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Aug

1 2019

Art + Spirit Workshop: Entering into the Shiviti

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Art + Spirit Workshop: Entering into the Shiviti

Through the traditional Jewish art form known as the Shiviti, we wi…

Aug

3 2019

Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders Street
Portland, OR 97209

Tot Shabbat with Mini Mensches at CBI

Join Mini Mensches for Tot Shabbat! Dance and sing, listen to a story from the…

Aug

3 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…

Aug

4 2019

EJC Pool Party and Ice Cream Social

9:45AM - 11:45AM  

Grant Pool
2300 NE 33rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97212

Eastside Jewish Commons is excited to welcome everyone to a summer pool party and ice cream social! This is an event…

Aug

4 2019

Moishe House - Park Day and OPS Fest

4:00PM - 7:00PM  

Laurelhurst Park
3756 SE Oak Street
Portland, OR 97214

Join us for a park day full of relaxing, game playing, and snack eating followed by the last showing at Laurelhurst P…

Aug

5 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 …

Aug

5 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.…

Aug

5 2019

Israeli Innovation: What is the Secret?

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Join StandWithUs Northwest Shaliach Eitan Teiger for a talk about the secrets of Israel's success when it comes to hi…

Aug

6 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners - Now 6 Weeks!

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Mah Jongg for Beginners - now offering 6-week-long session!

Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind …

Aug

6 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players - Now 6 Weeks!

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players - now offering 6-week-long session!

Take your game to the next level.
Tuesday Aft…

Aug

7 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…

Aug

7 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 are welcome. Six people needed to ru…

Aug

8 2019

PJ Library Summer Yad B'Yad Series

11:00AM - 11:45AM  

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.

…
Aug

9 2019

JND August Shabbat on the Plaza

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

We will not have our regular first of the month Shabbat, instead we will be joining the Congregation outside for Shab…

Aug

10 2019

Moishe House - Sequest State Park w/ MoHo Seattle!

9:00AM - 4:00PM  

Meet at Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address

Let’s meet our neighbors! The Portland and Seattle Moishe Houses are throwing a joint Lake Day for our awesome comm…

Aug

11 2019

Humane Society Volunteering

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Oregon Humane Society
1067 NE Columbia Blvd
Portland, OR 97211

Join Federation Young Adults for an afternoon of volunteering at the Oregon Humane Society! 

Our volunteer capacity…

Aug

13 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners - Now 6 Weeks!

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Mah Jongg for Beginners - now offering 6-week-long session!

Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind …

Aug

13 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players - Now 6 Weeks!

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players - now offering 6-week-long session!

Take your game to the next level.
Tuesday Aft…

Aug

14 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…

Aug

14 2019

JND August Happy Hour

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Leikam Brewery
5812 East Burnside
Portland, OR 97215

Come join us for happy hour at Portland's first and only Kosher brewery! Founded in 2014, Leikam Brewing is a kosher,…

Aug

14 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 are welcome. Six people needed to ru…

Aug

14 2019

Moishe House - Midweek Dance Party

7:45PM - 9:30PM  

Steps PDX
221 SE 11th Avenue
Suite 220
Portland, OR 97214

Moishe House goes to Dance Church! Dance church is an all-abilities movement class that offers a fun and inclusive ap…

Aug

16 2019

Moishe House - Gratitude Shabbat

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address

Is there anything better than a summertime Shabbat dinner? Join us as we celebrate and thank Lauren for her time as a…

Aug

16 2019

The Inside Scoop... a NOSH:Shabbat!

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

Küchenhaus
3131 Southeast 12th Avenue
Portland, OR 97202

Join OneTable and The Jewish Project for an evening of ice cream and community storytelling. Enjoy a light…

Aug

17 2019

Mini Mensch Traveling Tot Shabbat

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Overlook Park
1599 N Fremont St
Portland, OR 97227

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

Aug

17 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…

Aug

17 2019

Community Sandwich Bar Picnic and Playtime

5:00PM - 7:30PM  

Gabriel Park Playground
4048 SW Vermont St
Portland, OR 97219

 

An all-generations fun Shabbat late-afternoon at the picnic tables by the playground in Gabriel Park. sponsored by t…

