Calling All Crafty Ladies –
Make colorful tissue paper flowers, enjoy tea, coffee, and pastries, and help us decorate the Synagogue for Shavuot.
A monthly discussion covering a range of topics that draw on our experiences.
Topic: How do we receive the Torah?
Enter your cheesecake from your favorite recipe in this food-lovers contest for Shavuot!
Non-Kosher entries are accepted.
Entries Due: 6:15 pm day of event
Tasting/Judging: 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Copy of recipe due: Tuesday, June 7 to Mara Zellinger at mzellinger@oregonjcc.org
Shabbat on the Plaza and Summer Camp Blessing
Friday, June 10, 6:00 PM
Congregation Beth Israel Temple Lawn (1972 NW Flanders)
Join Congregation Beth Israel as we gather on the Temple lawn for a beautiful outdoor Shabbat Service. Together, we’ll celebrate our community’s youngest members as they cap off another school year and prepare for their busy summers at Camp Kalsman, our very own Camp Sababa, and other summer activities.
Please join us for this engaging evening of memoir readings by students of Rob Freedman’s workshop, “Memoir Writing from a Jewish Perspective.” Each year this eight-week workshop helps participants to discover the stories they want to write and share. The emphasis is on those experiences that are uniquely Jewish in nature, reflective of our culture and identity – whether the writers are Jews by birth or by choice, or among the still perplexed.
The evening will include a brief Kabbalat Shabbat service, and will be followed by a potluck dessert oneg. To help us plan for the oneg, please RSVP here by June 6.
Congregation Shaarie Torah and PJ Library Portland present Torah Yoga.
Please join professional yoga instructor Rachel Stern as she engages with preschoolers and their parents, celebrating the 2015-16 theme of Mishpacha Shelanu (Our Family). Come each month to explore various holidays and Torah stories. This event is FREE & open to all on every 2nd Saturday of the month.
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.