Photo: Author Linda Cohen and the cover of her latest book. It’s been proven that kindness in the workplace has a stunning ROI. Kindness decreases stress, reduces employee burnout, and builds increasing levels of happiness and satisfaction in the workplace. Imagine a company culture where employees feel valued, recognized, and empowered enough to go…
Beaverton High School just got a big boost: a nearly $2 million donation from an alumnus. Scott Shleifer, who graduated from Beaverton High in 1995, is now a successful financial investor. In an effort to give back to his community, he chose to donate $1.8 million to the Beaverton High School Success Fund, a…
Photo: Textile artist Bonnie Meltzer The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education’s exhibition “Mending the Social Fabric” by textile artist Bonnie Meltzer has at its core a parachute with a 314-foot circumference that is encircled by 75 handkerchiefs embroidered with text that amplifies the embedded themes. Mounted behind the parachute are textiles…
Photo: Rabbi Joseph, left, and Rabbi David examine the header of a combine at Cornerstone Farms near Enterprise to make sure it’s been thoroughly cleaned before harvesting a kosher crop Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain) By Bill Bradshaw, Wallowa County Chieftain Why is this wheat different from all other wheat? Because…
Photo: The Tinker Hatfield X SEE SEE custom electric motorcycle. On October 21, Bonhams will be selling a custom electric SR/F Zero motorcycle designed by Nike creative director and design innovator Tinker Hatfield, whose timeless designs such as the Air Max and Air Jordan are known across the globe, in collaboration with See See…
Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA) announced that hundreds of international “passengers” have registered to attend the world’s most immersive virtual tour of Israel as part of the organization’s complimentary four-day national conference taking place October 10-14, 2021. Featured in national travel publications including National Geographic, JNF-USA is unparalleled when it comes to offering Zionists, travel…
Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest hospital rated by Newsweek as one of the top ten hospitals in the world for the third year running, published a study Oct. 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine outlining the decreasing levels of antibodies in individuals receiving the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine over a six month period….
Artificial sweeteners found in many foods, sports supplements, and beverages could be causing long-term digestive disease and discomfort, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). The team’s findings, published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, show that at least three of the six FDA-approved artificial sweeteners tested ─ aspartame, sucralose,…
