Contention on college campuses over Israel is not unusual, which is why StandWithUs, a pro-Israel nonprofit, has granted fellowships to three Oregon college students to help bring positivity and education about Israel to campuses around the state. Emerson Fellows are selected to train as student leaders to create programming and confront anti-Israel rhetoric for an…
For many Jews, a bar or bat mitzvah is one of the most significant and fundamental ceremonies in the religion. The coming-of-age ceremony marks a time in youth when one accepts Judaism as their own and becomes recognized as an adult by the community. In today’s modern world, the ceremony has evolved and taken on…
The medical marijuana industry is booming, and not just in Oregon. Israel has been a driving force in the field, where scientists have been researching and advancing the product using state-of-the-art technologies. While the medicinal properties of the drug are potentially vast, for some patients, using a unique strain tailored to their disease could be…
