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As American Jews, when we sit down to our Passover seders this coming week, we should keep this fact in mind: We are, hands down, the freest Jews to have ever celebrated a Passover seder. We are free to worship, move around, seek employment, seek public office, marry the people we love, receive the education we want and need, and participate in all aspects of civil society. What does it mean to sit down at our seder and retell the story of our people and feel that we too are slaves and we too have been redeemed, when our reality includes such unprecedented freedoms? How should this reality color our celebration? Passover has several key purposes and deep moral messages. First and foremost, Passover functions to pass the story of our redemption to the next generation. The entire seder is constructed as an educational tool that speaks to the younger generations. The message of what it means to be a slave, the importance of freedom, and the miracle of our redemption must be passed on to youth in a way they can hear and understand. In the past, tools like dividing the seder with four cups of wine or telling the story of the four sons or hiding the afikomen might have spoken in a very relevant manner to the hearts and minds of our children. This is no longer true. I am not recommending doing away with those traditions, but rather to add to them as free people who have access to libraries and the Internet and so many forms of technology. It is our right and duty to make our seders engaging there is no excuse for a boring seder. There is no reason to leave the kids at home or leave the seder early because it is too much for the youngest at the table. The message of the Passover story is too important to continue to do things exactly as they were passed down to you. It might be what you like as an adult, but if it is not speaking to the children if they are not able to truly hear the story and the values passed down during this sacred rite then you are failing. I know this may be a harsh statement, but its important to say: A boring seder is a shanda. You are free to make different choices; it is therefore an obligation to
Growing up Jewish on Mercer Island, I often heard from others that it was a center of Jewish life in the Puget Sound area (How I-90 tolls would affect the entire Jewish community, March 8). I didnt necessarily believe them, but when I moved back to the Pacific Northwest in 1994 to get married and raise a family, I knew being part of a Jewish community was very important to me. There are two Conservative synagogues in the Puget Sound area one in Seattle and one on Mercer Island. There are two Jewish Community Centers in the Puget Sound area one in Seattle and one on Mercer Island. There are two large chain grocery stores with fresh kosher meat in the Puget Sound area one in Seattle and one on Mercer Island (and there is a second under development also on Mercer Island). Like so many others, I chose to live on the Eastside (in Bellevue along the I-90 corridor) specifically in order to have easy access to the center of Jewish life that exists on Mercer Island. Over the past 10 years, I have commuted to Mercer Island at least 10 times a week to get my children to and from childcare at the JCC. I have commuted to Mercer Island at least eight times a week to get my children to and from Hebrew school at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation. I have commuted to Mercer Island at least an additional six times a week to attend services at HNT, work out at the JCC, and buy kosher food at Albertsons.Tolling I-90 could make being an active member of the Eastside Jewish community cost prohibitive. It is incumbent upon the WSDOT to not restrict access to religious life. Ilyse Wagner Bellevue
Obama in Israel: Push for peace
This week President Obama will take the first overseas trip of his second term; it will be the first time since taking office he has visited Israel. Many of us maintain that only the United States has the power to break the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate. We therefore hope his visit will present more than just the gesture of friendship and strong partnership Netanyahu has referred to, and will be followed by a serious diplomatic American initiative and a sustainable peace plan. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman suggests that during his visit, Obama should ask Israeli leaders and the Israeli public several questions, two of which I include here: 1. Given the relentless settlement drive in the West Bank, how can Israel avoid ending up there forever ruling over 2.5 million Palestinians with a colonial-like administration that can only undermine Israel as a Jewish democracy and delegitimize Israel in the world community? 2. What is your long-term strategy? Do you even have one? The Israeli right continues to argue that a reasonable, peaceful two-state solution is not possible, and that Israel should focus instead on maximizing its military advantage, developing its economy, and extending its control over contiguous territory. I would argue, as many other Israelis do, that the ongoing occupation of the territories is not an option. Ruling over 2.5 million Palestinians is an obstacle to peace, a security liability, an economic drain, and a terrible moral burden. Obamas visit may be the window of opportunity for America to propose a peace plan that enlists wider regional and world powers, all of whom have a stake in resolving the conflict. And we should support him. Simcha Shtull Seattle
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From this, we are now absolutely confident. Brandeis University professor Leonard Saxe, on the results of his research on the size of the Jewish population in the United States. Read about his and others findings on page 11.
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The festival of Passover calls for early and elaborate preparations to make the Jewish home fitting for the great festival. It is not physical preparedness alone that is required of us, but also spiritual preparednessfor in the life of the Jew the physical and spiritual are closely linked together, especially in the celebration of our Sabbath and festivals. On Passover we celebrate the liberation of the Jewish people from Egyptian slavery and, together with it, the liberation from and negation of, the ancient Egyptian system and way of life. Thus we celebrate our physical liberation together with our spiritual freedom. Indeed, there cannot be one without the other. There can be no true freedom without accepting the precepts of our Torah guiding our daily life. A pure and holy life eventually leads to real freedom. It is said, In every generation everyone should see themselves as though they had personally been liberated from Egypt. This is to say, that the lesson of Passover has always been a timely message for each individual. The story of Passover is the story of the special Divine Providence which alone determines the fate of our people. What is happening in the outside world need not affect us; we might be singled out for suffering, G-d forbid, amid general prosperity, and likewise singled out for safety amid a general plague or catastrophe. The story of our enslavement and liberation of which Passover tells us, gives ample illustration of this.
