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Sep 7, 2020
Aug
21 2020
Sep
17 2020
Month of Elul Offerings - Havurah Shalom
3:30PM - 11:55PM
Havurah's High Holidays App
During the month of Elul, Havurah Shalom will be offering a variety of programming through their High Holidays app.
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3 2020
Send a Kid to Camp Golf Tournament
11:00AM - 5:00PM
The Reserve Golf Club
4805 SW 229th Ave
Aloha, OR 97007
Join us for a day of fun in the sun at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club while doing your part to change a child’s life!
Sep
7 2020
Sep
9 2020
Outdoor Shofar Experience - NW + Pearl District
7:30AM - 7:30PM
Join a meditative and meaningful Shofar experience
Shofar Blowing at 11 AM and at 3 PM - at the Fields Park in Pe…
Sep
7 2020
Annual Big Truck Day - Parade Style!
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Big Truck Day is back!
We are excited to announce that our annual Big Truck Day will still take place and this year …
Sep
7 2020
Neveh Shalom's Back to Shul 2020
11:00AM - 1:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Back to Shul 2020
Monday, September 7, 11:00-1:30am, only come by appointment!
Come by Congregation Neveh Shalom on…
Sep
9 2020
Solomon’s Legacy Kick-off Virtual Lunchtime Meeting
11:45AM - 1:15PM
Zoom
The Solomon’s Legacy Society is an affinity group of Jewish attorneys, judges, and law students in Greater Port…
Sep
10 2020
MJCC Friends of the Center Society Socially Distant Dinner
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Enjoy a night of inspiration
Special guests: Galeet Dardashti, the first woman in her family to continue her fam…
Sep
12 2020
Sep
13 2020
Community Selichot, an evening of learning
6:45PM - 12:30AM
Please join the Oregon Board of Rabbis on Saturday evening, September 12, for a Selichot evening of learning, reflec…
Sep
13 2020
Last Sunday in Elul event for Children ages 6 and older
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Zoom
Children ages 6 and older will explore "Fairness" and "Forgiveness through storytelling, music and conversation, led…
Sep
13 2020
ORA Fall Art Gallery Virtual Opening
6:30PM - 7:30PM
Join ORA and the MJCC for our first-ever virtual art gallery opening! ORA artists have been working hard since the pa…
Sep
14 2020
Rosh Hashanah Virtual Cooking Class with Michael Solomonov
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Zoom
Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland for an interactive cooking class based on the following menu:
Kale, A…
Sep
15 2020
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 …
Sep
15 2020
MJCC Fall Author Series - Talia Carner, The Third Daughter
6:00PM - 7:00PM
The Third Daughter is a friedhting journey into the New World of the late 1800s, of a trusting young woman lured f…
Sep
16 2020
MJCC Fall Author Series - Janna Lopez, Me, Myselfie & I
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Janna Lopez - Me, Myselfie & Eye: A Midlife Conversation About Lost Identity, Grief, and Seeing Who You Are
“Wh…
Sep
16 2020
Shared Legacies: African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
United in Spirit, a collaboration between the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, the Portland Chapter of NAACP, t…
Sep
17 2020
MJCC #PDXBIZ Zoom Series-Portland Real Estate in the Age of Covid-19
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Zoom
An analysis of current trends in purchasing, sales, leasing and development.
Moderated by Jonathan Singer, from Barg…
Sep
18 2020
Shofarelling
12:00AM
Bringing the sound of the shofar to YOU to enjoy the mitzvah of hearing the shofar.
The Alberta Shul shofar team is …
Sep
18 2020
Congregation Beth Israel Community Candle Lighting
5:30PM - 6:00PM
Tracy Alifanz
1972 NW Flanders St
Portland, OR 97209
The CBI community gathers via Zoom to light candles together as the holiday begins. See…
Sep
18 2020
Apples & Honey Zoom Party - Congregation Shaarie Torah
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Zoom
Bring in the New Year with our favorite tradition and make the holiday come alive from the comfort of your own home. …
Sep
18 2020
Erev Rosh Hashanah Services at Congregation Beth Israel
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Link at www.bethisrael-pdx.org/cbi5781.
Our traditional Erev Rosh Hashanah service, filmed from our historic Main Sanctuary.
