Medical alert companies review Elder care experts agree: The best medical alert system offers reliable equipment, transparent pricing and help at the push of a button. After tracking down all 27 nationwide providers, Reviews.com scored them on service, transparency and breadth of equipment. On paper, most medical alert companies look identical — the exact same…
By J. Wandres Summerfield, a 55-plus community in Tigard, is home to some 1,600 residents living in houses, townhomes, condos and apartments on a 200-acre campus. There’s a clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts and a nine-hole golf course that’s open to the public. My wife, Judi, and I moved from New Jersey to Portland…
By Randy Kessler, StandWithUs Northwest executive director, Oct. 27, 2018 StandWithUs staff and board members around the U.S., Israel, Canada, the UK are shocked and heartbroken by today’s savage anti-Semitic act of mass murder in Pittsburgh, at the Tree of Life synagogue during a baby naming ceremony. Our international community mourns with the Pittsburgh community and the family…
PHOTO: Eric Kimmel returns to Green Bean Books on Dec. 2 for his annual Hanukkah reading for PJ Library. NOV. 14 PORTLAND JEWISH ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE: 10 am at PJA, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland. Come tour the campus, meet the faculty and see the school that is an inclusive community school providing a…
What is one the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Shabbat? Challah, of course! Challah is the bread that serves as the start to every Shabbat dinner and lunch. Making challah is set aside as a woman’s mitzvah, or commandment. Join women of all ages and learn how to connect with your…
Active lifestyles require nutrition to support your body; now snacks can be part of that healthy diet. Two women have introduced options for flavorful, fun snacks that have enough protein to fuel your active life. Energy Bars Triathlete and outdoors enthusiast Kellie Lee began researching clean eating as she sought new ways of fueling her…
Playwright Anna Deavere Smith explores what really happened in Crown Heights in her play “Fires in the Mirror,” which is on stage in Portland Oct. 12-21, 2018. Photo by Mary Ellen Mark By J. Wandres New York City is a collection of neighborhoods called home by diverse ethnic and cultural populations. In Crown Heights more…
Oct. 1, 2, 12 & 29 VACATION CAMPS AT MITTLEMAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland for ages 3-11. Need something for your kids to do during school breaks? Keep them busy and having fun at the MJCC with sports, swimming, gymnastics, arts and crafts, games, and more! Kids must be potty-trained. Half-day:…
Nominations for the Emily Georges Gottfried Human Rights Awards are due Oct. 24, with awards to be presented by the Portland Human Rights Commission Dec. 7. Community leader and Human Rights Commissioner Emily G. Gottfried, z”l, championed and organized the first Portland Human Rights Awards luncheon in 2013. A tireless organizer and worker in Jewish and…
(Note: Jewish holidays start at sunset the evening before the first day of the holiday) Rosh Hashanah Sept. 10-11, 2018 On Rosh Hashanah the sound of the shofar announces the arrival of the High Holy Days, or 10 Days of Awe that stretch from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah celebrates the creation of…
