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![Meet PJA’s 2026–27 Kehillah Co-Chairs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1787952007/portland/tk8nqlmzfrcbcddy46uq/KehillahCoChairsFlyer2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1787952007/portland/tk8nqlmzfrcbcddy46uq/KehillahCoChairsFlyer2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1787952007/portland/tk8nqlmzfrcbcddy46uq/KehillahCoChairsFlyer2.jpg","width":800}])
Meet PJA’s 2026–27 Kehillah Co-Chairs
Discover PJA’s new Kehillah Co-Chairs, upcoming fall events, and fun ways to get involved this year!
![PJA faculty members stand on a stage holding a large, white tallit canopy over the seated graduates of the Class of 2026 during their 8th-grade graduation ceremony.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781207248/portland/rbs5arr7ftfhhlpdnjdy/Classof2026SpotlightImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781207248/portland/rbs5arr7ftfhhlpdnjdy/Classof2026SpotlightImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781207248/portland/rbs5arr7ftfhhlpdnjdy/Classof2026SpotlightImage.jpg","width":800}])
Celebrating the Class of 2026!
The Class of 2026 celebrated graduation with heartfelt reflections as PJA faculty held a traditional tallit above their heads in a meaningful, full-circle blessing.
![Congratulations to PJA Class of 2022!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780695775/portland/l6kxxnzch3ywxhpsnjsg/2022HighschoolGraduates-SpotlightThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780695775/portland/l6kxxnzch3ywxhpsnjsg/2022HighschoolGraduates-SpotlightThumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780695775/portland/l6kxxnzch3ywxhpsnjsg/2022HighschoolGraduates-SpotlightThumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780695775/portland/l6kxxnzch3ywxhpsnjsg/2022HighschoolGraduates-SpotlightThumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780695775/portland/l6kxxnzch3ywxhpsnjsg/2022HighschoolGraduates-SpotlightThumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1780695775/portland/l6kxxnzch3ywxhpsnjsg/2022HighschoolGraduates-SpotlightThumbnail.jpg","width":2200}])
Congratulations to PJA Class of 2022!
Click to read about their journeys, achievements, and exciting plans for what's next!
![Leadership for the Gaga Pit]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780087968/portland/i4f6gw9odm2ibstlwthn/May28SpotlightImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780087968/portland/i4f6gw9odm2ibstlwthn/May28SpotlightImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780087968/portland/i4f6gw9odm2ibstlwthn/May28SpotlightImage.jpg","width":800}])
Leadership for the Gaga Pit
Learn how student initiative and leadership brought the gaga pit to PJA.
![A PJA student wearing a teal "PJA Proud" shirt sits cross-legged on the library floor, deeply focused on a book while surrounded by shelves of colorful children's literature.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778263629/portland/gceeyq0melxbeoifkqfg/May15PJASpotlight.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778263629/portland/gceeyq0melxbeoifkqfg/May15PJASpotlight.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778263629/portland/gceeyq0melxbeoifkqfg/May15PJASpotlight.jpg","width":800}])
Reading Olympics
PJA students explored new genres and celebrated their literacy milestones with an epic, Olympics-themed Reading Challenge finale.
![Here is the alt text for the image, tailored for PJA: Portland Jewish Academy 8th grade students gather in their humanities classroom for their weekly storytime ritual, closely analyzing the text and illustrations of the picture book "A Bear Is a Bear."]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778262760/portland/mwwhr4xakszjxby7ee8t/May8PJASpotlight.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778262760/portland/mwwhr4xakszjxby7ee8t/May8PJASpotlight.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778262760/portland/mwwhr4xakszjxby7ee8t/May8PJASpotlight.jpg","width":800}])
Beyond the Pages
How a weekly storytime ritual is transforming 8th-grade literacy into a powerful experience of connection and deep thinking.
![Discover how our 7th graders stepped into the spotlight to lead a moving journey of leadership and hope.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777672323/portland/nmym6dww78avjna2ilgy/PJASpotlightMay12026-heroimage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777672323/portland/nmym6dww78avjna2ilgy/PJASpotlightMay12026-heroimage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777672323/portland/nmym6dww78avjna2ilgy/PJASpotlightMay12026-heroimage.jpg","width":800}])
Legacy and Leadership
Discover how our 7th graders stepped into the spotlight to lead a moving journey of leadership and hope.
![Three PJA students smile and give thumbs up while wearing matching "Vote Nucleus!" campaign t-shirts during the Portland Jewish Academy Cell Campaign.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777069393/portland/g8glwftmuqmpck5ypbvf/spotlightapril24option2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777069393/portland/g8glwftmuqmpck5ypbvf/spotlightapril24option2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777069393/portland/g8glwftmuqmpck5ypbvf/spotlightapril24option2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777069393/portland/g8glwftmuqmpck5ypbvf/spotlightapril24option2.jpg","width":834}])
The Cell Campaign
PJA students battle for the cellular crown in a high-stakes, creative organelle "election."
