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Nov 11, 2019
Veterans Day
Nov 28, 2019
Thanksgiving Day
Sep

1 2019

to
Dec

31 2019

Each month the MJCC and PJA communities will collect items for the monthly mitzvah. Drop off items in the blue bin i…

Nov

1 2019

JND November Shabbat

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Join us for our monthly Shabbat service! Our first Shabbat of fall back in Polin Chapel and just with our JND communi…

Nov

2 2019

Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Join Mini Mensches for Tot Shabbat! Dance and sing, listen to a story from the clergy and enjoy a lovely morning tog…

Nov

2 2019

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

Torah Troop allows families at Congregation Neveh Shalom to move into the main sanct…

Nov

2 2019

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders

10:15AM - 11:15AM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders

Continue the fun and warmth of Congregation Neveh Shalom's Tot Shabbat with Kiddush C…

Nov

2 2019

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years)

10:15AM - 11:15AM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years)

Experience the joy of Shabbat! A fun and engaging service for families with kid…

Nov

2 2019

Celebration of Art

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Ballroom Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219

Join us for a FREE fun and exciting evening with ORA’s talented artists. Be the first to preview and purchase the a…

Nov

3 2019

Our three part series continutes with the next topic,Transitions. 

Planning for life! How do you financially prepar…

Nov

3 2019

Celebration of Art

10:00AM - 4:00PM  

Ballroom Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219

You won’t want to miss the 14th Annual art exhibit and sale in the MJCC Ballroom (admission is free). Hosted by ORA…

Nov

3 2019

JGSO Program: Genealogy “Mini Boot Camp

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom; Stampfer Chapel
2900 SW Peaceful Ln,
Portland, OR 97239

What to do next once you have received your DNA results.

Nov

3 2019

 

Book Talk: To Learn and to Teach,
Lilmod ul’lamed: The Life of Rabbi Joshua Stampfer by David Michael Smith

Discus…

Nov

4 2019

Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 5 - 12

4:00PM - 5:15PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Find Your Future Workshop
Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 5 - 8 and 9 - 12 NEW!

Help your student start the…

Nov

4 2019

Israeli Folk Dancing at Leedy Grange

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Beaverton, OR 97229

 

Join in for an evening of Israeli and International folk dancing every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays.

Please see sites.…

Nov

5 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Tuesday Mornings
October 29 - December 10
No class…

Nov

5 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Take your game to the next level.
Tuesday Afternoons
October 29 - December 10
No class November 26
1:30 - 3:30 pm, CG…

Nov

6 2019

Exhibition Tour of OJMCHE

1:00AM - 2:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209

Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…

Nov

6 2019

Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join us on the first Wednesdays of every month from September to June for Chai Baby Indoor Playground, with kosher sn…

Nov

6 2019

Your College Coach: For Youth Grades 10 - 12

4:00PM - 5:15PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Find Your Future Workshop: Your College Coach: For Youth Grades 10 - 12 - NEW!
Receive and utilize the tools and reso…

Nov

6 2019

JPRO Kick off

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

More information to follow.

Nov

6 2019

Congregation Neveh Shalom and the Suher family announce the fourth annual Scholar in Residence program in memory of Y…

Nov

6 2019

Israeli Dancing

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Israeli Dancing

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Nine-week class. S…

Nov

7 2019

Memoir Writing Workshop

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Write Your Own Story Now! - with Dorothy Dworkin
Every life is unique, interesting and special, and everyone has a …

Nov

7 2019

JND November Happy Hour

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Paymaster Lounge
1020 NW 17th Ave
Portland, OR 97209

Low-key bar with a throwback feel featuring American pub grub, games & a spacious covered patio. Casual and social co…

Nov

7 2019

Hate at Home: Racism and Anti-Semitism in the United States with Eric Ward

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR 97210

What's the Big Idea? What happens when we bring ancient teaching together with modern issues? Find out at this…

Nov

7 2019

Introduction to Judaism

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

                                       This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Boa…

Nov

7 2019

Mygration: Outside the Frame’s annual gala screening

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97212

 

Mygration features a stunning collection of shorts by and about the invisible communities that live in plain…

Nov

8 2019

A Shabbat Evening with Special in Uniform

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders St.
Portland, CO 97209

Featuring Guest Speaker
Lt. Col. (Res.) Tiran Attia
Director, Special in Uniform

Lt. Col. (Res.) Tiran Attia serves …

Nov

8 2019

Congregation Neveh Shalom and the Suher family announce the fourth annual Scholar in Residence program in memory of …

Nov

9 2019

Torah Yoga

11:30AM - 12:15PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah
920 NW 25th Ave
Portland, OR 97210

Every 2nd Saturday through May 2020 (no class in April).

