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For the 18th year, Larry and Irene Harvitz, left, opened their home and gardens to residents of the Kline Galland Jewish nursing facility and the Summit at First Hill. Jeffrey Cohen, Kline Gallands CEO, right, and Joshua Gortler, president of the Kline Galland Foundation, saluted the Harvitzes for their long-standing support to the community.

Seattle-area Jewish organizations awarded security grantsEmily K. AlhAdEff assistant editor, JtnewsOn August 29 five Jewish organizations from King and Pierce Counties were awarded Nonprofit Security Grants from the Department of Homeland Security. Chabad of Pierce County, Northwest Yeshiva High School, Temple Beth El in Tacoma, Temple Bnai Torah and Temple De Hirsch Sinai each received grants to improve their security systems. Only two other local organizations, Pacific Lutheran College and Pierce College, received funds. The Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which was instituted by Congress in 2005, awards funds to nonprofit organizations like community centers, places of worship, hospitals and schools that are deemed at-risk for targeting by terrorists or other radical extremists. This year the granting organization had $18,962,000 to mete out across the country. Homeland Security identifies 11 tier-one and 20 tier-two urban areas inside of which nonprofit organizations may apply for up to $75,000 in funding for target-hardening equipment. The Seattle metro area, which extends from Snohomish to Pierce County, falls into a tier-two urban area. The Jewish Federations of North America and the Orthodox Union were involved in the push to establish the grant program. According to a Jewish Federations of North America press release, this year more than 80 percent of the awards went to Jewish organizations. The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle aids synagogues and Jewish organizations in the application process. Homeland Security measures eligibility using the criteria of identification and substantiation (such as police reports), prior threats of attacks, the symbolic value of the site, the role of the organization in recovering from or responding to attacks, and results of risk assessments. After Mumbai, were somewhat concerned on a general level, said Rabbi Shneur Zalman Heber of the Chabad of Pierce County, located in Tacoma. The Chabad just broke ground on a synagogue, which is due for completion April 2012. Its important after the Federation shooting that the government recognizes the need for our protection, he added. Larry Broder, executive director of Temple De Hirsch Sinai, echoed this sentiment. You receive the occasional call. Weve had suspicious packages that merit calling the authorities, he said. Anytime theres a threat to any one Jewish institution in the Seattle area, other organizations need to consider that as a potential. You dont know if it is a single instance or coordinated.X PaGE 2

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If you look at Mumbai, he added, that was all planned out. Each of the Jewish organizations received the full amount of $75,000, except for Beth El, which received $2,350. This is Temple De Hirschs third round of receiving a security grant. According to Sierra Wardell, the Emergency Operations Center Program Coordinator for the Washington Military Department, 18 organizations applied for funding this year, 13 of which were Jewish organizations. Grants were determined by how well organizations demonstrated their risk for attack as well as their need for tar-

get-hardening equipment, such as cameras, monitoring, physical access control, card key access, window glazing and lighting. Everyone who receives the money is very deserving, said Wardell. With organizations becoming more secure, members of the organizations can also rest assured, she said. Not only are they hardening their security, added Wardell, theyre becoming more aware of how to handle situations, too. Wardell said that grantees may opt for trainings in addition. Those [first] two grants enabled us to do a number of things on our Seattle campus, including video cameras with the recordability, fencing and gates, access

control, and what they call target hardening efforts, said Broder. This year, the temple plans to complete the security projects started in the past and to train staff on their new roles as administrators of the technology. Were having to adapt our staffing behaviors accordingly. It should come as no surprise that the Northwest Yeshiva High School on Mercer Island received the full amount of funding. Last fall, just before Yom Kippur, vandals spray-painted anti-Semitic graffiti on the walls. In the spring, an 85-yearold man was shoved to the ground in an attempted robbery in the parking lot. Patrick Young, NYHSs business manager, explained that the funds would be

put toward expanding security camera coverage and installing high-impact, shatter-resistant windows. According to Young, police advised them, The more cameras you can get, the better. All of the perpetrators of last years crimes were positively identified on camera and brought to justice. Increasing the security of Jewish organizations not only keeps the Jewish community safer, but it also has potential for securing the community-at-large from general threats. As for the parking-lot robber, It turned out this individual had committed several other crimes on the island, said Young.

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Our communitys vital partnerships: the organizations we cant live withoutOne of the privileges of synagogue membership is that, in addition to vibrant services and life-long Jewish study, the synagogue is a place members often turn to with personal problems. In any given week, congregants sit with me and talk about their relationships, mental illness, struggles with depression, unemployment, anti-Semitism and bias against Israel in their childrens classrooms, impending divorce, their childrens learning disabilities and emotional challenges, spousal abuse, painful grief, and many other issues. I am a rabbi, not a social worker or therapist. Yet, I believe that Judaism offers spiritual and religious tools for confronting lifes challenges. Jewish practices such as daily prayer, heightened sense of appreciation for all of Gods creation, performance of mitzvot and awareness that each one of us is a vessel that carries the divine spark of God within us all have the power to transform us and our perceptions of the vicissitudes of life. I know this is true because, in addition to being a rabbi, I am a regular person. I have a sister who is schizophrenic. My brotherin-laws bipolar brother, whom I met once 18 years ago, keeps trying to sue me for $20 million. Recently, my beloved mentor, Rabbi Jack Stern, died and I continue to grieve his loss. I so deeply want to call him on the phone one more time! Daily prayer, performance of mitzvot, and intense gratitude for all the good things in my life get me through a lot of internal tzuris. The synagogue provides a surprising amount of support of all kinds to an astonishing number of people. Upon reflection about how our very small staff helps so many hundreds of people, I have come to realize that we can only be as effective as we are because of some vital partnerships with other Seattle Jewish organizations and individuals. At the risk of not mentioning a worthy partner, I want to highlight three community-based institutions that have helped us immeasurably at Beth Am to help our congregants. One of our most unsung heroes is Gary Friedman of Jewish Prisoner Services International. When I first arrived in Seattle, I had the privilege of serving at Temple De Hirsch Sinai for two years before joining my husband, Rabbi Jonathan Singer, at Temple Beth Am. From my experience at both synagogues, you would be shocked

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to know the number of times in a year that a synagogue must weigh safety and Jewish values as recently released convicted felons seek to find a synagogue community. You might be even more surprised to know that yes, sometimes our own members do land in jail. Gary Friedman has been a constant source of support, a knowledgeable man who also balances the Jewish value of welcoming guests and strangers with keeping everyone in the community safe. I call him with increasing frequency. He visits Jewish prisoners and guides us when we are contacted by some pretty unsettling characters. Michelle Lifton, head of Project DVORA in particular and Jewish Family Service in general, has been an invaluable partner. There was life in Seattle before Michelle Lifton and life in Seattle after Michelle Lifton. Now that we have her, I cant imagine doing my work without her. She provides comprehensive resources to Jewish women (and men) in Seattle who are survivors of domestic abuse. We now all know that there is more domestic violence in the Jewish community than we realized. Amidst her availability to every rabbi in the Puget Sound, one-on-one counseling services, and the numerous Project DVORA programs, she and her team provide incalculably valuable resources that strengthen our community. I have yet to meet a JFS program that has not augmented our work at Beth Am and so many other synagogues in the region. We refer our congregants regularly to JFS emergency services, counseling services, elder services and an array of other helpful programs that they provide. Finally, in this time of great concern for the corrosive effects of hard-core antiZionism that goes beyond helpful criticism of Israeli policies, we are continually aided by Rob Jacobs and StandWithUs Northwest. While we are also grateful to AIPAC, J Street, Rabbis for Human Rights, and other strong voices for peace, Rob is on my speed dial for advice in dealing with situations when the local rhetoric crosses a line into hatred. Rob is always available to walk us through reasonable responses to hard issues. He is open to a variety of perspectives left, right and center and is amazing with students dealing with virulent anti-Zionism in the classroom.

