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Table of Contents

2013-2014/5774 Oregon Jewish Life Resource Guide | OJL Volume 2/Issue 8

Where We Were . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Generations/Dor l’Dor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-60 Life-cycle primer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Mohel/Mikvah/Burial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Family resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

A timeline of Jewish Life in Oregon

Where We Are/The Resource Guide

Education: Preschools, Day schools, Hebrew/ Religious schools, Adult education . . . . . . . 48

Organizations/Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-21 Community Diversity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Organizations/Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Camps: Day camps, Resident camps . . . . . 50 Youth & Teens . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .52 Special needs. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .52 Campus groups . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .52 Young adult. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Families . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .52 Single survey results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Seniors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Elder care. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..57

Spiritual Life . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .22-32 Shabbat . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .23 Kids & Shabbat . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .24 Jewish holidays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Congregations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Kashrut & Food . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .28

Calendar 2013-2014/5774. 33-40 COVER PHOTOS: Clockwise from top left (from our files): Oregon Artist Aithan Shapira, Bicycle commuters cross Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge (Both by Deborah Moon), Israeli salad (courtesy Anne Kleinberg), Foundation School students celebrate Hanukkah (courtesy Neveh Shalom), a surfer heads for an Israeli beach (by Bryce Johnson Photography/brycejohnson.com).

Israel . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .61 Businesses/Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-69 Arts & Entertainment . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .62 Auto . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .63 Financial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Health . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .64 Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Jewelers . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .65 Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Venues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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WHERE WE WERE Top left: FOUNDING FATHER – Aaron Meier, a native of Germany like many early immigrants, came to Portland in 1857 and founded what for decades was Oregon’s dominant department store. This photo taken in 1887.

Top right: MAKING A HOME – Joseph and Fannie Nudelman, shown here with their family in 1916.

Nudelman, originally from Odessa, had lived in Jewish agricultural colonies in Canada, North Dakota and Nevada before settling permanently in Portland.

Bottom left: OREGON’S FIRST SYNAGOGUE – Congregation Beth Israel’s first building, at Southwest 5th Avenue and Oak Street in downtown Portland. Dated after 1861.

Above: Presidents of NCJW circa 1910

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Here is a look back at some of the people, events and history that have made us who we are today:

1849 – Jacob Goldsmith and Lewis May, recognized as the first known Jewish settlers in Portland, arrive and open a general store on Front Avenue.

They both move on within two years. The 1850 census shows only one person in Portland who can be identified as Jewish, but he does not seem to stay either. Portland reports a population of 821 – though the streets in the small settlement are still dotted with tree stumps, and the dirt streets turn to mud in the rain.

1853 – Caroline Weinshank, a widow de-

scribed as “the first Jewish woman in Oregon,” arrives in Portland and opens a boarding house for Jewish bachelors. In 1858 she marries Elias Stille of Independence in one of Oregon’s earliest Jewish marriages. Portland’s1860 census records show 84 Jews over the age of 16 in the city – 61 men and 23 women.

1855 – Louis Blumauer, the first Jewish child born in Oregon, is born in Portland.

Cantor Judith Schiff, one of the first to expand women’s roles in the synagogue, reads from the Torah at Congregation Beth Israel.

Oregon’s Jewish Evolution A timeline of Jewish life

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1856 – The first Jewish New Year services in

the Oregon Territory are held in the gold-rush boomtown of Jacksonville in Southern Oregon, where German-Jewish immigrants moved from the California gold fields. The small community thrives for a generation or so. The community’s last Rosh Hashanah services are held in 1883, with most of the pioneers and their families eventually moving to San Francisco.

1856 – The first Jewish organization in Oregon, For more than 150 years, Jewish life in Oregon has been characterized by dreamers, doers and those devoted to a cause.

The pioneer Jews who came to the Western Frontier sank deep roots. Those first Oregon Jews, who came from Germany in the mid-1850s, often lived in other places in America before finding their way out West. Many of them were merchants who, along with other pioneers, helped build their new communities and played important roles in business and civic life.

Jews served as mayors in towns from Astoria to Pendleton and Troutdale to Burns. They were leaders in state government and had roles as varied as postmaster and Internal Revenue Service agent, establishing a legacy of public service and political involvement that continues to this day.

They also built a strong Jewish community – founding synagogues, schools, social and charitable organizations and welcoming waves of other immigrants, refugees and survivors who would come to call Oregon their home.

Those later arrivals made their own contributions, strengthening the community and adding new colors and textures to the tapestry that is Oregon Jewish life.

Portland’s Mt. Sinai Cemetery Association, is incorporated by an act of the Territorial Legislature, and the city’s first Jewish cemetery is located near what is now the west end of the Ross Island Bridge. In 1862 the cemetery association is absorbed by Congregation Beth Israel and, after Corbett Avenue is widened, graves are relocated to the Beth Israel Cemetery on Taylors Ferry Road.

1857 – Aaron Meier, a founder of what was to

become Portland’s dominant department store for decades, Meier & Frank, settles in Portland. By 1914 Meier & Frank is the fourth-largest department store in the country. Meier returns to his native Ellerstadt, Germany, to marry Jeanette Hirsch in 1863. Ten years later in 1873, Emil Frank becomes Meier’s partner. Julius Meyer, Aaron’s and Jeanette’s son, promotes Portland’s 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, is considered the “father” of the Columbia River Highway and in 1930 is elected governor of Oregon.

1858 – Congregation Beth Israel, the first Jewish congregation west of the Rocky Mountains and north of California, is founded in Portland.

The Reform congregation’s members include prominent Jewish business and civic leaders.

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Zedek and Talmud Torah begin in 1892 and 1893, respectively, and eventually merge with Ahavai Sholom in 1961 to form Congregation Neveh Shalom.

1869-71 – Bernard Goldsmith becomes

CALLED TO SERVE -- Fred Rosenbaum, who went on to become a brigadier general in the Oregon Air National Guard, was among many Oregon and Northwest Jews who served in the military during World War II. Rosenbaum, who was born in Austria, went to England on a Kindertransport before being reunited with his parents.

1869 – Congregation Ahavai Sholom, a Con-

servative congregation, is founded by Jews originally from Prussia, with four of the eight founders having left Beth Israel, perhaps because of disputes over a move to more “American-type” Reform religious practices. Congregations Neveh

Portland’s first Jewish mayor. The Bavarian native, like many Jewish pioneers, lived elsewhere in the United States before coming to Oregon. He was a cavalry lieutenant in the Indian Wars in Northern California and Southern Oregon in the mid-1850s. In Portland he buys a jewelry store attached to an assay office and then buys a wholesale dry goods store to be operated by his brothers , whom he’d brought to Oregon. He quickly becomes part of Portland’s financial elite and is involved in everything from shipping wheat to railroads to building the locks at Willamette Falls in Oregon City.

1871-73 – Goldsmith’s successor, Philip Wasserman, is Portland’s second Jewish mayor.

1880-1910 – Portland attorney Joseph Simon, according to historian E. Kimbark MacColl, becomes “clearly the most powerful individual in Oregon’s politics.” Simon serves as state GOP chairman, a state senator 1880-91 and 1895-98, U.S. Senator 18981903 and Portland mayor 1909-11.

1896 – The Portland chapter of the National

Council of Jewish Women organizes, just three years after the national organization is begun in Chicago. In 1905 the group opens Neighborhood House, a settlement house in the Old South Portland neighborhood, to help the wave of new immigrants from Eastern Europe adjust to American life.

1902 – Congregation Shaarie Torah organizes

as an Orthodox congregation, purchasing its first building in 1905. Rabbi Joseph Fain (originally Faivusovitch), a noted Lithuanian scholar, serves the synagogue from 1916 until his retirement in 1946. He also assists two other early Orthodox synagogues, Linath HaZedek, which eventually merges with Shaarie Torah, and Kesser Israel, which continues as an Orthodox congregation.

This past year Shaarie Torah, unaffiliated for many years, joins the Conservative movement.

1905-1906 – Rabbi Steven S. Wise serves

as rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel, speaking out on a variety of civic and religious issues including ardent support of Zionism. After leaving Portland he founds the Free Synagogue in New York and becomes one of the preeminent rabbis in America.

1914 – The B’nai B’rith Building, later to

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on Southwest 13th Avenue and Mill Street. The center provides meeting space for community activities, classrooms, recreation and entertainment. The physical education program at the center becomes one of the best in the city.

A summer camp launches in 1921 and by 1928 has a permanent home on Devil’s Lake near Lincoln City on land donated by Julius Meier. In 1971 the center moves to a modern facility in Southwest Portland, where it continues today to be a home for the Jewish community.

1916 – The community organizes to take care

of older people in need. The Jewish Women’s Endeavor Society first remodels its building at 647 SW Fifth Ave. to provide housing, and then in 1920 joins forces with the Old Men’s Hebrew Fraternal Organization. That group buys a 16-room house on Southwest Third Avenue and College Street that becomes “The Jewish Old Peoples Home.” A sisterhood group, also organized in 1920, helps raise money for and provide services to the home. The home moves to Southwest Portland in 1955 and continues to expand services, adding senior apartments, an assisted-living facility, adult day care and additional services under the Cedar Sinai Park umbrella.

1920 – The Federated Jewish Societies, the

precursor of today’s Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, organizes to raise money for a variety of

Jewish institutions. The goal is $50,000. Beneficiaries include the B’nai B’rith Building, the First Hebrew Benevolent Society, Jewish Relief Society, Jewish Women’s Benevolent Society, Jewish Women’s Sewing Society, National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, Neighborhood House, the Committee on Jewish Orphans, Portland Hebrew Free School, Sisters of Israel Benevolent Society and the South Portland Benevolent Society.

World War II, the Holocaust and the Founding of Israel – Oregon Jews

serve in the military and in support positions throughout the war. One veteran, Fred Rosenbaum, goes on to become a brigadier general of the Oregon Air National Guard in addition to volunteer service as a chairman of the Housing Authority of Portland and founding an annual summer camp that has hosted thousands of Oregon children and is now known as Camp Rosenbaum. Holocaust refugees and survivors build new lives in Oregon, and the creation of the State of Israel is celebrated in Jewish communities and homes throughout Oregon. (See “Portlanders Supported Israel Long Before Birth of Modern Nation” in the April 2013 Oregon Jewish Life.)

1949 – Gus Solomon becomes a U.S. District Court judge, a position he holds until his death in 1987. Prior to his appointment he helps found

Americanization/Citizenship Class 1925

the local American Civil Liberties Union chapter.

In the 1960s his efforts to open up social clubs to Jews break barriers for Jews in business, as well. He is remembered as a champion of social justice.

1953 – Rabbi Stampfer is installed as rabbi of Ahavai Sholom, beginning a generation of communal religious leadership by “The Three Rabbis”: Stampfer and Rabbis Emanuel Rose of Congregation Beth Israel and Yonah Geller of Congregation Shaarie Torah, with the latter two arriving in 1960. Among them the rabbis serve for a total of more than 120 years, creating unusual stability in the city’s religious leadership and pioneering innovations including a community “Introduction to Judaism” course. Their impact is featured in an award-winning 2005 Oregon Public Broadcasting documentary, “The Three Rabbis.”

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1958 – Portland voters create the Portland Development Commission,

whose first major project is an urban renewal clearance project comprising 109 acres south of Civic Auditorium, the heart of the Jewish and Italian immigrant community. More than 1,500 residents, including 336 families, are relocated as are nearly 290 businesses. A total of 455 buildings are demolished including Jewish-oriented stores, synagogues and churches.

Though many Jews had earlier moved to other neighborhoods, one community member called it “the new Holocaust.”

The decades since have seen continued growth and diversity within Oregon’s Jewish community, with vibrant new congregations in the greater Portland area and throughout the state offering options from Jewish Renewal to Chabad Hasidism and Humanistic Judaism.

Jewish education options also have expanded, with opportunities for ages from preschool through senior adult, Judaic studies programs at Oregon colleges and universities, and Jewish Student Unions at many Portlandarea high schools.

Jews remain active in civic life, with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR, currently the state’s highest-ranking Jewish officeholder. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is the first woman and the first Jew to hold that post.

There are challenges, to be sure, as there always have been. But as Oregon’s Jewish community looks to its future, it can draw strength from its rich history and pioneers who called Oregon home. t

Sura Rubenstein is a Portland freelance writer.

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Engaging a diverse community

By Deborah Moon

Nationally and locally, the organized Jewish community has striven to embrace and engage an increasingly diverse and diffuse population.

The so-called Big Tent approach has been spurred in part by Jewish population studies, such as the 1990 national study that revealed a 52% intermarriage rate and the 2008-09 Portland study that found an astonishing 47,500 Jews in the greater metro area, many living on the east side of the Willamette River.

In Portland the Jewish community organizations reacted jointly or individually by hosting programs such as Shabbat in the Park on the eastside. The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s Community Engagement Director Caron Rothstein and the Mittleman Jewish Community Center’s Community Concierge Linda Nemer Singer help individuals connect with whatever interests them Jewishly.

“I can have lots of Jewish friends, but not belong to a Jewish organization and still feel like I’m living a Jewish life,” Caron says of many people’s feelings.

“You have to embrace a more diverse and diffuse community and transition in the definition of Jewish identity and affiliation,” says Caron. “It’s not just about belonging to a synagogue; it’s more what you feel inside and less about what you do outside.

Formal affiliation rates are down, but there’s been a proliferation of grassroots community-based activities.”

“Our conversations with people and national trends tell us there has been a surge of very independent, personalized, customized experiences,” she says.

Oregon has embraced many of the programs created by national philanthropists, foundations and new organizations.

More than 100,000 families in the United States receive free books or music each month from the PJ Library for their young children. The Jewish Outreach Institute created the Mother’s Circle to help non-Jewish mothers to raise their children Jewishly. Portland’s successful program, which includes Jewish mothers not raised in Jewish homes and related programs for fathers, inspired JOI to make Portland’s Mother’s Circle its national “poster child.”

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Many Oregonians have participated in Taglit-Birthright Israel, which has given more than 340,000 young adults free 10-day trips to Israel. Birthright NEXT helps returnees continue exploring their connection to Israel and the Jewish people.

Young adults in Portland have also benefited from the national Moishe House movement, which subsidizes rent and program costs for young adults who host programs for other young adults in their community. Two years ago, Portland’s Moishe House moved from the center of the organized Jewish community in Southwest Portland to the eastside, where many younger Jews have made their home.

“People want to experience the community on their own terms,” explains Caron. “We have to give people what they want, not what we think they want. That requires a lot of conversations.”

Caron is perhaps ideally poised to serve as a bridge in this generational shift. As a 40-year-old mother of three schoolaged children, she is part of the generation linked to the world through social media. Her late father was a Holocaust survivor and her mother grew up in Israel in the community her family founded in 1882.

