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Jun

1 2019

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

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

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

Torah Troop allows families at Congregation Neveh Shalom to move into the main sanct…

Jun

1 2019

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders

10:15AM - 11:15AM  

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

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders

Continue the fun and warmth of Congregation Neveh Shalom's Tot Shabbat with Kiddush C…

Jun

1 2019

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years)

10:15AM - 11:15AM  

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

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years)

Experience the joy of Shabbat! A fun and engaging service for families with kid…

Jun

2 2019

This is Us: A CNS 150 Concert
 

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

This is Us: A CNS 150 Concert

As part of the CNS 150 programming at Congregation Neveh Shalom, Cantor Bitton will pr…

Jun

2 2019

Song of Miriam Brunch

10:00AM - 12:15PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Annual awards brunch celebrating and honoring women volunteers in the Jewish community.

Jun

2 2019

Storytime with Rabbi Eve at the Hillsdale Farmer's Market

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Rieke Park
1405 SW Vermont St
Portland, OR 97219

Join Rabbi Eve of Congregation Neveh Shalom at Rieke Playground for a special story. Fun for all ages! Co-sponsored…

Jun

2 2019

ORA 2019 Call for Artists

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Jurying for Pacific Northwest Jewish artists in original art and fine crafts in all media. Both ORA members and guest…

Jun

2 2019

Pre-Shavuot Family Artmaking in Nature

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Tryon Creek State Park
Trillium Trailhead
11321 SW Terwilliger Boulevard
Portland, OR 97219

Children and adults of all ages are invited to make and share non-permanent art celebrating the Jewish Harvest Festiv…

Jun

2 2019

JND does Torah Connects

3:00PM - 3:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

This year, as part of our 160th Anniversary Celebration and in honor of our Holocaust Scroll’s 50th year in our car…

Jun

2 2019

Jewish Community Orchestra

3:00PM - 4:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Jewish Community Orchestra - Young Artist Showcase, Part 2

 

Join us at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center on…

Jun

2 2019

Jerusalem Bites & Fights: celebrating Yom Yerushalayim and Shavuot

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Two classes (Signs and Portents/Mountain of Mountains), cocktails and snacks.

Jun

3 2019

OJCF Annual Meeting and Reception and Community Legacy Celebration

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Captiol Highway
Portland, OR 97219

OJCF's Annual Meeting and Reception will celebrate the foundation's 30th anniversary, honor our 2019 legacy society h…

Jun

3 2019

Israeli Folk Dancing at Leedy Grange

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Beaverton, OR 97229

 

Join in for an evening of Israeli and International folk dancing every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays.

Please see sites.…

Jun

4 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners

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!

Tuesday mornings
May 28 - June 25
10:30 am - 12:3…

Jun

4 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Take your game to the next level.

Tuesday afternoons
May 28 - June 25
1:30 - 3:30 pm, CG304
Cost: $100. Members: $85…

Jun

5 2019

Exhibition Tour of OJMCHE

1:00AM - 2:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209

Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…

Jun

5 2019

JFGP 99th Annual Meeting

4:30PM - 6:30PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

JFGP 99th Annual Meeting

Please join us for our Annual Meeting.

Open and free to all - light refreshments served

Jun

5 2019

Pizza in the Park NE Portland

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

Grant Park

Grant Park, NE Portland
Join us for our annual pre-Camp gathering on the Eastside! This amazing free event is designe…

Jun

5 2019

Flower Arranging Workshop for Women

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Kesser Israel
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Allison Sherman of Multnomah Flowers teaches how to make your own flower arrangement. Included are all the materials…

Jun

5 2019

Israeli Dancing

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Israeli Dancing

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels welcome. 

Six people needed.
Wedne…

Jun

6 2019

Middle School Pizza and Paddle

5:00AM - 7:00PM  

Pizza and Paddle

Willamette Park (SW Portland)

Come join us for our first ever pre-camp event for BB-Surfs, our awe…

Jun

6 2019

Infant Feeding + Parenting Support Group

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Share the joys and challenges of breastfeeding, feeding and new parenting! Join the group if you are breastfeeding, f…

Jun

6 2019

Cedar Sinai Park Members' Annual Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Zidell Hall, Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR 97221

Cedar Sinai Park Members' Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting of Cedar Sinai

Meeting will be held at the Zidell Hall.