See Zoom link at www.bethisrael…
Sep
18 2020
Erev Rosh Hashanah with P'nai Or via Zoom
6:15PM - 8:15PM
P'nai OR of Portland: Jewish Renewal
6848 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Erev Rosh Hashanah with P'nai Or, Oregon's Jewish Renewal Congregation! High Holy Day services will be led by Rabbi H…
Sep
18 2020
Rosh HaShanna Evening with Portland's UnShul
6:20PM - 9:20PM
Zoom
Elul is almost upon us. As we prepare our body and soul for the transition to a new Jewish year, we invite you to div…
Sep
18 2020
Rosh Hashanah Candle Lighting + Shofar in the Park
6:30PM - 7:15PM
Alberta Park
1905 NE Killingsworth St
Portland, OR 97211
Welcome the New Year at a communal, outdoor, COVID19-safe family event in Alberta Park
This is an outdoor, COVID19-s…
Sep
18 2020
Sep
20 2020
Rosh Hashanah - Congregation Neveh Shalom
6:55PM - 8:55PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
In this exceptional time, we have set out a vision for a meaningful spiritual experience for the High Holy Day period…
Sep
18 2020
Sep
18 2020
Erev Rosh Hashanah Service (Sign Language Interpreted)
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Zoom
Gather with the community for songs and prayers to begin the New Year! Rabbi Ruhi Sophia leads the service on YouTube…
Sep
18 2020
Erev Rosh Hashanah Services -Congregation Shaarie Torah
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Zoom
Rabbi Rose & Cantor Vitells will lead a modified Erev service from our sanctuary.
Watch the livestream at shaarietor…
Sep
18 2020
Sep
20 2020
Rosh Hashanah - Havurah Shalom
7:30PM - 4:30PM
Havurah's High Holidays App
Join us to celebrate the new year! Services are free and open to the public as always. Register on the Havurah Shalom…
Sep
19 2020
Rosh Hashanah Services and Experiences at Congregation Beth Israel
7:00AM - 3:00PM
Zoom
The CBI clergy and staff have prepared a wide array of opportunities to connect and celebrate. Links to all services …
Sep
19 2020
Sep
20 2020
Rosh Hashanah Young Families - Congregation Neveh Shalom
8:00AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
In this exceptional time, we have set out a vision for a meaningful spiritual experience for the High Holy Day period…
Sep
19 2020
Sep
20 2020
Rosh Hashana - Kesser Israel
8:55AM - 7:55PM
Schedule of Services:
September 19, Rosh Hashana First Day/Shabbat
Shacharit (Public services begin at Nishmat) …
Sep
19 2020
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Service at Beit Am
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Morning Services (:00 am
Torah Service and musaf !0:30 am
Youth activity TBA
Sep
19 2020
Sep
19 2020
Rosh Hashana In-Person Community Experience
9:45AM - 11:30AM
Tents in the grassy field outside the MJCC
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
A family learning experience for kids in grades 4th and up.
An outdoor social distanced meaningful High Holiday progr…
Sep
19 2020
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 with P'nai Or via Zoom
9:45AM - 4:00PM
P'nai OR of Portland: Jewish Renewal
6848 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 with P'nai Or, Oregon's Jewish Renewal Congregation! High Holy Day services will be led by Rabbi …
Sep
19 2020
Rosh Hashanah Reflections
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Zoom
Take a moment to do a mitzvah with us and join the young adult Jewish community for virtual reflections during Rosh H…
Sep
20 2020
Sep
21 2020
Rosh Hashana - Kesser Israel
8:55AM - 7:55PM
Schedule of Services:
September 19, Rosh Hashana First Day/Shabbat
Shacharit (Public services begin at Nishmat) …
Sep
20 2020
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Service at Beit Am
9:00AM - 12:00PM
Morning services (pesukei d'zimra and shacharit), 9:00 am
Torah service and musaf with shofar, 10:30 am
Beit Am will …
Sep
20 2020
Shofar in the Park
9:00AM - 5:45PM
OR
Multiple Shofar Blowing Services will be held throughout the day to maintain small group sizes and proper social dist…
Sep
20 2020
Shofar in the Park - Chabad of Northeast Portland
9:00AM - 7:00PM
This September 20th, duck out of your busy life for a 30 minutes of unity.
Return to a simpler, more essential state…
Return to a simpler, more essential state…
Sep
20 2020
Tigard - Shofar in the Park
9:00AM - 9:00PM
Summerlake Park - Tigard
11450 SW Winter Lake Dr
Tigard, OR 97223, OR 97223
Rosh Hashanah celebration in the COVID-19 Era. Age-old traditions receive a new spin to ensure safety during a pandem…
Sep
20 2020
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 & Day 2 - Congregation Shaarie Torah
9:30AM - 11:30AM
LiveStream
Day 1: Saturday, September 20, 9:30 am
Day 2: Sunday, September 21, 9:30 am
Rabbi Rose & Cantor Vitells will lead m…
Sep
20 2020
Rosh Hashana In-Person Community Experience
9:45AM - 11:30AM
Tents in the grassy field outside the MJCC
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
A family learning experience for kids in grades 4th and up.
