PORTLAND CHAPTER OF HADASSAH presents…HADASSAH, THE POWER OF WOMEN WHO HEAL
Medicine & Mojitos, the Fine Arts!
Featuring Judy Shereck, Hadassah National Executive Board; with Peg Elefant, Pacific Northwest Region President
Location: at the home of Dr. Evan Shereck
- limit: 25! Reserve your place today!
Cost: $18, payable at the door
- Partial proceeds go to the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower in Jerusalem
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.
Following Laurie’s recent retirement, federation created this award to honor Laurie’s dedication to community and passion for Jewish life. Nominations are due by noon, May 4. The recipient will receive up to $1000 to participate in a professional development experience. For nomination information, contact Caron Blau Rothstein at caron@jewishportland.org or 503-245-6449.
Federation invites the community to “celebrate another wonderful year of Jewish community,” and get inspired by Avraham as he speaks about his project The 5 Legged Table.
A native of South Africa, Avraham immigrated to Israel in 1959. In the 1970s he founded Melitz, a nonprofit educational service institution that fosters Jewish identity rooted in a pluralistic understanding of Jewish life and the centrality of Israel.
Avraham will speak about his most recent project focused on the five components, or “legs” of Jewish life – memory, family, covenant at Mount Sinai, Israel and Hebrew. At the 2010 event announcing project, Avraham described The 5 Legged Table is a metaphor for a strong and stable Jewish identity. Avraham argues that all Jews should commit to at least three of the five legs. In this way, whenever he or she meets another Jew who has made the same commitment, they will always have at least one of the legs in common.
Avraham often speaks about the “Jewish people being unified but not uniform.” This project celebrates Jewish unity while demonstrating creatively the rich diversity of religious, cultural and ideological voices that make up the Jewish people.
This year’s meeting will be held at Rose Schnitzer Manor on the Cedar Sinai Park campus (please use 62nd to access campus). No reservations required, but for more information, contact federation at 503-245-6219 or info@jewishportland.org.
June 10
Oregon Jewish Community Foundation Annual Reception 5 pm at Zidell Hall, Rose Schnitzer Manor, 6140 SW Boundary St., Portland. Recognizing Legacy Society honorees Renee and Irwin Holzman. PSU Professor Natan Meir will speak on “Jews in Eastern Europe Today: Prospects and Perils in Russia, Ukraine and Poland.” Hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Free; no fundraising. RSVP: 503-248-9328 or nates@ojcf.org
Wednesday, June 10, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
- Featuring Dan Anolik, Joan Glebow, Joel Glick, Les Milfred, Bruce Morris & Rob Vergun
- With Maggid Batya Podos
- Special guest: Joe Hickerson, folklorist & co-composer with Pete Seeger of “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”
- Extra special guest from the Abayudaya Jewish Community of Uganda: Rachman Nachman
Fun for the entire family!
Admission: $18
Seating is limited. Please buy tickets in advance at http://leftysingalong.bpt.me
Exact address provided after ticket purchase.
A fundraiser for Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel
Sponsored by the Tikkun Olam Committee of P’nai Or of Portland
Join a group of interested individuals to learn Talmud.
Celebrate the beginning of summer with Shabbat in the Park on Friday evening June 12. Bring your own picnic, chairs, grill (if that is your thing), AND your musical instruments. Our Hazzan, Baruch Morris, will be at our reserved picnic area at 5:30 PM and hopes to see most of you by 6:00 for dinner. Services will start around 7:15 to 7:30-ish and we should be done no later than 9. We will be at Wilshire Park picnic area A, near the same shelter P’nai Or uses for the Labor Day picnic (approximately NE 35th and Skidmore).
Hazzan Baruch says, “I’ve been with the mystics in Tzfat (where Kabbalat Shabbat originated) as they looked to the hills at sunset, but our grass is greener and our trees are taller, also a perfect setting for welcoming Shabbat!” Hope to see you there.
Check out the newest congregation in the state. The lower Columbia region is forming Congregation Beit Salmon (yes salmon, not shalom, in honor of being in the salmon capital of world). The congregation invites anyone coming to the north coast to join them for a Shabbat service and oneg. Astoria’s first Shabbat services in about 50 years will be June 13. Services begin at 11 am and are followed by an oneg at Fellowship Hall of the Peace Lutheran Church (at Exchange and 12th in Astoria). The next day at 11 am at the church, participants will decide what events they would like to see over the summer. Hebrew Union College third-year rabbinic student Abram Goodstein will be in town June 9-Aug. 9 to lead services, family programs and a Wednesday night study group. For more information, call Ann Goldeen at 503-791-4611 or anngoldeen@gmail.com
Young families are invited to a Free Bagel Brunch in Lithia Park. On Sunday, June 14th from 10 AM till noon at Cotton Memorial in Lithia Park join Rabbi David Zaslow, Devorah Zaslow, master storyteller, Cyrise Beatty Schachter and Bella Feldman for a free bagel brunch with storytelling and songs for young children. Connect with other Jewish and Interfaith families and learn how your children ages 6 months to 8 years of age can receive free Jewish books each month as part of a Jewish literacy program. New and participating PJ Library families are invited. Raffle Drawing to win a prize basket! To RSVP (required by June 11) or for more information call 541-488-7716 by June 11, to enable us to provide ample food for everyone!
Music by Jacques-Francois Halevy, Rubenstein, and Tchaikovsky. $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students Children under 6 are free. Tickets at the door.
Oregon Jewish Life magazine presents the opening night reception for the 23rd Portland Jewish Film Festival. The reception at the Portland Art Museum from 5:30 to 7, June 14, precedes the screening of the first film in festival – Magic Men.
The comedy begins at 7 pm at the Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park, Portland.
The opening night reception will include drinks and ice cream desserts created by Jared Goodman founder of Morgan St Theater Dessert Club. The reception is open to everyone attending the opening night show.
“Northwest Film Center is pleased to partner with Oregon Jewish Life on the opening festivities for the Portland Jewish Film Festival,” says NWFC Executive Director Bill Foster. “This is a great opportunity to expand our connections with Portland’s Jewish community and to celebrate the fantastic films in this year’s Festival.”
OJL Publisher Bob Philip says he is pleased to once again participate in the festival. “I am excited to see the new collection of movies for the film festival,” says Bob. “The diverse selection and excellent quality of acting in the annual event always excites me to attend.”
For the past two years, Jared has offered a monthly menu of three ice cream sundaes paired with storytelling. Last year he added Sundae Cycles: A Jewish Year in Ice Cream, five events in which “Culinary meets spiritual meets Jewish meets social,” says Jared. “For example, on Passover I told the story of my grandfather and his passion for matzo brei and then I flipped a match brei in front of the guests.”
Jared is now taking his ice cream business mobile. “Serving farmers markets and restaurant districts, city parks and street fairs, the Pedal Parlor is a roving ice cream social bringing thoughtfully composed ice cream desserts to the people of Portland,” he says.
“I am very excited to bring inspired ice cream treats to the film festival!”