MJCC adds Mara Zellinger and Janelle Marshall to staff Mara Zellinger has joined the staff of the Mittleman Jewish Community Center as assistant program manager. Mara began her new job Dec. 28. This Chicago native lives in Northeast Portland with her husband and two young children. Her 3-year-old daughter attends the Gan Portland Jewish Preschool…
Portland teens are seeking recipes to create a local Passover cookbook. “The project was created to allow the senior ambassadors for NCSY to have a project to work on that both fosters Jewish culture and allows us to be involved in our Jewish community, says Hannah Rosenbloom, on of the board of seniors who want…
By Steven Nemer The Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly was the apex of my involvement with Oregon State Hillel. As the only student from Oregon, I was not only able to take part in the Hillel International Scholars program (one of 36 national students chosen by Hillel International to attend), but also to…
By Hila Ratzabi When José and I first started dating, my Jewish parents were not pleased. Though my mom is fairly liberal, some instinct flared up in her that has roots in centuries of Jewish fear of disappearance. Though that fear has lessened over the decades for many Jewish families, particularly in the United States,…
This bridal party went for cozy feet. Photo by Martha Lochert Photography Cowboy boots can give a wedding a special feel. Photo by Molho Photography Following the ceremony, get ready to dance the night away in custom-designed Mazel Tov slippers by Adidas (which allows customers to include four or fewer characters on each shoe).
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This is no game: Young pedestrians are at risk crossing streets Courtesy Ben-Gurion University “Look both ways before you cross the street” may be sage advice, but it is also apparently necessary for children as old as 13 according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers, who have pinpointed many of…
More than 700 teenagers from United Synagogue Youth, including five from Portland, gathered in Baltimore Dec. 27-31, 2015, to celebrate, learn and give back at USY’s 65th International Convention. A program of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, USY is America’s largest Conservative Jewish youth group. The gathering focused on teen advocacy with education tracks…
By Gail Mandel With the completion of the community’s second successful year in the Life & Legacy planned giving program, the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation has announced its commitment to continue sponsoring the initiative in Oregon and Southwest Washington through 2017. This exciting development is possible thanks to the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s strategic decision to…
Ashland Havurah hosts seminar on love Havurah Synagogue in Ashland will host Marianne Williamson for a three-hour seminar entitled “Love as a Spiritual Revolution.” An internationally acclaimed spiritual author and lecturer, Marianne will share insights from her bestselling book A Return to Love from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, Feb. 11, at the Mountain Avenue Theatre…