As an occasional-to-frequent pro-Israel advocate in the JTNews letters section my first letter on Israel and the conflict was in 1999, the year I made my first teaching trip to Israel; my most recent followed my seventh teaching Israel teaching trip this May it would be easy, but morally and ethically wrong to agree with letter writer Michael Behars desire for JTNews editors to muzzle our Jewish press by only publishing letters and opinion columns that support Israel (No more criticism, Aug. 19). I write that even though Diaspora apologists for Prime Minister Netanyahu and the settlers write letters published in these pages that promote an anti-Israel agenda via advocacy of positions that leading Israeli military and intelligence figures reject. Thats what a free and open press is all about, however dangerous the ideas and opinions. These anti-Israel positions, which show up regularly in the JTNews opinion pages, include knee-jerk support for military solutions to the political conflict; advocacy for maintaining West Bank settlements, and support for recently approved new Jewish housing in Arab East Jerusalem. While these letter writers threaten and delegitimize Israels very existence, I hope to continue seeing them here, however ugly and misguided. A free and open press in American Jewish communities is just as important as an open press in Israel and a free press anywhere. Sadly, the existence of a free and open press is threatened in far more countries than those that have a free press. Journalists worldwide are targeted for abduction or killings, and many are maimed and murdered for writing about issues of concern, for exposing military, corporate and governmental corruption and investigating wrongdoing in every region and country on earth. Others are maimed and killed while covering wars, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Israels wars with its neighbors. Let the JTNews editors do their thing. Akiva Kenny segan seattleThe shorT Answer

In a letter on August 19, Michael Behar asked, Would it be too much to expect that Washingtons sole Jewish newspaper serve as an unapologetic advocate of the Jewish State? The answer to that question is, Yes, it is far too much to expect, and in fact since there is only one Jewish newspaper in the state, it is all the more important that such a newspaper should be a forum where every shade of Jewish attitude toward the Jewish State is given a voice. To paraphrase: If not there, where? Goldie Gendler silverman seattleMeMories

I most recently attended an elaborate and impressive Bat Mitzvah. That prompted my daughter to ask about my Bar Mitzvah almost 70 years ago in Minot, North Dakota. At its height during the early 40s the congregation numbered about 40 families. This year a devastating flood, the worst in 130 years, destroyed over 4,000 homes, including the area where most Jewish families lived during the height of the community. The beautiful synagogue was sold within the last five years. Fortunately, the cemetery was not destroyed with the flood. My daughter asked about the services, the attendees, gifts, etc. While I received the usual gifts for the times, such as pens, shirts, books, war bonds, and so forth, I only recall two gifts: A bible from the rabbi and a pair of Fruit of the Loom shorts from a poor family who operated a small store. Humorous? Perhaps, but I recall that the family came from a small town, Killdeer, whose claim to fame was that it was the site of the only Indian battle during the Indian Wars in what was to become North Dakota. Times were hard, and the facts became embedded in my memory. With little to give, they still shared in the community. I feel good that the gesture was not forgotten. A few years ago I spoke to a remaining member, and he remarked that the son of that poor family is now a successful businessman back east who came to Minot to reminisce. I am proud that life has been fortunate for him, rising from that struggling era. I am most pleased. Jerry shulkin Mercer island

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The truth is that there are dozens of organizations that augment our work at Beth Am and at the other wonderful synagogues in our area. Thank you to every-

one of you who supports not only your local synagogue, but also the many agencies who help us ease lifes sorrows and sweeten the hopes of a better day.

Its a real problem. A Mitt Romney fund-raiser on the potential donors who have turned away from Romney in favor of the Jewish candidate, Michele Bachmann. Bachmann is Lutheran. From the New York Post, Aug. 30. For more Romney problems, see page 4.

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With Perry surging and romney slipping, GOP Jews grapple with a changed fieldAdAm KREdo Jta World news service analysisWASHINGTON (JTA/WASHINGTON JEWISH WEEK) Texas Gov. Rick Perrys surge to the front of the GOP presidential pack has Jewish Republicans reckoning with a field that suddenly looks much different than it did just a few weeks ago. According to the latest Gallup poll, 29 percent of likely Republican voters favor Perry, with 17 percent supporting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the previous front-runner. Romney, seen as the business-friendly favorite of establishment Republicans, has been popular with Jewish donors to the GOP. But while Perrys harder-edged conservatism and religion-tinged rhetoric may make him a tougher sell to centrists, prominent Jewish GOPers say hell have little trouble courting Republican Jews who are hungry for a victory in 2012. I think its safe to say that everyone, Jews included, was surprised to see Perry eclipse Romney, said Tevi Troy, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and a former liaison to the Jewish community in George W. Bushs White House. But, he added, I have not seen evidence that Republican Jews are uncomfortable with Perry. Everyone will of course have their preferences in the primaries, but GOP Jews are in ABO mode they will support Anyone But Obama come November of 2012. Republican Jews dont have to be enamored with Perry in order to vote for him, says Noam Neusner, a former Bush speechwriter who succeeded Troy as the White Houses Jewish liaison. If hes the nominee, Republican Jews will support him, Neusner said. They may not be enthusiastic about him, but theyre not enthusiastic about Romney, either. Mark Lezell, a lawyer, Republican fundraiser and Romney supporter from Rockville, Md., called the Perry surge unexpected, but he still believes that the smart bet remains with Romney. In the Jewish community right now, the money is overwhelmingly with Romney, Lezell said. At this point I feel very good about Romney getting the nomination. Republican candidates such as U.S. Reps. Ron Paul of Texas and Michele Bachmann of Minnesota are still doing reasonably well in the polls the Gallup survey pegged their support at 13 percent and 10 percent, respectively and they have helped push the tenor of the campaign to the right, observers say. But the race appears to be narrowing with Perrys entry. This race is between Romney and Perry and the other candidates are filler for campaign reporters, said one Jewish political strategist who requested anonymity. Both Perry and Romney are seen by Jewish Republicans as strongly pro-Israel, as is the rest of the Republican field, with the notable exception of Paul. Youve got a bunch of pro-Israel people and then Ron Paul, Troy said. Theyre all out elbowing each other to say, Im the pro-Israel guy. more time talking about issues that might be more confrontational to certain voters, said Dan Schnur, a Californiabased political strategist who served as the communications director for Arizona Sen. John McCain during the 2000 GOPpresidential primaries. Perry, on the other hand, has adopted a range of conservative social stances, and puts his faith front and center. That type of rhetoric, Schnur said, might make it more difficult for [Perry] to attract the Jewish voter even someone who agrees Perry doesnt duplicate either Romney or Bachmanns support, he overlaps with them both, Schnur said. Hes the most Tea Party candidate the establishment can deal with and the most establishment candidate the Tea Party can handle. Schnur said that in order for Perry to maintain his current edge, he will have to prove himself in debates and fundraising, and the day-to-day challenges on the campaign trail. Perry has sparked controversy on the campaign trail, notably warning the Federal Reserves chairman, Ben Bernanke, not to print more money before the presidential elections because doing so would be almost treasonous and treated pretty ugly down in Texas. While hailing Perrys pro-Israel bona fides, The Washington Posts Rubin wrote that the Texas governor has a way to go in demonstrating gravitas and command of a range of critical policy issues. Hes going to need to spruce up his rhetoric and elevate his tone. And David Frum, a former Bush speechwriter and outspoken internal conservative movement critic, warned that Perrys criticisms of Social Security and Medicare could reverse this election from a referendum on President Obamas record to a referendum on Rick Perrys intentions. Perry, however, has earned plaudits from one surprising corner of the Jewish world: Kinky Friedman, a country singer, mystery writer and self-proclaimed Jewish cowboy who lost to Perry in the 2006 Texas gubernatorial election. In an Aug. 24 Daily Beast article titled Kinky for Perry, Friedman labeled Perry a mensch and praised him as the nutsand-bolts kind of guy you want in the White House. So would I support Rick Perry for president? Hell, yes! Friedman wrote. As the last nail that hasnt been hammered down in this country, I agree with Rick that there are already too damn many laws, taxes, regulations, panels, committees, and bureaucrats. Friedman later reportedly clarified in a radio interview that his article was not meant as an endorsement of Perry.

