I grew up at Leo Baeck Temple, a large Reform community in Los Angeles in the 1970s and ’80s. Then, as now, Leo Baeck was a hotbed of social action. Our founding rabbi, Leonard I. Beerman, was a compelling speaker and a brilliant orator who wove current events into his sermons like the blue threads…
More than 300 people turned out June 3 to honor 18 women at the Jewish Women’s Round Table’s annual Song of Miriam Award Brunch to celebrate the contributions volunteers make to Jewish organizations. JWRT President Ellen Beck thanked the record crowd for honoring “those who do so much for our community.” “Without their continuing commitment…
Help Oregon Food Bank to celebrate 25 years of world-class blues and fighting hunger. Volunteer at the 2012 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, presented by First Tech Federal Credit Union, July 4-8. Owned and operated by Oregon Food Bank, the festival is not only the biggest blues festival west of the Mississippi, it’s also Oregon Food…
Even before she became a senior, Store to Door Executive Director Helen Bernstein loved seniors. In 1979, Helen taught the first fitness classes in Manhattan designed specifically for seniors. She later went to the 92nd Street Y as director of the senior adult program. She chaired the Eastside Council on the Aging, a group focused…
The Sunshine Pantry, which now helps more than 1,000 families a month, was started 30 years ago by Sharon Straus as a project for her son’s Cub Scout Pack. Almost six years ago her pantry moved from her home into the Reif Business Park located just off of Hall Boulevard at 7795 Cirrus Dr., Bldg….
A quarter century ago, Congregation Beth Israel decided to organize volunteers to do something Jewish for Christmas. Over the years, the effort has included delivering Meals on Wheels and serving Christmas dinner for low-income residents in the area. For many years, Alan Rosenfeld co-chaired the committee that organized the dinner. Rosenfeld and Beth Israel volunteers…
