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Judaism

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Tom Douglas Parisian Falafel Inspiration Blows Everyone's Mind

    Rue de Rosiers in the Le Marais district of Paris hosts what I like to call the Falafel Thunderdome: many falafels enter, one falafel leaves in my tummy. A dreamland for the vegetarian in Paris, street boasts at least four Israeli-style falafel joints within a block of one another. This would have b ... More >>

  • Film

    April 4, 2012

    Footnote: Rival Talmudic Scholars

    Rue de Rosiers in the Le Marais district of Paris hosts what I like to call the Falafel Thunderdome: many falafels enter, one falafel leaves in my tummy. A dreamland for the vegetarian in Paris, street boasts at least four Israeli-style falafel joints within a block of one another. This would have b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    The Great Matzo Showdown

    You know the old joke about the Jewish pessimist and the Jewish optimist? The pessimist says, "Oy, things can't get any worse." And the optimist says, "Things can always get worse!" Things got worse at Voracious' first-ever Great Matzo Showdown -- convened to correct the image of unleavened bread a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Defying Trends, Stopsky's Serves Poppy Seed Hamantaschen

    Poppy seeds, which for centuries reigned as the default hamantaschen filling, has become unfashionable in pastry cases tyrannized by chocolate and cream. But Andrew Meltzer, baker for Stopsky's Delicatessen, has remained steadfast in his poppy seed affection. "We always do poppy seed, because that' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    UW Event Explores Religion and Food Politics

    Religious groups have long been on the front line of fighting hunger, but food activists say it's time for faith communities to think beyond food banks and soup kitchens. "Hunger, in a sense, is dealing with the very immediate end, and yet it doesn't get at all of the systemic issues," says Noam Pi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Scheduling a Chinese Meal for Christmas

    ​I recently received an e-mail from a reporter asking whether I was free to discuss "the tradition of eating Chinese food on Christmas Eve." (I wrote an academic article on the relationship between Jews and Chinese food, so fielding these queries is my own annual holiday tradition.) Christmas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    How Cuisinart Revolutionized Hanukkah

    ​Holiday catalogs from Seattle's Sur La Table are brimming with photographs of colorful Cuisinart devices that home cooks might hope to find under their Christmas trees. But the iconic Cuisinart food processor played a pivotal role in defining the menu for another winter holiday. Latkes have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    ACLU Appeals Israeli 'War Crimes' Metro Bus Ruling--'War with Jewish People' Tempted Again

    ​The battle over The Bus Ad That Wasn't will continue. Did I say battle? Make that the "WAR with Jewish people."

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2011

    What to Call the Rosh Hashanah Challah

    ​Rosh Hashanah started last night, and many Jews enjoyed a holiday dinner featuring a round challah. Or was it a turban challah? The terms "round" and "turban" are used interchangeably, but the latter seems to have a special hold on the Puget Sound area. I'd never encountered the phrase until ... More >>

  • Film

    September 28, 2011

    Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness: The Father of Fiddler on the Roof

    ​Rosh Hashanah started last night, and many Jews enjoyed a holiday dinner featuring a round challah. Or was it a turban challah? The terms "round" and "turban" are used interchangeably, but the latter seems to have a special hold on the Puget Sound area. I'd never encountered the phrase until ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Choosing the Right Washington Apple for Rosh Hashanah

    ​Gourmands celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, have devised an array of startlingly sophisticated ways to combine apples and honey. NPR last week shared recipes for honey almond semifreddo with apples, apple macarons with honey buttercream, and rosemary honey apple galette. Yet th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 2, 2011

    SXSW Kick-Off Party

    ​Gourmands celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, have devised an array of startlingly sophisticated ways to combine apples and honey. NPR last week shared recipes for honey almond semifreddo with apples, apple macarons with honey buttercream, and rosemary honey apple galette. Yet th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2010

    Matisyahu

    ​Gourmands celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, have devised an array of startlingly sophisticated ways to combine apples and honey. NPR last week shared recipes for honey almond semifreddo with apples, apple macarons with honey buttercream, and rosemary honey apple galette. Yet th ... More >>

  • Film

    June 23, 2010

    Holy Rollers: What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like You Doing With the Drugs?

    ​Gourmands celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, have devised an array of startlingly sophisticated ways to combine apples and honey. NPR last week shared recipes for honey almond semifreddo with apples, apple macarons with honey buttercream, and rosemary honey apple galette. Yet th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2010

    Gay Ol' Purim

    ​Gourmands celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, have devised an array of startlingly sophisticated ways to combine apples and honey. NPR last week shared recipes for honey almond semifreddo with apples, apple macarons with honey buttercream, and rosemary honey apple galette. Yet th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    God Hates I-1033

    Thou shalt not steal...money from kids and old people!​That's the only logical explanation now that 21 Protestant and Jewish leaders across Washington have signed a statement denouncing the initiative. From the P-I: The Protestant and Jewish leaders emphasized that I-1033 would make permanent ... More >>

  • Film

    October 7, 2009

    A Serious Man: The Coen Brothers’ Loathsome Latest

    Thou shalt not steal...money from kids and old people!​That's the only logical explanation now that 21 Protestant and Jewish leaders across Washington have signed a statement denouncing the initiative. From the P-I: The Protestant and Jewish leaders emphasized that I-1033 would make permanent ... More >>

