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Confronting the Apartheid Lie

BY BOB HORENSTEIN
Like many American Jews, I’m deeply concerned about the Israeli governing coalition’s efforts to eviscerate the independence of the judiciary, legalize remote outposts in the West Bank and ban mixed-gender prayer at the Kotel. Yet, despite the government’s troubling h…

Neveh Shalom hires new executive director

Marlene Edenzon will be the new executive director of Congregation Neveh Shalom effective May 1. 
Marlene will succeed Fred Rothstein, who is retiring after 21 years of service to CNS and more than five decades of Jewish communal leadership. 
Neveh Shalom President Liza Milliner thanked Ro…

Spotlight on OneTable

PHOTO: OneTable hosted a dinner and conversation in January, led by Rabbi Ariel Stone from Shir Tikvah, to help young adults gain skills to talk about antisemitism around the Shabbat dinner table.

OneTable
https://onetable.org/
Area of service: Jewish Community Building for Young Adults
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Day Camp Roundup 2023

BB DAY CAMPS – BEND, CORVALLIS, EUGENE, LINCOLN CITY
Hosting organization: B’nai B’rith Camp, bbcamp.org
Contact: Sammie Hagen, 503-496-7450, [email protected], bbcamp.org/day-camps/
Grades: K-10th grades (Special Leadership and CIT programs for grades 7-10)
Session Dates: 
BB Day Ca…

Spotlight on Tivnu: Building Justice

Steve Eisenbach-Budner founded Tivnu in 2014 to give participants (ages 17-20) experience with hands-on grassroots work, communal living and outdoor adventure while exploring links between Jewish life and social justice. Participants spend four days a week at an internship tailored to their…