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Jan 1, 2017
Jan 16, 2017
Martin Luther King Day
Jan
2 2017
Koleinu: Jewish Chorale at Congregation Neveh Shalom
7:15PM - 8:45PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Join our existing group of singers to enhance services and programs at Neveh Shalom and in the community. Koleinu…
Jan
3 2017
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…
Jan
3 2017
“The Personal Journey of a Jewish Woman” with Priscilla Kostiner
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR
Preserving the Past: The Legacy of Jewish Women is a Lifelong Learning Lecture Series presented by Cedar Sinai Park.
Jan
4 2017
Israeli Dancing
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
Jan
5 2017
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,…
Jan
7 2017
Tot Shabbat
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR
Join us for our special Saturday service for our littlest congregants and the grownups who love them.
Jan
7 2017
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.
Jan
7 2017
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…
Jan
7 2017
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.
Jan
8 2017
Celebrate Chanukah! A Festival for Kids and Families
9:30AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Art projects, Baking, Play Dreidel, Dance & Sing, Glow in Dark Room, Play Area.
Jan
8 2017
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.
Jan
9 2017
Koleinu: Jewish Chorale at Congregation Neveh Shalom
7:15PM - 8:45PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Join our existing group of singers to enhance services and programs at Neveh Shalom and in the community. Koleinu…
Jan
10 2017
Mah Jongg
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Jan
10 2017
“Whatever Happened to Old South Portland” with Ellen Eisenberg
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR
Ellen Eisenberg, the Dwight and Margaret Lear Professor of American History at Willamette University, is the author o…
Jan
11 2017
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.
Jan
11 2017
Israeli Dancing
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
Jan
12 2017
Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Cafe at the J
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
January’s topic: Parshat Vayechi: The meaning of “And he Lived”
Jan
12 2017
Improv Comedy Club: 3rd-5th Grade
3:45PM - 4:45PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn the basics of Improv Theater! Students will learn short-form games that teach the skills of listening and…
Jan
12 2017
Dad's Night Out: Hands on Shabbat Skills with Rabbi Posen
7:30PM - 9:30PM
RSVP for more info
Dad’s Night is an open and welcoming group of dads (of all ages!) who get together for a drink, some nosh and…
Jan
14 2017
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.
Jan
14 2017
Monthly! Tot Shabbat with Congregation Kol Ami
10:00AM - 11:00AM
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!
Craft making based on t…
Jan
14 2017
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. …
Jan
14 2017
Women's Torah Study
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Delve into biblical and midrashic text, with a group of other women to find meaning from our traditions that relate…
Jan
14 2017
Wondering Jews Tea for Two Speakers
2:00PM - 3:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Dena Marshall, Swim Tyka
Jan
14 2017
PJ Havdallah - MOVIE NIGHT with Shoreshim and Anafim (0-2nd grade)
5:15PM - 8:15PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Join us as we say goodbye to Shabbat in our PJs!
Jan
15 2017
Lamaze Childbirth Class
9:00AM - 11:30AM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Expectant mothers and their partners will learn about and prepare for birth through hands-on education. Practice…
Jan
15 2017
Ins and Outs of the Restaurant Business
9:40AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Hear Andrew Fortgang, fellow congregant and owner of Little Bird and Le Pigeon speak on the Ins and Outs of the…
Jan
16 2017
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!
Jan
16 2017
PJ Library MLK Day of Service for PreSchoolers
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Help each other, help the community, help the world with PJ Library for our MLK Day of Service.
Jan
16 2017
Koleinu: Jewish Chorale at Congregation Neveh Shalom
7:15PM - 8:45PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Join our existing group of singers to enhance services and programs at Neveh Shalom and in the community. Koleinu…
Jan
17 2017
Mommy & Me with a Jewish Twist Winter Session
9:30AM - 10:30AM
The Upper Westside Play Gym
1509 SW Sunset 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.
Jan
17 2017
Mah Jongg
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Jan
17 2017
“Abi Gezunt – As Long as You’re Well, You’re Happy!” with Ida Rae Cahana
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR
Canotr Ida Rae Cahana was raised in Pittsburgh, PA, where she made history and the local news at the age of seventeen…
Jan
18 2017
Places of Remembrance: A Participatory Discussion
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
725 NW Davis
Portland, OR
Places of Remembrance is based on a Holocaust memorial in Berlin where over 90 antisemitic laws are displayed.…
Jan
18 2017
Israeli Dancing
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
Jan
19 2017
Improv Comedy Club: 3rd-5th Grade
3:45PM - 4:45PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn the basics of Improv Theater! Students will learn short-form games that teach the skills of listening and…
Jan
19 2017
Needle Felt Animal Portraits Workshop
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Create a beautiful 2-D “painting” using wool and barbed needle.
