On Oct. 1, the Stingrays swim team returned to the Mittleman Jewish Community Center pool for the first time since the COVID closed the center in March. During the summer, the team met twice weekly on Zoom – once for a social gathering and once for dryland workouts. Now that the pools are…
Religious leaders from many faiths gathered in Pioneer Courthouse Square Oct. 30 to call for peace and civility. Now the broad-based coalition seeks ways to further that goal.
Jewish Grandparents Network researches changing role of grandparents during the pandemic; New teacher training fund to bring Holocaust education to rural Oregon; JFCS adapts Thanksgiving food program; Exhibit explores long shadow of urban renewal; and Monthly Mitzvah: Jewish books.
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem named Portland native Jennie Spector, 27, the 2020-21 Marla Bennett, z”l, Scholar. “It’s an incredible honor to have the opportunity to study in Marla Bennett’s, z”l, memory,” says Jennie, the daughter of Marshal Spector and…
Students in third to eighth grades are asked to consider: The Festival of Lights celebrates how the Maccabees found the strength to overcome difficult obstacles their community faced. How can you help support your community of friends and family in today’s challenging times?
