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Apr

5 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.…

Apr

5 2026

Docent Tour; Psychedelicatessen: A Powerful Dose of Art by Steve Marcus.

12:00PM - 12:30PM  

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

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

Steve Marcus, affectionately dubbed the “Top Dog…

Apr

5 2026

Portland Jewish Writers Circle

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

To be provided on contact

Writers gather, discuss the community, share writing samples and ideas, follow a writing prompt and consider…

Apr

8 2026

Learn to Israeli Folk Dance!

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Multnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy.
Portland, OR 97219

Learn the steps and stories behind the dances with longtime session leader and instructor Rhona Feldman. Enjoy the ca…

Apr

8 2026

Learn to dance! Israeli Folk Dance for Beginners

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mutlnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Learn the steps and stories behind this popular dance form with longtime session leader and instructor Rhona Feldman.…

Apr

8 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, …

Apr

9 2026

In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Book Talk with Sasha Senderovich

6:00PM - 7:30PM  

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

Event is Free for Members$5 for General Public

The short fiction collected in In the Shadow of the Holocaust re…

Apr

10 2026

Lev El Lev Music for Grandparents and Grandkids

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

Congregation Kol Ami: Reform
7800 NE 119th Street
Vancouver, WA

Grandparents/grandfriends, join us with your grandbabies (ages 0-5) for Lev el Lev (Heart to Heart), a joyful inter…

Apr

10 2026

Sephardic Community Shabbat Dinner

5:30PM - 10:00PM  

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

Held on the first Friday of every month September-May, Ahavath Achim's First Friday Shabbat is the perfect…

Apr

11 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…