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Back to SearchHigh Holy Days Special feat. Rabbi David Wolpe
Season 3
On this special episode for the Jewish High Holy Days, host Rockne Roll visits with Rabbis Elizabeth Dunsker and Sara Abrams of Congregation Kol Ami in Vancouver, Wash. and Temple Beth Tikvah in Bend…
Published on 10 hours ago
Dating Dilemmas with Beni Henig and Whitney Jacobson
Season 2 Episode 23
On the Season Two Finale, host Rockne Roll speaks with Ahava Northwest co-founders Beni Henig and Whitney Jacobson on the history of Jewish matchmaking and the realities of modern Jewish dating. The…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
City Conversation with Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Season 2 Episode 22
On this episode, host Rockne Roll chats with Portland City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney, the lone Jewish member of Portland's recently-enlarged city council. They discuss how the changes bro…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Exit Interviews, Part Three with Rabbi Ariel Stone
Season 2 Episode 21
In this final installment of a series of conversations with departing Portland clergy, host Rockne Roll visits Rabbi Ariel Stone of Congregation Shir Tikvah. They discuss the journey of founding the …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Exit Interviews, Part Two with Cantor Ida Rae Cahana
Season 2 Episode 20
In the second of a series of interviews with departing longtime Portland clergy, host Rockne Roll welcomes Congregation Beth Israel Senior Cantor Ida Rae Cahana. They discuss the foundational role Je…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Exit Interviews, Part One with Rabbi David Kosak
Season 2 Episode 19
On this first of a series of "exit interviews" for departing senior clergy in Portland, host Rockne Roll welcomes outgoing Congregation Neveh Shalom Senior Rabbi David Kosak. They discuss what brough…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Board Chair Banter with Mindy Zeitzer
Season 2 Episode 18
On this episode, host Rockne Roll welcomes Mindy Zeitzer, the outgoing chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's Board of Directors. They discuss how much goes into being the volunteer ch…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Student to Podcast with Anouk Cohen and Ben Luria
Season 2 Episode 17
On this episode, host Rockne Roll speaks with Anouk Cohen and Ben Luria, Portland high school students who are participating in the inaugural Portland cohort of the Student to Student program. They t…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
M'dor L'dor: Generational Trauma and Holocaust Descendants
Season 2 Episode 16
On this episode, the name for which includes a Hebrew phrase which translates to "from generation to generation," host Rockne Roll talks with Sue Wendel, Debbi Montrose and Naomi Derner - all are des…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Foods of Freedom with Noah Jacob
Season 2 Episode 15
On this Passover episode, host Rockne Roll talks with Noah Jacob, a luminary of Portland's Jewish culinary scene, about the makings of a top-tier seder dinner. They discuss how traditional seder dinn…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago