Join us all summer long on the Temple lawn as we welcome Shabbat under the Portland summer sky (weather permitting). Bring your family and friends along with a blanket and your own picnic supper. Chairs and umbrellas (for shading from the sun) will be available as well. Services begin at 6:00 PM.

Join us this summer for

BulletinJune 2015

Sivan-Tamuz 5775Vol. 64, No. 9

Established 1858

Starting June 12 & 26

Shabbat on the Plaza

Gratitudeby Rabbi Rachel L. JosephAssistant Rabbi

The May 2015 issue of FamilyFun magazine lists “get into gratitude” as one of the top five actions to make for a happier life. One of the core principles of Judaism is gratitude: the necessity and ability to say thank you. Jews begin their day with two words

– modeh ani, I acknowledge and thank You God for having given me the gift of life once more as I awake to the new day. A general attitude of gratitude and thanks makes living life meaningful.

Putting this teaching into practice, I want to express my profound gratitude to each of you for making Mitzvah Day such a powerful experience. On May 3, hundreds of us gathered together to build community and make a difference in our world. Whether it was beautifying our own campus or bringing joy and sustenance to our neighbors at NW Towers, providing food for those living on the edge of society or making blankets to keep people warm, working in a food pantry or preparing books for children who have none, each of you made a difference. Thank you.

And our impact reaches far beyond May 3, because every day is mitzvah day. To live Jewishly is to live inspired with the optimism that we can build a more just and holy world and with the faith that there is a promising future for all humankind. This is how we view our role and responsibility at Beth Israel every day. Thank you to everyone who contacted their elected officials to support the gun violence prevention legislation requiring background checks on all gun sales; our presence and our voice made a difference in this legislation becoming law. Thank you to everyone who contributed money to the “funds for food” High Holiday drive which allowed us to donate over $7,000 to Lift Urban Portland and Sunshine Pantry. Thank you to everyone who cooked and served a meal for our neighbors at NW Towers and other housing complexes and programs in the area. Thank you to everyone who knit a hat, scarf, or gloves for someone in need; and the list goes on and on because we are committed to repairing this world.

The rabbis teach, “The reward of a mitzvah is the mitzvah itself” (Pirkei Avot 4:2). Rather than some metaphysical intervention, the great feeling that comes from doing something good is itself the reward. This is the Jewish way: feeling good about doing right and giving thanks is an important reminder that we are on the right track.

We at CBI are on the right track, and our work isn’t done. Join us for our next Social Action Committee meeting at 7:00 PM on June 3rd to get involved.

When we actively cultivate gratitude, we become happier individuals better equipped to change the world and live inspired lives committed to doing good. Thank you.

And a special thank you to the Mitzvah Day Committee:

And to everyone else who helped make Mitzvah Day a success:

Rebecca Friedenwald-Fishman, co-chair of Social Action and chair of Mitzvah DayJanet Morgan

Leslie PeltzShoshanna ProMary ScaloneJulia Waldinger

Rachel BloomShaina BoalCBI BrotherhoodCantor Ida Rae CahanaMarge CongressSarah and John EpsteinElizabeth Friedenwald, co-chair of Social ActionSusan Milstein

Leona MitchellAndy OlshinBenjamin OlshinSolomon OlshinLawren ParisPARTYAmy RemickStephanie SiegelTammy Yashar

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B’nei Mitzvah Upcoming Events

Abigail Erin McFeeters-KroneAbby McFeeters-Krone will become Bat Mitzvah on June 6, 2015. She is the daughter of Amy and David McFeeters-Krone and has three siblings: older brother Guy, younger brother Grant, and younger sister Rachel. Abby attends da Vinci Arts Middle School in NE Portland and has decided to work with the Ronald McDonald House organization for her

Mitzvah Project. The Ronald McDonald House is a “home-away-from-home” for families so they can stay close by their hospitalized child at little or no cost. Abby loves to cook, so she wanted to incorporate cooking into her Mitzvah Project. With the help of her family, she will plan menus, procure food, and prepare several meals for the Portland Ronald McDonald East House near Randall Children’s Hospital. To learn more, visit http://rmhcoregon.org.

Aaron Miles FreedmanAaron Freedman will become Bar Mitzvah on June 13, 2015. He is the son of Joel and Sara Freedman and older brother of Nathaniel. His CBI grandparents are Herman and Vicki Zimmerman. Aaron attends Beaumont Middle School, located near the family’s home in the historic Hollywood neighborhood. For

his Mitzvah Project, Aaron is organizing a neighborhood cleanup to support the environmental health and beauty of the city. He is excited to be building neighborhood pride and community ties with other volunteers in this beautification effort.

Jacob Alexander RomerJake Romer will become Bar Mitzvah on June 20, 2015. He is the son of Brian and Robin Romer and older brother of Lily. Jake is a 7th grader at Creative Science School and has been learning and practicing parkour and freerunning since his 5th grade teacher at CBI turned him on to the sport.

Jake now also has a strong interest in technology and has spent the past year exploring different ways that new technologies such as 3D printing can be used from medical use to food to construction. For his Mitzvah Project, Jake is supporting Operation Daniel, which 3D prints arms for children who have lost limbs in war-torn Sudan. The project is named after Daniel Omar, a 12-year-old boy in Sudan who lost both his arms in a bombing and received prosthetics at age 14. Operation Daniel is just one project of Not Impossible Labs, a nonprofit organization that helps people across the world who have special disabilities, such as lost limbs or rare chronic diseases. They collaborate with a community of creative makers and hackers, and use “crowd-sourcing to crowd-solve previously insurmountable healthcare issues.”It costs only $100 for each arm. To donate, go to www.notimpossible.com and click THE FOUNDATION link. For more information, contact Jake at jake@romergroup.com.

Abigail Quinn HalperinAbby Halperin will become Bat Mitzvah on June 27, 2015. She is the daughter of Blair and Darlene Halperin and younger sister of Brendan and Samantha. Abby is a student at West Sylvan Middle School in SW Portland. In her own words, she explains her Mitzvah Project: “My Bat Mitzvah project was to raise money and

awareness for an independent organization called Hope Scarves. The program makes head wraps for women that have gone through chemotherapy and have lost all their hair. My godfather’s sister-in-law, Lara MacGregor, founded Hope Scarves after she was diagnosed with cancer for the first time. Recently, Lara was told the cancer has returned, is stage IV and terminal. I have supported Hope Scarves by raising $270 by selling daffodils through Hope by the Bunches. The daffodil is the universal sign of hope. I strongly support all cancer organizations that raise hope and awareness to cancer patients. I lost 3 out of 4 grandparents to cancer, and many others lose their loved ones to this fatal disease every day. In 2015 an estimated 1.7 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in America, and one out of three will die. It is an honor for me to help this cause.”