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Jennifer Rubin, a conservative Washington Post blogger, approvingly noted that Perry mentioned Israel in his campaigns kickoff speech, criticizing President Obamas policies toward the Jewish state. Romney, for his part, has built a reputation as a candidate who eschews the type of religious appeals that make Jewish voters of all political stripes uncomfortable, several Jewish Republicans noted. He doesnt appear to frighten people in the Jewish community, Troy noted, adding that Romney is defined in the Jewish community, and in a positive way. Romneys focus on the economy, jobs and national security appeals to conservative Jews and potential swing voters, Jewish Republicans said. The strategy makes him potentially a more comforting alternative to a swing voter than a candidate who spends

with him on economic matters or issues relating to Israel and the Middle East. Troy, however, suggested that Perry is getting a bad rap. I think Perry-phobia exists in many places, and the Jewish community is one of those places, Troy said. A lot of people say to me, Im afraid of this Perry guy, but I dont think theres any basis for it. Perrys supporters point to his record as governor. Perry has more than a decade of executive governing experience more than even Romney, noted Steve Papermaster, a Jewish Perry devotee from Texas. Up until today, until right now, hes dealing with the current economy, not just the economy of four, six or eight years ago, said Papermaster, who was appointed in 2001 by President Bush to the Presidents Council of Advisors in Science and Technology. Romney has got experience as a governor, but its a bit dated to be honest. Perry also appeals to broad segments of the Republican electorate, Schnur said.

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Yiddish Lessonby Ruth PEizER

inside this issueTaking a two-state stand 6At a rally of 800 two-state solution supporters, J Street claims its going where no other Jewish organization wants to go.

Der emes ken arumgeyn a naketer, dem sheker darf men bakleydn.The truth can go uncovered; its a lie you have to clothe.

Living historyA sapling from the fallen tree outside Anne Franks hiding place comes to Seattle for planting.

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A mission to serveLeah Jaffee stops at nothing to save kosher cooking and to make it more delicious.

Seattle Jewish Chorale audition callSeattle Jewish Chorale is seeking experienced choral singers for all voice parts for the 2011-2012 season (September-June). Time commitment: Weekly Wednesday evening rehearsals, monthly sectional rehearsals, and 6-8 performances during the season. Opportunities are available for small ensemble and solo work within the larger group. Applicants must have music-reading skills; sight-reading ability preferred; familiarity with Jewish languages a plus. Auditions/open rehearsals will be held Sept. 7, 14, and 21. Seattle Jewish Chorale is a 32-member SATB choir, under the direction of Mary Pat Graham. Repertoire includes songs in Hebrew, English, Yiddish and Ladino, and incorporates many styles and genres within the Jewish choral tradition. The chorale presents two major concerts annually, at Hanukkah and in late spring, as well as community events and outreach performances. Contact [email protected] or 206-708-7518 to schedule an audition and for open rehearsal details.

Unorthodox

Wedgewoods Orthodox Emanuel Congregation allows women to lead services and read Torah but stops short at calling itself egalitarian.

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In part three of a series about Jconnects trip to the Russian Far East, the group struggles with the concept of volunteerism.

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Whether you believe things are meaningful or random, make the world a better place on this anniversary of terrorism.

Remember whenFrom the Jewish Transcript, September 10, 1962. The Jewish Community Center announces the opening of a nursery school that will remain open throughout the school year. The preschool was run out of what was then known as the Herzl Annex in Bellevue.

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J Streeters tell senators they support two statesJoEl mAgAlnicK editor, JtnewsWhen Rainer Waldman Adkins handed two small boxes, each containing about 800 postcards expressing support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, to representatives of both of Washington States senators on Aug. 23, he said they had one simple message: Weve got your back. The purpose, Adkins told JTNews, was to demonstrate that theres considerable grassroots support in Americas Jewish community and other people who care about the future of Israel. The presentation of the postcards, held at the front of the federal building in downtown Seattle, drew about 20 supporters but was part of a nationwide J Street event that saw the presentation of more than 40,000 postcards to members of Congress. Though J Street is known for its liberal views, Adkins said the postcard campaign drew more than the organizations supporters. They represent a wide diversity of people within the Jewish community and within the general community, he said. Many of the signers were people participating in the heart of the Jewish community, and were very pleased with that. Michael Richmond of Seattle attended the presentation because he said J Street is the only organization he has seen that is predecessors. Letting them know theres broad support from citizens validates those positions, Brod said. We do these things to let them know that constituents have their backs, she said. The dog days of late August might seem the wrong time to get an elected officials attention, but Adkins said the timing was set for two reasons: The first was that during a recess the elected officials would more likely be in their home states, and the second was because the Palestinian Authority is expected to request formal recognition of statehood from the United Nations on Sept. 20, and we believe that its really important that there be a boost provided to the United States government to promote alternatives to that avenue, he said. Before that request is granted, Adkins said, there should be meaningful negotiations between the two parties that would lay a groundwork to statehood. If the Palestinians go to the General Assembly, its not going to create major changes on the ground, he said. The status quo still will be the same, really, in terms of the day-to-day lives of Israelis and Palestinians. Jay Heyman, a rabbi from the Bay Area who recently retired to West Seattle, toldX PaGE 8

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Stephen Yim, left, of Sen. Maria Cantwells office, and ryan Mace, center, of Sen. Patty Murrays office, listen to a speech by J Street Seattle chair rainer Waldman adkins, right, before adkins presents each with a box of postcards from 800 supporters of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

strongly pushing for a two-state solution. Nobody else, he said, is taking a stand. They dont come out strong enough for it, often enough for it, and they dont push the president and Congress for it, he said. Brooke Brod has been working with J Street since its inception more than three

years ago, and does so because I want [Israel] to remain both a democratic and Jewish state, she said. I dont see how its possible otherwise. She acknowledged that both Sens. Patty Murray (D) and Maria Cantwell (D) have come out in favor of two states, as have President Obama and his recent