 

Jun

8 2019

Congregation Kol Ami Tot Shabbat

9:00AM - 9:30AM  

Congregation Kol Ami
7800 NE 119th St
Vancouver, WA 98685

Please join Congregation Kol Ami for Tot Shabbat every 2nd Saturday of the month.

Jun

8 2019

Shavuot Celebration

4:30PM - 11:55PM  

Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR

Join us for our Shavuot Celebration on Saturday, June 8, from 4:30 pm on into the evening. Shavuot is the celebration…

Jun

8 2019

Hineh Ma Tov: A Night of Joyful Jewish Learning

6:00PM - 10:00PM  

Sunnyside Community House
3520 SE Yamhill St
Portland, OR 97214

A night of joyful Jewish learning on the East Side! Join us for classes and workshops led by members and leaders of T…

Jun

8 2019

Tikkun Leil Shavuot at Neveh Shalom

7:30PM - 10:30PM  

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

Please join Congregation Neveh Shalom for a special Ever Shavuot night of study. And of course, there will be a…

Jun

8 2019

to
Jun

9 2019

Tikkun Leil Shavuot at Kesser Israel

11:30PM - 5:00AM  

Congregation Kesser Israel
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

The Soul of the Matter ~ Who Are You?
This program will offer coffee and Krispy Kreme donuts to nourish your soul… …

Jun

9 2019

Moishe House - Sundae Sunday

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address

Come and participate in the enduring tradition of consuming dairy on Shavuot at the Moise House! Dairy and non-dairy …

Jun

9 2019

Young Family Shavuot Celebration

4:45PM - 5:30PM  

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

Please join other young families at Congregation Neveh Shalom for some Shavuot fun! There will be yoga, snacks, and…

Jun

9 2019

Shavuot: Food Demo & Dinner w/ Rav D and Kasey Mills of Shalom Y'all

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

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

Please join Neveh Shalom for a special Shavuot cooking demo by former chef Rabbi David Kosak and head chef of Shalom …

Jun

10 2019

Shavuot Bikkurim Parade & Fruit Drive

10:30AM - 1:00PM  

Congregation Kesser Israel
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

On Shavuot, also called "Yom HaBikkurim", the Festival of the First Fruits, Jewish farmers used to bundle their first…

Jun

10 2019

Your Jewish Home, Your Jewish Future

5:00PM - 6:00PM  

Congregation Kesser Israel
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

A conversation for women with Meira Spivak, at Kesser Israel.

As Jewish women, we wield great influence over the spi…

Jun

11 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners

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!

Tuesday mornings
May 28 - June 25
10:30 am - 12:3…

Jun

11 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Take your game to the next level.

Tuesday afternoons
May 28 - June 25
1:30 - 3:30 pm, CG304
Cost: $100. Members: $85…

Jun

12 2019

Exhibition Tour of OJMCHE

1:00AM - 2:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209

Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…

Jun

12 2019

Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground

Join us on the second Wednesdays of every month from September to June for …

Jun

12 2019

Israeli Dancing

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Israeli Dancing

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels welcome. 

Six people needed.
Wedne…

Jun

13 2019

Infant Feeding + Parenting Support Group

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Share the joys and challenges of breastfeeding, feeding and new parenting! Join the group if you are breastfeeding, f…

Jun

13 2019

Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen

3:00PM - 4:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen

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

Jun

13 2019

Sunset Happy Hour for PDX PRIDE

5:00PM - 9:00PM  

The Mark Spencer Hotel - Downtown Portland
409 SW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97205

Come celebrate PRIDE and the summer season with NJB Events and The Mark Spencer Hotel - Downtown Portland.