Aug

17 2019

Laila Lavan @ Congregation Beth Israel

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders St
Portland, OR 970058

Join us for dinner under the stars. Wear white attire and be ready to enjoy a Mediterranean-inspired dinner including…

Aug

18 2019

MoHo gos to music on the patio

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Doug Fir Lounge
830 E. Burnside Street
Portland, OR 97214

Join as we go to arguably the coolest music venue in town - the Doug Fir Lounge! Let's soak up the sun and enjoy thei…

Aug

19 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…

Aug

19 2019

Jewish Heritage Night at the Hillsboro Hops

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Ron Tonkin Field
4450 NW 229th Ave
Hillsboro, OR 97124

Jewish Heritage Night at the Hillsboro Hops

Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and the Mittleman Jewish …

Aug

20 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners - Now 6 Weeks!

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Mah Jongg for Beginners - now offering 6-week-long session!

Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind …

Aug

20 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players - Now 6 Weeks!

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players - now offering 6-week-long session!

Take your game to the next level.
Tuesday Aft…

Aug

20 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 …

Aug

21 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…

Aug

21 2019

Public Tour with Bruce Guenther for Betty LaDuke - EARLY WORK

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
725 NW Davis
Portland, OR

Join us on a public tour with Bruce Guenther, Adjunct Curator for Special Exhibitions, as he takes you around Betty L…

Aug

21 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 are welcome. Six people needed to ru…

Aug

21 2019

Moishe House - Pickling Skill-Share

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address

Don’t be a fickle pickle and come to this DIY skill-share and learn how to pickle assorted veggies in our very own …

Aug

22 2019

Public Curator Tour for HANS COPER—LESS MEANS MORE

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
725 NW Davis
Portland, OR

Guest curator Sandra Percival, founding Director and Curator of Zena Zezza will lead a tour of the exhibition featuri…

Aug

22 2019

50s+ Walking Tour of Jewish PDX

5:30PM - 8:00PM  

Lair Hill Bistro
2823 SW 1st Ave
Portland, OR 97201

50s+ Walking Tour of Jewish PDX

Take a walking tour of South Portland through old Jewish neighborhoods.

5:30 pm Hap…

Aug

23 2019

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Aug

25 2019

Last Day of Camp (21-35 at BB Camp)

5:00PM - 12:00PM  

B'nai B'rith Camp
Devils Lake Road
Lincoln City, OR

Last Day of Camp is an all-inclusive camp experience for young adults ages 21-35 at B'nai B'rith Camp

Aug

23 2019

CST Shabbat at Laurelhurst Park

5:30PM - 9:00PM  

Laurelhurst Park
**Picnic Site A** SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark St
Portland, OR 97214

Shabbat in the Park

Join Rabbi Rose, Cantor Vitells, and a wonderful group of musicians for this beautiful musical S…

Aug

23 2019

Shabbat in the Park with CST

5:30PM - 9:00PM  

Laurelhurst Park: Picnic Site A
33rd Ave & SE Oak Street
Portland, OR 97214

We've got a fantastic Shabbat celebration under the stars this year. 
Let us know if you'll be coming, and remember …

Aug

23 2019

Shabbat in the Park with Rabbi Hannah & Hazzan Baruch

5:30PM - 8:30PM  

Gabriel Park
SW Vermont St & SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219

Join us Friday, Aug 23, 5:30-8:30 pm at the picnic tables off SW Vermont St in Gabriel Park for our third “Shabbat…

Aug

24 2019

30 Years of Gesher—A Celebration of Outreach, Welcome and A Bridge Home

4:00AM - 6:00AM  

Celebrating Gesher, after 30 Years of Rabbi Laurie and Rabbi Gary sharing their home with community

A Bridge of Outr…

Aug

25 2019

Mini Mensch Meet Up: Jamison Square Fountain

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Jamison Square Fountain
810 NW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97209

Join us for a story and some ice cream with our Clergy! This month we are going to Jamison Square Fountain with Rab…

Aug

25 2019

Kesser Israel's Summer BBQ

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Cook Park - Shelter #4
17005 SW 92nd Ave
Tigard, OR 97224

Congregation Kesser Israel's annual summer BBQ is this August at Cook Park. Bring your friends, your kids, and your…

Aug

28 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…

Aug

28 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 are welcome. Six people needed to ru…