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Found! Chanukah latkes, sufganiyot & meals

PHOTO: Chanukah begins at sunset Dec. 18, so we've scoped out some holiday eats around town. These sufganiyot (jelly donuts) are from Sweet Lorraine’s Latkes & More.

BY KERRY POLITZER
Every year, it seems like there are more Jewish holiday food options in Portland to choose from, and this…

My 30-year journey in Jewish journalism

PHOTO: After 30 years writing about the local Jewish community, I plan to embark on a new journey next summer – cycling, traveling, volunteering and gardening. 
 

BY DEBORAH MOON

Thirty years ago today, Nov. 9, 1992, I joined the Jewish Review as staff writer. 
Editor Paul Haist hired…

Help JFCS get its gobble on

PHOTO: Last year volunteer Elana Cohn-Rozansky packed stuffing mix into Thanksgiving food boxes for Jewish Family & Child Service clients. This year, you can volunteer to pack or deliver food boxes on Sunda, Nov. 20.

Donate for food or gifts & pack or deliver food boxes Nov. 20

As we loo…

5-year-old Rachel’s Well a jewel

PHOTO: Rachel’s Well Community Mikvah was designed through community collaboration with the architect. “The shape of the mikvah, and its outer appearance, are graceful and blend in beautifully with its secluded wooded location,” says Rabbi Ariel Stone, who chaired the mikvah subcommitt…

Spotlight on Greater Portland Hillel

PHOTO: Hillel staff and student leaders at the New Student Orientation Shabbat.


GREATER PORTLAND HILLEL

Service Area: Jewish community building & education
www.pdxhillel.org | 503-867-3646
2022 Allocation: $37,200
Mission: PDX Hillel envisions a world where every Jewish student is inspire…