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Jan

3 2026

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…

Jan

4 2026

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.…

Jan

4 2026

EJC Botanical Watercolor Technique Workshop (January 4th and 18th)

2:00PM - 6:00PM  

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

Watercolor workshop taught by Mary Lyn Gough – 30 years painting and teaching experience.

Jan

4 2026

Portland Jewish Writers Circle

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

Jewish Writers’ Circles are grassroots peer-led communities of writers who meet monthly for in-person gatherings…

Jan

10 2026

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…

Jan

11 2026

Death Trip: Book Talk with Seth Lorinczi

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

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

A marriage story, a search for meaning in the wake of the Holocaust, and a struggle to release the weight of ancestra…

Jan

11 2026

Documentary-screening: "The Road Between Us"

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

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

Combining new interviews with footage from October 7, 2023, award-winning documentarian Barry Avrich recounts how ret…

Jan

17 2026

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…

Jan

23 2026

EJC Concert: The Stranniki, Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolenko

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

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

The Stranniki (The Wanderers) is a collaboration between Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolenko, renowned multilingual…

Jan

24 2026

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…

Jan

31 2026

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…