LEARNED HAND AWARDS – The Oregon Area Jewish Committee presented its Learned Hand awards at a luncheon on June 13 at the Governor Hotel. Julia E. Markley of Perkins Coie LLP (left) received the Emerging Leadership Award, and Henry H. Hewitt of Stoel Rives LLP received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Oregon Supreme Court Justice Rives…
Portland’s Florence Melton Adult Mini-School has found a new for its popular classes at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. After years of teaching classes throughout the Portland area, most commonly in area synagogues, Melton has partnered with the MJCC to give those classes a more permanent home. In preparation for the beginning of fall classes,…
Dear Helen: I’ve been asked to give the keynote at my son’s small liberal arts college graduation. I’m not shy, but I’m just a software game designer whose app went viral. Can you get me started? Non-Dignitary Dear Non-Dignitary: Experience is hard to transfer, and hard-earned wisdom often sounds like banal platitudes. But what you…
The Oregon Hillels have had a busy year overcoming challenges to keep up with innovative programming, attract students and spread Jewish enthusiasm across college campuses. The Oregon Hillel at University of Oregon and the Greater Portland Hillel, which has chapters at Portland State University, Lewis & Clark and Reed, have welcomed many new participants. This…
Have you ever walked, run or petitioned for a good cause? This time, you’re in for a treat. The second annual Pamper for a Purpose lets you help Darfur and Congolese refugees by basking in the ultimate spa. Join hair stylists, hypnotists, massage therapists and more at Lake Oswego’s Millennium Park Plaza on July 1…
When my wife and I moved to Salem five years ago, we didn’t give much thought to whether or not there was a Jewish community here. We moved to Salem from the Los Angeles area, where there are so many Jews that the public schools close on Jewish holidays. Judaism had always been a quiet…
Early on a misty Friday morning, a cacophony of footsteps and the happy chatter of children can be heard as they get closer to Vernon School, a Pre-K to 8 school in Northeast Portland. It’s the sound of a “walking school bus” making its way to school through the neighborhood. The “bus” swells to about…
What is the source of the Jewish obligation to care for our bodies? Rabbi Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin Temple Beth Israel, Eugene Before you read about the Jewish view of our responsibility to care for our physical health, I ask you to take one minute to sit quietly, perhaps with eyes closed, turning your awareness inward to…
Mark Rosenberg, MD, is the director of the internal medicine residency program at Providence Portland. He is also a firm believer in the importance of volunteering your time to help others. He can do that with Providence, where a robust program allows medical residents to spend time working and learning in Kenya, Haiti and, soon,…
With summer around the corner, parents and kids can start gearing up for some fun local activities that they may not have tried before. For locals and tourists alike, summer in Oregon has a magical quality. Restaurants spill onto the streets, serving fresh bread and local cuisine at sidewalk tables, kids who are almost translucent…