“I grew up with the horrors of the Holocaust and pride and joy of Israel as defining elements,” she says, noting those historic events are very distant for most Americans her age and younger.

“I felt a responsibility to have kids and a Jewish home. Now people do it because they want to.”

“If it’s not on Facebook, it’s not an event,” quips Caron as she explains the increasing importance of social networking.

At the end of August 2013, Portland’s federation launched another national program – Grapevine. GrapeVine is an innovative application that delivers personalized information via social media to you about what’s going on in Jewish Portland.

Grapevine is just the latest addition to help people navigate the increasingly individualized landscape of Jewish life. The online Portland Mitzvah Network helps people find volunteer opportunities that fit their interests and time constraints. Caron says the Oregon Jewish Life Resource Guide will be a staple on her desk and many others for those wanting to connect.

But in this new era, how do you measure success?

“You have to have faith,” says Caron. “You have to take the long view that something you do today will have an impact tomorrow.”

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Clockwise from top left: The Gan-Portland Jewish Preschool students celebrate Shabbat on Friday afternoons, Women at ReJewvenation say the blessing over challah during the annual woman’s retreat at B’nai B’rith Camp, Children enjoy Purim at Gan-Garret and Simchat Torah at Beth Israel.

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The beauty of Shabbat

By Amy R. Kaufman In words that form images of light and darkness, waters receding from the firmament and stars separating day and night, the Hebrew Bible (Torah) describes the separation of the seventh day from all the others. This is the Sabbath – the day G-d desisted from the work of creation. The Hebrew word Shabbat comes from the original phrase in Genesis 2:1, “VaYishbot,” meaning “And He stopped.”

On Shabbat (also pronounced Shabbos) we abandon worldly pursuits and turn our gaze to the riches of our heritage and family.

A spirit of joy prevails, and all forms of mourning are forbidden.

Refraining from work, though it may entail discipline, is considered a way of casting off burdens. Shabbat is a gift that is treasured by the Jewish people, and it has held us together through the centuries.

Shabbat brings Jews to the synagogue, where magnificent songs, prayers of praise, the reading of the Torah portion and the rabbi’s sermon become part of the day’s spiritual observance and edification. “Adon Olam” (Master of the Universe) and “Yigdal” (Magnified Be), traditionally sung at the close of Shabbat services, express the essence of Judaism – G-d, creator of the universe, is One. A favorite Friday night melody, “Lecha Dodi,” composed by one of the Jewish mystics of Safed, reflects the Hassidic tradition of greeting the Shabbat queen or bride.

The Torah recounts that the Jews were aware of the Sabbath even while wandering in the desert; delicious manna fell from heaven, with a double portion in time for Shabbat. In honor of the double portion that fell, two loaves of challah are traditionally set on the Shabbat table dressed in snowy white. When the Jews gathered at the base of Mount Sinai, where they received the Ten Commandments, Shabbat became a covenant. The Fourth Commandment begins: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” The next several phrases specifically characterize Shabbat as a day of rest dedicated to G-d. The writings mention several forms of daily activity that are forbidden on the Sabbath, such as working in the fields, buying and selling, cooking and traveling. The Talmudic sages greatly expanded this list, and in modern times, depending on their customary observance, individuals may refrain from turning on electric lights, driving a car and talking on the phone.

The home is given over to the peace of Shabbat, and all preparations are carried out in a spirit of gratitude. Traditionally, before sunset on Erev Shabbat (Friday evening), the Shabbat candles are lit and the blessing is recited. When parents return from synagogue, Kiddush (sanctification) is recited over a goblet of wine and they bless the children. The wife is honored as her husband chants “A Woman of Valor” (Proverbs 31:10): “Far beyond pearls is her value … . She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue … . Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her be praised in the gates by her very own deeds.” Rich or poor, the family has prepared a fine meal. The person who kneads the dough for the Sabbath loaf (challah) traditionally separates the first portion and burns it as an offering. Everyone lingers at the table after the meal, joining in zemirot (songs), many of them centuries old. On Saturday, when three stars can be seen in the evening sky, Shabbat has ended. The Havdallah ceremony, with its braided candle and redolent spices, marks the return to the working week with a blessing for the Master “who distinguishes between the holy and the mundane.”

The seventh day reminds us of our purpose in creation and remains a day of delight for all time. t Amy R. Kaufman is a Portland journalist, book editor and publisher.

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A toddler at The Gan Preschool is excited about the Shabbat candles at The Gan’s weekly mock Shabbat celebrations on Friday mornings.

A recipe for sweet weeks and strong identities

By Rich Geller Last February my family was about to sit down to Shabbat dinner. As we gathered in the dining room and took our seats, my then 5-year-old son, Leo, was nowhere to be found. My wife and I called out his name, and suddenly he emerged from his bedroom, running up to us with a big smile on his face. All by himself, he had managed to put on his button-down shirt, black pants and dress shoes, and completed his ensemble with a clip-on tie and kippah! Beaming with pride, he exclaimed, “I wanted to dress up for Shabbat!” At 5, he “got it.” Shabbat is special: a day to celebrate life and family.

If Shabbat has kept the Jews more than the Jews have kept Shabbat, it is especially true for families with young children.

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Consistently observing Shabbat has been instrumental in helping our children forge strong Jewish identities from an early age.

The rhythm of their week is punctuated by that one moment of Zen when the family comes together to say the blessings and break bread.

Young children really groove on structure and ritual, and Shabbat provides both in abundance. As soon as my 4-year-old, Sela, notices me setting up for Shabbat she wants to pitch in.

Her special jobs are to choose two candles, which I put into our silver candlesticks, and to carefully lay over the challah three covers that the kids decorated at religious school. These are simple to make and give kids a real sense of pride, as their handiwork becomes part of every Shabbat. (Using a translucent white fabric and a Shabbat template from the Internet, your child can trace the design with colorful permanent markers.)

After the kosher grape juice and Manischewitz are poured, we turn off the TV, dim the lights and take our seats. The candles are lit (our kids get a kick out of blowing out the match), we wave the light in three times and welcome Shabbat into our home. We raise our cups high as we sing the Kiddush.

A cacophony of clinking cups generally ensues as the kids shout “L’chaim” and merrily drink their juice. As we touch the challah and chant the hamotzi, a tangible connection is made with the bread that sustains us, G-d who created the ingredients necessary to bake it and with each other.

One of Shabbat’s many blessings is the respite it can bring from the digital age. Put down that smartphone, iPad or whatever else is distracting you, and read a book with your kids.

After all, the Jews are the “people of the book,” not the people of the Kindle! The Children’s Illustrated Jewish Bible by Laaren Brown is an excellent introduction to the Torah. It’s Challah Time! by Latifa Kropf will teach your child the fine art of baking challah. My First Shabbat Board Book by Clare Lister is perfect for babies and toddlers. A truly delightful book is Shabbat Can Be by Raymond A. Zwerin and Audrey Friedman Marcus. This 1979 title is out of print but is still readily available from used booksellers. This book perfectly encapsulates everything that is special about spending Shabbat with your family, and the illustrations by Yuri Salzman are classic. Dig those groovy ’70s sideburns on the hip young rabbi! Mark Shulman’s Bagel Books are another fun way to spend a Saturday morning. These clever books are aimed at toddlers but are fun for everyone, using

pictures of bagels for learning shapes, colors, opposites and counting. Sit down with your little ones and a dozen bagels, and let your imagination run wild!

As any parent of young children can attest, kids crave your undivided attention. When I am about to leave for work and am asked, “Daddy will you play with me?” my Jewish guilt inevitably conjures up a “Cat’s in the Cradle” scenario, with my kids all grown up and too busy for me. Why not make Saturday a dedicated day for a family walk or trip to the park after the morning soccer game? If you have musical instruments, bust them out and play some Shabbat songs. “Shabbat Shalom (Bim Bam),” “The Dinosaur Song” and “Shabbat is Here” are all Shabbat classics. “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison is another fun one to sing along to. Whether or not you attend services, make it a day all about family.

When three stars appear in the sky, it is time to conclude your Shabbat with Havdalah. This brief service brings a sense of closure to your observance and provides a moment of transition between Shabbat and the rest of the week. Our children delight in passing around the spice bags they made at preschool and listening for the telltale crackle of the braided candle’s flame as it is extinguished in the wine. Spice bags and spice boxes are easy to create, and instructions for making them can be found at kveller.com. Watching their dreamy smiles as they inhale the spicy aroma is enough to make every week a Shavua Tov, or a sweet week! t

A preschooler at The Gan Preschool participates in The Gan’s weekly mock Shabbat celebrations on Friday mornings with challah and a kiddush cup.

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A guide to Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah (Sept. 5-6,

2013) Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is

celebrated each year on the first day of Tishrei, early in the fall. The day is a special time of rejoicing as we wish each other L’Shanah Tovah, a good year.

It is also a solemn day because Rosh Hashanah is not only the day on which we celebrate the creation of the world, it is also important as the Day of Remembrance, when the sound of the shofar calls each of us to recount our deeds of the past year in preparation for repentance on Yom Kippur. The Rosh Hashanah festival meal table is set specially, as for Shabbat. Throughout the High Holy Days, the challah is to be a round spiral or “turban” loaf rather than a long twisted one. The round challah symbolizes the cyclical nature of life, the seasons and the Jewish year.

Yom Kippur (Sept. 14, 2013) Yom

Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a solemn fast day. We pray for forgiveness from G-d and repent sincerely for our sins during the past year. Appropriate greetings for Yom Kippur inclued “May you have an easy fast” and g’mar chatimah tovah, “May you be sealed for a good year (in the Book of Life).”

Families gather for a plentiful if simple meal before sundown on the eve of this holy day.

At the end of the meal, festival candles are blessed and the fast begins for all adults in the household. The family then attends worship services at which Kol Nidre is chanted. While children under the age of 13 are bnot required to fast on Yom Kippur, meals for children should be Spartan to introduce the notion of fasting while still providing proper nutrition. At the conclusion of Yom Kippur, families and friends gather for a light break-the-fast meal. Traditionally, this is a cold meal consisting primarily of dairy products and fish.

SuKKOT (Sept. 19-25) Beginning

five days after Yom Kippur, this seven-day festival is a celebration of the abundance with which G-d has blessed us. We are encouraged to take our meals in the sukkah throughout the festival. The sukkah is a temporary dwelling covered with leafy branches and decorated with fruits and vegetables, symbols of the harvest. The sukkah is a reminder of the temporary dwellings our

ancestors in ancient Israel used to live in during the harvest. It also reminds us of the booths in which G-d caused the Children of Israel to dwell during their wanderings in the desert after the exodus from slavery in Egypt. Meals throughout Sukkot include generous portions of fruit and vegetables, highlighting the importance of an abundant harvest.

Note: Jewish holidays start at sundown the day before the first day of the holiday.

was wrought, however, and the oil lasted eight days, long enough for new consecrated oil to be made.

ShEmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah (Sept. 26-27, 2013) The days

immediately following the end of the festival of Sukkot are the semi-independent holidays Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Some liberal congregations celebrate both in one day as Atzeret-Simchat Torah. Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah formally end the season of the High Holidays. Simchat Torah is a final assembly day, formally ending the season of the High Holy Days. It is also when we celebrate the renewal of the annual cycle of Torah readings. We read the final verses of Deuteronomy, then immediately recommence the cycle by reading the opening verses of Genesis. We mark the occasion with hakafot, joyous circuits of marching around the synagogue with Torah scrolls, flags and banners. Children beginning their formal religious education are consecrated on Simchat Torah.

Tu B’Shevat ( Jan. 16, 2014) Tu

B’Shevat takes its name from its date on the Hebrew calendar, the 15th of Shevat. It is called the “Birthday of Trees,” and it celebrates the first beginnings of spring, although on the Gregorian calendar the 15th of Shevat usually falls in February. Tree-planting is a common activity on Tu B’Shevat.

Hanukkah

(Nov. 28-Dec. 5 – light the first candle on your Hanukkiah the evening of Nov. 27) The festival of

Hanukkah lasts for eight days, beginning on the 25th of Kislev, which can fall anywhere from late November to late December.

The holiday celebrates the victory of the Maccabees, Jewish military leaders who rebelled against the Greek-Syrian King Antiochus, who forbade the practice of Judaism and desecrated the great Temple in Jerusalem. The word “Hanukkah” means “dedication,” and the holy day commemorates the rededication of the Temple after the Maccabees’ victory. The Talmud tells us that the festival lasts eight days because, when the Maccabees rededicated the Temple, they found only enough holy oil to light the eternal lamp for one day. A miracle

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Portland Jewish Academy students dress up for Purim.

Purim

(March 16, 2014) Purim celebrates the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia from the wicked Haman, through the leadership of Queen Esther and her cousin Mordecai. Purim takes place on the 14th day of Adar. (In the case of a leap year, it takes place in the 13th month, Adar II.) Costumes are often worn on Purim and gifts of food – mishloach manot – are delivered. The story of Purim is found in the Book of Esther, often referred to as “The Megillah.” This is read aloud in synagogues twice on Purim: when the holiday begins at nightfall and the following morning.

Passover (April 15-22, 2014) Passover, also known as

Pesach, is the eight-day observance commemorating the freedom and exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt – perhaps during the reign of the Pharaoh Ramses II. The holiday begins at sunset on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nissan.

A time of family gatherings and lavish ritual meals called seders, the story of Passover is retold through the reading of the Haggadah.

With its special foods, songs and customs, the seder is the focal point of the Passover celebration.

Yom Hashoah

(April 28, 2014) On April 12, 1951, the Knesset passed a resolution proclaiming the 27th of Nissan “the Holocaust and Ghetto Uprising Remembrance Day – a day of perpetual remembrance for the House of Israel.” The date was chosen to fall between the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 and the observance of Israel Independence Day. In Israel the day is marked by various observances including two minutes of silence signaled by the wailing of sirens on the morning of the observance.

At that moment, Israelis stop what they are doing, no matter what, and stand in solemn silence in memory of all who suffered and perished. In America, including Portland, most Jewish communities come together for a community-wide gathering of remembrance.

According to the Torah, we are obligated to count the days from Passover to Shavuot. This period is known as the Counting of the Omer. An omer is a unit of measure. On the second day of Passover, in the days of the Temple, an omer of barley was cut down and brought to the Temple as an offering.

Every night, from the second night of Passover to the night before Shavuot, many among us recite a blessing and state the count of the omer in both weeks and days. The counting is intended to remind us of the link between Passover, which commemorates the Exodus, and Shavuot, which commemorates the giving of the Torah. It reminds us that the redemption from slavery was not complete until we received the Torah.

Yom Yerushalayim

(May 28, 2014) Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is the fourth of the new holidays that have been added to the Jewish calendar since the establishment of the State of Israel. (Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut fall earlier in the month). The day commemorates the re-unification of Jerusalem in June 1967, when the Old City came under Israeli control.