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Twenty-seven years into his job, Asher Ostrin, the director of JDCs former Soviet Union department, has stopped trying to understand why the Soviet Jews who never left are reclaiming their Jewish identity.
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Rabbi Michael Skobac, the director of Canadas Jews for Judaism, realized 15 years ago that missionaries arent the problem Judaism just needs a better PR rep.
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At the American Jewish Committees diplomatic seder, dignitaries discussed the meaning of freedom and slavery in todays world.
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Rabbi Miri Gold has been at the forefront of fighting for equality for non-Orthodox rabbis in Israel. Shes making progress, but shell believe real change when she sees it.
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Black-Jewish relations go back a long way in America. But what happens when Civil War-era Southern Jews spend Passover with their freed slaves? A riveting new play works that out.
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sider the medical benefits of circumcision when making the decision about whether to circumcise. The March 4 program was sponsored by the Stroum Jewish Studies Program at the UW and the universitys Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. The UW Department of Philosophy and the Seattle Jewish Film Festival cosponsored the event. Thomas Schmidt, a professor of the philosophy of religion at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany, advocated for a more concilia-
tory approach. The terms of peaceful coexistence must be negotiated, said Schmidt. There is a real and deep conflict between religious freedom and the right to bodily integrity. Legal regulation would not satisfy the religious. Arguing the opposite view, however, Schmidt said the only morally acceptable act between two people, even parent and child, is one that is mutually agreed upon including circumcision. But where, he asked, are the limits of this principle? In the case of the decision of the
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Let my people go to lunch! It wouldnt be Passover in Seattle without the annual community Passover lunch at Hillel at the University of Washington. For two days, this is the place to be for anyone, young or old, Orthodox or secular, and anyone in between to meet up with old friends for a once-a-year catchup, escape from work, and, of course, eat. $15 (pre-paid online), $18 at the door, or just $8 for students gets a full meal, all koshersupervised by the Vaad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle. Visit www.hilleluw.org/passover to reserve or call 206-527-1997 for more information.
was honored by the Israeli Holocaust Commission as a Righteous Among the Nations. Sponsored by Congregation Kol Shalom and the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center. Free; donations welcome. At Congregation Kol Shalom, 9010 Miller Rd., Bainbridge Island. For more information contact Janice A. Hill at 206-842-9010.
Jeannie Smith, the daughter of Polish rescuer Irene Gut Opdyke, will be speaking about her mothers memoir, In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer. Opdyke was 17 when the Nazis invaded her native Poland. She spent the next few years hiding in forests, living under a false identity, imprisoned by Russian soldiers who abused her, and forced to serve in the German army. Yet despite all this she risked her life to smuggle food to the Jewish ghetto and eventually help prisoners escape to the woods. When caught hiding Jews in the German villa she worked in, Opdyke went to even further lengths to save them. She
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The Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center is holding two community events in honor of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. At 10:30, a memorial service led by Rabbi James Mirel, Rivy Kletenik, and Julie Mirel will take place for Holocaust victims and their families at the Stroum Jewish Community Centers Holocaust memorial, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. At 2:30 a public lecture, Liberator and Liberated: A Liberator of Buchenwald and a Survivor of Buchenwald Share Their Stories, will feature Holocaust liberator Leo Hymas and survivor Robbie Waisman sharing their stories of survival, compassion, and hope. The lecture will take place at the University of Washingtons Kane Hall. For more information or to RSVP, contact Kathleen Bergin at 206-774-2201 or admin@ wsherc.org. licensure, said Judd, and anti-Semites used it as a reason to exclude Jews from certain groups, claiming that circumcision flawed the perfect human form. These same groups, said Judd, also promoted cartoons of violent and bloody circumcision rituals, invoking the old blood libel against Jews, accusing them of eating the blood of Christian and Jewish children. In the late 19th century, we saw an escalation of blood libel accusations, Judd told JTNews. The two rituals that get invoked with the most frequency are circumcision and kosher butchering. There are a large number of cases where the kosher butchers were arrested for the crime. There were fewer cases where circumcisers are accused of the crime. Judd said that these anti-Semitic accusations persist. Today, there are some blood libel accusations, absolutely, but we dont see as many cases of circumcision being invoked. But we do see kosher butchering being invoked in the blood libel conversations.
medical data against the practices, said Shell-Duncan, legal human rights scholars agreed that the most viable argument for limiting the practice was that circumcision violated a childs rights to freedom from torture and to bodily integrity. The human rights framework implies that theres responsibility on the part of the state for protecting these citizens against these violations, said Shell-Duncan. Within the U.N.s Universal Declara-
tion of Human Rights, children are not only entitled to the broad general human rights that all humans enjoy, but according to its tenets, they also benefit from unique human rights due to their minority status. Circumcision was a topic that was vigorously debated, particularly in Europe between 1840 and 1939, said Robin Judd, an associate professor of history at Ohio State University. But then, human rights were not the focus. Some cities there tried to impose regulations on the circumciser, requiring
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the class gives him the chance to preserve a little of that shtetl heritage. Sheldons passion for his profession is palpable. My great interest is in helping people and using every resource that I have to do so.
