While at Jewish Federation meetings in LA last week, I had the opportunity to hear from Rabbi Ed Feinstein who reflected on the Look article and shared his perspective on Jewish life. Rabbi Feinstein shared that the Look article included comments about the changing impact in various…
The Jewish tradition has always understood lending to the poor on an interest-free basis as an affirmative obligation. This tradition was most famously articulated by Maimonides in the Mishneh Torah, his 12th-century codification of Jewish law: “The highest degree of charity, exceeded by…
This story is emblematic of our opportunity – your opportunity via the collective annual campaign -- to meet Jewish community members on their own terms...Therefore, how creative can we be as a community to meet people “where they are” – in their stage of life, location, financial…
...We must realize that Portland’s Jewish community may not have the size and breadth of New York or Los Angeles, yet at the same time people can find their own personal and communal connections to Jewish life. And the same holds true for even smaller Jewish communities.
Over the past few days, as many of us do, I took time to make some new year’s resolutions – both personal and professional. To aspire to do more and to do differently is a positive step forward.