An outdoor social distanced meaningful High Holiday progr…
Sep
20 2020
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 with P'nai Or via Zoom
9:45AM - 3:00PM
P'nai Or of Portland
6948 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland , OR 97219
Our Rosh Hashanah Day 2 celebration, with P'nai Or and Havurah Shir Hadash, will be unique. Rabbi Hannah and Hazzan B…
Sep
20 2020
Rosh HaShannah Day 2 with Portland's UnShul
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Zoom
Elul is almost upon us. As we prepare our body and soul for the transition to a new Jewish year, we invite you to div…
Sep
20 2020
Zoom Libenu - Rosh Hashana High Holy Days Service with Dorice Horenstein
10:00AM - 12:30PM
Zoom
OR
Zoomlibenu! A virtual High Holy Days that I will lead from my living room.
I have put a lot of thought into Why I wa…
Sep
20 2020
2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Learning Experience
10:30AM - 2:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
In this exceptional time, we have set out a vision for a meaningful spiritual experience for the High Holy Day period…
Sep
20 2020
BB Camp’s Rosh Hashanah Fall Family Kick-Off!
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Custer Park SW Portland
BB Camp’s Rosh Hashanah Fall Family Kick-Off!
September 20th, 2020
PORTLAND WESTSIDE:
11:00 am-12:00 pm and 1:00-2:…
Sep
20 2020
Outdoor Shofar Experience - NW + Pearl District
11:00AM - 3:00PM
Join a meditative and meaningful Shofar experience
at the Fields Park in Pearl District
Shofar Blowing at 11 am …
Sep
20 2020
BB Camp’s Rosh Hashanah Fall Family Kick-Off!
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Custer Park SW Portland
BB Camp’s Rosh Hashanah Fall Family Kick-Off!
September 20th, 2020
PORTLAND WESTSIDE:
11:00 am-12:00 pm and 1:00-2:…
Sep
20 2020
Take a spin through our parking lot and fulfill the mitzvah of hearing the blasts of the shofar from Rabbi Rose. Ente…
Sep
20 2020
Shofar in the Park - SW Portland
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Gabriel Park
A short, socially distant,inspiring shofar experience at Gabriel Park
Sunday September 20th
Three short services to…
Sep
20 2020
BB Camp’s Rosh Hashanah Fall Family Kick-Off!
3:30PM - 4:30PM
Grant Park NE Portland
BB Camp’s Rosh Hashanah Fall Family Kick-Off!
September 20th, 2020
PORTLAND WESTSIDE:
11:00 am-12:00 pm and 1:00-2:…
Sep
20 2020
BB Camp’s Rosh Hashanah Fall Family Kick-Off!
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Grant Park NE Portland
BB Camp’s Rosh Hashanah Fall Family Kick-Off!
September 20th, 2020
PORTLAND WESTSIDE:
11:00 am-12:00 pm and 1:00-2:…
Sep
21 2020
Tashlich at Willamette Park - Congregation Shaarie Torah
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Willamette Park
6500 S Macadam Ave
Portland, OR 97219
Join us at the edge of the Willamette River for the symbolic ritual of casting out our sins.
*Distancing and masks r…
Sep
24 2020
Thoughtful Thursday - Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, Scholar and Author
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
Join us for our first Thoughtful Thursday event with Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, Scholar and Author . …
Sep
25 2020
Fourth Fridays w/ Rabbi Eve (age 0-6)
5:15PM - 6:15PM
Fourth Fridays w/ Rabbi Eve (age 0-6), 5:15pm
Rabbi Eve Posen leads this interactive home service that welcomes Sh…
Sep
25 2020
Sep
25 2020
Rabbi Brian and Religion Outside The Box High Holy Day Service
5:30PM - 6:45PM
A digital age, adult conversation and service about forgiveness and atonement.
