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Jan

1 2016

Beit Haverim Shabbat Service

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Beit Haverim: Reform
1111 Country Club Rd
mailto: PO Box 311
Lake Oswego, OR

Join us as two of our minyan leaders conduct Shabbat Service.
Jan

4 2016

PJ Library Hillsboro Story Hour

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Yo Zone
18033 NW Evergreen Parkway
Beaverton, OR 97006

A free weekly story hour at Yo Zone for young families with Music and PJ Library books.

Jan

6 2016

Portland Jewish Academy's Kindergarten Round Up!!!

6:00PM - 7:00PM  

Portland Jewish Academy
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn about Portland Jewish Academy's curriculum. Our students think for themselves, and work for the world. …

Jan

6 2016

Adult Education: The Rise and Demise of Blacklisting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Join Michael Simon and Ron Silver as they discuss how this period came to be and, thankfully, passed it's course.

Jan

6 2016

Shalom for the Soul: Jewish Wisdom for Stress Management

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

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

This six week course will provide a framework to help us cope with these struggles, taught by someone who has both…

Jan

7 2016

Dad's Night Out

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Mad Sons
1109 SE Madison St
Portland, OR 97214

Dad’s Night is an open and welcoming group of dads (of all ages!) who get together for a drink, some nosh and…

Jan

8 2016

PJ Story Hour Yad b'Yad

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

Cedar Sinai Park / Robison Jewish Health Center
6125 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR

Featuring Kim Schneiderman!

Share in a weekly story hour for young families with music and PJ Library Books along wi…

Jan

8 2016

PJ Library SE Story Hour

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Seahorses
4029 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214

Join PJ Library for a story and music hour in SE Portland at Seahorses.

Jan

8 2016

Shir Shabbat at Congregation Beth Israel

6:00PM - 7:15PM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Join us for a family friendly musical service! Stories from the clergy and special musicians and guests are featured…

Jan

8 2016

Neveh Shalom: SHABBAT AROUND THE WORLD: Shabbat Marrakesh

6:15PM - 8:30PM  

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

Join Rabbi Kosak and Cantor Bletstein of Congregation Neveh Shalom for a musical Shabbat featuring the sounds and…

Jan

8 2016

Beit Haverim Annual Women's Led Shabbat

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Beit Haverim: Reform
1111 Country Club Rd
mailto: PO Box 311
Lake Oswego, OR

The women of Beit Haverim will lead Shabbat Service this evening. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Jan

9 2016

Monthly! Tot Shabbat with Congregation Kol Ami

9:00AM - 10:00AM  

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

Tot Shabbat led by Rabbi Dunsker for a short Shabbat service with singing and story telling!

Jan

9 2016

Tot Shabbat at Congregation Beth Israel

9:00AM - 11:00AM  

Congregation Beth Israel Early Childhood Education
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

We will dance and sing with Kim Schneiderman, listen to a story from the clergy and create a beautiful craft. After…

Jan

9 2016

Kids Shabbat Time

10:30AM - 11:45AM  

Congregation Kesser Israel: Orthodox
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Come join us for a free fun Tot Shabbat!

Jan

9 2016

Torah Yoga for Preschoolers

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Please join professional yoga instructor Rachel Stern as she engages with preschoolers and their parents,…

Jan

9 2016

Community Shabbat Lunch

12:00PM - 3:00PM  

Congregation Kesser Israel: Orthodox
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join us for an enjoyable Shabbat lunch as we welcome new members, schmooze, sing, and hear some words of Torah. …

Jan

10 2016

Installation of Rabbi Kosak at Neveh Shalom

3:00PM - 4:30PM  

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

Congregation Neveh Shalom announces the Installation of Rabbi David Kosak as our Senior Rabbi.

Jan

11 2016

PJ Library Hillsboro Story Hour

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Yo Zone
18033 NW Evergreen Parkway
Beaverton, OR 97006

A free weekly story hour at Yo Zone for young families with Music and PJ Library books.

Jan

11 2016

Proverbs with Rabbi Fischer

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join Rabbi Tzvi Fischer for a weekly study group going through the book of proverbs and applying it to daily life.

Jan

11 2016

Torah & Tea

7:30PM - 11:59PM  

Chabad of Northeast Portland
2858 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR

Join together with fellow Jewish women in Northeast Portland for inspiring Torah study, warm camaraderie, hot tea…

Jan

12 2016

Mah Jongg: Learn to Play

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn to play this ancient game.

Jan

12 2016

Sephardic Winter Film Series: 24 Days

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

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

Films shown second Tuesday of each month at 7PM. Admission & Sephardic dessert are FREE.