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Until about seven years ago, David Munden hadnt practiced karate since childhood. Now he is coach of the Maccabi USA karate team. Along with almost 1,100 other U.S. participants, he is headed to Israel in July for the international Maccabiah games. Davids kids led him back to karate, he explains. His older son Benzion had expressed an interest back then, and David asked his younger son Joseph to come along. Joseph agreed only if Dad came, too. It was Joseph, though, who took to the sport and now hes on the Maccabiah team. Both father and son have competed locally and nationally, and David was approached by Maccabi USA (www.maccabiusa.com) four years ago to compete. That didnt work out, but he knew Joseph would be the right age for this years games. Now 37, and nursing a couple of injuries, David told Maccabi USA he couldnt compete this time, but wanted to be
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Joe and David Munden, who are on their way to the Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer as part of the U.S. karate team.
involved. The organization suggested he apply to coach. He did and was named head coach. That got Joseph, almost 16, even more pumped up about the whole thing.
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gion is Judaism. Dr. Ira Sheskin from the University of Miami and Dr. Arnold Dashefsky from the University of Connecticut compiled information from 900 Jewish communities in the U.S. and analyzed four sources of information: National Federation research, random-digit-dialing phone survey responses, U.S. Census figures, and locally knowledgeable Jewish insiders who helped identify Jewish residents. Some respondents self-identified as Jews by religion, ethnicity, or culture, while others were identified by Jewishsounding names. However, the main research methods used in the universitybased studies were the same techniques used by the 2010 U.S. Census and the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle 10 years prior. The studies confirm that the new figures show a significant uptick from the 2000 National Jewish Population Survey, which was sponsored by Jewish Federations of North America, known then as United Jewish Communities, that put the U.S. Jewish population at 5.2 million and the local numbers support the trend. In Washington State, the number of self-identified Jews living here is 45,885,
according to the same 2012 U.S. Census Statistical Abstract and published in the 2012 edition of the American Jewish Yearbook (Springer Books). The Seattle Jewish Federations 2000-2001 Demographic Study of the Greater Seattle Jewish Population, the last local research done, found approximately 37,000 Jews in the SeattleBellevueTacoma area. The 2012 figures were estimated at 39,700. David Chivo, the Federations executive vice president, believes, however, that the number might be much higher. Chivo is tracking some less-formal research through the Federations extremely popular PJ Library program, the local extension of a national program that mails free Jewish literature and music to Jewish families. The Seattle Jewish Community School looked at the ZIP codes of where PJ Library families are in the greater Seattle area, Chivo told JTNews. What they discovered is that on the entire Eastside, there are 505 PJ Library families, and in North Seattle, from University Village to Mountlake Terrace, there are 500 PJ Library families. This quadrant of the city, the northern part of Seattle, is an area of tremendous growth of families. It continues a trend from 12 years ago. The north-
ern quadrant will be a continued area of growth for the Jewish community. Chivo said the Federation is anxious to find this undercounted and potentially underserved Jewish population. He said it needs to come up with different ways of connecting with them and determining whether they are single or married, high or low income, or a more transient population, like some of the Israelis that move here to work in the technology sector. We just learned from the Israeli consul general that there are 10,000 Israelis in Seattle thats 3,000 families, said Chivo. They tend to be concentrated in the Redmond-Kirkland area and they work for the major high-tech companies. While the greater Seattle area, including Tacoma, is the 15th largest Jewish community in the country, the population still makes up only 1.1 percent of the overall population in the region. Drilling deeper shows that within the metropolitan area, 27 percent of the population lives in five ZIP codes, showing what many people can see from their front windows that while some of the Jewish population is spread out, much of it is very concentrated.
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Emily K. Alhadeff Associate Editor, JTNews
Have you heard this one? An American Jewish woman travels to the Himalayas in search of a famous guru. She finds a Sherpa, who cautions her about the perilous trek. And, he warns, Once we get there, you are only allowed to speak three words to the holy man. She consents. She must see the guru at all costs! Finally, they arrive at the mountaintop where the guru spends his days meditating. The Sherpa warns her again: Only three words. The woman walks up to the guru and says, Sheldon, come home! Its a joke, but in all humor lies truth. From March 8 to 10, Rabbi Michael Skobac of Toronto-based Jews for Judaism visited Seattle to give three lectures to members of Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, during which he presented on the differences between Judaism and Christianity, Judaisms public relations problem, and the role of meditation in Jewish life. Jews for Judaism was founded in 1985 to counter Christian missionary activities aimed at Jews, and grew to address various cults. Skobac makes himself available for questions at Jews for Jesus conferences, leads Passover seders in India for Jews and Israelis on an Eastern spiritual quest, puts out YouTube videos, and leads classes on subjects like Judaism and vegetarianism, ecology, and meditation values that often lead Jews away from Judaism. Emily K. Alhadeff The goal is basi- Rabbi Michael Skobac of Toronto-based Jews for Judaism. cally to serve as a bat-morning kiddush, he revealed that he catalyst to help Jewish people appreciate was designated class anti-Semite by his the spiritual treasures of Judaism, Skobac high school, and he spent his first years at told JTNews after his final talk. Skobac Northwestern University shunning Judasaid the organization strives to give ism and advocating for human rights, people more of an appreciation of what even going on a three-week hunger strike. they have in their own backyard. When challenged to examine the culture Bearded, suited, and topped by a black he despised, but knew little about, he fell fedora, Skobac is visibly Orthodox. But in love with it. The people he has been he wasnt always this way. At his talk, Is addressing for three decades, he said, are Religion Killing Judaism? after Shabnot so different from his younger self. I realized about 15 years ago that Jews for Jesus is not the problem, said Skobac. They were a symptom of the problem. The problem is that Jews are disconnected from the spiritual core of Judaism. So when theyre disconnected from that, they can end up in a Buddhist [temple], in a Hindu [ashram], in a Sufi place or a Sikh place or Bahai or whatever. The typical profile of the people Skobac meets looks like this: I grew up in a Jewish home, I went to Hebrew school, had a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, we had a Passover seder every year. We lit Hanukkah candles, he explained. But I never experienced it in a spiritual way. I experienced it as my culture, my heritage, my history, my identity, my tradition, but God was never part of it. It was never a spiritual thing. Judaism has a PR problem, he said. Its misunderstood as a religion lacking spirituality lacking, most crucially, God and growth. Religion is seen as a crutch for people
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For a complete listing of events, or to add your event to the JTNews calendar, visit calendar.jtnews.net. Calendar events must be submitted no later than 10 days before publication. a matchmaker who try to fix up a bookseller in New York with the owner of a pickle store. Free and open to all. At Temple Bnai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue. 58 p.m. An Evening with Nancy Pearl
Judy Kinney at info@nestseattle.org or 206-525-6378 or www.nestseattle.org NEST hosts an evening with Nancy Pearl, rock star librarian. Buffet dinner, no-host bar, and live music in celebration of Northeast Seattle neighborhoods. At Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle. Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue.
