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Dec 22, 2021

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OneTable: An extra magical year with 53 Shabbats

PHOTO: In its first official in-person event since before the pandemic, OneTable hosted 19 people for “Harvesting Chesed: Sukkot Shabbat at the Kindness Farm.” 

The Jewish Review has offered the 18 organizations that receive allocations from the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland t…

Dec 7, 2021

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David Forman to lead OJCF

BY HAILEY LEEMING & MARIA SMITHSON

The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation has appointed David Forman as President and CEO effective Jan. 1, 2022.
Forman says his passion for serving the community is fueled by inspiration from his grandparents. They influenced his zeal to wholeheartedly embr…

Dec 7, 2021

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Museum’s new exhibit “Bears Witness”

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education debuts a new exhibit this month, “To Bear Witness – Extraordinary Lives,” that fits right into the museum’s mission to “challenge our visitors to resist indifference and discrimination and to envision a just and inclusive world.”

Dec 7, 2021

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Borrow walkers, wheelchairs and more rehab essentials

PHOTO: Cantor Linda Shivers, right, and physical therapist Patty Magid-Volk are surrounded by durable medical equipment that has been donated to Avraham’s Closet. The two volunteers are eager to loan the wheelchairs, walkers and other items to people recovering from surgery, injury or ill…

Dec 7, 2021

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Agency Column: Oregon Hillel – Focus on students during pandemic

Through all of this uncertainty, there is one thing that our students at both Oregon State University and the University of Oregon have been able to count on – Oregon Hillel.