlin, creator of the new Taylor Halperin, who is spending the Tribe SetinSeattlewatch Seattle-based TV show Locally ents shopped or worked there. his summer interning with Sen. the job. He culls news items relatthe two-part pilot at Grown. I grew up in the restauing to Cantwell, selecting the most Maria Cantwell. www.locallygrowntv.com the rant industry, he says, adding, I do love important and distributing them to buyers, a process that can be indefishow features the multi-generation Granger good food. her listserve and local offices. niteyou hear stories of scripts sitting in family and their struggle to maintain their His father owned or operated 30 resAbout to be a senior at Williams College someones drawer for 10 years. unity and their livelihood through every taurants, including Simons in Tukwila in Massachusetts, Taylor says he applied for In the meantime, Simon, who graduawkward situation at the fictional Ballnamed after him and the Brooklyn Caf a bunch of internship opportunities in DC ated from UCLA and lived in L.A. before mont market, according to the information in downtown Seattle. and New York City in January, before he moving back to Seattle a few years ago, packet. You might recognize the Ballard About a year ago, Simon observed that left on a semester abroad program in Marbalances a variety of jobs to support himSunday market in the crowd scenes, but the farmers markets had all the compelling eleseilles, France. Cantwells office responded self. Hes appearing in Intimans proclose-ups were staged on a local parking lot. ments for television: Musicians, interestfirst. That program in France required duction of Lysistrata and works with Calling it a mixture of Modern ing vendors, [colorful] fruits, vegetables Effective Arts, helping to lead improvisaFamily, Arrested Development, and people walking around with kids and pets, XXPage 13 Portlandia, a 12-minute pilot has been he says. Talking to the people who worked produced along with a series of one- or there he knew definitely, there were lots of two-minute vignettes they call bonus great story lines, a lot of potential. sprouts. Now comes the job of getIn the confluence of these influences it ting interest from potential investors and makes sense that the Jewish Day School and
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Luckily, in addition to the heady, clinical, and highly technical research that goes on in Israeli institutions, there are also some simple and doable everyday changes we can make to our lifestyles that can have a big impact on our health and happiness. According to Israeli researchers, simple choices like eating three dates daily lowers triglycerides and cho- To Your lesterol in the blood withHealth out raising the blood sugar. Breastfeeding appears to lessen the development of ADHD in children. And using a new, enhanced talking version of an application adapted for Android smart phones can allow vision-impaired users to hear all of the same phone functions as their fully sighted counterparts. Students at the TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology developed the phone app, and Prof. Michael Aviram from the Rambam Medical Center and the Technion, along with Dr. Hamutal Borochov-Neori from the Southern Arava Agricultural Research and Development Station in Hevel Eilot, collaborated on the date study. The date research, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, would seem to be the simplest intervention with some of the biggest payoffs. Avirams research group looked for vegetables and fruits that had highly active antioxidants. According to their results reported in May 2013, out of the nine types of dates found in Israel, the most beneficial varieties were the Bar, Deri, Medjool, and Halawi. These varieties showed the most promise in delaying cholesterol oxidation, the leading cause of atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and heart attacks. Avirams team also found that dates flush excess cholesterol from the walls of arteries, which could potentially stop the accumulation process, possibly reverse it, or, at the least, slow it down. Date extracts were also found to contain highly effective and concentrated antioxidants that cleanse the body of free radicals. This past spring, Dr. Aviva MimouniBloch of the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and head of Tel Aviv Universitys Child Neurodevelopmental Center at Loewenstein Hospital found that children who were not breastfed at 3 months old and beyond developed Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder at three times the rate of children who were. The results of her research have been published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine. Mimouni-Bloch compared the breastfeeding histories of three groups of children between the ages of 6 and 12 at Schneiders Children Medical Center in Israel. One group was already diagnosed with ADHD, a second group was made up of the siblings of ADHD patients, and a third control group included children who were in the clinic, but who hadnt been diagnosed with any neurobiological or ADHD-related problems. One of the unique elements of the study was the inclusion of the sibling group, Dr. Mimouni-Bloch told TAU staff. Although a mother will often make the same breastfeeding choices for all her children, this is not always the case. Some childrens temperaments might be more difficult than their siblings, making it hard for the mother to breastfeed. As part of the study, parents were asked to answer an extensive questionnaire detailing the medical and demographic histories of their breastfeeding habits that are commonly associated with the development of ADHD. They were also asked to provide a narrative that outlined their childs breastfeeding history during their first year of life. After three months, researchers found that in the ADHD group, 43 percent were breastfed, while 69 percent of the sibling group and 73 percent of the control group were breastfed. After six months, 29 percent of the ADHD group were breastfed, compared to 50 percent of the sibling group, and 57 percent of the control group. Researchers are not sure why breastfeeding produces this effect, but they speculate it could be the nutrition in the breast milk itself or the bond created between mother and child. Finally, it took six months, eight students, help from Samsung Corp., and a purpose focused on solving problems for others to turn a class computer science project at the Technion into a free Android app that helps sight-challenged