Yom HAZIKARON

(May 5, 2014) Yom Hazikaron is Israel’s day of remembrance for the men and women, boys and girls who have lost their lives due to war or terrorism. It is celebrated on the fourth day of the Jewish month of Iyar. As the sun sets that evening, Israel turns to the celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut.

Yom Ha’atzmaut (May 6, 2014) Yom Ha’atzmaut is the

national independence day of Israel, commemorating the Jewish state’s declaration of independence in 1948.

Celebrated annually on 5th of the Jewish month of Iyar, it centers around the declaration of the state of Israel by David Ben-Gurion in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948 (5 Iyar, 5708) and the end of the British Mandate of Palestine.

It is always preceded by Yom Hazikaron, the Israel fallen soldiers Remembrance Day on the 4th of Iyar.

Maayan Torah students are Shavuot Superheroes.

Shavuot

( June 4-5, 2014) Shavuot occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan – late May or early June. Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day G-d gave the Torah to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. It is one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals. It marks the conclusion of the counting of the Omer.

Tisha B’Av (Aug. 5, 2014) Tisha B’Av is a fast day that A Lag B’Omer bonfire at Little Garden Preschool.

Lag B’Omer (May 18, 2014) Lag B’Omer is celebrated on the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer, which is on the 18th of the Jewish month Iyar.

commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples.

It also became a day of general mourning for other major disasters that have befallen the Jewish people, from the Edict of Expulsion from England in 1290 and the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 to the mass deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. t

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Oregon’s congregations evolve

By Deborah Moon During the first 100 years of Jewish life in Oregon, congregations emerged, merged and evolved to meet the ever-changing spiritual, life-cycle and community needs of an increasingly dispersed and diverse population (see the early history, pages 10-14).

By the 1960s, Oregon’s synagogues had stabilized to include today’s Congregations Beth Israel, Neveh Shalom, Shaarie Torah, Ahavath Achim and Kesser Israel, all in Portland; Temple Beth Israel in Eugene; and Temple Beth Sholom in Salem.

Corvallis had to wait until 1974 before Beit Am arrived.

When Havurah Shalom was founded in 1978, the Reconstructionist synagogue was the first new congregation in Portland in decades. The South Metro Jewish Community began in West Linn in 1992 with religious school and social gatherings; SMJC has since evolved into Beit Haverim, a full-service Reform congregation in Lake Oswego. In 1995

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Congregation P’nai Or hired Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, who led the congregation until his death in 2009; now Rabbi Debra Kolodny leads the Renewal congregation in Southwest Portland.

Congregation Shir Tikvah arrived on the eastside in 2002 and hired Rabbi Ariel Stone in 2003 after she spent two years in Israel as a Mandel Jerusalem Fellow.

In 1979 Ashland Jews began to worship at Temple Emek Shalom, which built its “beautiful temple building” in 2002.

Ashland’s second congregation, Havurah Shir Hadash, began in 1985.

Bend’s first congregation, Jewish Community of Cental Oregon, arrived in the early 1990s. It was joined by Reform congregation Temple Beth Tikvah in 2008.

The Jewish Community Association of Southwest Washington began meeting the social needs of Clark County’s Jews in 1989. It evolved into a full service Reform congregation, Congregation Kol Ami. Since the 1984 arrival of Chabad of Oregon, the region has seen even more options. The ninth Chabad Center opened in 2012 in Northeast Portland. Other centers are located in Central Oregon, Eugene, Hillsboro, Southeast Portland, Southwest Portland, Salem, Southern Oregon and Clark County, WA. Oregon Board of Rabbis Past President Rabbi Arthur Zuckerman (who served as board president July 2011 through June 2013), says diverse rabbis are increasingly working together on mutual concerns.

“There is a desire for more rabbinic interaction with other rabbis,” says Zuckerman. “We have the participation of many denominations, including the Orthodox, working together on areas such as the mikvah and education. Rabbis from around the state are kept abreast of the board’s work and are always welcome to participate.”

“It’s easy to separate ourselves, it’s more complex to bring people in,” he says, noting he’s pleased with the new collaboration.

In July, Rabbi Elizabeth Dunsker of Congregation Kol Ami in Vancouver assumed the leadership of the board. She adds, “The OBR is an important organization for ongoing support and collegiality among the rabbis of our area; I have found that to be an especially rewarding benefit of involvement. Of course, the OBR is also an important tool for rabbinic community involvement and coordination with other Jewish organizations in our area. I look forward to ongoing and improving cooperation between the OBR and all of the other vital Jewish organizations and services we have in our area.”

At last count, the greater Portland area boasts 18 congregations, with at least 21 around the rest of the state. There are several small groups and havurot – such as Ad Olam Mishpacha in Eugene, The Columbia Gorge Havurah around Hood River, Mayim Shalom and North Coast Shabbat Group on Oregon’s coast, and Umpqua Valley Havurah in Roseburg – that meet seasonally or around the holidays. Spiritual life is alive and well throughout Oregon (and Southwest Washington).

SPIRITUAL LIFE/RUACH CONGREGATIONS CHABAD Bais Menachem (Chabad of Oregon) 2317 SW Vermont Portland, OR 97219 503-977-9947

Chabad of Eugene

Congregation Neveh Shalom, a vibrant, welcoming and egalitarian Conservative congregation. We offer a full array of religious services from daily minyan, a contemplative Keva service, PDX Live!, lay-led Downstairs Minyan and a scarf-waving dance-filled Tot Shabbat for families with young children in addition to regular Torah services. Neveh Shalom offers stellar educational programs for all ages, from pre-school to adult. Find your place… with us!

Meets at: 1225 Ave. A Seaside, OR 503-244-7060

9604 NE 126th Ave., Ste. 2320 Vancouver, WA 98682 360-993-5222

Chabad of Salem

HUMANIST

1370 Crowley Ave. SE Salem, OR 97302 503-363-0522

Kol Shalom

Chabad of SE Portland 3355 SE Steele St. Portland, OR 97202 503-236-6642

Chabad of SW Washington

Chabad of Southern Oregon 804 Hillview Dr. Ashland, OR 97520 541-482-2778

CONSERVATIVE Anshe Shalom PO Box 7953 Klamath Falls, OR 97603 541-884-5965

CONGREGATION Neveh Shalom

1509 SW Sunset Blvd., Suite 2H 503-459-4210 Portland, OR 97239

INDEPENDENT Ad Olam Eugene synagogue without walls adolam.org@gmail.com www.AdOlam.org

Beit Am 625 NW 36th St. Corvallis, OR 97330 (or) PO Box 1143 Corvallis, OR 97339 541-753-0067

Central Coast Jewish Community Fred Rothstein, Executive Director Wendy Kahn, Membership and Development Director Mel Berwin, Director of Congregational Learning 2900 SW Peaceful Lane Portland, OR 97239 503-246-8831 fax: 503-246-7553 info@nevehshalom.org www.nevehshalom.org

21555 Modec Lane Mail: PO Box 1773, Bend, OR 97709 541-385-6421

North Coast Shabbat Group

Rabbi Zuckerman Dorice Horenstein, Education Director Michael Imlah, Office Manager 920 NW 25th Ave. Portland, OR 97210 503-226-6131 fax: 503-226-0241 stdir@shaarietorah.org www.shaarietorah.org Shaarie Torah is Portland’s Conservative Jewish Home: an inclusive, multigenerational synagogue, nestled in the heart of Northwest Portland. Shaarie Torah offers extensive Jewish programming, services, and activities for every age and interest.

2509 NE Weidler St. Portland, OR 97232 503-309-4490

Jewish Community of Central Oregon

PO Box 307 Coquille, OR 97423 541-266-0470

Chabad of Hillsboro

Chabad of NE Portland

10701 SW 25th Ave. Portland, OR 97219 503 246-5070

Mayim Shalom

Shaarie Torah

1330 E 20th Ave. Eugene, OR 97403 541-484-7665

111 NE Porto Way Hillsboro, OR 97124 503-747-5363

Gesher – A Bridge Home (Outreach)

PO Box 871 Depoe Bay, OR 97341

Or HaGan Eugene, OR 97405 541-434-6551

Portland Women’s Tefillah 503-246-3185

Congregation Shir Tikvah

Rabbi Ariel Stone Amelia Schroth, Office Manager Katie Schneider, Education Director 7550 NE Irving St. Portland, OR 97213 503-473-8227 info@shirtikvahpdx.org shirtikvahpdx.org Shir Tikvah is an independent congregation on Portland’s Eastside committed to the principle that learning is intrinsic to Jewish life. We have services erev Shabbat and Shabbat morning, lively interactive Shabbat morning Torah study, Sunday education programs for Pre-K through 6th graders, weekly Talmud study with Rabbi Ariel Stone, festive holiday celebrations, and a welcoming, open approach that invites you to enjoy living Judaism with us through study, prayer, music, and acts of social justice.

Umpqua Valley Havurah PO Box 5044 Roseburg, OR 97470 541-677-0575

Columbia Gorge Havurah Hood River Valley and Mid-Gorge Region 541-806-0069 (Evenings only!) emilykohner@mail.com OREGON JEWISH LIFE |RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 29

ORTHODOX Kesser Israel 6698 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-222-1239

Ahavas Torah 3800 Ferry St. Eugene, OR 97405 541-334-6772

RECONSTRUCTIONIST Havurah Shalom

1111 Country Club Dr. Lake Oswego, OR 97034 503-344-4839 office@beithav.org www.beithav.org Beit Haverim is an open, inviting and spiritually alive Jewish community, located just outside of Portland in Lake Oswego. Beit Haverim welcomes everyone to our Reform congregation of Jews by birth, Jews by choice and Jews at heart. We invite you to visit our congregation where families and individuals experience the sense of Jewish belonging that comes from shared worship, religious instruction, tikkun olam and social events at a location not too far from home.

service, Saturday Torah study and service, and monthly Tot Shabbat service. We have a monthly potluck Shabbat meal. Everyone of all ages is welcome to attend and participate in our services and Shabbat meals. (see Education listing).

Congregation Beth Israel

1800 E. Main St Mail: P.O. Box 1107 Ashland, OR 97520 541-488-2909

Keshet (LGBT) Mike Winer 503-331-1111

Temple Beth Tikvah P.O. Box 7472 Bend, OR 97708 541-388-8826

Temple Emek Shalom

RENEWAL Mario Castellar, Operations Manager Rabbi Joseph Wolf Deborah Eisenbach-Budner, Education Director 825 NW 18th Avenue Portland, OR 97209 Phone: 503-248-4662 Fax: 503-248-4668 info@havurahshalom.org www.havurahshalom.org We are a spirited, friendly, inclusive community located in Northwest Portland. The Havurah Shalom mission is to provide a vibrant, diverse, participatory Jewish community steeped in Jewish values, promoting spirituality, learning and acts of social responsibility. We encourage identification with social change movements and welcome a rich and open conversation about Jewish life.

We have numerous opportunities for worship and study, including our High Holiday services which are open to the public at no cost.

Temple Beth Israel 1175 East 29th Ave. Eugene, OR 97403 541-485-7218

Havurah Shir Hadash Sydney Baer, Executive Director Michael Z. Cahana, Senior Rabbi Jemi Kostiner Mansfield, Congregational Affairs Director 1972 NW Flanders St. Portland, OR 97209 Phone: 503-222-1069 Fax: 503-274-1400 resources@bethisrael-pdx.org www.bethisrael-pdx.org Congregation Beth Israel, affiliated with Reform Judaism since 1879, is a vital center of Oregon Jewish life. Our historic landmark sanctuary serves as a house of prayer, a house of study and a house of assembly, hosting religious services, celebrations and ceremonies; youth, family and young adult musical services; preschool, religious school; plus numerous adult and social action programs. Beth Israel’s beautifully maintained cemetery is located in southwest Portland.

Congregation Kol Ami

Temple Beth Sholom 1274 Cunningham Lane S Salem, OR 97302 503-362-5004

REFORM Beit Haverim

Alan Cohen, President of Board Rabbi Alan Berg Michelle Bombet Minch, Board Member

Rabbi Elizabeth Dunsker Lauren Trexler, Director of Education Cheryl Richards, President 7800 NE 119th St. Vancouver, WA 98665 Phone: 360-896-8088 Email: admin@jewishvancouverusa.org Website: www.jewishvancouverusa.org Congregation Kol Ami brings together a Jewish community for worship, learning, social events and tikkun olam. Our worship services are inclusive and energetic, blending traditional with contemporary in prayer and song.

Services on all major holidays, Friday Shabbat

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185 N Mountain Ave. Mail: P.O. Box 1262 Ashland, OR 97520 541-488-7716

P’nai Or of Portland

Debra Kolodny, Rabbi Deanna Cohen, Education Gayle Lovejoy, Administrator 9750 SW Terwilliger Blvd.

Portland, OR 97219 Phone: 503-248-4500 admin@pnaiorpdx.org www.pnaiorpdx.org P’nai Or is a vibrant, egalitarian Jewish Renewal congregation. Our joyous worship is infused with singing, chanting, and dance. We “pray with our feet” through tikkun olam. We study Torah, Kabbalah, teachings of Chassidic masters, and other classic Jewish sources.

A diversity of Jewish experience and expression is reflected in our membership; all are welcome. P’nai Or is a place where a Jewish spiritual perspective can flourish. Our intent is to make Jewish spirituality accessible.

SEPHARDIC Ahavath Achim 3225 SW Barbur Blvd.

Portland, OR 97239-4615 503-227-0010

Beit Yosef 6686 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-295-1170

Food KASHRUT The word kosher means proper or acceptable, and it has informally entered the English language with that meaning. But kosher laws have their origin in the Bible, and are detailed in the Talmud and the other codes of Jewish traditions. They have been applied through the centuries to ever-changing situations. In today’s age of modern food production, amidst the rise of many different types of certification, kosher remains the gold standard many consumers look to verify the safety and purity of the food they eat.

Bowery Bagels

Oregon Kosher

310 NW Broadway Portland, OR 97209 503-227-NOSH (6674) Email: info@bowerybagels.com www.bowerybagels.com Bagels certified Kosher Parve by Oregon Kosher.

Open daily 7AM-2PM.

While a large percentage of foods on all grocery shelves is certified kosher, the following stores have devoted kosher sections.

Established in 1972, Food Front Cooperative Grocery Stores are your neighborhood’s source for farm-direct produce, delicious deli, fresh meat and seafood, bulk and packaged groceries, award-winning beer and wine, and much more. Our knowledgeable staff members are there to provide you with excellent customer service 7 days a week 8 am-10 pm at our NW location, and 8 am-9 pm in Hillsdale.

