Your generosity is transforming our community in powerful ways! We invite you to keep the light shining on our community. Please consider a gift towards our 2026 Annual Campaign for Community Needs. THANK YOU!
The New Old Middle East : A Talk with Ms. Colonel (Ret.) Miri Eisen. Wed., Feb. 4 | 7 - 8:30 PM @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center. The ongoing war presents changes to the Middle East, including Israel. What does it mean for the future of the region?
Announcing our Global Travel Experiences program. A three-year calendar of travel. Destinations include: Poland, Israel for her 80th anniversary, and more! Click the image above for information!
The deadline for applications for WINTER Gather Grants HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 11! Build your community. Strengthen your connections. Do Judaism your way. Click the image above for additional information and to apply!
Root & Branch is a communal project to bolster Jewish life in Portland. We aim to be Portland’s tool-library where you’ll find opportunities to enrich your Jewish journey. Winter/Spring 2026 Catalog is Live! Click the image above to review and register!
Women's Giving Circle 2026 Grantmaking Cycle – is now OPEN! Click the image above for additional information and to submit a 2026 proposal request!
Click the image above to find course descriptions and links to register for SCN’s upcoming Core Training classes through the end of February 2026. All classes by ZOOM at NOON.
Applications for the 2026 Year Sussman-Shenker Scholarship are now OPEN! The Sussman-Shenker Scholarship was established in 1981 by Lillian and Gilbert Sussman to provide grants to Jewish students from the Portland area toward their higher education.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's Community Calendar contains information on local events, speakers, webinars, the arts, information for young families and much more! Click the image above for continuously updated community information.
Jewish tradition teaches us that we must play an active role in the world. The concept of tikkun olam-repairing the world-expresses the value of volunteering. Click the image above to explore volunteer opportunities within our community.
The Mission of Dignity Grows™ is to empower our neighbors in need by providing free menstrual and basic hygiene supplies that allow them to engage in everyday life. Click the above image for more information.
For more information about Rachel's Well Community Mikvah located right here in Portland - please click the image above.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland is excited to embark on a 21st century iteration of free loan for Oregon — The Jewish Free Loan of Oregon. Click the image above for more information.
Here are the 2024-2025 agencies/programs that the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland supports within Isreal. Please click the image above to read about those agencies.
In a first, Oregon’s Jewish federations pull investments from fossil fuels, a Jewish values-aligned step that continues our local Federation’s leadership on climate. Find out more by clicking the image above!
The Jewish Review for January 7, 2026 is now live! Click the image above to read this issue and all past issues!
HISTORIC MISSION TO POLAND - May 25-31, 2026. Join the Federation to explore Poland’s complicated post-war history. Meet the people to understand its Jewish legacy and explore the Jewish community today. Click the image for information!
Click the image above to join us for our NextGen (Young Adults 21-45) quarterly volunteer day of hands-on service on January 19.
Work for the World Fair - Monday, January 19, 2026. Join us for a day of service, honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Free and open to all families with children of all ages. Click the image above to RSVP!
From the January 7, 2026 issue of the Jewish Review. "Who you gonna call?". Please click the above image to read the article.
In this episode, host Rockne Roll talks with Susan Greenberg & Kennedy Pate of JFCS in Portland about how food insecurity affects Portland's Jewish community. Next new episode drops on January 14, 2026!
Your child may be eligible for a need-blind One Happy Camper® grant of up to $1,500 off their first summer at Jewish overnight camp! With over 150 traditional and specialty overnight camps to choose from, there is a perfect camp out there for every child.
Jewish Grandparents Virtual Network Learning Fest 2026 - January 27, 2026. For additional program information and to register please click the image above.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland recommends these Food Insecurity Organizations in Portland to donate food and other items. Click the above image for a complete list.