Public menorah lighting moves to Zoom for 36th annual event

Chabad of Oregon will light Portland’s Public Chanukah menorah at Pioneer Courthouse Square on the first night of the eight-day holiday at 5:30 pm, Dec. 10. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance is limited to organizers and the media. The public is invited to participate and light their…

OneTable expands to embrace Chanukah

From the team behind Seder2020, The Great Big Jewish Food Festival and PAUSE: First Fridays comes Here for Hanukkah. Built on the success of the Here for The High Holidays platform, Here for Hanukkah brings engaging content, curated resources and user-supported gatherings to the site.  
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Volunteers bring televised Chanukah to CSP & community

PHOTO: Rose Zepkowitz "lights" the menorah candles in her room at Tonkin House on the Cedar Sinai Park campus.

“The miraculous eternal light of our tradition shines at Cedar Sinai Park,” says CSP Spiritual Life Coordinator Cathy Zheutlin. 
Each night of Chanukah, blessings and songs or…

Two families talk COVID Chanukah

By Gloria Hammer

Deep into a pandemic, Jewish families plan to celebrate Chanukah with the spirit of tradition and good memories from their childhoods. Two families shared how COVID has impacted their lives and how they hope to create a few new holiday memories for their young families. 
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Pondering the power of Chanukah in a pandemic

Jewish children from 18 different schools participated in Maimonides Jewish Day School’s fourth annual essay contest on how to help their community in today’s challenging times. MJDS in Southwest Portland announced the two winners of Oregon’s fourth annual Chanukah Essay Contest on…