PHOTO: Oregon teens at the NCSY Summer Program Celebration in Israel were from left: Elijah Brenner, Ross Holmes, Ari Becker, Max Cullen, Talia Rosenbloom, Elianna Spilman and Sara Berkovitch; and not pictured Elana Welter, Moriah Berkovitch, Indigo Paris, Rivkah Zigman and Eliel Safran. The teens were joined by Portland NCSY Director Doovie Jacoby. The…
Photo: PJ Library offers local story hours and free Jewish books and music to children ages 6 months to 8 years. Children 9-11 can choose their own books each month. This summer Portland area PJ Library programs feature musician and storyteller Kim Schneiderman (not pictured) at Green Bean Books on the 3rd Wednesday of June, July…
PHOTO: Maayan Torah Day School will move to this 1.2-acre campus for the next school year. The campus at 2 Touchstone Dr. in Lake Oswego has been the home of Touchstone School, which will close at the end of the school year. Standing in the garden behind the school are from left: Principal Aviel Brodkin,…
Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation members sit on the Mittleman Jewish Community Center stage at the group’s annual benefit dinner May 3. This year’s theme, Roaring Youth Philanthropy, set the mood for a truly festive evening. The teen-run event included remarks from U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and Professor Natan Meir of the Harold Schnitzer Family…
JUNE 2 & 16/JULY 7 & 21 Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years). 10:15am in Zidell Chapel, Neveh Shalom, 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland. Join other young families for singing, dancing, stories, indoor picnic-style lunch and Shabbat fun. 503-246-8831 Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders. 10:15am in Room 19, Neveh Shalom, 2900 SW Peaceful…
Portland historian Tracy Prince, Ph.D., was raised deep in the South and deep in the culture of what she calls “hell fire and damnation Christian.” When she and her husband, Portland attorney Scott Schaffer, had their first child 14 years ago and were brainstorming names, Tracy lobbied hard for one of her favorites, a nostalgic…
PHOTO: Portland Jewish Academy eighth-graders on top of Masada during their class trip to Israel in March. Portland Jewish Academy began taking its eighth-graders to Israel when the day school expanded to eighth grade for the 1997/98 school year. Since then, except for three years during and after the Second Intifada, members of all of…
PHOTO: Rosemarie and Layton Rosenfeld Whether they are called bubbe and zayde, grandma and grandpa, or nanny and poppa, it is clear that grandchildren share a special bond with their grandparents. It’s a treasured relationship that presents a wonderful opportunity for grandparents to share their life experiences and personal values with younger generations. In…
APRIL 15 GOOD DEEDS DAY: Times and locations vary. Several family-friendly projects. jewishportland.org/community-calendar/good-deeds-day-2018 APRIL 27-29 NEVEH SHALOM FAMILY CAMP. Families with children ages 0-2nd grade join together for a fantastic weekend at Camp Solomon Schechter, Olympia, WA. Together we’ll celebrate Shabbat with family friendly services, activities and games. 503-246-8831 APRIL 15 & 29 KINDERGARTEN ALIYAH…
Anecdotal evidence has long shown that summer camp helps children learn valuable life skills that enhance their lives in college and beyond. Jewish sleep-away camps have the added benefit of creating confident, engaged Jewish adults. In recent years, two studies have come out with statistics that prove the stories. The 2011 Camp Works study from…
