DAY CAMPS GAN ISRAEL DAY CAMP 6612 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland, OR 97239 503-246-KIDS (5437) cgiportland.com Through our three thoughtfully designed camps (18 months to 5 years, 6-8 years, 9 -11 years) your child will learn: Cooperation, Creativity and Optimism. Since 1984 Portland’s Gan Israel Day Camp has provided modern Jewish children from diverse backgrounds…
PHOTO: Delegates from the Portland area, part of United Synagogue Youth’s Pinwheel region, pose for a group photo at USY’s 66th International Convention, Dec. 25-29, in Dallas, TX. From left are (front): Pinwheel Regional Youth Director Rebecca Powazek, Regional President Hannah Glass, Izzy Levy and (back) Emma Hayward, Abby Glass, Maude Elovitz, Marissa Friedman and…
FEB. 12 MJCC SUMMER DAY CAMP INFO FAIR: 1- 3 pm at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland. Learn about the MJCC Summer Day Camp programs, register and meet camp staff! Free. 503-535-3555 or oregonjcc.org Young Artists show selection: See page 36. FEB. 20 BB BREAKS (VACATION DAY CAMP): 9 am-5…
JAN. 7 KIDS NIGHT OUT WITH BB CAMP: 5-9 pm. Come hang out with your friends and give your parents the night off! K-6th graders. $25, $5 sibling discount. Drop off at BB Camp Office, 9400 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, #200. amansfield@bbcamp.org or 503-496-7444 ext. 7015 JAN. 12-MARCH 2 IMPROV COMEDY CLUB: 3:45-4:45 pm, Thursdays at…
Many children in both Nogales, Arizona, and its sister city Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, would not recognize a tennis court, let alone know the rules of the game. For Charlie Cutler, a former professional tennis player, the goal is to change that. Charlie grew up in Portland, Oregon, attending Havurah Shalom where he became a bar…
Central Oregon Jewish teens have submitted an application to form a new BBYO chapter called Shalom Teva. Naomi Chudowsky, Ralph Uri and Jerry Greenbach will serve as advisors for the new chapter. BBYO is a pluralistic Jewish teen movement aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in more meaningful Jewish experiences. BBYO’s leadership programs have provided…
Come join the fun at the Mitzvah Menorah and Adopt-a-Family annual gift-wrapping jamboree. Held at the Mittlemann Jewish Community Center on Dec.18, this Jewish Family & Child Service and Cedar Sinai Park holiday event brings the community together to wrap and deliver gifts to others less fortunate than themselves. Families and groups are welcome. The…
Jewish Family & Child Service has identified about 50 families or individuals in need of a little holiday cheer this year. JFCS hopes the community will come forward and provide holiday gifts for those people, who include the following: • This 80-year-old Holocaust survivor lives independently. She has no family in Oregon, and she depends…
B’nai B’rith Camp in Oregon received the Gail Littman Memorial Legacy Stewardship Award for their excellence in stewardship of their Etz Chaim Society during the 12th annual conference of JCamp 180, a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. The Etz Chaim Legacy Society honors and recognizes individuals who are committed to the future and sustainability…
The Hebrew word for dreidel is sevivon, which means “thing that turns.” The classic dreidel is a four-sided spinning top made of wood, plastic or clay. Dreidels have Hebrew letters on all four sides. These letters are nun, gimel, hay and shin and stand for the saying “Nes gadol hayah sham, which means “A great…
