PHOTOS: Above, Jack Sinykin shakes hands with White Cloud, a Lakota Chief and Red Cloud’s adopted son. At right, Rbecca Clarren’s great-uncle, Louis Sinykin, aka Bronco Lou, a rodeo bronc champion. Photos from the Etta Orkin collection On April 10 award-winning, Portland-based journalist Rebecca Clarren will present “Little Shtetl on the Prairie: Reckoning with…
PHOTO: Shesh Besh, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s Arab-Jewish ensemble. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s acclaimed Arab-Jewish ensemble, Shesh Besh, will conclude its 12-concert U.S. tour in Portland. The tour began March 23 with four concerts at the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, DC. The ensemble will perform in Philadelphia and California before coming to Portland. Congregation Beth…
The Havurah Synagogue and Temple Emek Shalom will co-host a dynamic weekend of pre-Passover learning, prayer, music and community featuring Estelle Frankel, MFT, April 5-7. Estelle is a practicing psychotherapist, spiritual advisor and seasoned teacher of Jewish mysticism. Ordained as a spiritual director by Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Estelle has taught Jewish studies in Israel and…
This year’s performance of “Crossing Over – A Musical Haggadah” will be an interfaith experience with the celebration of Passover and crossing the Red Sea offering a new vision of rebirth and renewal. Crossing Over, composed by Michael Allen Harrison with book and lyrics by Rabbi Alan Berg, debuted at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center…
PHOTOS: Above, Rabbi Motti Wilhelm teaches the Portland Crime and Consequence class at Stoel Rives Law Firm. Right, Rabbi Avrohom Perlstein teaches the Salem class. Crime and Consequence, a six-session Jewish Learning Institute course on the Jewish perspective on criminal justice, drew nearly 70 attorneys and laymen to the Portland and Salem course locations. The…
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces annually distributes Mishloach Manot to IDF soldiers. This year, some 25,000 Mishloach Manot were distributed to soldiers across various brigades and battalions adopted by the organization. “Supporting the IDF soldiers throughout the year is the cornerstone of our organization,” said FIDF National Director and CEO Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir…
PHOTO: Following the mosque attacks in New Zealand, Tree of Life synagogue members posted this sign in front of the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh. Having survived the Oct. 27, 2018, shooting at Tree of Life that took the lives of 11 worshippers, congregants had a sense of kinship with another congregation invaded during worship. Tree…
PHOTO: Erez Speiser launched Israel By Foot to help visitors to Israel deeply experience the land’s natural beauty through personal journeys. Photo courtesy of Erez Speiser A new English-language hiking startup called Israel By Foot has proven so popular that it is expanding to provide inn-to-inn and group treks throughout Israel. The inn-to-inn hikes bring…
Cedar Sinai Park will host Art Without Passports, a free series of art presentations for artists and non-artists alike. The Oregon Society of Artists is presenting this free series in Zidell Hall at Rose Schnitzer Manor. The programs are open to all. The series will meet three Thursday mornings from 10:30-11:45. Arts activist and studio…
Hipster or Hasidic? There’s no need to chose sides when you wear a shirt from Schmattees, a new apparel line whose designs combine a little bit of cheekiness and a whole lot of chutzpah.The 10-piece line of humorous t-shirts and sweatshirts combine Jewish culture and rituals, Yiddish expressions, eye-catching graphic design with current meme-linguistics. “If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…Say It…
