PHOTO: Jeff Gottfried, husband of Emily Gottfried, z”l, and Portland Human Rights Commissioner Sonia Marie Leikam, present the Emily G. Gottfried Human Rights Awards Lifetime Achievement Award to Rabbi Ariel Stone, center. Rabbi Ariel Stone received the Emily G. Gottfried Human Rights Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Portland Human Rights Commission on Dec. 7….
JUNE 1 In honor of Shavuot, all children are invited to participate in our “Bikkurim” (fruit) parade and fruit drive at Congregation Kesser Israel, 6698 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland. Fruit brought by the children will be donated to Neighborhood House after the parade. Followed by a delicious dairy Kiddush. 503-222-1239 JUNE 10 CNS Young Family Shabbat Hike. 3-5…
When Rabbi Ariel Stone came to Portland in 1995, she found a city undergoing rapid sophistication and change. She remembers being told that she arrived only six months before good bread came to town. Now, celebrating 25 years since her ordination and 13 years as spiritual leader of Congregation Shir Tikvah, Rabbi Ariel continues transitioning…
By Leora Troper Perhaps even more than the Jews are the people of the book, one could argue that we are a people of memory. Our religious texts command us to remember. How then can we use our profound connection to our Jewish history to better take action in the face of the many unresolved…