Jan

12 2016

Strange Fruit

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

STRANGE FRUIT explores the history and legacy of a song unique in the annals of American music. Best-known from…

Jan

12 2016

Secrets to Jewish Parenting

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Register for this four part series and learn how to bring out the inner greatness in your children. Learn…

Jan

12 2016

Torah Studies Class

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Chabad of Northeast Portland
2858 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR

When our lives are filled with unity and hope, the light shines brightly.

Jan

13 2016

Shalom for the Soul: Jewish Wisdom for Stress Management

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

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

This six week course will provide a framework to help us cope with these struggles, taught by someone who has both…

Jan

14 2016

PJ Library Lake Oswego Story Hour

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

Realty Trust Office Space
600 A Avenue
Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Join PJ Library for a weekly story hour for young families with music, crafts and PJ Library books!

Jan

14 2016

Nosh and Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

January’s topic: Why Rosh Hodesh?

Jan

15 2016

PJ Story Hour Yad b'Yad

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

Cedar Sinai Park / Robison Jewish Health Center
6125 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR

Featuring Kim Schneiderman!

Share in a weekly story hour for young families with music and PJ Library Books along wi…

Jan

15 2016

PJ Library SE Story Hour

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Seahorses
4029 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214

Join PJ Library for a story and music hour in SE Portland at Seahorses.

Jan

15 2016

A Little Shabbat at Shaarie Torah

5:00PM - 6:30PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Want to do Shabbat but have young children who fall asleep early? Join Congregation Shaarie Torah and Rabbi Josh…

Jan

15 2016

Shabbat around the world: Italy!

5:45PM - 11:59PM  

Chabad of Northeast Portland
2858 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR

Shabbat Around the World!
A culinary tour highlighting unique Shabbat cuisine and traditions of Jewish communities f…
Jan

15 2016

Beit Haverim Shabbat Service

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Beit Haverim: Reform
1111 Country Club Rd
mailto: PO Box 311
Lake Oswego, OR

Rabbi Alan Berg and Cantor Ann Brown will lead our joyful Shabbat service. All are welcome.

Jan

16 2016

Beit Haverim Shabbat Morning Service

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Beit Haverim: Reform
1111 Country Club Rd
mailto: PO Box 311
Lake Oswego, OR

Rabbi Alan Berg will lead our Shabbat Morning Service. All are welcome.

Jan

16 2016

J Street Presents "Two Sided Story" Movie

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR

J Street Portland will be showing the film "Two Sided Story" – testimonies of bereaved Israelis and Palestinians…

Jan

18 2016

Maayan's Winter Welcome

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

Sportsplex @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97239

Family Social at the MJCC Sportsplex, hosted by Maayan Torah Day School of Portland. This event is open to the…

Jan

18 2016

Israeli Folk Dancing at Leedy Grange

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Beaverton, OR 97229

Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange with Sue & Friends. Celebrate our 1st anniversary! With special guest teacher…

Jan

18 2016

Proverbs with Rabbi Fischer

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join Rabbi Tzvi Fischer for a weekly study group going through the book of proverbs and applying it to daily life.

Jan

18 2016

The Power of Music

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Milagro Theatre
525 SE Stark St
Portland, OR 97214

Cozy up with us on a cold, January night. Warm your spirit with music selections inspired by the novel Davita’s Harp.

Jan

19 2016

Mah Jongg: Learn to Play

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn to play this ancient game.

Jan

19 2016

Advance Screening of OPB’s Oregon Experience: “The Jewish Frontier”

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Jewish pioneers were among the earliest settlers in the Northwest.

Jan

19 2016

Secrets to Jewish Parenting

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Register for this four part series and learn how to bring out the inner greatness in your children. Learn…

Jan

19 2016

The Power of Music

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Milagro Theatre
525 SE Stark St
Portland, OR 97214

Cozy up with us on a cold, January night. Warm your spirit with music selections inspired by the novel Davita’s Harp.

Jan

20 2016

Recognizing and Responding to Classroom Bias

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Meet with Jacqueline Regev from the Institute for Curricular Studies to learn about recognizing biases in the…

Jan

20 2016

Shalom for the Soul: Jewish Wisdom for Stress Management

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

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

This six week course will provide a framework to help us cope with these struggles, taught by someone who has both…

Jan

21 2016

PJ Library Lake Oswego Story Hour

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

Realty Trust Office Space
600 A Avenue
Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Join PJ Library for a weekly story hour for young families with music, crafts and PJ Library books!

Jan

22 2016

PJ Story Hour Yad b'Yad

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

Cedar Sinai Park / Robison Jewish Health Center
6125 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR

Featuring Kim Schneiderman!

Share in a weekly story hour for young families with music and PJ Library Books along wi…

Jan

22 2016

PJ Library SE Story Hour

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Seahorses
4029 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214

Join PJ Library for a story and music hour in SE Portland at Seahorses.