An invitation from the Cantor to anyone who may be downsizing or considering finding a home for a superlative grand piano: please contact Cantor Cahana at (503) 222-1069 or cantorcahana@bethisrael-pdx.org as we are seeking a fabulous instrument for our services and music program.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Music Under the Dome:An Early Evening with BrahmsThursday, June 11, 6:00 PM TempleMusicians Kevin Walsh (baritone), Adam LaMotte (violin), Janet Coleman (piano), and John Strege (piano) will offer a program of treasures by one of the most influential composers of all time. Surround yourself with the harmonically rich and vibrant music of the great Brahms in our beautiful and acoustically glorious Temple. This is the final program of the 2014-15 Music Under the Dome concerts. Check the CBI website for details.

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Our Leadership

Thank you to Joy AlkalayWe are touched and inspired by the incredibly generous $500,000 endowment bequeathed to the CBI Cemetery Beautification Fund by our beloved and longtime employee Joy Alkalay (z”l). This is an extraordinary gift that enables us to continue to make improvements to our cemetery and guarantees that the generations

to come will have the same opportunity. Joy was a devoted member of the CBI staff family for 36 years, serving as Bookkeeper, Secretary, and Administrator. Upon retirement, she continued to be a most valuable source of institutional knowledge. She passed away in January 2014 at the age of 90.

Joy took great pride in the fact that she took a chance on a newcomer to Portland in 1970. This young man was long on hair and short on experience! And the rest is history, as Pierce Ethier rose to be our beloved Facilities Manger and member of the CBI family for 42 years. Now, we all look to him for his institutional knowledge about everything you could ever want to know about our historic campus.

The next time you are at the cemetery, we hope you will notice the new garden in front of Mausoleum IV, designed by CBI member and horticulturalist Dan Heims and lovingly planted by our Mitzvah Day volunteers. Last year, our Mitzvah Day volunteers planted the beautiful flowers in front of Mausoleums I, II, and II. All of these plants were purchased with Cemetery Beautification funds.

Gratitude (n.): the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindnessBy Sydney A. Baer,Executive Director

 It is with pleasure that we share that our President Ned Duhnkrack

has just returned from attending the URJ’s Presidents of Large Congregations Conference, the Scheidt Seminar, in Atlanta. It is an extraordinary opportunity for Presidents of Reform Congregations to come together to learn best practices, what is going on in the URJ, and what resources are available for our congregations. It is also a chance to network with our leaders in the URJ and CCAR, as well as her colleagues.

She found the 4-day seminar informative and inspiring and said the camaraderie was amazing. She took advantage of every hour she was on the ground in Atlanta, meeting with everyone and continuing to consult on a shared ride to the airport. She appreciated the connections she learned she had when she got there, just by saying she was from CBI – Portland! She also made new connections with the URJ staff/experts, as well as other presidents, which she called “a priceless experience”! Everyone was there to make sure all congregations succeed and have the resources they need. Ned is “jazzed” and ready to take us all to the biennial, so we too can experience the excitement, inspiration, and bonding that goes on when you are with members of URJ congregations from around North America and beyond. While we are a bit isolated in Oregon and not as connected as we could be in the Pacific NW, the network of resources is out there and is integral to the work we all are doing.

We say thank you and express our gratitude to Ned for attending and deepening our connections. Your participation is an incredible and very generous gift for our congregation and community.

With the 157th Annual Meeting, we said thank you and “yasher koach” to our departing trustees. We also say thank you to their families for sharing them with us: the many meetings, both day and evening, and the phone calls, as well as their generous support for CBI.

• Thank you to Stuart Chestler (the seventh of eight presidents I’ve served with in my 15 years) for your leadership, friendship, and partnership during your seven years on the board. We are all the beneficiaries of your many hours and thoughtful leadership on the dues, budget, investment, nominating, leadership, development, and policy review committees. What do you have planned with all your newfound spare time?

• Thank you to Eric Friedenwald-Fishman for your six years as one of our most passionate champions for development and engagement at CBI. Eric created our Every Family Initiative campaign, as well as our tagline, “CBI belongs to everyone.” Many times Eric has been the “pitch” person at our annual fundraisers, again inspiring many to reach a little deeper into their pockets for CBI, and this year Eric/Jake worked with Rabbi and Cantor Cahana to produce and direct our over-the-top and absolutely brilliant Purim schpiel, “The Jews Brothers.”

• We are also appreciative of Marney Pike’s service on the board these past two years: supporting our membership, development, and annual fundraising committees, as well as sharing her institutional history that comes from being a dedicated member of our CBI community for over 43 years.

At the 157th Annual Meeting in May, we elected and welcomed Steve Gradow, Glen Levy, and Tony Urdes to our CBI Board of Trustees. Please see their photos and stories on page 5.

Thank you for sharing this generous gift of your time and expertise with all of us. May we continue to go from strength to strength.

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Developing CBI

Everyone Should Have a Legacyby Jenat Levison FeldmanDevelopment Director

As adults, it is inevitable that we think about our demise – will my life have mattered to anyone, will anyone miss me when I am gone, will anyone remember me, will anyone really know what mattered to me? The concept

of legacy giving addresses these questions head on. With a legacy gift to Congregation Beth Israel, you are ensured that your name will live on in perpetuity and that the generations to come will know that supporting and sustaining this very organization which has served you and the Portland Jewish community for 157 years mattered to you. You may share your stories with your kids or grandkids, but after a time, those stories are forgotten. In fact, if

asked to name all of your great-great-grandparents, could you? Do you know what was important to them?

CBI is proud to list the 120 members who currently comprise our Legacy Circle. This list is composed of donors who have passed on as well as those who have chosen to let us know during their lifetime that whether through an endowment, a will, a trust, or an estate plan, CBI has been named as a beneficiary of their life’s work. Every donor on this list may have been motivated by a different reason. Whatever those reasons are, just as we benefit from those who came before us and saw the current and future value of our congregation, we too have this opportunity to ensure that CBI is here for generations to come.