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Ari Hoffman at thehoffather@gmail.com or SeattleNCSY.com Head to Sephardic Bikur Holim for this NCSY fundraiser and leave with a clean car. At Sephardic Bikur Holim, 6500 52nd Ave. S, Seattle. 3 p.m. Crossing Delancey
Art Feinglass at seattlejewishtheatercompany@gmail.com or www.seattlejewishtheater.com Seattle Jewish Theater Company presents a romantic comedy about a grandmother and
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Shelly Goldman at sgoldman@a.templebnaitorah.org or 425-603-9677 or www.templebnaitorah.org Nevet Basker leads a discussion on a topic in the news pertaining to Israel. To find out the topic for this month or join the email list, contact Jayne Carlin at jscarlin@gmail.com. Optional pre-reading is available at www.broaderview.org/current. This session will be repeated on Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m. $5 payable at the door. At Temple Bnai
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Janice A. Hill at 206-842-9010 Lecture by Jeannie Smith, daughter of Polish rescuer Irene Gut Opdyke. Smith will speak about her mothers memoir, In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer. Book signing to follow. Sponsored by Congregation Kol Shalom and the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center. Free; donations welcome. At Congregation Kol Shalom, 9010 Miller Rd., Bainbridge Island.
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Akiva Kenny Segan will present on Under Wings of G-d, featuring mosaics/drawings of Holocaust victims and works from his current exhibit, SightSeeing with Dignity. At Hillel at the University of Washington, 4745 17th Ave. NE, Seattle.
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Terry Walsh at terryhw@earthlink.net Jewish Renewal community Congregation Eitz Or welcomes UW students, family, and friends to a Shabbat service led by Reb Arik Labowitz from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. followed by a vegetarian/dairy potluck. After lunch, Eitz Or member and artist
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Ilana Cone Kennedy at ilanak@wsherc.org or 206-774-2201 or www.wsherc.org Memorial service at the Holocaust memorial. Free. At the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island. 2:30 p.m. Yom HaShoah: Liberator and Liberated
Ilana Cone Kennedy at ilanak@wsherc.org or 206-774-2201 or www.wsherc.org Leo Hymas, a liberator of Buchenwald, and Robbie Waisman, a survivor of Buchenwald, share their stories of compassion, survival, and hope. Free. At Kane Hall, University of Washington, Seattle.
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A Buckley resident, David had never heard of the Maccabiah Games until four years ago. Father and son train with the Japan Karate Federation Northwest at the Auburn Valley YMCA. Our karate
friends and family have been extremely supportive. Hes now reaching out to the Jewish community, in part to raise awareness and excitement, and to meet fundraising goals. Hes set up a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/mundenmaccabiah)
to communicate with supporters and a benefit concert is tentatively scheduled for April 7 at Louie Gs Pizza in Fife. The Seattle native who attended Camp Gan Israel as a child is eager for his first visit to Israel. Its been one of the things on my bucket list, he says, and to do it
coupled with a sport that I love, and with his son, adds to the fun. Teams will be in-country from July 10 to August 1, spending the first week touring and participating in community service. Part of it is a pilgrimage, connecting young Jews back to Israel, he says.
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who need it, said Skobac. What attracts them to Christianity is that evangelical Christians are passionate about God. Theyre God-intoxicated. Thats what people want. They want a relationship with God. They dont want religion. While Jews for Jesus is much larger now that it has a second generation, Skobac explained that the bulk of Jewish conversion to Christianity is not through formal missionary activity, messianic Jewish or otherwise evangelical. Its through Christian friends, Christian neighbors, Christian business associates, [who] in very different kinds of ways share their faith, he said.
