Distributed by American Friends of Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv — Cranky or grumpy after a long night? Your brain’s ability to regulate emotions is probably compromised by fatigue. This is bad news for 30% of American adults who get less than six hours of sleep per night, according to the Centers for Disease Control…
Courtesy of Chabad of Oregon Appearances can be deceiving. Brooklyn-born Berel Gurevitch may look and sound like a native New Yorker, but he’s traveled the world building knowledge and experience serving Jewish communities, a skill set he’ll put to good use at the University of Oregon this year. Both Berel and his wife, Rivky, grew…
OPB screens “The Jewish Frontier” at MJCC before on air premiere Experience: “The Jewish Frontier” will air at 9 pm, Jan. 25 on OPB TV. Oregon Public Broadcasting also will present an advance community screening of the show at 7 pm, Jan. 19, in the Stern Family Ballroom of the Mittleman Jewish Community Center (6651…
Through Jan. 31 Papercut exhibit at MJCC. See page 54 Through Feb. 28 Three exhibits continue at OJMCHE: Pointing the Way: The Art of the Torah Pointer; Surviving Remnants; and Florence Saltzman: Painter + Printmaker. Ojmche.org or 503-226-3600 Jan. 4 PJ Library Hillsboro Story Hour. 10-11 am every Monday at Yo Zone, 18033 NW Evergreen…
Allison Mudrick new leader of Operation School Bell Although Allison Mudrick retired from the Portland Public School District in 1999, she has remained active in aiding children, focusing first on reading programs and more recently on childhood poverty. Now as chair of Assistance League of Greater Portland’s Operation School Bell, she is managing a community…
Peter Zisa and Friends present their annual celebration of peace and goodwill, “Seasons of Light Holiday Benefit Concert.” Seasons of Light, an annual benefit concert since 2007, returns Dec. 5 this year with an exciting program of music that celebrates the many cultural and faith traditions of our community. Excellent performers from many musical traditions…
Internationally acclaimed cabaret artists Lynne Jackson and Mike Palter will be in Portland Dec. 8 for a concert. “Though we will be in Portland ostensibly to perform a ‘jazz’ concert, George and Laurie (Fendel) and our friends and fans in Portland know that we actually present the glorious songs of The Great Jewish American Songbook,”…
Story and photos courtesy of “Remembering the Murder, Fighting for Democracy” The annual memorial rally marking the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin took place Oct. 31 in Rabin Square, Tel Aviv. This peace rally held at the site of the murder marked the 20th year since the former prime minister and defense minister was assassinated. Under…
DEC. 6 Hanukah Menorah Workshop: Chabad Northeast Portland and Orchard Supply Hardware (4030 NE Halsey St, Portland) offer a Pre-Hanukkah Menorah Workshop at 10 am. “During our long history Jews have learnt to become creative,” says Mushka Wilhelm the Director of Chabad Hebrew School-NE PDX. “Who would think that random items from Orchard Supply Hardware…
By Nayantara Arora Hanukkah, as we know, is the festival of lights. It is a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, of good over evil. It is a time to celebrate miracles in a time of no hope. I am not Jewish, but I want to tell you about another festival that…
