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Jan 1, 2024
Jan 15, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 25, 2024
Tu B'Shevat
Jan
1 2024
Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange
7:30PM - 10:30PM
Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Portland, OR 97229
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing every Monday, 7:30 to 10:30+ with this friendly group in Cedar Mill (now in our 10th year)…
Jan
2 2024
EJC Presents: Yoga for Renewal
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Yoga at Eastside Jewish Commons
Jan
3 2024
L'Chaim & Laughter- Young Adult Comedy & Cocktails with the Sklar Brothers
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland,
L’Chaim and Laughter
A Young Adults’ night of comedy and cocktails with the Sklar Brothers
$36/pp
Eastside Jew…
Jan
4 2024
Rose Schnitzer Manor Lecture Series: The African American Experience
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary St
Portland, OR 97221
Join us for an enlightening January lecture series, "The African American Experience," where experts who played pivot…
Jan
4 2024
Cafe Shalom Israeli Folk Dancing
8:00PM - 10:00PM
CHCC
8936 SW 17th Ave
Portland, 97219
Enjoy dancing in a welcoming and friendly atmosphere of dancers at all levels. Learn new dances and practice…
Jan
6 2024
Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders Street
Portland, OR 97209
Start your Shabbat off with some fun! Tot Shabbat is open to all members of the community and aimed at kids 0-5…
Jan
6 2024
Too Jewish? A Mensch and His Musical
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
1972 N W Flanders St
Portland, OR 97209
Too Jewish? A Mensch and His Musical With Avi Hoffman, CEO, President, and Founder of Yiddishkayt Initiative…
Jan
7 2024
Family Declassified
10:30AM - 12:00PM
FREE ZOOM MEETING The story of Francis [Ferenc] Kalnay, a Jewish Hungarian immigrant to the USA, who became a spy…
Jan
7 2024
OJMCHE Free First Sunday
11:00AM - 4:00PM
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis
Portland, OR 97209
The Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education offers FREE ADMISSION on the first Sunday of every month,…
Jan
7 2024
Sunday Afternoon Klez Jam at EJC
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
EJC Klezmer Jam
Jan
7 2024
Israeli folk dancing at the SWCC - drop in class and open dancing
1:30PM - 4:00PM
Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave.
Portland, OR 97219
Drop in for a beginner's class and/or open dancing. The class is 1:30-2:30 pm. Open dancing is 2:30 to 4 pm. $6, $5 s…
Jan
8 2024
Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange
7:30PM - 10:30PM
Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Portland, OR 97229
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing every Monday, 7:30 to 10:30+ with this friendly group in Cedar Mill (now in our 10th year)…
Jan
9 2024
Wondering Jews Podcast Release
6:00AM - 7:00AM
Finally, a smart, funny, fast-moving podcast for Jews who love weed and for the people who love them! Join Portland b…
Jan
9 2024
EJC Presents: Yoga for Renewal
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Yoga at Eastside Jewish Commons
Jan
9 2024
2024 Portland Jewish Film Festival
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Portland State University's Lincoln Hall,
1620 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
OJMCHE is proud to present the Portland Jewish Film Festival 2024. Plan to join us for screenings of five new full-le…
Jan
10 2024
JFCS Cancer Support Group
3:00PM - 4:00PM
ZOOM
Community is important. Cancer is lonely. Jewish Family & Child Service has combined these two truths to create this…
Jan
10 2024
2024 Portland Jewish Film Festival
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Portland State University's Lincoln Hall,
1620 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
OJMCHE is proud to present the Portland Jewish Film Festival 2024. Plan to join us for screenings of five new full-le…
Jan
11 2024
Jan
11 2024
2024 Portland Jewish Film Festival
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Portland State University's Lincoln Hall,
1620 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
OJMCHE is proud to present the Portland Jewish Film Festival 2024. Plan to join us for screenings of five new full-le…
Jan
11 2024
CNS Queer Movie Night: The Birdcage
7:00PM - 9:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Prepare for a riotous night of sequins, feathers, and questionable wigs at our CNS Keshet movie night! Join your LG…
Jan
11 2024
Rose Schnitzer Manor Lecture Series: The African American Experience
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary St
Portland, OR 97221
Join us for an enlightening January lecture series, "The African American Experience," where experts who played pivot…
Jan
11 2024
Cafe Shalom Israeli Folk Dancing
8:00PM - 10:00PM
CHCC
8936 SW 17th Ave
Portland, 97219
Enjoy dancing in a welcoming and friendly atmosphere of dancers at all levels. Learn new dances and practice…
Jan
12 2024
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat Service
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
1972 N W Flanders St
Portland, OR 97209
"From Home to the Greyhound Station to Parchman Prison to Death Row: How I Became a Man at Thirteen" Rev. Dr.…
Jan
12 2024
2024 Portland Jewish Film Festival
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Portland State University's Lincoln Hall,
1620 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
OJMCHE is proud to present the Portland Jewish Film Festival 2024. Plan to join us for screenings of five new full-le…
Jan
13 2024
2024 Portland Jewish Film Festival
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Portland State University's Lincoln Hall,
1620 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
OJMCHE is proud to present the Portland Jewish Film Festival 2024. Plan to join us for screenings of five new full-le…
Jan
14 2024
Israeli folk dance - open session and beginner class
1:30PM - 4:00PM
Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave.