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Sapling from the anne Frank house to be planted in 2013mAdElEinE lowE Jtnews internIn 2006, the diseased, 150-year-old chestnut tree outside of the secret annex where Anne Frank hid during World War II was set to be cut down. In preparation for its death, saplings from the tree were promised to different sites around the world to carry the tree and its message to new communities. Despite strong pushback from the trees supporters and a series of legal battles which ensued that saved the tree and resulted in the construction of a support structure to keep it from falling, Seattle was chosen as one of the recipients. Kennedy and Maureen McNeil, director of education at the Anne Frank Center USA in New York, who recently visited Seattle, both wish for the sapling Seattle will receive to do the same for this community. In our proposal for the tree we talked about the shooting that happened here in 2006 and then the outpouring of support that occurred afterwards, said Kennedy. But the tree wasnt really a memorial, the tree was really to remember what can happen when all of these groups come together to support each other. And we hopefor all the communities of Seattle to see that we can respect each others differences and how powerful that can be. All 11 saplings to be planted in the U.S. are currently under quarantine, as required by the U.S. government to ensure no diseases will be brought to America. However, the quarantine will end at the end of 2012, and when spring weather begins, the trees can be planted. According to McNeil, Seattles sapling will most likely be planted in the spring of 2013 near the Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park. Were planning on doing a large ceremony that will be open to the community, said Kennedy. Well just make a wonderful celebration of it. The design for the site of the tree is still underway. One idea is that well open it up as a contest to submit ideas for the actual planning of what the site will look like, said Kennedy. We hope for something organic with stonessomething very natural. The Holocaust Center has partnered with Seattle Parks and Recreation, which will be maintaining the tree, to ensure its long and healthy life. In addition to becoming a part of Volunteer Park, the Holocaust Center will use the tree as a way to continue informing the community about Anne Franks story. They will team up with the Anne Frank Center USA, which, according to Kennedy, is a powerhouse of educational materials. Many community organizations will be invited to the ceremony to symbolize and facilitate community respect, including Densho, an organization that collects oral histories from Japanese-Americans placed in internment camps during World War II, the Wing Luke Museum, the Seattle Asian Art Museum, the Bosnian community and the gay and lesbian community. Anne Frank relied on the tree outside her window to assure her that the world was still good, a sentiment that still resonates today, McNeil said. I think that [the tree] will be really linking a lot of contemporary American issues with historical issues in Anne Franks life and time, said McNeil.

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Harry and Leora Bloom take a break among boxes of donated food at last years JFS Community Food Sort. Food Drive 2011 runs from September 29 to October 22 and the Food Sort takes place on October 9.

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the tree that anne Frank could see from her hiding place stood for 150 years before it was felled by a storm last year.

However, on August 23, 2010, a windy day in Amsterdam, the tree fell, taking its support structure with it. No one was injured, and no buildings were damaged. Now, with the original tree gone, the saplings sent around the world, including 11 to the U.S., are all the more important to the trees supporters. Theres just a really wonderful feeling about having something from Amsterdam, said Ilana Cone Kennedy, director of education at the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center, something that represents this positive idea of hope in our community. From July 1942 to August 1944, when Anne Frank and her family were in hiding, Anne used the tree as a sign of hope and happiness until the Frank family was discovered. Anne mentioned the tree in her worldfamous diary three times. From my favorite spot on the floor I look up at the blue sky and the bare chestnut tree, on whose branches little raindrops shine, appearing like silver, and at the seagulls and other birds as they glide on the wind. As long as this exists, I thought, and I may live to see it, this sunshine, the cloudless skies, while this lasts I cannot be unhappy, she wrote.

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Cooking up a dying art: Leah Jaffee makes it all, and kosherJAniS SiEgEl Jtnews CorrespondentWhen Seattle entrepreneur Leah Jaffee takes on a project, she goes big. As an international textile buyer and designer for Nordstrom in the 70s, she won awards. When she converted to Judaism through the Reform movement in 1992, it wasnt long before she switched to Orthodoxy. And now, after 13 years of catering some of the best kosher food in Seattle, Jaffee is debuting her new, interactive, 14-page kosher food website, www.leahcookskosher.com, where she instructs members on the basics of preparing everything Jewish, from Ashkenazi babkas to Sephardic bourekas, and all of it using the finest kosher ingredients. In an interview with the JTNews about her newest business venture, Jaffee unapologetically declared, I am intent on being the worldwide authority on kosher cooking. She is a self-described Filipino-Chinese-Spanish convert who is highly regarded in the Seattle area for cooking traditional Sephardic and Ashkenazi foods. Many in the Jewish community likely became familiar with Jaffees kosher food in 1999 when she opened several businesses in the Ravenna shopping area on N 65th Street in Seattle. The subsequent incarnations, Leahs Catering, Leahs Deli, and Leahs Bakery and Catering, stayed in different locations on the same block through 2008. After I converted, there was nothing to eat that was decent, laughed Jaffee, who took a time-out from her food prep in the kitchen at the University of Washington Hillel dining hall to reminisce about her life, Jewish tradition, and her dream of community-building. Jaffee has leased the kitchen there since 2009. What Ive learned over the last 10 years is that no one knows how to make make keeping kosher easier. Membership, which is free, also gives visitors access to a growing virtual kosher pantry of products that Jaffee is building on her site. Guests can see the brand and packaging and find live links to the manufacturers website. Kosher foodies can learn exactly where Gidon to buy any product Leah Jaffee has taken her catering business online. listed there. There are also food tips and menu suganything anymore, she said. We have to gestions for people with food allergies and go back almost two generations to the only intolerances, as well vegetarian and gluwomen who are left who know how to go ten-free recipes. into the kitchen and make anything. I sort of feel like Im on a mission, to Leahs food is not only kosher on the tell you the truth, because it is a dying art, religious level. In 2011, Leahs Catersaid Jaffee. A lot of people dont know ing was the first kosher food business how to cook. Its take out, its deli counter, in Washington to receive the seal of its fast food. Im going to nail all the tradiapproval from a new social justice kosher tional stuff, Sephardic, Ashkenazic, Medirestaurant certification system certificaterranean, and Israeli. Im going to show tion called Tav HaYosher. you how to make it all. A kosher business that displays the Born and raised in Seattle, Jaffee gradTav HaYosher seal is deemed compliant uated from the now-defunct Custom with local, state, and federal labor laws Apparel and Design program at Seattle which require that an employer pay a fair Central Community College. Trained as wage including overtime compensation, a couture seamstress, she designed bridal give employees standardized and periodic gowns and mens tailored suits for sevbreaks, allow for adequate time off, and eral local manufacturers, including Norprovide safe working conditions. dstrom. Jaffes new online venture incorporates In the 70s, she put herself through the many of the community values she honed prestigious Parsons School of Fashion in her brick-and-mortar storefronts. in New York and was later recruited by In addition to her blog, recipes, and a sportswear company in Salt Lake City. photos of food preparation, members can It was there that Jaffee met and married upload their own recipes and pictures, her first husband and had her first baby make friends, view other peoples recigirl, Rebekah, who is now 28. She spent pes, and add comments. Jaffee wants to the next 20 years as a buyer, trainer, and designer at the downtown Seattle Nordstrom before leaving corporate life. In 1992, she converted to Judaism, began studying at the Chabad House, and married her second husband, University of Washington professor of Jewish Studies, Martin Jaffe. They have a daughter, Aviva, who is 16. The couple is now divorced. In 1998, Jaffee started catering. I was still designing, she said. In one half of my basement was my design studio, and I put in a commercial [kosher] kitchen on the other side of my basement. I started doing fundraisers for Rabbi [Sholom Ber] Levitin. We did a series of ethnic nights, a Thai night, an Italian night, and a French night. We packed Chabad House. Already, there have been over 10,000 hits on the Jaffes new mega-site from locations around the globe, including Malaysia, Israel, and Canada. Members are voting in polls, creating their own Cooks Profiles, and communicating with each other. Jaffee says that her vision, though global, is really a simple one. Im actually trying to teach and I want to form a community.

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the gathered supporters that he feared an ongoing, unsustainable stalemate. We will not stand by idly whilethe occupation continues indefinitely, he said. Polls have consistently shown that a majority of American Jews supports a twostate solution, Adkins added, and the best avenue of action is to press the U.S. government to continue supporting that goal. Richmonds concerns were much more internal: He said he sees a civil war within the Jewish community, and they need to present a united front when it comes to Israels future. When the time comes that Israel needs all the supporters it can get, we wont be able to get our act together, Richmond said. Thats the thing that scares me most of all.