I hope you will choose to join me and the many others listed below as a member of CBI’s Legacy Circle. We would truly be honored to be able to include your name in this esteemed and appreciated group. I look forward to having the opportunity to discuss how you can create your Jewish legacy. Please contact me at (503) 222-1069 or jen@bethisrael-pdx.org.

Joy Alkalay*AnonymousWilliam and Sydney BaerCarole BarkleyMonte and Frances Bettman*Philip and Fay Blank*Henry and Gerel BlauerGeorge and Harriet BodnerLynn BonnerHoward and Raquel ByerLance and Deborah CaldwellBernard Carr*Mandi and Stuart ChestlerDaniel J. and Elizabeth O. Cohn*Edward and Margery CohnMarcia ColtonRoger and Midge ConeJames and Ilene DavidsonSylvia DavidsonSusan DiamondNettie Director*Simon and Helen Director*Ned DuhnkrackBarbara Durkheimer and Gary LarsenStuart and Leah Durkheimer*Lester Eisendorf*Judith Ann Epstein*Marie Louise Feldenheimer*Jen and Howard FeldmanMartin Fishel*Thomas Georges III and Linda Georges

Thomas and May Georges*William and Shirley GittelsohnRichard and Beth GlassmanMaurice and Ilene GoldbergArthur and Martha Goldsmith*Douglas and Lila GoodmanRachel HalupowskiCraig Hartzman and James JohnMargaret HassonCelia Heims*Irwin and Renee Holzman and familyBenjamin and Janice IsenbergRabbi Rachel L. JosephJames and Rhonda KennedyMorris Klein*Charles and Lois KoteenHenry Kunowski and Kerstin SchulzRobert and Sally LandauerGerald and Evelyn LeshgoldKathleen LewisKenneth LewisJoan LindholmDavid and Beverly Lipman*Lee LowensonRita Lubliner*Arnold Maizels*Richard and Harriet MaizelsLynn L. MarksBarry and Susan MenasheJoanne Van Ness MenasheRuben and Elizabeth MenasheRobert and Robin Mesher

Alan and Lana MillerEdith O. Miller*Lloyd and Beverly Miller*Ted Nelson and Curt ShaffstallRobert Neuberger*John and Hulda Neustadter*Kenneth and Debra NovackJackie and Burton NudelmanVictor Nudelman*Henry and Nancy OseranMark and Judy PetermanRobert and Rita PhilipHarold and Jane PollinGerald and Lois PoplackAnita Reinhorn*Philip and Dorothy ReiterGayle RomainMillard and Carolyn Rosenblatt*Alan and Eve RosenfeldLloyd B. Rosenfeld*John and Marti RosenthalLawrence Rosenthal*Franklin RosumnyRichard and Deanne RubinsteinArnold and Rose RustinHal Ruthizer*Ken and Loree SakaiJeaneatta “Rusty” Sautter* Norman and Elaine SavinarRalph and Bernice Schlesinger*Gilbert and Thelma SchnitzerHarold and Arlene Schnitzer

Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE FoundationManuel and Edith Schnitzer*Herbert and Shirley SemlerRuth Semler*Joel Seres and Sandra Lamer SeresDouglas and Dorothy ShermanEstelle Director Sholkoff*Michael Simon and Suzanne BonamiciMilton and Marilyn Singer*Jill Newman SlanskyMortimer and Alice Mary Solomon*Richard Solomon and Alyce FlitcraftRuth Spear*Donald Spiegel and Deborah Davis-SpiegelFrances Stern*Marvin and Gloria SwireRobert and Mitzi TobiasRon Tonkin*Robert P. Weil*Joella Werlin and Robert AutreyIsam and Rose White*Jeff and Lynn WolfstoneJennifer and Kenneth ZeidmanJerome and Zelda Zeidman*Alan and Janet Zell

It is an honor and a privilege to recognize all our Legacy Circle members as of June 1, 2015.

We gratefully appreciate and proudly recognize those donors who in Fiscal Year 2015 (July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015) helped support our annual fundraising efforts and enabled the Development Department to surpass our $200,000 goal. Whether as a contributor to our Every Family Initiative (EFI), a sponsor of one of our (fun)draising events, a donor to our Mitzvah Moment or Recipe for Success appeals, or a member who makes an additional gift above your annual contribution, we will be listing each and every one of you in our July/August Bulletin.

Please know we also welcome your support through your employer’s matching gift program. Our CBI team is always ready to assist you and be sure securing CBI’s present and future is the most positive experience possible.

With continued thanks for your support,

Ted Nelson Jen FeldmanCBI Development Committee Chair CBI Development Director

* of blessed memory

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In 1928, when our forefathers chose our beautiful campus, they could never have anticipated our growth or parking needs. They built a magnificent carriage entrance, but the times they are a-changing! When new members join our community, we are often asked, “And where do we park?”

We all wish we had an easy answer. Many have heard Sydney Baer say that she wishes we could turn our corner lot into a New York-style pigeon hole parking garage (see above).

We don’t have more land or more parking spaces, and unfortunately, parking has now become even tighter with the implementation of the City of Portland’s new parking plan for the NW neighborhood. There are new time limits, and many streets are being metered in close proximity to CBI. In order to preserve

our limited parking for our congregants and guests, we have been randomly putting yellow notices on cars parked in our lot on NW 19th and Flanders to discourage use by non-CBI participants. If you are the recipient of one of these notifications, please just let us know that it is your car and that you are parking while attending CBI services, preschool, religious school, and CBI programs. With our limited parking, we request that you only use the CBI lot while attending and/or participating in CBI events. As you can appreciate, we do not have enough parking for all of our members to use our lot while in the neighborhood on other business.

We are hopeful that these yellow notices will discourage non-members and non-guests from using our parking lot. We are doing our best to let everyone know that our lot is being monitored and violators will be towed at their expense. Thank you for your help with our parking challenges and for making sure our parking is available for our members and guests.

Our Leadership

The 2015-16 Board of Trustees was elected at the 157th Annual Meeting on May 8th. We welcome our newest board members:

Tony Urdes My wife, Bianca, and I are thrilled to be part of such a vibrant, forward-looking, and generous Jewish community.

