Broadway Rose Theatre Company Box Office: 12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard Performances: Deb Fennell Auditorium, 9000 SW Durham Road, Tigard 503-620-5262 broadwayrose.org We are Oregon’s premier musical theater company, offering professional productions of Broadway hits and musical revues, children’s musicals, and youth educational programs. Current productions include Thoroughly Modern Millie July 2-26 and Oklahoma! Aug. 6-22. Central Bowl Grand…
Summer vacation. These two simple words can bring up a multitude of feelings in parents. On the one hand, the freedom from early mornings rushing out the door can feel like an enormous relief. On the other hand, all that unscheduled time can feel a bit daunting: What will we do with all that time?…
7-and 8-year-olds: Sign up for more free books! On July 1 Portland-area kids under age 9, who had previously aged out of the PJ Library program, will once again be able to receive a free book each month. For years, children aged 6 months to 6 years have been receiving the free books and music….
Rick Nitti prides himself on helping improve the lives of children and their families during his 16 years as executive director of Neighborhood House. Founded in 1905 by the National Council of Jewish Women, Portland Section, Neighborhood House has grown from its roots aiding immigrants in South Portland to become a leading Portland nonprofit social…
Since 1998 St. Clare School eighth-graders have studied the Holocaust in a collaborative unit designed by the Catholic school’s art teacher and language arts teacher. The unit has had an impact far beyond the school walls. The entries St. Clare students have created for the Sala Krysek Holocaust Art and Writing contests are incredibly powerful….
While Rabbi Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin’s Jewish journey might seem exotically diverse to the casual observer, he describes each step as a natural progression. He says his upcoming “redeployment” from senior rabbi to rabbi emeritus at Temple Beth Israel in Eugene will be just as organic. “I loved music as a child and I loved spirituality,” says…
This summer will see major transitions in the rabbinical staff at Temple Beth Israel in Eugene. A fresh new face will appear in the person of Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein, a musically gifted social activist from Saratoga Springs, NY, and a recent graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Rabbi Ruhi Sophia has signed on…
Oregon enters a brave new world July 1 when recreational marijuana becomes legal across the state. Oregon has long been a trailblazer when it comes to cannabis, becoming the first state to decriminalize the plant in 1973, and the second to legalize medical marijuana in 1998. Cannabis has long been a part of the Jewish…
After 118 years of serving women, families, children, immigrants and others in need, the Portland Section of the National Council of Jewish Women has been formally dissolved; but the group’s legacy will continue in perpetuity. “It saddens me we have to close, but we have a changing world,” says Meryl Haber, who served as section…
The Jewish Women’s Round Table announces its 23rd Annual Song of Miriam honorees. The Song of Miriam Awards honor women who volunteer their time and energy to ensure the continuity and vibrancy of the Jewish community of Oregon and Southwest Washington. This annual event is sponsored by the Jewish Women’s Round Table, whose mission is…