  • Music

    September 9, 2009

    D. Black Trades Rhymes for Religion

    The rapper says that after his new record, he's done worshipping music.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Celebrate Passover: Listen to Records Made by Jews

    Though we Jews are probably best known for our sense of humor, did you know that Jewish people also make music? It's true! And not just klezmer music, either. So to celebrate my tribe's contributions to popular culture, I bring you eight of my favorite albums made by Jewish people and the people who ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2009

    The Zmiros Project

    Though we Jews are probably best known for our sense of humor, did you know that Jewish people also make music? It's true! And not just klezmer music, either. So to celebrate my tribe's contributions to popular culture, I bring you eight of my favorite albums made by Jewish people and the people who ... More >>

  • Film

    October 1, 2008

    PICK My Father, My Lord: A Boy Is Torn Between Faith and Family

    Though we Jews are probably best known for our sense of humor, did you know that Jewish people also make music? It's true! And not just klezmer music, either. So to celebrate my tribe's contributions to popular culture, I bring you eight of my favorite albums made by Jewish people and the people who ... More >>

  • Film

    September 3, 2008

    A Jihad for Love: Gays Find Intolerance in Islam, Too

    Though we Jews are probably best known for our sense of humor, did you know that Jewish people also make music? It's true! And not just klezmer music, either. So to celebrate my tribe's contributions to popular culture, I bring you eight of my favorite albums made by Jewish people and the people who ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 23, 2008

    Matisyahu

    Though we Jews are probably best known for our sense of humor, did you know that Jewish people also make music? It's true! And not just klezmer music, either. So to celebrate my tribe's contributions to popular culture, I bring you eight of my favorite albums made by Jewish people and the people who ... More >>

  • Film

    April 2, 2008

    Seattle Jewish Film Festival: No Politics, Please!

    Though we Jews are probably best known for our sense of humor, did you know that Jewish people also make music? It's true! And not just klezmer music, either. So to celebrate my tribe's contributions to popular culture, I bring you eight of my favorite albums made by Jewish people and the people who ... More >>

  • News

    February 20, 2008

    Seattle Times' Vagina Problem

    Why they said no to the Monologues' ad.

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2008

    Times Won't Run Vagina Ad

    Why they said no to the Monologues' ad.

  • News

    January 30, 2008

    Rabbi Schwartz Needs Taxi Vouchers, Not a New Car

    Is his community asleep at the wheel?

  • News

    December 5, 2007

    Pews for Jews

    A local evangelical is building a local connection to Israel.

  • Arts

    February 7, 2007

    Wandering Brews

    Joshua Beckman Hopes a Tractor Poetry Reading is better attended than Rosh Hashanah services

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2006

    Sweet Eggy Goodness

    Joshua Beckman Hopes a Tractor Poetry Reading is better attended than Rosh Hashanah services

  • Film

    August 2, 2006

    Go for Zucker

    Runs at Grand Illusion, Fri., Aug. 4– Thurs., Aug. 10. Not rated. 90 minutes.

  • Film

    June 7, 2006

    Seattle Weekly PickKeeping Up With the Steins

    Opens at Metro, Fri., June 9. Rated PG-13. 84 minutes.

  • Film

    March 15, 2006

    March 15-22, 2006

    This week's specialty screenings and venues.

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    No Peace in the Parks

    "I wish every person who loves Seattle parks would listen a little more carefully to the needs and concerns of other users."

  • News

    March 1, 2006

    The 'Jewish' Con

    Incarcerated gang members and murderers here and elsewhere are abusing freedom of religion to get special treatment.

  • Arts

    February 16, 2005

    Three Viewings

    Also: The Chosen.

  • Food

    December 15, 2004

    License to Nosh

    Seattle's 'kosher police' watch over Jewish diners—and you.

  • News

    November 17, 2004

    Evangelize the Vote

    Meet the conservative Christian pastor who spearheaded the Bush voter registration campaign in Washington.

  • News

    November 5, 2003

    Blessed for Success

    In these tough economic times, people are flocking to hear God's commandments for making money.

  • Food

    September 10, 2003

    Events Around Town

    In these tough economic times, people are flocking to hear God's commandments for making money.

  • Food

    September 11, 2002

    Have a Little Something

    Celebrate Jewish cuisine with challah and kugel.

  • Arts

    May 29, 2002

    Fallen Starr

    Making sense of my rabbi's failings.

  • News

    April 17, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    We received an extraordinary number of letters about last week's cover story on the crisis in the Middle East. Some are printed in the paper, and many more appear only on our Web site below. The letters are largely run in their entirety; any factual information they contain has n ... More >>

  • Film

    March 27, 2002

    Dogma

    God is love?

  • News

    December 19, 2001

    Tradition, Tradition

    Finding meaning in holiday foods.

  • Film

    March 22, 2000

    Kadosh

    A new Israeli film examines the perils of devotion.

  • Music

    January 12, 2000

    Jazz, Semitic-style

    From New York springs a downtown sound that's traditional yet hip.

  • Arts

    October 6, 1999

    Adrift in the Diaspora

    An intimate and frustrating look at the plight of "third-generation" Jews.

  • Arts

    May 19, 1999

    Keeping the Faith

    A debut collection of stories conveys difficult truths.

  • Arts

    March 10, 1999

    Sandra's Seattle vibe

    For Sandra Bernhard, life is a cabaret.

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