When the Chabad House was destroyed by fires on August 15 and 19, so was Everything Jewish which was located inside the center. When the investigators reported that there is nothing left of the center, they were referring to the items and the space. The spirit, the love and the vision of Everything Jewish remains. And it will grow and…
We wanted to share this message from Rabbi Motti Wilhelm, Rabbi & Executive Director of Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Portland: Chaveirim – Friends, As professionals in Jewish community our constituents look to us for a message of faith and Jewish approach during this time of uncertainty and chaos. Allow me to…
Oregon Hillel adds staff Oregon Hillel has four new staff members to enhance outreach to students at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University. Grants have funded the addition of a rabbi, development associate and Israel engagement coordinator at UO, as well as the first full-time professional at OSU. A two-year grant from the…
Light, Solidarity & Prayer was the title of the April 29 community gathering following the shooting in Poway. About 375 people gathered for the event at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. The attack took place April 27, the last day of Pesach, during services, at Chabad of Poway, CA. One woman, Lori Gilbert-Kaye, z”l, was…
Jodi Bromberg, CEO of InterFaith Family shared this poignant message after Saturday’s tragedy in Poway. I struggled with writing this note to you. Another synagogue, another shooting, another person dead and more wounded. First Pittsburgh, then New Zealand and Sri Lanka, and now, Poway, a short distance away from San Diego. Ma nishtana? What’s different?…
Earlier today, 11 Nissan 5779, April 16, 2019 Governor Kate Brown proclaimed this day “Education and Sharing Day.” Today’s proclamation comes in conjunction with the birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe as she writes: Whereas: The Chabad-Lubavitch movement tirelessly advocates for youth around the world, emphasizing the importance and good character, and instilling hope for a brighter future…
PHOTOS: Above, Rabbi Motti Wilhelm teaches the Portland Crime and Consequence class at Stoel Rives Law Firm. Right, Rabbi Avrohom Perlstein teaches the Salem class. Crime and Consequence, a six-session Jewish Learning Institute course on the Jewish perspective on criminal justice, drew nearly 70 attorneys and laymen to the Portland and Salem course locations. The…
Rabbi Yosef Chaiton has a reputation for putting a positive spin on everything. Even the weather. He and his wife, Rochel, recently relocated to Las Vegas after 32 years in Portland. They leave behind a legacy of advancing Jewish education and learning across all denominations and among the unaffiliated, joy in their work and general…
PHOTO: Yossi Wilhelm, a third-grader at Maimonides Jewish Day School, and Sivan Safran, center, a fifth-grader at Portland Jewish Academy, read their winning essays. Photos by Rob ProPhoto Winners of the Chanukah Essay Writing Contest on “What Chanukah Means to Me” read their winning essays Dec. 12 the annual Chabad public menorah lighting in Director…
CHABAD CONFERENCE BANQUET – Attending the International Chabad Conference, Rabbi Dov Bialo, standing right, shares a banquet table with partners of Chabad at Reed College and Southeast Portland, as well as relatives representing Chabad in Roslyn, Long Island. From left standing: Roger Fisher, Rabbi Yaakov Reiter, Rabbi Menachem Bialo, Rabbi Yehoshua Werde and Rabbi Dov…
