Despite being the “slow” summer months, there is plenty happening in our community. This Sunday, the City of Portland presents Sunday Parkways in Northeast Portland. Look for us in Woodlawn Park. In addition, Michael Jeser, Federation’s Director of Financial Resource Development, is…
This past Monday evening, Portland-based mission attendees from the national LGBTQ Jewish Federations Mission to Israel reflected on their powerful experiences with local Jewish leadership from across the community. Over thirty community leaders came together to further the conversation.
Sometimes you never know where inspiration will come in your life. This past Shabbat we learned of the passing of author, Nobel laureate, and treasured friend Elie Wiesel, z”l. His story and accomplishments are well known – a boy from Sighet, Transylvania who survived one of the most…
Summer is here…July 4th is on Monday…and the sun keeps shining! Let’s hope we have one of those legendary beautiful Portland summers! But the mood is dampened when this week alone we hear about terror attacks in Turkey, Israel, and other parts of the world. All while we are about to…
Summer is officially here! With school out, I know hundreds of children from the metro area are participating in Jewish day and overnight camps. In fact, our One Happy Camper program (incentive grants for first-time Jewish overnight camp participants) helped children attend ten camps across…