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have of you, their parents, has increased dramatically over the past 20 years. When a similar study was administered in 1993, about the same proportion of students admitted to having heroes, yet only 29 percent of them indicated they saw their parents as their heroes. In their more recent study, the proportion nearly doubles. There are many reasons for this shift. Simplest is an increase in technologies that allow parents to be a phone call or text message away. Indeed, 41 percent of students admit to communicating with
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their parents once per day. (There are also deeper sociological shifts occurring, which deserve their own article.) Through my many interactions with my students, it has become clear to me that many of them truly adore, respect and idolize their parents. You have no idea how frequently you turn up in conversations I have with your children, and in conversations they have with each other. Your values, your experiences, and yes, even your occasional cringe-worthy humor, all provide a safe center around which your young adult orbits. You are their sense of balance and their strength, Bound, but itdidnt have any relation to the career I wanted to pursue, he says. A piano student since age 6, he performs with the jazz big band and another small ensemble at school. Among his other interests is baseball and he spent most of 2011 blogging about sabermetrics (statistical analysis of the game) for ESPN. He grew up in Seattle, where his family attends Temple Beth Am, and graduated from Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences. Hes enjoying seeing the sights,
even if they may seem to chafe at your presence. College is when your children will attempt to define themselves as emerging adults. Just as your children are maturing, your relationships with your children will inevitably shift as well. The core values and beliefs you instilled in them do not disappear in college. Quite the contrary, we often find students coming to our Chabad house for a Friday night Shabbat dinner or Rosh Hashanah services, as that is what their family did back at home. Many others choose to attend, as well, because they know it will make their parents some family and his friends in DC, although its kind of humid here, he says. He does shoot some hoops as well, but the opportunity to play with President Obama hasnt surfaced. That would be awesome, he says, though he allows, He would probably school me. Taylors internship ends next week and he will spend three weeks working in Williamstown and studying for the LSAT before school starts.
their heroes proud. As you depart campus on that quieter journey home, having delivered your children to student housing, rest assured that you have left them with more than extra-long twin sheets: You have left your children with core values, for them to appreciate, grow into, and guide them for the rest of their lives.
Rabbi Hersh Novack is beginning his 12th year directing Chabad on Campus Rohr Center for Jewish Life serving Washington University. He may be reached at rabbi@chabadoncampus.org.
participants to speak only French and gave Taylor the chance to study some Arabic, which is probably equivalent to my Hebrew at this point, he says. The unpaid internship is helping me determine whether I want to go into law or politics, says Taylor. He could have had his previous paying summer job in Seattle as music director for the student drama program Broadway
Update: Shorelines Bill Cohon, featured last issue, has taken a gold medal for doubles grand masters tennis in the Maccabiah Games with his partner, Barry Brahver. Bill is representing the U.S. at the games in Israel, which conclude this week. He also earned a bronze medal for singles play. You can read his accounts of his matches, and about other fun hes been having in Israel, at williamcohon.blogspot.com.
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to use their own knowledge about themselves and their babies to move forward in their pregnancy and birth process. Her training, which included obstetrical emergencies and understanding infant personalities, took her to the impoverished South Pacific island of Vanuatu, where she gained the muscle memory to deal with newborn resuscitation and other life-threatening situations. But once Owen was nationally certified as a midwife, she hit a wall. Licensure in Washington State is a highly bureaucratic, slow process, even though midwifery care saves the state millions of dollars per budget cycle, she explained. So she set out to accomplish her other goal. Ive always had this dream of creating a community gathering place for mothers and babies and families, she said. The Essential Birth and Family Center is the result of hundreds of hours of conversations with South End healthcare professionals. The small building located next to the Seattle Kollel rents space to practitioners offering acupuncture, massage, lactation support, nutritional counseling, doula care, and craniosacral therapy, as well as prenatal classes, parent support groups, infant and child CPR, babysitting classes, and more. Girl Sense, which the center developed and helps girls 8-9 years old channel self-awareness and manage stress, has become so popular its being introduced in Israel, Uganda, and other parts of the U.S. this year. In addition, Owen feels strongly about empowering immigrant and minority communities in Rainier Valley. Midwifery is a white profession, Owen explained. Its not easy for new immigrant midwives, who possibly serviced their entire communities back in Ethiopia or Somalia, to navigate the licensure or healthcare systems here.
