March 3, 2024 | 2pm ADMISSION: This program is free for all as part of Free First Sundays. LOCATION: OJMCHE Auditorium Join us to celebrate the release of chef Sonya Sanford’s debut cookbook, Braids: Recipes From My Pacific Northwest Jewish Kitchen. Sonya will share the inspiration behind her recipes, reminisce on the Jewish food scene in Portland, and weave…
By Debra Rich Gettleman As far back as Ilana Muhlstein can remember she struggled mightily with her weight. As a morbidly obese child whose weight was the center of her family’s focus, she took comfort in sitting on a stool in front of the TV mindlessly eating to stuff down feelings about her chaotic…
By Robert Besser After three endangered gray wolves from the same pack were killed in southern Oregon, a federal agency is offering a $50,000 reward for information. The three wolves were killed east of Bly in southern Oregon’s Klamath County, which is some 310 miles southeast of Portland. In a statement, the U.S. Fish and…
Exciting life update from Andy Gitelson: To our Duck, Beaver community of parents. students, alumni and our friends: I am reaching out to share some exciting news. Beginning in January 2024, I will be assuming a new role with Hillel International as a Campus Support Director (CSD). In my new role, I will be partnering…
Dr. Kathyrn Retzler has moved her Concierge Age Management Medicine Clinic, HormoneSynergy® Clinic to Lake Oswego, OR. Dr. Retzler helps patients to go beyond the conventional disease management approach to health, educating them to make informed decisions on how to prevent, stabilize and reverse the most common diseases associated with aging. In addition to her…
WASHINGTON, DC – To fight the hate underlying mass shootings, hundreds took to the streets of America armed only with chalk. The campaign – ‘Chalk Over Hate’ – launchesd on the eve of Shavuot and on the National Day of Gun Violence Awareness, which took place last week. Over 900 participants across the country committed…
Echoing recent ADL study on antisemitism in US, investigators find worldwide increase in Jew-hatred over the past year By Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel A new Tel Aviv University study found a record-high number of reports of antisemitic activity throughout the world in 2021, much of it tied to the bloody conflict between Israel and…
Israeli-American Council Dedicates Coast-to-Coast Walk-Run in Memory of One and a Half Million Child Victims of Holocaust From the “Rocky” steps at Philadelphia’s Museum of Art to the Holocaust Museum LA, people from coast to coast are running and walking this month to remember the Holocaust and spotlight rising antisemitism in the Israeli-American Council’s…
Recipe by Jenny Slater. Plate licker. Storyteller. Food Network Personality. Winner of Rachael Ray’s Great American Cookbook Competition. http://fannyslater.com/ Baked until golden-brown perfection with gooey fontina cheese and burst tomatoes—this basil-oil drizzled breakfast dish is a morning masterpiece. Ingredients and Recipe: Ingredients ½ cup packed fresh basil leaves ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil…
Turn your chocolate chip cookies into a special occasion cake with this recipe. The cake is much easier than making dozens of individual cookies, and it’s an excellent dessert for a lazy shabbat brunch Ingredients For the Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake: 1 3/4 cup (8-ounces) all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 12 tablespoons (6-ounces) unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cups packed brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated…
