ELDER CARE ADULT DAY SERVICES AT CEDAR SINAI PARK Nancy Heckler, Director 6125 SW Boundary St. Portland, OR 503-535-4403 nancy.heckler@cedarsinaipark.org cedarsinaipark.org Adult Day Services offers family caregivers convenient, flexible respite along with the comfort of knowing their loved one will be spending the day in a stimulating, nurturing and fun environment. Group activities are…
Portland has become a culinary destination, and in recent years the state’s kosher options have expanded too. The rules regarding what foods are proper to eat originate in the Bible. The Israelites were given a long list of forbidden foods, including animals that didn’t both chew their cud and have split hooves, rodents, birds of…
Israel celebrated its 70th anniversary as a modern state on April 19, 2018. Yom Ha’Atzmaut not only marks the dream of restoring Jewish independence in our ancestral homeland, it also celebrates all the great achievements of the last 70 years. Over the past seven decades, Israel has given the world amazing advances from agriculture to…
AUTO MERCEDES-BENZ OF BEAVERTON/ MERCEDES-BENZ OF PORTLAND Andrew Plummer, Dealer Operator 9275 SW Canyon Road, Portland 1605 SW Naito Pkwy., Portland Beaverton: 971-340-4589 Portland: 877-683-1342 APlummer@lithia.com mercedesbenzbeaverton.com mercedesbenzportland.com Ride in style sporting your own luxurious Mercedes-Benz. At our dealerships, not only will you be treated with first-class service, you will also find the area’s largest…
PHOTO: Glenn Coblens blows a shofar. Photo by Ken Klein The shofar is arguably the most powerful musical instrument in the world. Its mighty blast brought the walls of Jericho tumbling down. The long blast of the shofar accompanied Moses as he ascended Mount Sinai to receive the Torah. Mentioned often in the Torah and…
Oregon offers a plethora of honey flavors to fulfill the custom of eating apples and honey to usher in a sweet New Year. “Raw honey is inherently kosher,” says Oregon Kosher Executive Director Tuvia Berzow. Bees, like all insects, are not kosher, and the laws of kashrut say nonkosher animals cannot produce kosher products. However,…
BONHAMS Sheryl Acheson Portland Sheryl.acheson@bonhams.com 971-727-7797 or 503-312-6023 bonhams.com/oregon One of the world’s oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. Bonhams’ Portland regional office provides local access to the exceptional resources of our extensive global network. Whether building a collection or consigning property to our global auctions, we offer key benefits including complimentary…
As part of our celebration of the arts, Oregon Jewish Life asked arts professionals, educators, supporters and youth to share their ideas about how the arts enrich our community. SUSANNAH MARS Artists Rep Resident Artist “The arts allow artists to share their personal expressions of stories – stories of the past, the present and the…
PHOTO: Cindy Meyer (center) with her daughters, Angie, 38, and Alicia, 32. Vancouver, WA, resident Cindy Meyer needs a kidney and she faces long odds. Cindy has 99% antibodies, which means that the antibodies in her blood would react to and reject the kidney from 99% of the U.S. population. That means Cindy needs as…
Michael Jeser Leaves Portland to head San Diego Federation Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s Michael Jeser has been named president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of San Diego. Michael has served JFGP as director of financial resource development for the past 2½ years. Michael concluded his work at JFGP on July 27. “Michael has…