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book. At Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 1441 16th Ave, Seattle. 6:309 p.m. AIPAC Community Briefing with Rep. Derek Kilmer
AIPAC Seattle Office at seattle_office@aipac.org or 206-624-5152 or www.aipac.org Rep. Kilmer (D-6th), a freshman member of Congress, will have just returned from his first trip to Israel with the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF). Location provided upon RSVP, Seattle.
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Candlelighting times August 2.......................... 8:25 p.m. August 9...........................8:15 p.m. August 16........................ 8:03 p.m. August 23.........................7:51 p.m. Sunday
Ellen Hendin at endlessopps@jfsseattle.org or 206-461-3240 or jfsseattle.org Irene and Larry Harvitz have built a wheelchairaccessible, tranquil sanctuary for their disabled son. Stroll through the paths that wind around perennials, arbors, bridges and waterfalls. At the home of Irene and Larry Harvitz, Bellevue. RSVP for location.
4 August
Ellen Hendin at endlessopps@jfsseattle.org or 206-461-3240 or jfsseattle.org Michelle Witt, executive director of Meany Hall and the UW World Series of international music and dance, is known for her innovative artistic vision and collaborative spirit. Discover how Michelle wears her many hats so successfully. At Temple Bnai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue.
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Ami Greener at info@costaribbean.com or 202-599-0655 or www.costaribbean.com/ itinerary-alaska-jewish-trip-summer-2013.html Visit unspoiled frontier towns, national parks, a remote ghost city, and traverse Prince William Sound to view whales, bald eagles, and glaciers.
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Ellen Hendin at endlessopps@jfsseattle.org or 206-461-3240 or jfsseattle.org Leora Bloom, author of Washington Food Artisans will discuss the eat local movement, its importance and how she came to write her
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Lila Pinksfeld at seattle_office@aipac.org or 206-624-5152 or www.aipac.org Meet the AIPAC Young Leaders Council over drinks and appetizers. Ask candid questions about how they became involved in AIPAC and what makes AIPAC tick. RSVP for location.
14 August
Richard Hodgin at rshodgin@comcast.net or 206-729-8901 or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/410619 Important and moving documentary on hunger in the United States. A call to action to face reality and work to end poverty, the root cause. Free. At Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, 1111 Harvard Ave., Seattle. XXPage 18
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where to worship
GREATER SEATTLE Bet Alef (Meditative) 206/527-9399 1111 Harvard Ave., Seattle Chabad House 206/527-1411 4541 19th Ave. NE Congregation Kol Ami (Reform) 425/844-1604 16530 Avondale Rd. NE, Woodinville Cong. Beis Menachem (Traditional Hassidic) 1837 156th Ave. NE, Bellevue 425/957-7860 Congregation Beth Shalom (Conservative) 6800 35th Ave. NE 206/524-0075 Cong. Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath (Orthodox) 5145 S Morgan St. 206/721-0970 Capitol Hill Minyan-BCMH (Orthodox) 1501 17th Ave. E 206/721-0970 Congregation Eitz Or (Jewish Renewal) Call for locations 206/467-2617 Cong. Ezra Bessaroth (Sephardic Orthodox) 5217 S Brandon St. 206/722-5500 Congregation Shaarei Tefilah-Lubavitch (Orthodox/Chabad) 6250 43rd Ave. NE 206/527-1411 Congregation Shevet Achim (Orthodox) 5017 90th Ave. SE (at NW Yeshiva HS) Mercer Island 206/275-1539 Congregation Tikvah Chadashah (LGBTQ) 206/355-1414 Emanuel Congregation (Modern Orthodox) 3412 NE 65th St. 206/525-1055 Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation (Conservative) 206/232-8555 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island Hillel (Multi-denominational) 4745 17th Ave. NE 206/527-1997 Kadima (Reconstructionist) 206/547-3914 12353 8th Ave. NE, Seattle Kavana Cooperative kavanaseattle@gmail.com Kehilla (Traditional) 206-397-2671 5134 S Holly St., Seattle www.seattlekehilla.com Khal Ateres Zekainim (Orthodox) 206/722-1464 at Kline Galland Home, 7500 Seward Park Ave. S Mercaz Seattle (Modern Orthodox) 5720 37th Ave. NE rachelirosenfeld@gmail.com www.mercazseattle.org Minyan Ohr Chadash (Modern Orthodox) at Kline Galland Home, 7500 Seward Park Ave. S www.minyanohrchadash.org Mitriyah (Progressive, Unaffiliated) www.mitriyah.com 206/651-5891 Secular Jewish Circle of Puget Sound (Humanist) www.secularjewishcircle.org 206/528-1944 Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation (Orthodox) 6500 52nd Ave. S 206/723-3028 The Summit at First Hill (Orthodox) 1200 University St. 206/652-4444 Temple Beth Am (Reform) 206/525-0915 2632 NE 80th St. Temple Bnai Torah (Reform) 425/603-9677 15727 NE 4th St., Bellevue Temple De Hirsch Sinai (Reform) Seattle, 1441 16th Ave. 206/323-8486 Bellevue, 3850 156th Ave. SE SOuTH KiNg COuNTy Bet Chaverim (Reform) 206/577-0403 25701 14th Place S, Des Moines WEST SEATTLE Kol HaNeshamah (Progressive Reform) 206/935-1590 Alki UCC, 6115 SW Hinds St. Torah Learning Center (Orthodox) 5121 SW Olga St. 206/643-5353 WASHINGTON STATE AbERdEEN Temple Beth israel 360/533-5755 1819 Sumner at Martin bAINbRIdGE ISLANd Congregation Kol Shalom (Reform) 9010 Miller Rd. NE 206/855-0885 Chavurat Shir Hayam 206/842-8453 bELLINGHAm Chabad Jewish Center of Whatcom County 102 Highland Dr. 360/393-3845 Congregation Beth israel (Reform) 2200 Broadway 360/733-8890 bREmERTON Congregation Beth Hatikvah 360/373-9884 11th and Veneta EvERETT / LyNNWOOd Chabad Jewish Center of Snohomish County 19626 76th Ave. W, Lynnwood 425/640-2811 Temple Beth Or (Reform) 425/259-7125 3215 Lombard St., Everett FORT LEWIS Jewish Chapel 253/967-6590 Liggett Avenue and 12th ISSAquAH Chabad of the Central Cascades 24121 SE Black Nugget Rd. 425/427-1654 OLympIA Chabad Jewish Discovery Center 1611 Legion Way SE 360/584-4306 Congregation Bnai Torah (Conservative) 3437 Libby Rd. 360/943-7354 Temple Beth Hatfiloh (Reconstructionist) 201 8th Ave. SE 360/754-8519 pORT ANGELES ANd SEquIm Congregation Bnai Shalom 360/452-2471 pORT TOWNSENd Congregation Bet Shira 360/379-3042 puLLmAN, WA ANd mOScOW, Id Jewish Community of the Palouse 509/334-7868 or 208/882-1280 SpOkANE Chabad of Spokane County 4116 E 37th Ave. 509/443-0770 Congregation Emanu-El (Reform) P O Box 30234 509/835-5050 www.spokaneemanu-el.org Temple Beth Shalom (Conservative) 1322 E 30th Ave. 509/747-3304 TAcOmA Chabad-Lubavitch of Pierce County 2146 N Mildred St.. 253/565-8770 Temple Beth El (Reform) 253/564-7101 5975 S 12th St. TRI cITIES Congregation Beth Sholom (Conservative) 312 Thayer Dr., Richland 509/375-4740 vANcOuvER Chabad-Lubavitch of Clark County 9604 NE 126th Ave., Suite 2320 360/993-5222 Rabbi@ChabadClarkCounty.com www.chabadclarkcounty.com Congregation Kol Ami 360/574-5169 www.jewishvancouverusa.org vASHON ISLANd Havurat Ee Shalom 206/567-1608 15401 Westside Highway P O Box 89, Vashon Island, WA 98070 WALLA WALLA Congregation Beth israel 509/522-2511 WENATcHEE greater Wenatchee Jewish Community 509/662-3333 or 206/782-1044 WHIdbEy ISLANd Jewish Community of Whidbey island 360/331-2190 yAkImA Temple Shalom (Reform) 509/453-8988 1517 Browne Ave. yakimatemple@gmail.com
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Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa in Amman, Jordan, on May 26. Renewed peace talks began this week.
