LEADERSHIP SHABBATON—Portlanders (from left) Oren Bulka, Justine Silberberg, Rel Berne, Sammy Aronson, Ella Sugarman and Anna Steckel salute Lt. Col. George H. Heart during a NCSY leadership training Shabbaton at Fort Lewis Army base. 

Portlanders attend NCSY Leadership Shabbaton

By JEWISH REVIEW

article created on: 2008-10-15T00:00:00

Eight Portland board members traveled to Fort Lewis, a U.S. military base, Oct. 3-5 for the annual NCSY Leadership Training Seminar. Joined by the Seattle and Vancouver chapters, board members learned about character development, reliability and other important leadership qualities. Portland and Vancouver arrived just minutes before Shabbat due to heavy traffic on the way. Despite having to cancel some programming because of this, the weekend was still a success. Chapters began bonding as a region. Army personnel spoke to the group about being Jewish in the military and the challenges they have overcome. As the Shabbaton came to an end, board members helped build the sukkah for the Jews of the army base.