I was born in Romania, where I practiced medicine as a family physician. I have been a proud Oregonian since 1989. Bianca and I are the co-founders of Urdes Miller Wealth

Management Group at UBS Financial Services and have spent the last 18 years building our practice. We care for the long-term financial well-being of our clients through careful financial planning and investment portfolio construction.

We have always looked for a community built around acceptance, kindness, and understanding; a community that fosters meaningful relationships and encourages a mitzvah every day; a community where multiple generations enjoy being together and celebrate Jewish life. We have found CBI to be all these and more. Under the Dome, our lives are filled with joy, inspiration, and love for our tradition. We strive to ensure that our deeds elevate and sanctify our CBI community in meaningful ways.

Glen Levy Lisa and I moved with our two daughters to Portland from New York City in 2011. As newcomers to the city, CBI has been wonderful for our family. My youngest daughter attended Beth Israel Preschool, where we were welcomed into a community of families with young children.

I own and operate a small portfolio of real estate in New York, New Orleans, and Portland. My most current project is my first commercial property: a micro-retail development that

is a partnership with Guerrilla Development. “The Zipper,” on NE Sandy Boulevard and 27th Street, is scheduled to open this summer. Tenants will be a range of food-cart-turned-restaurant type businesses sharing communal seating. Given my background in the food business (specifically bread bakeries), I am eager to help meet the demand for centrally-located smaller retail spaces while also playing a supporting role in Portland’s burgeoning food business environment.

I received a BA from Tufts University in Medford, MA which I am still figuring out what to do with. I love the entrepreneurial spirit of Portland and intend to divine as much inspiration from it as possible.

I am honored to be nominated and look forward to serving on CBI’s Board of Trustees.

Steve Gradow I moved to Portland 12 years ago from Baltimore, MD with my wife, Michelle, and my daughter, Mallory.

In 2004, I founded my investment advisory firm serving individual and foundation clients, after spending 20 years as an investment manager

for CALPERS, the Washington State Investment board and Allied Investment advisors in Baltimore.

I received degrees from UCLA and New York University and currently serve as a trustee for OJCF. I was also a past trustee for Cedar Sinai Park, JFCS, and the Lake Oswego School foundation. Outside of my volunteer work, I participate in tournament golf and spend considerable time at my daughter’s volleyball tournaments, along with following the UCLA Bruins.

Welcome, New Board Members

See back cover for full list of our 2015-16 Board of Trustees.

Resolving Our CBI Parking Conundrum

Sisterhood

Congregation Beth Israel6

Jewish Women’s Round Table presents the

23rd Annual “Song of Miriam” Awards BrunchHonoring Outstanding Women Volunteers

Honoring Linda Harrison, WRJ/Beth Israel SisterhoodSunday, June 7, 10:00 AM-12:15 PMMittleman Jewish Community Center 6651 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland

Cost: Patron $36, Regular $24 if postmarked by May 27thAfter May 27th the cost is $32. Children 12 & under: $10

Make your check payable to JWRT and mail with name and phone number of attendees to: Jerri Roth, 1231 SW Texas St., Portland, OR 97219

Call Jerri Roth at 503-246-4367 or Leslye Epstein at 503-274-2151 with any questions.

The registration form can be downloaded at: www.bethisrael-pdx.org/community/sisterhood.

5th Annual Mah Jongg Magic TournamentSunday, June 28, 12:30 PM-4:00 PM At the beautiful home of Randie and Mark Peterson 12515 SW 61st Street Place, Portland, OR 97210

$18 Gift Certificate PrizesHostess Gifts For AllDelicious Appetizers & Drinks

Space is limited! Don’t forget to bring your mah jongg card.

Mail your $36 (tax-deductible!) check made out to CBI Sisterhood to:Lynn Gelber, 3112 NE Knott, Portland, OR 97212

Please include your e-mail address. Proceeds support CBI’s Religious School and Camp Kalsman. Questions? Please contact Bobbie Goldstein at Bobbiegold@aol.com or (310) 923-2254.

Committee Forming to Modernize CBI’s Goldsmith and Spear LibraryAre you interested in working on the Goldsmith and Spear Library Committee? This committee will work to modernize the library and to create a community space for congregational engagement. Marge Congress will head the committee, with members of Sisterhood and the CBI community. Please respond to Marge at maven345@yahoo.com by June 15 if you are interested. We are especially in need of a member with library and digital media experience. The committee will convene twice this summer, then meet in the fall to set the schedule for the year.

Thank you for Showering Our Kitchen with LOVEThank you to Joanne Treuhaft and Bobbie Goldstein for organizing this wonderful event.

We thank the supporters of Shower Our Kitchen With Love (includes information received as of Monday, April 20):

Ali GarfinkleAnita AugustAnnette KaluznyBill & Joanne TreuhaftBob & Joanne RosenbaumBobbie GoldsteinBonnie BargBonnie DavisBrotherhoodCantor Judy SchiffConnie CambrelengCristina DraghicescuDavia RubensteinDaureen MorrisDavid GoldwynDebbie BraymerDiane LowensohnEleanore RubinsteinElizabeth FriedenwaldEllen BickEric FlammEve RosenfeldGabrielle JosephsonGerel BlauerIlaine Cohen Janet Morgan & Mel BirgeJeanne Newmark Jen FeldmanJill StrasserJohn & Sarah EpsteinJudi BrodkinJudith ForstonJudith GerrJudy MargolisJudy StoneKate RoystonLaura Jean Spear

Leslie GellerLewis & Ann YoungLinda HarrisonLynn GelberLynn TobiasLynne BartensteinMadeline NelsonMandi Chestler Marian LenzerMarilyn LindnerMarvin & Lois UrmanMeies MatzMelanie DannMichael & Margaret AntonMichael RichmanMichelle MinchNed DuhnkrackReligious SchoolRichard and Sue GarberRoberta DossickRobin McCoyRose RustinRuth PolaySally SwireScotti WeintraubSheila StillmanShelly LevyShoshanna LansbergSisterhoodStephanie SiegelSusan KatzSusan MilsteinSusie SilverSuzie ChisenaSydney BaerTerri Warren

Sisterhood donated $5,000 to the CBI Religious School and the Beth Israel Preschool and $500 to Camp Kalsman. These donations were made from Gift Shop sales and fundraising efforts. Sisterhood President Stephanie Siegel presented this check at the Mitzvah Day opening assembly on Sunday, May 3.

