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Richard Freimark has something in common with approximately 96,000 other Americans.

He needs a kidney.

Kidney disease is an unfortunately common story. What’s perhaps less common is that, despite...

Portland’s Reed College has reached a settlement with the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the Anti-Defamation League regarding a pair of complaints regarding Reed’s handling...

Everybody needs food. Some people, of course, have a harder time finding it than others. That’s where the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s latest volunteer program comes in.

Rose City Mitzv...

Judge Roy Altman is used to presiding over trials. This Sunday, he’ll come to Portland to discuss a different kind of trial.

Altman will present on his recently released book, “Israel on Trial: Ex...

It was 1989, and in the wake of the Tel Aviv Jerusalem Bus 405 attack, a group of religious volunteers helped retrieve the remains of the victims for proper burial. Six years later, the organizatio...

This year’s Pathways cohort, the eighth cycleof the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s next-gen mentoring program, wrapped up its 10-month run in June and preparations are already underway for...

Mahjong is having its moment.

Originally invented in China, mahjong was imported to the United States and adapted into its current format by primarily Jewish women in New York. Today, the game is ...

Jamie Hogland has been appointed the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s Director of Programs and Engagement, the organization announced last month.

“We are delighted to welcome Jamie to our p...

Jews have a long history of creating what their community needs. For Michelle Reichert, that extends to superheroes.

Her debut book, “The Adventures of Gefilda Fische,” was born from a realization...

It’s fair to say I’ve buried the lede when it comes to sharing these details from my visit to Ashland. If you’re just catching up, my previous two articles relayed my experience with the Ashland Je...

The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education had much to share at its annual meeting Tuesday, June 23. Most of that news was celebratory – the members elected Dan Sharp and Lisa Kane...

Jonathan Singer was recognized as 2026’s inductee to the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation’s Julie Diamond, z”l, Legacy Society at the organization’s annual meeting Monday, June 15 at the Mittlema...

Lipman Pike was the first Jewish ballplayer, Howard Goldstein explains.

Befitting this status, a painting of Pike is at the center of a wall of paintings in Goldstein’s home office in Southwest Po...

In my last column, (“Security in action in Ashland,” June 4, 2026, pg. 8) I described my visit to Ashland to participate in a bias response workshop with the Ashland Jewish community. The moderator...

It would be hard to have a better Shabbat than Jack Frishman did this last week.

Frishman, the sole Jewish player and top starting pitcher for the West Linn High School Lions’ varsity baseball squ...

Portland’s Jewish community has double the chance to celebrate Pride together this summer.

Jewish Pride Greater PDX will return to Portland’s Pride Parade on Sunday, July 19, and will join Beavert...

The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s Women’s Giving Circle wrapped up its 10th cohort by announcing $29,200 of grants to nine programs serving Portland’s Jewish community.

While the primary...

Editor's Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly described Seattle Kosher's delivery practices. 

Sourcing kosher food in Portland, already a challenge, just got that much harder.

Sea...