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Oct

1 2025

P'nai Or Erev Yom Kippur Kol Nidre

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

P'nai Or of Portland
6948 SW Capitol Hwy,
Portland, OR 97219

 

Join P’nai Or for High Holy Days 5785 with Reb Zmira Lovejo9y and Hazzan Baruch Morris. ALL ARE WELCOME ~ NO…

Oct

2 2025

P'nai Or Yom Kippur

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

P'nai Or of Portland
: 6948 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

 

Join P’nai Or for High Holy Days 5785 with Reb Zmira Lovejo9y and Hazzan Baruch Morris. ALL ARE WELCOME ~ NO…

Oct

5 2025

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.…

Oct

5 2025

Israeli dance class and open dance at SWCC

2:30PM - 4:40PM  

Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219

Why Israeli folk dance? Well, it's not only good physical exercise, but it boosts the mind and spirit too.
The music …

Oct

12 2025

Watercolor Workshop with Mary Lyn Gough October 12th & 19th

2:00PM - 6:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

I work in watercolors to gain the transparency of oils and vibrancy of acrylics and the beguiling nature of water;…

Oct

12 2025

Israeli dance class and open dance at SWCC

2:30PM - 4:40PM  

Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219

Why Israeli folk dance? Well, it's not only good physical exercise, but it boosts the mind and spirit too.
The music …

Oct

17 2025

EJC Friday Noon Concert Christopher Woitach with trombonist John Moak

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

EJC presents: Enjoy our free monthly concert series with top Portland musicians!

Oct

19 2025

Watercolor Workshop with Mary Lyn Gough October 12th & 19th

2:00PM - 6:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

I work in watercolors to gain the transparency of oils and vibrancy of acrylics and the beguiling nature of water;…

Oct

19 2025

Israeli dance class and open dance at SWCC

2:30PM - 4:40PM  

Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219

Why Israeli folk dance? Well, it's not only good physical exercise, but it boosts the mind and spirit too.
The music …

Oct

21 2025

Book Release: Jewish Women's Storytelling Collective

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Storytelling with members of the Jewish Women’s Storytelling Collective to celebrate a groundbreaking new book!…

Oct

22 2025

EJC Author Reading: Karen Treiger

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

Author Reading: In this delightful book, Karen Treiger places herself in the long arc of history and invites the…

Oct

26 2025

Portraiture In Wordcraft with Merridawn Duckler

10:00AM - 1:30PM  

PDX Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

This writing workshop will encourage utilizing fiction and poetry as a source for portraiture in flash fiction or…

Oct

26 2025

Israeli dance class and open dance at SWCC

2:30PM - 4:40PM  

Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219

Why Israeli folk dance? Well, it's not only good physical exercise, but it boosts the mind and spirit too.
The music …

Oct

27 2025

Nu! to Nigun: Musical Chassidic Workshops

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

Join PDX Nigun Circle facilitator Aiden Kugelman-Samba for Nu! to Nigun, a monthly workshop inviting the Portland…

Oct

30 2025

Jeremy Collins Mobile Art Installation and Live Storytelling Experience

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

Author reading: A graphic memoir that brings together adventure, community, conservation, and personal growth from…

Oct

30 2025

Jewish Israeli Halloween Party

8:00PM - 11:55PM  

Barrel Room PDX

Halloween Rocks 2025 is a 21+ Halloween party at The Barrel Room featuring a mix of live rock, EDM, and other…