ROSE ScHNitzER MANOR.
LiViNG ANYWHERE
Editor’s Letter
ELSE JUSt WOULDN’t BE
KOSHER. You’re invited to visit Oregon’s only retirement community with a kosher kitchen and bakery.
Summer Open House Sunday, August 25 • 1-4pm Visit our community, meet our Resident Ambassadors and sample our delicious desserts, while enjoying the Matthew Casey Swing Duo.
“Epicurean Delights” Lecture Series Tuesdays at 6:45pm August 6: Chef Earl Hook, Barbur World Foods August 13: Chef Abby Fammartino, Abby’s Table August 20: Master Bakers Dominique Geulin and Mina LaFountain, St Honoré Bakery August 27: Samira Karajcic, Rose Schnitzer Manor
Please call (503) 535-4004 to RSVP for an event or visit us at www.RoseSchnitzerManor.org.
ENJOY A FREE NOSH Schedule a visit to see Rose Schnitzer Manor for yourself and receive a $10 New Seasons Market gift card, plus a box full of delicious goodies — fresh from our on-site bakery.
6140 SW Boundary St. • Portland, OR 97221 8 AUGUST 2013 | OREGON JEWISH LIFE
J
ust as individuals reflect on the past year and plan for the next year as Rosh Hashanah draws near, so too do we at Oregon Jewish Life. It’s been a wonderful year. We’ve had the opportunity to introduce you to so many intriguing people on our pages. I get notes and calls from many readers asking how we keep finding so many interesting people to write about. The truth is I already have long lists of fun people and innovative enterprises that I’m looking forward to sharing with you in the coming year. But I love hearing from you. Does someone in your congregation devote themselves to helping others in a creative way? Have you worked with a business that helps the Jewish community function smoothly? Be sure to let me know. We can’t write about people and organizations we don’t know about. We don’t want to miss other people as special as Larry Chusid, who is featured in our cover story this month. Larry’s love for dogs and people inspired him to help homeless people feed their pets so they didn’t give up their own food to the fourlegged members of their families. The effort snowballed, and today the Pongo Fund Pet Food Bank has provided more than 5 million meals for pets around the state and region. With the High Holy Days starting so early this year, we have special sections on both Back to School and the High Holidays. This issue is full of new leaders and programs ready to make schools and shuls exciting places in the coming year. Be sure to check out our new feature, Soundbites. Each issue we plan to give folks we run into the chance to share their short views on the question of the month. This month we asked six people “How do you use honey for a sweet new year?” We got some sticky replies! It’s one more opportunity to give people a chance to share their wit and wisdom. The coming year will be full of exciting features and innovations. Next month be sure to watch your mailbox for our new community resource guide. And our online Jewish life directory network will be live early in the new year. Shana Tova!