What’s old is new again is undoubtedly true for some of these fashion trends for 2019. Cycling Shorts Influencers and celebrities are wearing bike shorts across Instagram, so this trend is here to stay for a while. There are many ways to wear these athleisure pieces aside from their original intention. They can be paired…
One of the last times Henry Winkler was in Oregon was to treat Portlanders to a sneak peek of his new series, “Barry.” Earlier this year he visited Seattle as part of his book tour for his popular Here’s Hank book series. His travels bring him all over the United States and he often appears…
Photo: B’nai B’rith Campers play ga-ga. Ga-ga has been a favorite game at Jewish summer camps for decades. Recently, the game has gained mainstream popularity and can be found at camps and playgrounds around the world. Deemed a “gentler version of dodgeball” the game is played in a ga-ga pit. The ga-ga pit is usually…
Lisa Lillien (aka Hungry Girl) admits she probably doesn’t get enough sleep these days; in reality, it’s probably been true for a few years. Lack of sleep makes complete sense when you take into account all she has accomplished since launching the Hungry Girl brand in 2004. In addition to creating content for daily emails,…
Hanukkah starts at sundown on Dec. 2, but it’s been sufganiyot season in Israel for the past several weeks. Israelis consume an estimated 24 million of these deep-fried, jelly-filled holiday treats in the weeks leading up to the Festival of Lights. But where did this tradition of eating jelly doughnuts on Hanukkah originate? For centuries,…
When I think of knitting, I think of my mom. She had a blue knitting basket where she stored her different-sized knitting needles and colorful balls of yarn. When I did a little research on the hobby, I found numerous mental and physical benefits for knitters. Maybe that’s why so many mothers and grandmothers knit!…
Marlee Matlin was only 21 years old when she received the Academy Award for her role in “Children of a Lesser God.” She played Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who is speechless by choice and working as a janitor at a school for the deaf and hard of hearing where she meets the new…
We are all used to the saying, “50% of marriages end in divorce,” but recent research pins the figure between 42-45%. The main contributing factor seems to be that fewer people are getting married. Many are opting to live together instead of tying the knot. There is one demographic, however, where divorce rates seem to…
Planning for a bar or bat mitzvah can become practically a full-time job with all of the decisions that need to be made from the venue to the favors. We searched party planning sites, Pinterest and blogs to see what some of the hottest trends happening in celebrations for 2018 are. We are happy to…
Honey is a symbolic food eaten at Rosh Hashanah in hopes for a sweet new year. In Oregon, there are hives producing this sweet, liquid gold across the state, retrieving their nectar from a wide range of blossoms. Raw honey obtained from producers is inherently kosher as long as it is not bottled with equipment…