declared the two-state solution dead and talked of managing, rather than resolving, the conflict. Kerry did not specify which issues are considered core. They would have to include not only the borders of a Palestinian state, but also the status of Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees issues that scuttled the 2000 Camp David talks. Since the 2000 talks, the conventional wisdom has been to first address borders and only then proceed to the more intractable parts of the conflict. But the clock is ticking loud enough that it appears to have roused Israeli and Palestinian leaders who had not given an inch since October 2010, when the last round of talks stopped. Our ability to impact the internal situation in Egypt or in Syria is very limited, but we can potentially impact our relationship with the Palestinians in a way that will increase stability in at least part of our region and perhaps better enable I survived the session with a lot of help, said Farrell, who has two young children. She created an intricate symphony of logistics that included her husband, parents, other family members, and friends who chipped in so she could accomplish her exhilarating and interesting work. That shes glad to be on summer vacation is the understatement of the year. I went into a tree, said Frockt metaphorically, once the session was over. While on vacation with his wife while his kids were at Camp Kalsman, he recalled that during the session he cut short a trip to a family wedding to return to Olympia
us to cope with the turmoil occurring elsewhere, said Michael Oren, Israels ambassador to Washington. To get the latest round of talks started, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gave up his insistent demand that Israel reinstate a settlement freeze prior to negotiations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to release 104 Palestinians imprisoned for violent acts dating to before the launch of the 1993 Oslo process. Netanyahu could make such a move in part because he is secure in his government and has the backing of Israelis who for years have told pollsters that they would accept the terms of a final-status agreement negotiated by their government, said Peter Medding, an emeritus professor of political science at Hebrew University. He does not have anyone ready to jump ship, not at this stage, Medding said. Theres a clear warning sign for people to the right of him who feel hes for a vote. Of course, we didnt vote, he said, I dont like to complain. Its a real privilege to be in public service[and] its part of the deal. During the break, these representatives balance other jobs with legislative issues. Pollet runs a citizens group that leads cleanup efforts at Hanford and is pushing the Navy to clean up radiation contamination recently discovered in Seattles Magnuson Park, in the heart of his district. Farrell, an attorney, does some mediation, and will explore approaches to managing childhood obesity. Billig, co-owner of the Spokane Indians minor-league base-
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Farrell heard constituents demanding a good budget outcome that preserves our social safety netand preserves a strong investment in our K12, and understood this was coming from a divided government, she said. She said she appreciated voters who came to Olympia to inform her of their views, and says the Jewish community was well-represented in lobbying for human services and homelessness issues. The long session wreaked havoc with the personal lives of representatives and staffers.
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Hospice Services
Kline Galland Hospice 206-805-1930 susanr@klinegalland.org www.klinegallandhospice.org Kline Galland Hospice provides individualized care to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual and practical needs of those in the last phases of life. Founded in Jewish values and traditions, hospice reflects a spirit and philosophy of caring that emphasizes comfort and dignity for the dying.
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Jewish Family Service 206-461-3240 www.jfsseattle.org Comprehensive geriatric care management and support services for seniors and their families. Expertise with in-home assessments, residential placement, family dynamics and on-going case management. Jewish knowledge and sensitivity.
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Wednesday, August 14 at 9 p.m. Rafe Pearlman with Dust & Gold Concert Get a little bit country, a little bit rock n roll, a little bit dreamy with Rafe Pearlman and his usual cast of characters: Jonathan Plum on guitar, Michael Miracle on keys, Seth Littlefield on drums, Phil Georgas on bass and Randy Neal on pedal steel. Some other bands will take the stage as well. $10. Entry available at the door or at ticketweb.com. At the Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. NW, Seattle.
Saturday, August 17 at 8:30 p.m. Antz Film Families are invited to the Kesher Community Garden to watch Antz, the animated story of an ant attempting to free himself of totalitarian society and win over a princess. Bring your own lawn chairs and make smores in the campfire area. Free. At the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. For more information contact Kim Lawson at kLawson@sjcc.org or visit www.sjcc.org.
