May beckons, bringing all the gloriousness that comes with it. Spring is already on its way out and summer is sending forth its message. The Jacaranda trees are awash with lilac flowers, the pinks and purples of bougainvillea are everywhere and the smell of jasmine fills the air. Yes, even in Israel we enjoy the…
As the son of a Conservative rabbi, Austin Clar expected to find many connections and insights when he spent a year studying in a yeshiva in Jerusalem. What he didn’t expect to find were some wonderful Israeli craft beers and the key to his career when he returned to the United States. Thanks to that…
Most news coverage of Israel focuses on the Palestinian conflict or complex geopolitical issues. But Israel exists independently of current events; it is also a country full of ordinary people living in an extraordinary place. It is this aspect of Israel that photographer Carole Glauber sought to capture in her exhibit of pictures from Haifa,…
Israeli Fellow Shiran Halfon has spent the school year increasing Portland-area college students’ understanding of and connection with Israel. Now she hopes to promote those same values for the greater Jewish community with the May 5 communitywide Yom Ha’aztmaut celebration. The Israeli Independence Day event will begin at 5 pm at the Mittleman Jewish Community…
The statistics are staggering. Concussions affect as many as 4 million Americans annually. More than 45 million young people involved in sports in the United States incur the risk of a concussion. The cost burden from concussion-related injuries on the healthcare system is estimated at about $17 billion per year in the United States alone….
One of the starkest memories I have of coming to Israel for the first time in the ’70s and moving here in 1981 was the seeming absence of any urban planning in the cities or in the national transportation grid. Growing up in Portland, going to university in Seattle, working in San Francisco and having…
Recently we were delighted to receive news that my niece and nephew are expecting a baby this fall. Becoming a mother for the first time is one of life’s most miraculous gifts. Being a new parent will seem like a monumental undertaking and will surely be overwhelming for a while. But soon, like the rest…
This Mother’s Day, show your mom you care by taking her out for something sweet. An elegant afternoon of tea and pastry is sure to delight her. Here are some of greater Portland’s finest venues for high tea and dessert. The Heathman Hotel The Tea Court Lounge at the Heathman offers a lovely Sunday afternoon…
Four days a week, Sterling is line services supervisor and new employee trainer at Global Aviation, a fixed-base operator that maintains and provides hangar space for corporate and private jets in Hillsboro. The other three days, he is an aviation illustrator who has attracted international attention from others in the field, been commissioned to draw…
