Posters on UO campus attack Oregon Hillel

A poster spotted on the University of Oregon campus attacking the head of Oregon Hillel has drawn condemnation from campus leaders, elected officials and Jewish community leaders throughout the state.

Early in the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 1, Oregon Hillel Executive Director Lenny Steinbe…

Rosen, Hogland lead new chapter at Rachel's Well

The new (Hebrew) year is shaping up to be one of significant change for Rachel’s Well Community Mikvah.

The mikvah (Jewish ritual bath), owned and operated by the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, is now under the management of Dr. Yosef Rosen, the Federation’s Director of Jewish Life …

OSU sukkah stolen; rapid replacement boosts holiday spirit

Sukkahs don’t disappear by magic, and they don’t reappear magically, either.

The Oregon Hillel Sukkah at Oregon State University – the first built at the group’s new premises in Corvallis (See “New space, staff for Ore. Hillel,” Aug. 13, 2026, Page 1) – disappeared the evening of Monday, Se…

Abolofia brings 'The Jewish Clarinet' to EJC

While most people know the clarinet’s place in Jewish music primarily by its influence on Klezmer, the instrument is so much more, as Portland’s Rey Abolofia can attest.

He’ll demonstrate the expansiveness of the clarinet’s impact on Jewish music in his aptly titled recital, “The Jewish Cla…

Let's begin 'In the beginning...'

Many a Jewish wrist is on ice this week, after synagogues across the world rolled their Torah scrolls from the last verse all the way back to the first verse. We’re back at the beginning now: the beginning of the text (the Torah) and the beginning of time (the Jewish creation story). As we…