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Sep

1 2024

OJMCHE Free First Sunday

11:00AM - 4:00PM  

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

The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education offers FREE ADMISSION on the first Sunday of every month.…

Sep

1 2024

Israeli folk dancing beginners class & open dance at SWCC

2:30PM - 4:50PM  

SWCC
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219

 

Enjoy this cultural treasure, get exercise, and make new friends too. The summer beginners' class, with Sue Wendel me…

Sep

3 2024

Wondering Jews Podcast Release

6:00AM - 7:00AM  

 

Finally, a smart, funny, fast-moving podcast for Jews who love weed and for the people who love them! Join Portland b…

Sep

3 2024

Learning Lab -Jewish Learning to Your Taste

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Join Jewish educators and culture-bearers, rabbis, artists and our chef-in-residence for evenings of food, learning a…

Sep

4 2024

Jewish Poetry Book Club

12:30PM - 2:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
PORTLAND, OR 97232

Love to read poetry? Drawn to Jewish poets writing in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish in translation? Let's lift the poe…

Sep

10 2024

Learning Lab -Jewish Learning to Your Taste

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Join Jewish educators and culture-bearers, rabbis, artists and our chef-in-residence for evenings of food, learning a…

Sep

14 2024

Sam Reider & The Human Hands: The Golem and Other Tales

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

The Golem and Other Tales features a through-composed suite of music based on the medieval Jewish legend about a clay…

Sep

17 2024

Wondering Jews Podcast Release

6:00AM - 7:00AM  

 

Finally, a smart, funny, fast-moving podcast for Jews who love weed and for the people who love them! Join Portland b…

Sep

17 2024

Shaken To My Bones: Brian Rohr’s Book Launch Reading and Celebration!

6:30PM - 8:00PM  

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

Together, we’ll celebrate the launch of Brian Rohr’s debut book--a multilayered modern conversation, where Rohr…

Sep

17 2024

Learning Lab -Jewish Learning to Your Taste

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Join Jewish educators and culture-bearers, rabbis, artists and our chef-in-residence for evenings of food, learning a…

Sep

19 2024

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Sep

20 2024

Exploring the Power of Family Stories

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Exploring the Power of Family Stories with Lisa Kagan

Explore how your family stories, culture, and traditions have …

Sep

19 2024

Interfaith moment: The roots of care

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Catholic Charities of Oregon
2740 SE Powell Blvd.
Fourth Floor
Portland, OR 97202

In 2006, Rabbi Cahana became the 18th Senior Rabbi for Congregation Beth Israel. He had led synagogues in the…

Sep

19 2024

Red Thread: Original & Traditional music-East European, Yiddish & Americana

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

A harmony-forward ensemble playing original & traditional music rooted in Eastern European, Yiddish, and Americana li…

Sep

20 2024

Noontime Concert with Sarah Larsson

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Free

Join us for our free concert series with top Portland musicians! Pack a lunch or stop by one of the many pods a…

Sep

21 2024

ESH (אֵשׁ): A Havdalah Rave

8:00PM - 11:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Join us for ESH (אֵשׁ): A Havdalah Rave - A fusion of ritual, global dance music, and Jewish spiritual community!…

Sep

22 2024

Israeli Folk Dancing at the SWCC

2:30PM - 4:50PM  

SWCC
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219

Enjoy a fun afternoon each week of Israeli folk dancing with Rhona Feldman, session leader. The open dance sessions s…

Sep

22 2024

The End of the Golden Age of American Jewry (Oseran Lecture)

4:00PM - 5:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders St
Portland, OR 97209

The End of the Golden Age of American Jewry: How Anti-Semitism Returned With a Vengeance Oseran Family Lecture with…

Sep

24 2024

Learning Lab -Jewish Learning to Your Taste

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Join Jewish educators and culture-bearers, rabbis, artists and our chef-in-residence for evenings of food, learning a…

Sep

28 2024

Heart and Soul: A Modern Selichot Experience

7:45PM - 9:15PM  

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

Heart and Soul
A Modern Selichot Experience
Saturday, September 28, 7:45pm

Join us for an engaging musical evening o…

Sep

28 2024

Kol Ami S'lichot

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

Congregation Kol Ami
7800 NE 119th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662

Residence weekend with Poet Alden Solovy!
He has a new book coming out about the High Holy Days and he will teach dur…

Sep

29 2024

Israeli Folk Dancing at the SWCC

2:30PM - 4:50PM  

SWCC
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219

Enjoy a fun afternoon each week of Israeli folk dancing with Rhona Feldman, session leader. The open dance sessions s…