With its pristine environment, breathtaking scenery and wealth of outdoor activities, Bend is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the Pacific Northwest. No matter what the season, visitors can enjoy a diverse range of activities such as cross-country skiing, hiking and even llama-riding. Young professionals, families and active retirees are increasingly finding their…
In these hard times that have come to be known as the Great Recession, many Americans have been scaling back their travel plans. The staycation, or vacationing near or even at home, has steadily gained in popularity. It may not be as glamorous as a traditional vacation, but there’s no reason it can’t be a…
The three Jewish co-founders of Alum.ni have moved from Israel to Portland to start their innovative online platform for alumni networks. Alum.ni is an online social network that provides alumni with tools to keep in touch, network and better leverage their connections. Edoe Cohen, Ori Weiss and Pauline Vorms were tired of inadequate alumni platforms…
When Brian Yablon was 8 years old, his father taught him an important lesson: support of israel is not only a matter of words – it is something you do. Yablon, the new chair of Oregon AIPAC, remembers it well. it was 1973. the Yom Kippur War had broken out. the family came home from…
A project to aid impoverished women and children in rural Honduras is rooted in Oregon. Eugene native Shmuel Rubinstein spent 1998-99 living and working in Israel through Project OTZMA thanks to funding from Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. He says the value of tikkun olam (healing the world), which he learned growing up at Eugene’s…
As I look outside I can see that a change is about to happen. Small buds have formed on the trees, and the bright yellow daffodils of spring are emerging from the ground. Spring break is over, Passover is behind us and baseball’s first pitch has been thrown. these are all signs that warmer days…
Four diverse Portland teens beat out a host of larger teams to win this year’s national JUMP championship, NCSY’s five- month program created to give yeshiva day school students leadership training and broader understanding of global issues facing the Jewish people. Portland’s team drew members from various public high schools. Co-captains Raizel O’Brien and Allya…
It looks like any other business park. Then you turn a corner and come upon a different world. The Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County’s new home radiates warmth and light with elegant Northwest materials and architecture. Stop by for a cup of tea in the living room, grab a book from the library or…
Two generations of Portland’s Horowitz family have experienced the lifelong benefits of international student exchange programs. Now the executive director of Portland Jewish Academy and Mittleman Jewish Community Center, Lisa Horowitz went to Chile as an exchange student shortly after Augusto Pinochet became dictator of Chile in a 1973 coup. “I am a big proponent…
DAVID FUKS | CEO | CEDAR SINAI PARK Independent, assisted and nursing home care; day care; affordable housing; and in-home care for seniors. The essence of memory is supported by experience and surroundings that provide us with cues. For example, the placement of photographs or familiar objects can help to orient us and remind of…
