Photo: Roses along the Columbia River. Photo by Sarah Shelton. U.S. News analyzed 150 metro areas in the United States to find the best places to live based on the quality of life and job market in each metro area, as well as the value of living there and people’s desire to live there….
By Joshua Goldstein The attempted stabbing murder of Rabbi Shlomo Noginski in Boston, on July 1, is a stark reminder of the danger of the times we live in, and the challenge all Jews must face now. Jew-haters have become more emboldened, not just across America, but throughout the Diaspora / Exile and are…
Photo: Congressman Earl Blumenauer at the groundbreaking event of the Blumenauer Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge over I-84. Photo by Pierre Haou, Portland Bureau of Transportation. On June 2, U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bike Caucus, introduced legislation to make federal transportation funding available for communities across the…
On June 21, 2021, the Oregon Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association successfully fulfilled its project to put up a billboard with the message to “RISE AGAINST HATE.” On June 29, the billboard was dedicated with a group of directors and supporters of the CCBA. The billboard will be up for several months and is located…
Photo: The building for the Eastside Jewish Commons was a former car dealership. The Eastside Jewish Commons has been a work in progress for the past several years and will have a “soft opening” in July. The goal of the EJC is to establish and sustain a vibrant and inclusive Jewish community space on…
Photo: Amy Shapiro By Samantha Swindler | The Oregonian/OregonLive The Oregon Legislature on June 7 approved changes to the lyrics of Oregon’s state song to make them more inclusive and to remove racist language. House Concurrent Resolution 11 modifies the lyrics, while keeping the same music of “Oregon, My Oregon,” to reflect the “significant…
Photo: Rabbi Gary Ezra Oren, wife Sharone and children Kiwi, Nadav and Ya’ara. On May 10, Congregation Shaarie Torah announced that its search for a rabbi is complete. Rabbi Joshua Rose, who became rabbi at Shaarie Torah in July 2014, is stepping down in June. Rabbi Gary Ezra Oren will take over as Senior Rabbi…
Julie Diamond, who has been at the helm of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation as its executive director since 2010, is retiring and will begin serving the foundation as a consultant starting July 1. (Effective May 1, Chief Financial Officer Chris Vitron began serving as interim CEO and OJCF has begun the search for…
Photo: The Floom Family. If you are lucky, you have friends whose parents welcome you as part of the family. Lily Floom was one of those people. The Floom southwest Portland home was a gathering place for their friends, and their children’s friends, and was filled with laughter, and raucous competitions of Pictionary and…
On May 5, the rabbi of the Portland Kollel sent the following message: A Personal Letter From Rabbi Tzvi and Esther Fischer Over the past 15 years, our family has had the great opportunity to be engaged in building our Portland community through the Portland Kollel. Watching the Kollel community grow from its infancy into…
