Issue Number 22 Volume 48
Campaign record set
The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's recently concluded 2005-06 Annual Campaign set a revenue record. read more »
Attack from Lebanon
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Hezbollah has opened up a second front against Israel, raising the prospect of a regional war that could draw in Lebanon and Syria. read more »
Ahavath Achim fetes new Sephardic Torah
Congregation Ahavath Achim dedicated the 90-year-old congregation's first Sephardic Torah with a festive, historic celebration and Torah procession down Barbur Boulevard on June 25. read more »
Dispute over kosher slaughter food for thought
PHILADELPHIA (JTA)—Arlene Holtz grew up right behind her grandfather's kosher butcher shop in downtown Philadelphia. read more »
Hope kept afloat for therapy pool
Miscommunication over the seriousness of its financial situation nearly sank the Mittleman Jewish Community Center therapy pool, but pool users rallied to create a concrete fund-raising proposal that read more »
Rabbi Koch assumes pulpit at SMJC
South Metro Jewish Congregation has hired a new rabbi to succeed Rabbi Larry Halpern who recently retired from the West Linn Reform pulpit. read more »
Jewish Leaders
Portland Jewish Leadership Institute participant Polina Olsen hasn't hesitated to put her newfound feelings of connection to Portland's Jewish community into action. read more »
Conference speaker says hate won't go away
At the 2006 Oregon Hate Crimes Conference, Kenneth Stern, program specialist in anti-Semitism and extremism for the American Jewish Committee, spoke about the changing face of anti-Semitism in the wo read more »
B'nai B'rith Camp turns 85
B'nai B'rith Camp's 85th Birthday Bash drew 114 people ranging from parents bringing children for their first year of camp to former campers, including a pair of sisters who attended BB C read more »
B'nai B'rith Camp turns 85
Campers at B'nai B'rith Camp will have an international experience this year with 13 Israeli and 11 other international staff at the Jewish residential camp. read more »
Counselors from Tsfat bring taste of Israel to Gan Israel campers
Two Israeli counselors have brought a taste of Israel to children at Camp Gan Israel this summer. read more »
Chamber orchestra gears up early for October opener
The Portland Chamber Orchestra will begin its 60th anniversary celebration with the Oct. read more »
American writer
"The Cantor's Daughter, Stories," by Scott Nadelson, 2006, Hawthorne Books and Literary Arts, $15.95 read more »
Take the kids camping while you explore Berdichevsky
The Aug. 25-27 Great Jewish Book Weekend is what Rabbi Joshua Stampfer hopes will become the first of many regional Jewish cultural events at the Stampfer Center in Olympia, Wash. read more »
Letter from Israel: The Forward got it wrong
When I asked a number of my usually well-informed friends how long Sderot has been under bombardment by Kassam rockets, the answers varied. read more »
Soferet's arcane skill-set aids and angers Jews
Aviel Barclay is not the first woman sofer, Jewish ritual Torah scribe. You haven't heard of any others? No names of soferets popped up at dinner parties? read more »
Salem's Temple Beth Sholom treks away from growing pains
The cities of Eugene and Salem are growing quickly enough that in recent years it has been unclear which city is the second most populous in Oregon. read more »
Women's Tefillah to import bat mitzvah curriculum
Portland's Women's Tefillah is working to bring a mother-daughter bat mitzvah program to Portland beginning this fall. read more »
Conflict continues unabated
HAIFA, Israel, July 20 (JTA)—Israel's war with Hezbollah has not abated since it began last week, with casualties and damage mounting on both sides. read more »
NEWS ANALYSIS
JERUSALEM, July 17 (JTA)—Fighting in the ongoing Israeli-Hezbollah standoff has been confined to two of the Middle East's smallest countries, but the outcome could have major strategic impl read more »
BACKGROUNDER
JERUSALEM, July 16 (JTA)—Instead of the hoped-for oasis of peace tied to the Jewish state by a wealth of common interest, Lebanon has proven in recent decades to be a deadly arena of bloodshed read more »
FOCUS ON ISSUES
WASHINGTON, July 18 (JTA)—Coming out of the G-8 summit, the international community stood as one behind Israel's right to defend itself against Hezbollah aggression. read more »