Albertsons at Shattuck

Trader Joes

6698 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-343-3497

Kosher Groceries

5415 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. Portland, OR 97221 503-246-1713

626-441-1177 All Trader Joe’s locations offer a pamphlet listing their kosher items.

Burlingame Fred Meyer

Restaurants

7555 SW Barbur Blvd.

Portland, OR 97219 503-452-3000

Everything Jewish 6684 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-246-5437

Food Front

(Inlcudes kosher and non-kosher listings)

Albertsons Kosher Deli 5415 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. Portland, OR 97221 503-246-1713

(Certified by Oregon Kosher) 6651 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-535-3630

Krispy Kreme (Certified by Oregon Kosher) 16415 NW Cornell Road Beaverton, OR 97006 503-645-2228

Mama Mia Trattoria

Alexander’s Great Falafel (Kosher) 1298 Kincaid St. Eugene, OR 97403

Bombay Cricket Club Restaurant

Holly Jarvis, General Manager Jessica Miller: Director of Marketing, Outreach & Ownership Phone: 503-222-5658 ext. 133 info@foodfront.coop www.foodfront.coop Northwest: 2375 NW Thurman St. Portland, OR 97210 Tom Lonie, Store Manager 503-222-5658 Hillsdale: 6344 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97239 John Conlin, Hillsdale Store Manager 503-456-6559

Cafe at the J

1925 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Portland, OR 97214 Phone: 503-231-0740 www.bombaycricketclubrestaurant.com Indian & Middle Eastern Cuisine Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 5 pm-9 pm

Sunday 5 pm-9 pm

Friday & Saturday 5 pm-10 pm

Barry Brown, Owner Jared Brown, General Manager 439 SW 2nd Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Phone: 503-295-6464 Fax: 503-295-1116 info@mamamiatrattoria.com www.mamamiatrattoria.com When you step through the doors of Mama Mia Trattoria, you’ve taken a step back in time to a creative and imaginative, yet traditional Italian kitchen. Our sauces and meatballs simmer all day and most everything is made from scratch, including our fresh mozzarella, pastas and savory desserts.

We’re committed to providing the highest quality food and service, sparing no expense when using exceptional local products and superior sustainable resources. Come dine with us today!

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carolyn and robin weinstein

Realtors for Every Generation ®

We’re an unstoppable force of nature that will cook for you, entertain you and take care of you with a Jewish mother’s love.

It’s not that we hover, but our caregivers do go above and beyond the call of duty to meet all the needs of our residents. In fact, you could say we spoil them with kindness.

Working for you and our community since 1978 to learn more visit

cweinsteinpdxhomes.com or contact us personally

carolyn 503.802.6415 robin 503.802.6405

carolynandrobin@hasson.com

We want you to eat well, too. Rose Schnitzer Manor residents enjoy delicious, healthy kosher food all day, every day.

Rose Schnitzer Manor. Chicken soup for the heart, body and soul.

Havurah Shalom Re c o n s t r u c t i o n i s t C o m m u n i t y 825 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97209 (503) 248-4662 | www.havurahshalom.org

Some sweetness from our kitchen to yours. Get our rugelach recipe at www.RoseSchnitzerManor.org/rugelach.

Just like your bubbe used to make.

Havurah Shalom is an inclusive Jewish community, striving to bring the full meaning of our Jewish heritage into our modern lives through: Spirituality and learning Music-filled services Warm support for life-cycle events Acts of social responsibility locally and globally High Holiday Services open to the public and free of charge

Call (503) 535-4004 or visit us at www.RoseSchnitzerManor.org.

Enjoy a frEE nosh Schedule a visit to see Rose Schnitzer Manor for yourself and receive a $10 New Seasons Market gift card, plus a box full of delicious rugelach — fresh from our on-site, kosher bakery.

6140 SW Boundary St. • Portland, OR 97221

Joseph Wolf Rabbi

Deborah Eisenbach-Budner Education Director

5774

Calendar

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30 Shabbat candle-lighting times listed on the calendar are for the Portland area. Since Shabbat candles should be lit before sunset, it is customary to list candle-lighting times 18 minutes prior to sundown on Friday evenings. Check your local sunset or candle-lighting times for areas outside of Portland.

Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vitzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat. Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat.

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Shabbat candle-lighting times listed on the calendar are for the Portland area. Since Shabbat candles should be lit before sunset, it is customary to list candle-lighting times 18 minutes prior to sundown on Friday evenings. Check your local sunset or candle-lighting times for areas outside of Portland.

Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat. Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat.

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Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu melech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat. Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat.

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Shabbat candle-lighting times listed on the calendar are for the Portland area. Since Shabbat candles should be lit before sunset, it is customary to list candle-lighting times 18 minutes prior to sundown on Friday evenings. Check your local sunset or candle-lighting times for areas outside of Portland.

Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat.

Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat.

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Shabbat candle-lighting times listed on the calendar are for the Portland area. Since Shabbat candles should be lit before sunset, it is customary to list candle-lighting times 18 minutes prior to sundown on Friday evenings. Check your local sunset or candle-lighting times for areas outside of Portland.

Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat. Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat.

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Blessing when lighting Shabbat candles: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elo-hei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bbat.

Translation: Blessed are you, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat.

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Generations/Dor l’Dor Life Cycle Primer ......................................42 Mohels/Mikvahs/Burial .............................46 Family Resources .........................................47 Education.......................................................48 Camps ............................................................50 Youth & Teens................................................52 Special Needs ...............................................52 Campus Groups.............................................52 Young Adult...................................................52 Families..........................................................52 Singles Survey Results................................53 Senior Trends...............................................54 Elder Care.....................................................57 Top left: Oregon’s outdoors is a great place for fun.

Top right: Bar Mitzvah moment. Photo by Images by Floom Left: A groom breaks a glass at the end of the wedding ceremony.

Above: Kim Palumbis uses music to bring generations together at Rose Schnitzer Manor for Yad b’ Yad sessions several times a year.

Life-cycle primer

By Lois Sussman Shenker

In the Jewish tradition, the life-cycle events of birth, bar and bat mitzvah, weddings, death and mourning carry specific rituals, most of which have been used for centuries.

Rabbi Tzvi Fischer, a seventh-generation mohel, cradles baby Simon Schnacky at the naming ceremony following the bris.

Bar Mitzvah Pride. Photo by Images by Floom

Birth Jewish children are given Hebrew names in addition to their English names. The most prominent ceremony surrounding a birth in our tradition is the circumcision of the male child, performed on the eighth day after birth. The ceremony is called a brit milah, which means covenant, harking back to when Abraham entered into a covenant with God and circumcised himself as a sign of that covenant. The circumcision is performed by a highly trained person called a mohel or, if a mohel is unavailable, by a Jewish doctor under the supervision of a rabbi. A brit or bris is an occasion for great joy and celebration in the Jewish tradition.

A part of this ceremony is the giving of the baby’s Hebrew name and the special prayer for newborns, also given to girls when they are named. While there is no specific covenant ceremony for girls, many have been created in recent years.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah The ceremony of bar or bat mitzvah is the formal rite of passage into adulthood for Jewish boys and girls. A boy actually becomes a bar mitzvah simply by achieving his 13th birthday.

For girls, the bat mitzvah is typically anytime during the year after the 12th birthday.

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According to Jewish law, young men and women are obligated to observe Jewish laws at this time, whether or not they have a formal ceremony. In common practice, however, one is said to become a bar or bat mitzvah when one is called to the Torah for the first time. In liberal synagogues, both men and women are called to the Torah. The ceremony is the culmination of much effort and preparation on the part of the young person.

Weddings Traditional Jewish weddings are performed by rabbis. The ceremony takes place under a chuppah (wedding canopy). It may take place anytime other than Shabbat (Friday night sundown until Saturday night sundown), Jewish holidays and some designated periods on the calendar. The ceremony begins with words of greeting, after which the rabbi says blessings over a cup of wine shared by the bride and groom. The groom then presents the bride with a ring, which may be accompanied by the bride presenting the groom with a ring. The groom’s declaration to the bride, first in Hebrew and then English, is, “Be thou consecrated unto me with this ring according to the laws of Moses and Israel.” If the bride gives her groom a ring, the bride may make the same declaration or use one taken from the “Song of Songs”

or some other appropriate source. The ketubah (wedding contract) is read, and the cantor or rabbi chants the Sheva Brachot (seven blessings) in Hebrew. Finally the groom (and sometimes the bride) will shatter a wine glass, wrapped in a cloth, with his (her) foot. When the glass is broken, the congregation often shouts, “Mazel Tov!”

• Orthodox (and some Conservative) brides will visit the mikvah (ritual bath) prior to their wedding as a spiritual cleansing to prepare them for their new life transition.

• The groom, may be called to the Torah for a special blessing at a service preceding the wedding where the Torah is read. This custom is called an aufruf. If the synagogue allows women to be called to the Torah, the bride and groom may be called individually or as a couple.

• The chuppah under which the wedding takes place symbolizes the bridal chamber and the Jewish home the couple is about to create together. It also is symbolic of hospitality.

• The breaking of the glass at the conclusion of the ceremony has been interpreted by many to symbolize the remembrance of sorrow at our moment of greatest joy. It commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, in the year 70 C.E., and reminds us that life consists of both joy and sorrow.

Death and Mourning When a Jewish person dies, there are clear directions as to how things should proceed with regard to the body, the burial, the funeral and mourning. The concept of honoring the dead is reflected in all Jewish burial customs. Burial takes place as soon as possible, sometimes within 24 hours after death, or as soon thereafter as relatives can gather for the service.

• Prior to the service, traditional Jewish mourners participate in the custom of kri’a, which is a symbolic tearing of clothing accompanied by a prayer to symbolize the tear in the heart of a loved one.

• The casket is kept closed. Out of respect for the deceased.

• At the conclusion of the service, the mourners, family and friends proceed to graveside for the burial. The mourners recite the mourner’s prayer and the casket is lowered into the ground. It is considered a mitzvah to participate in the ritual of burial by shoveling some earth onto the casket.

• Upon leaving the cemetery, it is customary to wash one’s hands.

• Only Jews are permitted to be buried in Jewish cemeteries. Within some liberal branches of Judaism exceptions are made for non-Jewish family members.

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Jewish mourning laws recognize the need for grieving.

• It is not generally the custom to send flowers to a Jewish funeral, although it is sometimes done. Similarly, it is not customary to bring flowers when visiting the cemetery. Some visitors, however, leave a small stone on the tombstone or the edge of the grave to indicate they have been to visit.

Jewish mourning laws recognize the need for grieving. They also recognize the need for healing. We are required to mourn intensely for seven days after burial. This period is known as shiva, which means seven. During this time, one stays at home, sits on low chairs and wears only slippers or stockings instead of shoes. These are traditional signs of mourning. Mourners also may cover all mirrors and not groom themselves (shave or put on makeup) to show the feeling of pain and loss. Services are held in the home of the deceased on the night of the funeral and for as many nights during the first week as the family desires in liberal families, and for all nights during shiva (except Shabbat) in Orthodox families. Morning services are often held in the home, as well. In order for the mourners to say the mourner’s prayer, a minyan (quorum) must be present. It is a special mitzvah to ensure that a minyan will be present for the mourners in the home during this period.

The 30 days following the funeral is the period of mourning called sheloshim (meaning 30). During this time, the mourners return to their work, but they refrain from excessive enjoyment such as attending parties, the theater, dances, vacations and the

like. The Kaddish (the mourner’s prayer), may be said for 11 months less one day after the death of a loved one. This prayer is a part of every synagogue service and therefore is said by the mourner whenever attending services. In addition, traditional Jews often go to minyan (daily service) every day, morning and night, if it is available, in order to say the prayer every day.

After the 11 months are over, traditionally, the only time the mourners are permitted to say the mourner’s prayer is at Yizkor, a memorial service that occurs four times during the year on specific holidays, and on the yahrzeit (anniversary) of the person’s death. In this way, our healing and mourning are defined by degree, with the end goal of returning fully to our lives in society.

Unveiling Jews do not erect tombstones at the time of death or at the funeral service. In America, this is done some time around the end of the mourning period (11 months). At this time, the family holds a graveside service called an unveiling, at which prayers are recited, more words are said about the deceased and the mourners remove a sheet covering the tombstone, thus unveiling it. t

(Adapted from her book Welcome to the Family: Opening Doors to the Jewish Experience. The book is available at loisshenker.com.)

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GENERATIONS/DOR L’DOR Life Cycle Mohels A mohel is the person who performs the circumcision in the brit milah ceremony for a male child on the eighth day after his birth. For more information, contact your local congregation.

Rabbi Tzvi Fisher, Oregon Bris Center, www.oregonbris.com, mohel@oregonbris.com, 503-757-0606. A seventh-generation mohel, has performed ceremonies throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Dr. Larry L. Veltman, obstetrician, certified as a mohel by Conservative Movement in Judaism, 503-292-5227.

Dr. Richard Lowensohn, a professor at OHSU and former chief of obstetrics, certified by Hebrew Union College as mohel, 503-383-9621.

Dr. Wendy Smith, pediatrician, certified by the Reform movement, 503-241-9528. Limited availability.

Pending certification: Dr. Bruce Birk, a Portland pediatrician, expects to complete a Mohel certification course through Hebrew Union College in December 2013. He may be contacted, after December, at birkbrucemd@gmail.com, or 503-799-2794.

Central Oregon: Bend area: No certified mohels, but two pediatricians will perform circumcisions in the synagogue or home: Dr. Jennifer Lachman, Central Oregon Pediatrics 541-318-3548, and Dr. Peter Boehm, Mosaic Medical 541-383-3005.

For more information, contact info@JCCObend.com or 541-385-6421.

Salem/Corvallis: Dr. Michael Kelber, a family practice doctor in Salem, has performed circumcisions in conjunction with local congregations. mkelber201@aol.com.

MIKVAHS A mikvah is a ritual bath satisfying very specific building requirements that incorporate “living water” (running or moving water from a God-given source such as rain, snow, ice or a spring). Immersion in a mikvah is performed for ritual purification and a change in status, including conversion. It is used by Jews who wish to observe the Jewish laws concerning family purity or sanctification before a Jewish holiday, wedding or conversion ceremony. The purpose of immersion is not physical, but spiritual, cleanliness. Today, mikvah use has taken on some modern spiritually satisfying meanings. Immersion is often a way of celebrating both happy milestones and the pains of overcoming losses.

Jackson Wellsprings Community Mikveh 2253 Highway 99 N Ashland, OR 97520 541-482-3776

Hevra Kadisha/ Jewish burial societies: Portland area: Chevra Kavod Hamet: chevrakavodhamet@gmail. com, or 503-292-3425. Under the umbrella of Congregation Neveh Shalom, also includes volunteers from Havurah Shalom, Shir Tikvah, P’nai Or, Beit Haverim, Congregation Beth Israel and Shaarie Torah.