On the other side of the coin is the flight of Jews to Eastern religions. People see Buddhism as the technology for personal growth, he said. At his Saturday night talk, Skobac highlighted the ways Judaism is in fact a mindfulness practice. My wife is part of a Mussar group, and usually theyll spend two to four years on an issue, he said. There are Jewish teachers who say were only here for tikkun hamiddot [perfection of our character traits], and if were not doing that, were wasting our entire life. I think that many Jews dont do that. Its not part of their world. If these concepts were so integral to Judaism, why did they fade from the main-
stream? Why did God get lost? Skobac responded. But for these post-Holocaust generations, particularly the younger ones steeped in a culture of science, God may not be an easy concept. How can Jews for Judaism inspire Jews to love God? Science can only answer what. It can never answer why, he said. It can never explain why were here. As for large-scale tragedy, Skobac admits he has no comprehensive answer. We live in a world where we have freedom to make choices, and with that freedom comes great responsibility, and also, it can be abused. It helps us understand man-made evil, but it doesnt help
us understand God-made evil. Human beings didnt cause the tsunami. For that I have no thought.The Bible says about that there are limits to what humans can understand about God. Its a very Jewish answer. But hard questions aside, Skobac reiterates that Judaism has something for all Jews. If Jews could be more connected spiritually to Judaism, theres less chance theyre going to go elsewhere, or assimilate into non-descript North Americans, or marry out of the faith, he said. Its like preventative medicine. Rather than worrying about curing illnesses, we want to build health.
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Dear Rivy, Year after year at the seder all is going well, then there it is the paragraph that unsettles me every time, that dire dramatic pronouncement of deep Jewish pessimism: In every generation they rise up against us to destroy us. Really? Do we need to be reminded? Why is this in the Hagaddah? Do we Whats truly believe this? What kind JQ? of message is this for our children? This is not the Judaism I want to pass on to another generation. Yet there we are, holding a cup of wine in our hands proclaiming almost proudly, with gusto, Theyre out to get us! It is never fun to have our buttons pushed. This prayer is clearly bringing something up for you. Though it is not, thankfully, an everyday ordeal it warrants some attention and probing. Its reasonable to inquire about the heart of this challenging paragraph its meaning and message, especially in the context of seder night. Notice first that you seem most moved or disturbed by the middle line of the paragraph. The beginning and Your the end actually seem rather redemptive in nature. Consider the text: And it is this, that stood by our fathers and us; For, not only one alone, has risen up against us to destroy us, but in all ages did they rise up against us to destroy us; but the Holy One, blessed be He, delivered us from their hands. The beginning is lofty and evocative of trust. The end point seems in fact to be comforting: God Almighty, no matter what, always saves us. Its that middle line that makes us squirm. And if you really want to squirm please, open the fairly new, artistic and edgy Hagaddah of Noam and Mishael Zion, HaLaila HaZeh: An Israeli Hagaddah. Here the prayer is illustrated by an artistic rendering of a varied sampling of cartoonish Jewish foes armed and in hot pursuit with a timeline hovering above it detailing, indeed, every generation. The list is about as dismal and disheartening as one could hope for: 1400 BCE, Egypt; 722 BCE, Assyria vanquishes Kingdom of Israel; 586 BCE, Babylonian exile; 167 BCE, Antiochus; 70 CE, Rome destroys the Temple; 135, Bar Kochba; 484, Persia; 627, Kuriza; 629, Spain; 873, Byzantium; 992, Limoges; 1007, Egypt; 1096, First Crusade; 1141, Norwich, England; 1171, blood libel, Paris; 1189, Third Crusade; 1198, Yemen; 1215, edict of the pope; 1242, burning of the Talmud in Paris; 1248, Baghdad; 1281, Castille; 1290, expulsion from England; 1306, expulsion from France; 1348, black plague riots; 1354, Jerusalem attacks; 1391, forced conversions, Spain; 1475, Northern Italy; 1492, expulsion from Spain; 1495, expulsion from Lita; 1496, expulsion from Portugal; 1500, expulsion from Provene; 1510, expulsion from Napoli; 1536, expulsion from Saxony; 1597, expulsion from Milano; 1648, Chmielnicki pogroms; 1736, Iran; 1840, blood libel, Damascus; 1865, Iran; 1871, Odessa pogrom; 1877, riots in Morocco; 1881, Ukraine; 1891, blood libel, Corfu; 1894, Dreyfus affair; 1898, Algeria pogrom; 1903, Kishinev pogrom; 1910, Buenos Aires pogrom; 1912, Fez, Morocco attacks; 1919, Ukraine pogrom; 1929, Hebron massacre; 1935, Nuremberg Laws; 1935, persecution of Polish Jewry; 1938, Kristallnacht; 1942, the Final Solution. The artists and authors are making a graphic point loud and clear everywhere, every generation. Dont even try to
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the thyme leaves, and pepper to taste. Pat dry the chicken breasts with paper towels and season lightly on both sides with salt and pepper. Coat the chicken with the mixture and set aside. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Drop the tomatoes into the boiling water; bring the water back to a boil and drain. Core the tomatoes and slip off the skin. Cut the tomatoes in half widthwise and squeeze gently to remove the seeds. (Some seeds will remain.) Cut the tomatoes in quarters. Thickly slice the remaining 5 garlic cloves and spread them in the prepared baking pan along with the tomatoes, potatoes, olives, the rest of the thyme leaves, and the remaining 2 Tbs. oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Roast the vegetables, uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until almost tender.
Place the chicken breasts on top of the vegetables and bake, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Turn them over, spoon on some pan juices and bake for another 5 minutes, or until the chicken is slightly pink on the inside. Cover with foil for 1 minute. Makes 4 servings.
