Issue Number 19 Volume 48

JERUSALEM (JTA)—Before his first meeting with President Bush last week, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert remained firmly committed to his "convergence plan," the evacuation of tens of thous

Most of the 33 Oregonians standing on a ridge overlooking the Gaza Strip cringed in unison at about 3:15 p.m. on May 21 when the sledgehammer

TEL AVIV (JTA) — When novelist A.B.

WASHINGTON (JTA)—One quality President Bush was looking for in Ehud Olmert during their recent marathon meeting was how well Israel's new leader is able to stop, breathe and listen.

BUCHAREST, Romania (JTA)—What I remember most about my great-uncle Pinkas is his age—and his hat.

Wilson High School sophomore Jaclyn Katz-Rubinchik sets the bar high for herself.

Portland Jewish Leadership Institute participant Beth Hamon wants Jews who feel like outsiders, especially from an economic sense, to know that Portland's Jewish community has room for them and w

"To a lot of individuals, thinking of a cemetery, thinking of a burial is the last thing on their mind," said Harley Felstein.

B'nai B'rith Camp Director Michelle Koplan greeted a diverse mix of camper families May 5-7 at the Devil's Lake camp near Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast.

About 150 women and girls attended Congregation Neveh Shalom's religious school fund-raiser, Girls Nite Out, May 21, according to event co-chair Julie Caron. The other co-chair was Darcy Rubin.

There just never seems to be enough money to go around. Just ask members of the Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation.

Although Barb Schwartz is weighing her options, she has not decided what she will do after 15 years as director of Congregation Neveh Shalom's religious school.

TEL AVIV (JTA)—Huddled together over Styrofoam cups of coffee and copies of Kaddish, a group of Israel's top television and film writers search for the meaning behind the words that symboli

"The congregation has been my life, going through not only all the joyous occasions, but also all the sad and tragic ones," said Rabbi Emanuel Rose, who will retire this month as rabbi at C

It's the final session of Sunday school and my cousin Marty, wearing a button that reads, "YES ON TABOR: Taxpayer Bill of Rights," is standing at the entrance to the synagogue asking pa

After Friday night dinner, it is customary for Israelis to sit around their coffee table and discuss the events of the week.