After you say “Yes!” comes your next big decision: where to say “I do.” But before you can decide where you and your beloved want to celebrate your union, you have a lot of questions to consider. How many guests will you have? What is your budget? Will the ceremony be at your synagogue? Will…
The night I met my husband was a warm April evening, and the smell of orange blossoms permeated the Tucson air. The date was “arranged” by mutual friends, but I had a lot of doubts about meeting their old college friend, a nice Jewish doctor from Los Angeles. “If he’s such a great guy, why…
Weddings are a blessing – an amazing beginning for a bride and groom as they embark on their life together as a married couple. A wedding, the celebration of the union, is one of the most important days of a person’s life, marked by the ceremony, the feast, family and friends. With so much time…
About the only thing I recognize about weddings in Israel com- pared to weddings in the U.S. is the stomping of the glass and the loud chorus of “Mazel Tov!” The rest – OH MY GOD! Let’s start with the time. When the invitation says 8 pm with chuppah at 9 pm, you can be…
The upcoming program “Open Hearts = Open Minds, People of Faith Supporting Freedom to Marry,” provides first-person accounts of gay and lesbian couples. (see page 22) Of course, marriage diversity within today’s Jewish com- munity extends beyond this program to couples of all stripes, shapes and sizes including gay, straight, interracial, intercultural, interfaith by birth,…
For the last 3+ years, I have written weekly remarks sharing thoughts about Jewish life and other subjects. Here I will share thoughts on Jewish Portland Tomorrow – a potential future vision for meeting the interests and needs of Jewish life in Portland. I am sure these Marc’s Remarks will generate plenty of conversation –…
Edward and Leah Hershey Congregation Shir Tikvah | Portland As the New York Times reported when we married* our courtship turned on a ballgame, snow bank and bowl of soup, but Paris and frugality played a role. “If we get engaged,” I asked as we passed the Palais de Justice at dusk, eyeing the tu-et-moi…
JONATHAN SINGER JOINS MILLER NASH Miller Nash welcomes Jonathan Singer to the firm’s Portland office as an associate. Singer joins the litigation practice team, where he will focus on civil litigation with an emphasis on securities, products liability and other commercial matters. “(W)e are happy to have Jonathan, a fourth-generation Oregonian, return to Portland to…
Sara created the exhibit “to be a visual entry point to Judaism.”The project presents 18 core concepts of Judaism through an artistic lens. A Judaic artist whose ceremonial and ritual artwork is used in synagogues and homes across Oregon and around the country, Sara knows the impact art can have on understanding and emotions. “This…
On Thursday, Feb. 13, as you head home from work in the chilly dark of a late Portland winter, you can end your day in musical contemplation. Congregation Beth Israel presents the first in a new series of three free mini-concerts called Music Under the Dome. “I want to bring people in to our sacred…