Jan

22 2016

Beit Haverim Shabbat Service

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Beit Haverim: Reform
1111 Country Club Rd
mailto: PO Box 311
Lake Oswego, OR

Rabbi Alan Berg and Cantorial Soloist, Ann Brown will lead our joyful Shabbat Service. All are welcome.

Jan

23 2016

Torah Study at Beit Haverim

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Beit Haverim: Reform
1111 Country Club Rd
mailto: PO Box 311
Lake Oswego, OR

Rabbi Alan Berg will lead a study of this week's parasha. Please join us.

Jan

23 2016

Kids Shabbat Time

10:30AM - 11:45AM  

Congregation Kesser Israel: Orthodox
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Come join us for a free fun Tot Shabbat!

Jan

23 2016

Pajama Havdallah with Congregation Beth Israel

5:30PM - 6:30PM  

Rabbi Joseph's home (contact Ziva for address)

A CBI/PJ Library partnered event, come celebrate Havdallah in your pajamas at the home of Rabbi Joseph with song…

Jan

24 2016

ECE Family Program at Congregation Beth Israel

9:15AM - 11:00AM  

Congregation Beth Israel Early Childhood Education
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

For this month's Early Childhood Engagement Family Program, we will be celebrating Tu B’Shevat (New Year of the…

Jan

24 2016

Family Concert with Kim Schneiderman

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

The Gan - Portland Jewish Preschool
6612 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR

Family Concert by Kim Schneiderman featuring Tu B'Shvat Songs along with her other hits!

Jan

24 2016

Yad Day

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

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

Along with viewing OJMCHE's exhibit about Torah pointers, ‘Pointing the Way’, children will make handmade yads…

Jan

24 2016

PJ Library Hebrew Language Story Hour

3:00PM - 4:00PM  

Hillsboro Public Library Main Branch
2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy
Hillsboro, OR 97124

Join PJ Library for a Hebrew/Engilsh story hour at the Hillsboro Public Library!

Jan

24 2016

Aaron Kirk Douglas talk at Neveh Shalom

4:00PM - 5:30PM  

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

Author Aaron Kirk Douglas presents "Growing Up Twice," January 24, 4pm, Congregation Neveh Shalom's Zidell Chapel.

Jan

24 2016

The Sap is Rising! A Tu B'shvat/ Climate Action Play and Seder

4:30PM - 7:00PM  

Havurah Shalom
825 NW 18th
Portland, OR 97209

The play is based on Naomi Klein's book, This Changes Everything, Capitalism vs. Climate​

Jan

25 2016

PJ Library Hillsboro Story Hour

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Yo Zone
18033 NW Evergreen Parkway
Beaverton, OR 97006

A free weekly story hour at Yo Zone for young families with Music and PJ Library books.

Jan

25 2016

Page2Stage Book Talk

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Jewish Theatre Collaborative book talk on their March performance, Davita’s Harp.

Jan

25 2016

Proverbs with Rabbi Fischer

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join Rabbi Tzvi Fischer for a weekly study group going through the book of proverbs and applying it to daily life.

Jan

26 2016

Mah Jongg: Learn to Play

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn to play this ancient game.

Jan

27 2016

Shalom for the Soul: Jewish Wisdom for Stress Management

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

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

This six week course will provide a framework to help us cope with these struggles, taught by someone who has both…

Jan

28 2016

PJ Library Lake Oswego Story Hour

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

Realty Trust Office Space
600 A Avenue
Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Join PJ Library for a weekly story hour for young families with music, crafts and PJ Library books!

Jan

29 2016

PJ Story Hour Yad b'Yad

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

Cedar Sinai Park / Robison Jewish Health Center
6125 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR

Featuring Kim Schneiderman!

Share in a weekly story hour for young families with music and PJ Library Books along wi…

Jan

29 2016

PJ Library SE Story Hour

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Seahorses
4029 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214

Join PJ Library for a story and music hour in SE Portland at Seahorses.

Jan

29 2016

Beit Haverim Special Shabbat Family Potluck Dinner

6:00PM - 7:00PM  

Beit Haverim: Reform
1111 Country Club Rd
mailto: PO Box 311
Lake Oswego, OR

We will have a potluck dinner for families before our special sudent-led Shabbat Service.

Jan

29 2016

B'kol Echad: A Musical Shabbat at Shaarie Torah

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Please join Congregation Shaarie Torah for this ever popular musical Erev Kabbalat Shabbat on the fourth Friday of…

Jan

31 2016

Jewish Community Orchestra: Young Artists Showcase

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Concerti winners and pieces to be announced.

Jan

31 2016

Taste of Temple V

5:00PM - 8:00PM  

Castaway
1900 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR 97209

The tastiest fundraiser and friendraiser in Portland promises an ever-growing array of delicious food and drink…