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Mar

1 2026

Book Sale Fundraiser for Congregation Beth Israel of Jackson, Mississippi

9:30AM - 2:00PM  

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

Help raise money to rebuild Congregation Beth Israel of Jackson, Mississippi, recently destroyed by arson.

All books…

Mar

1 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.…

Mar

1 2026

Portland Jewish Writers Circle

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

An organized grass-roots endeavor to bring together Jewish writers and support Jewish writing through in-person…

Mar

1 2026

Bright Voices of the Darkest Hour: Music and the Holocaust

3:00PM - 4:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

"Bright Voices of the Darkest Hour: Music and the Holocaust" features lesser-known history of music and musicians of …

Mar

1 2026

Israeli Folk Dancing at the SWCC

3:30PM - 4:50PM  

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

Enjoy your favorite and fun Israeli folk dances in this open session, with some teaching, and requests are encouraged…

Mar

1 2026

Women's Leil Purim ​Henna Party

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim: Sephardic
6686 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR

Join us for a pre-Purim gathering of sisterhood, sweets, and celebration - for Portland Jewish women, mothers,…

Mar

2 2026

Purim in Persia

6:15PM - 10:00PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim: Sephardic
6686 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR

The Ahavath Achim community welcomes you for an exciting and enriching Purim experience! Our theme this year is…

Mar

3 2026

Purim Klemzer celebration

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

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

Join us for a special Purim Seduah evening of Klezmer music with Havrayya.
Havrayya is a rotating collective of Klezm…

Mar

4 2026

Why the Golem? with Leora Troper

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Adult Ed: Why the Golem? with Leora Troper
Wednesdays, beginning February 4 | 7:00-8:30pm (No classes Mar 25, Apr 1, …

Mar

7 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…

Mar

8 2026

Curator-Led Tour of Without End: Recent Works on Grief by Cara Levine

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

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

Tour is included with admission; Members: Free/General Public: $5

Cara Levine’s multidisciplinary artwork explore…

Mar

8 2026

Spilling Your Guts: Flash Memoir with Leanne Grabel

1:30PM - 4:30PM  

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

In Spilling Your Guts, you will be introduced to and write flash memoir. Flash memoir is a wonderfully accessible…

Mar

8 2026

Purim / Holi Celebration

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

 

Purim / Holi Celebration

Mask Making | Grogger Making | Hamantaschen Decorating | Face Painting | Holi Colors | Fami…

Mar

8 2026

Israeli Folk Dancing at the SWCC

3:30PM - 4:50PM  

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

Enjoy your favorite and fun Israeli folk dances in this open session, with some teaching, and requests are encouraged…

Mar

10 2026

Sephardic Film Festival Screening: Double Feature - The Jews of Rhodes

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim: Sephardic
6686 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR

Our Winter Sephardic Film Festival occurs on the second Tuesday of each month from December to April! Enjoy light…

Mar

11 2026

Why the Golem? with Leora Troper

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Adult Ed: Why the Golem? with Leora Troper
Wednesdays, beginning February 4 | 7:00-8:30pm (No classes Mar 25, Apr 1, …

Mar

13 2026

AMONG NEIGHBORS screening

10:00AM - 10:50PM  

Darkside Cinema Corvallis
215 SW 4th Street,
Corvallis, OR 97333

In a small Polish town called Gniewoszów, where a dark history has been silenced, an eyewitness to murder speaks…

Mar

14 2026

AMONG NEIGHBORS screening

10:00AM - 10:50PM  

Darkside Cinema Corvallis
215 SW 4th Street,
Corvallis, OR 97333

In a small Polish town called Gniewoszów, where a dark history has been silenced, an eyewitness to murder speaks…

Mar

14 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…

Mar

15 2026

AMONG NEIGHBORS screening

10:00AM - 10:50PM  

Darkside Cinema Corvallis
215 SW 4th Street,
Corvallis, OR 97333

In a small Polish town called Gniewoszów, where a dark history has been silenced, an eyewitness to murder speaks…

Mar

15 2026

Last Flight Home: Movie Screening & Brunch

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center (MJCC)
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

 

JADE is excited to present a special community screening of Last Flight Home: a documentary following the Timoner fam…

Mar

15 2026

Israeli Folk Dancing at the SWCC

3:30PM - 4:50PM  

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

Enjoy your favorite and fun Israeli folk dances in this open session, with some teaching, and requests are encouraged…

Mar

16 2026

AMONG NEIGHBORS screening

10:00AM - 10:50PM  

Darkside Cinema Corvallis
215 SW 4th Street,
Corvallis, OR 97333

In a small Polish town called Gniewoszów, where a dark history has been silenced, an eyewitness to murder speaks…

Mar

17 2026

AMONG NEIGHBORS screening

10:00AM - 10:50PM  

Darkside Cinema Corvallis
215 SW 4th Street,
Corvallis, OR 97333

In a small Polish town called Gniewoszów, where a dark history has been silenced, an eyewitness to murder speaks…

Mar

18 2026

AMONG NEIGHBORS screening

10:00AM - 10:50PM  

Darkside Cinema Corvallis
215 SW 4th Street,
Corvallis, OR 97333

In a small Polish town called Gniewoszów, where a dark history has been silenced, an eyewitness to murder speaks…

Mar

18 2026

Why the Golem? with Leora Troper

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Adult Ed: Why the Golem? with Leora Troper
Wednesdays, beginning February 4 | 7:00-8:30pm (No classes Mar 25, Apr 1, …

Mar

19 2026

AMONG NEIGHBORS screening

10:00AM - 10:50PM  

Darkside Cinema Corvallis
215 SW 4th Street,
Corvallis, OR 97333

In a small Polish town called Gniewoszów, where a dark history has been silenced, an eyewitness to murder speaks…

Mar

20 2026

AMONG NEIGHBORS screening

10:00AM - 10:50PM  

Darkside Cinema Corvallis
215 SW 4th Street,
Corvallis, OR 97333

In a small Polish town called Gniewoszów, where a dark history has been silenced, an eyewitness to murder speaks…

Mar

20 2026

EJC Free Noontime Concert! John Silliman Dodge

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

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

Enjoy our free monthly concert series with top musicians! P

Mar

21 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…

Mar

22 2026

Israeli Folk Dancing at the SWCC

3:30PM - 4:50PM  

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

Enjoy your favorite and fun Israeli folk dances in this open session, with some teaching, and requests are encouraged…

Mar

22 2026

Info Session: jGirls+ Editorial & Photography Fellowship

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Zoom

The jGirls+ Magazine teen staff is a group of young Jewish feminists (rising 10th-12th graders) who produce an online…

Mar

25 2026

Why the Golem? with Leora Troper

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Adult Ed: Why the Golem? with Leora Troper
Wednesdays, beginning February 4 | 7:00-8:30pm (No classes Mar 25, Apr 1, …

Mar

28 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…

Mar

29 2026

Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Havurah Shalom
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR 97209

This film is a feature documentary that examines the trajectory of Udall 's life from his childhood to his years as S…

Mar

29 2026

Israeli Folk Dancing at the SWCC

3:30PM - 4:50PM  

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

Enjoy your favorite and fun Israeli folk dances in this open session, with some teaching, and requests are encouraged…