The rooft…

Jun

14 2019

Pride Shabbat Service & Dinner / SHIR! A Musical Shabbat

5:45PM - 8:00PM  

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

Kick off Pride Weekend with a warm and welcoming Shabbat service and dinner! All LGBTQ individuals and allies are welcome.

Jun

15 2019

Mini Mensch Traveling Tot Shabbat

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders Street
Portland, OR 97209

Each month during the summer we do one of our Tot Shabbats at a different park in the greater Portland area! This mon…

Jun

15 2019

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

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

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

Torah Troop allows families at Congregation Neveh Shalom to move into the main sanct…

Jun

15 2019

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders

10:15AM - 11:15AM  

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

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders

Continue the fun and warmth of Congregation Neveh Shalom's Tot Shabbat with Kiddush C…

Jun

15 2019

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years)

10:15AM - 11:15AM  

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

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years)

Experience the joy of Shabbat! A fun and engaging service for families with kid…

Jun

16 2019

Portland Pride Parade
 

Portland Pride Parade 

Join the Jewish community as we march together at the Portland Pride Parade for the 3rd yea…

Jun

16 2019

to
Jun

30 2019

Portland Jewish Film Festival

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

The two week PJFF at the Whitsell auditorium screens Jewish-themed films from around the world.

Jun

17 2019

OJMCHE Annual Meeting

11:00AM - 2:00PM  

Multnomah Athletic Club
1849 SW Salmon St
Portland, OR 97205

The Annual Member Meeting of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education.

Luncheon at the MAC.

Sign…

Jun

17 2019

Israeli Folk Dancing at Leedy Grange

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

 

Join in for an evening of Israeli and International folk dancing every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays.

Please see sites.g…

Jun

18 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners

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!

Tuesday mornings
May 28 - June 25
10:30 am - 12:3…

Jun

18 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Take your game to the next level.

Tuesday afternoons
May 28 - June 25
1:30 - 3:30 pm, CG304
Cost: $100. Members: $85…

Jun

18 2019

Chabad - Jewish Happy Hour

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Location visible to members - https://www.meetup.com/Jewish-Happy-Hour/

 

Love happy hour? Love Jews? You are in luck they are finally coming together on the third Tuesday of the month! Meet …

Jun

18 2019

Moishe House - Two-Sided Story Film Screening

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address

Twenty-seven bereaved Israelis and Palestinians engaged with each other as part of a peace and reconciliation group. …

Jun

19 2019

Exhibition Tour of OJMCHE

1:00AM - 2:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209

Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…

Jun

19 2019

PDX Business Salon

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

White Stag Block
70 NW Couch St.
Portland, OR

If You Build It ... Bringing Major League Baseball to Portland

Hear from Nathan Nayman of Portland Diamond Project,…

Jun

19 2019

Israeli Dancing

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Israeli Dancing

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels welcome. 

Six people needed.
Wedne…

Jun

20 2019

Infant Feeding + Parenting Support Group

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Share the joys and challenges of breastfeeding, feeding and new parenting! Join the group if you are breastfeeding, f…

Jun

21 2019

Moishe House - Pride Potluck Shabbat

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

TBD

Join Moishe House to celebrate Pride month with our community and a shabbat meal. This year it’s a vegetarian potlu…

Jun

22 2019

Mini Mensch Meet Up: Torah Trek

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Stevens Pavillion Picnic Shelter
3119 SW Fairview Blvd
Portland, OR 97205

Join us for a story and some ice cream with our Clergy! This month we are doing a Torah Trek with Cantor Cahana! We 

Jun

23 2019

JGSO: Research Session

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Hillsdale Public Library
1525 SW Sunset Boulevard
Portland, OR 97239

June’s Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon meeting will be a research session providing one-on-one support. …

Jun

23 2019

JGSO: Research Session

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Hillsdale Public Library
1525 SW Sunset Boulevard
Portland, OR 97239

June’s Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon meeting will be a research session providing one-on-one support. …