Portland, OR 97219
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at the Southwest Community Center in a beginner's class with instructor Sue Wendel, follow…
Jan
14 2024
2024 Portland Jewish Film Festival
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Portland State University's Lincoln Hall,
1620 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
OJMCHE is proud to present the Portland Jewish Film Festival 2024. Plan to join us for screenings of five new full-le…
Jan
15 2024
Renewal Event
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Cebter
6651 SW Capitol Hwy.
Portland, OR 97219
The event at the Mittleman JCC will have socializing, kidney donation education, food, drinks, and swabbing. All are…
Jan
16 2024
EJC Presents: Yoga for Renewal
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Yoga at Eastside Jewish Commons
Jan
17 2024
PDX Nigun Circle at EJC
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
PDX NIGUN CIRCLE at Eastside Jewish Commons
Jan
18 2024
Rose Schnitzer Manor Lecture Series: The African American Experience
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary St
Portland, OR 97221
Join us for an enlightening January lecture series, "The African American Experience," where experts who played pivot…
Jan
18 2024
Cafe Shalom Israeli Folk Dancing
8:00PM - 10:00PM
CHCC
8936 SW 17th Ave
Portland, 97219
Enjoy dancing in a welcoming and friendly atmosphere of dancers at all levels. Learn new dances and practice…
Jan
19 2024
Jan
19 2024
EJC Presents Noontime Concert with Bluegrass band Sunny South
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Free Bluegrass music at EJC
Jan
19 2024
Shabbat of Love-Kol Shalom
5:00PM - 6:00PM
OR
Kol Shalom will be joining an initiative of Jewish Federations of North America in partnership with others like our l…
Jan
19 2024
Jan
21 2024
CANCELLED--Tu B'shevat Family Camp
5:00PM - 12:00PM
POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER RELATED ISSUES. CHECK BACK AT THE BB CAMP WEBSITE FOR UPDATED DATES
Tu B'shevat Family Ca…
Jan
19 2024
Shabbat of Love Dinner-Chabad SE
5:30PM - 8:30PM
SE Portland Chabad House
3355 se steele st
Portland, OR 97202
Shabbat at Chabad is a fun, warm, loving non judgmental traditional Shabbat dinner with singing, Torah discussions, k…
Jan
19 2024
Shabbat of Love at CBI
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders St
Portland, OR 97209
As part of the Jewish Federations of North America's "Shabbat of Love," Congregation Beth Israel will send every…
Jan
19 2024
CNS Sisterhood Shabbat & Shabbat Of Love
6:15PM - 8:15PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Join the Neveh Shalom Sisterhood along with Rabbi David Kosak and Cantor Eyal Bitton for a very special Kabbalat Shab…
Jan
19 2024
CANCELLED--Monthly Sephardic Community Shabbat Dinner
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Melissa Abu
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Please join for a Community Sephardic Monthly Shabbat Dinner - Sephardic Judaism is a treasury with something for…
Jan
20 2024
Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders Street
Portland, OR 97209
Start your Shabbat off with some fun! Tot Shabbat is open to all members of the community and aimed at kids 0-5…
Jan
20 2024
The Q
7:00PM - 10:00PM
MJCC
PORTLAND, OR 97219
Join Oregon NCSY's largest fundraiser and the best multimedia trivia competition.
