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…
By Priscilla Kostiner What makes this 5-foot tall ball of energy go like the Energizer Bunny? What makes her the Queen of Tzedakah? She is tireless, creative, enthusiastic and determined. She is like a terrier that won’t let go. And this is all in the name of “doing good.” Carolyn Weinstein’s motivation has always been her Jewish…
By Amy Blauer Doug and I met at BB Camp and even back then, it was obvious he intended to change the world. I love seeing his forward-thinking ideas realized, and the genuine pride he feels participating in groups that are changing lives. With support from Jewish Federation and many local leaders, Doug has rediscovered…
Kids will enjoy this salad as much as adults. Ingredients 6 cups watermelon, peeled and cubed (1/2 watermelon) 4 cups cantelope, peeled and cubed 4 cups green grapes, washed 2 cups blueberries, washed 2 20 oz cans pineapple chunks (drained) or 3 cups fresh pineapple chunks Instructions Remove watermelon and cantelope rinds. Cut into cubes (chunks). Add to a large bowl. Add in pineapple…
Photo: PJA fourth-grader Hadley builds a teepee. Portland Jewish Academy was thrilled to re-introduce the Makerspace to the PJA community this school year. Our new Maker Educator, Nicole Surbaugh, joined PJA’s faculty this fall after working for several years as a science educator at The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Nicole has brought…
The Religious Zionists of America-Mizrachi (RZA), the umbrella movement for religious Zionism in North America, took the lead in convening 350 Diaspora rabbis and community leaders together to petition the Israeli government to re-open the country’s borders to their communities as expeditiously as possible. The participating leaders come from more than 28 countries across…
