Each month Oregon Jewish Life will ask a group of rabbis, cantors, educators and/or members of the community a question relevant to the season or a theme in that issue. For April, we asked rabbis to reflect on Passover’s message of freedom. Rabbi Glenn Ettman Temple Beth Tikvah, Bend The holiday of Passover is the…
Maimonides Jewish Day School raised $90,000 as it honored Gersham Goldstein before 180 attendees at their annual dinner March 14 in the Benson Hotel’s Mayfair Ballroom. Tribute was paid to Goldstein by his children, Deborah and Marcus Goldstein, by Rabbi Moshe Wilhelm, director of Chabad of Oregon; and by Federation’s past Executive Vice President Charles…
Sports fans and museum lovers alike will have a lot to celebrate May 6 when the Oregon Jewish Museum’s annual gala provides a tantalizing taste of the museum’s summer sports exhibit. “Let’s Have a Ball!” will be a distinct departure from the museum’s previous galas, which have featured art auctions. The event promises to be…
Some of my worst memories are standing on the elementary school playground hoping to be picked for games. I used to dread recess and would ask the teacher if I could erase the board or organize the blocks instead—I was not a super cool kid. As an adult reading about the importance of those developmental…
The Senior Women’s Multnomah Athletic Team won the USTA rated 4.5 level, 50+ years Northern Oregon Division this season which began September 2011. They advance to Sectionals in Sunriver and compete against other teams from the Northwest. Team members were Captain Gay Hart, Amy Miller, Dana Hunt, Sally Lovett, Jennifer Devoe, Robin Becic, Stacy Hawkins,…
Do I give a bride-to-be the pink slip before or after the wedding? Dear Helen: I need to do a round of layoffs ASAP because of corporate budget cuts. My saddest problem is a young woman who’s getting married in two months, but whose job is on the chopping block. She’s been planning her wedding…
Cedar Sinai Park’s annual benefit gala with Super Diamond brought friends and supporters to The Nines on March 10 to express love, honor and respect for the residents of Robison Jewish Health Center. Taylor Goodman, who accompanied Whistlin’ Rufus on vocals during cocktail hour, visits with event co-chairs Christi Goodman and Michelle Gradow, right. The…
“That was an amazing wedding!” I still hear it when friends gather, and it’s been over 35 years since David and I got married. The food, the dancing and, to be honest, the abundant alcohol brought out the party animal in everyone, from Grandma Rose to the mah-jongg mavens. But I can’t take the credit….
Like all overnight camps, Jewish sleep-away camps help young campers learn valuable life skills that enhance their lives in college and beyond. Jewish camps have the added benefit of creating confident, engaged Jewish adults. Numerous studies have shown youth benefit from attending sleep-away camps. An article in the February issue of Psychology Today explores “why…
The PJ Library, an organization that sends Jewish storybooks to thousands of households worldwide, is now connecting Jewish authors to local families in its expansion to five Oregon communities. Many Jewish parents wonder how they can make Jewish learning both exciting and accessible to their children. The answer for many families is the PJ Library,…
