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I live in a senior-housing complex in Seattle. Many of the residents are Jewish. Each Saturday my wife and I coordinate a program — with the help of other vol-unteers — that provides free food to our fellow residents donated by a local grocery store. Recently, one resident contacted other residents about the Saturday Market coinciding this year — on September 14 — with the observance of Yom Kippur, insisting if the market is held that day it is “disgraceful” and it represents a “lack of respect for the memory of those who founded this building.” I disagree.

I’m not a Jew because I wear special clothing. I’m not a Jew because of a Bar Mitzvah, a circumcision, because I wear a Star of David or have a mezuzah on my door. I’m not a Jew because of rituals I follow. I’m not a Jew because of what I show in public or because of what I pro-claim. That’s not what makes me a Jew. I’m a Jew because God has chosen to make me a Jew. Being Jewish is solely between myself and God.

How I live my life as a Jew is my choice; the choice and obligation given me by God. It’s not the choice or the right of anyone to tell me how to live or worship

as a Jew. It’s not their choice or right to tell any one of us the requirements or respon-sibilities of being Jewish. It’s not their right to judge. My life, my requirements and my responsibilities as a Jew can only be judged — and will only be judged — by God.

And what are my responsibilities as a Jew?

Yom Kippur is a sacred holiday in Judaism; often called the holiest day of the Jewish year. For many, it’s a day of rituals, it’s a day of fasting, it is — for many — a day of synagogue attendance. It’s a day of atonement, a day of prayer; it’s a celebra-tion of renewal. Most important, the com-munication one has on Yom Kippur, as a Jew, is between one’s own heart and one’s self and God.

How is that affected by the outward activities of others around us on Yom Kippur? This year, the celebration of Yom Kippur coincides with our Saturday free-food market, as it did years ago. At that time, we contacted local rabbis — Reform, Conservative and Orthodox — and asked their opinion. We asked, would holding the Saturday Market, in any way at all, show disrespect for or be considered an obstruction to someone commemorating

and following the rituals of Yom Kippur? Would holding the Saturday Market show disrespect or be disgraceful to Judaism or to the memory of anyone who is Jewish? Their answers were the same: The outward activities of those around us, unless they directly challenge or obstruct our rights as Jews, aren’t disgraceful; their activities aren’t a problem. As Jews, their activities don’t concern us.

Our most important concern, as Jews on Yom Kippur, is our communication with God. Yom Kippur isn’t about what others around us do. Yom Kippur isn’t about telling others what they need to do. Yom Kippur isn’t about judging the actions of others. Yom Kippur is about our communication and connection with God.

The Saturday Market doesn’t prevent any of us, as Jews, from observing Yom Kippur. The market and all the other sec-ular activities that will occur on Yom Kippur show no disrespect for Jews, or for Judaism, or for the Jewish founders of our senior-housing complex. The Satur-day Market has nothing to do with Yom Kippur, and Yom Kippur has nothing to do with the Saturday Market. There’s no conflict.

On Yom Kippur, God doesn’t say to us, “Tell others what to do.” God doesn’t say, “Judge the actions of others or look and comment about what others are doing.” Yom Kippur isn’t a time to judge or make demands of others.

Yom Kippur is a sacred blessing and a celebration; a choice — among many choices — when we can look into our hearts, when we can communicate with God. Yom Kippur is an opportunity — among many — to renew ourselves in goodness and our faith, to repair our-selves and hopefully, in the process, repair our world. The choice of how we, as Jews, act on Yom Kippur, of what we choose to renew and repair, is our individual choice, our individual obligation and responsi-bility. Yom Kippur is solely between our-selves and God.

No matter how lost and broken we may be, Yom Kippur reminds us we are blessed; it reminds us we have the ability to share our true hearts with God so we can renew and repair ourselves and repair our world.

As our great teacher Hillel might possi-bly add, “The rest is commentary.”

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With mutual respect, we can resolve our differencesRabbi Sholom beR levitin Regional Director, Chabad of the Pacific Northwest and Rabbi, Congregation Shaarei Tefillah – Lubavitch

I’ll begin with three short stories. In June of 1967, I was sitting in the central Chabad Lubavitch Yeshiva at the famous 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, N.Y. At approx-imately 1:45 p.m., Yankel the Beder, who took care of the men’s mikvah, which I and others used beginning at 5 a.m. each morning, ran into the yeshiva and gave a loud shout: “Men sloked a Yid!” — a Jew is being beaten up!

Religious and racial strife was accel-erating in those years in many Brook-lyn communities. Within 15 seconds, the whole yeshiva was on the street, everyone asking breathlessly, “Where? Where?” Someone shouted, “On Kingston and Lin-coln Avenue!”

We all ran, weaving through heavy traf-fic. A major altercation was taking place — even the police were already there. Everyone had instinctively responded to the call, to the extent that no one had closed his Gemorah (Talmud) or other religious book of study. No one asked the affiliation, level of observance, or gender of the Jew being beaten. We only heard “Men sloked a Yid.”

In the summer of 1968, the situation in Brooklyn’s Jewish communities was dete-riorating. Our family lived in an apartment complex that housed a mix of Chassidic, Afri-can-American, and Latino families. Gangs of young people lived there, and it was very dangerous, especially at night, to navigate the streets and even our complex. I had three younger teenage sisters (Rebbetzin Devorah Kornfeld is the youngest of my sisters), and other young Chassidic teenage girls also lived in the complex. We had a real problem.

The head of the gang was a young fellow by the name of José, and I made it my busi-ness to befriend him. Here I was, a Chas-sidic rabbinical student, black hat and all, only about a year or two older than he was. If you had dropped me in Manhattan, I would have had difficulty navigating back to Brooklyn. Our community was insular and did not assimilate with other cultures at that point. All I did was talk to him, ask him about school. He was a Dodgers fan, and I was a Yankees fan (full disclosure: I once played hooky to go to Yankee Sta-dium in the Bronx to watch my baseball idol Mickey Mantle belt some home runs).

We schmoozed, and over time he became a friend. After that, whenever the teenage girls would walk through the halls, or the elderly Chassidim would walk

down the street near our com-plex, José and his friends were mentschlach and respectful.

After I’d moved to Seattle as part of my regional respon-sibilities I began to travel to Alaska — first to Anchorage, where I have developed some lifelong friendships, and then to Fairbanks. In December 1979, it was a freezing, win-tery day — and I mean freez-

ing. By then we had organized a group, and it was their first evening with Chabad. Fifteen people showed up from a cross section of the general Jewish community. I tell my children and grandchildren that 15 people in Fairbanks, Alaska at that time is like having a crowd of 25,000 in Man-hattan today.

After my presentation, which focused on the Chassidic philosophy of embracing all Jews with love and compassion in a non-judgmental way — and, for that matter, bringing the universal message of belief in God and the Noahide Code to all people — a man by the name of Mike stood up and asked, “Rabbi, do you belong to the group that burns the bus signs in Jerusalem?”

During those months, commercial signs with pictures of men and women in swim clothes were hung in Jerusalem’s very Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood and its environs. This caused consternation and anger among many members of those devout communities. Some of these signs were burned by individuals living there.

“Mike,” I responded, “I strongly con-demn any acts like the ones you are describing. Especially in our Holy Land, and especially in Jerusalem.”

But then I added, “Mike, let’s have a conversation. The people living in those neighborhoods of Jerusalem are three, five, 10 generations of devout Jews, with their unique way of life, with large fami-lies. I condemn the burning of those signs — strongly. But where is the sensitivity? To come into these neighborhoods, where nearly 100 percent of those living there are devout Jews, maintaining their religious lifestyle for hundreds of years through devotion and self-sacrifice.” And then I asked Mike where he had lived before he came to Anchorage.

“Minneapolis,” he answered.“Did you belong to a synagogue?” I

asked.He responded that he had belonged to

a temple. “Mike,” I asked, “if during Kol Nidre

services, Yom Kippur eve, a man or X PaGe 4

the denier denied

Steven Blum’s discussion of the difficulties of covering Holocaust-denial stories, such as

David Irving’s impending trip to Berlin, was right on target (“German preoccupation: Why

bother with David Irving?” Aug. 2).

However, in his annoyance at the claims of Irving’s supporters that his “right to free

speech” has been violated, he misses the obvious counter-argument.

David Irving was not condemned by a British court for his intentional and malicious distor-

tions of history because someone tried to deny his right to free speech. He was in that posi-

tion because he himself sued American historian Deborah Lipstadt for libel.

It was Irving who tried to deny Professor Lipstadt’s right to free speech, when she used her

scholarship to expose his historical malpractice. The court simply examined the evidence he

and Lipstadt presented, and determined Lipstadt’s critique was accurate.

Irving’s supporters are demanding for their hero a right he tried to deny to his critics.

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pa does not call for jew-free state

Part of what drew me to Judaism and weekly studies at Temple was Judaism’s welcoming,

and even encouragement, to ask questions about what I was being told.

The article by Janis Siegel titled “Back on the Bus” (Aug. 2) featured recent bus ads run in

Bellevue by Pam Geller and her organization AFDI claiming that “The Palestinian Authority is

calling for a Jew-free state.”

I looked at the articles Pam Geller cited as “proof” and found that every mention of the

phrase “Jew-free state” was a fabricated distortion of what Palestinian Authority President

Mahmoud Abbas had actually said.

What Abbas actually said — back in 2011 when the rumor appears to have started — was

that there would be no Israeli soldiers or Israeli settlers in any future Palestinian state.

Abbas made specific reference to Israelis that are serving as instruments of colonialism

(Israeli settlers) and military occupation (Israeli soldiers) — not to Israelis like journalist Amira

Hass, who lived for several years in Gaza before moving to Ramallah, and certainly not to Jews.

The official Palestinian Authority position is that people of all faiths are welcome in a future

Palestinian state.

The equating of “Israeli soldier” or “Israeli settler” with “Jew” is deeply problematic for

the many Jews worldwide, including the many Israelis, who consider Israel’s ongoing settler

and military dispossession, weekly violence, and deprivation of rights as antithetical to Jewish

values. Even more “mainstream” Jews like beloved Fiddler on the Roof actor Theodore Bikel

(whose family fled Nazi occupation to Palestine) are speaking up. Search “Theodore Bikel

Prawer” on YouTube for his video condemning Israel’s newest plan to expel 40,000 Bedouin

from their homes and villages in the Negev.

I traveled to Gaza several weeks after Israel’s Operation Cast Lead with a delegation that

included many American and Canadian Jews. Several told the Palestinians we visited with: “I

want you to know I’m Jewish.” Overwhelmingly, the Palestinians’ response was, “We have no

problem with Jews. Our problem is with Israel’s occupation and oppression.”

According to all the articles I looked at in response to Pam Geller’s claim, that’s what the

Palestinian Authority has been saying all along.

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woman had walked in dressed in swim clothes, and sat down — not bothering anyone — how would you feel? Do you think that would be appropriate? Would they not be asked to leave? Or to some-how find suitable clothing? Would that be respectful and sensitive — to you and the whole membership — on Kol Nidre?”

I emphatically reminded him that I condemned the burning of those signs, that it was not how to have a discussion among brothers and sisters.

“But,” I concluded, “sensitivity goes both ways.”

“Rabbi, thank you,” Mike said. “I see your point.”

Now we get to the hard question. The hard question is — as one learns, as we all should, Rambam, Maimonides, in Hilchot Teshuvah, chapter three, (it’s all in Eng-lish today and it would be suitable for us to learn these laws before the New Year):

Accordingly, throughout the entire year, a person should always look at himself as equally balanced between merit and sin. If he performs one sin,

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he tips his balance and that of the entire world to the side of guilt and brings destruction upon himself. [On the other hand,] if he performs one mitzvah, he tips his balance and that of the entire world to the side of merit and brings deliverance and salvation to himself and others. This is implied by [Proverbs 10:25] “A righteous man is the foundation of the world,” (i.e., he who acted righteously tipped the balance of the entire world to merit and saved it). How do we meet the challenge? How

do we maintain mutual, loving, respect? As the gifted writer Peggy Noonan recently

wrote in a column, and I paraphrase, “To tolerate doesn’t mean that you love.”

