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Twelve people arranged themselves in a row at the front of a room at Beaverton’s Elsie Stuhr Center last Wednesday evening to ask for the same thing – votes.

The 12 were candidates in six diff...

The Jewish Review is moving to a weekly publication schedule effective Thursday, May 7.

The move comes following feedback from the Review’s reader survey earlier this year. A significant portion...

Jews across the greater Portland area – and around the world – are kvelling about Deni Avdija, a 25-year-old basketball sensation who is largely responsible for returning the Portland Trail Bla...

Yom HaZikaron, literally “Remembrance Day,” honors those who have fallen in battle to create and defend the modern State of Israel and those civilians who have died in terror attacks. They numb...

The Mittleman Jewish Community Center was dressed up Israeli-style for the Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation’s “A Night in Tel Aviv” fundraiser Thursday, Apr. 16. The white and blue Ma...

I’m writing this from 30,000 feet in the air, en route to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a yearly event featuring all genres of music and great food over two weekends. New Orleans is o...

Dr. Alan Morinis’ first book in 12 years takes a little explaining.

“I’ve written a book about Shabbat, and also not about Shabbat,” he said. “The part that’s not about Shabbat is abou...

The Jewish communities of Oregon are fortunate to have access to $250,000 per year to defray security costs for a three-year cycle that began in late 2024. These funds, granted by the Jewish Federa...

The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland will host the Portland Jewish Festival Sunday, Aug. 30 at Zidell Yards in Portland’s South Waterfront neighborhood.

“It is going to be filled with foo...

Passover is about freedom, but it’s also about food. Very specific food.

Whether you are looking for a pre-made feast or sourcing the ingredients to make your own kosher for Pesach spread, a ran...

“I try really hard as a parent to model,” Arielle Goranson, chair of Portland’s chapter of Dignity Grows, said. “I don’t tell them to be involved. I show them what it looks like to be inv...

I’ve fielded a lot of questions in the past week following the car ramming at the Michigan synagogue. You’ve probably read that Temple Israel is one of, if not the, largest Reform synagogues in...

In the days leading up to the founding of Greater Portland Hillel eighteen years ago, a study examined the number and needs of Jewish students at Portland State University, Lewis & Clark College a...

David Michael Slater has written 40 books, but he describes his newest as “my first big book.”

The book, “Ugly,” released last October by Library Tales Publishing, derives its length, in p...

Rabbi Zalmy Berkowitz is building a synagogue. Sort of.

A photographer by trade, Rabbi Berkowitz doesn’t use his title in everyday conversation and perhaps saying he’s building a synagogue con...

“Holding Liat” carves out a unique place in the documentary world through its unflinching, intimate direction. The film follows the family of Liat Beinin Atzili as they wait for news after she ...

I don’t know where the time goes, but it’s been nearly two years since I wrote an article about cyber safety and security. It’s been on my mind since my dad clicked on a link in an email from...

Retired Israel Defense Forces Col. Miri Eisen has some experience with war due to a lengthy career in military intelligence followed by her work with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

“War is ...