Hevra Kadisha of Portland: Michael Rosenberg, michael@cashcoloan.com, or 503-519-2454.

Includes volunteers from Congregation Kesser Israel, Chabad of Portland, Shaarie Torah, other congregations as well as unaffiliated.

Corvallis and Salem: Willamette Valley Jewish Community Burial Society: www.beitam.org/organizations/burial-society (has chapters in Salem and Corvallis), email office@ beitam.org, or 541-753-0067.

Eugene: Temple Beth Israel, Eugene: www.tbieugene.org/ page/chevra-kadisha, or info@tbieugene.org, or 541-485-7218.

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Central Oregon: Through Congregation Shalom Bayit (Jewish Community Center of Central Oregon), Bend: Contact Rabbi Jay Shupack, jshupack@juno.com, info@ JCCObend.com, or 541-385-6421.

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Steve Moore, Managing Director 8421 SW Macadam Ave. Portland, OR 97219 Phone: 503-246-6488 Fax: 503-246-1943 info@riverviewcemeteryfuneralhome.com riverviewcemeteryfuneralhome.com River View Cemetery Funeral Home was established in 2004 and is located on the grounds of historic River View Cemetery. The staff of this full-service funeral home are experienced in Jewish burial customs and are committed to providing the very highest level of quality service possible to the Jewish community. We are conveniently located near Beth Israel and several other Jewish cemeteries and offer all-night vigils to any family who desires this service.

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Family Resources

By Rich Geller Long known as “The People of the Book,” the Jewish people have treasured books and learning for millennia. Embedded within our most central prayer, the Shema, is the V’ahavta in which we are instructed by G-d to “Take these words which I command you this day and teach them faithfully to your children.”

The Jews of Oregon have taken this task to heart. For almost as long as Jews have been in Oregon, there have been schools to help facilitate the transmission of knowledge to the next generation. Since the founding of the Portland Hebrew School in the early 1900s, opportunities for Jewish education have blossomed along with the growth of the Jewish community. In recent years many programs such as PJ Library have arrived to reinforce the link between schools and parents, while also engaging families who have no other connection to the Jewish community.

Since 2007 the PJ Library has been providing Jewish children’s literature free to Jewish families with young children throughout Oregon. The international program launched by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation provides free books and is available to all Jewish families with children from 6 months to up to 8 years (each community sets the age at which children age out of the program).

Children love getting a package delivered with their name on it each month! It is like being mailed the perfect reason to take a break and read with your kids. As PJ Library Director Caron Blau Rothstein says, “The PJ Library impacts the observance of families and provides families with a shared vocabulary to talk about Jewish traditions and values.”

Portland Jewish Academy Principal Merrill Hendin believes that “Organizations like PJ Library go very far to help supplement both the home environment and the Jewish preschool and early day school environment.”

Deborah Kaplan, early childhood education director at Beth Israel in Portland, supports that notion. “Parental involvement is a fundamental part of supporting a child’s Jewish education at home and at school. ” she says, “We encourage children to explore the world around them and find connections to Judaism in their daily lives. This foundation in Jewish early childhood education supports all learners and paves the way for an engaged Jewish childhood and beyond.”

In Portland PJ Library also sends out a monthly e-newsletter with a calendar of events for young families, such as Yad B’Yad at Cedar Sinai Park with singer/guitar player Kim Palumbis. Newsletters feature great events such as Mommy and Me with a Jewish Twist, Shabbat at the pool and at the park, and berry-picking excursions. Many congregations offer programs to engage young families as well. Neveh Shalom’s Shoreshim (Hebrew for roots) offers Shabbat in the park, Tot Shabbat, berry picking on Sauvie Island and even a camping trip.

Oregon boasts a wide variety of Jewish schools and educational opportunities. The major population centers including Portland, Bend, Eugene, Salem, Corvallis and Ashland each offer some type of Jewish education, often at the local synagogue. Portland’s three day schools and extensive network of preschools, Hebrew schools and religious schools offer Jewish education for children from 6 months through high school.

Like preschools around the state, Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Foundation School is “based on the values and beliefs of the Jewish faith.” Leah Conley, director of early childhood services at Neveh, sums up the school’s mission succinctly: “To nurture the curiosity, creativity and character of each child.”

At Ashland’s Temple Emek Shalom’s Pomegranate Preschool Director Robin Heald says, “Young children are best nurtured through their creativity and through a Jewish sensibility that respects individual temperaments, rituals, care of the world and, of course, humor.” Like many preschools in communities with smaller Jewish populations, Pomegranate not only educates Jewish students but also introduces the faith to others in the community.

Rabbi Boris Dolin, associate rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in Eugene, faces a similar demographic challenge. “Especially in a smaller city such as Eugene, starting the kids and the families off with a community of like-minded people allows them to stay connected Jewishly as they encounter the challenges of being Jewish in a town where most of the people they meet are not.”

Lisa Horowitz, the executive director of PJA and Mittleman Jewish Community Center, believes there are more options for Jewish childhood education in Portland today than in years past. “Yes, there are more options, without a doubt, and the more that is out there, the more choice people have and the greater the likelihood of children being raised with strong identity as members of a greater Jewish community.”

After more than a century of Jewish education in Oregon, our children are heirs to a rich legacy of learning and study.

With the PJ Library actively promoting Jewish literacy and literature, and parents more involved than ever in their children’s schooling, the 21st century may well become the golden age of Jewish education.

When you read with your kids, you are planting a seed that may one day change the world. Def Schlepper, Congregation Beth Israel’s house band, sings a song titled “Teach Your Kids to Swim.” A line from that song is one parents might want to embrace: “Teach your kids to read, so they question everything.” t OREGON JEWISH LIFE |RESOURCE GUIDE 2013-2014 47

EDUCATION

Temple Emek Shalom 1800 E. Main St./Mail: PO Box 1107 Ashland, OR 97520 541-488-2909

Mitzvot, and Confirmation class. We provide spiritual and moral foundations for life-long Jewish learning and practice through instruction in Bible stories, weekly parsha, Jewish music, dance, art and Israeli programming.

1972 NW Flanders Portland, OR 97209 503-222-2037

DAY SCHOOLS

Congregation Beth Israel Education Department

Early Childhood Learning Center at PJA

2900 SW Peaceful Lane Portland OR 97239 503-245-5568

PRESCHOOLS Beth Israel Early Childhood EducatioN

Portland Jewish Academy 6651 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-535-3536

Foundation School Congregation Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane Portland, OR 97239 503-246-8831 x122

Pomegranate Preschool for the Arts

Maayan Torah Day School

Maimonides Jewish Day School 6612 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-977-7850

Portland Jewish Academy

Gan-Garret Preschool Vancouver 9604 NE 126th Ave. Suite 2320 Vancouver, WA 98682 360-256-0859

The Gan: Portland Jewish Preschool 6612 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97239 503-977-7850

Gan Neve Shalom Havurah Shir Hadash 185 N Mountain Ave Mail: P.O. Box 1262 Ashland, OR 97520 541-488-8887

Little Garden Preschool

Elana Einstein 7570 SW Alden St. Portland, OR 97223 Phone: 503-892-6678 elanapdx@msn.com littlgardenprschool.com Rich, multi-cultural curriculum where children engage in a unique and supportive classroom environment modeled after Israeli Kibbutz education. Offering Arts and Crafts, Hebrew, Gardening, Animal Care, Yoga, Puppets, Nature walks, Field Trips, Jewish Holiday Celebrations and more! 5-day, 3-day, and 2-day-a-week programs: 8:30 am-12:30 pm, after-care optional.

Milt & Cissi Carl Parent-Child Preschool Congregation Shaarie Torah 920 NW 25th Ave Portland, OR 97210 503-226-6131

Merrill Hendin, Principal Inge Hoogerhuis, Admission Director Beth Germain, CFO 6651 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 Phone: 503-244-0126 Fax: 503-452-7001 office@pjaproud.org www.pjaproud.org PJA is a Jewish community day school with a superior academic education, built on Jewish tradition and values, but representative of the whole Jewish community. Academically, PJA is a powerhouse. Our graduates are proof of this, from their performance in the area’s best high schools to their acceptance at prestigious colleges and universities. Our students, parents and staff represent the diversity of Portland’s Jewish and non-Jewish community and are inclusive of all family types.

HEBREW/RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS Beit Haverim Religious Schools

Alan Cohen, President of Board Rabbi Alan Berg Michelle Bombet Minch, Board Member 1111 Country Club Dr. Lake Oswego, OR 97034 503-344-4839 office@beithav.org www.beithav.org We offer quality Jewish education for preschoolers through teenagers, including Hebrew, tutoring and preparation for B’nai

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Sydney Baer, Executive Director Michael Z. Cahana, Senior Rabbi Jemi Kostiner Mansfield, Congregational Affairs Director 1972 NW Flanders St. Portland, OR 97209 Phone: 503-222-1069 Fax: 503-274-1400 resources@bethisrael-pdx.org www.bethisrael-pdx.org Our education department serves Jews of all ages. Our nationally accredited Religious School and state certified Preschool guide students to apply Judaism’s teachings to their personal lives and our world, while adults find educational programming for those new to Judaism and the more advanced student.

Chabad Hebrew Schools Southwest: 503-246- 5437 Southeast: 503-236-6642 Northeast: 503-477-6696 Hillsboro: 503-747-5363 Vancouver: WA: 360-993-5222

Congregation Kol Ami Education

Rabbi Elizabeth Dunsker Lauren Trexler, Director of Education Cheryl Richards, President 7800 NE 119th St. Vancouver, WA 98665 Phone: 360-896-8088 Email: admin@jewishvancouverusa.org Website: www.jewishvancouverusa.org Congregation Kol Ami education programs include a K-12 weekly religious school, a weekly Hebrew School, and Adult education all supervised by an Education Director plus congregational support. Enhancing the programs are age-appropriate social groups to heighten the learning and to facilitate in Tikkun Olam.

Neveh Shalom Religious Schools

2900 SW Peaceful Lane Portland, OR 97239 503-293-7312 Neveh Shalom provides nurturing, dynamic and innovative programming for all ages.

From Foundation School’s full day and partial day preschool through ALIYAH, our engaging K-12th grade programming, to an exciting array of lifelong learning opportunities for adults, it’s never too late – or too early – to love learning!

P’nai Or of Portland Simcha School

Rabbi Debra Kolodny Deanna Cohen, Education Gayle Lovejoy, Administrator 9750 SW Terwilliger Blvd.

Portland, OR 97219 Phone: 503-248-4500 admin@pnaiorpdx.org www.pnaiorpdx.org

Our Simcha School is an engaging educational experience and solid foundation in Jewish tradition that provides a rich variety of experiential learning opportunities. With a spirit of inquiry, we share joyous and creative experiences of Torah, Midrash, ethics, mitzvot, holidays, prayer and Jewish history.

Shir Tikvah Religious School

Shaarie Torah Education Program

Rabbi Ariel Stone Amelia Schroth, Office Manager Katie Schneider, Education Director 7550 NE Irving St. Portland, OR 97213 503-473-8227 Education@shirtikvahpdx.org shirtikvahpdx.org Our innovative classes are held 18 Sundays per year in southeast Portland. Community holiday and Shabbat celebrations round out the learning experience.

Rabbi Arthur Zuckerman Dorice Horenstein, Education Director Michael Imlah, Office Manager 920 NW 25th Ave. Portland, OR 97210 Phone: 503-226-6131 Fax: 503-226-0241 stdir@shaarietorah.org www.shaarietorah.org Passing on our traditions is important and Shaarie Torah features a broad range of learning opportunities for adults, teens and children. Our education framework enables individuals and families to discover what it means to be Jewish in a safe and supportive environment.

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ADULT EDUCATION Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning

Rachel Pollak, Agency Coordinator 7410 SW Oleson Road #404 Portland, OR 97223 Phone: 503-384-2476 Fax: 503-497-9054 learn@meltonportland.org www.meltonportland.org Melton offers adults weekly courses on Jewish practice, belief, history and ethics. Students engage in pluralistic text study and discussion with each other and their distinguished teachers. Adults at all levels of practice and knowledge are welcomed and valued.

The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University

The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at the University of Oregon Prince Lucien Campbell Hall Room 837 5273 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-5273 541-346-5288, Fax: 541-346-4118

Institute for Judaic Studies of the Pacific Northwest 2900 SW Peaceful Lane Portland, OR 97201 503-246-8831

Introduction to Judaism Class Oregon Board of Rabbis 503-639-0853 lscord@comcast.net

Morasha: The Jewish Education Alliance 7410 SW Oleson Road #404 Portland, OR 97223 503-384-2476

Mother’s Circle

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of Oregon

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Ruth Heller, Program Director Eugene: UO Baker Downtown Center 975 High St. Eugene, OR 97401 Bend: UO Center in Bend 80 NE Bend River Mall Dr. Bend, OR 97701 phone: 541-346-0697 and 800-824-2714 fax: 541-346-6166 osher@uoregon.edu www.osher.uoregon.edu The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Oregon (OLLI-UO) celebrates the joy of learning, encouraging academic exploration without the pressures of grades or tests. Individuals from all backgrounds and levels of education are welcome to enjoy the benefits of membership. Low annual fees provide unlimited access to the curriculum offerings. Lectures, short courses, study and discussion groups, trips and tours are led by current and retired faculty, community professionals and by our members.

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MALS students, who come from diverse backgrounds and specialties. Reed transports me out of my day-to-day stressful commitments and the intellectual stimulation is exhilarating.”

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Camps

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Barbara Amen, Director Cathy D’Ambrosia, Assistant 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.

Portland, OR 97202 Phone: 503-777-7259; 503-777-7710 Fax: 503-517-7345 mals@reed.edu; bamen@reed.edu www.reed.edu/MALS The Reed MALS is an interdisciplinary graduate program in the liberal arts and sciences. An alternative to the highly specialized course of study characteristic of more traditional programs, MALS is intended for those students who wish to pursue interdisciplinary graduate work in a flexible yet rigorous course of study.

The program attracts a diverse group of bright and intellectually curious students of varied interests, ages and backgrounds who have made a lifelong commitment to learning.

Gan Israel Day Camp

6688 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-245-5420

6612 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97239 503-246-KIDS (5437)

Mittleman Jewish Community Center Day Camp 6651 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-244-0111

PJA Summer Discovery 6651 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-244-0126

Danika Duren, Director of Sales/Marketing Michelle Koplan, Executive Director David Zimmerman, Camp Director 9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy. #147 Beaverton, OR 97005 Phone: 503-452-3444 Fax: 503-452-0750 dduren@bbcamp.org www.bbcamp.org B’nai B’rith Camp, located on Devils Lake near the Oregon coast, offers a range of activities including arts and crafts, dance, Jewish enrichment, Israeli culture, Shabbat celebrations, high ropes course, out-of-camp trips, wakeboarding, kayaking and hydro-tubing.