With professional yoga instructor Rachel Stern. Celebrate J…

Nov

9 2019

Congregation Neveh Shalom and the Suher family announce the fourth annual Scholar in Residence program in memory of Y…

Nov

10 2019

Congregation Neveh Shalom and the Suher family announce the fourth annual Scholar in Residence program in memory of …

Nov

10 2019

Congregation Neveh Shalom and the Suher family announce the fourth annual Scholar in Residence program in memory of …

Nov

10 2019

Habitat for Humanity Build

9:00AM - 4:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Congregation Neveh Shalom members join the Bilal Mosque for a Habitat for Humanity build! No building skills required;…

Nov

10 2019

Outside In Cooking

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Meet in the Congregation Neveh Shalom Kitchen to do a mitzvah and help feed homeless teens.

Info: Rick Botney, 8888…

Nov

10 2019

Featuring music by Leonard Bernstein with a special guest appearance and remarks by Bernstein’s daughter Jamie Bern…

Nov

11 2019

Middle School Reach for the Sky with BB Camp (Grades 6-8)

8:00AM - 6:00PM  

B'nai B'rith Camp
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Suite #200
Beaverton, OR 97005

Veterans Day Middle School Reach for the Sky Event

Let your middle schooler run, jump, and reach for the sky at Sky …

Nov

11 2019

Zoo Hunt - BB Camp event for K-5th grade

8:00AM - 6:00PM  

B'nai B'rith Camp Beaverton Office
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy
Suite 200
Beaverton, OR 97005

Youth Zoo Hunt
 
Let your K-5th graders get in touch with their wild side when BB Camp takes them for a fun fil…
Nov

11 2019

Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 5 - 12

4:00PM - 5:15PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Find Your Future Workshop
Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 5 - 8 and 9 - 12 NEW!

Help your student start the…

Nov

11 2019

Soup to the Streets

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregants come together at Rabbi Kosak’s home to prepare a hot meal and go to the streets to directly feed those …

Nov

11 2019

A Talk with Jamie Bernstein on her memoir Famous Father Girl, a memoir of growing up Bernstein in conjunction with th…

Nov

12 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Tuesday Mornings
October 29 - December 10
No class…

Nov

12 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Take your game to the next level.
Tuesday Afternoons
October 29 - December 10
No class November 26
1:30 - 3:30 pm, CG…

Nov

13 2019

Exhibition Tour of OJMCHE

1:00AM - 2:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209

Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…

Nov

13 2019

Music and Movement with a Jewish Twist

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Maayan Torah Day School
2 Touchstone
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Music and Movement for ages 0-4 At Maayan Torah Day School Free of charge Wednesdays 10-11am October…

Nov

13 2019

Your College Coach: For Youth Grades 10 - 12

4:00PM - 5:15PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Find Your Future Workshop: Your College Coach: For Youth Grades 10 - 12 - NEW!
Receive and utilize the tools and reso…

Nov

13 2019

Israeli Dancing

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Israeli Dancing

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Nine-week class. S…

Nov

14 2019

Memoir Writing Workshop

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Write Your Own Story Now! - with Dorothy Dworkin
Every life is unique, interesting and special, and everyone has a …

Nov

14 2019

Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen

11:30AM - 12:15PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

A monthly discussion covering a wide range of topics that draw on our experiences. 

Thursdays: 11:30 am - 12:15 p…

Nov

14 2019

Introduction to Judaism

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

                                       This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Boa…

Nov

16 2019

Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Join Mini Mensches for Tot Shabbat! Dance and sing, listen to a story from the clergy and enjoy a lovely morning tog…

Nov

16 2019

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

Torah Troop allows families at Congregation Neveh Shalom to move into the main sanct…

Nov

16 2019

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders

10:15AM - 11:15AM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders

Continue the fun and warmth of Congregation Neveh Shalom's Tot Shabbat with Kiddush C…

Nov

16 2019

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years)

10:15AM - 11:15AM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years)

Experience the joy of Shabbat! A fun and engaging service for families with kid…

Nov

17 2019

 

Location: Goodman Living Room at Harold Schnitzer Center for Living (Robison Nursing Home)

Nov

17 2019

Jewish Community Orchestra - Fall Concert

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Meyerbeer - Overture to Les Huguenots
Vaughan Williams - The Wasps Suite
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5

Sunday, November…

Nov

18 2019

Israeli Folk Dancing at Leedy Grange

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd
Portland, OR , OR 97229

 

Join in for an evening of Israeli and International folk dancing every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays.

