Through Feb. 28 Three exhibits at OJMCHE: Pointing the Way: The Art of the Torah Pointer; Surviving Remnants; and Florence Saltzman: Painter + Printmaker. Oregon Jewish Musuem and Center for Holocaust Education, 1953 NW Kearney, Portland. ojmche.org or 503-226-3600 Dec. 1 Giving Tuesday: Jewish Federation of Greater Portland hosts a phone-a-thon 6:30-8:30 pm at the…
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s 2016 Annual Campaign Gala FEATURING: Celebrity guest William Shatner, complimentary cocktails, heavy hors d’oeuvres, dancing, desserts, live music by Pressure Point WHEN: 7 pm, Saturday, Nov. 14 WHERE: Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland WHY: Since 1920 the JFGP has been at the heart of our community –…
Sonia Marie Leikam joins OJCF’s team Sonia Marie Leikam has joined the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation as its new collaborative giving coordinator. Leikam is an educator who most recently served as executive director of the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center. A graduate of Lewis & Clark College (BA) and Portland State University (M.Ed), she also holds…
The annual Portland Jewish Book Month celebration has been expanded this year to reach beyond one book and one month. Events stretch from Nov. 3 into next April, with most events occurring in November and March. Now in the fifth year with Marge Congress leading the effort, this year’s program theme is Many Stories, One…
The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland will launch a women’s giving circle as part of the national Amplifier Jewish Giving Circle Incubator program. Federation development professional Joanne Van Ness Menashe and 36 other community leaders across North America will soon launch giving circles in their own communities. Locally, Charlene Zidell has teamed up with Joanne…
GivingTuesday comes to Portland as the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland hosts a phone-a-thon and a volunteer activity on Dec. 1. We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, charities, families, businesses, community centers and…
Hadassah, Pacific Northwest Region Portland: 503-312-2530 Vancouver: 360-566-8188 pnwregion@hadassah.org hadassah.org/pnw Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer organization that inspires a passion for and commitment to its partnership with the land and people of Israel. It enhances the health of people worldwide through its support of medical care and research at the…
Cedar Sinai Park has received an anonymous grant to provide the Better Together Shabbat Leadership Program, in partnership with Portland Jewish Academy. “We are excited about this opportunity,” says CSP Director of Spiritual Life Jemi Kostiner Mansfield. “Not only will it strengthen our partnership with Portland Jewish Academy, but the experience will deepen the multi-generational…
Emerson Root and her dad, Topher Root, make challah with the residents at Touchmark at Mt. Bachleor Village Retirement Community in Bend. Chabad of Central Oregon Kids for Kindness volunteer at Touchmark at Mt. Bachelor Village Retirement Community one Sunday afternoon most months from September through May. Children accompanied by a parent or caregiver join seniors…
The Science of People human behavior research lab in Portland is embarking on a massive experiment to learn the life lessons of seniors. Vanessa Van Edwards, author and behavioral investigator, runs experiments designed to find the hidden forces that drive our behavior. In her latest experiment she is working with seniors. Specifically, she is looking…