Melt him, alreadyAccording to the JTA, the UK Zionist Federation has suggested that the wax sculpture of Hitler on display at Madame Tussauds should be made to look more vulnerable. I have no problem with Adolf Hitler being displayed, Stefan Kerner, the federations director of public affairs, told the Evening Standard. However, we want to display him in a more vulnerable position or situation. Or he could be placed in a way that people cant take photographs beside him. Despite warnings from the guards, visitors still photograph themselves next to the dictator making the Seig Heil salute. So far, no one has suggested simply melting him down.

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Women receive a permanent spot on Emanuels bimaJoEl mAgAlnicK editor, JtnewsWhen Emanuel Congregation began a trial run nearly two years ago of allowing women to come to the bima, its members and leaders didnt know how things would turn out. But the test results increased participation, a handful of new members, more visitors were positive enough that this small Orthodox shul in Seattles Wedgwood neighborhood decided to make the change permanent. Our thinking was, it seemed to be a successful experiment a lot people felt this was the right thing to do, said Jay Wang, Emanuels president. In most Orthodox synagogues, the leading of prayers and reading of Torah is restricted to men. With the new arrangement, women can lead services and read from the Torah. Its called a partnership minyan, or quorum of 10 to conduct a prayer service, based upon a nine-year-old egalitarian movement from Israel called Shira Chadasha. Emanuel doesnt follow the movement exactly because its small size makes creating a minyan of 10 men and 10 women difficult, if not impossible. Also, Wang pointed out, were not exactly completely egalitarian. Thats because there is a stricture that says men must lead the Amidah prayer, so women are allowed only to participate. The decision to allow women to lead services, even as a trial, was carefully deliberated by Emanuels board, and they moved to make it permanent only after they saw the effects were overwhelmingly positive. The permanent arrangement went into effect earlier this year. When JTNews spoke with Wang in early 2010, one of the reasons the congregation had moved forward with this plan was to attempt to bring in new people to a synagogue with a decidedly older member base. Emanuel had been in danger of closing its doors entirely. Were not in the same situation, Wang said. Were moving in a positive direction. The growth has been small, but it has included a few families with children as well as some who liked the idea of the more egalitarian model. Weve got a number of people who are interested in the whole concept of being able to participate who have joined, he said. There has been one other, unintended benefit as well. Not only are we holding our older members, Wang said, they are actually coming to services more often. Wang said that because the synagogue is small, and because the recitations are done as a congregation, it is more accessible to people who are less familiar with or have not been to Orthodox services for some time. Also, because there is no rabbi the cantor, Boaz Pnini, is Emanuels only paid staff member Emanuel offers ample opportunity to lead services. Anybody who wants to, who knows how, you can lead services if you show us you can, Wang said. And if they cant, he added, there are plenty of people willing to help them learn. You do not need to feel that youre an outsider and youll never learn how to do this, he said.

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Ask an ordinary Jewish American what Judaisms core values are, and invariably tikkun olam will come up. Tikkun olam translated and appropriated by an American cultural context as repairing the world, that is, helping those less fortunate, preserving the environment, giving tzedakah and so on is a defining feature of modern American Judaism. Without philanthropy and service projects devoted to both Jews and non-Jews, American Judaism would be an entirely different species. In this spirit, this summer 14 American young professionals from Seattle and around the East Coast joined the American-Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

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The challenges of Jewish service(JDC) on a service mission to Khabarovsk, Russia. First and foremost we strongly believe that North American Jews need a greater understanding of whats happening in the Jewish world, said Sarah Eisenman, the JDCs Director of Next Generation and Service Initiatives. Its a much more globalized world. We need to think about what that means. But understanding the global Jewish world and what it needs took some uncomfortable steps out of the American paradigm. For one, the concept of giving in the Former Soviet Union is a different animal. So is the concept of Jewish identity. Which

Visitors to a JDC homecare recipient look at paperwork asserting his status as a Holocaust survivor. Survivors receive money from the Claims Conference.

poses some problems for Americans who enter the scene with their own, subconsciously ingrained, concepts of volunteerism and Jewish identity. Thats the hard thing about service trips, said Josh Furman, director of the University of Washington Hillels young adult Jconnect program. Youre going there with the framework from home. So when Eisenman and the JDC imagined giving North American Jews a bigger picture of the global Jewish world, perhaps they gave us more than they bargained for. Asher Ostrin, Director of JDCs Former Soviet Union Department, articulated that Jewish communities in the Former Soviet

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Union are communities in formation. Community development is not a science, he said. Its not math, like two-plus-two is four. There are dilemmas. For instance, If you have a fathers whos alcoholic, and a son whos needy, he asked, Do you cut them off? Interestingly, this was one of the central questions the North American young professionals were faced with. On a humid gray morning the group split into three subgroups and set out to meet recipients of JDCs homecare aid. The groups met with elderly Holocaust survivors who poignantly shared their stories of trauma and their gratitude for assistance from the Jewish communities. Others, though, had a different story. The at-risk family we visited was supposed to be a boy 7 years old who had chronic asthma and bronchitis, said Joanne (Jhanna) Rossignol, 28, from Seattle. When we went into the home we found that the boy had no room of his own. He slept clearly on the couch. But the boy was missing and the dad was missing. Rossignol and her group were told by family members that the father had taken the boy shopping on his day off, despite the pre-planned visit from the JDC. Just the way that they said it and the way that they looked, it was obvious that that wasnt the real story, said Rossignol, who speaks Russian. It was also very sad because you could tell that every adult in that family smoked. Obviously thats going to make his situation worse. Rossignol recounts what happened next, after the translator stopped translating. The boys grandfather proceeded to argue with Boris Boguslavsky, JDC Representative for Siberia and the Russian Far East, about the amount of money they received. Four-hundred-fifty rubles was not enough per month, he said. He wanted the Americans to know this. You could tell it was very uncomfortable for Boris to be in that position, Rossignol continued. But when we got outside he started to vent a little bit. These are some of the problems that JDC has. Some people use the system just because theyre Jewish and they know they can get the assistance so they dont actually care, or theyre not actually grateful for what theyre getting. Every minute of every day in these programs, there are dilemmas that come up, said Ostrin. We cant be paralyzed by empathy. On the other hand, we have to apply empathy or we become automatons.

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In the group discussion that ensued after the home visits, Boguslavsky and Khabarovsk Hesed Center Director Vadim Katsman helped unpack the experience. They will beat up a child five times a week. But with sports camp, they beat him up twice a week. Is that an accomplishment? Our specialists say yes, said Boguslavsky through a translator. All of this is really complicated, said Katsman, also through a translator. It hurts to look at it. Any time its regarding tzedaka, if someone says they need it, they need it, countered Furman. Or if theyre lying, theyre desperate enough to need it. Furman and his group entered a different troubling situation that day: A family of eight women living in squalor. Their refrigerator door hung open; their cabinets were empty. The group returned speechless. Back in the reflection circle, one group member tried to explain the impact the womens house had on her. I dont know if theres an emotion to describe it, she said. The JDC-FSU experts tried to temper the outrage. The Chinese say: Dont give a fish, teach them how to fish, said Boguslavsky. We dont know what to do in that situation. We give them offers to work, Katsman said. They never come. Theyre so used to taking, taking, taking, continued Boguslavsky. They dont want to give back. Were facing a

really serious professional dilemma here. The solutions are not easy, either. Should they impose rules or institute agreements for reciprocation to the Jewish community in return for their services? We havent used [involvement] as a parameter for eligi-