We’re not talking tolerance. We’re talking about mutual, loving respect. A person may say, “Yes, I support your right to choose the lifestyle that speaks to you. But I want you to understand my sensitivi-ties — your choice as it relates to your feel-ings about Israel; your choice as it relates to the Jewish community; your choice as it relates politically in our blessed land; onward and onward, has a qualitative impact on my life.”

As the Rambam quoted above, it’s an equal balance. It’s a scale. One act either way has profound impact on all of us.

As the Rambam writes in another place, at the end of his monumental Mishnah

Torah, when the Messiah will come, and there will be the redemption of the world, there will “be neither famine nor war, envy nor competition, for good will flow in abundance and all delights will be [as common] as dust. The occupation of the entire world will be solely to know God.”

We all want a world where there is no famine, where there is no war, right? An essential part of creating such a world is to address this exact challenge — to develop mutual, loving respect. If Person A’s choice impacts the quality of life according to Person B, we should do our best to be aware of and sensitive to that reality. On the other hand, being sensitive and aware of those who don’t share your traditional background embraces and validates their being part of the Jewish peoplehood none-theless. One of us getting attacked imme-diately concerns all of us, regardless of his identity. Two individuals bonding over baseball can begin to create a real bridge

between two divided communities. It follows, as we prepare ourselves for

the New Year, standing before the Almighty unified as one people in order to realize that unity, the challenge is to further develop and sensitize ourselves to true mutual respect. While we have some fundamental differences, mutual respect, although very challenging at times, is achievable. As my dear friend Dr. Rene Levy, who at a recent Town Hall event so eloquently made a pas-sionate presentation for unity among our people, said, “By perfecting themselves, Jews can perfect their communities.”

The main thing in having these discus-sions is to feel that we’re all one family, that the other person is your brother or sister, and to walk the extra mile — all of us — in the areas of understanding, sen-sitivity, and love. And no matter what, to always feel like the old song from the ’60s, “He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother.”

Shana Tova to all.

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Gurewitsch selected as Big Tent Judaism affiliate Niva Gurewitsch, manager of Jewish Junction, a community outreach initiative of Seat-

tle Jewish Community School, has been selected as a Big Tent Judaism professional affiliate. Big Tent Judaism/Jewish Outreach Initiative (JOI) seeks ways to better serve and welcome in unengaged and intermarried Jewish families. The affiliate program provides free edu-cation, resources, coaching, and peer support to Jewish communal professionals working to “expand the tent.” Jewish Junction’s primary goal is to foster a community where unaf-

filiated and under-engaged Jewish families can explore their Jewish identity. Gurewitsch began her training in late January, and is working with staff at the Seattle Jewish Commu-nity School, local professionals, and partner organizations to execute Big Tent Judaism programs throughout 2013 and create relationships with newcomers to the community to foster future engagement.

For more information about Big Tent Judaism/Jewish Outreach Initiative, visit www.JOI.org.

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To this director, the school’s a stage 6Mike Downs had a career in theater and film before he turned his attention to education. Meet the Jewish Day School’s new interim head of school.

Gardening for good 7For people who have trouble putting food on the table, local food banks have been working to ensure their clients have more fresh fruits and veggies. Some Jewish organizations are a big part of that effort.

some late summer reading 10As the High Holidays roll around, many of our thoughts will turn to cooking. We’ve got plenty of options to get the juices flowing.books in brief 11

a place for the holidays 18What are your plans for the upcoming High Holidays? If you’re looking for a service, we’ve got plenty!

Rising up to the homeland 28From high school grads to grandparents, a half dozen Washingtonians have made the move — or are making their last-minute preparations — to move to Israel.

mORem.O.T.: Foodie writers 8crossword 8jewish and Veggie: apples, honey and whole grains 17The arts 23community calendar 24lifecycles 23The shouk classifieds 26

From the Jewish Tran-script, August 11, 1995

With the return of Richard Wagner’s “The Ring” to Seat-tle Opera, then-editor Craig Degginger did a section on the four-part cycle, Wagner’s anti-Semitism, and communal reaction to the performances. A Ring program that debuted in 2001 is being staged at the opera this month.

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as search goes on at JDs, an interim head steps inJaniS Siegel JTNews Correspondent

The search continues at the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle for a new head of school to replace the recently retired Maria Erlitz. But in the mean-while, the Bellevue school has hired Mike Downs, a bilingual Hebrew and English-speaking, non-Jewish independent school leader who will take the reins for the upcoming academic year.

Downs, who lived in Israel for seven years with his Israeli wife, Ronit, and his then-young son Yoni, comes to the Pacific Northwest from Minneapolis, where he was head of school for 11 years at the Mounds Park Academy in St. Paul. He intends to move back to Israel next year for his new post as superintendent of the Walworth Barbour American Interna-tional School, which has campuses in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

“We are still in our head search pro-cess, but we are thrilled to have Mike Downs at the helm for this school year to help us with the transition and to con-tinue to move us forward in our mission,” Jill Friedman, JDS’s board president, told JTNews.

JDS solicited help from the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education, a sup-port organization to Jewish schools, which recommended Downs for the position.

“It’s fortunate to have such experi-

enced fresh eyes,” said Friedman. “We’re keeping all of our programs going under his experience.”

The JDS search committee has been looking for a new head since last Septem-ber, when Erlitz announced her retirement.

“It’s a great school and the people here obviously love their school,” Downs told JTNews. “There is so much here that is good and strong and exciting to be a part of. Maria Erlitz has obviously been a huge force for good at this school. More people need to know about it nationally and I think they’ll have a strong field to choose from.”

JDS students know they will have a new temporary leader this year, and many have already met him — electronically. Downs produced an introductory video of himself just for them.

“They already have a familiar face and he’ll be there in person when they come back in the fall,” Friedman said.

Downs is something of a renaissance man: He comes not only from a family of well-placed international educators, but he is also a former professional choral vocalist, stage director, and actor who holds a bachelor’s degree in theater and a master’s degree in fine arts, directing for the stage, both from the University of California at Los Angeles. He has directed

more than 30 plays and appeared in sev-eral films.

One of Downs’s roles was as a CIA operative in the Academy Award-winning “The Killing Fields.” He also played a U.S. diplomat in Beirut in the 2003 made-for-TV movie “Held Hostage,” which starred Marlo Thomas.

But it was his attraction to music,

which he pursued while at UCLA, that led him to his wife Ronit and the roles of a life-time — of husband and father.

“She was in the music department and I was in the choir because I loved it,” Downs said. “She’s a magnificent musi-cian, a beautiful soprano, and she teaches voice.”

Ronit Downs, whose parents are Romanian Holocaust survivors living in Israel, also taught at St. Catherine’s Uni-versity in St. Paul-Minneapolis. It was she who sparked his initial interest in Judaism.

“We got married and moved to Israel,” said Downs. “Our son was born there. I had become fascinated with Israel, the Jewish people, and Judaism. That’s when I transitioned to being a school leader.”

Downs’s Hebrew fluency is an added bonus for JDS, according to Friedman, and it will unite many of the families at the school.

“It’s a beautiful thing that brings together our Hebrew constituency and our Israeli families,” said Friedman.

He will have plenty of work to keep him busy, however. On his agenda will be helping to finish the school’s strate-gic plan, which will be its blueprint for the foreseeable future. He will also help

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the Jewish Day school’s interim head of school Mike Downs will bring Hebrew language and stage direction to his year at the Bellevue academy.

With the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle under new leadership and looking ahead to better ways of serving our community, we are taking a fresh approach with our annual Campaign Kickoff event, scheduled this year for Sunday, October 20.

Instead of having a guest speaker, we will produce a more interactive event showcasing the good things our partner organizations have ac-complished for the community with Federation support. We plan a lineup of eye-catching displays, organized around our Impact Areas. We will celebrate our achievements together. And we will have a lively evening of food, music and fun!

Our new direction for Kickoff puts the spotlight where it belongs – on what

we’re doing together as a community to help our neighbors in need, sup-port Jewish education and camping, strengthen our connections with Israel and to bring to life our cultural heritage.

We’re looking forward to putting on a one-of-a-kind Kickoff that will bring us together, create great memories, and inspire us to step up our game in building and strengthening community.

We’ll be sharing more details about Kickoff in the weeks ahead. Mark your calendars! It’s going to be a wonderful event.

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12 percent. People to People has brought visitors from Kiryat Malachi and Hof Ash-kelon to Seattle, and fosters visits to those communities by Seattle residents.

The Jewish Federation was honored to receive a $1,500 gift from Schwartz Brothers Restaurants, a gift made pos-sible by Q13 Sports Director Aaron Levine, who chose the Federation as his charity of choice in the Daniel’s Broiler Celebrity Grilling Series. From left, Aaron Levine, Schwartz Brothers Restaurants Executive VP Tom Lavans, and JFGS Executive VP David Chivo.

Campaign Kickoffsunday, october 20, 2013Hyatt Regency Bellevue

The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is excited to announce increased grants for the Stroum Jewish Community Center’s Early Childhood Education Tuition Assis-tance Program and for Partnership2Gether’s People to People program.

Additional Community Campaign funds made it possible for the Federation to increase support for these programs.

The two grant increases are:

1) An additional $30,000 for SJCC’s tuition assistance program, which doubles the Federation’s fiscal year 2014 grant. The program reduces barriers for families seek-ing a Jewish early childhood education for their kids and helps more families engage in Jewish life.

2) An additional $4,110 for Partnership-2Gether’s People to People program, increasing the Federation’s 2014 grant by

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From the farm to the food bankJoel magalnicK editor, JTNews

What’s in your garden? Are you willing to share what you’ve grown? As more stud-ies emerge about the correlation between healthy eating and better performance in the workplace and classroom, food banks are beginning to make a more concerted effort to provide healthy produce and products for their clients. The Seattle area’s Jewish community has begun to join in.

With the opening of Jewish Family Ser-vice of Greater Seattle’s expanded food bank in 2010 and what it calls a “con-sumer-choice” model, its clients could choose items — including fresh produce — rather than accept a pre-stocked bag of non-perishable goods.

“We think it’s really important that people have access to healthy food,” said Jana Prothman, director of the JFS Polack Food Bank. “Most people on food stamps eat small amounts of fruit and vegetables.”

Now JFS has taken that idea a step fur-ther, adding partnerships with a number of fresh food producers to ensure its cli-ents can eat more healthfully. On that list is the neighborhood farmers’ market, Oxbow Farm in Carnation, Congregation

Beth Shalom’s garden, and several com-munity gardens known as P-Patches.

“We want to spend locally where we can, and support local agriculture,” Proth-man said.

JFS established its Food Bank Action Plan this year, which borrows from a sim-ilar effort released by the City of Seat-tle, by giving its clients “food that is fresh and nutritious and grown without harm-ing its producers or our air, water, or soil,” according to the plan.

The plan’s goals are to go full circle in the lifecycle of fresh fruit and vegetables from supporting the farmers — preferably local — who grow them to ensuring that as little as possible goes to waste.

With the farmers’ market and P-Patches, the food bank is able to glean leftovers each week, sometimes bringing in as much as 400 pounds of produce. JFS generally goes through between 1,200 and 1,600 pounds of produce a week, Proth-man said. The rest is purchased at discount from Oxbow or from local wholesalers, or provided by partnerships with Northwest Harvest and Food Lifeline, the region’s

central food bank agencies. For clients, many of whom have not

previously had easy access to produce items, JFS has also partnered with local anti-poverty organization Solid Ground to provide healthy cooking classes.

“If people don’t know what to do, it doesn’t do any good,” Prothman said.

The number of people served by the JFS

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food drive runs from sept. 5-27. Most

synagogues and jewish organiza-

tions will be accepting donations of

non-perishable foods, toiletries and

gift cards. the big food sort takes

place on sun., sept. 15 from 11 a.m.–1

p.m. contact volunteer@jfsseattle.

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Be Like Your Dadby Mike Selinker

© 2013 Eltana Wood-Fired Bagel Cafe, 1538 12th Avenue, Seattle. All rights reserved. Puzzle created by Lone Shark Games, Inc. Edited by Mike Selinker and Gaby Weidling.

