JR stories

Chaplain's Corner: Look for the rainbow at the end of storm

 

BY RABBI BARRY COHEN

Who would ever have imagined how much our world would be turned upside down? In the midst of the stress, pressure and fear that surround us, I recently learned a valuable lesson from a fellow chaplain when he referenced the story of Noah. 
God told Noah that God …

Jewish Review reboots as digital newspaper

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We are back. The Jewish Review returns as an e-newspaper (with a printable option) to engage and inform members of the Jewish community of Oregon and Southwest Washington.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland published the Jewish Review, a twice-monthly, nonprofit newspaper, from 1959 …

Climate Change is everyone's issue

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About 125 people attended a program on climate change held at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center on Dec. 11. The JCRC’s Climate Action Committee hosted a panel of experts to discuss “Climate Change: Is it a Jewish Issue?” Following the kickoff event, the Climate Action Committee …

Wexner announces 2020 Portland cohort

As part of the Centennial Celebration of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, the community will participate in the Wexner Heritage Program for the first time since 1996.
The Wexner Foundation has announced the new Portland class of the renowned Wexner Heritage Program, in which partic…

PDX Hillel celebrates national honor

BY DEBORAH MOON
The Greater Portland Hillel celebrated winning Hillel International’s Outstanding Campus of the Year Award and presented its own Future Leader Award to Cole Keister at the 2020 Celebration Dinner hosted by PDX Hillel Ambassadors Feb. 25.
“This Hillel chapter was awarded …