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Nov

1 2016

Mommy & Me with a Jewish Twist

9:15AM - 10:15AM  

Upper Westside Play Gym
1509 SW Blvd. Unit 1-G
Portland, OR 97239

Join for a chic playdate for moms & tots with music & movement, stories & crafts ages 0-3 years old.

Nov

1 2016

Special PJ Library Story Hour with Author Linda Marshall

11:00AM - 11:45AM  

Green Bean Books
1600 NE Alberta St
Portland, OR 97211

Join PJ Library and Green Bean Books for a special story hour with author, Linda Marshall! She will be reading some…

Nov

1 2016

Sephardic Winter Film Series

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim - Sephardic
3225 SW Barbur Blvd
Portland, OR 97239

Sephardic Congregation Ahavath Achim, in cooperation with the Sephardic Cultural Center of Oregon, presents the 10th…

Nov

2 2016

Ladies Night Out - Paint Night

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Aweseome ladies night out with your friends.

Nov

3 2016

Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

For parents and their children up to 5 years old. Playing, running, meeting new and old friends, snacks,…

Nov

3 2016

Israeli Film Series - Teen Night: The Other Son

6:30PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Grab your friends and join us for Teen Night at the Israel Film Series!

Nov

4 2016

Shabbat Morning with the Carl Preschool

9:30AM - 11:00AM  

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

This year we are partnering with PJ Library for 2 special community events. We'll play, have a craft, and a nosh!…

Nov

5 2016

Taste of Art!

7:00PM - 9:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Preview Sunday's Art Sale, enjoy live music, with free samples from local food vendors & distilleries.

Nov

6 2016

Northeast Story Hour with PJ Library

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

New Seasons: North Williams
3445 N Williams Ave
Portland, OR 97227

Share in a weekly story hour for families with music and PJ Library Books at New Seasons Market on N Williams.

Nov

6 2016

Celebration of Art!

10:30AM - 4:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Art Sale by ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists​. Judaic and secular art in many price ranges. Hannukah gift offerings,…

Nov

7 2016

Shine Mini-Series

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join Eve Levy for a three part mini-series. Topic TBA.

Nov

7 2016

Institute for Judaic Studies Annual Meeting

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

 

The annual meeting of the Institute for Judaic Studies (IJS) will start at 6:00pm with supper, followed by a talk…

Nov

7 2016

Israeli Folk Dancing at Leedy Grange

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

Sue Wendel
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Portland, OR, OR 97229

Learn and enjoy Israeli folk dances, brought to you by Sue Wendel and Friends. ​

Nov

7 2016

Join our existing group of singers to enhance services and programs at Neveh Shalom and in the community. Koleinu…

Nov

8 2016

Mommy & Me with a Jewish Twist

9:15AM - 10:15AM  

Upper Westside Play Gym
1509 SW Blvd. Unit 1-G
Portland, OR 97239

Join for a chic playdate for moms & tots with music & movement, stories & crafts ages 0-3 years old.

Nov

8 2016

Portland Jewish Academy Open House

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Portland Jewish Academy
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Tour early childhood care, preschool, lower and middle school while it is in action.

Nov

9 2016

BB Breaks (Vacation Day Camp)

9:00AM - 5:00PM  

B'nai B'rith Camp
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy #147
Beaverton, OR

Day off school? Join us for BB Breaks!

Nov

9 2016

Happy Hour for 30s-40s with the PDX MOTs

6:30PM - 8:00PM  

White Owl Social Club
1305 SE 8th Ave.
Portland,

Join us for our monthly happy hour. PDX MOTs is a social group open to both singles and couples.

Nov

9 2016

Breakneck Through Shabbat

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join Rabbi Spivak for a three part series through the laws and statutes of Shabbat.

Nov

10 2016

BB Breaks (Vacation Day Camp)

9:00AM - 5:00PM  

B'nai B'rith Camp
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy #147
Beaverton, OR

Day off school? Join us for BB Breaks!

Nov

10 2016

Nosh and Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

A monthly discussion covering a wide range of topics that draw on our experiences.

Nov

10 2016

Lecture: Christopher Browning

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Smith Ballroom, Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201

"From humanitarian relief to Holocaust rescue: Tracy Strong Jr. and the fate of Jewish refugees in southern France."

Nov

10 2016

The Shabbat Project - Challah Bake

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join the International Shabbat Project Challah Bake

Nov

11 2016

BB Breaks (Vacation Day Camp)

9:00AM - 5:00PM  

B'nai B'rith Camp
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy #147
Beaverton, OR

Day off school? Join us for BB Breaks!

Nov

12 2016

Shabbat Story Time with Shir Tikvah: Monthly

9:45AM - 10:15AM  

Congregation Shir Tikvah: Independent/Progressive
Services at The Bridgeport Building
7550 NE Irving Street
Portland, OR

Enjoy stories, songs and crafts that celebrate holidays and Jewish values.

Nov

12 2016

The Shabbat Project - Shabbat Lunch

12:00PM - 2:30PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join the international Shabbat Project - Shabbat Lunch

Nov

12 2016

Join us for the First Annual Yoni Suher (z”l) Scholar in Residence Weekend with Arnold Roth.

Nov

13 2016

Northeast Story Hour with PJ Library

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

New Seasons: North Williams
3445 N Williams Ave
Portland, OR 97227

Share in a weekly story hour for families with music and PJ Library Books at New Seasons Market on N Williams.

