Photo: Rabbi Laurie Rutenberg teaching a class during the Fall 2018 Session. Introduction to Judaism is an 18-week course taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliation. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays, ritual and daily practice, theology, study of Torah and contemporary…
Photo: Roger Staubach (12) scrambles from a New York Giants defender during a game played on Oct. 21, 1973 at Texas Stadium. Bnai Zion Foundation, a U.S. nonprofit that identifies and helps fund capital and humanitarian projects in Israel, held its Annual Texas Gala, benefiting the Bnai Zion Medical Center, on Nov. 4 at the…
Disagreements over politics have divided Americans’ homes, strained marriages, ruined friendships, and infiltrated the workplace. In a few days, we begin the 365-day countdown to the 2020 election, sure to become even more contentious and divisive. The entire Jewish community in Colorado is seeking to change this harmful dynamic in the way they communicate with…
Measuring children’s gaze patterns as they watch movies of social interactions is a reliable way to accurately identify nearly half of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cases, according to a new study just published in Autism Research by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers. “Eye tracking is likely to be one of the first technologies…
A welding teacher from Grants Pass has won second place in the 2019 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, earning his high school skilled trades program $50,000 as part of $1 million awarded nationally. Jacob Leair, who teaches welding at , Grants Pass High School in Grants Pass, was surprised in his…
***The deadline for nominations is Oct. 31.*** After nearly a generation, the Wexner Heritage Program makes its return to Portland with nominations now open for the 2020 Portland cohort. As part of its 2020 Centennial Celebration, the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland is looking towards securing the future of Jewish life in Portland, partnering with…
On Oct. 16, a new Mobile Intensive Care Unit ambulance of Magen David Adom was inaugurated in memory of the late Amiad Yisrael Ish-Ran, who was killed as a result of injuries his mother sustained in a terror attack in Ofra, Israel, in December last year. Shira and Amichai Ish-Ran, Amiad’s parents, were wounded in…
Portland Trail Blazer’s founder and decorated WWII veteran, Harry Glickman will be the honored guest at The Mighty Endeavor’s Night at the Museum event on Saturday, Nov. 9. Harry Glickman was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and is a graduate of Lincoln High School and the University of Oregon. During WWII, he served for…
‘Israel is now more attractive than ever for students in North America and beyond,’ says Prof. Yaffa Zilbershats The Council for Higher Education in Israel (CHE) this week officially launched the national initiative “Study in Israel” to double the number of international students enrolled in Israeli colleges and universities, initially targeting students in North America,…
As we celebrate the holiday of sukkot, we are reminded that many people in our community lack shelter and food. This year the Eastside Jewish Commons is holding a sukkot open house event each night of the holiday (October 13-20). Each night one or more eastside families will open their sukkot to the community for…
