CAMPERSHIPS One Happy Camper jewishcamp.org/one-happy-camper The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland has teamed up with the Foundation for Jewish Camp to offer first-time campers a discount. Apply online today and you could save up to $1,000 off your child’s first summer at camp. B’nai B’rith Camp Incentive Grants bbcamp.org/summer-camp/grants/ Variety of grants ranging from $500…
By Allie Rosenfeld and Estee Rosenberg After all the excitement and attention of becoming a bat mitzvah and finally being recognized as adults in the Jewish community, we woke up asking ourselves the big question: “So … what now?” It can be difficult to know as a teen how to stay involved in Portland’s wonderful…
GUEST SPEAKER: Rebecca Shine, Momentum Alliance co-executive director Kosher Food Collection benefits Sunshine Pantry WHEN: 5:30-8:30 pm, Wednesday, April 20 WHERE: Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland Tickets: $54 per adult /$36 per youth (OJCYF members, alumni and students) For more information or to register, visit ojcf.org or call 503-248-9328.
This is no game: Young pedestrians are at risk crossing streets Courtesy Ben-Gurion University “Look both ways before you cross the street” may be sage advice, but it is also apparently necessary for children as old as 13 according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers, who have pinpointed many of…
More than 700 teenagers from United Synagogue Youth, including five from Portland, gathered in Baltimore Dec. 27-31, 2015, to celebrate, learn and give back at USY’s 65th International Convention. A program of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, USY is America’s largest Conservative Jewish youth group. The gathering focused on teen advocacy with education tracks…
“Why aren’t you at the bus stop?” I sleepily barked at my 15-year-old son, Levi, as I pulled on a sweatshirt and emerged from another night of tossing and turning. “It’s 6:20. I can’t drive you to school. I have a breakfast meeting.” “Mom,” he calmly reassured me, “Relax. My regular bus driver is out…
DEC. 6 Hanukah Menorah Workshop: Chabad Northeast Portland and Orchard Supply Hardware (4030 NE Halsey St, Portland) offer a Pre-Hanukkah Menorah Workshop at 10 am. “During our long history Jews have learnt to become creative,” says Mushka Wilhelm the Director of Chabad Hebrew School-NE PDX. “Who would think that random items from Orchard Supply Hardware…
Perhaps more than any other Jewish holiday, Hanukkah (which begins at sundown Dec. 6 this year) calls on parents to deftly thread the needle between the spiritual and the secular. Is Hanukkah a tribute to the mighty deeds of our stalwart ancestors and G-d’s miracle of the oil? Or is it merely an orgy of…
By Nayantara Arora Hanukkah, as we know, is the festival of lights. It is a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, of good over evil. It is a time to celebrate miracles in a time of no hope. I am not Jewish, but I want to tell you about another festival that…
A few years ago when money was tight and we were scaling back on holiday gift giving, my insane husband, Mark, happened upon a giant inflatable polar bear playing “whack-a-mole” with two little penguins. Like any adoring husband, he thought, “I just have to spend the money and buy this inane decoration for my Jewish…
