B’nei Mitzvah Harrison Lazarus Glickman Laz Glickman will become Bar Mitzvah on November 2, 2013 at Temple Beth Tikvah in Bend, OR. He is the son of Marshall and Lisa Glickman and grandson of Harry and Joanne Glickman. Laz attends Cascades Academy of Central Oregon and is working with Partners in Care and Clare Bridge of Central Oregon for his Mitzvah Project. Both organizations provide a home-like environment for people facing monumental challenges. Clare Bridge specifically focuses on dementia and Alzheimer’s patients who need special care in order to lead more productive lives. Partners in Care is a hospice, serving people’s discomfort in the final days of their lives, as well as providing support for the families of their residents. A talented musician who has appeared in concert with Michael Allen Harrison, Laz believes that music is a worldwide language and a powerful and meaningful way to communicate. He visits the agency locations weekly and plays piano for the residents, their families, and staff. His goal is to give comfort and some joy to people who might otherwise feel depressed or hopeless.
Duncan McAlpine Sennett Duncan Sennett will become Bar Mitzvah on November 9, 2013. He is the son of Steven Sennett and Robin McAlpine, the step-son of Chip Kosboth, and the younger brother of Logan. Duncan attends da Vinci Arts Middle School in NE Portland. He is raising money for the California Transplant Donor Network, which provides programs that reach children, adults, those on transplant waiting lists, and health care professionals while also providing support to donor families. Duncan is specifically channeling funds to honor the memory of Nathaniel Ray Golden, a special friend of the family who died in a tragic accident this past August at the age of 10. Through the California Transplant Donor Network, Nate was able to donate two of his heart valves and his cornea to three children in need of those organs. To learn more about Nate and the CTDN, visit www.ctdn.org/ contributions.html
Benjamin Edmond Banks Ben Banks will become Bar Mitzvah on November 16, 2013. He is the son of Jonathan and Carrie Banks and the older brother of Lillie and Stella. Ben attends Riverdale Middle School in SW Portland. He is working on a special Mitzvah Project with both Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel: to collect and donate 500 foreign language books by November 9. This idea came about a few years back, when one of Ben’s friends was being treated for Leukemia at Doernbecher. While visiting, Ben noticed a number of non-English-speaking children without anything to do or read during the long hours of treatment. His goal is to donate books in their native languages to help pass the time. Portland’s two outstanding children’s hospitals serve children of all incomes and ethnic groups who are ill and in need of treatment. Learn more at: www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/ doernbecher and www.legacyhealth.org/locations/hospitals/randallchildrens-hospital-at-legacy-emanuel/a-new-home.aspx
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Margo Danielle Sidline Margo Sidline will become Bat Mitzvah on November 23, 2013. She is the daughter of Stacy and John Sidline and the younger sister of Samantha. Margo attends Lake Oswego Junior High School and is working with The Pearl at Kruse Way (in Lake Oswego) for her Mitzvah Project. The Pearl is a home for seniors with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, and it is also a rehabilitation center that helps adults recover from surgery or other major illnesses. Margo regularly spends time with the residents at The Pearl, leading fun activities like Bingo or other games and helping to organize events including tea parties, root beer float parties, and movie nights. She has worked with both rehab patients and residents in the memory care area, often just sitting and talking or working on a puzzle together: thepearlatkruseway.com
Eric Jackson Berniker Eric Berniker will become Bar Mitzvah during the 5:00 PM Havdalah service on November 30, 2013. He is the son of David and Susan Berniker and the younger brother of Talia. Eric attends Laurelhurst School in NE Portland and has chosen to support two organizations for his Mitzvah Project. He organized a book drive in October to support The Children’s Book Bank, a local agency that strives to improve the literacy skills of low-income children by giving them books of their own before they reach kindergarten. To do this, The Children’s Book Bank collects, repairs, and packages used books, which are then made available to families in need - free of charge. Eric’s goal is to collect 1,000 books to provide in book bags to 66 families. Through the Remember Us Program, which keeps the memory of a child lost in the Holocaust alive in the first post-survivor generation, Eric has also made a lifelong commitment to be a Guardian of Memory for a young boy, Harry Goldberg, who perished in the Holocaust. As a Bar Mitzvah, whenever Eric does a mitzvah he will do it in the name of Harry Goldberg - may his memory be for a blessing. You can learn more about both of these agencies by visiting their websites: www.childrensbookbank.org and www.remember-us.org
CBI Book Group Sunday, November 3, 9:00 AM Herbert & Shirley Semler Board Room Please join our book group each month for a morning of pleasant literary discussion. There is no need to sign up.
Congregation Beth Israel
November’s Selection is: A Pigeon And A Boy (A Novel) by Meir Shalev