Jan
21 2024
EJC: Spill Those Guts Already, a Flash Memoir Class with Leanne Grabel
11:00AM - 3:00PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
EJC Presents a Flash Memoir class with Leanne Grabel
Jan
21 2024
EJC Presents Israeli Dancing for Everyone with Allison Victor
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
EJC Presents Israeli Dancing
Jan
21 2024
Israeli folk dance - open session and beginner class
1:30PM - 4:00PM
Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave.
Portland, OR 97219
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at the Southwest Community Center in a beginner's class with instructor Sue Wendel, follow…
Jan
22 2024
A Conversation with the Democrats Vying for the 5th Congressional District
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Virtual
Portl, OR
Candidate forum via Webinar (registration link will be provided)
Jan
22 2024
Sharaka: Building Peace between Arabs and Israelis in Times of War
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 Peaceful Ave.
Portland, OR
Sharaka: A delegation from Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt will discuss peace and normalization between A…
Jan
23 2024
Wondering Jews Podcast Release
6:00AM - 7:00AM
Finally, a smart, funny, fast-moving podcast for Jews who love weed and for the people who love them! Join Portland b…
Jan
23 2024
EJC Presents: Yoga for Renewal
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Yoga at Eastside Jewish Commons
Jan
23 2024
Screening: Razing Liberty Square
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
Eastside Jewish Commons presents the second of its five-part Indie Pop Up Film Series with an advance screening of…
Jan
24 2024
Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Growing up with Social Media
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Zoom
New York, NY, USA
Zoom
New York, NY 10012
Robert Siegel (NPR) interviews: Sherry Turkle and Brian Merchant
Jan
24 2024
Tu B'Shevat Celebration
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219
This event is in partnership with PJ Library and made possible through JCC Association of North America in…
Jan
24 2024
17th Annual Winter Sephardic Film Festival
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Come together every second Tuesday from January to April for our 17th Annual Winter Sephardic Film Festival.…
Jan
25 2024
Tuning in to Nature's Conversation
6:30PM - 8:15PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR
Tuning in to Nature's Conversation A three part exploration of communication and nature…. All are welcome to…
Jan
25 2024
Cafe Shalom Israeli Folk Dancing
8:00PM - 10:00PM
CHCC
8936 SW 17th Ave
Portland, 97219
Enjoy dancing in a welcoming and friendly atmosphere of dancers at all levels. Learn new dances and practice…
Jan
26 2024
Mindful Collage with Char Breshgold
12:30PM - 4:30PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Collage at EJC
Jan
27 2024
EJC Presents "Traces" Holocaust Documentary Screening
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
EJC Presents "Traces" Holocaust Documentary Screening
Jan
27 2024
Community Havdalah Service
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Rose Schnitzer Manor at Cedar Sinai Park
Havdalah Service at Rose Schnitzer Manor, led by Cantor Rayna Green of Congregation Beth Israel. This is open to the …
Jan
28 2024
Israel360: The Shema Series
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
The Shema Series--To Listen--will provide participants a chance to share their personal connections/thoughts/worries …
Jan
28 2024
Join Hadassah for a special afternoon with Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum!
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Portland, OR 97210
Event will be held in a private home in NW Portland. Light refreshments will be served.
Jan
28 2024
Israeli folk dance - open session and beginner class
1:30PM - 4:00PM
Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave.
Portland, OR 97219
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at the Southwest Community Center in a beginner's class with instructor Sue Wendel, follow…
Jan
30 2024
EJC Presents: Yoga for Renewal
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Yoga at Eastside Jewish Commons
Jan
30 2024
EJC Presents Author Reading: Gail Lehrman
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
EJC Presents Author Reading: Gail Lehrman
Jan
31 2024
The Mainstreaming of Antisemitism in America
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
One survey of American adults revealed that over one-third did not know what antisemitism is, and one out of six said…
Jan
31 2024
"One Woman, Two Wars"--A Journey of a Ukrainian, Israeli, Jew
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Ana Sazonov, born in Ukraine without knowing her Jewish identity, unfolds her remarkable personal journey, tracing he…