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Jan 19, 2021

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Tuesdays for Trash plans Tu B’Shevat cleanup

Sharona Shnayder, a former PDX Hillel board member, and Wanda McNealy founded Tuesdays for Trash during their final semester at Portland State University last year. Now the duo has teamed up with @ourstreets to plan a worldwide virtual cleanup to celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year…

Jan 19, 2021

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Upstart cohort taps Beth Israel director

Congregation Beth Israel Executive Director Josh Kashinsky is one of 52 professionals accepted into the four national cohorts of UpStart’s Change Accelerator program.
UpStart’s Change Accelerator equips intrapreneurs – the bold leaders making meaningful change within our community’s …

Jan 12, 2021

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A day of infamy – Jan. 6, 2021

This EXTRA edition of the Jewish Review is designed to create a written memorial of the horrendous events of Jan. 6, 2021. We feel it is important to document the statements and programs from our local Jewish community in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, violent insurrection at the United State…

Jan 12, 2021

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A search for healing

PHOTO: The Jan. 9 Community Wellness Havdalah provided an opportunity to find healing in Jewish tradition. Rabbi Barry Cohen said the spices remind us to use all of our senses to nourish our souls. See recording at jewishportland.org/wellnesshavdalah.

Long before rioters stormed our Capitol…

Jan 12, 2021

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Prayers for Our Country: When the Capitol Emptied Out

With a few changes, the following are the comments Rabbi David Kosak delivered on the evening of Jan. 6 at a hastily arranged communal gathering after the attack on the U.S. Capitol Building. 
 
 On Jan. 6, our nation’s Capitol came under attack, not from a foreign power, but by America…