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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Jewish Federation of Lane County Annual Community Celebration and Benefit. Rosenblum is the first woman to lead the Oregon Department of Justice. An appellate judge and federal prosecutor prior to running for office, she was appointed to her job before being officially…
This fall the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation will launch J-Give PDX, a dynamic new giving circle for Jewish young adults in the Portland area. The program will provide an exciting opportunity for Jewish men and women in their 20s-30s to engage with the community philanthropically and experience the excitement of collaborative giving. “J-Give PDX will…
Through Nov. 8 Auto|Biography: Portraits of People with Cars at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, 1953 NW Kearney, Portland. 503-226-3600 Oct. 2 Shaba-la Shabbat in the Sukkah. Enjoy puppets, stories and songs, blessings and challah 2:30-3:30 pm at the MJCC. For ages 3-5. Free. 503-244-0111 Oct. 3-Nov. 8 “Cuba Libre” at…
JFCS names Carrie Hoops executive director Carrie Hoops is the new executive director at Jewish Family & Child Service. Hoops has served as interim executive director since April 2014 and has been key in planning the recently announced consolidation of JFCS and Cedar Sinai Park, a human services agency in Portland focused on providing residential…
Pomegranates (rimonim in Hebrew) add color and symbolism to Rosh Hashanah tables worldwide Here’s why you should try one By Viva Sarah Press Pomegranate season is underway. Markets are teeming with this glorious red fruit, supermarket shelves are packed with pomegranate juices, and cosmetic stores are promoting pomegranate oil-infused creams. The fruit-with-a-crown is one of…
“The future is edible landscaping,” predicts CEO of Israel’s GreenWall By Karin Kloosterman Israel21c Israeli gardening prophet Guy Barness sees two ways that people will grow food in the not-so-distant future: “Outside the cities at big farms like they do today, and the other way, which is not so common right now, will be urban…
Tel Aviv University researcher harnesses pulsed electric fields to rejuvenate skin Distributed by American Friends of Tel Aviv University Americans spend more than $10 billion a year on products and surgery in their quest to find a “fountain of youth,” with little permanent success. Botulinum toxin — notably Botox — which smooths lines and wrinkles…
Cedar Sinai Park has historically had a gap between what its high-quality services cost and what it is actually paid for those services by Medicare, Medicaid and others. As a result, fundraising is critical, and CSP has always done its fundraising internally. JFCS has done the same, as has Kehillah Housing on the CSP campus….
With a new name and a new mission statement, Friends of Robison (formerly Robison Sisterhood) is poised to increase its presence on the Cedar Sinai Park campus in Southwest Portland. Friends President Michelle Gradow says the group plans to recruit more volunteers to interact with residents on campus, host at least three fundraising events a…
