Photo: This summer the MJCC will pilot a program encouraging campers to wear sun hats. By Lisa Katon Did you know that Oregon has the fifth highest rate of melanoma in the U.S., surpassing many other “sunny” states like California and Florida? We receive nearly a quarter of our lifetime sun exposure before…
PHOTO: A camper leaps from the dock into the camp’s private lake. This summer Solomon Schechter campers will have a new aqua park on the lake giving them more options for water fun. Last summer under new Executive Director Zach Duitch, Camp Solomon Schechter swelled by 60 campers, bringing more than 460 campers to…
Photo: B’nai B’rith Campers play ga-ga. Ga-ga has been a favorite game at Jewish summer camps for decades. Recently, the game has gained mainstream popularity and can be found at camps and playgrounds around the world. Deemed a “gentler version of dodgeball” the game is played in a ga-ga pit. The ga-ga pit is usually…
PHOTO: Participants at last year’s camp for young adults. Photo by Yoav Magid Who says summer camp is just for kids? Now young adults can relive (or discover) the unwired fun, creativity and friendship of Jewish summer camp. Presented by Moishe House, Camp Nai Nai Nai offers a weekend of adventure for young adults in…
Photo courtesy B’nai B’rith Camp By Jane Larkin Shabbat at camp is “cool” and adds a sense of sacredness to the camp experience. My son just returned from his second summer spent at the Union for Reform Judaism’s Greene Family Camp. While Sammy is glad to be reunited with his puppy, he misses his other…
PHOTO: BB Day Campers play ga-ga in a “ga-ga pit” created with tables laid on their side – just one way day campers can get a taste of resident camp activities. By Lindsey Silken & Jenni Zeftel You’re starting to think about summertime and what on earth you’re going to do with the kids for…
As kids grow up, their oral hygiene habits should grow with them. The makers of CloSYS Oral Health System provided the following tips for kids’ dental health. Baby teeth erupt from 6 months to 2.5 years. Unfortunately, tooth eruption makes gums sore and inflamed, leading to unhappy babies. Use a gentle child’s toothbrush as the…
PHOTO: Delegation head Lenny Steinberg leads Team Oregon into the opening ceremonies of the 2018 JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest held in California. Over the last few years, the Mittleman Jewish Community Center has taken about 60 teens to participate in the JCC Maccabi Experience. Team Oregon has had tremendous success in both the…
PHOTOS: Sadie Drucker runs through the mud to take third in the 4K race for 13/14-year-olds at the USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships. Portland Jewish Academy eighth-grader Sadie Drucker won a bronze medal in the 4-kilometer race for 13/14-years-olds at the USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships in…
PHOTO: Ivrit Israelit founders and teachers: Maya Varon, Mor Yelvington and Etti Segal. By Sarah Rohr For some new arrivals, the U.S. melting pot heightens one’s desire to maintain one’s culture, while others rush to assimilate. Longing for a sense of home often creates a melding of the two extremes. For Israelis Mor Yelvington, Etti…