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Condolences toRichard Meeker and Ellen Rosenblum on the death of his father and Cate Meeker Kent and Will Meeker and families on the death of their grandfather, Leonard Meeker, on November 29, 2014 on Ocracoke Island, NC at the age of 98.

the family of Leslie Kaufman, who passed away April 13, 2015.

Carl Rogat and family on the death of his wife, Carol Rogat, on April 14, 2015.

William and Beverly Galen and Morris Galen on the death of their sister, Edith Kamin, on April 25, 2015.

Mazel Tov toRay and Dorothy Packouz on the birth of their 15th great-grandchild, Alexa Rose Clayburgh. Proud parents are Drs. Katie (Sharff) and Dan Clayburgh.

Rick and Marilyn Gilbert on the birth of their granddaughter, Paige Kennedy Rogers, on April 12, 2015. Proud parents are Corey and Robin Rogers of Santa Monica, CA.

May they grow in health and wisdom and be a source of strength to their families and all humankind.

Eric Friedenwald-Fishman and his company, Metropolitan Group, for the second year in a row for being part of the “Best for the World List,” which recognizes the 119 companies from 49 industries with the greatest social impact as measured by scoring in the top 10% on the social impact assessment that measures environmental/workplace/governance and community impact. This is an international honor, with the list including companies from 20 countries.

Susan and Jim Winkler on the engagement of their daughter, Julia, to Jonas Jacobson. A fall wedding is being planned. Julia is the granddaughter of CBI member Gloria Swire.

Solomon Olshin, who has been selected to win a NW Examiner Community Award for his work with the SoupSac program. The award was presented at an event on May 9th.

Ann and Robert Sacks and Amy Sacks on their local non-profit, The Pixie Project, being named by The Huffington Post as one of the non-profit organizations that will make the biggest difference in the next ten years.

Our Song of Miriam award winners: Linda Harrison (CBI), Sherry Fishman (Jewish Federation of Greater Portland), and Marge Congress (MJCC).

Owen Blank on being honored with the Multnomah Bar Association 2015 Pro Bono Award of Merit.

Our 5775 Adult B’nei Mitzvah class:

The ceremony was celebrated on May 15, 2015.

Our 2015 Confirmands:

The ceremony took place at Erev Shavuot services on May 23, 2015.

Our 2015 Graduates:

The ceremony was on May 18, 2015.

Mazel Tov toRenée and Irwin Holzman

this year’s OJCF Legacy Society honorees

We hope you will join the celebration during OJCF’s Annual Reception on Wednesday, June 10, 2015.

Zidell Hall, Rose Schnitzer Manor (Cedar Sinai Park)6140 SW Boundary Street, Portland, OR 97221

Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served. There is no charge to attend and there will be no fundraising.

RSVP by June 5: (503) 248-9328 or nates@ojcf.org.

Please join us in welcoming Elan Nardi and his three-month-old son Eitan to the Beth Israel family.

Welcome, New Members!

Michelle CookElizabeth FriedenwaldAlexa HasmanGeraldine Jackson

Morris JacksonLisa SarasohnBianca UrdesTony Urdes

Maya Adelle BarbonMax Friedenwald-FishmanAlexander Gage LaubClaire Lior Rosenfeld

Emma Corinne RosickyElliot James SchlossEmelia Felicia Witt

Halle CookJacob Joseph FintzyHadara Paige Meyer

Theodore Bradley Popick Natalie Hope Swire

L’Dor V’Dor From Generation to Generation

Cemetery Rates to Increase July 1stFor the first time in over 15 years the cemetery purchase rates will increase at the start of the new fiscal year (July 1, 2015). Congregants who have tentatively reserved space but have not yet entered into a formal contract may want to consider doing so before the rates increase.

Any congregants interested in exploring pre-need purchases should contact Jemi Kostiner Mansfield, Congregational Affairs Director, for pricing and space information at (503) 222-1069 or jemi@bethisrael-pdx.org. Ground burial plots, mausoleum crypt and niche spaces are all available.

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Adult EducAtion FundIn Memory of

Nellie FreidmanDeborah Friedman and Gary

PetersonLeslie KaufmanEve Stern and Les Gutfreund

AltAr FlowErs And onEg shAbbAtIn Memory of

Fanny KowittArdis KowittHelen MittlemanCharlotte HaimsohnThe Abrams FamilyBabette SchnitzerLois SchnitzerJacob KraneSue and Joel Krane

cEmEtEry bEAutiFicAtionIn Memory of

Rose RosencrantzDavid and Diane RosencrantzBonita WeinsteinElaine SavinarAbe and Gilda WexlerJackie SpivakVictor and Alysmae NudelmanJames SpivakAlan TonkinMarcy TonkinBabette SchnitzerLeonard SchnitzerHelen MittlemanRobert and Rita Philip

rAbbi cAhAnA discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Sheina Esther LevinLydia and Derek LipmanEdward A. RosenfeldDon and Karen LachmanIrvin LaytonJean, Abby, Jeff, and Larry LaytonSally LightThe Children of Harold and Sally

Light: Karen, Steve, Jim, Jennifer, and Terry Light; Cindy Castanette and Paige Light-Powell

Leslie KaufmanLois Poplack & FamilyIrving AilLouise Ruben & Family

In Honor ofNina Levin Bennett (Naming)Susan and Tom Desmond

cAntor cAhAnA discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Dorothy MorgensternMartha and Les Soltesz

In Honor ofNina Levin Bennett (Naming)Susan and Tom Desmond

rAbbi JosEph discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Sally LightThe Children of Harold and Sally

Light: Karen, Steve, Jim, Jennifer, and Terry Light; Cindy Castanette and Paige Light-Powell