Please see sites.g…

Nov

19 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Tuesday Mornings
October 29 - December 10
No class…

Nov

19 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Take your game to the next level.
Tuesday Afternoons
October 29 - December 10
No class November 26
1:30 - 3:30 pm, CG…

Nov

19 2019

Chabad - Jewish Happy Hour

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Location visible to members - https://www.meetup.com/Jewish-Happy-Hour/

 

Love happy hour? Love Jews? You are in luck they are finally coming together on the third Tuesday of the month! Meet …

Nov

19 2019

Started in 1999, this annual event features readings by prominent Oregon Jewish poets and writers. The writers in the…

Nov

20 2019

Exhibition Tour of OJMCHE

1:00AM - 2:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209

Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…

Nov

20 2019

Your College Coach: For Youth Grades 10 - 12

4:00PM - 5:15PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Find Your Future Workshop: Your College Coach: For Youth Grades 10 - 12 - NEW!
Receive and utilize the tools and reso…

Nov

20 2019

 

Rabbi Andrew Sacks, Head of Israel’s Conservative Rabbis to Speak at CST About Israel's Election

There is an impor…

Nov

20 2019

Film Screening - American Creed - POSTPONED!

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State, and David M. Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, come togeth…

Nov

20 2019

Israeli Dancing

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Israeli Dancing

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Nine-week class. S…

Nov

21 2019

Memoir Writing Workshop

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Write Your Own Story Now! - with Dorothy Dworkin
Every life is unique, interesting and special, and everyone has a …

Nov

21 2019

Annual Interfaith Service

7:00PM - 8:15PM  

Beit Haverim
1111 Country Club Rd
Lake Oswego , OR 97034

Beit Haverim participates with other faith organization in celebrating the gift of earth and our responsibility as…

Nov

21 2019

Tickets: $10 general public, $8 OJMCHE members

There will be a Talk Back after the screening with Victoria Mills, Di…

Nov

21 2019

Introduction to Judaism

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

                                       This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Boa…

Nov

22 2019

Welcome Shabbat with music and stories; potluck dinner to follow.

Contact Rabbi Eve for location: eposen@nevehshalom…

Nov

22 2019

K-6th Grade Led Kabbalat Shabbat

6:15PM - 7:15PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Join the ALIYAH K-6th graders as they lead a special Kabbalat Shabbat at Congregation Neveh Shalom.

Nov

22 2019

Kabbalat Shabbat with Ilene Safyan

6:15PM - 7:15PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Join us at Congregation Neveh Shalom for this special Kabbalat Shabbat accompanied by Ilene Safyan.

Nov

23 2019

CST Tot Shabbat with Rabbi Rose

11:30AM - 12:15PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR 97210

Join Rabbi Rose for a sweet Shabbat morning service designed for very young children (ages 0-5) and their families. S…

Nov

23 2019

Guest presenter Dr. Rachel Adelman

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

Saturday Nov 23, 2019, at Services and at 1:00pm

Join us at Congregation Neveh Shalom for a special presentation wit…

Nov

23 2019

Chanukah Jewish Heritage Night with the Portland Trailblazers

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Moda Center
1 North Center Court St
Portland, OR 97227

Chabad of Oregon & the Portland Trailblazers are once again partnering together for Chanukah Jewish Heritage…

Nov

23 2019

Painful Hope: Cultivating a Foundation for Peace Across the Deep Divide

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Roots/Shorashim/Judar is a unique collaboration of local Palestinians and Israelis building a model for co-existence …

Nov

24 2019

Please join the Men’s club at Congregation Neveh Shalom for their popular brunch speaker series with Doctors Charle…

Nov

24 2019

Mah Jongg Tournament

11:00AM - 3:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Be part of this historic MJCC event: our first-ever Mah Jongg Tournament! Enjoy the thrill of competition and the ca…

Nov

24 2019

Shroud Crowd

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Help create traditional burial clothing which will then be used by the Chevra Kavod haMet for their work.

Contact Sa…

Nov

24 2019

Abrahamic Thanksgiving Worship Service

4:00PM - 6:30PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

A special Interfaith Thanksgiving worship service at the Westminster Presbyterian Church w/ Rabbi Eve Posen, Rev. Bet…

Nov

24 2019

Join us at Congregation Neveh Shalom for a special concert featuring Ilene Safyan and Barry Lavine. It’ll be a beau…

Nov

26 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Tuesday Mornings
October 29 - December 10
No class…

Nov

26 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Take your game to the next level.
Tuesday Afternoons
October 29 - December 10
No class November 26
1:30 - 3:30 pm, CG…

Nov

27 2019

Exhibition Tour of OJMCHE

1:00AM - 2:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209

Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…

Nov

27 2019

Music and Movement with a Jewish Twist

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Maayan Torah Day School
2 Touchstone
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Music and Movement for ages 0-4 At Maayan Torah Day School Free of charge Wednesdays 10-11am October…

Nov

27 2019

Israeli Dancing

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Israeli Dancing

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Nine-week class. S…

Nov

28 2019

Memoir Writing Workshop

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Write Your Own Story Now! - with Dorothy Dworkin
Every life is unique, interesting and special, and everyone has a …

Nov

28 2019

Introduction to Judaism

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

                                       This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Boa…