Dear Helen: I am 48 and recently started Internet dating. I had not dated since the disastrous end of my second marriage four years ago from a drinking womanizer who spent me into bankruptcy. I felt like I never wanted to be with anyone ever again, but I thought I might be ready. Two guys…
WHAT: Jewish Family & Child Service’s Celebrating Our Caring Community Luncheon WHEN: May 19, 11:30 am-1 pm WHERE: Multnomah Athletic Club FEATURING: Stephen Elliott COST: FREE RESERVATIONS: Visit jfcs-portland.org or call 503-226-7079, ext. 111 to reserve your free tickets.
Tonkon Torp’s Owen Blank honored with pro bono award Tonkon Torp business attorney Owen Blank has been honored with the Multnomah Bar Association 2015 Pro Bono Award of Merit. Owen maintains a busy law practice focused on working with corporate, family-owned and nonprofit organizations on a range of business, real estate and commercial matters. In…
Photos by Andie Petkus Cedar Sinai Park’s annual gala to benefit the residents of the Robison Jewish Health Center drew 220 attendees who pledged nearly $125,000. Sharon Weil and Avrel Nudelman co-chaired this year’s event with the theme As Time Goes By, inspiring many attendees to dress as if they were visiting Rick’s Café in…
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Federation’s 95th annual meeting June 9 The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s 95th Annual Meeting on June 9 will feature an inspiring talk by Avraham Infeld, who has invested a lifetime enhancing Jewish education and identity. The 4:30-6 pm free program will also feature the presentation of the inaugural Laurie Rogoway Outstanding Jewish Professional Award….
Bat mitzvah project allows community to bury its treasured trash Congregation Shir Tikvah turns 13 this spring and celebrates its coming-of-age the same way all b’nai mitzvah students do: through learning and serving the community. The congregation’s bat mitzvah project does both – all in the name of sacred trash. Congregation Shir Tikvah Rabbi Ariel…
Founded in 1947 to serve the Salem/Keizer Jewish community, Temple Beth Sholom has had a full-time rabbi for most of its history until 2013. Now the congregation has embarked on a fundraising campaign as the next step to bring a full-time rabbi back to the only synagogue in the area. Membership dropped from a high…
Through May 3 Soul Harmony: The Story of Deborah Chessler, Sonny Til & the Orioles at The Brunish Theater, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland. Stumptownstages.org or 800-273-1530 Through May 24 4000 Miles at Artists Repertory Theatre with related art exhibit by ORA Northwest Jewish Artists. Artistsrep.org or 503-241-1278 May 1-3 North Oregon Coast Art Weekend: This…
Grieving and gratitude both deserve handwritten notes A Nosh of Jewish Wisdom: Don’t argue with people you do not respect. Dear Helen: My father-in-law died very unexpectedly. It was a huge loss to everyone. I went to help for a week and while I was there, my boss’s mother died. She was a matriarch just…
