Nov. 8 Community Shabbat Connect: The Carl Preschool is partnering with PJ Library for this special event focused on Shabbat. 9:30-11 am, at Carl Preschool, Congregation Shaarie Torah, 920 NW 25th, Portland. For preschoolers with a parent, grandparent or other caregiver; siblings welcome. Start off like a typical Carl Preschool morning with singing and stories…
The key to any successful event is planning and organization and this is particularly the case for a bar/bat mitzvah. Having a schedule to assist with this planning can help keep your simcha on time, within budget and avoid forgetting any important steps. Use the following timetable as a guide, adjusting and adding other items…
Kiaran lived with seven different families during her first six years of life. When she was in kindergarten, Valerie Tobin and Rodrigo Diaz became her foster parents and a year and a half later her adoptive parents. Now Kiaran Diaz-Tobin has dim memories of frequent moves and feeling adrift. So when she was considering a…
I have to say, there are some cool things about living in Seattle. It doesn’t ever reach 120 degrees, the greenery is amazing and nobody cares what you wear, how fancy your car is or what label is on your newest handbag. That said, bar mitzvah planning is a totally different animal here. We’ve never…
Our child’s bar/bat mitzvah can work therapeutically in many different but complementary ways. Most basically, it works by providing us with a familiar format: a safe, protected structure for making and marking transitions. It makes our journeys public and positive.And it makes us cry. We cry with love and pride as our child soars, and…
Dear Helen: Our daughter, raised in a non-religious home, married a great guy who is a holiday-only-observant Jew. Our daughter wants her two daughters raised in a Jewish tradition. They are going through a difficult financial patch at the moment, but my daughter is determined to give her daughters a grand bat mitzvah celebration, even…
EVERYTHING JEWISH 6684 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 503-246-5437 EverythingJewish.biz Store and Information Center. Not just a retail store, Everything Jewish is Portland’s Jewish resource and welcome center. With an onsite rabbi available to answer questions and discuss Jewish perspectives, people are welcome to come and browse as an opportunity to learn more about Judaism…
At least four Oregon teens picked up gold medals at the 20th Maccabiah Games held in Israel this July. Portland teen Maya Rayle won a gold medal and two silver medals as a member of the U.S. Junior Track Team. Portlanders Claire Rosenfeld and Kaisa Autumn competed as members of the U.S. Junior Lacrosse Team…
RECURRING: NORTHEAST STORY HOUR WITH PJ LIBRARY: 9:30-10:15 am, Sundays at New Seasons, 3445 N Williams Ave., Portland. Share in a weekly story hour for families with music and PJ Library Books. rachelr@jewishportland.org or 503-892-7415 STORY TIME IN ANNE AND GOLDIE’S CHILDREN’S CORNER. 11 am, Tuesdays, second floor of the OJMCHE, 724 NW Davis St,…
PHOTO: The great guys at B’nai B’rith Men’s Camp waiting for the solar eclipse. Photo by Ken Zeidman Since 1931, the members of Men’s Camp have gathered each year at BB Camp for their own week long encampment. Many of the adult campers started at BB Camp as kids, continuing their connection to BB…
