The Portland Kollel is presenting an opportunity to get ready for Elul and the Chagim. Starting Aug. 16, and continuing through Aug. 26 five young men will be visiting Portland as part of the annual SEED program. The visitors are Yeshiva students who go to different communities around USA to learn with and meet people…
PHOTO: Cub Scout Pack 739 enjoys the outdoors. Portland Jewish Cub Scouts Pack 739 invites kids and their families to spend more time outdoors with S’more Fun This Summer. These three special summer evenings are open to kids entering kindergarten through fifth grade and their families. Bring a picnic dinner along and the Cub Scout…
On Purim people gather to hear “the Megillah,” also known as the Book of Esther, which tells how the Jews in ancient Persia were saved from the wicked Haman through the leadership of Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai. When the name of Haman is read, people stomp their feet, hiss, boo or shake noisemakers…
In December, 20 Portland-area Jewish moms enjoyed a free tour of Israel and came home with new connections to the land of Israel, to Jewish traditions and to the women who shared the experience. Momentum is an eight-day journey through Israel created by the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project in 2008. Thousands of women from 19…
April Slabosheski Joins OJMCHE as Educator The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education has hired April Slabosheski for the new position of Holocaust educator. April grew up in rural Wisconsin and earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her master’s degree at the University of Michigan. Her graduate thesis in…
Recognizing that learning is a lifelong process, adults start or return to universities at any age to further their career goals. Many adults also enjoy less rigorous adult education programs to expand their understanding and knowledge about the religion, culture and language of the Jewish people. Social and networking groups are another way to learn…
Since the majority of teenagers take driver’s ed and many college- bound students take SAT prep courses, Portland’s NCSY now offers both courses specifically for Jewish teens. “Jewish Driver’s Ed and Jewish SAT Prep were designed for Jewish teens to meet each other without additional scheduling conflicts,” says Meira Spivak, NCSY’s Oregon teen programming director….