William Hill-ParksRebecca Hill and John Parks

In AppreciationNoah and Katie Seligman

cAntor schiFF discrEtionAryIn Memory of

Jack J. KarlinAlice and Michael Powell

gEnErAl AdministrAtivEIn Memory of

Anselm BoskowitzAlfred WolfeFrances WolfeGus MuellerJonathan and Lisa GreenleafVivian Wilson CohenGarry Cohen and Barbara BloomNate RossIlaine CohenAlec L. BlackLarry and Susan BlackJacob Leo KraneJeff and Sherri WeinsteinJack HirschKim and Debra BurchielAbe FreedmanPauline WrightVictoria Pullman & Jerry BercovitzMarlene JacobyGail Jacoby & Jill LowGussie B. SeresJoel and Sandra Seres

In Honor ofBarry Caplan (Recovery)Merritt Lynn and Susan Korey

hAl ruthizEr culturAl ArtsIn Memory of

Barbara CartwrightIan Cartwright, MD

osErAn FAmily lEcturEIn Memory of

Goldie MoisesDick and Deanne RubinsteinSamuel GoldmanRich and Sue Garber

prEschoolIn Memory of

Leon SemlerHarry and Gertrude SemlerJoseph EpsteinRuth SemlerHelen Spivak & FamilyJacqueline R. SpivakHenry SpivakHelen Spivak & FamilyJames SpivakAbe and Minnie SpivakJames SpivakLeslie KaufmanEdith KaminMitzi LaytonPatricia Layton Nemer

rosEnFEld FAmily AssistAnt/AssociAtE rAbbi FundIn Memory of

Judith DreierWilliam Hill-ParksWilliam Lawrence KleinMollie Paulowitz KleinTammy Kramer

Very Thoughtful People

This year has been a blessing, as CBI has been the beneficiary of many generous legacy gifts. We are thrilled to share that, with a generous bequest from Ronald E. Tonkin, another set of stained glass windows in our historic sanctuary has been exquisitely restored by internationally-renowned, local stained glass artisan David Schlicker. The next time you enter the sanctuary, look up and to your right; they are the windows closest to the bima. They represent creation

(with grass and fruit), Yom Kippur (with basin and laver, altar and burnt offerings, scapegoat, scales of justice, and censer and incense, all relating to the theme of atonement and forgiveness), Joseph (with ears of corn symbolic of his talent as an interpreter of dreams and his relationship to Pharaoh), Tribes (with ship in harbor relating to Zevulun and a ram caught in a thicket and brazen laver relating to Issachar). These windows are part of our “wow” factor, and this restoration brings them back to their original beauty.

Thank you to Marcy, Brad, Ed, and Barry Tonkin for directing this gift towards this restoration project. We are all the beneficiaries of this generous gift. May Ron’s memory be for a blessing, and may you find comfort from this beautiful memorial.

Legacy Gift Provides Restoration of Stained Glass Windows

Ron Tonkin

9June 2015

Very Thoughtful People

ruth sEmlEr youth ActivitiEsIn Memory of

Ruth SemlerLeslie Berman & FamilyLeon SemlerHarry and Gertrude SemlerJoseph EpsteinRuth SemlerHelen Spivak & FamilyHenry SpivakJacqueline R. SpivakHelen Spivak & FamilyJames SpivakAbe and Minnie SpivakChuck OstrofskyJames SpivakMrs. Harry (Gertrude) SemlerVictor A. NudelmanDr. Avrel Nudelman

sociAl Action (gEnErAl)In Memory of

Nate RossFaye SamuelsMarion Press BesenStephen PressJustin LandauerBob and Sally LandauerMary CollinsDodie Harrison

In Honor ofDavid Cahana (Graduation)Sydney and Bill Baer

FoodIn Memory of

Millie HolzmanSylvia HolzmanEdith KaminRenée and Irwin HolzmanRoslyn MaizelsSteve, Natalie, and Harry MaizelsDorothy DurkheimerMark Dohrmann and Julie

DurkheimerBabette SchnitzerLeonard SchnitzerHelen MittlemanGayle and Paul RomainJeanne Newmark

Harry MittlemanGayle and Paul RomainDavid LevetonRich and Sue GarberEsta BrownThe BrownsNathan ShapiroSadie KaufmanSusy, Marci, and Katrina Hammel &

Nancy GreenSylvia Canton EdelmanJerry CantonSusan GoldenLeonard SchnitzerLois Schnitzer

In Honor ofMarge Cohn (Grandson’s

marriage)Stuart Lang (Birthday)Stanley Loeb (Birthday)Renée and Irwin HolzmanBarry Caplan (Recovery)Elizabeth and Ruben J. MenasheDonna Brownstein (Recovery)Bunny and Jerry Sadis

General ContributionGiven ByMichael and Margie Anton

i hAvE A drEAmIn Memory of

Rachella Meekcoms KryszekAlexandria MeekcomsLeonard, Yvonne, and Ben GionetLeon SemlerHarry and Gertrude SemlerJoseph EpsteinHenry SpivakJacqueline R. SpivakRuth SemlerHelen Spivak & FamilyDr. Abe PuzissPaul and Sherry Puziss

In Honor ofGary Etlinger (Recovery)Elizabeth and Ruben J. MenasheBarry Caplan (Recovery)Bunny and Jerry Sadis

tEmplE improvEmEntIn Memory of

Richard BermanPierce EthierDorothy DurkheimerDon Spiegel and Deborah

Davis-Spiegel

urmAn FAmily collEgE communicAtionIn Memory of

Edis CohenMarvin and Lois Urman

EstEllE dirEctor sholkoFF JEwish EducAtors scholArshipIn Memory of

Henry SholkoffRichard Dobrow and Rachel Dobrow

Stone

hArold & ArlEnE schnitzEr FAcilitiEs FundIn Memory of

Leonard SchnitzerDina Schnitzer

holzmAn FAmily rEligious school FundIn Memory of

Leslie KaufmanBunny and Jerry Sadis

lloyd b. rosEnFEld youth lEAdErship FundIn Memory of

Karl S. FreyRosemarie Rosenfeld

mAy gEorgEs study in isrAEl scholArshipIn Memory of

Rachael and Sophie KohenMegan BrownHannah ZellLeonard and Marietta Zell

nEttiE dirEctor librAry book EndowmEntIn Memory of

Lester and Sylvia SeinfeldDick and Deanne Rubinstein

In Honor ofJan and Mike Sigell

(50th Anniversary)Marty and Sharyn Schneiderman

simon & hElEn dirEctor EndowmEntIn Memory of

May Berenson GeorgesLeonard SchnitzerArlene SchnitzerHelen DirectorArlene SchnitzerCameron and Dick DavisSimon DirectorCameron and Dick DavisArlene Schnitzer