Answers on page 26

“Like father, like son,” said Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki. Last issue we did a puzzle about famous mothers and daughters in the acting world. With the High Holidays fast approaching, and as a great time to reflect on ourselves and our parents, we thought we’d shine a light on the male side of the family. Here you’ll find five father/son duos in the same fields.

ACROSS1 Detective Spade4 Break a commandment 9 Rafael Nadal’s home14 Blood letters?15 Insurance giant16 Type of film from Vivid Entertainment17 Father/son duo of actors in the Sutherland

acting family 20 Place to speak21 Professor Bill whose 1970s associations

resurfaced in the 2008 presidential election22 Father/son duo of quarterbacks in the

Manning family 29 Org. that benefits Jerry’s Kids30 He pities fools31 Possessive pronoun32 Banana fan33 Setting for the ’09 Survivor season35 Illustrated36 Father/son duo of singers in the Lennon

family 41 Activity at a football stadium42 Actress Sarandon43 Actress Gardner44 Actress Grier47 Where thieves are found48 Type of punch51 Father/son duo of racers in the Earnhardt

family 55 Earth56 Phrase beginning an agreement57 Father/son duo of authors in the Waugh

family 63 Group that tracks missiles64 You may say it with your arm in a twist65 Plane monitors, for short66 Type of question with a slash in it67 ___ sphere (theoretical hollow space

construct)68 Sticky stuff

DOWN 1 Subject of a 2006 execution2 Riding3 Rachel’s roomie on Friends4 Film in which James Franco plays an actor

named Mineo5 ___ talk (type of online presentation)6 Greek letter7 Kofi of the U.N.8 The former Princess of Wales, commonly9 Church sights10 Verse, in verse11 Dog’s comment12 Suffix for serpent or elephant13 Negative conjunction18 Remnant of a blaze19 Held23 Model who married David Bowie24 Author Bombeck25 Plenty26 Plantation of film and literature27 Like many golf tourneys28 Opposite of 39-Down33 That girl there34 Spots35 Clamor36 Coffee37 Geometric shape38 Country music name39 Opposite of 28-Down40 Smallville native Lang41 Unit of crumpled paper44 Prefix meaning “fake”45 Pirate sound46 Pillage48 Layover hangover49 Nice words before “work with” or “behold”50 The son in 22-Across, currently52 Actor Hawke53 Nursemaid54 Prevaricate57 Unspecific word58 Sushi topping59 ___-80 (old computer)60 Some electrical circuits61 “Turn to Stone” rockers62 Prefix for a type of blood vessel

these writers can really cookDiana bRement JTNews Columnist

1 After reading only the first three pages of Matthew Amster-Bur-

ton’s memoir, “Pretty Good Number One: An American Family Eats Tokyo,” I was overcome with the need to visit that city.

The food writer, humor-ist and finance columnist, his wife Laurie, and daugh-ter Iris spent last July living in a Tokyo suburb, the subject of the book. Matthew origi-nally planned to fill a gap in English-language guides to Tokyo, but with its marvelous descriptions of food and local food culture, it became much more than that.

Matthew came to Seat-tle to attend the University of Washington in 1996. Born and raised in Portland by cul-turally Jewish former New Yorkers, “I’ve certainly inher-ited their sense of humor,” he says. “And their love of food.” In particular, he said, Chinese food. The long-standing “con-nection between Jews and Chi-nese food,” he muses, fed his love of Asian cuisine.

I wondered about sushi’s popularity in Japan, but Matthew calls it “an Amer-ican obsession.” A “whole diverse selec-tion of Japanese food…doesn’t even exist in the U.S.” One he describes is bonjiri, a skewer of grilled chicken tails, that scrumptiously fatty bit of flesh that once held tail feathers.

Happi ly , Mat-thew lives on Seattle’s food-centric Capitol Hill, close to Uwa-jimaya, his favorite supermarket.

“I love to dis-cuss things to death,” he admits, and has created many out-lets for food dis-course. He’s published two books, blogs at www.rootsandgrubs.com, and co-hosts two podcasts: the R-rated www.closedforlogging.com with Becky Selengut (who appeared in this column Apr. 5, 2013), and the more family-friendly www.spilledmilkpodcast.com with Molly Wizenberg, known for her Ballard pizza restaurant Delancey and the popular food blog Orangette.

“Pretty Good Number One” became an independent publishing project — and learning experience — for Matthew when he received “the nicest rejection letter” from his first book’s publisher, Houghton Miff-lin. He assumed “Pretty Good” would have

a limited market, but is “blown away” by its success, selling about 100 copies a month.

Matthew, whose “day job” is writing a personal finance column at www.mint.com, created a Kickstarter campaign to fund the editing, design and production of the book, which is distributed on Amazon.com. He was left with enough for a follow-up trip to Japan this winter, and to get started on a new writing project.

It’s not just Asian food in the Amster-Burton kitchen. “I

made enchiladas last night,” he told me. “I like to cook eclectic … [to] rifle through cookbooks for the next thing.”

2 Also living the foodie life on Seattle’s Capi-tol Hill is Leora Bloom,

whose cookbook, “Washington Food Artisans: Farm Stories and Chef Recipes,” was pub-lished by Sasquatch last April.

A pastry chef who was an undergraduate poli-sci major and worked in advertising and marketing after college, Leora took up food writing after

cooking school. “I’m a huge fan of the farmers’ mar-

kets,” she says.She began shopping at them when she

lived in California and has shopped at the University Dis-trict farmers’ market since moving with her husband Paul to Capitol Hill in 2000. Getting to know the vendors, and to gen-erate interest in sup-porting the market, “I thought it would be good to write the stories of some of these farmers,” she says.

After traveling our state visiting the

farmers, she solicited recipes based on their produce from chefs also from around Wash-ington. She worked on the book for two-and-a-half years, starting when her twins Leah and Sadie were 1 and son Harry was 4, collecting and testing almost 300 recipes.

“I made 95 percent of them,” she says.Friends volunteered to make the

others, and “the easiest to follow” were selected for the book.

Born in Capetown, South Africa, Leo-ra’s family moved to the U.S. when she was 7. She was raised mostly in Delaware, where her parents still live, and got the

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idea to move to Seattle from family friends. “My whole family comes originally

from Lithuania, both sides,” she says, and it was the Ashkenazi food of her child-hood that she first cooked when she got interested in food. When she first brought her husband home to meet her family, they headed straight to her grandmoth-er’s, who “fed us roast chicken, homemade pickles and rye bread with schmaltz,” just like Paul’s grandmother would have made them in his native Toronto.

Leora owned and operated the Linger Longer bakery in Bellevue for two years in the late 1990s and still runs into people who remember her challah.

“That was the last pastry chef job I had,” she says.

She writes about food occasionally for the Seattle Times, but is now the main design writer for the Times’ Pacific North-west magazine.

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implement the “inquiry-based model” of learning throughout all grade levels, from a pilot project of three grades, and he will help to mentor the staff.

This, said Downs, is where his years of stage direction transfer quite nicely to faculty direction and accomplishing the group’s goals.

“As a stage director, you’re working with really creative people who really have to have a sense of autonomy to be effec-tive,” he said, “but they are also part of a larger whole, and they also have to be con-sistent with each other.”

“In a school, the school leader is also

working with very creative people, the teachers. They really value autonomy. They want to create their own classroom on their own way, and yet they must also be connected. There must be alignment from one grade to the next.”

Downs said his skills as a listener who knows how to work toward “agreement and consensus” are tempered by his ability to also make tough decisions when necessary.

Ultimately, his mandate is to serve JDS’s mission.

“Most importantly,” said Downs, “I will help the transition from the previous permanent leader…to the next permanent head of school and keep the school strong through the year.”

food bank has leveled off at approximately 1,300 households each month, but that number is still far above the 800 house-holds it served prior to the 2008 recession. For homebound clients and older immi-grants, Prothman said she doesn’t expect to see them come off the list.

People living close to the poverty line still come in for food, though not always as consistently as during the recession. That demographic is “not improving nearly as much in the middle to upper range,” she said.

JFS has long part-nered with local day schools and the Jcon-nect young adults group to assist in tasks such as bagging rice or delivering food to clients, but the Union for Reform Judaism’s Camp Kalsman in Arlington is taking things a step further.

“Last year, at the end of summer, we realized the garden was going to be pro-ducing stuff even after we were gone, and we should, as ethical people and nice people, do something with the food instead of letting it rot on the vine,” said Camp Kalsman director David Berkman.

So they called up the nearby Everett Food Bank, which sent a team to glean more than 700 pounds from the camp’s gardens and dozens of fruit trees. This year, the camp staff formalized the pro-gram into a program they named 2 Tons Together, which combines food picked and donated from the camp’s gardens and a collection of non-perishables when par-ents pick up and drop off their kids. Due to timing and logistical challenges, the non-perishables will go to JFS while the fresh produce will go to the Everett Food Bank and the Kirkland branch of Hopelink, which helps families in crisis.

“Being a youth-friendly organization, we thought, ‘That might be a good place,’” Berkman said of Hopelink.

Close to 400 pounds of plums, squash and greens have been delivered already.

The camp was able to launch the farm-ing program through a grant from the Samis Foundation, which helped to enable the purchase of tilling equipment, the drip irrigation system, and seed starts. Given that Kalsman is a camp, the harvesting has an educational component as well, in both gardening skills and charitable activities.

“It’s been really amazing to watch them

grasp on to want to give to other people,” said Elizabeth Langevin, who manages the farm.

Langevin, who participated in the Urban Adamah Jewish farming program in Berkeley, Calif. before arriving at Kals-man last year, has integrated the Jewish laws surrounding agriculture and feed-ing the poor into the lessons for the camp-ers who sign up for farming activities. This summer, the teenage campers took trips to Kirkland to volunteer at Hopelink.

“One of our core values at camp and one of the resonating core values of Juda-ism is about community, and ideally about kehillah kedosha, holy community,” Berk-man said. “It is great for kids at an early age to learn that they have a responsibility not only to themselves and to be stewards of the earth, but to be responsible for other people in the community.”

But ultimately, Langevin said, the kids learn best when they’re having fun and feel a sense of accomplishment.

“They’re weeding, they’re staking tomatoes, they’re pruning, we had them mulch,” she said. And when they picked what they grew, “it was exciting for them to say, ‘We harvested this!’”

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Fall books:Diana bRement JTNews Columnist

“It’s not very Jewish,” a friend com-mented, leafing through Jason Prang-nell’s New Jewish Cooking (Absolute, $37.50). But that’s half the point of these meat and parve recipes from London’s Bevis Marks Restaurant. Kosher cookbook authors have long extended “kosher” past the kugel, kasha varnishkes, bumuelos, or other cuisine of our parents’ or grandpar-ents’ kitchens, and Asian and Middle East-ern influence abound.

The famed Bevis Marks restaurant is attached to the Sephardic synagogue of the same name. Its owners wanted to show that a kosher restaurant could serve cui-sine as fine as any continental restaurant with food that could be enjoyed by Jews and non-Jews alike. Pragnell takes inspira-tion from many cultures and alongside the meat recipes, provides lots of side dishes, desserts, syrups and even a few pages of cocktails, for which you’ll need the syrups. Rosemary gnocchi and vegetable tart share pages with Jewish classics such as dill latkes and “aubergine [eggplant] rice” from Turkey. Measurements are given in weight as well as volume, and recipes are surpris-ingly simple. Start by making the chicken or vegetable stock, as many of these recipes start with that basic ingredient.

The lavender shortbread was delicious, as was a perfect summer pea and corn bulgur pilaf, but a note of caution: Prang-

nell’s kasha “pilau” (pilaf) skips the usual step of coating uncooked groats in egg before cooking. This doesn’t work, unless you like mushy kasha, so keep the grains firm and keep the egg.

It’s good news-bad news that we have a new cookbook from the queen of kosher cooking, Helen Nash. The good news is New Kosher Cuisine: Healthy, Simple and Stylish (Overlook, $35). The bad news is that her husband had to have a stroke to give her the time she needed to stay home and go through the “arduous process” of

developing and test-ing recipes for a book while she cared for him. She lets us know in her introduction that she never intended to publish another cookbook, but it’s our gain.

