FAMILIES PJ Library Portland Rachel Rothstein, Director of Educational Initiatives 6680 SW Capitol Hwy Portland, OR 97219 503-892-7415 Fax 503-245-6603 rachelr@jewishportland.org www.jewishportland.org/pjlibrary PJ (Pajama) Library, a Jewish Federation program, supports families raising Jewish children through the gift of high-quality Jewish children’s books and music, along with resources, events and programs. ALL Jewish families – dual…
The Arts and Judaism have been intrinsically linked since the beginning of time. There are an overwhelming number of Jews creating or performing in the areas of music, visual arts, creative writing, dance and theater. And if they’re not performing, they are attending and supporting! Culture has always been one of the pillars of Judaism…
P’nai Or OF PORTLAND SIMCHA SCHOOL P’nai Or of Portland/St Mark Presbyterian Church 9750 SW Terwilliger Blvd. Portland, OR 97219 school@pnaiorpdx.org 503-248-4500 The focus of P’nai Or’s Simcha School “is to engage children to actively embrace their Jewish learning and integrate it into their personal lives, their families and community,” says Education Coordinator Batya Podos….
Note: Jewish holidays start at sundown the day before the first day of the holiday. Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 14-15, 2015) Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is celebrated each year on the first day of Tishrei, early in the fall. The day is a special time of rejoicing as we wish each other L’Shanah Tovah,…
The first Jews to arrive in Oregon in the 1850s soon began gathering for holiday services, weddings and funerals. In the more than 150 years since, synagogues have multiplied, grown and evolved to meet the ever-changing spiritual, life-cycle and community needs of an increasingly dispersed and diverse population. Today some 40 congregations are scattered around…
Jewish life in Oregon and Southwest Washington is growing and evolving to more efficiently meet the needs of today’s world. This summer Jewish Family & Child Service consolidated with Cedar Sinai Park. While the two will remain separate entities, the consolidation will make operations, endowment and development more efficient. Last year also saw the successful…
PHOTOS: Adinah Miller, left, and Rebecca Mather, right Tivnu: Building Justice has hired Adinah Miller as the group’s new Program Director. She has been the Dean of Jewish Life for the last six years at the American Hebrew Academy, the Jewish boarding school in North Carolina. She has a wealth of Jewish knowledge and practical experience,…
The Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation is currently accepting applications for the 13th season of this award-winning teen philanthropy program. OJCFY is designed to encourage a lifelong passion for philanthropy and social activism. Through the program, students develop a deep understanding of the importance of nonprofits and their inner workings. Some of the requirements of…
On July 15, Cedar Sinai Park will breaking ground on a $33 million construction project focused on renovation of the Robison Jewish Health Center and its transformation into a 44-bed post-acute rehabilitation center. The project will also include the construction of two additional buildings with four homes in The Green House model – providing 12…
Jemi Kostiner Mansfield has been hired as the new Director of Spiritual Life for the Cedar Sinai Park campus. Jemi began her role on July 6, overseeing the Judaic content on the campus, organizing volunteers to lead Shabbat and holiday services and coordinating with Life Enrichment to present a well-rounded roster of programming designed to…
