Sharon Pollin, the education director at Congregation Shaarie Torah, was recently selected as a Pardes Alumni Mahloket Matters Fellow. Sharon posted recently, “It is an honor to learn about the topic of conflict resolution with this accomplished North American cohort. Pardes has crafted a curriculum modeled after Talmudic Rabbinic conflict and informed by contemporary…
Congregation Shaarie Torah is delighted to welcome Sharon Pollin back as Education Director for the coming school year. Dr. Pollin, in collaboration with Rabbi Rose, will oversee the youth education curriculum for grades K-10 and help re-envision the overall structure of the program to support future learning. “Adding an educator of Sharon’s caliber to our…
Kimberly Fuson to Lead Cedar Sinai Park Beginning Aug. 6, long-time Portland resident Kimberly Fuson will return to Oregon to serve as interim executive director for Cedar Sinai Park. Martin Baicker, who has led the organization since October 2017, is stepping down as CEO to pursue other opportunities in the senior health care industry. Kimberly…
PHOTO: Song of Miriam 2019 Honorees: (Front standing) Cheryl Richards; (from left, seated) Sarah Orzech, Beit Am Corvallis; Marissa Richardson, Congregation Neveh Shalom; Andrea Sanchez, Mittleman Jewish Community Center; Liz Stanley, Congregation Shaarie Torah Sisterhood, Linda Veltman, Oregon Jewish Museum & Center for Holocaust Education; Abbey Vanderbeek, Temple Beth Shalom, Salem; Jennifer Zeidman, Portland Jewish…
Shaarie Torah hires executive director Jemi Kostiner Mansfield is Congregation Shaarie Torah’s executive director effective March 1. Shaarie Torah’s board of directors selected Jemi following a national search that attracted a pool of some 30 talented applicants. Jemi has more than two decades of work experience and a lifetime of personal involvement in the Portland…
Kim Danish Rosenberg will receive the Harry R. Nemer Service Award. Congregation Shaarie Torah Men’s Club presents the award to congregation members in recognition of outstanding volunteer service to Shaarie Torah. Kim recently took a leadership role heading the fundraising efforts for the Shaarie Torah Transition Committee. Before that, she served on the Shaarie Torah…
PHOTO: Michael Allen Harrison Michael Allen Harrison will bring his rare concert grand piano to Congregation Shaarie Torah for two firsts – his first performance at Congregation Shaarie Torah and the Conservative congregation’s first community-wide fundraising event (see below). Portland pianist and composer Michael Allen Harrison is well known for his December concerts at The…
They’ve been baking pastries together for a long, long time, first for synagogue use and then as a community event and fundraiser. The Shaarie Torah Sisterhood’s annual hamantaschen marathon gets going Feb. 4 this year. Expect the best, as they turn out thousands of fruit- and poppy seed-filled pastries that look like Haman’s tri-corner hat….
Congregation Shaarie Torah presents “Tell It Like It Is: Jewish Storytelling Festival” May 2-3 with featured storytellers: Maggid Cassandra Sagan, mythteller Brian Rohr and musician/teller Eric Stern of Vagabond Opera. Storytelling is both an ancient and modern part of the Jewish tradition. The festival begins Saturday evening and continues the next day from 1-7:30 pm…
Attorney Robin Runstein is a woman who wears many hats. As the only criminal defense lawyer at Kell, Alterman and Runstein, she maintains a heavy trial practice that includes family law and personal injury cases. Runstein balances a demanding workload with the needs of her two sons – and her penchant for competitive soccer. Interestingly,…