With their European and Asian influ-ences, Nash’s recipes produce food both for every day or special occasions that tastes good and is fun to eat. The shred-ded sweet potato with cumin salad was fresh and different, and the sesame-thyme chicken marinade is a guaranteed success. There are no Jewish holiday recipes here, but you’ll find plenty in her other books.

Despite the deceptively lavish photos, Esther Deutsch gives us equally funda-

New kosher cookbooks and a food memoir

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New and noteworthyhuman dust by Tova Gardner (Finishing Line Press, $12). This debut poetry volume is from the director of the religious school of Kol Shalom on Bainbridge Island. The Minnesota native writes in a sparse, accessible and engaging manner about living in Israel and serving in the IDF, and also reflects on life in the Seattle area.to sing away the darkest days: poems re-imagined from yiddish folksongs by Norbert Hirschhorn (Holland Park, £8.99). In a fascinating project, the author studied Yiddish folksongs influenced by the challenges of living in the Pale of Settlement (poverty, oppression, persecution) and rendered them into more modern, free verse poetic form. The original lyrics in Yiddish and English translation are provided so you can see how the author worked. Available from the publisher, and at bookstores soon.hot Mamalah: the Ultimate guide for every woman of the tribe by Lisa Alcalay Klug (AndrewsMcMeel, $18.99). From the author of “Cool Jews” comes this humorous guide to being the consummate Jewish woman, or for those who already are, the affirmation of your exalted status. Check out the hot chocolate “mikeveh” preceded by the coffee grounds body scrub or the dreidel drinking game, if that’s more your style.

2014 marks 90 years since the launch of what we now know as JTNews. We want you, our readers, to help plan our 90th celebration year. Here’s where we’ll need help:• Assistinpreparingoldissuesforourconcurrentefforttodigitizeourprint

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Books in brief: Diana bRement JTNews Columnist Fiction

Each of these five new novels has a strong message or theme. Some themes are disturbing, such as Rwandan geno-cide or abusive institutions. Others just get you thinking, raising more questions than answers.

But here’s a question: Do fiction read-ers want a strong message, or just a good story? Does a story work if the message dominates it? Do readers like their his-tory or intellectual challenges couched in a novel or are novelists just writing for book club discussions? (And doesn’t your book club just sit around and drink wine after spending 15 minutes talking about the book?)

The Explanation for Everything, by Lauren Grodstein (Algonquin, $24.95)

Stuck in a small college in a small town, widower Andy Waite is sure his life is about to turn around. He’s trying hard to get the mice in his lab to become alco-holics, but finds they are merely social drinkers who nap after a few nips. Still recovering from the death of his wife, he’s raising preteen girls, and fending off fun-damentalist Christian students who insist

on drawing him into the battle between evolution and intelligent design. Everything is going well until Melissa — one of those aforementioned students — walks into his office and into his life. Challenging him to accept her indepen-dent study to scientifically prove intelli-gent design, he accepts, catapulting his life and his work into a deep moral crevasse.

Good Kings Bad Kings, by Susan Nussbaum (Algonquin, $23.95)

The winner of a Bellwether prize for socially engaged fiction manages to keep a lighthearted tone while telling this dis-tressing story of disabled young adults trapped in an insidious system that keeps

them institutionalized, sometimes against their will. Using multiple points of view, the author reveals the plot at a steady pace through the thoughts and observations of the young people and the institution’s employees. Even with shifting perspec-tives, the story is absorbing and easy to follow. While the main characters are vin-dicated, Nussbaum leaves us wondering about these institutions and who is run-ning them — for a profit — an issue very much in the news today.

Running the Rift, by Naomi Benaron (Algonquin, $14.95)

Is any book about genocide a Jewish book? The Jewish content here is limited to two minor characters and, one assumes,

the author’s her-itage. That aside, this prizewinning book (Bellwether Prize, an Amazon best book and No. 1 Indie Pick) about a young Tutsi man who only wants to become an Olym-pic competitor in track for his beloved country, Rwanda, draws us in even as we dread the awful events we know will happen. Through Jean Patrick’s eyes and experiences, we see the hatred and civil conflict swell as he holds on to the last ves-tiges of his naïveté, hoping literally and figuratively to run away as the violence grows. The eternal question about geno-cide comes to mind: How can this happen,

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and how important is it that we continue to bear witness? While we and Jean Patrick witness the near unspeakable, the author is smart enough to also bring us the joys of love, family and hope. The book is dense and detailed, but readable, and only suffers from what appear to be multiple endings.

The Almond Tree, by Michelle Cohen Corasanti (Garnet, $14.95)

Ichmad Hamid, the narrator of this fic-tional memoir, becomes a bridge between Palestinian and Israeli worlds. The open-ing, in his village in 1955 when his baby sister wanders into a minefield, is bound to make readers squirm. Some Jewish readers might give up at this point — this reviewer almost did — but while the subject is often painful, Corasanti uses her narrator to illustrate the problems, perils and occa-sional good that define Israeli-Palestinian relations. A brilliant science student, Ich-mad’s parents and village ensure that he has a good education. His career becomes our hope for peace as he studies with an Israeli physicist and ends up a successful

professor in the U.S. while trying to help his family and his people back home.

The Wayward Moon, by Janice Weiz-man (Yotzeret, $14.95)

The least disturbing of this selec-tion still brings to mind a pressing ques-tion: Could the events described in this book really have happened to a Babylo-nian teenage girl in the ninth century? If you suspend a little disbelief, you will be intrigued and entertained by Weizman’s imaginative tale. The book opens as Rahel is waiting and eager to meet the boy she will marry. Before that can happen she is forced to flee and, disguised as a boy, she sets out on a journey to escape detection and save herself, with varying degrees of success. Weizman must have done a lot of research for this book and through her protagonist’s eyes she explores an inter-esting time, the Golden Age of Islam, and its effects and influence on the Jewish and Christian cultures within it. Memoir

Whatever is Contained Must Be Released: My Jewish Orthodox Girl-hood, My Life as a Feminist Artist, by

Helene Aylon (Feminist Press, $29.95) The author is a visual and concep-

tual artist whose work has been exhibited around the world. Her writing is casual, but the story is fascinating as she explains the influence of her Orthodox girlhood and how she struggles, even as a grand-mother herself, to try to make her mother happy by integrating her Judaism into her work. The black-and-white photos proba-bly don’t do her work justice, but provide an excellent and necessary complement to the written word.Judaism

Future Tense by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (Schocken, $15.95)

Britain’s chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks never lacks something interesting to say, and the same applies to this book, which is about his 30th volume. Surprisingly, Sacks encourages us to remember Judaism’s place and role in the entire world and tells us to commit ourselves to stand along-side our kindred of all religions, and non-believers, too. Our obligation to tikkun olam — to repair the world — is an obli-gation to the entire planet.

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Out Of the BOx! Kol HaNeshamah’s cutting-edge children’s educational program:

experiential education that’s not just fun and games, but substantive and meaningful as well.

At the recent NewCAJE conference which draws Jewish educators from all over the world, experiential education was the hot topic of discussion. Some think Jewish education should just make kids want to be Jewish; others think it should teach the basics of Judaism: history, religious and cultural practices, Jewish values and ethics, and more. KHN’s new Out of the Box! program does both. Improved curriculum draws on some of the best ideas and examples in Jewish education today. Contact [email protected] for more information.

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jewry in Music: entry to the profession from the enlightenment to richard wagner by David Conway (Cambridge, $99). A scholarly look — this is Conway’s doctoral dissertation — at how Jews went from virtual absence from Western art music to, in less than three generations, being represented in all branches of the profession.serpent’s chronicle by Neil Folberg (Abbeville, $29.95). The photographer, who studied with Ansel Adams, is a native of California who has lived in Jerusalem since 1976. He extensively photographed the Sinai before its return to Egyptian control. Here he tackles the story of Adam and Eve from a mystical standpoint. The serpent speaks in short lyric paragraphs, his view of the story illustrated by Folberg’s photographs. to Mourn a child: jewish responses to neonatal and childhood death, edited by Jeffrey Saks and Joel B. Wolowelsky (OU, $16.95). Essays from personal, professional and religious perspectives about one of the most difficult challenges a person can face.

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Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

THE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE.THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.OF GREATER SEATTLE

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Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

Guess what? You did it!Your generous support made these dreams a reality. Thank you from all of us at The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.

Strengthening Global JewryAiding needy elderly Jews and impoverished Jewish children in the former Soviet Union. Supporting our partner Israeli communities of Kiryat Malachi and Hof Ashkelon. The Jewish Federation is strengthening bonds between Seattle and Jewish communities everywhere.

Building Jewish Community: Post Grade 12Supporting holiday events for people of all ages. Connecting us to our Jewish history and cultural heritage. The Jewish Federation is enriching Jewish life, here, in Israel and overseas.

Experiencing Judaism: Birth to Grade 12Sending kids free books with high-quality Jewish content. Supporting scholarships helping children get a Jewish education and attend Jewish camp. The Jewish Federation is helping young people embrace Jewish life.

Helping Our Local Community in NeedFeeding the hungry. Caring for the aged. Helping victims of domestic violence. Serving children with special needs. The Jewish Federation is there when our neighbors need a helping hand.

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Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

Guess what? You did it!Your generous support made these dreams a reality. Thank you from all of us at The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle.

Strengthening Global JewryAiding needy elderly Jews and impoverished Jewish children in the former Soviet Union. Supporting our partner Israeli communities of Kiryat Malachi and Hof Ashkelon. The Jewish Federation is strengthening bonds between Seattle and Jewish communities everywhere.

Building Jewish Community: Post Grade 12Supporting holiday events for people of all ages. Connecting us to our Jewish history and cultural heritage. The Jewish Federation is enriching Jewish life, here, in Israel and overseas.

Experiencing Judaism: Birth to Grade 12Sending kids free books with high-quality Jewish content. Supporting scholarships helping children get a Jewish education and attend Jewish camp. The Jewish Federation is helping young people embrace Jewish life.

Helping Our Local Community in NeedFeeding the hungry. Caring for the aged. Helping victims of domestic violence. Serving children with special needs. The Jewish Federation is there when our neighbors need a helping hand.

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New and Prospective Members: Join us for an Open House on Shabbat, August 17 at 1:15pm or on Erev Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 4 at 5:45pm. Meet Rabbi Borodin and have a nosh. High Holy Days Tickets Still Available

Kol HaNeshamah warmly welcomes you to join us for a joyous and uplifting High Holy Days experience

For service times and locations please visit www.khnseattle.org or call (206) 935- 1590

“Come grow with our warm and inclusive Jewish Community” 16530 Avondale Road NE, Woodinville (425) 844-1604 www.kolaminw.org

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 7:30pmRosh Hashanah — 10:30 amKol Nidre — 7:30 pm Yom Kippur — 10:30 amChildren’s Services — 9:00 amChild care provided. Please contact us for ticket information.

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Healthy and tasty to kick off the new yearmichael natKin JTNews Columnist

We all know we should eat more whole grains, but some-times they don’t complement the rest of a meal. They work best when you don’t try to use them as a substitute for refined starches. Whole grains tend to have a nuttier, heart-ier and chewier aspect than their white counterparts. If you take that character into account when pairing them with other ingredients, they can be stars on their own, not apologetic replacements when on a health kick.

This salad of farro (an ancient grain, closely related to wheat), chanterelles and shaved apples, fennel, and parmesan is a good example: It would be unappealing with, say, white rice instead of the farro. The salad could either lead off a dinner, or just as easily be a light lunch by itself. The apples and honey make it perfect for Rosh Hashanah.

Farro salad with chanterelles, fennel and apples1 cup farro (whole or semi-pearled)2-1/2 cups water1 tsp. kosher salt5 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil2 generous handfuls chanterelle mushrooms, cleaned, dried, and quartered if largeJuice of 1 lemon1 apple (Kings are nice), peeled and shaved on mandoline or sliced as thinly as possible, tossed im-mediately with the lemon juice to prevent browning

1 bulb fennel, trimmed and shaved on mandoline or sliced as thinly as possible (round bulbs are tastier than flat ones)16 thinly shaved slices of parmesan cheese or kosher substitute2 Tbs. apple cider vinegar2 Tbs. honeyFresh parsley leavesSea salt • Rinse and boil the farro according to

package directions. If no directions, bring to a simmer in a covered pot with the water and kosher salt, then reduce to a simmer and cook about 45 minutes until tender. If the farro is semi-pearled, it may cook a lot faster than that. Don’t let it get mushy, we want a bit of a bite left. Cool to room temperature.

