Experience and enjoy the remarkable story of our pioneer heritage! Kerry Tymchuk, Director of the Oregon Historical Society, will host a screening of The Jewish Frontier. This OPB film uses rare historical photos, footage, and interviews with people statewide to tell the story of Oregon’s Jewish pioneers. In addition to viewing and discussing the film, we will have a guided look at documents and artifacts housed at OJS that illustrate the experience of Oregon’s earliest Jewish settlers.
Portland Hadassah presents….. an evening with the author:
featuring Letty Cottin Pogrebin
HOW TO BE A FRIEND TO A FRIEND WHO’S SICK
“I’m sure you already know how to “be friends” when it means catching up over lunch… But when a pal or loved one falters physically or mentally–when they’re hobbled or hurting, when your role in the relationship is no longer easy or obvious, when your interests and exchanges are not entirely reciprocal, and your once-easy conversation tips jarringly toward matters of crisis and pain–you may have to find new ways of being together, new means for you to be helpful…” (Pogrebin, 2014).
A founding editor and writer for Ms. Magazine, Ms. Pogrebin is also the author of eleven books, including How To Be A Friend To A Friend Who’s Sick. Pogrebin’s advice about friendship and illness — infused with sensitivity, warmth, and (believe it or not) humor–is interwoven with boldly candid stories from her own journey through the land of the sick and her sometimes imperfect interactions with friends of hers who are sick or suffering.
Start reading now, and then join us for a fabulous evening with Letty!
Cost: $36
Fundraiser for Hadassah’s world class Breast Cancer Research Marlene; honoring survivors and fighters!
See what youth experiencing homelessness have to say for themselves.
What: Outside the Frame, in collaboration with the Tikkun Olam Committee of Havurah Shalom, presents The Lost Boys of Portlandia, a documentary featuring the real lost children of Portland. Homeless youth debate if and how to return to mainstream society while creating their own film version of the iconic story of Peter Pan. The evening will include a panel discussion with the filmmakers.
We will also premiere “Rest, not Arrest,” our new film for the Right to Rest Act. Oregon Legislators Piluso, Dembrow, Greenlick, Nosse, Power and Frederick have joined forces to introduce a new bill designed to end discrimination against people experiencing homelessness. HB 2215 prohibits law enforcement from arresting or ticketing people for resting, sitting, eating, or engaging in other basic life-sustaining activities in public.
A trailer for The Lost Boys of Portlandia is here: https://vimeo.com/188246795
Private link to film (24 minutes) available upon request.
Who: Outside the Frame empowers homeless and marginalized youth to educate the public about issues they face by producing films with youth that convey their experience. We help youth become directors of their lives, rather than character actors, by providing a much needed creative outlet, technological training and a sense of dignity and possibility that is contagious and visible to the public.
Why: “On its surface, it’s a film about the making of a film, but the backdrop is flooded with one of Portland’s most pressing social issues.” – KGW-TV
“This legislation, HB 2215, is crucial towards stopping the tidal wave of criminalization. If we can beat back these ordinances in Oregon, then we can continue to win in other states and actually build a future where we can all thrive.” Coral Feigin, Director of Community Organizing at the Western Regional Advocacy Project.
FREE, all ages event
Event Sponsored by: Tikkun Olam Committee of Havurah Shalom, Oregon Film, KBOO Community Radio, New Seasons.
Contact: Nili Yosha, 503-664-8344. nili@otfpdx.org. Outside The Frame is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Learn the basics of Improv Theater! Students will learn short-form games that teach the skills of listening and responding, working together as a group to create a story on the spot, and building self-confidence. The class will be working towards a demo that showcases their favorite improv games, and shows off their new comedy chops!
In partnership with Portland Jewish Academy and Northwest Children’s Theater & School
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration; CG202
Join other families for prayer, singing, conversation and fun followed by an indoor picnic style lunch.
Featuring Yosef Abramowitz, named by CNN as one of the six top global “Green Pioneers,” by PV Tech as “one of the most inspiring solar CEOs” worldwide, is an American-Israeli human rights activist, educator, and entrepreneur is recognized as one of the pioneers of the solar energy industry in both Israel and East Africa.
Individual Tickets: $54.00
Age 36 and under: $36.00
Table of Eight: $432.00
Register at: oregonjcc.org/brunch
The Havurah Synagogue presents Prince of Egypt, Disney’s adaptation of the Biblical exodus story, on Sunday, March 5 at 3:00 PM. “The animation is beautiful, and the writers wisely did not create the “cute” characters that plague too many animated films. This is a serious film that happens to be made in animation. The figures are beautifully drawn, and the computer-generated animation that powers miraculous events in this story does so in ways that convey the power and mystery of those events in the text. The handling of the death of the firstborns of Egypt is gentle enough for children to see: we see only the hand of a child who has dropped dead out of our sight, and then the body of the Pharaoh’s son. The handling of the other plagues is similarly restrained.” from Rabbi at the Movies. Appropriate for young children. Free and open to all. The Havurah is located at 185 N Mountain Ave. in Ashland.
