BY KEN GOLDBERG
If I write the background story of not coming to Israel, there won’t be space left for the explanation of the most meaningful adventure of my life. But here’s a few of the beliefs that kept me away until March 2023 – it’s too dangerous, it’s too much time on a bus …
BY MINDY ZEITZER
I have been fortunate to travel to Israel six times, and each experience is special. This one was really special. It never ceases to amaze me that every trip to Israel brings new experiences and new perspectives.
I traveled to Israel on the JFGP community trip with my husba…
Portland’s community trip offered many families a multi-generational experience, including some becoming b’nai mitzvah in Jerusalem. See two stories on generational experiences below.
PHOTO: Amanda Netter with her family at Masada.
Three generations experiencing Israel together
BY AMA…
Ten years ago, my son Hunter (Reuven) Jaffe was in Israel for the Portland Jewish Academy 8th-grade trip. On the Jewish Federation of Portland 2023 trip this March, my adopted older son Michael (Ari) Peck came on the trip with me along with his partner, Shanna, and my friend Julie (Eliana)…
“Moishe House Portland and Moishe Pod-West PDX are both central community resources that are helping make young adulthood one of the most exciting times to be Jewish,” says Nicole Tafoya, West Coast Director of Advancement for Moishe House.
