The Community Calendar is a resource for the Greater Portland Jewish community. The events on this calendar are not necessarily endorsed by the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland.
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1 2017
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Portland Jewish Academy
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
PJA is excited to announce a new format for our annual Open House! This year, we will have three Open Houses,…
1 2017
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.
2 2017
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,…
2 2017
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!
2 2017
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…
2 2017
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Portland Jewish Academy
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Tour Portland Jewish Academy's Kindergarten program! Meet our faculty, learn about our inquiry based,…
2 2017
7:00PM - 9:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us for as we screen Arnon Goldfinger’s award-winning documentary, THE FLAT, in which Goldinger follows the…
3 2017
5 2017
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR
Scholar in Residence weekend at Congregation Shaarie Torah with Rabbi Melissa Weintraub - more details to come.
3 2017
6:15PM - 7:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Bring your spirit and your voice together for this special Kabbalat Shabbat.
4 2017
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.
4 2017
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.
4 2017
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…
4 2017
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.
4 2017
5:00PM - 9:00PM
B'nai B'rith Camp
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy #147
Beaverton, OR
5-9PM ON SELECT SATURDAYS:
Feb 4, Mar 4, Apr 8
Come hang out with your BB Camp friends on a Saturday night and give …
5 2017
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Get some wiggles out with the Boker Tov Bunch playgroup!
5 2017
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…
5 2017
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Join us at Morning Minyan for the World Wide Wrap where Men's Clubs and congregants around the world are teaching…
5 2017
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.
5 2017
9:40AM - 10:40AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Join us for a talk by Albert Kolkin, fellow congregant and computer security expert, on Computer Security.
6 2017
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…
7 2017
9:00AM - 4:00PM
St. Mark Lutheran Church
790 Marion St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
With the theme, "Raising Diverse Voices of Faith to Strengthen Oregon Communities," Interfaith Advocacy Day 2017…
7 2017
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.
7 2017
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!
7 2017
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…
8 2017
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.
8 2017
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.
9 2017
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!
9 2017
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Cafe at the J
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
February’s topic: Be Like a Tree: Texts on Tu B’shvat (New Year of the trees)
9 2017
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn about River West Village, a new non-profit that enables people to age at home by building strong community and…
9 2017
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…
10 2017
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR
Our vegetarian Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner begins at 6:30 pm, followed by a Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 7:30 pm.
10 2017
7:00PM - 9:00PM
First Presbyterian Church
230 NE Ninth Street
Bend, OR 97701
Come join Temple Beth Tikvah for the Shabbat of Song as we raise our voices, bring out our instruments and fill our…
11 2017
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.
11 2017
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. …
11 2017
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR
The holiday of Tu B'Shvat celebrates the 'birthday of the trees.' But, why do that in the middle of winter rather…
11 2017
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…
11 2017
5:15PM - 7:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Join other Shoreshim families as we say goodbye to Shabbat in our PJs.
11 2017
6:30PM - 9:30PM
Portland Cider Company
8925 SE. Jannsen Rd. Bldg. F
Clackamas, OR 97015
Complimentary cider all night for JNFuture Roots Society Members at the Portland Cider Company.
11 2017
8:00PM - 11:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
The Q is Portland’s best multimedia trivia competition. Everyone has fun. Even the losers. And there are a lot of them :)
12 2017
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…
12 2017
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.
12 2017
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn about the MJCC Summer Day Camp programs, register and meet camp staff!
12 2017
12 2017
1:30PM - 3:30PM
To Be Determined
Enjoy chocolate and wine refreshments and learn about why women and men differ when it comes to our heart and how we…
13 2017
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…
14 2017
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.
14 2017
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
SwimTayka is a new non-profit organization founded by Dena Marshall, an environmental mediator and triathlete from…
15 2017
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR
Shake it up at Tu B'Shevat!
Celebrate Tu B'Shevat!
Blend smoothies, learn about the holiday and make new friends!
O…
15 2017
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Neveh Shalom hosts American Red Cross expert, Steven Eberline, who will teach participants all that they need to…
15 2017
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.
16 2017
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!
16 2017
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…
16 2017
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Using barbed needles to tangle and compact natural wool fibers you will learn to create simple elegant looking 3-D…
16 2017
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Lebedik! Yiddish songs from the old world to the new is a new project by celebrated Latvian singer Sasha Lurje and…
16 2017
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR
Many of us spend a great deal of time thinking about how we want to live our lives, but many of us avoid thinking…
17 2017
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.
17 2017
5:30PM - 9:30PM
Gesher
10701 SW 25th Ave.
Portland, OR 97219
Community Shabbat Dinner for Disenchanted Jews
Join Rabbi Laurie Rutenberg and Rabbi Gary Schoenberg in their home …
18 2017
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.
18 2017
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…
18 2017
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.
19 2017
12:30PM - 2:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Embrace Rosh Chodesh - a women's sacred time.
20 2017
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!
20 2017
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Kesser Israel: Orthodox
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us at Kesser for a fun-filled kids program geared for children age 3-7.
20 2017
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…
21 2017
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.
21 2017
7:00PM - 9:00PM
PSU Smith Memorial Student Union Room 294 D
1825 SW Broadway
Room 294 D
Portland, OR 97201
Join Israeli Choreographer Iris Erez in a discussion about her choreography that includes filmed excerpts of recent…
22 2017
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.
23 2017
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!
23 2017
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…
23 2017
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Third annual community-wide legacy celebration. Save the Date.
24 2017
26 2017
5:00PM - 12:05PM
Congregation Kesser Israel: Orthodox
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
We are excited to welcome Rabbi Ilan Freedman from Beth Jacob Atlanta to Portland. Join us this weekend for a…
24 2017
5:15PM - 7:00PM
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Join Rabbi Eve and welcome Shabbat with music and stories, potluck dinner to follow.
25 2017
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. …
25 2017
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…
26 2017
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Get some wiggles out with the Boker Tov Bunch playgroup!
26 2017
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.
26 2017
31 2017
11:00AM - 2:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
MARCH IS JEWISH ARTS MONTH! Enjoy a rotating exhibit in the MJCC lobby. Members of ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists…
26 2017
3 2017
4:00PM - 3:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
ORA Northwest Jewish Artists is proud to sponsor the first Young Artists Show, Sunday, February 26 – Friday, March 3.
26 2017
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Join us as we celebrate life and Neveh Shalom for Jewish Mardi Gras!
27 2017
7:00PM - 9:30PM
New Mark Theatre
1111 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
Join us for an evening that is “Unapologetically Ethnic” – A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE
27 2017
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…
28 2017
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.