As seasons change so do our tastes for what we like to eat. When spring arrives, tender baby vegetables, peas and asparagus lure us. Summer invites us to fire up the grill, because a hot indoor oven can resemble an instrument of torture on a sweltering day. Fall is synonymous with pumpkins, butternut squash and…
Despite more than two decades of programs designed to counter the trends toward higher intermarriage rates and lower affiliation rates, those trends are continuing. The initial report of a 52% intermarriage rate in The National Jewish Population Survey of 1990 launched a flurry of programs designed to reverse that trend, because intermarried couples also report…
Since 1975 Ferguson Wellman Capital Management has managed investment accounts for clients who have portfolios of at least $2 million, a level that has caused them to turn away many prospective clients and then compete for those same investors a few years down the road. Now Josh Frankel has joined the firm to lead West…
People and connections. They are our focus at Oregon Jewish Life. They are what a Jewish lifestyle magazine is all about. While I think every issue is motivated by the desire to share individual stories with universal messages, this month’s issue seems especially rich in personal journeys. In this issue, our freelance writers share stories…
