For Hanukkah parties, menorah lightings and other holiday family activities, see our Hanukkah Roundup on page 26. Dec. 3 & 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,…
Seven Jewish mothers from Portland participated in the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project Leadership Conference, Sept. 18-20, in College Park, MD. Allison Sherman, Janine Gottheiner, Lee Lazarus, Eve Levy, Sandy Nemer, Paula Reed and Jodi Garber-Simon attended from Oregon. The conference, held in collaboration with Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, gathered Jewish women from across the…
Julia Wolf takes driving seriously and attributes her skill to first-rate training. A junior at Lake Oswego High and an active member of Congregation Shaarie Torah, she says the driver’s education course she took through NCSY last year showed her the way. “I got everything I needed about driving but was also around my Jewish…
Nov. 5 & Dec 3 pm on select Saturdays: 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 Nov. 6 Info…
For many Jews, a bar or bat mitzvah is one of the most significant and fundamental ceremonies in the religion. The coming-of-age ceremony marks a time in youth when one accepts Judaism as their own and becomes recognized as an adult by the community. In today’s modern world, the ceremony has evolved and taken on…
Taking b’nai mitzvah celebrations on the road can relieve mental and financial stress, promote family bonding and create a double set of memories to last a lifetime. A destination bar or bat mitzvah can be the ideal solution for a family facing special needs – either in terms of family dynamics or a child with…
The rambunctiousness is palpable as dozens of 12- and 13-year- olds pile onto the school bus for Sarah’s batmitzvah party. “Where are we going?” “Why do I need this beach towel?” “How long until we get to our first stop?” The questions come rapid fire, repeating over and over, as if the guy in charge…
Dear Helen: My daughter is becoming a bat mitzvah very soon. I am looking for inspiration for my talk to her on the bimah. Problem A: I’m a poor writer and scared of getting tongue-tied. Problem B: My parents want to bring a bottle of booze to her Kiddush lunch, but the site only allows…
VENUES The Benson Hotel 309 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 503-219-6708 bensonhotel.com The Benson Hotel’s event spaces are perfect for bar/bat mitzvahs, meetings and celebrations of all kinds for up to 400. On the National Register of Historic Places, named The Oregonian’s 2012 Best Hotel-Staff Pick and awarded TripAdvisor 2014 Certificate of Excellence, this is…
I’m sitting at my computer, writing. It’s 3:30 in the afternoon and there is a sudden and torrential downpour that seems to appear out of nowhere. I’ve just poured a cup of tea and for a moment I’m enjoying the beauty of the rain and the wet wind that brought it in as I sip…