• Heat a skillet on medium-high flame. Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Sau-té the mushrooms, turning occasion-

ally until nicely browned and tender. Season with sea salt and remove from the pan.• Whisk together the apple cider vinegar and honey, and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle in the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil, whisking continuously to emul-sify. Taste and adjust seasonings.• To serve, mound 1/2

cup of farro on each plate. Top with a handful of the sliced apples and fennel. Drizzle on some of the dress-ing. Top with 4 slices of parmesan, 1/4 of the chanterelles, and some parsley. Drizzle remaining dressing around the plate, and hit with a few grains of a finishing salt and fresh ground black pepper.Vegetarian; vegan if you omit the par-

mesan and honey; not gluten-free; serves 4.

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Greater SeattleConservative

Congregation Beth Shalom6800 35th ave. ne, seattleContact: Heidi Piel at [email protected] or 206-524-0075 or bethshalomseattle.orgtickets are $200 for non-members.Erev Rosh Hashanah: Prospective member open house: 5:45-6:45 p.m. Meet rabbi Jill Borodin, eat some apples and honey, and stay for services: 6:15-7 p.m.Rosh Hashanah First Day: 8:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. traditional rosh Hashanah service in a vibrant and spiritually energetic environment. they provide special programming for fami-lies with children pre-K and K and 1st-5th grade as well as activities for those under 5. tashlich: 5:30 p.m. Gather at ravenna Park for a traditional tashlich service.Rosh Hashanah Second Day: 8:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.Kol Nidre: 6:30 p.m. erev Yom Kippur Mincha. Kol nidre follows, including the traditionally haunting sounds of the cello.Yom Kippur: 9:30 a.m. appropriately solemn Yom Kippur prayer services for exploring the soul, complemented by learning and engage-ment to engage the mind and expand the heart. includes family services for children in 1st-5th grade and programs for children under 5. Final shofar at 8:10 p.m. and break-fast meal at 8:20 p.m.

Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation

3700 e Mercer Way, Mercer islandContact: rebecca Levy at [email protected] or 206-232-8555, ext. 207 or www.h-nt.orgtickets $50 per person for each holiday.Erev Rosh Hashanah: 6-7 p.m. Jewish new Year rockin’ eve: 3-4 p.m. For preschool and kindergarten families (open to non-members). Led by rabbi Jill Levy and Chava Mirel. Rosh Hashanah First Day: Main sanctuary service: 8:15 a.m. inquire for pricing.Youth and family service: 1st-5th grade: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Preschool and kinder-garten: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Family tashlich: 12:45 p.m. 6th-8th grade: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 9th-12th grade: 12:45-1:30 p.m. Parallel service: 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Mercer-wood shore Club, 4150 e Mercer Way, Mercer island.Rosh Hashanah Second Day: 8:30 a.m. Family service, 1st-5th grade and 6th-12th grade: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.Kol Nidre: 6:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m. inquire for pricing. Youth and family service: 6:30 p.m. 1st-5th grade family service: 7:15 p.m. Yom Kippur: Main sanctuary service: 9:40 a.m. inquire for pricing.Parallel service: 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Mercer-wood shore Club, 4150 e Mercer Way, Mercer island. Youth and Family Programs: Preschool and kindergarten: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. 1st-5th grade: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 9th-12th grade: 10:15-11 a.m. 6th-8th grade: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

reConstruCtionistKadima

Meets at Prospect Church, 1919 e Prospect st., seattle.Kadima’s High Holy Days services are reconstructionist, progressive, interactive, and lay led. Free. Donations accepted.Contact: Kathy Gallagher at [email protected] or 206-547-3914 or www.kadima.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 7:30-9:30 p.m.Rosh Hashanah First Day: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Children’s service: 10-11 a.m. Potluck lunch. tashlich: 2:15 p.m. at Madrona Park.Kol Nidre: 7:30-9:30 p.m.Yom Kippur: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Children’s ser-vice: 10-11 a.m. Yizkor: 5 p.m. ne’ilah: 6 p.m. followed by break-fast at 7 p.m.

non-DenoMinationaLBet Alef Meditative Synagogue

1111 Harvard ave., seattletickets are $50 for members, $70 for non-members.Contact: elizabeth Fagin at [email protected] or 206-527-9399 or betalef.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 7 p.m. “Preparing for the Journey.” Rosh Hashanah Day: 10:30 a.m. service and children’s programming. tashlich at Madrona Beach, 853 Lake Washington Blvd.Kol Nidre: 7 p.m. “the Yearning of the soul.”Yom Kippur: 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Worship and programming all day, including morning worship, healing circle, Yizkor and ne’ilah and break-fast. Quality children’s program-ming and childcare throughout the day.

Family Yom Kippur service: 1:45 p.m. rabbi olivier BenHaim leads this unique interactive service bringing parents and children together to experience healing and forgive-ness as they step into the new Year. Free. Congregation Tikvah Chadashah

rsvP for location, seattleCtC, Puget sound’s GLBtQ Chavurah, will host lay-led, participatory High Holy Day services in an informal setting. all are wel-come. Free.Contact: Harley Broe at [email protected] or 206-322-7298 or tikvahchadashah.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 7:30-9 p.m.Rosh Hashanah First Day: 10 a.m.Kol Nidre: 8-9:30 p.m.Yom Kippur: 10 a.m.

Kavanaupper Queen anne. Location provided upon registration. tickets: $18 per partner; $180 per non-partnerContact: [email protected] or www.kavana.org/ events/high-holidays-kavana-0Erev Rosh Hashanah: Communal dinner: 5:30 p.m. service: 7 p.m. Rosh Hashanah First Day: Family services and program: 9 a.m. Morning services: 10 a.m. Youth discussion group: 12 p.m. tashlich ceremony and BYo picnic lunch: 2 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Second Day: 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Erev Yom Kippur: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Lighting of memorial candles in honor of deceased relatives: 6:30 p.m. Kol nidre cello rendition: 6:45 p.m. Kol nidre prayer services: 7 p.m. Yom Kippur: 9 a.m.-8:15 p.m. Yom Kippur meditation workshops: 9 a.m.-8:05 p.m.

the annual high holiday services guideCompiled by Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, JTNews

Need a place to spend your High Holidays? We’ve got a compilation of services across the state, and they’re all happy to welcome you in. Please contact the individual congregation for tickets or any further information.

Holiday timeSErev Rosh Hashanah: Wednesday, september 3. Candlelighting 7:25 p.m. ■ Rosh Hashanah First Day: thursday, september 4. Candlelighting after 8:30 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah Second Day: Friday, september 5. Candlelighting 7:21 p.m. ■ Erev Yom Kippur: Friday, september 13. Candlelighting 7:07 p.m. Yom Kippur: saturday, september 14. Fast ends 8:13 p.m.

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Family program: 9 a.m. Yom Kippur morning services: 10 a.m. Youth discussion group: 12 p.m. Book of Jonah text study and medita-tion: 5:30 p.m. ne’ilah closing service: 6:45 p.m. Final shofar blast and Havdalah: 8:05 p.m. Break-fast meal: 8:15 p.m.

Secular Jewish Circle Location provided upon rsvPContact: [email protected] or 206-528-1944 or secularjewishcircle.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: rosh Hashanah cere-mony: 7-9 p.m. Join secular Jewish Circle for reflection, poetry, and music. Pause for introspection, hear the shofar, enjoy tradi-tional foods and music with other secular, humanistic Jews. Donations accepted.

Sha’arei Tikvahat temple De Hirsch sinai, 1441 16th ave., seattle.open to the public. no tickets required. sha’arei tikvah offers services and celebra-tions for Jews of all abilities.Contact: Marjorie schnyder at [email protected] or 206-861-3146 or www.jfsseattle.orgErev Rosh Hashanah service: 4 p.m. all are welcome to join in prayer and celebration and to hear the sounding of the shofar.

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South King County25701 14th Pl. s, Des Moinessmall, friendly congregation welcomes visitors to High Holiday services.

no tickets required. suggested donation $50 per individual, $75 per family per holiday.Contact: [email protected] or 206-577-0403 or betchaverim.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Led by rabbi rick Harkavy, cantorial soloist neil Weinstein, and choir.Rosh Hashanah Day: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Kol Nidre: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Yom Kippur: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Congregation Kol Ami16530 avondale rd. ne, Woodinvilletickets $75 per service, $250 for all four services. Childcare provided. no one turned away because of inability to pay. any contri-bution for tickets can be applied to dues for new membership. Contact: [email protected] or 425-844-1604 or kolaminw.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 7:30-9 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Day: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Children’s service: 9-10 a.m. Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m.Yom Kippur: Children’s service: 9 a.m. Yom Kippur morning service: 10:30 a.m. study and meditation: 1 p.m. afternoon service: 3 p.m. Yizkor/ne’ilah service: 5 p.m. Break-fast potluck at a member’s home: 6:30 p.m.

Kol HaNeshamah Meets at st. John the Baptist episcopal Church, 3050 California ave. sW, seattle.no tickets required, non-members must preregister online.Contact: sheila abrahams at [email protected] or 206-935-1590 or

www.khnseattle.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 7-9 p.m. Begin with kavana, an intention, to open to the possibility of transformation during these Days of awe. Bring a small item, poem, or something that symbolizes your hopes for the new Year, and together create a Mishkan, a sacred space, so your prayers might be lifted higher. Rosh Hashanah Day: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. “shofarot (Call of the shofar): Being Present.” the powerful sound of the shofar calls you to wake up, to be present. What do you need to pay attention to as you enter into this new year? Children’s service: 8:45-9:15 a.m. tashlich and picnic: 1 p.m. at alki Beach, grassy area, 63rd and alki. Bring your own picnic. Kol Nidre: “Malchuyot (awe): standing in the Presence of the Mystery of Life.” What might it mean, metaphorically, to come before the Maker? How would our deeds, our words, our lives be measured? Yom Kippur: 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Morning service: How do we become more present to ourselves, in a world that continually seduces us away from who we are and who we want to be? Children’s service: 8:45-9:15 a.m. afternoon workshops: 2-4 p.m. after-noon service, Yizkor, ne’ilah: 4-6:45 p.m. “Zichronot (remembrance): Connecting to Past and Future Generations”: How does history guide who we are and what we envision for the future? Break-fast immedi-ately following services.

Temple Beth Am2632 ne 80th st., seattletickets $65 for single service, $225 for all services.Contact: stephanie at [email protected] or 206-525-0915 or templebetham.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 6:30-10 p.m. the High Holy Days are a time for reflection, intro-spection, and reconnection. observe them at a variety of services, which meet the spiri-tual needs of this diverse community. Rosh Hashanah Day: 8:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Gather for the Jewish new Year to celebrate creation, the miracle of life, and inner poten-tial for renewal. Kol Nidre: 6:30-10 p.m. the call of the eve-ning prayer beckons you to let your longings and prayers combine in a powerful expres-sion of hope. Yom Kippur: 8:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. on Yom Kippur, look deeply at the path of life, and reflect on the ability to turn to a better, more meaningful direction.

Temple Beth Or3215 Lombard ave., everettLed by rabbi Jessica Kessler Marshall and Cantor ellen Dreskin. tickets required. Contact: [email protected] or 425-259-7125 or templebethor.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 7:30 p.m. oneg after services. Rosh Hashanah Day: Morning service: 10 a.m. Dairy/vegetarian luncheon: 12:30 p.m. reservations required. Children’s service:

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Temple B’nai Torah Join us in welcoming in the new year!

Erev Rosh Hashanah Wednesday, September 4 Contemporary Service 5:00 p.m. Traditional Service 8:00 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah Thursday, September 5 Traditional Service 9:00 a.m. Youth Service (1-5 grade) 9:00 a.m. Teen Service (6-12 grade) 9:00 a.m. Contemporary Service 12:30 p.m. Children’s & Family Service 3:15 p.m. Shaarei Tikvah Service at TDHS, Seattle 4:00 p.m. Tashlich at Phantom Lake 4:15 p.m.