Specialty programs include Outdoor Jewish Adventure, New Service Learning program for 11th graders, and Kehila, an inclusive program for children with special needs. BB Camp is JCC affiliated and accredited by the American Camp Association.

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Camp Solomon Schechter

United Synagogue Youth Shaarie Torah 920 NW 25th Ave. Portland, OR 97210 503-226-6131

Sam Perlin, Executive Director David Furman, Assistant Director Carolyn D’Albora, Registrar 117 East Louisa St. #110 Seattle, WA 98103-3203 Phone: 206-447-1967 Fax: 206-447-2629 Email: info@campschechter.org www.campschechter.org Camp Solomon Schechter has a 60-year tradition of fun, friendship and Jewish education in the Pacific Northwest. We create a unique, welcoming and spiritual Jewish environment, offering an innovative experience for youth of all denominations entering 2nd-12th grades.

At Schechter, Judaism and joy are truly one!

Our spectacular 170-acre wooded facility, located near Olympia WA, features breathtaking views of our private lake and hiking in the untouched beauty of our own forests and protected wetlands.

JWest Campership Program 720-242-7482 onehappycamper.org

SPECIAL NEEDS RESOURCES KEHILA For campers with special needs at BB Camp 503-452-3444 dduren@bbcamp.org

TASK, Your Jewish Connection to Disability Awareness JFCS 503-226-7079, ext. 155 Corinne@jfcs-portland.org

TIKVAH, social/recreation for ages 18+ JFCS 503-226-7079, ext. 155 Corinne@jfcs-portland.org

CAMPUS GROUPS Chabad House at the University of Oregon

URJ Camp Kalsman

1330 E 20th Ave. Eugene, OR 97403 541-484-7665

425-284-4484 (winter) 360-435-9302(summer)

Chabad at Portland Campuses

URJ Camp Newman Winter Office: 703 Market St, Ste. 1300 San Francisco, CA 94103 707-571-7657

YOUTH & TEENS BBYO Mittleman Jewish Community Center 6651 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 503-244-0111

Jewish Student Union (JSU) 503-757-3037

North American Federation of Temple Youth Congregation Beth Israel 1972 NW Flanders Portland, OR 97209 503-570-1115 x250

Northwest NCSY 503-757-3037

United Synagogue Youth Pacific Northwest Regional Office 2900 SW Peaceful Lane Portland, OR 97219 503-246-8077

Portland State University Jewish Student Union PO Box 751 Portland, OR 97207-0751 503-725-4023

Reed College JSU PO Box 769 Portland, OR 97202 503-771-1112 ext. 7873

YOUNG ADULT Moishe House 3322 SE Brooklyn St. Portland, OR 97202 moishehousepdx@gmail.com

Jews Next D’or 1972 NW Flanders Portland, OR 97209 jnd@bethisrael-pdx.org

Portland Jewish Events www.portlandjewishevents.com

Urban Jews of Portland urbanjewspdx@gmail.com

FAMILIES PJ Library Portland

3355 SE Steele St. Portland, OR 97202 503-236-6642

Greater Portland Hillel P.O. Box 1547 Portland, OR 97207 503-867-3646

Hillel at the U of O 1059 Hilyard St. Eugene, OR 97401 541-343-8920

Hillel at OSU 240B Moreland Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 541-737-2131

JSU at U of O Erb Memorial Union, Ste. 5 Eugene, OR 97403 541-346-4366

Lewis & Clark College Jewish Student Union MSC 171 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road Portland, OR 97219 503-768-7082

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Caron Blau Rothstein, Coordinator 6680 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 Phone: 503-245-6219 Fax: 503-245-6603 pjlibrary@jewishportland.org www.jewishportland.org/pjlibrary PJ (Pajama) Library, a Jewish Federation program, supports the Jewish journeys of families raising young children through the gift of free high-quality Jewish children’s books and music, along with resources, events and programs. Children 6 months to 6 years are eligible to receive a free book/ CD in the mail each month as part of our community’s commitment to creating innovative opportunities for Jewish family engagement, especially for those who are less connected and/or in interfaith homes.

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PJ Library Eugene/Lane County pjLIBRARY@tbieugene.org 541-485-7218

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Singles Survey Results

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In February, Oregon Jewish Life posted a survey for singles on our website as part of our effort to get to know our readers. Now we want to share the results of that survey:

Single status

Never Married ............................ 36.54% Divorced ..................................... 46.15% Widowed .......................................17.31%

Age 20-30 ........................................... 21.15% 40-50 ...........................................19.23% 50-60............................................13.46% 60+ .............................................. 46.15% Average time single ............................. 7.6 years

Views on singles groups 50% would like to join a singles group Many commented they would like to join a singles group with a Jewish focus

Prefer to find dates:* Online .............................................................. 36.54% Through Friends/Family.................................. 84.62% Social Gathering.............................................. 69.23% Professional networking................................. 11.12% Bars/Clubs ..................................................... 03.85%

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A new era in aging

By Liz Rabiner Lippoff Helen Goldhammer was living alone in her Hillsdale condominium, doing just fine, says her daughter Carol Levy. Last July, though, Helen had a mild stroke and moved to the Robison Jewish Health Center for rehabilitation. She had a room of her own and, Carol says, “a team of very caring people” who helped Helen recover well enough to the point where she was finally told that, even though she couldn’t do much on her own, she could live at home.

“Mom has always valued her household time and her independence,” says Carol. “She figured if she needed full-time care, and we would be providing it wherever she lived anyway, she could choose to be back at home.” Today Helen is still frail and needs a lot of help with personal services, but she has improved a great deal over the last year.

The key to her health and safety is the 24/7 care she gets from Sinai Family Home Services. Started in 2008 with the support of Jewish Family and Child Services and Cedar Sinai Park, the nonprofit took a couple of years to establish its reputation in the community, according to Executive Director Jack Honey. Today they are very busy, offering three levels of care ranging from homemaker/companion services to complex care with nurse oversight.

Jack believes the reason for their growth is that they take the approach of “client-centered services.” Carol Levy would agree.

“Mom’s caregivers are competent, but they also make an attempt to be good companions to her. They go with her everywhere, so it’s good that they are integrated into the family.”

Helen Goldhammer is 98.

David Molko is a senior outreach therapist and counselor at JFCS in Portland, and he says times are changing. Seniors are living longer, which is great, he says. However, that presents issues: “A lot of folks run through their money and can’t maintain their lifestyle. There can be tension between parents and adult children who, more often than not, are still dealing with the complexities of raising their own families.

From a medical standpoint, we’ve done a good job of enhancing age. We’ve come up with fabulous drugs and other ways of extending life. I’m not sure we’ve always addressed the psychological and emotional needs of people living into their 90s and older. We haven’t had to before.

Our elders are now living with chronic diseases as they live longer... that raise the conflicting issue: living longer versus quality of life.”

Helen Goldhammer’s story is familiar to him: At JFCS, David works with the whole family – in one or two sessions or even over years – to get a road map for the future, a plan they can all agree on that makes the transition into the older years easier for all involved.

And in increasing numbers, people are not moving into facilities.

They are staying at home if at all possible, for as long as possible.

Hence, the explosion of home health and other services.

JFCS Executive Director Marian Fenimore is optimistic about some of the innovation and collaboration that can keep people at home, keep them healthier and cut costs at the same time.

Governor Kitzhaber, for example, has put together reforms that allow Medicaid to pay for additional services to enable people to get what they need so they don’t have to get so desperately sick.

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With the help of caregivers, including Juline Machus, Helen Goldhammer was able to return to her own home after a mild stroke and a stay at Robison Jewish Health Center for rehabilitation.

Experts across the state agree there will always be a need for residential care for seniors, but that the emphasis has changed. We need to encompass a continuum of care that includes a new model of residential care, but with increased emphasis on housing with services and on services provided in private homes.

Kimberly Fuson was recently named chief operating officer of CSP, the Portland organization whose programs run the gamut from adult day services to assisted living to nursing care at the Robison Jewish Health Center. She says the most important services for seniors are quickly becoming home care and inpatient or outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy.

“Nursing homes and the rest of long-term care is going through a significant change: most people want to be home first, and at all costs. This means that, while nursing homes once provided a lot of palliative long-term care, they will now be primarily focused on short-term rehabilitation,” Kimberly says.

“We are making the difficult decisions so that we can meet the changing needs of the Jewish community. People will need an excellent place to stay, and we want to be that place, recognizing that a growing percentage of today’s and tomorrow’s residents will be here short term and then will go back home.”

Sinai Family Home Services, Adult Day Services and outpatient rehabilitation are all in place. “We are looking at enhancing our community-based services and exploring options like private case management, Jewish meals on wheels, a Jewish health and wellness center. All smart ideas are on the table,” Kimberly believes.

Kimberly also envisions a system where, once you use Cedar Sinai Park in any context, you are “in” and can access the various CSP and even community services as you need them, where you need them and seamlessly.

“Maybe the story is about people,” Kimberly says, “not about walls. How do you take care of people where they want to be?”

Carol Brooker-Bardner is RN administrator and president of two Roseburg companies that grew out of people’s desire to stay at home. The first is Home Helpers, which she and her husband opened in 2009. It provides comprehensive in-home care. Carol says they now have 100 clients and 95 caregivers; they provide 2,000 hours of service a week in individual homes.

The second business is Ralph & Millie’s Adult Day Retreat, and it is the only one of its kind in Roseburg. Similar to CSP’s Adult Day Services, it is an interactive daily community for people with dementia and other mental acuity issues. With mental activities, physical exercise and occupational therapy, it is, she says, “a safe place to bring your loved ones so you can take a breath.”

“People want to live at home and their children are listening,” Carol says. “But we talk with kids who worry their parents aren’t safe. We check that the burners are off.” In her crystal ball, she sees in-home and foster care “exploding.”

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“We know from studies that people live eight to nine years longer when they’re in their own home rather than in nursing care.

If people make a choice to go to an independent living facility, they’re fine. But then they end up needing assisted living. We can actually go into the independent living facility, and they like it because that’s their home now.”

According to a recent survey, 80% of adults 65 and older want to remain in their current residence “as long as possible.” (Aging in Place: A State Survey of Livability Policies and Practices; AARP Livable Communities, Sept. 4, 2012.) This summer, The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland helped distribute a survey by David, Hibbits & Midghall, Inc., a communications and market research firm, commissioned by Cedar Sinai Park. Respondents included 650 people, 291 from the Jewish community, answering a range of questions about what is important to them as they think about various elements of senior care. The full report is not yet available, but CSP CEO David Fuks says it will help to confirm and shape their plans for growth.

“We do know already that there is strong loyalty from the Jewish community to Robison and Cedar Sinai Park as a health care asset,” David says. People have a strong preference for private rooms, and the agency is already moving in that direction as it builds and remodels. And, he says, people have a strong interest in home care and community-based services, some of which CSP has, and others that they are interested in developing.

“We envision a significant increase in our ability to provide posthospitalization rehabilitation care that will enable people to return home,” David adds. “And there they will have home care that will enable them to stay there as long as possible.”

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Not everybody, however, can choose to stay home. Depending on the person’s condition, it can be a lot of work to take care of somebody, points out Dr. Mark Rosenbaum, program director, Internal Medicine Residency at Providence Portland. Finding the “right” caregiver, or combination of caregivers, can be difficult. And, he says, the cost of home care can be prohibitive.

“It is cheaper to provide care at home, but Medicare doesn’t pay for it,” Mark says. If it is out of pocket, that pocket can empty pretty quickly.

In addition, at-home care isn’t everybody’s preference, even if they can afford it.

“I always said I’d stay in my home if I could,” says Portland resident Rosalie Goodman. “But now I don’t think so. I like people.

I want to be around people. I’d probably go to the Rose Schnitzer Manor. And, if I needed more care and eventually ended up at Robison, I’d have no qualms about it.”

Carol Brooker-Bardner of Roseburg had no home option for her own mother years ago. They moved her mom into a facility against her will at age 80. She wanted to go home, but Carol and her siblings had to insist. “It was a beautiful facility,” Carol remembers, “but Mom was gone in less than three months.”

“That was the impetus for us to get into this business,” Carol says. “We want people to have a choice. The loss of dignity, the loss of grounding … . My mom said, ‘The things that are important to me are gone.’ I said, ‘It’s just stuff, Mom.’ I didn’t understand. That was her stuff, the stuff of memories, the stuff that held her on the Earth.” t Liz Rabiner Lippoff is a Portland freelance writer and a marketing and PR consultant specializing in medical marketing. She serves on the boards of Cedar Sinai Park and Project Access NOW. LizRL@rabiner.com LizInk.biz.

ELDER CARE

Cedar Sinai Park

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Paul Robin – VP Jody Forlenza – President Christina Forlenza – Manager 12833 NE Airport Way Portland, OR 97230 Phone: 503-255-5005 Fax: 503-255-5010 sales@allinonemobility.com www.allinonemobility.com We sell, install and service stair lifts, wheelchair platform lifts, ceiling track lifts, walk-in bathtubs, ADA and barrier free roll-in showers, residential elevators and more. We work throughout Oregon and Washington.

Our main showroom is in Portland near the airport. Ask us how you can make your home accessible and fully useable for all levels of ability and mobility. Allow your loved ones and yourself the dignity and independence deserved.

David Fuks, Chief Executive Officer Ali Reis, Robison Jewish Health Center Admissions Coordinator Deborah Elliott, Rose Schnitzer Manor Marketing Director 6125 SW Boundary St. Portland, OR 97221 Phone: 503-535-4300 Fax: 503-535-4330 info@cedarsinaipark.org www.cedarsinaipark.org Cedar Sinai Park provides residential and community-based care to our elders and adults with special needs, allowing them to live with comfort, independence and dignity in a manner and in an environment based on Jewish values.

Courtyard Village at Raleigh Hills

Cedar Sinai Park Adult Day Services

Nancy Heckler, CSP ADS Program Coordinator Kathy Tipsord, CSP Community Life Director 6125 SW Boundary St. Portland, OR 97221 Phone: 503-535-4403 Fax: 503-535-4334 nancy.heckler@cedarsinaipark.org cedarsinaipark.org Our social model program provides socialization, support services and recreation in a secure, supervised setting. Planned group activities are adjusted to the needs, abilities, and interests of participants to encourage self-esteem and feelings of success. Join us once or twice a week or for all five days for yoga, music therapy, horticulture therapy, creative arts, brain fitness activities, reminiscing, board games, and special events. Lunch and two snacks are included in the daily cost of the program.

