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Feb 20, 2017
Presidents' Day
Feb

1 2017

PJA Open House

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,…

Feb

1 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.

Feb

2 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,…

Feb

2 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!

Feb

2 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…

Feb

2 2017

Portland Jewish Academy's Kindergarten Round Up

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,…

Feb

2 2017

Film Screening: THE FLAT

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…

Feb

3 2017

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Feb

5 2017

Scholar in Residence weekend at Congregation Shaarie Torah with Rabbi Melissa Weintraub - more details to come.

Feb

3 2017

Kabbalat Shabbat with Ilene Safyan

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.

Feb

4 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.

Feb

4 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.

Feb

4 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…

Feb

4 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.

Feb

4 2017

Kids Night Out

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 …

Feb

5 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!

Feb

5 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…

Feb

5 2017

World Wide Wrap - Morning Minyan

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…

Feb

5 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.

Feb

5 2017

Join us for a talk by Albert Kolkin, fellow congregant and computer security expert, on Computer Security.

Feb

6 2017

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

Feb

7 2017

Interfaith Advocacy Day 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…

Feb

7 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.

Feb

7 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!

Feb

7 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…

Feb

8 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.

Feb

8 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.

Feb

9 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!

Feb

9 2017

Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen

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)

Feb

9 2017

River West Village Introduction

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…

Feb

9 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…

Feb

10 2017

February Kabbalat Shabbat

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.

Feb

10 2017

TBT Shabbat Shira -Shabbat of Song

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…

Feb

11 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.

Feb

11 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. …

Feb

11 2017

Tu B'shvat Tot Shabbat

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…

Feb

11 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…

Feb

11 2017

Shoreshim PJ Havdallah (0-5 years old)

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.

Feb

11 2017

JNFuture Portland Invites You To A TU BISHVAT CIDER TASTING

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.

Feb

11 2017

The Q is Portland’s best multimedia trivia competition. Everyone has fun. Even the losers. And there are a lot of them :)

Feb

12 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…

Feb

12 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.

Feb

12 2017

MJCC Summer Day Camp Info Fair

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!

Feb

12 2017

PJA: Tirk-A-Bowl

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

To Be Determined

PJA Tirk-A-Bowl sponsored by Kehillah.

Feb

12 2017

Women's Heart Health

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…

Feb

13 2017

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

Feb

14 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.

Feb

14 2017

SwimTayka is a new non-profit organization founded by Dena Marshall, an environmental mediator and triathlete from…

Feb

15 2017

Community Middle School Tu B'Shevat Program

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…

Feb

15 2017

Neveh Shalom hosts American Red Cross expert, Steven Eberline, who will teach participants all that they need to…

Feb

15 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.

Feb

16 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!

Feb

16 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…

Feb

16 2017

Needle Felt Flowers Workshop

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…

Feb

16 2017

Lebedik! Yiddish songs from the old world to the new is a new project by celebrated Latvian singer Sasha Lurje and…

Feb

16 2017

Many of us spend a great deal of time thinking about how we want to live our lives, but many of us avoid thinking…

Feb

17 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.

Feb

17 2017

Community Shabbat Dinner for Disenchanted Jews

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 …

Feb

18 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.

Feb

18 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…

Feb

18 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.

Feb

19 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.

Feb

20 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!

Feb

20 2017

President's Day Kids Program

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.

Feb

20 2017

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

Feb

21 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.

Feb

21 2017

Israeli Choreographer Iris Erez - Dialogue on Dance & Dessert

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…

Feb

22 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.

Feb

23 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!

Feb

23 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…

Feb

23 2017

Third annual community-wide legacy celebration. Save the Date.

Feb

24 2017

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Feb

26 2017

Scholar in Residence with Rabbi Ilan Feldman

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…

Feb

24 2017

Fourth Fridays with Rabbi Eve Posen

5:15PM - 7:00PM  

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Join Rabbi Eve and welcome Shabbat with music and stories, potluck dinner to follow.

Feb

25 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. …

Feb

25 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…

Feb

26 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!

Feb

26 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.

Feb

26 2017

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Mar

31 2017

JEWISH ARTS MONTH

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…

Feb

26 2017

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Mar

3 2017

Young Artists Show

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.

Feb

26 2017

Neveh Shalom Does Mardi Gras - Annual Fundraiser

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!

Feb

27 2017

August Wilson Monologue competition

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

Feb

27 2017

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

Feb

28 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.