Daily Archives: October 2, 2014
The war we won and the war we are losing
Although it has been less than a month since what appears to be the end of Operation Protective Edge, it seems like a distant memory to many Israelis. (The one-month window in which the sides agreed to begin negotiations in Cairo ended just as I finished writing this and with no signs discussions will begin;…
Fashionable workout attire can provide “fit-spiration” to stay in shape
I have to admit, I’ve had seasons of physical laziness, months when I didn’t feel like working out at all. Week after week when life, kids, family or work would squeeze healthy, invigorating workouts out of my schedule. Admittedly, I’ve been in an iron-pumping slump, telling myself, “I’m going to work out tomorrow.” Just a…
Naturopath stays healthy with nutrition and exercise
As a youth she rode horses and played soccer. Now a naturopathic physician, Dr. Christie Winkleman rides and does yoga as part of the healthy lifestyle that makes her a good role model for her clients at Insights to Health, the naturopathic clinic she and her husband, Gil, founded. But in between, “I was in…
Knowledge, screening reduce tragedies from Jewish genetic disease
Bonnie Davis lost her son Adam to Tay-Sachs disease in 2001. Since then, she has been involved in several programs to promote carrier screening, which can reduce the chance of other parents watch- ing their children suffer from one of the 19 recessive genetic diseases known to be more common among Ashkenazi Jews than in…
Two Cancers, Four ‘Survivors’
Breast cancer survivor stories are everywhere (fortunately!), and they are worth telling because they are both inspirational and motivational: She survived. Maybe I can! A mammogram detected her cancer. I’m making an appointment right now! But there is another “survivor” worth celebrating as well. The patient’s partner. The patient must deal with a whole lot…
Jewish Women and Cancer: Genetics, testing and treatment – What you need to know
By Deborah Moon Women of Ashkenazi (central or eastern European Jewish) descent have greater risks of developing breast or ovarian cancer due to a higher incidence of inherited genetic mutations. Ashkenazim have a one in 40 chance of having a harmful BRCA1/2 (BReast CAncer) genetic mutation. Only one in 400 people in the general U.S….
Miracle: Surrogacy brings a baby boy to cancer survivor Becky Ewer
One in eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime. Inheriting the BRCA gene, prevalent among Ashkenazi Jews, means chances increase to more than 50%. A terrifying diagnosis at any age, young women might face a uniquely devastating loss. Chemotherapy may cause permanent infertility, and tamoxifen, the drug commonly used in long- term therapy,…
City of Roses: Rabbi Joshua Rose carries on family tradition
The Rose family has included rabbis for more than 10 generations, and now there’s a second Rabbi Rose in Portland. Rabbi Joshua Rose returned to Portland in July to assume spiritual leadership of Congregation Shaarie Torah, about a dozen blocks from the congregation his father, Rabbi Emanuel Rose, led from 1960 to 2006. The elder…
Working or volunteering, Jeff Reingold is a leader who cares
As president of both the Oregon Area Jewish Committee and Income Property Management, the company he founded in 1974, Jeff Reingold is aware that human rights and social justice are of paramount importance. Reingold started his two-year term on the OAJC board in June. But the OAJC’s social justice priorities have long been on his…