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bility because there are so many people that are coming from nothing, said Ostrin. We hope it will be stimulus for later on. Some of them didnt seem to have a desire to go to help build a Jewish community and they were just there to receive assistance, said Rossignol. And for me, as a former nonprofit worker, thats how

it is for everything. When you arent making your basic needs, thinking about things like building community and being involved in the community and being active in a religious organization its not on peoples priority list. As for Furman, he trusts that people have the best interests. Im really not the one to judge the people in the commu-

nity because I am so removed from cultural nuances. There are cultural differences; theres no way around it, Ostrin said. Up until 1991 the society [that the Former Soviet Union] was built on had a different ethical anchor. With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, a sort of values vacuum was created. The things Americans might consider appalling, like old women taking government handouts while their sons drive Lexuses, are not necessarily considered hypocritical. When I say the word tzedaka, you know its a Jewish value, Ostrin continued. But, Were looking at societies that are in formation. They dont always meet our standards. The whole notion we take for granted [is] the fact that Jews are particularly generous. Jewish philanthropy is legendary in America. Its not just a difference between America and Russia, he added. As Americans, we have to learn to be open to those differences and deal with it. I think [Americans would] rather everyone be able to convince somebody rationally the importance of giving, but were not dealing with a culture that has this [mentality], said Rossignol. Without a sense of charity built into the culture, guilt might be necessary. If you play it their way for one generation, generations after that will probably be moreX PaGE 30

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Join us in welcoming the New Yearwith High Holy Day Services led by our inspirational clergy team! Senior Rabbi James Mirel Associate Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg Cantor David Serkin-PooleSelichot Service, Saturday, September 24 (Jointly Conducted with Temple De Hirsch Sinai) Service at Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Seattle 8:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Contemporary Service Traditional ServicePhotograph by Gail Frank Photography

Traditional Service Youth Service (1-5 grade) Teen Service (6-12 grade) Contemporary Service Childrens & Family Service Shaarei Tikvah Service at TDHS, Seattle Tashlich at Phantom Lake

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We started Purple about 10 years ago 10 years ago exactly, Larry Kurofsky told me a few weeks ago about the well-known restaurant with branches in Seattle, Kirkland, Bellevue and Woodinville. After graduate school, Larry and his wife Tabitha started a restaurant together in Las Vegas. After selling it, they considered moving back to L.A., where Larry is from, but made a vacation stop in Seattle. Of course, they really liked it, got an apartment in Bellevue and did a little research. That resulted in the first Purple in Woodinville. Diners familiar with the current venues large restaurants with big furniture and grand architecture may be surprised to learn that the original was a nine-table neighborhood place where Tabitha waited tables and Larry worked the bar. It was really fun and a great community says Larry. Purple is part of Larrys Heavy Restaurant Group, which includes Barrio on Capitol Hill and Lot #3 in Bellevue. An event space will open in the fall.

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The company has been visible in the Jewish community, too. In addition to carrying wine from Israel at Purple, they have hosted a few J-Pro events, been an AJC Seattle Jewish Film Festival sponsor, and were named best wine bar by this newspaper last year. Larry is not a chef, as many assume. My role is conceptual, he says, adding that if he cooked in front of our chefs, they would laugh. He and Tabitha who have two kids, Ethan, 12, and Olivia, 10 enjoy trying other restaurants and named Walrus and Carpenter in Ballard and Lecosho in downtown Seattle as two current favorites. They enjoy travel and hope there will a trip to Italy in their future. There is nothing like the restaurant biz to keep you busier than you want to be, but Larry says he tries to maintain a workand home-life equilibrium. I try to balance my time, and be as hands-on as I can, at work, he says, and credits a good staff and management team for helping things run smoothly.

While he loves the Northwest, Larry sometimes misses the California sun and the large extended family that he grew up celebrating the holidays with. But its been great being up here for 10 years and having the growth that weve had, he says. I feel really fortunate, he adds. Its a lot of fun, its a people business.

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While one local restaurant institution grows, another says goodbye as Karen Binder retires from the Madison Park Caf. The restaurant, which started as a breakfast and lunch place before taking on fine evening dining, has been part of locals lives for 32 years. Its been a really good life, says Karen. Ive been really lucky to have such variety. I bake, I cook, I sweep the courtyard, and both her children have grown up at the caf. The chronology of my life has been marked by time at the caf, and years catering local simchas, she says. That chronology takes her on a new road as she travels to Hawaii to greet her first grandchild, due next month, courtesy daughter Sarah Medwell Redican.

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Karen Binder is winding down the Madison Park Caf after 32 years.

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THE JTNEWS ANNUAL HIgH HOLIDAy SERVICES gUIDECompiled by Madeleine Lowe, JTNews intern The dates for High Holidays this year are: Selichot: Saturday, September 24 n Rosh Hashanah: Begins the evening of Wednesday, September 28 through Friday, September 30 Kol Nidre: Friday, October 7 n Yom Kippur: Saturday, October 8

CONSERVATIVECongregation Beth ShalomHeld at 6800 35th Ave. NE, Seattle Contact Marjie Cogan at 206-524-0075, [email protected] or www.bethshalomseattle.org Selichot: 9:15 p.m.12 a.m. Rosh Hashanah eve: 6:307:15 p.m. (Prospective member open house at 6 p.m.) Rosh Hashanah day 1: Main Service: 8:30 a.m.1:15 p.m. Young Family Service (pre-school): 9:4510:45 a.m. Family Service (grades K-4): 11 a.m.12:15 p.m. Childrens Programming: 11 a.m.1:15 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 2: Main Service: 8:30 a.m.1:15 p.m. Young Family Service (pre-school): 9:4510:45 a.m. Family Service (grades K-4): 11 a.m.12:15 p.m. Childrens Programming: 11 a.m.1:15 p.m. Kol Nidre: Main Service: 6:108:45 p.m. Family Service (grades K-4): 78:30 p.m. Childrens Programming: 6:458:45 p.m. Yom Kippur: Main Service: 9 a.m.3 p.m. Young Family Services (preschool): 9:4510:45 a.m. Family Service (grades K-4): 11 a.m.12:15 p.m. Childrens Programming: 11 a.m.1:15 p.m. Neilah: 67:20 p.m. Havdalah/Maariv: 7:207:30 p.m. Cost: $200 (includes all services). Discount available before September 9. Beth Shalom is a welcoming, inclusive, and participatory community. High Holiday services and programs provide enriching experiences for all ages.

Stroum JCC: 8:45 a.m. Rosh Hashanah day 2: 8:30 a.m. Kol Nidre: 6 p.m. Yom Kippur: Herzl-Ner Tamid: 9:40 a.m. Stroum JCC: 10 a.m. Yizkor:12:45 p.m. Mincha: 5 p.m. Neilah/Maariv: 6:10 p.m. Havdalah and Final Tekiah: 7:19 p.m. Cost: $100 per person per holiday, or $180 for both holidays for adults, $36 per child (ages 13-23) for both holidays Herzl-Ner Tamid offers both traditional participatory services at their main sanctuary and a smaller, more intimate experience with lots of ruach at the SJCC, along with terrific childrens programming, including their exciting new young family experience co-sponsored by the Stroum JCC and PJ Library.

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MEDITATIVE/RECONSTRUCTIONIST/ RENEWALBet Alef Meditative SynagogueHeld at Unity of Bellevue, 16330 NE 4th St., Bellevue Contact Shellie Oakley at 206-527-9399 or [email protected], www.betalef.org Selichot: Opening to Forgiveness: 810 p.m. (No ticket needed) Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: 10:30 a.m., followed by community potluck lunch, open to all Kol Nidre: 7 p.m. Yom Kippur: Letting Go Into the One We Are: 10:30 a.m. LChaim (12-Step) Meeting: 1:45 p.m. Family Service: 1:45 p.m. Healing Meditation: 2:45 p.m. Yizkor/Memorial Service: 4:45 p.m. Neilah/Concluding Service: 6 p.m. Break-Fast: 7 p.m. Cost: Adults: all services $200; single service $70. No one turned away if unable to pay full amount. Using traditional liturgy and melodies as a foundation, plus meditation and Kabbalah, Rabbi Olivier BenHaim leads congregants to new relevance and meaning of the High Holidays.