For participants 13+. (Bes…
Sep
26 2020
Sep
26 2020
Pre-Yom Kippur Couples Forgiveness Retreat
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Online
Gather together with other couples around the country in preparation of Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is a powerful time to …
Sep
27 2020
Erev Yom Kippur - Congregation Neveh Shalom
4:00AM - 8:15PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
In this exceptional time, we have set out a vision for a meaningful spiritual experience for the High Holy Day period…
Sep
27 2020
Kever Avot - Congregation Neveh Shalom
9:30AM - 11:30AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
In this exceptional time, we have set out a vision for a meaningful spiritual experience for the High Holy Day period…
Sep
27 2020
Mitzvah Morning
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Start 5781 in service of others by making meal sacks and/or collecting toiletries to support those facing food & hous…
Sep
27 2020
Erev Yom Kippur Young Families CNS
4:00PM - 6:15PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, 97239
In this exceptional time, we have set out a vision for a meaningful spiritual experience for the High Holy Day period…
Sep
27 2020
Erev Yom Kippur Young Families CNS
4:00PM - 6:15PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, 97239
In this exceptional time, we have set out a vision for a meaningful spiritual experience for the High Holy Day period…
Sep
27 2020
Kol Nidre/Erev Yom Kippur with P'nai Or via Zoom
5:45PM - 7:45PM
P'nai OR of Portland: Jewish Renewal
6848 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Kol Nidre/Erev Yom Kippur with P'nai Or, Oregon's Jewish Renewal Congregation! High Holy Day services will be led by …
Sep
27 2020
Kol Nidre with Portland's UnShul
6:20PM - 9:30PM
Zoom
Elul is almost upon us. As we prepare our body and soul for the transition to a new Jewish year, we invite you to div…
Sep
27 2020
Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) Service (Sign Language Interpreted)
6:30PM - 8:30PM
OR
Beginning with the Kol Nidre service, we move through a process that leads to "at-one-ment" with self, family,…
Sep
27 2020
Sep
27 2020
Kol Nidre Services - Congregation Shaarie Torah
6:45PM - 9:00PM
Live Stream
Rabbi Rose & Cantor Vitells will lead a modified Erev Yom Kippur service from our sanctuary.
Watch the livestream at…
Sep
27 2020
Kol Nidrei - Havurah Shalom
6:45PM - 9:00PM
Havurah's High Holidays App
Led by Rabbi Benjamin, Deborah Eisenbach-Budner, Ilene Safyan, and Margie Rosenthal. Enter the holiest of days with u…
Sep
27 2020
Sep
28 2020
Yom Kippur - Kesser Israel
7:15PM - 7:30PM
Schedule of Services:
September 27: Erev Yom Kippur
Shacharit & Selichot: 7:45 am
Mincha: 4:00 pm
Fast Begins: …
Sep
28 2020
Yom Kippur Young Families at CNS
8:30AM - 11:35AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
In this exceptional time, we have set out a vision for a meaningful spiritual experience for the High Holy Day period…
Sep
28 2020
Yom Kipur - Congregation Neveh Shalom
8:30AM - 9:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
In this exceptional time, we have set out a vision for a meaningful spiritual experience for the High Holy Day period…
Sep
28 2020
Yom Kippur - Havurah Shalom
9:00AM - 7:00PM
Havurah's High Holidays App
An all-day online experience with many focuses for adults and children. Our services will be free and open to the pub…
Sep
28 2020
Yom Kippur at Beit Am
9:00AM - 9:00PM
Morning services (pesukei d'zimra and shacharit), 9:00 am
Torah service and musaf, 10:30 am
Youth activity, time TBD
…
Sep
28 2020
Yom Kippur & Yizkor Services - Congregation Shaarie Torah
9:30AM - 7:50PM
Live Stream
Main Service begins @ 9:30 am Yizkor Service @ 1:00 pm Jonah @ 4:00 pm Nehilah followed by Ma'ariv & Havdalah @ 7:00 …
Sep
28 2020
Yom Kippur Day with Portland's UnShul
9:30AM - 9:30PM
Zoom
Elul is almost upon us. As we prepare our body and soul for the transition to a new Jewish year, we invite you to div…
Sep
28 2020
Yom Kippur with P'nai Or via Zoom
9:45AM - 7:00PM
P'nai OR of Portland: Jewish Renewal
6848 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Yom Kippur with P'nai Or, Oregon's Jewish Renewal Congregation! High Holy Day services will be led by Rabbi Hannah La…
Sep
28 2020
Zoom Libenu- Yom Kippur Morning Interactive Service
10:00AM - 12:30PM
Zoom
OR
You are invited to a meaningful YK experience with Dorice
Life is a highway…full of turns, on-ramps and exits…we…
Sep
28 2020
Special Yom Kippur Storytelling Experience at Congregation Neveh Shalom
11:15AM - 1:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
In this exceptional time, we have set out a vision for a meaningful spiritual experience for the High Holy Day period…
Sep
28 2020
Young Adult Break Fast
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Zoom
Join the young adult Jewish community for our annual break fast, 2020 edition (virtually).
Join us at 7pm, or whenev…