Kol Nidre Friday, September 13 Contemporary Service 5:00 p.m. Traditional Service 8:00 p.m.

Yom Kippur Saturday, September 14 Traditional Service 9:00 a.m. Youth Service (1-5 grade) 9:00 a.m. Teen Service (6-12 grade) 9:00 a.m. Contemporary Service 12:30 p.m. Yom Kippur Study Sessions 1:00, 2:00, & 3:00 p.m. Children’s & Family Service 3:15 p.m. Mincha Service 4:00 p.m. Yizkor 5:00 p.m. Ne’ilah Concluding Service 6:00 p.m. Congregational Break-the-Fast 7:00 p.m. (Time is approximate)

Selichot * Co-hosted by Temple B’nai Torah & Temple De Hirsch Sinai (Location: TDHS, Bellevue)

Saturday, August 31 Program & Refreshments, 7:00 p.m.

Reception, 8: 45 p.m. Service, 9:00 p.m.

Building an Inclusive Sacred Community of Reform Jews Temple B’nai Torah * 15727 NE 4th Street * Bellevue, WA 98008 * (425) 603-9677 * TempleBnaiTorah.org

Our clergy welcomes members and nonmembers to Temple B’nai Torah this holiday season, Rabbi James Mirel Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg Cantor David Serkin-Poole *Please call for ticket information

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2 p.m. tashlich service at everett Public Boat Launch (West Marine view Drive at 10th street): 3:15 p.m.Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m. Yom Kippur: Morning service: 10 a.m. text study with Heidi Piel: 1 p.m. Children’s ser-vice: 3 p.m. afternoon service, Yizkor and conclusion: 4:15-6:30 p.m.

Temple B’nai Torah 15727 ne Fourth st., BellevueContact: Karen sakamoto at [email protected] or 425-603-9677 or templebnaitorah.org/index.aspxErev Rosh Hashanah: 5-9:30 p.m. Join tBt for an exciting kick off to rosh Hashanah. Contemporary service: 5 p.m. traditional service: 8 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Day: traditional service: 9 a.m. Youth service (grades 1-5): 9 a.m. teen service (grades 6-12): 9 a.m. Contemporary service: 12:30 p.m. Children’s & family service: 3:15 p.m. tashlich at Phantom Lake: 4:15 p.m. Please join the sha’arei tikvah service at 4 p.m. at temple De Hirsch sinai. Babysitting available. Kol Nidre: Contemporary service: 5 p.m. traditional service: 8 p.m. Babysitting avail-able. Yom Kippur: traditional service: 9 a.m. Youth service (grades 1-5): 9 a.m. teen service (grades 6-12): 9 a.m. Contemporary service: 12:30 p.m. Yom Kippur study sessions: 1, 2, 3 p.m. (attend one or all). Children’s and family service: 3:15 p.m. Mincha service: 4 p.m. Yizkor: 5 p.m. ne’ilah concluding service: 6 p.m. Break-the fast: 7 p.m. times are approximate.

Babysitting for morning service available. Temple De Hirsch Sinai

1441 16th ave., seattle3850 156th ave. se, BellevueContact: Wendy Dessenberger at [email protected] or 206-323-8486 or www.tdhs-nw.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 7:30 p.m. services offered at both Bellevue and seattle loca-tions. tickets are required. Rosh Hashanah Day – Seattle: 10 a.m. Kulanu, intergenerational family service. open to the public. no tickets required. Main sanctuary services: 10 a.m. tickets required. Contact temple for more informa-tion. KiDdish Club (2.5 years–pre-kindergar-ten): 10:45 a.m. advance registration required. Kids’ Kehillah (kindergarten-3rd grade): 10:45 a.m. advance registration required. tashlich, casting off sins: 3 p.m. at Luther Burbank Park, Mercer island. open to the public. sha’arei tikvah service: 4 p.m. open to the public. Rosh Hashanah Day – Bellevue: Main sanctuary services: 10 a.m. tickets required. Kids’ Kehillah (kindergarten-3rd grade): 10:45 a.m. advance registration required. Family service: 1:30 p.m. open to the public. no tickets required. Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m. offered at both loca-tions.Yom Kippur – Seattle: Kulanu, intergenera-tional family service: 10 a.m. open to the public. no tickets required. Main sanctuary services: 10 a.m. tickets required. KiDdish

Club (2.5 years-pre-kindergarten): 10:45 a.m. advance registration required. Kids’ Kehillah (kindergarten-3rd grade): 10:45 a.m. advance registration required. afternoon Yizkor, ne’ilah/closing service and break-fast reception: 3 p.m. open to the public. no tickets required.Yom Kippur – Bellevue: Main sanctuary services: 10 a.m. tickets required. Kids’ Kehillah (kindergarten-3rd grade): 10:45 a.m. advance registration required. Family ser-vices: 1:30 p.m. open to the public. no tickets required. afternoon Yizkor, ne’ilah/closing service and break-fast reception: 3 p.m. open to the public. no tickets required.

ortHoDoxCapitol Hill Minyan

1501 17th ave., seattlethe Capitol Hill Minyan offers traditional orthodox services and a warm environment in the center of seattle.Contact rabbi Ben aaronson at [email protected] or 206-659-sHuL (7845) or www.capitolhillminyan.comErev Rosh Hashanah : 7:25 p.m. Rosh Hashanah First Day: Morning ser-vices: 8:30 a.m. shofar: 11:15 a.m. Mincha: 7:20 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Second Day: 8:30 a.m. shofar: 11:15 a.m. Mincha: 7:20 p.m. Kol Nidre: 7 p.m. Yom Kippur: 8:30 a.m. Yizkor: 11:30 a.m. Mincha: 5:45 p.m. Break-fast: 8:15 p.m.

Chabad of the Central Cascades24121 se Black nugget rd., issaquahno membership fees or tickets. Hebrew-eng-lish prayerbooks. Warm and friendly atmo-sphere. no background or affiliation necessary. traditional and contemporary services. Free.Contact: rabbi Farkash at [email protected] or 425-427-1652Erev Rosh Hashanah : Light candles at 7:25 p.m. services at 7:30 p.m.Rosh Hashanah First Day: Morning ser-vices: 9:30 a.m. shofar: 11:30 a.m. tashlich and evening services: 7:30 p.m.: Light can-dles after 8:28 p.m.Rosh Hashanah Second Day: Morning services: 9:30 a.m. shofar: 11:30 a.m. Light shabbat candles by 7:21 p.m.Kol Nidre: Light candles: 7:07 p.m. services: 7:15 p.m. Fast begins at 7:25 p.m.Yom Kippur: Morning services: 9:30 a.m. Yizkor memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Mincha and ne’ilah closing services: 6 p.m. Fast ends at 8:09 p.m.

Congregation Ezra Bessaroth 5217 s Brandon st., seattleeB members free, non-members $200 per person, children $30 (covers all holiday services).Contact: susan Jensen at [email protected] or www.ezrabessaroth.netErev Rosh Hashanah Day: 6-6:30 p.m. Mincha, arvit to follow. early candlelighting: 6:21 p.m., regular candlelighting 7:25 p.m.

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“Bring in the New Year on a High Note” Congregation Bikur Cholim–maChzikay hadath

warmly invites you to High Holiday Services in our beautiful Main Sanctuary

rosh hashanah: Wednesday eve, September 4 thursday & Friday, September 5 & 6

yom kippur: kol nidre Friday eve, September 13 Saturday, September 14

Rabbi Pinchas Dunner of Los Angeles, founding rabbi of London’s Saatchi Synagogue, will officiate

as Guest Rabbi and Cantor for Mussaf

Meir Briskman Music Director and Conductor of the

Jerusalem Cantors Choir will be our Guest Cantor

for Shachris

Rabbi “Pini” Dunner’s nontraditional approach to traditional prayer galvanized London’s young Jewish world. His forthcoming biography of a radical British rabbi

of an earlier generation, Rebel Rabbi, reflects his passion for controversy in the service of tradition. Rabbi Dunner, 42, will deliver the sermon both days of

Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur.

Experience audio & video of Rabbi Dunner and Maestro Briskman and view complete schedule of services at www.bcmhseattle.org/high-holidays/

Complimentary seating. Call to reserve. Bring your young children! For a nominal fee, BCMH offers

Day Camp during services.

Learners’ classes concurrent with Main Sanctuary services. Teachers include Rabbi Mark Spiro and Rabbi Chaim Levine.

Need a meal or a place to stay during the Holidays? Contact Julie Greene, [email protected]

5145 S. morgan St. Seattle Wa 98118 206 721-0970 WWW.BCmhSeattle.org

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Rosh Hashanah First Day: shahrit: 8 a.m., sermon and shofar at approx. 11 a.m. Mincha and tashlich: 5:30 p.m., arvit to follow. early candlelighting: not before 6:19 p.m., regular candlelighting: after 8:12 p.m.Rosh Hashanah Second Day: shahrit: 8:25 a.m., sermon and shofar at approx. 11 a.m. Mincha and Kabbalat shabbat: 6 p.m. early candlelighting: not before 6:18 p.m. regular candlelighting 7:22 p.m. Kol Nidre: Mincha-Hatarat nedarim: 3 p.m. Kal nidre: 6:45 p.m., arvit to follow. Candle-lighting: 7:06 p.m. Fast begins: 7:23 p.m. Yom Kippur: 8:25 a.m.-8:09 p.m. shahrit: 8:25 a.m. sermon: 12 p.m. Presidents’ message: 6 p.m. ne’ilah: 6:30 p.m., arvit to follow. Fast ends 8:09 p.m.

Congregation Shevet Achim5017 90th ave. se, Mercer islandall services free of charge.Contact: Jo Kershaw at [email protected] or 206-275-1539 or www.shevetachim.comErev Rosh Hashanah: selichot services: 6:30 a.m. followed by shacharit. Mincha: 7:30 p.m. followed by Ma’ariv. Rosh Hashanah First Day: shacharit: 8:30 a.m. sounding of the shofar: 10:45 a.m. Mincha followed by tashlich: 6:30 p.m. Ma’ariv: 7:50 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Second Day: shacharit: 8:30 a.m. sounding of the shofar: 10:45 a.m. Mincha/Ma’ariv: 7:15 p.m. Kol Nidre: selichot: 6:30 a.m. shacharit: 7 a.m. Mincha: 3 p.m. Kol nidre/Ma’ariv: 7 p.m. Yom Kippur: shacharit: 8:30 a.m. Yizkor: 11:30 a.m. Mincha/ne’ilah/Ma’ariv: 5:30 p.m.

Eastside Torah Center1837 156th ave. ne #303, Bellevueno membership required. all are welcome. Warm, friendly and family-like environment. Free.Contact rabbi Mordechai Farkash at [email protected] or 425-957-7890 or www.Chabadbellevue.org.Erev Rosh Hashanah: 7 p.m.Rosh Hashanah First Day: shacharit: 9:30 a.m. shofar: 11:30 a.m. Mincha followed by tashlich: 6:15 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Second Day: shacharit: 9:30 a.m. shofar: 11:30 a.m. Mincha: 7 p.m. Erev Yom Kippur: Mincha: 3:15 p.m. Kol nidre and arvit: 7:15 p.m.Yom Kippur: Morning shacharit: 9:30 a.m. Yizkor: 11:30 a.m. Mincha: 5:45 p.m.

Emanuel Congregation3412 ne 65th st., seattleContact Gary Cohen at [email protected] Rosh Hashanah: 7 p.m.Rosh Hashanah First Day: 9:30 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Second Day: 9:30 a.m. Kol Nidre: 6:15 p.m.Yom Kippur: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

StudentSHillel at the University of

Washington4745 17th ave. ne, seattlereservations are required at www.hilleluw.org/highholidaysContact: [email protected] or 206-527-1997Erev Rosh Hashanah: 7 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah Day: 9:30 a.m.Kol Nidre: 7 p.m.Yom Kippur: 10:30 a.m.

tHrouGHout WaSHinGton Stateaberdeen

Temple Beth Israelsumner and Martin streetsno charge. always friendly, meaningful services led by experienced and talented lay individuals.Contact: Jane Goldberg at [email protected] or 360-533-5755Erev Rosh Hashanah: 7:30-9 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Day: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Kol Nidre: 7:30-9 p.m. Yom Kippur: 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Morning, memorial and concluding services through-out Yom Kippur Day are observed.

bainbridGe iSland/ KitSap peninSulaChavurat Shir Hayam

Bainbridge Commons, Bainbridge islandChavurat shir Hayam welcomes reb tiv’ona reith. the theme will be “the time Has Come — for What?” Guests welcome, no tickets or reservations are necessary.Contact for times and locations: sharon at 206-842-8453Erev Rosh Hashanah: services followed by potluck dessert. Rosh Hashanah Day: rosh Hashanah day services, study session, and tashlich. Kol Nidre: Contact for details.