With a large rubber spatula, gently fold the chocolate-almond mixture into the egg whites, making a motion like a figure 8 with the spatula. Do not overmix. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake on the ovens middle shelf for 25 to 30 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out almost dry. Cool on a wire rack. Invert onto a cutting board and peel off the paper. Cut into 1-1/2-inch squares; makes 3-1/2 dozen squares.
sor, in two batches, until medium-fine. Transfer to a bowl. Chop the chocolate in the processor until fine, and combine with the almonds. Place the egg whites in the bowl of an electric stand mixer. Using the balloon whisk attachment, beat at high speed until foamy. Gradually add the sugar and beat until stiff.
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I want to ask you a question, Ostrin recounts. If you and I had taken a stroll down the main street in this town 10 years ago, andI would have said to you, you see this Communist Party headquarters? Ten years from now theres going to be a seder, and hundreds of Jews are going to show up. You tell me whats more implausible: That theres going to be a messiah, or a seder? Ostrin said that what hes seen in his time defies academic or ethnographic predictions, even natural law. All the stuff that you read in the books, and all the theories, its all great, but its whats going to happen on the ground thats going to prove [the reality], he said. When things get tough, Ostrin said he remembers the story of the Passover seder. In essence, thats what its all about, he said. The empirical evidence all would point to the end of Soviet Jewry. But [its] the opposite.
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entertaining Pesadika spin on a favorite old tale follows the hardworking little red hen as she plants, harvests, shleps and grinds the wheat, cooks the dinner and bakes the matzoh for the holiday, all without a bit of help from her friends. Will they work? Oy, no. But, will they eat? You bet. Will she forgive and feed them? The author includes a quote from the Haggadah, a matzoh recipe, a note on Passover traditions, plus a glossary of Yiddish words. A matchmaker couldnt have found a better companion to this kosher lPesach version than Meisels rollicking artwork, created with ink, watercolor and pastel.
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Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 24 at 11 a.m. Elissa Altman Author talk Elissa Altman, member of the food bloggerati, stops in Seattle to promote her new story-cookbook, Poor Mans Feast, a celebration of sustenance, authenticity, simplicity, and kindness in the face of pretense. In 2012, Altman won a James Beard award for best individual food blog. Despite her love of all things porcine, Altman tells heartfelt stories from her personal life alongside doable recipes, like Jewish Apple Cake. On March 23 at Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 Tenth Ave., Seattle, and on March 23 at the Book Larder, Fremont Ave. N, Seattle. For more information visit www.poormansfeast.com.
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We have three really terrific actors that are really dedicated to it, which makes a huge difference, said Nolte about the stirring performances by Ryan Childers, William Hall, Jr. and Tyler Trerise. Nolte points out that, even though our response to the issue of slavery in the United States is often quite disconnected because slavery was a long time ago, and it wasnt my fault there is importance in acknowledging the legacy of that history. Its easy to walk away and say, That was a great story, but it doesnt apply to me. I live in Seattle, and were not racist here. But Noltes hope is that the play will go
deeper than that for audience members. As with all of Taproot Theatres productions, patrons who attend Wednesday night performances will have the opportunity to participate in a post-play discussion, which will feature the cast and director. In addition, a free special event is planned for April 16: Conversations will be held in conjunction with the John Perkins Center for Reconciliation, Leadership Training, and Community Development at Seattle Pacific University. Nolte has worked closely with the center throughout the development of the show to help his crew better understand how to relate to the issues of slavery, justice, and human rights, and convey that energy to the audi-
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ence. The post-play discussion and Conversations are opportunities for patrons to delve deeper into some of the topics brought up by this unique story. Through confronting some of the most
unjust and dehumanizing periods of our humanity, we are able to move forward and be truly free, Nolte pointed out. This play, in a sense, is all of our stories, he said.
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lasts three months, Passover almost always falls near the end when the legislators are working feverishly to meet the final bill cutoff. What originally began as a way to give the elected Jewish delegation a quick opportunity to celebrate the holiday has since expanded into a festive meal of more
than 100 participants. Zach Carstensen, director of government affairs for the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, which plans and sponsors the event, said the seder is a good way to raise consciousness among lawmakers about people in the state who are constantly struggling to get by. This year our focus is on, as we still are recovering from this recession, the
struggles of people just trying to keep their heads above water, finding a good job, ensuring that their family has adequate health care, [and] adequate supports so [they] can be economically secure, Carstensen said. Carstensen noted that the story of moving from slavery to freedom resonates in many ways today, from the journeys of modern-day refugees to economic
security. It never ceases to amaze me that when we tell the Passover story all these thoughts come flooding back the recognition that freedom and struggle often go hand in hand, he said. I think if legislators can walk away with that then weve done a good job.
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Bon Appetit magazine is featuring Stopskys Delicatessen in its March edition with a tradition, updated seder meal created by our chef Austin Zimmerman. All Passover week we will offer a special 5-course prix fixe menu featuring the recipes from the article. Those items and more are also available to serve at home with your family and guests. For more details, reservations and ordering information, visit us at www.stopskysdelicatessen.com/passover or call 206-658-3478. But you dont need to be Jewish or wait for Passover to experience dinner at Stopskys: come today and taste what Bon Appetit is raving about!
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At Passover, many families leave the east door open, and a cup of wine out for the prophet Elijah. Only the youngest present think its going to get consumed that day. Its a metaphorical gesture, designed to show respect for the news a traveler might bring. In this puzzle, weve left some cups out for you. In each of 12 symmetrically aligned entries, you can place the answer before CUP to get a new word or phrase (e.g., LOVING or PUDDING). Raise your glass!
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national organizations that included the Red Cross, United Nations and USAID for the unit that manages humanitarian issues in the West Bank and Gaza. That work includes building schools and clinics, repairing roads, and building solidwaste sites. This is the unit that was basically responsible for Palestinians that are not involved in the conflict the civilians to ensure that they wont get affected [by] the conflict, or at least minimize the effect from the conflict as much as we can, he said. While he said he received plenty of pushback from angry Palestinians, the people that knew us and knew what COGAT is doing, he said, were really welcoming and really supportive to us. After he left the army in May 2012, but before he begins his university career in London this fall, where he is deciding between majors in law or international
relations, Mazzig was trying to figure out what to do with himself. When he saw the StandWithUs shaliach opportunity arise, he jumped at it and they bit. Its a volunteer position he receives home hospitality, use of a car donated by a community members,and a small stipend for expenses. Last years shaliach spoke to 9,000 people in the community, said Rob Jacobs, StandWithUs Northwests executive director. Jacobs hopes Mazzig will be able to reach even more. Its been very effective because once somebody is in the community for a long enough period of time, were able to get them out more broadly, Jacobs said. Mazzig said he has enjoyed most of his encounters thus far. What I like the most about Stand WithUs is their purpose is education, he said. They want to have an open discussion. As Mazzig documented in an article reprinted in JTNews along with a
response piece from Jewish Voice for Peace not everybody is interested in that open discussion. As someone who strongly supports peace, he had a rude awakening at a screening of the film 5 Broken Cameras, by Palestinian filmmaker Emad Burnat when he and other Israelis in the room were shouted down and violently confronted. I was shocked by the people there. I was really shocked, he said. I came there thinking Jewish Voice for Peace would be a better experience. That American organizations such as Jewish Voice for Peace and the Palestinian group that sponsored the film, which he saw as stifling others opinions, was an experience far different from what he would expect in his home country. Even in Israel, there are a lot of leftwing organizations that people tend to think that [we] Israelis are opposing them, he said. Not at all. This organization just proved that Israel is what it is: That its a democracy.
was part of the Minneapolis Chamber Symphonys commissioned Variations on a Theme from Kindergarten, based on three of Fulghums bestselling books. The orchestra tuned not to the oboe, but to the hum of the refrigerator. Temple Beth Am music director Wendy Marcus, who is organizing the April 5 Shabbat tribute, studied with Shur in a summer intensive in Cincinnati. She says that as far as she can tell, the Seattle tribute seems to be the first memorial tribute to Shur anywhere. Marcus praises Shur not only for his compositional skills, but also as a brilliant arranger, an arranger for the ages. He was a very adamant as a conductor, Marcus said. When he worked with a choir, he had a vision and he wanted people to sing his vision. It really felt like we were interacting with one of the greats.
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GREATER SEATTLE Chabad House 206/527-1411 4541 19th Ave. NE Bet Alef (Meditative) 206/527-9399 1111 Harvard Ave., Seattle 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 Khal Ateres Zekainim (Orthodox) 206/722-1464 at Kline Galland Home, 7500 Seward Park Ave. S 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 (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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deny it, there it is, generation to generation: A full menu of Jewish torment. Ironically, at the time of its being written in the Hagaddah itself, back in the second century this paragraph was far less menacing and knotty. Now, at the time of its reading, about 1,900 or so years later, weve gotten so many additional antiSemitic pogroms and persecutions under
our collective belt. That said, this prayer is recited, with a glass of wine, salvation, in hand, and is meant to be a prayer of gratitude. What are we missing? What is its message? Our paragraph is found in the section of the Hagaddah that offers an answer to the question asked by the children: Why is this night different from all other nights? We lovingly tell them our story. We were slaves in Egypt, we begin. But it did not
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start there. Our story goes way back to our ancestors family, to Abraham, who came from idol worshippers. Then there was a covenant. There would be the promise of a land, and the experience of slavery, and then freedom. This is what has stood by us. No matter what, or when, God saves us. This is our story. It is timeless and true. This covenant has stood by us. Thats one interpretation. Rabbi Twersky suggests that what has stood by us ironically is this very stream of persecution. As in the aphorism when it is good for the Jews it is bad for Judaism and when it is bad for the Jews it is good for Judaism, this constant stream of persecution has stood by us. It has fortified us, made us stronger. Rabbi Lehman of 19th-century Mainz noticed we are a long-lasting people. Other nations from antiquity have faded away. Our fortitude to withstand suffering with the help of God has made us a people of endurance. That cup of wine that we raise, says Rabbi Soloveitchik, represents our destiny. There will always be a Pharaoh. There will always be an Egypt, a drama. We are a lonely people. The Hagaddah is our eternal story, the Exodus a constant. We steadfastly take our cup of destiny in hand.
For Elie Wiesel, though, there is wonder about the veracity of our salvation we are a people who have survived. For Shlomo Carlebach, we are the chosen people. He was wont to say, Lets not talk about killers, are they what makes me a Jew? Can you imagine how holy these people were? God meant more to them than life. Finally, the Lubavitcher Rebbe reminds us that within each of us is an enemy. It rises against us. It doesnt allow us to be our best self. Enter Gods eternal unconditional promise: With it we can persevere against our inner challenges no matter how daunting, even when we must face them at the seder itself. So we grapple with that which vexes us most. We consider and reconsider and notice our reactions to things that rub us the wrong way. Is there something in them to which we are drawn and yet afraid to face? For this prayer, that is no surprise.
