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Jewish Oasis opens in the Pearl

PHOTO: Mathias Anderson and his dog, Akela, sit with Rabbi Chayim and Simi Mishulovin in the living room of the Jewish Oasis. Sofas, chairs, tables, books and artwork give the space the feel of a Jewish home.

BY DEBORAH MOON
The Jewish Oasis has opened in Portland’s Pearl District to shar…

I am your security director, too

BY JESSICA ANDERSON
As the Jewish Federation’s community security director, you may think I spend most of my days working with congregations and organizations. Yes, my days are mostly spent fielding questions about suspicious emails, helping organizations develop safety plans, following up…

Repair our souls and the cosmos

BY RABBI BARRY COHEN

Imagine a holiday so all-pervasive that it encompasses the preciousness of each person’s internal holiness with the grandeur of the creation of the cosmos.
Tu B’Shvat is that holiday.
This “New Year of the Trees” begins at sunset on Feb. 5. Originally, it was re…

OJMCHE galleries closed for construction

PHOTO: Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education galleries are closed while the museum's new 1,000-square-foot gallery space is integrated into the museum as shown in this architectural image.

The galleries at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education are cl…

Spotlight on Maayan Torah

Each issue, the Jewish Review is featuring a profile of one of the 18 local beneficiary agencies of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s 2022 Annual Campaign.