Ruth Gruber, Photojournalist
Seats offered on a first-come first-served basis.
The Skin of Our Teeth
by Thornton Wilder
Artists Rep’s The Skin of Our Teeth includes 3 to 10 Community Guest Stars in walk-on roles for every single performance and employs massive multimedia projections, live video feed and a cornucopia of masks. This is a play in three acts and runs approximately 2 hours, 30 minutes, including two intermissions.
This comedic masterpiece takes on the entirety of history, with one ordinary American family who lives through it all. Dad’s just invented the wheel, Cain is throwing rocks at the neighbor kid, mammoths and dinosaurs lounge in the family room and mom frets about how to get all those animals on the boat two by two. Through Ice Ages, biblical floods and political conventions, the Antrobus family of Excelsior, New Jersey perseveres. With a huge cast and time-set across the ages, this theatrical allegory captures the human spirit – of brilliance, idiocy and ultimately sweet survival.
WHEN: May 17-June 19
WHERE: Artists
Repertory Theatre,
1515 SW Morrison St., Portland
TICKETS: 503-241-1278 or artistsrep.org
Join us for interactive and participatory Tikun Liel Shavuot as we study into the night, and climb the Torah of Relationships mountain. What is the secret to productive as well as positive relationship with your partner, colleagues and children? Are there any gender differences in relationship expectations? What would you like your ultimate relationship with God to encompass? Join Professionals Jacqueline Cape and Bob Gitelson as well as Education Director, Dorice Horenstein and Rabbi Rose for this fascinating evening!
Light supper and cheesy desserts will sweeten our learning. Special MS and HS session will take place throughout the night with experienced teen Educators!
This event is free, but donations are welcome and appreciated. RSVP required: shaarietorah.org/shavuot
Celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, also called “Chag Habikkurim” (Holiday of the First Fruits) with a parade and fruit drive for Neighborhood House.
Kids should bring a basket filled with fruit to donate, and be ready to walk through the Synagogue for the “Bikkurim Parade”.
2016 SYMPOSIUM — THE WHOLISM OF OUR TIMES: PEACE, CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABILITY DEV. GOALS
Featuring: Dr. Jeffrey David Sachs, Ph.D.
Date/Time: June 13, 2016 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Limited Seating available
Reserve now RSVP Call nancy at 503 701-9987 or educatingforpeace1@gmail.com
Presented by Wholistic Peace Institute, Educating for Peace and Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon:
an afternoon with Jeffrey Sachs, Ph.D. Economic Advisor to Ban Ki Moon and Chairman of Earth Institute at Columbia University New York, N.Y. Author of New York Times Bestsellers The End of Poverty, The Price of Civilization, Common Wealth, Economics for a Crowded Planet and To Move the World, JFK’s Quest for Peace. Dr. Sachs will lead two panel discussions on the following topics:
- Why Achieving Peace is Possible and UN Millennial Development Goals – the Past is Over the Future is Now
- Paris to Portland – how will the Climate Change Agreement affect Oregon’s Clean Energy Future
Admission: $10-25/person Sliding Scale – Payable at the Door
Online tickets available now: www.wholisticpeaceinstitute.com or www.emoregon.org
PEACE LEADERSHIP CAN CHANGE A STUDENT’S LIFE
Educating for Peace, the Wholistic Peace Institute is offering this Harold Schnitzer Spirit of Unity Awards for the 8th consecutive year through a grant provided by the Schnitzer CARE Foundation to our Student Peace Education & Leadership Program. The Wholistic Peace Institute wants to encourage new applicants. Send a note or text 503 701-9987 that you intend to apply so we can include your school in the selection committee’s list then send applications to: educatingforpeace1@gmail.com. The deadline for applications is June 15, 2016.
Oregon schools which have or will start the following should apply:
- Peace Clubs
- Human and Civil Rights Clubs
- Conflict resolution and peer mediation initiatives
- Junior Nobel Peace Prizes or Peace Prizes
- Other peace activities student peace leaders would like to apply for or to apply for and start
Application Deadline for Award this fall Oct 2016 is June 15, 2016
Applications for Student clubs or projects that focus on Nobel Peace Laureates as leadership models; that focus on conflict resolution, mediation to resolve conflict, or peacemaking skills; that promoted or will promote human rights and civil rights; that reduced or will reduce bullying or gang violence in schools; and that embrace diversity and promote tolerance have all won in past years. All you need to provide to apply for this prize is the following information in a 12 pt. double-spaced narrative format:
APPLICANT/CONTACT INFORMATION
- Name of The School (Applicant):
- Teacher & School Contact Information:
- Teacher Name & Phone: Work Phone; Cell Phone; FAX
- Teacher Email:
- School Mailing Address:
- Name and Contact Information for the Student Peace Leader(s):
PROJECT INFORMATION
- Specific Name of the Project or Club
- What Your Project Intends To Accomplish (Goals, Purpose):
- Budget for Your Project (Specify General Categories Such As Printing, Event Costs (what type); etc.):
- For Existing Programs: WhenDid It Start? How Many Students Are Involved? Please provide some photos.
