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The United Nations program Plant for the Planet is training children and teens to become Ambassadors for Climate Justice at free one-day Academies open to all students in grades 4-12.
Register by the evening of Sunday, April 10th so that your student can be empowered to fight for global climate justice. Go to ClimateChangeRecovery.org for the first step in the two-step registration process; you will find a link there to register at the Federation’s site also—please complete that step no later than Sunday evening April 10th.
Academies bring students together from around the area, so that many students interested in becoming Climate Justice Ambassadors will have the opportunity to participate.
Youth teach other youth to become Ambassadors knowledgeable about:
• the science of Climate Change and Recovery,
• the impacts on people everywhere of the current situation,
• how to plant trees and organize planting parties.
• how to make effective presentations and influence policy.
And we provide ongoing activities after the Academy.
Since 2007, Plant for the Planet has empowered more than 36,000 children in 50 countries to stop Climate Change through planting trees and getting adults to act. Academies give students the skills and confidence to speak out on Climate Change.
You can also share these event through Facebook and encourage kids to spread the word through Instagram. (Links below.)
Maggidah Pam Vergun, Ph.D., M.P.A.
vergun@alumni.stanford.edu
For more on our work to help protect our planet, and Plant for the Planet, please view our summary of upcoming events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClimateChangeRecovery/ , look for us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ClimateChangeRecovery/ and for more details, visit our website ClimateChangeRecovery.org
The United Nations program Plant for the Planet is training children and teens to become Ambassadors for Climate Justice at free one-day Academies open to all students.
Students & adult volunteers—time to sign up:
- In Beaverton, OR on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Barnes Elementary School, 13730 SW Walker Road, Beaverton Oregon 97005-1016.
- If you can’t make that, join us in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center as part of Good Deeds Day. Academies are open to all students, but students who are interested in J-Serve (older than 5th grade and part of the Jewish community) should attend J-Serve and join us for the Academy the following week in Beaverton. Other students are welcome, though, to join us on the 17th. Mittleman Jewish Community Center, Schnitzer Family Campus, 6651 SW Capitol Highway, Portland OR 97219
Youth teach other youth to become Ambassadors knowledgeable about:
• the science of Climate Change and Recovery,
• the impacts on people everywhere of the current situation,
• how to plant trees and organize planting parties.
• how to make effective presentations and influence policy.
And we provide ongoing activities after the Academy.
Since 2007, Plant for the Planet has empowered more than 36,000 children in 50 countries to stop Climate Change through planting trees and getting adults to act.
To learn more and register: ClimateChangeRecovery.org.
Join us for this family friendly seder brought to you by Congregation Shaarie Torah and Portland Jewish Academy.
Kids and parents will participate together in this special Passover program. Guided by PJA teacher Jana Hopfinger and Rabbi Josh Rose, we will learn about Passover traditions, delve into the Jewish past and talk about its meaning for us today. Along the way into our Passover journey we will encounter friends new and old, meaningful readings in English and Hebrew, song, and delicious food. We hope you can join us for an evening of connection, learning and fun.
Reservations are now being taken for the 30th annual Passover Seder at the Havurah Synagogue in Ashland. The Seder ritual and meal will be held on Saturday, April 23 at 5:30 pm. Passover is the springtime Jewish Festival that celebrates liberation of the Jewish people from enslavement in Egypt in 3,300 years ago. Rabbi David Zaslow will lead the music-filled, thought-provoking evening. The ritual dinner is catered by Ashland Gourmet Catering and is open to all. Early Bird discount is available through March 31; Adult $42, children 3-13 $20. Call 541-488-7716 or visit www.havurahshirhadash.org for more info and to register. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. The Havurah synagogue is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland.
Havurah Community Passover Seder
Reservations are now being taken for the 30th annual Passover Seder at the Havurah Synagogue in Ashland. The Seder ritual and meal will be held on Saturday, April 23 at 5:30 PM. Passover is the springtime Jewish Festival that celebrates liberation of the Jewish people from enslavement in Egypt in 3,300 years ago. Rabbi David Zaslow will lead the music-filled, thought-provoking evening. The ritual dinner is catered by Ashland Gourmet Catering and is open to all. Early Bird discount is available through March 31; Adult $42, children 3-13 $20. Call 541-488-7716 or visit www.havurahshirhadash.org for more info and to register. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. The Havurah synagogue is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland.
Please join us for our Community Seder on Saturday, April 23, at 6:00 pm. Great for all ages, the seder will be led by Havurah member Adela Basayne with roles played by other Havurah members and music provided by Havurah musician Beth Hamon. In this thought-provoking, personal, and celebratory seder, we will plan our escape from Egypt together.
Please join Congregation Shaarie Torah for a special second night seder full of song, celebration, kosher food and wine, conversation, learning and connection.
Why is this Seder different from all other Seders? Tonight we celebrate with Song! The Torah teaches us that the exodus from Egypt began with a Song. When they found water in the wilderness the Israelites broke out in song. And Moses says goodbye at the end of the Torah with a song. Song is central to the Jewish journey. As we make our way through the Passover story in this traditional seder, we will sing the songs handed down from generation to generation, along with new songs of our own. It will be a night of melody and harmony bringing people together.
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Let My People Go!”
Morgan St Theater shares the return of our “Let My People Go!” pop-up. Arguably the Jewish version of Thanksgiving, Passover is rich with oral tradition and infused with symbolic food and drink. Morgan St Theater celebrates Passover with its own ‘dessert seder ‘ (a seder is a symbolic meal that retells a story,) inspired by years of attending seders myself. Each course pays tribute to a Passover-related food memory, from matzo brei to matzo ball soup and a sweet-toothed interpretation of haroset. Morgan St Theater will re-imagine the Passover experience minus all the boring parts. Join us for an evening of stories, inspired-ice cream sundaes and excellent company at “Let My People Go!”
This special holiday pop-up will be hosted at The Clay Pigeon Winery, 815 SE Oak St. Details available with ticket purchase.
Tuesday April 26, 2016
Doors open at 7:30pm, dessert from 8-9:30pm
$39 per person
Cost includes tea pairings, entertainment and gratuity
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
Wednesdays, April 6 – May 25
(No Class May 4 or 11)
7:00 – 8:00 pm; CG300