Jun

23 2019

Friends and Family Fun Day at BB Camp

11:00AM - 3:00PM  

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

Friends and Family Fun Day - Dedication of our New Southside

Spend the afternoon enjoying camp activities and celebr…

Jun

23 2019

2nd Annual Friends of Robison Mah Jongg Tournament

12:30PM - 2:30PM  

Cedar Sinai Park - Zidell Hall
6140 SW Boundary St.
Portland, OR, OR 97221

2nd Annual Friends of Robison Mah Jongg Tournament


Zidell Hall, Cedar Sinai Park, 6140 SW Boundary St., Portland
RS…

Jun

23 2019

Friends of Robison 2nd Annual Mah Jongg Tournament

12:30PM - 2:30PM  

Friends of Robison
6140 SW Boundary St.
Portland, OR 97221

Friends of Robison Mah Jongg tournament to support the residents of Cedar Sinai Park.

Reservations required (no walk…
Jun

23 2019

"Two Sided Story" Movie

1:00PM - 4:00PM  

Birnbach Hall, Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

In the film, Two-Sided Story, Emmy award director--Tor Ben Mayor--follows a group of 27 Palestinians and Israelis who…

Jun

23 2019

Young Adult Bowling Night

5:00PM - 8:00PM  

Grand Central Restaurant & Bowling Lounge
808 SE Morrison St
Portland, OR 97214

Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and Moishe House for an evening of bowling, food, and friends at Gr…

Jun

24 2019

PJ Library Summer Music with Kim!

11:00AM - 11:45AM  

Green Bean Books
1600 NE Alberta St
Portland, OR 97211

Join us at Green Bean Books for Monthly Musical Playtime sessions with Kim Schneiderman!

These sessions will happen …

Jun

24 2019

Israeli Culture: Then & Now

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn from Eitan Teiger, Shaliach (emissary) from StandWithUs Northwest about Israeli culture in the past & present.
…

Jun

25 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners

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!

Tuesday mornings
May 28 - June 25
10:30 am - 12:3…

Jun

25 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Take your game to the next level.

Tuesday afternoons
May 28 - June 25
1:30 - 3:30 pm, CG304
Cost: $100. Members: $85…

Jun

25 2019

Improv Games with Moishe House

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address

Master improv teacher, MOTH host, and actor Nicholas Kessler is coming to Moishe House to teach a beginner improv wor…

Jun

25 2019

Piano Concert with David Rothman

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join us for an evening with concert pianist, David Rothman, as he performs works of classical music featuring Beethov…

Jun

26 2019

Exhibition Tour of OJMCHE

1:00AM - 2:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209

Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…

Jun

26 2019

JND June Happy Hour

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Migration Brewing
2828 NE Glisan
Portland, OR 97232

 

Come grab some casual drinks with your tribe members, appetizers on us! Microbrew samplers, pub grub, darts & a spac…

Jun

26 2019

Israeli Dancing

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Israeli Dancing

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels welcome. 

Six people needed.
Wedne…

Jun

27 2019

Infant Feeding + Parenting Support Group

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Share the joys and challenges of breastfeeding, feeding and new parenting! Join the group if you are breastfeeding, f…

Jun

27 2019

PJ Library Summer Yad B'Yad Series

1:30PM - 2:00PM  

Cedar Sinai Park Goodman Living Room
6140 SW Boundary St.
Portland, OR 97221

Join us for a special Summer Yad B'Yad series with Kim Schneiderman at Cedar Sinai Park in the Goodman Living Room.

…
Jun

29 2019

6th Annual Lefty Sing Along

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

The Peace House
2116 NE 18th Avenue
Portland, OR 97212

The People United Will Never Be Defeated!
¡El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!

A fundraiser for The Interfaith Mo…

Jun

30 2019

Storytime with Rabbi Eve at the Hillsdale Farmer's Market

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Rieke Park
1405 SW Vermont St
Portland, OR 97219

Join Rabbi Eve of Congregation Neveh Shalom at Rieke Playground for a special story. Fun for all ages!

Jun

30 2019

Jack Klugman Tribute (from The Odd Couples) Featuring Adam Klugman

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

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

Please join us in a special presentation by Adam Klugman son of Jack Klugman aka Oscar Madison from The Odd Couple…