WRJ/Beth IsRael sIsteRhood Funds

bikkur holim - hopE in liFEIn Memory of

Vera Hoffman FineWilma-Jane Balick

prAyEr bookIn Memory of

Leslie KaufmanElizabeth and Ruben J. MenasheHyman VeltmanMarcia Colton & Family

sistErhood progrAmming, lEAdErship & EnrichmEntIn Memory of

Rita LublinerNaomi StraussSylvia BartensteinLynne Bartenstein and Dan HeimsLeslie KaufmanRena and Cheryl Tonkin & David and

Daniel LernerHarry B. HarrisonDodie Harrison

CBI TeamSenior RabbiMichael Z. Cahanarabbicahana@bethisrael-pdx.org

Senior CantorIda Rae Cahanacantorcahana@bethisrael-pdx.org

Assistant RabbiRachel L. Josephrabbijoseph@bethisrael-pdx.org

Rabbi EmeritusEmanuel Rose, D.H.L., D.D.rabbirose@bethisrael-pdx.org

Cantor EmeritaJudith Blanc Schiff cantor@bethisrael-pdx.org

Education Department

Education DirectorBen Sandler, M. Ed. ben@bethisrael-pdx.org

Early Childhood Education DirectorDeborah Kaplan, MATdeborah@bethisrael-pdx.org

Youth Group DirectorShoshanna Proshoshanna@bethisrael-pdx.org

Education AdministratorZiva Sholinziva@bethisrael-pdx.org

Member Services

Executive DirectorSydney A. Baersydney@bethisrael-pdx.org

Development DirectorJen Feldmanjen@bethisrael-pdx.org

Congregational Affairs DirectorJemi Kostiner Mansfield jemi@bethisrael-pdx.org

Finance DirectorJim Baldwin, CPAjim@bethisrael-pdx.org

Accounting AssistantVicki Greifvicki@bethisrael-pdx.org

Project CoordinatorDara Dochertydara@bethisrael-pdx.org

Office AdministratorTracy Alifanztracy@bethisrael-pdx.org

Facilities StaffPerry Meekins, Facilities ManagerKeith Powers Johnny MartinoShalamar WashingtonSusie Young

Catering Panel

Alfresco Catering by Sheraton503-335-2858Shellie Engelquist

Art of Catering503-231-8185Larry Grimes Century Catering503-849-2605Allen Levin

Culinary Artistry503-232-4675Jenn Louis

Devil’s Food Catering503-233-9288Charles Stilwell

VT Group: Vibrant Table, Food In Bloom, f&b Café503-297-9635Karen Rich

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In Remembrance ~ May their memory be for a blessing.June 5 & 6Laila AarnasMuriel AntonAdrienne Levin Arnsberg*Marion Press BesenLeah BlankHenry S. BlauerChristopher Glen BrooksEsta BrownJerry CantonSimon Director*Phillip EpsteinHedy FarkasDov FeuerAlbert G. Gilbert*Isadore L. Golby*Charles GreenblattGloria DeDuke Hess*William Andersen KaaArthur KatzkySadie Shapiro Kaufman*Mary Rebecca inspelAnna KrysMartin KrysPaul LamfromDelphine Levenson*Pearl LipkinElizabeth LipmanEdith Lok-SchwartzRoslyn G. MaizelsMartha Beatrice MartinPatsy MattilaRoger Seller MeierJohn H. Jack Neustadter*Benjamin OseranSylvia PaleySusan PlattRose PopickEdward E. RosenbaumMarvin RosenbergMax RubensteinMelvin RubinJack B. SchwartzNathan ShapiroRobert C. StengerAlan Baron Tonkin*Moe M. Tonkon*William L. UngerBonita WeinsteinEdward WeissLawrence Wilk

Ethel Williams*Irving David Wilson*Robert Stephen Wolf*Ronald YankowitzRichard Zimmerman

June 12 & 13Isaac AdlerAmelia Backman*Ted BalmforthArthur CohenEdis CohenRobert CohenPhill Cohn*Jack L. Davis*Judith DreierMike (Milton) DruckerDorothy DurkheimerKarl S. FreyLeslie G. Gilbert*Elizabeth GoldfadenSamuel GoldmanGeorge M. Goldstein*Leona HoffmanMarlene JacobyFlorence M. KaneMaurice KaplanJack J. KarlinSu KawamotoIrwin KoenigsbergSydelle LevineHerman A. Lowen*James M. MarksIsabel Martin*Belle MorrisonSusan OverbeckMark PlatmanShirley RobinowitzDavid RubinRoger RubyHy Samuels*Joachim J. Jack SchneiderBabette Schnitzer*Leonard E. Schnitzer*Bertha Senders*Jack Sheinin*Joseph Shemanski*Edward T. SigellHattie Sonnenfeld Simon*Arthur TarlowLillian Lisa Wax

Joshua WeinerHeddy WintermanPauline Bercovitz Wright*Leah Zavin*Becky Zeldin

June 19 & 20Elinor AdlerIrving I. AilKathleen AndrianoffBenjamin BeckerFlora Fleischner Berkowitz*Richard Berman*Alec L. Black*Ida BrennerMorris DennisonTillie DriesenJoseph EdelsteinMelvin FeinsteinVera Hoffman Fine*Marjorie FrankGertrude N. GenecovLeo GoldMorris A. Goldstein*Robert HartzmanSylvia HolzmanBarbara HurwitzLeo KatzkyHenry Kavitt*Flora Velt KirkMaurice KrassHelen LautersteinIrvin LaytonDiana Van Straaten Levy*David LightHelen Mittleman*Victor A. Nudelman*Florence RobinsonClara RothRoseanne SaundersGussie SeresHenry SholkoffRubin B. ShulmanIrving E. Sklare*Rose SobelmanJamie StadigAbraham TobinStanley H. WaldHannah Zell