Held at University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. NE, Seattle Contact Ellen Jablow at 206-467-2617 or [email protected], www.eitzor.org Selichot: check www.eitzor.org Rosh Hashanah eve: 79:30 p.m. (Registration from 6:15 p.m.) Rosh Hashanah day: Main Service: 10 a.m.1 p.m. Vegetarian Potluck Lunch: 12 p.m. Tashlich at Green Lake behind Bathhouse Theatre: 45:30 p.m. Kol Nidre: 6:309 p.m. (Registration from 5:45 p.m.) Yom Kippur: Main Service: 10 a.m.1:30 p.m. Healing/Yizkor/Neilah/Havdalah: 3:306:30 p.m. Vegetarian Potluck Break-Fast: 78:30 p.m. Cost: Non-nembers per service: Adult $80 $120; youth (1118) $18$24; low-income $15$30. Cost: Members: Adult single service $50; adult all services $130; youth single service $15; youth all services $50; low-income single service $15$30. High Holy Day services at Seattles Jewish Renewal synagogue offer a deeply spiritual, holistic approach for progressive Jews.

ORTHODOXBCMH Capitol Hill MinyanHeld at 1501 17th Ave., Seattle (blue awning, west side of building) Contact Rabbi Ben Aaronson at 206-659-SHUL (7485) or [email protected], www.capitolhillminyan.com Selichot: 11 p.m. (BCMH Seward Park Campus) Rosh Hashanah eve: 6:45 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: Service: 8:30 a.m. Sermon: 11 a.m. Shofar: 11:15 a.m. Mincha: 6:25 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 2: Service: 8:30 a.m. Sermon: 11 a.m. Shofar: 11:15 a.m. Mincha: 6:30 p.m. Kol Nidre: 6:20 p.m. Yom Kippur: Service: 8:30 a.m. Sermon: 11:15 a.m. Yizkor: 11:30 a.m. Mincha: 5:05 p.m. Break-Fast: 7:30 p.m. The Capitol Hill Minyan offers traditional Orthodox services and a warm environment in the center of Seattle.

Kadima Reconstructionist Community

Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation

Held at Herzl-Ner Tamid, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island and the Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island (Rosh Hashanah Day 1 and Yom Kippur only) Contact Leslie Reibman at 206-232-8555, ext. 207 or [email protected], h-nt.org Selichot: Programming: 8:45 p.m. Services: 11 p.m. Rosh Hashanah eve: 6 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: Herzl-Ner Tamid: 8:15 a.m.

Held at Prospect Church, 1919 E Prospect St., Seattle Contact Kathy Gallagher at 206-547-3914 or [email protected], www.kadima.org Rosh Hashanah eve: 7 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: Main Service: 10 a.m. Childrens Programming: 1011 a.m. Kol Nidre: 7 p.m. Yom Kippur: Main Service: 10 a.m. Childrens Programming: 1011 a.m. Yizkor: 5 p.m. Neilah: 6 p.m. Break-Fast: 7 p.m. Cost: Free Community-led, interactive services. Kadimas machzor includes traditional prayers and modern poetic interpretations. Inaugural High Holidays with Kadimas Womens Torah.

Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath Congregation (BCMH)

Held at 5145 S Morgan St., Seattle Contact Dee Wilson at 206-721-0970 or [email protected], www.bcmhseattle.org Selichot: 11 p.m. Rosh Hashanah eve: Candle Lighting: 6:37 p.m. Mincha: 6:45 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: Shacharis: 7:45 a.m. Torah Reading: 9:40 a.m. Sermon: 10:15 a.m. Shofar Blowing: 10:40 a.m. Musaf: 11 a.m. Mincha: 6:25 p.m. (Followed by Tashlich) Candle Lighting for second day: 7:38 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 2: Shacharis: 7:45 a.m. Torah Reading: 9:40 a.m. Sermon: 10:15 a.m. Shofar Blowing: 10:40 a.m. Musaf: 11 a.m.

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Mincha: 6:30 p.m. Candle Lighting for Shabbos Shuva: 6:33 p.m. Kol Nidre: 6:20 p.m. Yom Kippur: Shacharis: 8 a.m. Torah Reading: 10:45 a.m. Sermon: 11:30 p.m. Yizkor: 12 p.m. Musaf: 12:15 p.m. Mincha: 5:05 p.m. Neilah: 6:15 p.m. Fast Concludes: 7:20 p.m. Cost for services: Non-member adult $225; non-member children (Age 1317) $50; non-member student $75.

Congregation Ezra BessarothHeld at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, 5217 S Brandon St., Seattle Contact 206-722-5500 or [email protected] Rosh Hashanah eve: Mincha: 6 p.m. (Followed by Arvit) Candle Lighting: 6:37 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: Shacharit: 8 a.m. Sermon/Shofar: 10:30 a.m. Mincha/Tashlich: 6 p.m. (Followed by Arvit) Candle Lighting: 7:39 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 2: Shacharit: 8 a.m. Sermon/Shofar: 10:30 a.m. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat: 6 p.m. Candle Lighting: 6:33 p.m. Kol Nidre: Mincha/Hatarat Nedarim: 2:30 p.m. Kol Nidre: 6 p.m. (Followed by Arvit) Candle Lighting: 6:19 p.m. Yom Kippur: Shacharit: 8 a.m. Sermon: 12 p.m. Presidents Message: 5 p.m. Neilah 6 p.m. (Followed by Arvit) Fast Ends: 7:21 p.m. Cost: Visiting adult relatives of EB members $100; $30 for under 18. Non-members $200 per seat. This price allows you to attend one or all of the 5772 holiday services.

Kol Nidre/Maariv: 6:25 p.m. Yom Kippur: Shacharit: 8:30 a.m. Yizkor: 11:30 a.m. Mincha/Neilah/Maariv: 4:45 p.m. Cost: No tickets required, non-member contributions appreciated Traditional Orthodox services led by Rabbi Yechezkel Kornfeld and Cantor Ari Goldwag from Israel.

Emanuel Congregation

Chabad House

Held at 4541 19th Ave. NE, Seattle Contact Rabbi Yechezkel Rapoport or Rabbi Elie Estrin at 206-387-3919 or 206-523-1359 or [email protected] or [email protected], www.JewishUW.com, www.evreyinseattle.org Rosh Hashanah eve: Mincha/Maariv: 6:30 p.m., followed by light meal Rosh Hashanah day 1: Shacharis: 10 a.m., followed by kiddush lunch and Mincha and Tashlich Maariv: 7:38 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 2: Shacharis: 10 a.m., followed by kiddush lunch and Mincha Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv: 6:33 p.m. Shabbat haGadol: Shacharis: 10 a.m. (Followed by kiddush lunch and Mincha) Kol Nidre: Mincha/Kol Nidre/Maariv: 6:19 p.m. Yom Kippur: Shacharis: 9 a.m. Mincha/Neilah/Maariv: 5 p.m. (Followed by break-fast) Cost: Free Classic traditional services with plenty of songs, spirit, speed and explanations/ instructions in English and Russian.

Held at 3412 NE 65th St., Seattle Contact Jay Wang at 206-633-1762 or [email protected], emanuelcongregation.org Selichot: 10:30 p.m. Rosh Hashanah eve: 7 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: 9:30 a.m. Rosh Hashanah day 2: 9:30 a.m. Kol Nidre: 6 p.m. Yom Kippur: 9:30 a.m. (Includes Yizkor. Ends with Havdalah after sundown.) Cost: Free Services follow Ashkenazic Orthodox liturgy led by Chazan Boaz Pnini. As they are a partnership congregation, women participate in services.