- For New Programs: How Many Students Will Be Involved? Will It Last More Than One School Year?
- What Will Be Your Final Product/Program/Report Or Event? How Will You Evaluate Your Peace-making Effectiveness?
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Awards are for K-12 Schools or school-affiliated, student-led school initiatives on peace, human & civil rights, and Nobel Peace Laureates or humanitarian service activities that make our schools, communities or world a better place.
SUBMIT TO: Educating for Peace aka Wholistic Peace Institute; PO Box 597 West Linn, Oregon 97068; or by email to: nancy@wholisticpeaceinstitute.com Any Questions?
Please contact Nancy 503-701-9987 or Gary 503-314-5955 if you are seeking ideas for your student peace activity.
NOMINATIONS DUE for PEACE EDUCATOR of THE YEAR
PEACE LEADERSHIP IS CHANGING OREGON’S EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE – TELL US WHAT TEACHERS YOU FEEL DESERVE RECOGNITION and NOMINATE TEACHERS FOR A $500 AWARD and RECOGNITION STATE-WIDE WITH STUDENT PARENT TEACHER and EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS JOURNALS
APPLICATION CONTENTS:
NOMINEE CONTACT INFORMATION
o Nominators Name or Name of Organization Nominating the Educator:
o Teacher & School Contact Information:
o Teacher Name & Phone: Work Phone; Cell Phone; FAX
o Teacher Email:
o Mailing Address:
ONE-PAGE 12 PT. SINGLE SPACED JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT
What are the reasons, i.e., words, actions, leadership qualities relative to peace that this educator portrays that moved you to nominate them for this year’s educator of the year award.
This award is presented by the Wholistic Peace Institute and sponsored by the Rotarian Peace-builder Committees of District 5100 and the Canby Education Association. We have honored educators who have made inroads toward interfaith dialogue within our Portland-Metro community; teachers that have dedicated their career to better understanding of how conflict can be reduced through adopting the values of His Holiness the Dalai lama, considered the spiritual guise of Nobel Peace Laureates. Or teachers that have included peace-making curriculum in their school’s educational offerings. Example, the West Linn Wilsonville School District’s annual celebration of the “Season of Non-violence” or studies of key Nobels within their middle or high school history classes. The Institute has several Nobel Peace Laureate Partners that we can provide educational materials to interested teachers for their use: President Kim Dae-jung and His widow Madam Li (2000); President Lech Walesa (1983); President Oscar Arias Sanchez (1987); President F. W. De Klerk (1993); His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (1989); Al Gore (2007); Betty Williams (1976); Adolfo Perez Esquivel (1980); Jody Williams (1997); Amnesty (1977); PSR (1985); European Union (2012)
CONTACT: Nancy Spanovich, Executive Director, Educating for Peace 503 701-9987
OJCF‘s Annual Meeting and Reception
Celebrating Steve and Elaine Kantor as our OJCF Legacy Society honorees.
See story at https://orjewishlife.com/a-legacy-to-celebrate-steve-and-elaine-kantor/
Wine and hors d’oeuvres at the MJCC, 5PM-7PM
.No charge to attend and no fundraising. RSVP Nates@ojcf.org.
WANT TO DO SHABBAT BUT HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO FALL ASLEEP EARLY?
Congregation Shaarie Torah & PJ Library Present:
A Little Shabbat at Shaarie Torah
Join Rabbi Josh Rose and Dorice Horenstein for a lively Shabbat full of singing, greeting, stories, eating and new friends. Come welcome Shabbat together with our young community. Appropriate for families with children in preschool, 2 years and older.
Free and open to all, no prior knowledge/Hebrew required
Interfaith families welcome!
3rd Friday of the Month
5-6:30 pm
Jewish Food: Justice, Cuisine and the Sacred
The First Annual Eugene Jewish Food conference is devoted to the exploration of classical Jewish sources on Agriculture, Food Production, Cuisine and Foodways, in addition to Sabbatical Principles of Food Justice, Cuisine and Nutrition, Gender and contemporary notions of Eco-Kosher. Our goal is to provide an educational forum to launch a discussion within the Jewish community and the larger Lane County population on key issues in Jewish Food Studies as it intersects with the Sacred and the Good Life from a variety of perspectives.
With the participation of Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubinstein, Rabbi Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin, Rabbi Maurice, Rabbi Joshua Rose, the organizers of Tuv Ha’aretz, Alan Adese, David Kamrat, and YOUR voice.
Sponsored by the Oregon Jewish Culture Project: Co-Directors: Rabbi Jonathan Seidel and Ahavah Oblak