June 26 & 27Jean AdlerRhoda AikenSara ArnsbergEdith Prensky Ashrow*Edward K. Berg*Esther Berman*Gordon BrandiesMary CollinsSylvia Canton EdelmanLinda FeidelsonWilliam GittelsohnJeffrey GradowCharlotte GreenbergClaire GrossmanHarry B. HarrisonWilliam Hill-ParksJack HirschCaro Wolf Jacobs*Gloria JohnMollie Paulowitz KleinFanny E. Kowitt*Jacob Leo KraneIrving KrosnerCharles Irving KwartlerGus Lowengart*Henrietta Margulis*Alex E. Miller*Dorothy MorgensternMarian OvitzMalcolm PikeAbe PuzissSidney RosenJerome SalomonEvelyn S. Savinar*Fred Schlesinger*Leon SemlerBruce Lyle Sheinin*Iris Rita ShermanMildred Leshgold Sidell*Rose L. SigellPaul SonnesLillian SussmanHelen SvidlowAudrey TannenbaumDoris Hahn TreuhaftAlan Weiner

(*) next to a name indicates a memorial plaque has been purchased to ensure the beloved departed is remembered in perpetuity. For information about memorial plaques in the Temple, please contact Jemi Kostiner Mansfield at (503) 222-1069 or jemi@bethisrael-pdx.org.

11Congregation Beth Israel

June 2015 Sivan-Tamuz 5775

AdministrationOffices & Clergy 503-222-1069Education Department & Preschool 503-222-2037Fax Machine 503-274-1400WRJ/BI Sisterhood Judaica Gift Shop 503-222-1069Beth Israel Cemetery 503-222-1069426 SW Taylors Ferry Road

View our calendar and campus map online at www.bethisrael-pdx.org

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY1 Sivan 14 2 Sivan 15 3 Sivan 16

Social Action Committee Meeting 7:00 PM SBR

4 Sivan 17

Development Committee4:00 PM SBR

WRJ/BIS Board Meeting6:30 PM SBR

5 Sivan 18

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

JND Shabbat Service7:30 PM PC

6 Sivan 19 Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Tot Shabbat Service 9:30 AM PC

Shabbat Morning Service: Bat Mitzvah of Abigail McFeeters-Krone10:30 AM Temple

7 Sivan 20

Song of Miriam Awards10:00 AM MJCC

8 Sivan 21 9 Sivan 22

10 Sivan 23 Preschool Closing Day Picnic12:00 PM

Executive Committee12:00 PM SBR

11 Sivan 24 Music Under the Dome: An Early Evening with Brahms6:00 PM Temple

12 Sivan 25 Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat on the Plaza (weather permitting) 6:00 PM Temple Lawn

13 Sivan 26

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Morning Service: Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Freedman10:30 AM Temple

14 Sivan 27

Pride Parade

15 Sivan 28

Camp Omanoot: Session 19:30 AM - 2:00 PMAll week

16 Sivan 29 17 Sivan 30

Knit-a-Mitzvah10:00 AM SBR

18 Tamuz 1

Board of Trustees Meeting6:15 PM SBR

19 Tamuz 2

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR

Shabbat Service 6:00 PM PC

20 Tamuz 3

Torah Study 9:00 AM SBR Shabbat Morning Service: Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Romer10:30 AM Temple

21 Tamuz 4 22 Tamuz 5 Camp Omanoot: Session 29:30 AM - 2:00 PMAll week

23 Tamuz 6 24 Tamuz 7 25 Tamuz 8

26 Tamuz 9

Mah Jongg 10:00 AM SBR Shabbat on the Plaza (weather permitting) 6:00 PM Temple Lawn

27 Tamuz 10

Torah Study 9:00 am SBR

Shabbat Morning Service:Bat Mitzvah of Abigail Halperin 10:30 AM Temple

28 Tamuz 11 29 Tamuz 12 30 Tamuz 13

Location Key

HH = Harris Hall BA = Blumauer Auditorium GH = Goodman Hall LB = Library LF = Lipman Foyer MR = Miller Room PC = Pollin Chapel

SBR = Shirley & Herbert Semler Board Room SC = Shemanski Chapel SEC = Sherman Education Center SFC = Schnitzer Family Center

SAVE THE DATEWomen’s Trip to Israel

led by Rabbis Rachel Joseph and Eve PosenMarch 6 – 15, 2016

12 Congregation Beth Israel

Congregation Beth Israel1972 NW Flanders StreetPortland, OR 97209-2097

Affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism since 1879

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAID

PORTLAND, ORPERMIT NO. 594

Board of Trustees 2015/2016

Ned Duhnkrack President

Ted Nelson VP/President Elect

Ilene DavidsonVice President

Ali Garfinkle Vice President

Brad Tonkin Vice President

Mark Peterman Secretary

John Epstein Treasurer

Jonathan BargStacy FriedmanSteve GradowGlen LevyRobin McCoySharon MeieranJoanne Van Ness MenasheYale PopowichBob RosenbaumDavid SarasohnArthur SteinhornTony Urdes

TrusteesOfficers

AuxiliariesStephanie Siegel - WRJ/BI Sisterhood PresidentDavid Goldwyn - Brotherhood President

We are excited to be offering two sessions this summer.

Session 1, August 10-14, is reserved for campers entering 8th or 9th grade. During this session, campers will build friendships, go on adventures throughout Portland, and develop leadership skills through our Madrichim-In-Training (MIT) program. This exciting new program will take campers all over, from rock climbing to local amusement parks! This will lead to their eventual role as MITs for the younger campers in Session 2!

Session 2 will take place from August 17-21. Campers entering kindergarten through 5th grade are eligible. During this week, campers will play games, create art projects, and enjoy some fun in the sun! Campers will also go on field trips to places such the Oregon Zoo, swimming, hiking, and much more.Join us and be a part of the magic as we embark on this first summer of fun!

Registration is open to members at a discounted rate as well as non-members! Registration forms, fees, and more are available on Camp Sababa’s webpage at www.bethisrael-pdx.org/education/camp-sababa.

Session 1: August 10-21, Monday-Friday*8th and 9th graders (9:00 AM-4:00 PM)

Session 2: August 17-21, Monday-Friday*Kindergarten - 5th graders (9:00 AM-3:00 PM)*8th and 9th graders (9:00 AM-4:00 PM)

Please contact Ziva Sholin (ziva@bethisrael-pdx.org) or Shoshanna Pro (shoshanna@bethisrael-pdx.org) for more information!

Congregation Beth Israel is proud to present...

The best new Jewish summer day camp in Portland!