Rosh Hashanah day 1: Childrens Service: 9 a.m. Main Service: 10:30 a.m. (child care provided please call to register followed by a brunch at the temple) Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m. Yom Kippur: Childrens service: 9 a.m. Main Service: 10:30 a.m. (child care provided) Afternoon study and meditation programs: 1:30 p.m. Afternoon Service: 3 p.m. Yizkor/Neilah Service: 5:15 p.m. Break-Fast Potluck: 6:30 p.m. Cost: Donations requested: $85 per day or night service, $285 for all four services; no donation required for under age 30 but call/ email to let them know you are coming. Rosh Hashanah services led by Rabbi David Fine. Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur services led by Rabbi Mark Glickman.

Kol HaNeshamah

Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation

Congregation Shaarei Tefilah LubavitchHeld at 6250 43rd Ave. NE, Seattle Contact 206-527-1411 or [email protected] Rosh Hashanah eve: Shacharis/Hataros Nedarim: 7 a.m. Mincha/Maariv: 6:30 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: Shacharis: 9 a.m. Mincha: 5:30 p.m., followed by Tashlich Maariv: 7:38 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 2: Shacharis: 9 a.m. Kabbalat Shabbat/Mincha/Maariv: 6:33 p.m. Shabbat haGadol: Shacharis: 9 a.m. Mincha: 6 p.m., followed by Rabbi Levitins Shabbos haHagol Drasha. Kol Nidre: Mincha: 3:45 p.m. Kol Nidre/Maariv: 6:19 p.m. Yom Kippur: Shacharis: 9 a.m. Mincha/Neilah/Maariv: 5 p.m.

Chabad of the Central Cascades

Held at 6500 52nd Ave. S, Seattle. Contact Diana Black at 206-723-3028 Rosh Hashanah eve: Selihot: 5 a.m. Mincha/Arvit: 6:30 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: 8 a.m. Rosh Hashanah day 2: 8 a.m. Kol Nidre: Mincha: 3:30 p.m. Noche de Kippur Service/Kol Nidre: 6:30 p.m. Yom Kippur: 7:30 a.m. Cost: Free. Please call to reserve your seat. Services are conducted in the traditional Sephardic custom in the style familiar to those of Turkish ancestry, occasionally utilizing the Ladino language in the liturgy.

Held at Seattle First Presbyterian Church, 1013 Eighth Ave., Seattle Contact 206-935-1590 or www.kol-haneshamah.org Rosh Hashanah eve: 6 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: 9 a.m.1:30 p.m. Kol Nidre: 610 p.m. Yom Kippur: 9 a.m.7 p.m. Cost: Free Kol HaNeshamah attracts many unaffiliated community members, averaging about 300 people per service.

Temple Beth Or

Held at 24121 SE Black Nugget Rd., Issaquah Contact www.chabadissaquah.com, 425-427-1654, or [email protected] Rosh Hashanah eve: Evening Services: 6:30 p.m. Candle Lighting: 6:36 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: Morning Services: 9:30 a.m. Shofar Sounding: 11:30 a.m. Tashlich Service: 6:30 p.m. Evening Services: 7:30 p.m. Light Candles after: 7:38 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 2: Morning Services: 9:30 a.m. Shofar Sounding: 11:30 a.m. Light Candles before: 6:32 p.m. Evening Services: 7:30 p.m. Kol Nidre: Candle Lighting: 6:18 p.m. Fast Begins at: 6:36 p.m. Kol Nidre Services: 6:30 p.m. Yom Kippur: Morning Services: 9:30 a.m. Yizkor Memorial Service: 12 p.m. Afternoon Service: 5:30 p.m. Neilah Closing Service: 6:30 p.m. Fast ends at: 7:20 p.m. Followed by light dinner by Seth and Sandy Basker Cost: Free. Advance reservations suggested.

REFORMBet Chaverim Community Synagogue of South King CountyHeld at 25701 14th Pl. S, Des Moines Contact 206-577-0403 or [email protected], www.betchaverim.org Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: 10 a.m. (Tashlich Service follows) Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m. Yom Kippur: Main Service: 10 a.m. Healing Service: 3 p.m. Yizkor: 4 p.m. Concluding service: 4:45 p.m. Cost: Suggested $50 donation per family per holiday Friendly congregation with rabbi, cantorial soloist, and spiritually moving music welcomes non-members to its Reform Judaism services.

Congregation Shevet Achim

Held at Northwest Yeshiva High School, 5017 90th Ave. SE, Mercer Island Contact Greg Berretta at 206-275-1539 or [email protected], www.shevetachim.com Selichot: 11 p.m. Rosh Hashanah eve: 6:45 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: Shacharit: 8:30 a.m. Sounding of Shofar: 10:45 a.m. Mincha, followed by Tashlich: 6:25 p.m. Maariv: 7:40 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 2: Shacharit: 8:30 a.m. Sounding of Shofar: 10:45 a.m. Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat Shuvah: 6:30 p.m. Kol Nidre: Selichot Services: 6:30 a.m. Shacharit: 7 a.m. Mincha: 3 p.m.

Held at 3215 Lombard Ave., Everett Contact Terri Schweigert at 425-259-7125 or [email protected], www.templebethor.org Selichot: 8 p.m. Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 pm Rosh Hashanah day 1: Main Service: 10 a.m. Childrens Programming: 2:30 p.m. Tashlich: 3:45 p.m. at Everett public boat launch Kol Nidre: 7:30 p.m. Yom Kippur: Main Service: 10 a.m. Text Study: 1 p.m. Childrens Programming: 3 p.m. Yizkor and Neilah: 46:30 p.m. Cost: $200 for all services. Only Erev Rosh Hashanah and Rosh Hashanah Day, $125. Only Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur Day, $125. They are a welcoming, participatory Reform congregation led by Rabbi Jessica Marshall. Cantorial Soloist Celia Cohen joins the temple for High Holy Day services.

Temple Bnai Torah

Congregation Kol Ami

Held at Bear Creek Methodist Church, 16530 Avondale Rd. NE, Woodinville Contact Anthony Goldin at 425-844-1604 or [email protected], www.kolaminw.org Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m. (Oneg following)

Held at Temple Bnai Torah, 15727 NE 4th St., Bellevue Contact 425-603-9677 Selichot: Jointly conducted with Temple De Hirsch Sinai. Service at Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Seattle at 8 p.m. Rosh Hashanah eve: Contemporary Service: 5 p.m. Traditional Service: 8 p.m. Rosh Hashanah day 1: Traditional Service: 9 a.m. Youth Service (1-5 grade): 9 a.m. Teen Service (6-12 grade): 9 a.m. Contemporary Service: 12:30 p.m. Childrens and Family Service: 3:15 p.m. Shaarei Tikvah Service at TDHS, Seattle: 4 p.m. Tashlich at Phantom Lake: 4:15 p.m.

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Kol Nidre: Contemporary Service: 5 p.m. Traditional Service: 8 p.m. Yom Kippur: Traditional Service: 9 a.m. Youth Service (1-5 grade): 9 a.m. Teen Service (6-12 grade): 9 a.m. Contemporary Service: 12:30 p.m. Yom Kippur Study Sessions: 1 p.m. Childrens and Family Service: 3:15 p.m. Mincha Service: 4 p.m. Yizkor: 5 p.m. Neilah Concluding Service: 6 p.m. Congregational Break-Fast: 7 p.m.

Temple De Hirsch Sinai

Held at 1441 16th Ave., Seattle and 3850 156th Ave. SE, Bellevue Contact Wendy Dessenberger at 206-3238486 or [email protected], www.tdhs-nw.org Selichot: Joint service with Temple Bnai Torah at Seattle campus: 8 p.m. Rosh Hashanah eve: 7:30 p.m., both campuses Rosh Hashanah day 1: 10 a.

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