Jan
20 2017
A Little Shabbat
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR
Come welcome Shabbat together with our young community. Perfect for families with children in preschool, 2 years and older.
Jan
21 2017
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.
Jan
21 2017
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…
Jan
21 2017
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.
Jan
21 2017
Jan
22 2017
Lamaze Childbirth Class
9:00AM - 11:30AM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Expectant mothers and their partners will learn about and prepare for birth through hands-on education. Practice…
Jan
22 2017
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.
Jan
22 2017
CNS Sisterhood Sunday-Rosh Chodesh
12:30PM - 2:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Embrace Rosh Chodesh - a women's sacred time.
Jan
23 2017
Koleinu: Jewish Chorale at Congregation Neveh Shalom
7:15PM - 8:45PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Join our existing group of singers to enhance services and programs at Neveh Shalom and in the community. Koleinu…
Jan
24 2017
Mommy & Me with a Jewish Twist Winter Session
9:30AM - 10:30AM
The Upper Westside Play Gym
1509 SW Sunset 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.
Jan
24 2017
Mah Jongg
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Jan
24 2017
Wondering Jews Tea for Two Speakers - with Brad Nahill
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Brad Nahill, See Turtles
Jan
24 2017
“One Person Can Make a Difference!” with Jeannie Smith
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR
Jeannie Smith is the daughter of Polish Rescuer, Irene Gut Opdyke; who passed away on May 17, 2003. Irene received i…
Jan
25 2017
Israeli Dancing
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
Jan
26 2017
NE Mommy And Me: Let's Bake Challah!
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Chabad of Northeast Portland
2858 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR
Join Mushka on Thursdays for a fun Shabbat Party with challah making, music, movement and more!
Jan
26 2017
Improv Comedy Club: 3rd-5th Grade
3:45PM - 4:45PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn the basics of Improv Theater! Students will learn short-form games that teach the skills of listening and…
Jan
27 2017
Shabbat Morning at The Carl
9:30AM - 11:00AM
The Carl School: A Co-Op Preschool
Congregation Shaarie Torah
920 NW 25th Ave
Portland, OR
Join the The Carl Preschool for A Community Havdalah gathering. Come join us as we play, chat, make a havdallah…
Jan
27 2017
Fourth Fridays with Rabbi Eve Posen
5:15PM - 7:00PM
RSVP for more info
Join Rabbi Eve and welcome Shabbat with music and stories, potluck dinner to follow.
Jan
27 2017
Dorot – Short & Sweet Shabbat
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR
Havurah’s Dorot Shabbat is specifically welcoming to families with children, and also strives to create a space…
Jan
27 2017
PJA Grades K-2 Shabbat Dinner
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Portland Jewish Academy
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
PJA Grades K-2 Shabbat dinner for Grades K-2 and their families.
Jan
28 2017
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. …
Jan
28 2017
Women's Torah Study
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Delve into biblical and midrashic text, with a group of other women to find meaning from our traditions that relate…
Jan
28 2017
17th Annual Community Havdalah at the Rose Schnitzer Manor
6:30PM - 7:30PM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR
Sponsored by the Jewish Women's Round Table and its member organizations, for the community and the residents of…
Jan
29 2017
Boker Tov Bunch
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Get some wiggles out with the Boker Tov Bunch playgroup!
Jan
29 2017
Lamaze Childbirth Class
9:00AM - 11:30AM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Expectant mothers and their partners will learn about and prepare for birth through hands-on education. Practice…
Jan
29 2017
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.
Jan
29 2017
Moishe House Without Walls Meet Up
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Migration Brewing
2828 NE Glisan St
Portland, OR 97232
This is an open invitation event! Please invite all the 22–32 year old Jewish young adults so they can learn how…
Jan
30 2017
Koleinu: Jewish Chorale at Congregation Neveh Shalom
7:15PM - 8:45PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Join our existing group of singers to enhance services and programs at Neveh Shalom and in the community. Koleinu…
Jan
31 2017
Mommy & Me with a Jewish Twist Winter Session
9:30AM - 10:30AM
The Upper Westside Play Gym
1509 SW Sunset 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.
Jan
31 2017
Mah Jongg
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Jan
31 2017
“Jewish Women & Civil Rights" with Kimberly Hartnett
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR
Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett is a Portland writer and the author of Carolina Israelite: How Harry Golden Made Us Care ab…