Writer Annie Dawid will discuss her recent book, And Darkness Was Under His Feet: Stories of a Family. The novel, a fictionalized account of her own family throughout the 20th century, is structured as a series of related stories about family members and culminates in a multigenerational family reunion celebrating the beginning of the new millennium. Dawid was a Professor of English and director of the creative writing program at Lewis and Clark College for 16 years. She now lives and works in Colorado.

Join us this Friday April 23 at 7pm at Bridgeport. Speaker follows our regular erev Shabbat service.

This FREE, community-wide resource fair for individuals with acute or chronic illness or disability and their friends and family will take place on Sunday, May 16 from 10am-2pm at Venue Pearl (323 NW 13th Ave/Portland, OR).

Rabbi Ariel Stone will speak on the topic of “End-of-Life Issues: A Jewish Spiritual Perspective.”

For more information, click here: A Day of Empowerment, Solutions & Support Flyer (link to doc)

The flag of The State of Israel includes two blue stripes on white background with a Shield (Star) of David (in Hebrew: Magen David) in the center. This design was first displayed in Rishon-LeZion in 1885 and was also used at the First Zionist Congress in 1897 (Encyclopaedia Judaica, 1971). It was inspired by the tallit (the prayer shawl with blue stripes worn by Jews during prayer) as a symbol. The Star of David is a common symbol of the People of Israel from Biblical times. The flag was adopted officially on October 28, 1948 (25 Tishre, 5709) by the Speaker of the Provisional Council of State.

If you were at the trial runs of the Mishkhan Tefillah prayerbook during the weekends of March 19 and March 26, please give us comments! If you need a copy of the questionnaire, click here: Tefillah Committee Questionnaire (link to doc). Please return the questionnaire or any additional feedback to the office, admin@shir-tikvah.net.

Join us on erev Shabbat April 16 at 6.30pm for an even more special tefilah:

*our Nashira Project’s BaMidbar class (parents and children studying Hebrew together) will participate in leading our prayers. They’re practicing like crazy!

AND…..

*we’ll end with a special festive oneg Shabbat in honor of Yom HaAtzma’ut, Israel Independence Day – birthday cake, music, a video, and Israeli food! Don’t miss it!