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Apr

1 2019

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Jun

30 2019

Spring Monthly Mitzvah Projects

Each month the MJCC and PJA communities will collect items for the monthly mitzvah.Â…

Apr

29 2019

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May

31 2019

Israel from the Eyes of the Community - A PDX Community Art Display:
Members from the Greater Portland area submitted…

May

10 2019

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May

12 2019

Portland Kollel/NCSY Shabbaton

4:00PM - 12:00PM  

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
8235 NE Airport Way
Portland, OR 97220

Portland Kollel/NCSY Shabbaton

What is a Shabbaton?
The term Shabbaton is often employed to mean an event and/or cel…

May

12 2019

PJ Library Story Hour

9:15AM - 10:00AM  

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

PJ Library Story Hour

Share in a weekly story hour for young families with music, art, and PJ Library books at Neveh…

May

12 2019

Moishe House - Confident Singing 101

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address

This song circle is geared toward unconfident singers and their confident allies! Singing can connect people in a uni…

May

12 2019

A Jewish Studies Sampler

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

A Jewish Studies Sampler with Rabbi Jonathan Seidel PhD

Four Surveys of Intriguing and Slightly Mysterious Topics:

May

14 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
April 16 - May 14
10:30 am - 12:…

May

14 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
April 16 - May 14
1:30 - 3:30 pm, CG302
Cost: $100. Members: $…

May

14 2019

Israel 101: Israel Over Time

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn from Eitan Teiger, Shaliach (emissary) from StandWithUs Northwest the basics of the history of Israel.

Free & …

May

15 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…

May

15 2019

9th Annual Spaghetti Dinner at BB Camp

5:00PM - 8:00PM  

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

9th Annual Spaghetti Dinner
 
Come and support BB Day Camp Lincoln City - Food, Fun, and Fundraising for a grea…
May

15 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…

May

16 2019

Memoir Writing Workshop

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Mark Twain said it best when he said, "no one has an uninteresting life!" This workshop is an opportunity to explore …

May

16 2019

PJ Story Hour Yad b'Yad

11:00AM - 11:45AM  

Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR 97221

Share in a weekly intergenerational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of…

May

16 2019

MJCC PDX Business Evening Event

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Mother's Velvet Lounge
212 SW Stark
Portland, OR 97204

Save the date for this wonderful panel.

For more information contact Saul Korin at 503.452.3427.

May

17 2019

Dorot: A Short & Sweet Shabbat

6:00PM - 7:30PM  

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

Join us for this casual, family-friendly, and music-filled service. Beginning with candle lighting, Kiddush and chall…

May

17 2019

Mishpacha Shabbat

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Join Congregation Neveh Shalom's young adult group for services and socializing! 

We'll join the community service…

May

18 2019

Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat

Celebrate Shabbat with the youngest with music, dancing and fun with our clergy! Always fo…

May

18 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…

May

18 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…

May

18 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…

May

18 2019

Tot Shabbat

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

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

Tot Shabbat

Young children (0-5) and their parents celebrate Shabbat with singing, movement, blessings, and storytel…

May

18 2019

The Evolve Experience

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

IFCC
5340 N Interstate Ave
Portland, OR 97217

The August Wilson Red Door Project presents: The Evolve Experience - Directed by Kevin Jones

May 18th + 19th, and 23…

May

18 2019

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May

19 2019

MoHo goes to Rocky Horror Picture Show

10:00PM - 1:00AM  

Clinton Street Theater
2522 SW Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202

The Clinton Street Theater has been showing Rocky Horror Picture Show every Saturday night for nearly 40 years! Let