Portland singers Margie Rosenthal and Ilene Safyan have re-released their award-winning children’s recording, as the title says, “Just in Time for Chanukah!” The CD won the 1995 Parents Choice Magazine Gold Medal Award for Excellence, was featured and recommended in the Hadassah Magazine, LA Times, Entertainment Weekly, the American Library Association, Long Island Parenting News…
Emilia Wolf, 17, drew on her grandfather’s story as “a symbol and a reflection of the history of Jewish people in the diaspora” to write an award-winning essay earlier this year. Emilia’s essay was one of six high school essays out of 500 entries to be honored by the Morris J. and Betty Kaplun Foundation’s…
Bowery Bagels 310 NW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97209 503-227-NOSH (6674) bowerybagels.com Housemade Gravlax Brunch Bag ($99, Serves 12): One dozen, 2 pints of Red Onion and Capers Schmear and Gravlax; 4 Nantucket nectars Orange Juices 12 oz.; Napkins, knives, and plates; in a reusable grocery bag. Kenny & Zuke’s Deli 1038 SW Stark St. Portland…
Congregation Shir Tikvah is flipping Hanukkah on its head. Instead of adults planning a party for the kids, the kids are planning a party for the adults. Fourth- and fifth-graders are creating a full “Jewpardy” game for their parents to play during the congregation-wide party on the afternoon of Dec. 12. To write accurate trivia…
By Alex Raphael Peer Network Engagement Intern ay Lewis & Clark College Last year, my first year at Lewis & Clark College, I was sad to realize I was missing the first night of Hanukkah at home. On top of that, due to the school calendar, I had missed the annual Hillel Hanukkah Shabbat which…
Celebrity guest star William Shatner entertained and inspired a sold-out crowd of 550 attendees at the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s gala event, A Benefit for the Future on Nov. 14. The Mittleman Jewish Community Center was transformed into an elegant, out-of-this-world location. Mr. Shatner spoke from the heart as he described the act of…
For more than a decade, Jewish Family & Child Service has asked individuals, families and community groups to “adopt” local low-income households by providing much-needed Hanukkah or Christmas gifts. Through the Adopt-a-Family campaign, JFCS matches low-income individuals and families in the Portland area with community members who are willing to pitch in. Last year, the…
Beginning in January, the Institute for Judaic Studies of the Pacific Northwest will partner with the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning to once again offer Melton classes in the metro area. Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning, a project of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is the largest pluralistic adult Jewish education…
CHABAD CONFERENCE BANQUET – Attending the International Chabad Conference, Rabbi Dov Bialo, standing right, shares a banquet table with partners of Chabad at Reed College and Southeast Portland, as well as relatives representing Chabad in Roslyn, Long Island. From left standing: Roger Fisher, Rabbi Yaakov Reiter, Rabbi Menachem Bialo, Rabbi Yehoshua Werde and Rabbi Dov…
Jewish museum host AIDS Day program Dec. 1 “World AIDS Today: A storytelling Journey through the Ages of HIV” will be presented at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education at 7 pm, Dec. 1. World AIDS Today is a ceremonial nonfiction storytelling project featuring local artists and writers as they explore living…
