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Daily Archives: January 2, 2014
Should vegan be the new kosher?
Adam and Eve did it. Why shouldn’t we? At least that’s the feeling among a growing crowd within Judaism who feel that a vegan lifestyle isn’t just a healthy choice for our bodies, it’s also an ethical choice that embodies the Jewish ideal of compassionately “healing the world” – tikkun olam. Rabbi Boris Dolin, associate…
Man on a mission: stand on your own two feet!
What makes Dr. Howard Feldman very, very happy? Seeing patients walk out of his office. Dr. Feldman is the founder and medical director of the Interventional Cardiology Program at Shaw Heart and Vascular Center in Roseburg. He is certified in cardiology, interventional cardiology, vascular medicine and endovascular medicine, and the center provides comprehensives services for…
Pet Loss Counselor Finds Grief Shared Is Grief Diminished
Enid Traisman finds joy where some find only sorrow. As director of the Pet Loss Support Program at DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital, she’s learned the importance of belonging to a group and that grief shared is grief diminished. She knows bereavement is not species specific, and people who lose a beloved animal deserve support. “I’ve…
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Portland Mother-Daughter Team Wins National Synchro Swim Title
Jeanne Newmark, 83, and her daughter Phyllis Newmark, 59, won the gold medal in the duet competition at the U.S. Masters Synchronized Swimming National Championships held Oct. 18-20 in Albuquerque, NM. Teams compete by age group categories determined by the average age of all members of the team. The Newmarks and their Multnomah Athletic Team…
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Dragon boaters enjoy fun, fitness and friendship
Paddling on the Sea of Galilee in Israel is just one of the new experiences Norman Gerber, now 83, has had since he discovered dragon boats three years ago. He says the sport has a lot to offer including, as his team’s motto says, “fun, friendship and fitness all year long on the Willamette River.”…
Oregon Symphony Presents Itzhak Perlman
Most musicians tend to reduce their professional engagements as they age. Not Itzhak Perlman. If anything, Perlman has increased his activities. In addition to his 40-plus years as one of the world’s premier violinists, in recent years he has returned to his alma mater – Juilliard – to teach. He’s also embarked on a second…
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Appearing at the Oregon Symphony: Emanuel Ax
The Oregon Symphony welcomes pianist Emanuel Ax. Ax has an unusual double feature: he plays Johan Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Keyboard in D minor, BWV 1052, alongside Richard Strauss’ Burleske for Piano and Orchestra with the Oregon Symphony on Jan. 11-13. Ax combines unsurpassed musicianship with a self-effacing, almost diffident approach to making music, whether…
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Ask Helen
This year, commit to changing one trait that impacts your life. Dear Helen: How can I make this year better than the last one? Mostly, I hate my job. But in general I feel: Stuck Dear Stuck: After the echoes of “Auld Lang Syne” have faded, any resolutions you may have made will sound a…
Tu B’Shevat: New Year of the Trees
Tu B’Shevat, or the “New Year of the Trees,” comes early this year, arriving at sunset on Jan. 16. Reckoning by the Hebrew calendar however, it will be right on time as Tu B’Shevat literally means the 15th of (the Hebrew month of) Shevat. From the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil in the…