Yom Kippur: Morning service, meditation, Yizkor, children’s bibliodrama, ne’ilah, and break-fast.

Congregation Kol Shalom9010 Miller rd., Bainbridge islandtickets are $250. Price includes all of the Days of awe services.Contact: Janice Hill at [email protected] or 206-842-9010 or www.kolshalom.netErev Rosh Hashanah: 7-10 p.m. Led by rabbi Mark Glickman and cantorial soloist Laura Cannon. services followed by dessert potluck. Rosh Hashanah Day: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Led by rabbi Mark Glickman and cantorial soloist Laura Cannon. Children’s services are free and begin at 9:30 a.m. tashlich at Point White Pier. see web page for directions. Kol Nidre: 7-9 p.m. Led by rabbi anson Laytner and cantorial soloist Laura Cannon. rabbi Laytner is the program manager of the interreligious initiative at seattle university school of theology and Ministry and the author of several books. Yom Kippur: 10:30 a.m. Led by rabbi anson Laytner and cantorial soloist Laura Cannon. Children’s services are free and begin at 9:30 a.m. Potluck community break-fast after Havdalah.

bellinGHamCongregation Beth Israel

Please visit the synagogue website for updated location infoContact: Mary somerville at [email protected] or 360-733-8890 or bethisraelbellingham.org

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Erev Rosh Hashanah: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Rosh Hashanah First Day: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. tickets required — contact synagogue office. Family service: 9-10 a.m.Rosh Hashanah Second Day: 10-11 a.m. Free. at Congregation Beth israel, 2200 Broadway, Bellingham.Kol Nidre: 7:30-9:30 p.m. tickets required. at Leopold Ballroom, 1224 Cornwall ave., Bell-ingham.Yom Kippur: Family service: 9 a.m. Morning service: 10:30 a.m. study session: 1:30 p.m. tickets required. Yom Kippur afternoon service, Yizkor and ne’ilah: 3-6:30 p.m. tick-ets required. at Leopold Ballroom, 1224 Cornwall ave., Bellingham.

port toWnSendBet Shira

at st. Paul’s episcopal Church, Jefferson and tyler streets, Port townsendLay-led servicesFree; donations from non-members accepted. Contact: Barry Lerich at [email protected] or 360-223-5333Erev Rosh Hashanah: 7-9:30 p.m. Lay-led services. Rosh Hashanah First Day: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Kol Nidre: 6:30-9 p.m. at Bet shira Yom Kippur: 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. Lay-led Yom Kippur, Yizkor, ne’ilah, closing, and potluck break-fast.

SpoKaneCongregation Emanu-El

rosh Hashanah services held at unitarian universalist Church, 4340 W Fort George Wright Dr., spokane. Kol nidre and Yom Kippur services held at unity spiritual Center, 2900 s Bernard, spokane.no cost; donations suggested.Contact: Faith Hayflich at [email protected] or www.spokaneemanu-el.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 7:30-10 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Day: Children’s services (ages 10 and under): 9-9:30 a.m.: adult and older kids’ service: 10 a.m. Community lun-cheon: 1 p.m. tashlich at the river: 2 p.m. Kol Nidre: 6:30-9 p.m. Yom Kippur: Morning services: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Mincha family service: 4:30 p.m. followed by avodah, ne’ilah, and Havdalah starting at 5:15, then a break-fast potluck.

Temple Beth Shalom1322 e 30th ave., spokaneContact: [email protected] Rosh Hashanah: 7:30 p.m. service with babysitting available. Rosh Hashanah First Day: 8 a.m. Youth service for all ages: 10:30 a.m.-noon. tashlich at Gersh residence: 5:30 p.m. rosh Hashanah second day evening service: 6:30 p.m. Babysitting available at morning ser-vices. Rosh Hashanah Second Day: 8 a.m. erev shabbat service: 6 p.m. Kol Nidre: 6:45 p.m.

Yom Kippur: 9 a.m. Youth service for all ages: 10:30 a.m.-noon. Yizkor service (approximate time): 1:15 p.m. Discussion with the rabbi: 5 p.m. Mincha and ne’ilah service: 5:30 p.m. Havdalah, shofar, and break-fast: 7:50 p.m. Babysitting available for morning services.

tri-CitieSCongregation Beth Sholom

312 thayer Dr., richlandContact: Dan Metzger at [email protected] or 509-987-5548 or www.cbstricities.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 7 p.m.Rosh Hashanah First Day: Morning services: 9:30 a.m. Children’s service: 10 a.m. tashlich: 5 p.m. at Lee Boulevard and Columbia river. evening services: 7 p.m.Rosh Hashanah Second Day: Morning services: 9:30 a.m. Dairy potluck: 6 p.m. erev shabbat services: 7:15 p.m. (approximate).Kol Nidre: 6:45 p.m. Yom Kippur: 9:30 a.m. Children’s service: 10 a.m. Yizkor: 11:15 a.m. ask the rabbi: 4:45 p.m. Concluding services: 6 p.m. Community break-fast: 7:45 p.m.

taComaChabad of Pierce County

2146 n Mildred st., tacomaHebrew/english prayer books, no member-ship fees or tickets, warm and friendly atmo-sphere, no background or affiliation necessary. traditional and contemporary

services.Contact: rabbi Heber at [email protected] Rosh Hashanah: 7 p.m. Light candles at 7:27 p.m. say blessings 1 and 4. services at 7 p.m. followed by community dinner. Rosh Hashanah First Day: Morning services: 9 a.m. shofar sounding: 11 a.m. evening services: 7 p.m. Light candles at 7:23 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Second Day: Morning ser-vices: 9 a.m. shofar: 11 a.m. Light candles at 7:23 p.m. say blessing 5. evening services: 7 p.m.Kol Nidre: 7 p.m. Light candles at 7:09 p.m. say blessings 2 and 4. Fast begins at 7:09 p.m. services at 7 p.m. Yom Kippur: Morning services: 10 a.m. Yizkor memorial service: 12:30 p.m. Mincha and ne’ilah closing service: 5:30 p.m. Fast ends: 8:11 p.m. Break-fast meal.

Temple Beth Elat temple Beth el, 5975 s 12th st., tacomaFree; donations requested. Contact: Bruce Kadden at [email protected] or 253-564-7101 or templebethel18.orgErev Rosh Hashanah: 8-9:30 p.m.Rosh Hashanah First Day: 10 a.m. tashlich family service: 1 p.m. at titlow Waterfront, sixth ave., tacoma.Rosh Hashanah Second Day: 10 a.m. With Congregation Beth Hatikvah, 1410 11th ave., Bremerton.Kol Nidre: Family service: 5-6 p.m. regular

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Join Us For the High Holy Days Free of Charge.

The following services are open to the community.

Temple De Hirsch Sinai offers a variety of fee-based

High Holy Days services for the community not listed here.

Please contact us to purchase tickets at 206-323-8486.

Seattle: 1511 East Pike Street Bellevue: 3850 156th Ave. SEwww.tdhs-nw.org

ROSH HASHANAHSEPT. 5. THURS.

Intergenerational Family Service10:00amSeattle Facility

Family Service1:30pmBellevue Facility

Tashlich Service:Casting Off Our Sins 3:00pmLuther Burbank Park, Mercer Island

Sha’arei TikvahService and Dinner4:00pmSeattle FacilityOffering services and celebrations for Jews of all abilities.

YOM KIPPURSEPT. 14, SAT.

Intergenerational Family Service10:00amSeattle Facility

Family Service1:30pmBellevue Facility

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High Holy Days2 0 1 3 - 5 7 7 4

TEMPLE BETH AM2632 NE 80th St. | Seattle, WA 98115

Contact us for ticket [email protected] www.templebetham.org

Rosh Hashanah Wednesday, September 4 and Thursday, September 5Yom KippurFriday, September 13 and Saturday, September 14

HIGH HOLY DAYS

JewishMeditation?

Inclusive spiritual communityusing meditation as a path to awakening.

Join with us as Rabbi Olivier BenHaimgently guides and inspires, drawing on the prayers,rituals and celebrations of the High Holy Days as

doorways to deeper meaning and connection.

www.betalef.org1111 Harvard Ave

Seattle WA206.527.9399

sunday, september 1 at 10:30 a.m.

rosh hashanah art fair and shofar factory

family holiday fun

Join the Eastside Torah Center community for interactive arts and crafts, a pasta

lunch, and a fascinating hands-on shofar factory. Three shofars will be auctioned off.

Cost of $5 per person/$25 per family includes lunch. For more information contact

Rochie Farkash at [email protected].

At Eastside Torah Center, 1837 156th Ave. NE, Bellevue.

opens friday, august 23

“when comedy went to school”

film

Ever wonder why so many comedians are

Jewish? “When Comedy Went to School”

tries to answer this question by captur-

ing the voices, stories and jokes of Jerry

Lewis, Sid Caesar, Jackie Mason, Mort Sahl, Jerry Stiller, and others, and by tour-

ing the Borscht Belt, that upstate New York summer breeding grounds for Jewish

comic genius. Not rated.

For one week only at the Landmark Varsity Theatre, 4329 University Way NE, Seattle.

For more information visit bit.ly/1bi63EP or www.whencomedywenttoschool.com.

sunday, august 18 at 3 p.m.

ice cream social and Book reading with

ronni sanlo

author talk

Hear Dr. Ronni Sanlo read from her

memoir, “The Purple Golf Cart: The

Misadventures of a Lesbian Grandma.”

Following the reading, enjoy ice cream as

Sanlo meets with the audience and signs

books. Sanlo is director emeritus of the

UCLA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender

Center, the former senior associate dean

of students at UCLA, and the former

director of the UCLA Masters of Educa-

tion in Student Affairs, and is now the

owner of Purple Distinctions Publishing

and Retreats. Sponsored by Jewish Family

Service, The Seattle Lesbian, Congrega-

tion Tikvah Chadashah, and Greenwood

Senior Center.

At Jewish Family Service, 1601 16th Ave., Seattle. Admission is $7 per person, $10

per family (scholarships are available). RSVP to [email protected].

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Candlelighting timesaugust 16 ....................... 8:03 p.m.august 23 ........................7:51 p.m.august 30 ........................7:37 p.m.September 6 ....................7:21 p.m.

SatuRDay 17 auguStShabbaton with Rabbi Cheski and Chava edelman

Julie Greene at [email protected] welcomes Rabbi Cheski and Chava Edelman, directors of the Chabad Jewish Discovery Center in Olympia. Rabbi Edelman will deliver the Shabbos morning sermon and a lecture between Mincha and Ma’ariv. Kiddush and summer shalosh seudos in social hall at 6:30 p.m. At Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath, 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle.1:15– 2:30 p.m. — Jewish Journaling

Karen Sakamoto at [email protected] or 425-603-9677 or templebnaitorah.org/index.aspxWhat better time to begin your very own Book of Life than during the soul-searching month of Elul leading up to the High Holy Days? Learn how to use Jewish tradition to write your life and explore your soul. Free. At Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., Bellevue.3–7 p.m. — Kol ami’s annual august BBQ and Havdalah

[email protected] or 425-844-1604Games, food, company, and a brief Havdalah service led by Rabbi Mark Glickman. Call or email for exact location, Woodinville.4 p.m. — “a Place at The Table”

Richard Hodgin at [email protected] or 206-729-8901 or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/410619Moving 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.6:55 p.m. — on a King and a Prayer: High Holiday Prayers Revisited

minyanohrchadash.orgPrepare for a meaningful High Holiday davening experience with Rivy Poupko Kletenik. Review the holidays and the significance of the prayers. Five-week series takes place one hour before Mincha through September 7 (check website for time updates). At Minyan Ohr Chadash, Kline Galland Home Atrium, 7500 Seward Park Ave. S, Seattle.8:30 p.m. — outdoor Family Movie: “antz”

Kim Lawson at [email protected] or www.sjcc.orgSee “Antz” in the SJCC Kesher Community Garden. Bring a lawn chair. Make s’mores in the campfire area. Free. At the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island.

