Portland Chapter of Hadassah

Welcome to the Portland Chapter of Hadassah web site.
If you have comments or questions, please feel free to contact us:

Telephone: (503) 244-6389
Facsimile: (503) 244-1689

E-mail: info@portlandhadassah.org
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Hadassah works to improve the quality of life for all the people of Israel and to strengthen Jewish life in the United States. Hadassah is about people, about changing lives, about Tikkun Olam--making the world a better place. Hadassah focused on Health, Education, Youth and the Environment. Hadassah changes lives, one person at a time.

Upcoming Events:

Sunday August 1, 2010
11am - 1pm
Lower George Rogers Park
611 South State St
Lake Oswego, OR
 
5th Annual Family and Friends
Barbeque Picnic!!
Bring yourself, your family and friends...
We will provde the hot dogs, drinks & desserts
Please bring"parve" salads; ie green salad, fruit sald, bean salad
 
 (NO dairy products)       
Fun Activities for everyone and Door prizes!
Bring spare change from your piggy banks...and we'ff fill a jug with coins for building The Sarah Westman Davidson Tower!
Wednesay August 4th
6pm PST (9pm EST)
Breeze Training on Planning a Successful Fundraising Year
A few minutes prior to the meeting please click the link: http:hadassah.na3.acrobat.com/fundraising/
and log into the Breeze meeting room.  Choose the option to Enter as a Guest then please enter in your full name in the avaialbe box and click on the Enter Room.
Also call in to the conference call - 1-800-371-9219
 Question contact Peg Elefant - pelefant@hadassah.org
First Friday of Month
10:00 - 11:30 am
 Schmoozing with my Generation
Special Guest in series "Jewish Women in Business"
Friday August 6th ~ Lisa kagan
Family Heirloom Arts

About the Presenter:
Lisa Kagan is an artist, writer, educator and personal historian. Her business, Family Heirloom Arts, is dedicated to helping individuals and families celebrate their life stories through the creation of illustrated heirloom books and custom art. Lisa offers Family Heirloom Arts workshops throughout the Portland community and at the Lisa Kagan Designs Studio. Lisa is co-chair of the Portland Chapter of the Association of Personal Historians.

About Family Heirloom Arts:
Family Heirloom Arts offers a comprehensive set of services to help individuals and families preserve their life stories. Services include; project organization and management, oral history interviews, transcription, writing, text editing, photo scanning and restoration, custom heirloom art, and book layout and design. Consulting services are available for those who are already working on their own personal history project and need assistance throughout the process.
Second Wednesday of Month
6:30 pm - 8:30pm
Board Meeting - ALL MEMBERS INVITED TO ATTEND
at Portland Chapter of Hadassah office
3570 SW Troy St
Portland OR 97239


Sunday September 19, 2010
1:30 pm - 3:00pm
Back to School ~ Hot Topics: Teen Stress & Technology
Sponsored with Portland Family Counseling and MJCC

Come to MJCC, help build a sukkah and then listen to Yshai Boussi, L.P.C. discuss signigicantly underestimate the level of stree in teens expeience and what is all this sexting, socializing, and bullying on line.
Third Tuesday of Month
1:30pm
Golda Meir/Mitzvah Group 
Monthly meetings/programs are in the May Apartment Living Room
September 21, 2010 speaker will Bob Horenstein
Thursday August 19th, 2010
6:30 pm
  Israelie Film & Pizza
Thursday 
6:30 pm - 8:30pm
BOOK GROUP
For August the book group will watching a movie instead of reading.
21st of October's book will be "Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths" by Karen Armstrong.
Sunday October 17, 2010
10am - Noon
Machon
New material for this fourth year of Machon.  
"Jewish Women Communicating"
Session will be on Midrash, Prayer/Techinos, Ethical Wills, D'var Torah, and Spiritual Journal
No session in December

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