Sunday, August 18, 68 p.m. Hava Nagila (The Movie) Film The Seattle Jewish Film Festival Best of Fest features Hava Nagila (The Movie) to celebrate the end of camp and back-to-school prep. Schmooze over kosher desserts before the 6:30 screening and catch some air with a chair-lifting hora. Kids enjoy arts and crafts and other activities. Popcorn and fruit will be served during the film. Hava Nagila is an award-winning, fun documentary tracing the origins of this classic Jewish celebratory standard. All ages are welcome. $5; kids 6 and under free. At the Seattle Jewish Community School, 12351 Eighth Ave. NE, Seattle. For more information contact Pamela Lavitt at sjff@sjcc.org or 206-388-0832 or visit seattlejewishfilmfestival.org.
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like Woody Allen and George Carlin, and later, on the latenight sketch show Second City Television (SCTV), he was Bob McKenzie, one of the beer-guzzling Canadian McKenzie brothers, an act he re-created as a guest host on Saturday Night Live. Eventually he got into feature films, working with directors such as Frank Oz and Ivan Reitman. But Moranis made the decision to stay closer to home, switching mostly to voiceover and commercial work, after a family tragedy: In 1991, his wife, Anne, died of breast cancer that had metastasized to the liver, leaving the actor alone to care for their two children, then 4 and 2. It just got to the point where I felt like I didnt want to be talking to my kids from airports and hotels, and so I took a break, and then discovered I didnt miss it, he said of the film biz. Moranis has loved music since he listened to the Beatles as a teenager and put down his hockey stick for an electric guitar; in 2005 he put out a country comedy album, of all things, titled Agoraphobic Cowboy, which went on to earn
a Grammy Award nomination and made a profit to boot. One song on that CD, Mean Old Man, was inspired by his friends Jewish parents, who used to regale an elderly Russian immigrant who whacked them with eucalyptus leaves at the shvitz (steam room). That, in part, whet his appetite to explore more of his Jewish roots with My Mothers Brisket.
The new album features at least a dash of social commentary: The bris song, Moranis said, was a good place to write what I wanted about blogging, which is how I loathe it and how dangerous I think it is. Theres no filter, no editing, no anything. And I thought a bris would be a perfect place for someone to violate privacy, act immorally, and publish. While Moranis said he doesnt much care if the album sells I made it for, like, 16 people, he quipped he was worried some of the naughtier tunes might alienate segments of the Jewish community. Theres a gray area between Conservative and Orthodox people, for whom you dont screw around with the mezuzah, you dont mess with the holy melodies, he said. Now, Im glad I had that compass on me, because that kept me from doing other things that are far worse. But the record came out this past month, and I was completely surprised by the reaction: Nobody found anything to be offensive. The bonus add-on gift of an inscribed yarmulke with every purchase cant hurt.
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gone by, she said. We have this question, what will we do with this day? We would look at each day with this question. Owens work with babies and mothers helped her through the grieving process and reemerged as her calling. From that first prenatal visit and that first birth, I knew, I miss this, and this is something that feeds my soul, she said. I want to be living, even with this tremendous loss in our lives. The way for me to do that was to follow my passion. I really wanted to show my kids that we must live. We must live. Owens lifelong connection to Seattles Jewish community also informs her work. She reflected on a recent trip to Rhodes, Greece, with her family. I saw a tombstone for a woman who was taken away by the Nazis and on her stone all of her children are listed by name and age on the day they were taken. There were six children the youngest of which was only one week old. It was standing there that I felt my Jewish connection to what it means to usher in and protect life, she said. At a week, everything is so tender and new. That womans life and death woke something up in me about the important role of the midwife in our community, and it is an honor to fulfill that role.
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That is not the case here. In Fifty Shades of Schwarz, Maya is totally mature and in control. She juggles three men: A boyfriend, a businessman into spanking, and a sexy rabbi. That juggling portion of the book is really as exciting as it gets, for at the end (spoiler alert) Maya ends up married to some guy she went to high school with, pregnant and settled
down and happy and boring. Yawn-inducing ending aside, Fifty Shades of Schwarz is fun. There are plenty of (tame) sex scenes, and some comedic, I-know-people-justlike-this characters. If Courtesy ed harris youre stuck at a family reunion this weekend or need something to breeze through while sunbathing, you could do worse. And if your mom or 12-year-old cousin happens to be reading over your shoulder, it will only be mildly awkward.
Fifty Shades of Schwarz is available online from Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.