By Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/OregonLive Jake Chisholm didn’t set out to publish an award-winning recipe booklet. He just wanted a big party. Chisholm is an 8th grader at the Portland Jewish Academy in Southwest Portland. He also isn’t Jewish. Last year, as many of his friends were hosting bar mitzvah celebrations, Chisholm…
Photo: Rabbi Chayim E. Mishulovin in a corner of the new center, now under construction in the Pearl District, with some of the items for sale. By Tom Hallman Jr. | The Oregonian/OregonLive After Everything Jewish, a place where people of the Jewish faith could come to buy religious items, burned last year, leaders…
By Dr. Michael Laitman Hanukkah is a holiday when Jews celebrate their victory over the Seleucid Empire, which attempted to entrench the Hellenistic culture and belief system among the Jews in the land of Israel. This is the narrative we all know. But is this what really happened? For the most part, it was…
By Edward Sylvan, CEO and Founder of Sycamore Entertainment Group After a career in Hollywood, Rich Brownstein has become the leading international expert concerning the history and use of Holocaust films. He is a lecturer for Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies in Jerusalem, Israel. Brownstein is the author of Holocaust Cinema Complete: A…
By Sean Bartlett “For every dollar Oregon invests in afterschool programs, $4.60 is returned to our state through reduced drug and alcohol addiction, increased graduation rates, reduced crime rates, and lower healthcare costs due to increased physical activity.” Afterschool in Oregon Return on Investment Study – March 2021. Since March 2020, we have been…
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…
By Whimsy Anderson, N.D. Every year we hear suggestions intended to help people have an easier fast on Yom Kippur. Many of the suggestions can be quite helpful; others are not. This year I have decided to compile a list of what I hope will be helpful suggestions based on a naturopathic medical perspective….
By Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D. Rosh Hashanah is the time when Jews take stock of their lives and consider new beginnings. Perhaps the most significant and meaningful change that Jews should consider this year is a shift away from diets that have been having devastating effects on our health and the health of our…
Dr. Michael Laitman When the world is consumed by fire, inundated in floods, and crippled by a global plague, only one remedy can really help: union. Only our solidarity, our sense of mutual responsibility, can lift us above the impairments that nature has imposed on us. We may think that we must tackle each…
Photo: Peter Beinart courtesy Joe Mabel Ben & Jerry’s brought in vocal Israel critic and anti-Zionist author Peter Beinart to talk to its store owners about Israel’s “illegal occupation” earlier this week, after franchisees raised concerns about the company’s boycott of the Jewish state, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. On the conference call with Ben…