Nov

13 2016

Jewish Pirates of the Caribbeann

10:00AM - 11:15AM  

Mirabella Portland
3550 SW Bond Ave
Portland, OR 97239

Talk about Jewish pirates who sailed the Caribbean after the Spanish Inquisition.

Nov

13 2016

Shalom Sensations

1:00PM - 3:30PM  

Maayan Torah Day School
2 Touchstone
Lake Oswego, OR

Shalom Sensations for Babies introduces you and your baby to a world of rich and varied sensory experiences in a…

Nov

13 2016

Join us for the First Annual Yoni Suher (z”l) Scholar in Residence Weekend with Arnold Roth

Nov

14 2016

Join our existing group of singers to enhance services and programs at Neveh Shalom and in the community. Koleinu…

Nov

15 2016

Mommy & Me with a Jewish Twist

9:15AM - 10:15AM  

Upper Westside Play Gym
1509 SW Blvd. Unit 1-G
Portland, OR 97239

Join for a chic playdate for moms & tots with music & movement, stories & crafts ages 0-3 years old.

Nov

15 2016

Listen to artist, Jeffrey Hall discuss his work and how it relates to the "Marriage of Opposites" by Alice Hoffman;…

Nov

16 2016

This film looks at "about 400 years of Jewish history in Surinam, Curaçao and Aruba...their trace through Portugal,…

Nov

16 2016

Breakneck Through Shabbat

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join Rabbi Spivak for a three part series through the laws and statutes of Shabbat.

Nov

17 2016

Mommy and Me with a Jewish twist!

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Chabad Center for Jewish Life
2858 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

While the babies play, moms can relax, sip a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy a muffin, too!

Nov

17 2016

Giving Thanks: Am Interfaith Service of Gratitude

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

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

By coming together as beloved children of God we hope to make the world a better place for all. Following the…

Nov

18 2016

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Nov

19 2016

From Pireaus to Portland

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

Hellenic-American Cultural Ceneter and Museum
3131 NE glisan Ave
PORTLAND, OR 97213

A weekend of film , culture and history of Asia-Minor. Documentary film Friday night Smyrna: The Destruction of a…

Nov

19 2016

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Grade

10:15AM - 11:30AM  

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

Join other families for prayer, singing, conversation and fun followed by an indoor picnic style lunch.

Nov

19 2016

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

10:15AM - 11:30AM  

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

Meet in the MAIN service for the beginning of the Torah service, and then come out with your friends for a fun and…

Nov

19 2016

Young Families Tot Shabbat 1st and 3rd Saturdays

10:15AM - 11:30AM  

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

Join other young families in Zidell Chapel for singing, dancing, stories, indoor picnic-style lunch and Shabbat fun.

Nov

20 2016

Northeast Story Hour with PJ Library

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

New Seasons: North Williams
3445 N Williams Ave
Portland, OR 97227

Share in a weekly story hour for families with music and PJ Library Books at New Seasons Market on N Williams.

Nov

20 2016

Chanukah Gift Fair + Books and Bagels

10:00AM - 2:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Celebrate Jewish Book Month two different ways! Join our community for a bagel nosh and story time in the PJA Library…

Nov

21 2016

Israeli Folk Dancing at Leedy Grange

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Portland, OR, OR 97229

Learn and enjoy Israeli folk dances, brought to you by Sue Wendel and Friends. ​

Nov

21 2016

Israeli Folk Dancing at Leedy Grange

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Beaverton, OR 97229

Learn and enjoy Israeli folk dances, brought to you by Sue Wendel and friends.

Nov

21 2016

Join our existing group of singers to enhance services and programs at Neveh Shalom and in the community. Koleinu…

Nov

22 2016

Mommy & Me with a Jewish Twist

9:15AM - 10:15AM  

Upper Westside Play Gym
1509 SW Blvd. Unit 1-G
Portland, OR 97239

Join for a chic playdate for moms & tots with music & movement, stories & crafts ages 0-3 years old.

Nov

22 2016

Breakneck Through Shabbat

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join Rabbi Spivak for a three part series through the laws and statutes of Shabbat.

Nov

23 2016

BB Breaks (Vacation Day Camp

9:00AM - 5:00PM  

B'nai B'rith Camp
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy #147
Beaverton, OR

Day off school? Join us for BB Breaks!

Nov

23 2016

Abrahamic Thanksgiving Worship Service

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

Westminster Presbyterian Church
1624 NE Hancock St.
Portland, OR 97212

Everyone is welcome to attend this special Interfaith Thanksgiving worship service at the Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Nov

24 2016

Mommy and Me with a Jewish twist!

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Chabad Center for Jewish Life
2858 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

While the babies play, moms can relax, sip a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy a muffin, too!

Nov

26 2016

Kesser Kids' Time - Fall and Winter!

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

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

Join us for Kesser Kids' Time every 2nd and 4th Shabbat of the month. The program is geared for children age 2-11. …

Nov

28 2016

Join our existing group of singers to enhance services and programs at Neveh Shalom and in the community. Koleinu…

Nov

29 2016

Mommy & Me with a Jewish Twist

9:15AM - 10:15AM  

Upper Westside Play Gym
1509 SW Blvd. Unit 1-G
Portland, OR 97239

Join for a chic playdate for moms & tots with music & movement, stories & crafts ages 0-3 years old.

Nov

29 2016

Women's Tallit Making Program

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Wrap yourself in "herstory!" Ever thought about making your own Tallit? Come learn more about them, and make one…

Nov

30 2016

Breakneck Through Shabbat

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join Rabbi Spivak for a three part series through the laws and statutes of Shabbat.