The European Union points the direction, like all the Nobel Peace Laureates do in their own unique way; to the future and the evolution of democratic government that can be achieved peacefully. Like all governments, they must deal with challenges and in the process, evolve
The talk is part of the Wholistic Peace Institute’s 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate Forum. The Forum also includes a morning presentation at St. Mary’s Academy for students and educators only and a Peace Lunch requiring reservations from 11 am to 12:30 pm
What Does the EU have to do with Global Peace?
The European Union won the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
“The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is to be awarded to the European Union (EU). The union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. In the inter-war years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee made several awards to persons who were seeking reconciliation between Germany and France. Since 1945, that reconciliation has become a reality. The dreadful suffering in World War II demonstrated the need for a new Europe. Over a seventy-year period, Germany and France had fought three wars. Today war between Germany and France is unthinkable. This shows how, through well-aimed efforts and by building up mutual confidence, historical enemies can become close partners.”
The European Union was set up with the aim of ending the frequent and bloody wars between neighbors, which culminated in the Second World War. As of 1950, the European Coal and Steel Community began to unite European countries economically and politically in order to secure lasting peace. The EU can trace its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC), formed in 1951 and 1958 respectively by the Inner Six countries of Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The fundamental purposes of the European Union are to promote greater social, political and economic harmony among the nations of Western Europe. The EU reasons that nations whose economies are interdependent are less likely to engage in conflict.
The European Union has 4 main aims: (1) to establish European citizenship. This means protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms. (2) To ensure freedom, security and justice. This means co-operation in the field of justice and home affairs. (3) To promote economic and social progress. (4) To assert Europe’s role in the world.
The demographics of the European Union show a highly populated, culturally diverse union of 28 member states. As of 1 January 2016, the population of the EU is about 510.1 million people. Collectively, it represents the seventh largest territory in the world by area.
Educating for Peace – The Wholistic Peace Institute has been pleased to host many EU officials over the last few years, starting with Ambassador Joao Vale; Ms. Sylvia Kofler, Head of Press and Public Diplomacy; Klaus Botzet, Head of Political, Security & Development Section. The EU points the direction, like all the Nobel Peace Laureates do in their own unique way; to the future and the evolution of democratic government that can be achieved peacefully. Like all governments, they must deal with challenges and in the process, evolve. We note that the steps the EU will take to overcome its challenges will be a model for all nations and we applaud them.
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Seeking marital intimacy? A rabbi has your answer
‘Sex is just a thing’; intimacy makes two people one
Mikvah Shoshanah, Portland’s Women’s Mikvah exists to keep the spark alive in Jewish marriages. An exaggeration? Not according to the world-renowned rabbi coming to town to speak about sexual intimacy and how to achieve it.
Mikvah Shoshana, a non-profit, is bringing Rabbi Manis Friedman from New Jersey to present his ideas at three different local venues. (Friedman’s name might ring a bell, as he was Bob Dylan’s rabbi.) Friedman combines ancient wisdom and modern wit in his talks all over the world. He asks, and answers the question, After all the pop-psychology and therapy, what is it that really holds relationships together?
Friedman will also present “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”: March 3, at Salem’s Chabad Center for Jewish Life, 6:30 pm, 1370 Crowley Ave. S., Salem. On March 4, the rabbi speaks about “Getting to Like the People you Love,” at Chabad Jewish Center of Hillsboro, 8 p.m., 965 SW Brookwood Ave.
Tickets start at $10, and are available at www.Portlandswomensmikvah.eventbrite.com.
A little background: Mikvah is a bath filled with natural, flowing water reserved for Jewish ritual purifications. The mikvah is an ancient Jewish tradition still practiced in the modern world, and Portland is home to two mikva’ot (the plural of mikvah).
Mikvah Shoshana’s mission is unique: To educate women from across the Jewish community about and inspire them to observe the monthly mitzvah (good deed) of family purity. It requires two weeks without physical contact followed by two weeks of reentering holy, loving, mindful intimacy. That practice — in Hebrew taharat mishpachah — appears in the Torah and is considered central to maintaining — or reintroducing — marital harmony and intimacy.
Friedman says there is a difference between sex and intimacy. “Sex is just a thing,” and two people can engage in and enjoy it but they’re not really connecting to each other, he said. But, follow the monthly rhythm of separating for two weeks and then reuniting for two weeks, and “The objective of becoming one is fulfilled.” And his talks include other exciting paths to intimacy, too.
Friedman’s first book, Doesn’t Anyone Blush Anymore? (Harper San Francisco, 1990) now is in its fourth printing. He will be signing and selling Blush at his appearances; Dylan himself was a huge fan of this publication.
About Mikvah Shoshanah — Portland’s Women’s Mikvah
Mikvah Shoshana, Portland’s Women’s Mikvah’s mission is to promote taharat hamishpacha, Hebrew for family purity. The practice requires women to immerse in mikvah once monthly in order to re-enter the holy, loving, mindful intimacy and mitzvah of the marital relationship. Opened in March 1998, Mikvah Shoshana educates and inspires women from across the entire Jewish community in the observance of this beautiful mitzvah.