Joanie Ceballos, General Manager Merry Larsen, Marketing Director Doris Kelleher, Operations Manager 4875 SW 78th Ave. Portland, OR 97225 Phone: 503-297-5500 Fax: 503-297-6179 joaniec@courtyardvillage.com www.courtyardvillage.com A welcoming, comfortable community where you feel you belong is important for your future. Courtyard Village at Raleigh Hills provides high quality and affordable housing for active, independent seniors 62 years of age or older. We are independently owned and operated locally. It’s the privacy and freedom of home combined with services of friendly, helpful and caring staff. Residents feel connected and continue to thrive as they foster meaningful relationships. Embrace the beauty of retirement!

Lifeline/JFCS 1130 SW Morrison, St. 316 Portland, OR 97205 503-226-7079

Ginni Kennedy, Executive Director 2420 NW Marshall St. Portland, OR 97210 Phone: 503-221-2075 Fax: 503-221-3024 NorthWest_Place_Marketing@srg-llc.com www.SRGseniorliving.com Nestled in one of Portland’s most vibrant residential neighborhoods, NorthWest Place will change the way you think about retirement living. Here, you’ll discover an active, luxury community that caters to those looking for a fully engaged lifestyle.

From restaurant-style dining and rooftop terrace social hours to a full calendar of events, residents are presented with new opportunities daily. Call today and come see how you’ll live at NorthWest Place.

NW Senior Resources, Inc. 1233 SW Boca Ratan Dr. Lake Oswego, OR 97034 503-680-9407 NancyRaske@gmail.com www.nwseniorresources.com Free senior consulting placement services covering Portland/tri-county areas. Personal escorted tours (Monday-Saturday). Additional resources available.

Pacifica Senior Living Calaroga Terrace

Stephanie Hertzog, Marketing Sandra Burdeshaw, Community Outreach Coordinator Gary Warren, Executive Director 1400 N.E. Second Ave. Portland, OR 97232 Phone: 503-736-3642 Fax: 503-239-3399 marketing.calarogaterrace@encoresl.com www.pacificacalarogaterrace.com Pacifica Senior Living Calaroga Terrace is a retirement community in Portland offering independent and assisted living with close access to medical care, shopping, dining and entertainment.

Robison Jewish Health Center at CSP 6125 SW Boundary St. Portland, OR 97221 503-535-4300

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Rose Schnitzer Manor

Sinai Family Home Services

David Kohnstamm, Administrator Deborah Elliott, Marketing Director Irit Mandelsberg, Office Manager 6140 SW Boundary St Portland, OR 97221 Phone: 503-535-4000 Fax: 503-535-4214 deborah.elliott@cedarsinaipark.org www.RoseSchnitzerManor.org Rose Schnitzer Manor is the happiest, healthiest and smartest retirement community in Oregon. Our residents enjoy healthy kosher food, a loving, highly trained staff and a warm, home-like feeling. Whether you’re looking for independent living, assisted living or help for aging parents, the Manor offers the best of all worlds. Located on the campus of Cedar Sinai Park, extra care is always available when you need it, right across the street at Robison Jewish Health Center.

Jack Honey, Executive Director Alexis Wilson, Home Care Manager Tonya Bitz, Office Manager 7412 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy. #106 Portland, OR 97225 Phone: 503-542-0088 Fax: 503-542-0077 homecare@sinaifamily.org www.sinaifamily.org Sinai Family Home Services is a licensed Comprehensive Home Care Agency offering quality in-home elder care in Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties. Offerings include care coordination, homemaker services, personal care, complex care, nursing and medication services. Support through referrals and continuum of care options as needs change. We help ensure that you or your loved one can remain comfortably at home. Our exceptional homecare services, founded on Jewish values, offers support to clients and families.

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Terwilliger Plaza

Keely Raff, VP of Sales and Marketing Naz Agaeian, Membership Sales Manager 2545 SW Terwilliger Blvd.

Portland, OR 97201 Phone: 503-808-7870 Fax: 503-299-4208 info@terwilligerplaza.com www.terwilligerplaza.com Terwilliger Plaza is a private, non-profit, Continuing Care Retirement Community for 62+ in the heart of Portland, Oregon.

The Plaza embraces diversity and is self-governed, non-sectarian and internationally accredited. It’s a city under one roof and a doorway to one of the most dynamic cities in the world. It is a warm, friendly place you can truly call home.

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Welcoming and friendly environment, variety of social gatherings, and an array of musical events and entertainment.

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Pro-Israel Community

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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is the only American organization whose sole mission is to lobby Congress about legislation that strengthens the relationship between the United States and Israel. Every day the professional staff and members of AIPAC are hard at work helping to educate members of Congress, candidates for public office and policy-makers about the importance of the U.S.-Israel friendship.

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L E G I S L AT I V E AG E N DA Preventing a Nuclear Iran Supporting the Peace Process Enhancing Strategic Cooperation Promoting Foreign Aid

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GR ASSROOTS AC TIVISM Congressional Lobbying Current Affairs Briefings Young Leadership Programs Trips to Israel and Washington DC AIPAC WASHINGTON & OREGON STATES OFFICE AIPACseattle_office@aipac.org WASHINGTON & OREGON STATES OFFICE 206-624-5152 PO WA98111 98111 POBOX BOX 2603, 2603, SEATTLE, SEATTLE, WA

AIPAC is registered as a domestic lobby and supported financially by private donations. The Organization receives no financial assistance from Israel, any national organization or any foreign group. AIPAC is not a political action committee. It does not rate, endorse, or contribute to any candidates. Because it is a lobby, contributions to AIPAC are nottax tax deductible. deductible.

An inspired setting for memorable occasions.

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en concertos over two weekends

by J.S. Bach open PBO’s 30th Anniversary Season, performed by rockstar soloists Monica Huggett, Gonzalo X. Ruiz (pictured), and PBO’s stellar violinists. An assortment of concertos continues through May.

Bach Concertos: Violin and Oboe (Oct) Two weekends of concerts The Concerto Grosso (Nov) Muffat, Hellendaal, Handel, Van Wassenaer, Geminiani The Classical Concerto (Feb) Bach, Haydn, Mozart The Vocal Concerto (Apr) Bach, Buxtehude, Tunder, von Biber Concerti Bizzarri (May) Vivaldi, Fasch, Telemann

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photo by Tatiana Daubek

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BAROQUE

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ISRAEL American Friends of Magen David Adom

the United States and Israel. Every day the professional staff and members of AIPAC are hard at work helping to educate members of Congress, candidates for public office and policy-makers about the impor

Development Corporation for Israel / Israel Bonds

Anti-Defamation League Yossi Mentz, Director 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 650 Los Angeles, CA 90048 Phone: 800-323-2371 Fax: 323-655-4659 western@afmda.org www.afmda.org Magen David Adom provides a rapid and skilled emergency medical response, including disaster, ambulance and blood services, to Israel’s 8 million people. MDA is the only organization mandated by the Israeli government to serve in this role, but it’s not funded by the government. Instead, MDA relies on funding from donors around the world. Through your gift, you’re saving lives.

American Israel Public Affairs Committee

1700 Seventh Ave., Ste. 116-222 Seattle, WA 98101 206-448-5349

Consulate General of Israel 456 Montgomery, Ste. 2100 San Francisco, CA 94104 415-844-7500

Israel Aliyah Center 6505 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1600 Los Angeles, CA 90048 1-866-835-0430

Jewish Council for Public Affairs 116 E 27th Ave. New York, NY 10016 212-684-6950

Jewish National Fund, Western Zone

Bob Leve, Registered Representative 4500 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ste. 355 Tempe, AZ 85282 800-229-4342 Bob.leve@israelbonds.com www.israelbonds.com Development Corporation for Israel, commonly known as Israel Bonds, offers investments that diversify portfolios and preserve capital. Capital realized through the sale of Israel bonds has developed every aspect of Israel’s economy, enabling cutting-edge innovation that saves lives and changes the world on a daily basis. Recognized as a valued economic and strategic resource, the Bonds organization has secured global sales exceeding $35 billion since the first bonds were issued in 1951.

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Businesses/Services Arts & Entertainment

Oregon Jewish Museum

Artists Repertory Theatre

Nicole Lane, Marketing & PR Director Jessica Gleason, Marketing & PR Manager Jim Neuner, Director of Finance & Administration 1515 SW Morrison Portland, OR 97205 503-241-1278 nlane@artistsrep.org www.artistsrep.org Artists Rep – for the culturally adventurous person who values the thrill of theatrical discovery! As Portland’s longest-running professional theatre company for the past three decades, Artists Rep has made a name for itself offering adventurous plays – comedies, dramas and musicals alike – that are supremely entertaining, thoughtful and provocative.

Next season includes outrageous comedies and nail-biting dramas and stage realism alongside theatrically heightened parables or satires, plus the deceptively simple followed by the psychologically complex.

Jewish Theatre Collaborative

PO Box 42022 Portland, OR 97242 Phone: 503-512-0582 Info: 503-512-9582 info@jewishtheatrecollaborative.org www.jewishtheatrecollaborative.org Jewish Theatre Collaborative has brought over 30 stories to the stage since 2008. JTC’s acclaimed productions include “Charlotte Salomon: Life? Or Theatre,” “Kindertransport” and “The Loman Family Picnic.” JTC is now in residence at Miracle Theatre but brings performances to satellite venues around town. Touring shows travel the state. This fall JTC launches its inaugural Page2Stage season featuring Meir Shalev’s novel A Pigeon and a Boy. Take the Page2Stage journey with us!

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Judith Margles, Director Anne LeVant Prahl, Curator of Collections Sandra Preston, Program Coordinator 1953 NW Kearney St. Portland, OR 97209-3925 Phone: 503-226-3600 Fax: 503-226-1800 museum@ojm.org www.ojm.org The Oregon Jewish Museum examines and preserves the rich cultural heritage of one of Oregon’s earliest immigrant groups.

Through creating and hosting a variety of community-based and traveling exhibitions, maintaining a library and archive, presenting films and other cultural programming, and engaging in educational outreach, we seek to stimulate dialogue about identity, culture and assimilation. We allow Jews and non-Jews to understand the Jewish experience as a paradigm both for cultural survival and inter-cultural understanding.

Portland Baroque Orchestra

PORTL AND

BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

1020 SW Taylor St., Suite 200 Portland, OR 97205 503-222-6000 www.pbo.org Portland Baroque Orchestra produces fresh and historically informed interpretations of music composed before 1840 for a wide audience, educates the community, including its youth, about composers, themes and performance practices of this music through world-class professional performances and community outreach and dialogue.

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Bjorn Gullhom, Sales Director Randy Anderson, Service Director Jeff Bazurto, Parts Director 720 NE Grand Ave. Portland, OR 97232 Phone: 503-230-7700 Fax: 503-230-7799 info@landroverportland.com www.landroverportland.com

Land Rover Portland is the exclusive authorized Land Rover and Range Rover center for Oregon and Southwest Washington states. Our award-winning Sales, Parts and Service teams are committed to practicing The Land Rover Way philosophy of fairness and openness in all interactions with our customers. Land Rover Portland is now featuring the new Range Rover Evoque, winner of more than 120 international Car of the Year and Total Quality awards.

Lithia Motors

Robert Sacks, Multi-Store Manager Dick Heimann, Vice Chairman Medford, OR 97501 Phone: 855-422-0030 rsacks@lithia.com www.lithia.com We take great pride that so many thousands of customers turn to us, year in and year out, to meet their driving needs. We appreciate the trust that has been placed in us by Jewish communities across the West. Thank for your years of loyalty to us, and we look forward to serving YOUR needs soon!

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Rebecca DeCesaro, Managing Director 947 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 Phone: 503-471-4906 Fax: 503-525-8801 rdecesaro@firstrepublic.com firstrepublic.com First Republic is a client-focused private bank specializing in wealth creation and management. We offer an array of services to help both individuals and businesses meet their financial goals.

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NW Investment Counselors LLC

Christel Turkiewicz – Relationship Manager Cheyne Sorensen – Portfolio Administrator John Woolley – Portfolio Manager 340 Oswego Pointe Dr., Ste. 100 Lake Oswego,OR 97034 Phone: 503-607-0032 Fax: 503-905-2995 cturkiewicz@nwic.net www.nwic.net We are an independent investment advisor group committed to designing and implementing individualized investment portfolios that help our clients achieve their goals.

Pearson Financial Group

Barbara Fassnacht, Manager of Finance Cameron Pearson, Business Manager Conrad Pearson, Financial Representative/Owner 5665 Meadows Road, Ste. 120 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Phone: 503 670-0500 Fax: 503 670-0501 cpearson@pearsonfinancial.com www.pearsonfinancial.com Pearson Financial Group has provided a team of experienced professionals for more than 30 years to assist clients in designing and navigating their personal journey to financial security. Areas of Focus: Retirement Planning, Business Retirement Plans, Employee Education, College Funding, Asset Allocation, Wealth Transfer, Long Term Care Planning, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance.

HEALTH Insights to Health Clinic

of all ages. We dedicate our specialized expertise, compassionate approach, and non-invasive natural medicine treatments to helping you to feel better—and stay better. We spend time getting to know you and deeply understanding your health challenges, and combine natural therapies with lifestyle enhancements targeted to your specific goals--to help you alleviate symptoms and cultivate wellness for the long term.

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Jones & Jones Jewelers

Doctor Alisa B. Weinzimer Doctor Allison E. Bradley 5010 NE 33rd Ave. Portland, Oregon 97211 Phone: 503-284-1906 Fax: 503-546-0894 5331 SW Macadam Ave., Ste. 395 John’s Landing, Water Tower Building Portland, Oregon 97239 Phone: 503-719-4208 Fax: 503-719-4209 info@pacoregon.com www.pacoregon.com Pacific Audiology Clinic is a women-owned and operated clinic. We are dedicated to your success in achieving better hearing. We pride ourselves in offering you high-quality assessments and various treatment options for all your needs.

7858 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219 Phones: 503.223.6020/800.316.4314 www.jonesandjonesjewelers.com Trained by a third generation European Jeweler, Thomas has over 40 years experience in the jewelry industry. He has worked to design and create unique, original, one of a kind, and limited edition custom jewelry. At Jones & Jones Jewelers, fine craftsmanship and attention to detail blend together to create beautiful and wearable works of art.

Our designs are fresh, exciting, and truly different from the mass market merchandise that one sees today. Hours: Wednesday through Friday 10 am to 6 pm; Saturday 10 am to 5 pm.

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Dan Grandon, Owner 19824 SW Teton Ave. Tualatin, OR 97062 Phone: 503-692-2877 Fax: 503-692-4484 Dan.grandon@closetfactory.com Closetfactory.com For 20 years Closet Factory has been helping people throughout Oregon and Southern Washington customize their storage needs with beautifully designed and handcrafted systems. Visit us on online, at our showroom or call for a free design consultation.