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The Summit at First Hill 206-652-4444 www.klinegallandcenter.org The only Jewish retirement community in the state of Washington offers transition assessment and planning for individuals looking to downsize or be part of an active community of peers. Multi-disciplinary professionals with depth of experience available for consultation.
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Youll be online at www.professionalwashington.com year round and in the book in the spring.
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Camp Miriam
Every day we have fun and every day we learn something. Camp Miriam, on beautiful Gabriola Island in British Columbia, offers a diverse Jewish camping program for children completing grades 211. Through creative experiences, and in a supportive community, campers receive a value-based education and, at the same time, gain knowledge of Israel, Jewish history, Hebrew, social justice and the environment. The program is enhanced with swimming, sports, arts & crafts, drama, camping trips, canoeing, kayaking, Israeli dancing, and music. A Jewish experience not to be missed! 604-266-2825 miriam@gmail.com www.campmiriam.org
Camp Solomon Schechter has a 60-year tradition of fun, friendship and Jewish education in the Pacific Northwest. They create a unique, welcoming and spiritual Jewish environment based upon the ideals of the Conservative movement, offering an innovative experience for youth of all denominations entering 2nd-12th grades. At Schechter, Judaism and joy are truly one! For more information visit www.campschechter.org. The game of chess has many benefits, from complex pattern recognition that helps students excel in mathematics and science, to increasing analytical and decision-making skills that they will carry forever. Chess4Life brings the game to life in a fun and exciting environment, through chess and sports camps, after-school chess clubs, and daily premium center classes. 425-283-0549 kids@chess4life.com www.chess4life.com. Enroll by April 5 and save $30/week! Destination Science kids (ages 511) enjoy those Aha! moments! STEM learning is more important than ever before in fact, its a national movement. Start your childs journey this summer by heading toward Destination Science! 12-plus Puget Sound locations. www.destinationscience.org 888-909-2822
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DigiPens ProjectFUN summer workshops in game design, video game programming, multimedia production, and engineering enhance middle and high school students critical thinking skills, improve their knowledge of core subjects like math and physics, and excite their interest in the academic concepts underlying modern technology. Register by April 1 and save with the early bird discount! Visit projectfun.digipen.edu. Looking for something to do during the summer that is fun, exciting and challenging? Then come row with Lake Union Crew and do something different and positive with your summer vacation. Meet new friends, learn a cool sport, and spend the day on the water. They are dedicated to providing a fun, unique, and challenging experience that you will not forget. www.LakeUnionCrew.com 206-860-4199 info@lakeunioncrew.com School ends and the fun begins at Samenas weekly themed summer camps! 35-yearolds enjoy crafts, games, and a swim in the wading-pool. 512-year-olds will swim and play tennis all summer long. 1114-year-olds can join Vanapalooza and take a daily trip to many fun destinations. Jr. lifeguard camps and a jr. counselor program also offered. 425-746-1160 www.samena.com Spend your summer at SMT SummerStock! For ages 9-13, join in the Broadway musical based on the beloved Dr. Seuss books, Seussical! For ages 14-19, join SMT for a Broadway Showcase class, presenting highlights from four musicals! All levels of acting and singing experience welcome. www.SeattleMusicalTheatre.org 206-363-2809.
The Union Hill Ranch is offering an Introduction to Horsemanship for riders 610 years of age. July 9, 10, 11 (session 1) or July 16, 17, 18 (session 2) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $300 per session. They also have ongoing private lessons starting at $60 for one hour of instruction. www.theunionhillranch.com 425-868-8097 URJ Camp Kalsman has something for everyone, from sports to the performing and creative arts, to nature and adventure activities. Kalsman provides campers with the opportunity to live a wholly Jewish life in their newly built facilities. A summer at Camp Kalsman is an unforgettable religious, cultural, recreational and emotional experience. www.kalsman.urjcamps.org 425-284-4484
Instead of rigid structure, they give campers choice! K-7 campers choose daily from among six tech and design studios. Snacks and lunch provided. Customizable enrollment. Unused days are automatically refunded. Theres no such thing as a typical day at camp! Five Washington sites, including Seattle Hebrew Academy on Capitol Hill. www.steveandkate.com
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right to not be viewed and used as property. We believe and act as if all sentient beings have the right to freedom. And so we indulge in rich, flavorful foods, drink many glasses of wine, enjoy each others company, but we also remember the obligation we have as Jews, which is to fight against oppression, to fight against violence, to fight for justice and compassion.
Gary Smith is co-founder of Evolotus (www. evolotuspr.com), a PR agency that specializes in health and wellness, spirituality, animal protection, natural foods, documentary films, non-profits and socially beneficial companies. He also founded The Thinking Vegan blog and has written for Elephant Journal, the Jewish Journal of L.A. and for Mother Nature Network.
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well-appointed apartment, to a variety of activities (wellness, fitness, dining, travel and social stuff). Do as much as you like. Or as little as you prefer. Because to some, blazing their own retirement might mean a 6am tee time, while for others, it might mean toasting with a buttery Chardonnay from The Bellettinis wine cellar.
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