SunDay 18 auguSt10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. — BCMH elul Learn-in

Julie Greene at [email protected] a.m.: Shacharis. 9:45: coffee and danishes. Classes begin at 10. Bagels and lox at 11:45. At BCMH, 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle.6–8 p.m. — SJFF Best of Fest: “Hava Nagila (The Movie)”

Pamela Lavitt at [email protected] or 206-388-0832 or seattlejewishfilmfestival.orgEnd-of-camp/back-to-school screening of “Hava Nagila (The Movie).” Kosher dessert schmooze before the 6:30 screening with lots of kids’

activities, arts and crafts, and a chair-lifting hora. Popcorn and fruit served during the film. All ages. $5; 6 and under free. At the Seattle Jewish Community School, 12351 Eighth Ave. NE, Seattle.

monDay 19 auguSt7:30–8:30 p.m. — BCMH Sisterhood Zumba Classes

Hanna Esther Begoun at [email protected] a water bottle and small towel. Classes are on Mondays through August 26, and resume in October after the chagim. All women welcome. $5. At BCMH, 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle.

WeDneSDay 21 auguSt7:30–9 p.m. — Psalm 27: High Holiday Class with Beth Huppin

Marjie Cogan at [email protected] or 206-524-0075 or bethshalomseattle.orgWhat can Psalm 27 teach about repentance? Why is it such an important part of holiday liturgy? RSVP requested. Free. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.

thuRSDay 22 auguSt10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. — Behind the Scenes: Seattle opera’s Costume Shop

Ellen Hendin at [email protected] or 206-461-3240 or jfsseattle.orgSusan David, manager of Seattle Opera’s Costume Shop, enhances each character’s personality, defines a time period, or suggests social status. How does she do it? At Temple De Hirsch Sinai, 1441 16th Ave., Seattle.

SatuRDay 24 auguSt5 p.m. — Summer Tea with Torah

Rhonda Rubin at [email protected] Sisterhood Shabbos with guest speaker Sharon Adatto of Congregation Sephardic Bikur Holim. Light refreshments served. All women are invited. At the Begoun-Kaufman Home, RSVP for address, Seattle.

SunDay 25 auguSt9 a.m.–3 p.m. — Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation annual grand Bazaar

Eli Varon at [email protected] or 206-795-8014 or www.sbhseattle.org/event/sbh-bazaar-2013The Grand Bazaar will feature Sephardic foods (borekas, bulemas, pasteles and more), breakfast and Fatburger lunch, kids’ activities, raffle, crafts and culture booths. “Center stage” will feature a magician, reptile man, improv, a performance by rapper Nissim Black, and more. At Sephardic Bikur Holim, 6500 52nd Ave. S, Seattle.4 p.m. — “a Place at The Table”

Richard Hodgin at [email protected] or 206-729-8901 or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/410619Moving 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.

WeDneSDay 28 auguSt7:30–9 p.m. — High Holiday Class: Un’taneh Tokef

Marjie Cogan at [email protected] or 206-524-0075 or bethshalomseattle.orgThe harshness of the words and the theological problems of this prayer are startling and challenging. How can one make sense of it? Instructor: Beth Huppin. RSVP requested. Free. At Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle.

SatuRDay 31 auguSt9:30 p.m. — Selichos Night Live – Take Two

Julie Greene at [email protected] or 206-721-0970“This Is My God and I Will Glorify Him: How Hashem Touches Our Lives. Sharing Our Personal Stories: An Interactive Evening.” Selichos services to follow. At BCMH, 5142 S Morgan St., Seattle.

SunDay 1 SeptembeR10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. — Women’s Day of Learning

Carole Azose at [email protected] or 206-725-9094Lecture, “Rosh Hashanah, Coming Home,” given by Rabbi Ron-Ami Meyers. At Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon St., Seattle.

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mental and delicious recipes in Chic Made Simple: Fresh, Fast, Fabulous Kosher Cuisine (Manna11, $36.99). Deutsch, a New York-based food stylist, columnist and food editor of Ami magazine, relies on a combination of fresh and prepared ingredients, especially sauces, to simplify recipes. Her salads are especially creative. With summer fruit in season, try “spring mix with candied hazelnuts and pecans and balsamic-strawberry vinaigrette.” The kani (imitation crab) slaw was a hit at my house.

While those new kitchen experiments are cooking or cooling, settle in with Elissa Altman’s delightfully touching and funny memoir, Poor Man’s Feast: A Love Story of Comfort, Desire, and the Art of Simple Cooking (Chronicle, $27.50).

Drawn from Altman’s blog of the same name, it’s more of a series of connected vignettes, each followed by a recipe or two (not kosher!) reflecting the author’s evolu-tion as a cook, journeying from an obses-sion with the complex to appreciation of the basic.

We also learn about her parents’ com-plicated relationship with each other and with food. Her mother is a rail-thin fash-ionista who pushes food around her plate while her father sneaks Elissa out for steak dinners at New York’s best restaurants. This is also the story of love found, and the other thread here is her growing relation-ship with her partner Susan, a small-town Connecticut Yankee who grows her own vegetables and won’t turn on the air con-ditioning. This is a very sweet book with some marvelous — and simple — recipes.

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service: 8 p.m.Yom Kippur: Morning service: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Family service: 1-2 p.m. Yom Kippur after-noon, Yizkor and ne’ilah services, followed by break-fast: 3 p.m.

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1202 e alder st., Walla Wallaservices $10 per personContact: Jennifer Winchell at [email protected] Rosh Hashanah: 7-9 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Day: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Kol Nidre: 7-9 p.m. Yom Kippur: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

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Bat MitzvahLeah McClintock-Shapiro

Leah celebrated her Bat Mitzvah on August 10, 2013, at Temple Beth Am in Seattle.

Leah is the daughter of Julie Shapiro and Shelly F. Cohen of Seattle and the sister of Eli. Her grandparents are Patty and Tom McClintock of Corvallis, Ore., Gilda R. Cohen of Tarzana, Calif., and the late Irving and Hope Shapiro, and the late E. Richard Cohen.

Leah is entering 9th grade at Center School. She enjoys reading, and for her mitzvah project she helped with the Madrona Woods cleanup.

EngagementAtkins-Sulkin

Alayne and Robert Sulkin of Mercer Island announce the engagement of their daughter, Arielle Miriam Sulkin, to Adam Isaac Atkins, son of Marci and Riley Atkins of Portland, Ore.

Adam is a global energy analyst for 3TIER and Arielle is director of PR and digital merchandising for Jarbo Collection.

Bar MitzvahMatthew Edward Leviten

Matthew celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on August 10, 2013 at Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue.

Matthew is the son of David and Dina Leviten of Kirkland and the brother of Nate Leviten. His grandpar-ents are Joe and Lee Furin of Mt. Vernon and Kevin McCarthy and Elaine Leviten of Shoreline, and the late Jerry Leviten.

Matthew is entering 8th grade at Rose Hill Middle School. For his mitzvah project, he worked with the Grameen Foundation, which offers microfinance loans across the world.

Bar MitzvahDaniel Benveniste Kavesh

Daniel will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on August 3, 2013 at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation on Mercer Island.

Daniel is the son of Michelle Pierce Kavesh and Jerry Kavesh of Mercer Island and the brother of Sabrina Kavesh. His grandparents are Elliot and Lucie Kavesh of Bellevue and the late Albert and Maureen Pierce.

Daniel will be an 8th grader at Islander Middle School. He enjoys baseball, skiing, science, basketball, soccer, sports cars, and playing trumpet. For his mitzvah project, Daniel is supporting the Tourette Syndrome Association.How do I submit a lifecycle announcement?

Send lifecycle notices to: JTNews/Lifecycles, 2041 Third Ave., Seattle, WA 98121 E-mail to: [email protected] Phone 206-441-4553 for assistance. Submissions for the August 30, 2013 issue are due by August 20.

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She’s 69 and plans to spend a lot of time with her 24 grandchildren. They are 17 and 18 and preparing to join the Israeli Defense Forces. The last two are in their 60s and preparing to live out their lifelong dream. These six people are different, but they all share the same passion — each has decided to live in Israel.

With the help of Nefesh B’Nefesh, which helps new immigrants from the U.S. and the U.K. navigate the red tape associated with resettlement there, the Seattle area said goodbye in July and August to four Jewish residents who flew out of Kennedy Airport in New York to Israel along with 231 others from the U.S. The remaining couple, Tzippy and David Twersky, will depart in September.

Billie Schreiner told JTNews she made her decision the moment she set foot in Ma’aleh Adumim, a settlement of 40,000 outside of Jerusalem.

“Two years ago, Pesach, I was going to visit my good friends,” she told JTNews via email. “I got off the bus in Ma’aleh Adumim, looked around and thought, ‘I need to move here.’”

The divorced mother of four, with a bachelor’s degree in math and a master’s in Chinese medicine, added, “it was a solid decision although it took over two years to accomplish it.”

During her first visit to Israel in 1969, Schreiner immersed herself in Hebrew study in an ulpan program and became more religiously observant, but it wasn’t yet the right time for the move.

“I became shomer Shabbos in the middle of a Shlomo Carlebach concert,” said Schreiner. “I wanted to make aliyah but returned to Seattle to help take care of my ailing grandmother. There I married and had four fantastic children.”

Segev Kenner, 18, from Federal Way, now lives in Kibbutz Kissufim, located in the western part of the northern Negev Desert.

Although he was unavailable to speak with JTNews, he told a media agency for Nefesh B’Nefesh he was “going to protect and serve what is ours — that is why the IDF will suit me well.”

Joining Kenner this month are two more Washington State olim, Taeer Avnon, 17, of Seattle, and Yaniv Levy, 18, of Olympia, who were en route from Ken-nedy Airport when JTNews went to press on NBN’s soldiers’ flight. That flight was organized in cooperation with several Israeli organizations in addition to NBN, including the Jewish Agency for Israel and Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces.

Tzippy and David Twersky, longtime Seattle residents with five adult married children between 27 and 39 years old still

living in the U.S., admitted that one of the downsides of their decision to move next month is leaving behind family and friends in the States.

Born in Brooklyn, Tzippy Twersky moved to Seattle to marry David, a Boeing engineer who just retired after a 40-year career there.

The two were both raised in Orthodox homes and have long been active in Seat-tle’s Seward Park Orthodox community.

“It’s been a lifelong dream to live in Israel,” Tzippy Twersky told JTNews. “We have two of our children living there, as well. We’ve actively been planning our aliyah for approximately two years. We’ll be moving to ‘our’ country, our homeland.”

The couple plans to settle in Jerusa-lem and hopes to volunteer at charitable organizations. They have several friends and relatives in Israel, but the two mainly want to enjoy their grandchildren who live there. Tzippy Twersky said they both look forward to “getting to know our country — living our dream!”

Both Schreiner and the Twerskys have had to downsize their lifestyles and reduce the considerable possessions they’ve col-lected, saved, and stored over the years as a result of raising families and living in the same house for decades.

For Twersky, the process has been

somehow transforming and positive. “I’m looking forward to downsizing,”

she said. “Making Aliyah — moving out of our home that we’ve lived in for 35 years — is a cleansing experience!”

Schreiner, however, found it to be kind of tough.

“I found out that it is easy to be a semi-hoarder in the States,” she said. “You can’t do that in Israel. No garage, the closets are full and, for sure, no extra bedroom. So ‘getting rid of’ was a long-time chore for me. It took me two years but I think I got rid of some personal baggage along with the papers.”

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segev Kenner of Federal Way gets ready to check his luggage at Kennedy airport in new york last month as he awaits his flight to israel to make aliyah.


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