Christine Winkelman, ND Gil Winkelman, ND Kristiyn Burton – Admin 2929 SW Multnomah Blvd. #302 Portland, OR 97219 Phone: 503-501-5001 Fax: 503-546-0145 Info@insightstohealth.net www.InsightsND.com Insights to Health Clinic is a four-doctor clinic providing full-service holistic care for people 64 2013-2014 RESOURCE GUIDE | OREGON JEWISH LIFE

Holly M. Pierce, Director of Marketing & Client Relations Shawn N. Menashe, Managing Shareholder Zachary Fruchtengarten, Shareholder 115 NW First Ave., Ste. 400 Portland, OR 97209 Phone: 503-227-1515 Fax: 503-243-2038 info@gevurtzmenashe.com www.gevurtzmenashe.com Gevurtz Menashe has more than 400 years of combined experience in family law and estate planning. Large or small, simple or complex, they help clients protect what’s important. For more than 30 years, Gevurtz Menashe is the firm that thousands of Oregon and Southwest Washington clients have chosen to provide peace of mind for all the tomorrows in their lives.

Kell, Alterman & Runstein, LLC Attorneys at Law

Radiant health starts here When you feel well, you live well.

520 SW Yamhill St. Suite 600 Portland, OR 97204 Phone: 503-222-3531 Fax: 503-227-2980 info@kelrun.com www.kelrun.com Since 1929, Kell, Alterman & Runstein, L.L.P. has provided regional and national clients with premier representation in a range of legal work, including all aspects of business law, environmental law, family issues, and litigation. After more than 80 years, we still follow the same principles on which our firm was founded: vigorous advocacy, the highest levels of client service, and active community involvement. We represent clients throughout the Pacific Northwest from our offices in Portland and Vancouver.

Realtors The Hasson Company

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Carolyn Weinstein, Principal Broker Robin Weinstein, Principal Broker 25 NW 23rd Place, Ste. 4 Portland, OR 97210 Phone: 503-802-6415 Carolyn

503-802-6405 Robin FAX: 503-802-6515 Weinsteinc@hasson.com www.carolynandrobin.hasson.com We specialize in helping buyers and sellers with homes and condos in the entire Portland Metro area. Whether you are a first time home buyer or a seller, we provide invaluable information on how to choose the right property, make an offer, establish correct pricing, provide effective marketing, negotiate the details, and everything else involved in making an informed real estate decision in today’s market. When you are an educated buyer or seller, you’ll make the best decisions.

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Jeanne Paul Team

Jeanne Paul, Principal Real Estate Broker James Loos, Licensed Real Estate Broker 733 NW 20th Ave. Portland, OR 97209 Phone: 503-497-5033 Fax: 971-230-7769 Team@JeannePaulTeam.com www.JeannePaulTeam.com PROACTIVE, PROFICIENT, PROFESSIONAL. The Jeanne Paul Team brings an unmatched breadth of talents, depth of experience and energy level to the Portland real estate market. Windermere/CCRGI.

Keith Berne, Re/Max Equity Group

Keith Berne, Broker 6245 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97239 Phone: 503-734-6646 FAX: 503-495-5288 kberne@equitygroup.com www. keithberne.com

Lorraine Rose Real Estate Broker

Lorraine Rose

A reputation for Honesty and Integrity Lorraine Rose Kelsey McAlpine 2424 SW Vista Ave. Portland, OR 97201 Phone: 503-703-8666 Fax: 503-241-4174 lorrainerosepdx@gmail.com www.lorrainerosecity.com Lorraine Rose, Principal Real Estate Broker, has more than 20 years experience in Portland. Lorraine and her competent assistant Kelsey are professional, ethical and work hard to listen and learn their clients’ needs whether buying and selling. Lorraine Rose is an active member of Congregation Beth Israel.

733 NW 20th Ave. Portland, OR 97209 Phone: 503-497-5199 Fax: 971-230-7778 MJSteen@windermere.com www.MJSteen.com As a full time Principal Broker with 28 years of experience in real estate sales and development, I am currently a Premier Director for Windermere Cronin and Caplan. I have helped clients buy and sell homes in all price ranges throughout my career. Dedicated to confidentiality, professionalism and exceeding expectations, I embrace technology and am always looking for innovative ways to market and provide the best possible real estate experience for my clients.

Leslie Caldwell, Director of Sales and Marketing Kim Bosch, Director of Catering Sheena Wituschek, Catering Sales Manager 309 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 Phone: 503-219-6708 Fax: 503-471-3921 lcaldwell@bensonhotel.com www.bensonhotel.com The Benson Hotel features 287 elegantly appointed guestrooms/suites; The Palm Court restaurant/bar; El Gaucho steakhouse; Gold Key Concierge; fitness room; business center.

The hotel’s special event spaces are perfect for weddings, rehearsal dinners, bar/bat mitzvahs, meetings, celebrations of all kinds for up to 400. On the National Register of Historic Places, named The Oregonian’s 2012 Best Hotel-Staff Pick and awarded TripAdvisor 2013 Certificate of Excellence, this is the ideal setting for your next event.

Realty Trust Group

B’nai B’rith Camp

Joe Menashe 600 Avenue A, Ste. 200 Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Phone: 503-784-1855 Fax: 503-675-3303 joemenashe@realtytrust.com www.JoeMenashe.com Joe Menashe, a native Portlander, has been helping people buy and sell homes for more than 20 years. Joe brings a wealth of knowledge to every real estate transaction.

His professional analysis and marketing is spot on, giving sellers a winning experience.

Buyers always benefit from Joe’s strategic approach and representation. Visit Joe Menashe’s website for up-to-date client reviews and see why working with Joe was the best choice for them.

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Danika Duren, Director of Sales/Marketing Michelle Koplan, Executive Director David Zimmerman, Camp Director 9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy. #147 Beaverton, OR 97005 Phone: 503-345-9476 Fax: 503-452-0750 dduren@bbcamp.org www.bbcamp.org Located on the waterfront on Devil’s Lake near the Oregon Coast, B’nai B’rith Retreat Center is the perfect location for conferences, weddings, family reunions and retreats.

Our exciting amenities and professional catering combined with the heated cabins and vacation housing create the perfect experience for groups.

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World Forestry Center

Sam Perlin, Executive Director David Furman, Assistant Director Carolyn D’Albora, Registrar 117 East Louisa St., #110 Seattle, WA 98103-3203 Phone: 206-447-1967 Fax: 206-447-2629 info@campschechter.org www.campschechter.org Enjoy your own 170-acre retreat center nestled in the woods by a private lake, conveniently located in Olympia, WA. It is perfect for conferences, retreats and special events utilizing the challenge course, zipline tour, climbing tower, waterfront, fire pits and other camp equipment and facilities.

Amber Morrison: Event Sales and Rental Manager Reade Weber: Event Sales Jennifer Kent: Marketing Director 4033 SW Canyon Road Portland, OR 97221 Phone: 503-488-2101 Fax: 503-228-4608 eventsales@worldforestry.org www.worldforestry.org/facility-rental/events-spaces.html The World Forestry Center’s picturesque campus and versatile banquet rooms are the ideal location for any social or business occasion, large or small. Our 5.5 acre campus is located 10 minutes from downtown in Portland’s beautiful Washington Park and conveniently on the MAX line. Our experienced staff will set the room to your specifications and our extensive preferred caterer’s list allows you the flexibility to choose a personalized menu.

Embassy Suites Portland-Downtown

Olivia Olson, Director of Catering Jennifer Clements, Catering Coordinator 319 SW Pine St. Portland, OR 97204 Phone: 503-796-3699 Pdxps_ds@hilton.com www.embassyportland.com In the heart of downtown Portland, located in the historic Multnomah Hotel, the Embassy Suites provides elegant space for special events and receptions that will inspire memories lasting a lifetime. Time and time again, clients have raved about our exceptional service, exquisite cuisine and impeccable attention to every detail. Paired with our sophisticated and spacious suites for your friends and family, our hotel makes for the ideal location to enhance your event.

The Nines

Faye Comer, Director of Catering Lisa Harley, Senior Catering Sales Manager Charlotte Bell, Catering Sales Manager 1085 NW 91st Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Phone: 503-802-4830 Fax: 503-802-5343 Sales.administrator@thenines.com www.thenines.com The Nines is Portland’s premiere event destination, providing the highest levels of service and quality. Ideally situated next to Portland’s Pioneer Square and the MAX Light Rail, the Nines rests atop the landmark Meier & Frank Building.

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INDEX

Ad Olam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Ahavas Torah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Ahavath Achim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Albertsons at Shattuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Albertsons Kosher Deli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Alexander’s Great Falafel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 All In One Mobility, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 American Friends of Magen David Adom . . . 61 American Israel Public Affairs Committee. . . 61 Anshe Shalom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Anti-Defamation League. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Artists Repertory Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Bais Menachem (Chabad of Oregon) . . . . . 29 BBYO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Beit Am. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Beit Haverim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Beit Haverim Religious Schools . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Beit Yosef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Beth Israel Early Childhood Education. . . . . . 48 B’nai B’rith Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 B’nai B’rith Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Bombay Cricket Club Restaurant. . . . . . . . . . . 31 Burlingame Fred Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Cafe at the J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Camp SEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Camp Solomon Schechter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Cedar Sinai Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Cedar Sinai Park Adult Day Services . . . . . . . 57 Central Coast Jewish Community. . . . . . . . . . 29 Chabad at Portland Campuses. . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Chabad Hebrew Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Chabad House at the University of Oregon . . 52 Chabad of Eugene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chabad of Hillsboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chabad of NE Portland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chabad of Salem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chabad of SE Portland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chabad of Southern Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chabad of SW Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Closet Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Columbia Gorge Havurah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Community Relations Committee. . . . . . . . . . 20 Congregation Beth Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Congregation Beth Israel Education Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Congregation Kol Ami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Congregation Kol Ami Education . . . . . . . . . . 48 Consulate General of Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Courtyard Village at Raleigh Hills. . . . . . . . . . 57 Dan Grandon, Owner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Early Childhood Learning Center at PJA . . . . . 48 Embassy Suites Portland-Downtown. . . . . . . 67 Everything Jewish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 First Republic Private Wealth Management. . 63 Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Food Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Foundation School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Gan-Garret Preschool Vancouver. . . . . . . . . . 48 Gan Israel Day Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Gan Neve Shalom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Gesher – A Bridge Home (Outreach) . . . . . . . 29 Gevurtz Menashe Larson & Howe, P.C. . . . . . 64 Greater Portland Hillel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Hadassah, Portland chapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hadassah, Shalom chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Havurah Shalom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Havurah Shir Hadash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Hesed Shel Emet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Hillel at OSU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Hillel at the U of O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Holman’s Funeral Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Impac Mortgage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Insights to Health Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Institute for Judaic Studies of the Pacific Northwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Introduction to Judaism Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Israel Aliyah Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Jackson Wellsprings Community Mikveh. . . . 46 Jeanne Paul Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Jewish Business Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Jewish Community of Central Oregon. . . . . . . 29 Jewish Council for Public Affairs. . . . . . . . . . . 61 Jewish Family and Child Service . . . . . . . . . . 20 Jewish Family Services of Lane County . . . . . 20 Jewish Federation of Greater Portland. . . . . . 20 Jewish Federation of Lane County . . . . . . . . . 20 Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon. . . . . 20 Jewish National Fund, Western Zone. . . . . . . 61 Jewish Student Union (JSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Jewish Theatre Collaborative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Jewish Women’s Roundtable . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Jews Next D’or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Jones & Jones Jewelers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 J Street Portland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 JSU at U of O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 JWest Campership Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Kehila. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Keith Berne, Re/Max Equity Group. . . . . . . . . 66 Kell, Alterman & Runstein, LLC Attorneys at Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Keshet (LGBT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Kesser Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Kol Shalom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Krispy Kreme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Land Rover Portland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Lewis & Clark College Jewish Student Union. 52 Lifeline/JFCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Lithia Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Little Garden Preschool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Little Shop of Drawers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Lorraine Rose Real Estate Broker. . . . . . . . . . 66 Maayan Torah Day School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Maimonides Jewish Day School. . . . . . . . . . . 48 Mama Mia Trattoria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Mayim Shalom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger. . . . . . 20 Mikvah Shoshana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Milt & Cissi Carl Parent-Child Preschool. . . . . . 48 Mittleman Jewish Community Center. . . . . . . 20 Mittleman Jewish Community Center Day Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 MJ Steen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Moishe House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Mommy and Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Morasha: The Jewish Education Alliance. . . . 50 Mother’s Circle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 National Council of Jewish Women. . . . . . . . . 20 Neveh Shalom Religious Schools. . . . . . . . . . 49 North American Federation of Temple Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 North Coast Shabbat Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Northwest NCSY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 NorthWest Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 NW Investment Counselors LLC . . . . . . . . . . . 64 NW Senior Resources, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Oregon Area Jewish Committee . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Oregon Board of Rabbis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Oregon Community Warehouse . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Oregon Holocaust Resource Center. . . . . . . . 20

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Oregon Israel Business Alliance. . . . . . . . . . . 61 Oregon Jewish Community Foundation. . . . . 20 Oregon Jewish Museum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Oregon Kosher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Or HaGan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Pacific Audiology Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Pearson Financial Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 PJA Summer Discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 PJ Library Bend/Central Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . 52 PJ Library Eugene/Lane County . . . . . . . . . . . 52 PJ Library Portland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 PJ Library Salem/Corvallis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 PJ Library Southern Oregon/Rogue Valley. . . 53 P’nai Or of Portland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 P’nai Or of Portland Simcha School. . . . . . . . 49 Pomegranate Preschool for the Arts. . . . . . . . 48 Portland Baroque Orchestra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Portland Jewish Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Portland Jewish Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Portland Jewish Ritualarium (mikvah). . . . . . 46 Portland Kollel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Portland Mitzvah Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Portland State University Jewish Student Union. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Portland Women’s Tefillah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Realty Trust Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Reed College JSU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Reed College Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 River View Cemetery Funeral Home. . . . . . . . 46 Robison Jewish Health Center at CSP . . . . . . 57 Rose Schnitzer Manor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Shaarie Torah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Shaarie Torah Education Program. . . . . . . . . 49 Shir Tikvah Religious School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Sinai Family Home Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 TASK, Your Jewish Connection to Disability Awareness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Temple Beth Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Temple Beth Sholom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Temple Beth Tikvah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Temple Emek Shalom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Terwilliger Plaza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 The Benson Hotel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 The Gan: Portland Jewish Preschool. . . . . . . . 48 The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at the University of Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 The Hasson Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 The Nines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 The Stampfer Retreat Center at Camp Solomon Schechter . . . . . . . . . . . 67 TIKVAH, social/recreation for ages 18+. . . . . 52 Trader Joes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Umpqua Valley Havurah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 United Synagogue Youth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 United Synagogue Youth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Urban Jews of Portland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 URJ Camp Kalsman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 URJ Camp Newman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 World Forestry Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Yiddish Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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