You are viewing a preview version of this site. The live site is located at: https://jewishportland.org
In March, the Pew Research Center conducted a comprehensive study of religion in Israel. I was planning to write about the study then, but other weekly topics came to the fore. The Pew survey portrays a country with great religious diversity and robustness that is highly structured by…
This past Wednesday evening, our community welcomed The Honorable Ron Dermer, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States. Due to security concerns, we were unable to open the event to our entire community. The following are some of his insights...
As you may realize, I am the first one to “cheer on” different ideas. I applaud all entrepreneurs in creating something new to strengthen Jewish life and engage more Jews. I am married to one. And, I watch the amount of time, effort, energy, passion and drive it takes to make one’s…
As always, there is much going on in our Jewish world. I thought I would highlight some significant happenings...
Yesterday, I had the opportunity for my first ever visit to Corvallis and the Oregon State University campus. I met with three Jewish students actively involved in Hillel... I asked the students what would make Jewish life better at Oregon State...
