Elovitzes very savvy about saving money
Lake Oswego’s Elovitz family—Nicole and Mitch and their daughter Maude— made national headlines recently for their savings’ habits. read more »
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Year of challenge, change, hope here at home
With the New Year just around the corner, the Jewish Review has compiled a list of notable local stories from the Jewish year of 5770. read more »
Why we sound the shofar on Rosh Hashanah
Question: Is there a reason we blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah and not a real trumpet? I know it’s traditional, but is there a reason that the shofar is so special? read more »
Jewish highlights from 5770 from around the world
NEW YORK (JTA)—The following is a review of the news highlights of the Jewish year 5770. read more »
Arts & Letters »
Reconnecting with the lost art of teshuvah
In the past several months I have had some version of the following exchange several times. I tell a friend that I’ve just finished a book on repentance, and they respond that they find the subject of forgiveness very interesting. read more »
By fire, by water... Our fate and Yom Kippur
NEW YORK (JTA)—High on the list of Jewish martyr stories still retold, or at least alluded to, every Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is the terrible medieval tale of Rabbi Amnon of Mainz. read more »
Natan Meir brings old Jewish Kiev alive again
When imagining Jewish life in pre-war Eastern Europe, “Fiddler on the Roof” often comes to mind. Despite statistics that show by 1900 most Russian Jews lived in cities, the joys and horrors of the shtetl dominate collective memory.
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