Garden's meaning heightened in wartime
“Maybe gardening is at its highest pitch when hell is near,” Kenneth Helphand, a landscape architecture professor at the University of Oregon told a small audience read more »
Robison Sisterhood installs new officers
NEW ROBISON SISTERHOOD BOARD—The Robison Sisterhood installed its new board at its June 2 meeting. read more »
MJDS offers new student special
JOIN US—Maimonides Jewish Day School preschoolers and transitional kindergartners sing Shabbat Shalom for their weekly Shabbat celebration. read more »
Community Warehouse part of Reuse Week
The Community Warehouse, which supplies free furniture and household items to about 60 families in need each week, will be a kickoff site for Reuse Week, June 10-18. read more »
Neveh Shalom donates $12,000 for food
On the year’s last night of Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Wednesday Night School, Oregon Food Bank major gifts developer Gina Taylor came to receive a symbolic check for $12,000 from Neveh Shalom. read more »
Bend congregation plans Sunday school
Bend’s 1-year-old Reform congregation Temple Beth Tikvah plans to start a religious school program in the fall and is seeking two Sunday School instructors. read more »
Hebrew camp created for pre-K to 2nd-graders
Kochavim (stars), an immersion-style class during the academic year, has morphed into two, one-week day camp sessions for children entering pre-kindergarten through second grade in the fall. read more »
New Jewish neighborhood seeks mascots in contest
ASHLAND—“Countries, states and cities have official birds, trees and flowers, so why not our new neighborhood?” Laurel Miller, a partner in the Aleph Springs project, wondered aloud. read more »
Synagogue as a Real Estate Amenity?
A golf course, a pool, a boat slip in the marina? Real estate developers typically depend on amenities like these to entice homebuyers. read more »
Dina Feuer ends long career
When friends and alumni of Portland Jewish Academy and its predecessor Hillel Academy converge June 14 for the return of the school’s traditional Spaghetti Dinner, they also will have the opportunity to honor a woman who has taught Hebrew and Jewish studies to thousands of Portlanders over the past 35 years. read more »
Chai Society hears state of Israeli-U.S. relationship
Both the Israeli right and the Israeli left have failed to resolve fundamental dilemmas in their visions for the future of Israel read more »
June 11 dinner honors Cantor Shivers 23 years of service
Cantor Linda Shivers will be honored for 23 years of service to Congregation Neveh Shalom and to Portland’s Jewish community at a June 11 tribute dinner. read more »
Beth Israel wraps up sesquicentennial celebration
BETH ISRAEL GALA—Congregation Beth Israel clergy and their spouses sing around the cake honoring the congregation’s 150th anniversary. read more »
Portland and Passaic, N.J., become sister communities
Portland and Passaic, N.J., may be on opposite sides of the country, but a new “sister communities” program is proving they have lots in common. read more »
In tight economy, PJA keeps extras, offers scholarships
As school districts across the country eliminate programs due to serious budget cuts, Portland Jewish Academy will still offer music, dance, PE and library, along with the kavod, tikkun olam and character-building that one doesn’t get elsewhere, according to CEO Lisa Horowitz. read more »
