MITTLEMAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Lenny Steinberg, Arts and Culture Manager 6651 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 503-535-3555 lsteinberg@oregonjcc.org oregonjcc.org MJCC offers a wide range of social, cultural, educational and arts programs including concerts, films, lectures, exhibitions and more. The MJCC anticipates running these programs virtually until the end of 2020. Stay tuned for more. PROFILE…
What if an MRI scan could determine whether a weight loss program was likely to be effective? Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have discovered a neural subnetwork of connected regions between the brain and gastric basal electric frequency that correlates with future weight loss based on connectivity patterns. BGU’s multidisciplinary team’s findings, published…
Photo: Gitit Shoval, Ron Druyan and Tutti Druyan. What happens when an award-winning vocalist enlists her family to join her in the studio? The answer is “Connected,” a new release once again bringing Gitit Shoval into your hearts and minds, but this time including husband, Ron Druyan and their daughter, Tutti Druyan. From the opening…
Oregon Business has just released its 2020 list of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon. The list showcases organizations with best-in-class workplace practices. Employees at these organizations rated their employers highly for creating welcoming and inspiring places to work. Scores are out of a total of 700. Employees rate their satisfaction with…
Photo: The In-PRV from InPipe Energy is reducing electricity costs and powering lighting and EV charging stations at Hillsboro Stadium, while saving water, infrastructure, tax payers’ money, and the planet. The City of Hillsboro, Oregon, Energy Trust of Oregon, Portland General Electric and InPipe Energy jointly announced on Oct. 14 the completion of the Hillsboro…
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and More Than Pink Walk Series looked very different this year, like most events. Instead of people donned in their pink attire, taking to the streets in support of breast cancer, they met virtually with their teammates. Michelle Caplan met with a small group on the day…
A team of students from the Technion and the University of Missouri won second place at MedHacks – a hackathon for developing medical technologies hosted by Johns Hopkins University. They were awarded for developing the Scan&Sound application, which detects strokes at early stages and alerts the victims. MedHacks is the largest hackathon in the U.S….
The Orthodox Union (OU), the nation’s oldest and largest umbrella organization for the North American Orthodox Jewish community, has launched the application process for the third cohort of its Impact Accelerator program to rapidly identify and invest in ventures addressing current and future Jewish communal interests. The program runs over the course of 12 months and…
The Jews of Color (JOC) Career Development Program announced its first cohort members today – on Indigenous People’s Day – who will work in Jewish ventures and institutions across the country, developing their skills as entrepreneurial leaders working toward system-level change in the Jewish community. A partnership between UpStart and the Jews of Color Initiative…
Photo: IDF soldiers at Ttzabar Battalion, Givati Brigade receiving hygiene kits from FIDF. In light of Israel’s second national lockdown to handle the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers are being ordered to remain on base for an indefinite period of time to minimize their exposure to the virus. The IDF, by…
