Holidays

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During High Holidays, Fight Hunger and Repair the World

Repair the World staffers Amy Goldsmith and Danielle Kirshenblat were in Portland July 17-19 to encourage local participation in a new national campaign to inspire a different kind of High Holiday “service” this fall. As part of September’s Hunger Action Month, Repair the World is recruiting volunteers to raise awareness about food justice, while fostering…

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High Holidays Good Time to Redefine Priorities

Dear Helen: It’s been a long time since I’ve been a good practicing Jew. I support my synagogue financially and I attend the High Holiday services, but it’s mostly to connect with family and clients, not because I’m truly drawn towards a deeper relationship with religion. But one of my best friends has just been…

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Previews and Seders

EUROPEAN BORDERLANDS MUSIC REVIVED The vibrant folk music of the European Borderlands will be revived in a one-night performance at the Alberta Rose Theater on April 30 at 8 pm. “On an Overgrown Path: Dreamscapes, Dances and Love Stories of the European Borderlands” is a multimedia performance starring the Lyrical Strings Duo, the Agnieszka Laska…

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Hand in Hand students meet Obamas

Students of the Max Rayne Hand in Hand Bilingual School in Jerusalem, where Jewish and Arab-Israeli children study together, participated in the first of two Hanukkah receptions at the White House Dec. 17. “The invitation to the White House came after the arson attack on the Hand in Hand school on Nov. 29 and (was)…

Hanukkah in Israel

After 17 Hanukkahs here, one thing about the way the Festival of Lights is celebrated in Israel never ceases to amaze me: the total absence of Christmas. In the States, Hanukkah’s relation to Christmas is of crucial concern. The more the two holidays overlap, the more that Jews will be celebrating their winter holiday at…