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Nov

1 2025

Sephardic Foundations

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week to learn about the foundations of Sephardic…

Nov

2 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.…

Nov

2 2025

5th Annual Hanukkah Craft Fair

1:00PM - 6:00PM  

Leikam Brewing
5812 E BURNSIDE ST
PORTLAND, OR 97215-1264

5th Annual Hanukkah Craft Fair
Date: Sunday, November 2
Time:1-6pm
Location: Leikam Brewing-5812 East Burnside

Celeb…

Nov

2 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 …

Nov

6 2025

CNS-ORA Art, Heart, and Soul: Gelli-Print

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

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

CNS-ORA Art, Heart, and Soul: Gelli-Print
Thursday, November 6 | 6:30-8:30pm
RSVP Here!

Come drink, nosh, and relax …

Nov

8 2025

Sephardic Foundations

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week to learn about the foundations of Sephardic…

Nov

8 2025

Comedy: Phoebe Potts Too Fat for China

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

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

Too Fat for China follows Phoebe Potts, comic storyteller and professional Jew, as she tries, fails and eventually…

Nov

9 2025

Without End: Artist & Curator Talk w/ Cara Levine & Yaelle Amir

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

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

Join artist Cara Levine and curator Yaelle Amir in the gallery of Without End: Recent Work on Grief for a discussion …

Nov

9 2025

Jewish Community Orchestra Concert

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

First Concert of our 51st Season

Program
DONIZETTI—Overture and Ballet Music to La Favorita
SVENDSEN—Karneval in…

Nov

9 2025

CNS: Too Fat for China: A Comic Look at the Agony of Adoption

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

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

Too Fat for China: A Comic Look at the Agony of Adoption
Sunday, November 9 | 4:00-6:00pm
RSVP Here!

Congregation Ne…

Nov

13 2025

October 7th Commemoration - Film Screenings and Discussion

6:00PM - 7:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

October 7th Commemoration - Film Screenings and Discussion, 11/13/25, 6:00 pm, Stern Family Ballroom, Join us at the …

Nov

13 2025

The Jew-ish Spiritual Wisdom of Bob Dylan with Dr. Stephen Arnoff

8:00PM - 9:30PM  

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

Over the past twenty-five years, Dr. Stephen Daniel Arnoff has spoken to rabbis and rock stars, priests and…

Nov

14 2025

Senior Rabbinical Installation: Rabbi Eve Posen Kabbalat Shabbat

6:15PM - 8:00PM  

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

 

Senior Rabbinical Installation: Rabbi Eve Posen
Friday, November 14 – 6:15pm
Denim & Diamonds Shabbat
RSVP Here
 

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Nov

15 2025

Sephardic Foundations

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week to learn about the foundations of Sephardic…

Nov

15 2025

Cantor Green Installation Concert

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

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

 

Celebrate CBI's new Senior Cantor Rayna Green with an evening of music and joy! This special concert will feature a…

Nov

15 2025

ILLUMINATE - A high-energy celebration for Jewish Portland!

6:30PM - 10:00PM  

The Loft at 8th Avenue
2010 SE 8th Avenue
Portland, 97214

 

Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's ILLUMINATE: A high-energy celebration for Jewish Portland! 

Saturday, Novem…

Nov

16 2025

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Nov

20 2025

Winter Marketplace

11:00AM - 7:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Come support local Jewish artists at the Winter Marketplace, hosted by MJCC and ORA. This weeklong event goes from S…

Nov

16 2025

GOLEM SCULPTURE WORKSHOP

3:30PM - 6:00PM  

Leikam Brewing
5812 East Burnside
PORTLAND, OR 97215-1264

GOLEM SCULPTURE WORKSHOP

A hands-on, skill-building, slab-based, stoneware clay sculpture workshop.

WHY: Because ho…

Nov

16 2025

Senior Rabbinical Installation: Rabbi Eve Posen - Shining a New Light

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

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

 

Senior Rabbinical Installation: Rabbi Eve Posen
Shining a New Light: Installation of Senior Rabbi Eve Posen
 with …

Nov

19 2025

SIGD a Jewish Ethiopian community holiday celebration

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Join us for the celebration of the Jewish Ethiopian community holiday - Sigd

Nov

20 2025

EJC Author Reading: Yiscah Smith

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Planting Seeds of the ‎Divine elucidates how ‎Judaism’s sacred texts can ‎provide the foundation for ‎the…

Nov

21 2025

EJC Free Noontime Concert: Cello Jam!

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

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

Free Noontime Concert Cello Jam with Quinn Kun Liu and Deborah Shuster Cello Jam was founded in 2018. Based…

Nov

22 2025

Sephardic Foundations

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week to learn about the foundations of Sephardic…

Nov

23 2025

Klezmer Workshop with Christina Crowder:Moldavian&Bessarabia tunes.

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

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

This workshop will present klezmer tunes flipped on their head to suit fast Moldavian dances, khosidls drafted into…

Nov

29 2025

Sephardic Foundations

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week to learn about the foundations of Sephardic…