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Dec

5 2025

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Dec

7 2025

Ruach Weekend Retreat

3:00PM - 10:00AM  

Camp Solomon Schechter
1627A 73rd Ave SE
Olympia, WA 98501

Ruach is an immersive, two-day adult retreat hosted by Camp Solomon Schechter in collaboration with the Jewish…

Dec

7 2025

Hanukkah Shop

10:00AM - 12:15PM  

Congregation Kol Ami
7800 NE 119th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662

Shop items for Hanukkah from 10 am -12:15pm the first two Sundays in December.

Dec

7 2025

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.…

Dec

7 2025

Kids Chanukah Workshop at the Tigard Home Depot

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Tigard Home Depot
14800 SW Sequoia Pkwy
Tigard, OR 97224

Give your children the experience of a hands-on pre-Chanukah event at the Tigard Home Depot! They’ll have the oppor…

Dec

7 2025

PDX Chamber: Bright Voices of the Darkest Hour: Music and the Holocaust

3:00PM - 4:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

"Bright Voices of the Darkest Hour: Music and the Holocaust" features lesser-known history of music and musicians of…

Dec

7 2025

PJA Annual Auction

4:30PM - 10:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

 

Mark your calendars! PJA's annual 64th Anniversary Auction: PJA is Out of This World! is launching on Sunday, Decembe…

Dec

8 2025

Candles & Cocktails

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Chabad of Hillsboro Oregon inc
965 SE BROOKWOOD AVE.
Hillsboro, OR 97123

LADIES NIGHT OUT
PRE CHANUKAH EVENT
Decorate your own candle masterpiece with pressed flowers
Sip on elegant cocktail…

Dec

9 2025

BB CAMP SWAG POP-UP

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

BB360 Office Lobby
6443 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.
Portland, OR 97221

CHANUKAH BB CAMP SWAG POP-UP

DECEMBER 9, 5-7PM

Raleigh West Executive Office Building Lobby (6443 SW Beaverton-Hill…

Dec

9 2025

QJ Roots: A Queer Jewish Youth Support Group

6:00PM - 7:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland,

QJ Roots: A Queer Jewish Youth Support Group

For ages 15–21 | Facilitated by Adrien Wolmark, PhD, LCSW

 

Being…

Dec

9 2025

Kleinstein Scholar Series: Dr. Thomas Weber Lecture

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beit Haverim
1111 Country Club Road
Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Dr. Thomas Weber, acclaimed scholar of Nazi history, will present a lecture at Beit Haverim on Tuesday, December 9th…

Dec

9 2025

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Beginning Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Class
Beginning Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Ease into Hebrew beginning with Alef-Be…

Dec

9 2025

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Modern Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Classes
Modern Hebrew
NEW–four levels of Modern Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Join …

Dec

10 2025

Chanukah Mommy & Me with a Jewish Twist

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Chabad Torah Center
4635 NE 9th Ave
Portland, OR 97211

Celebrate Chanukah at Mommy & Me!
Join us for a festive morning filled with Chanukah-themed activities, joyful music …

Dec

10 2025

Six Ways Teens Respond to Israel Since October 7

5:00PM - 6:15PM  

Virtual

How are Jewish teens really feeling about Israel since October 7? Research from Brandeis University has identified si…

Dec

10 2025

Portland Death Schmooze

6:30PM - 8:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Participants do not need to attend all three sessions - please sign up for any/all dates that you'd like to attend. …

Dec

10 2025

"A Letter to Uncle Bruce" a grief-processing writing workshop

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

A Letter to Uncle Bruce: An in-person grief-processing workshop through letter-writing at Congregation Neveh Shalom, …
Dec

10 2025

Hanukkah Webinar: History, Practice, Themes

8:00PM - 9:00PM  

Hanukkah Webinar: History, Practice, Themes

Wednesday, December 10
8 - 9 PM
Zoom link to follow upon reg…

Dec

11 2025

Weekly Parsha Class

8:00PM - 8:10PM  

Portland Kollel
6682 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Join Rabbi Gleizer every Thursday evening at 8pm for
10 minute Torah From The Mir :
Torah thoughts on this weeks Pars…

Dec

12 2025

Mindful Collage with Char Breshgold

1:00PM - 4:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

Collage at EJC!

Dec

13 2025

Women's Torah Study

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week for a women's only Torah study focusing on the…

Dec

13 2025

Sephardic Foundations

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week to learn about the foundations of Sephardic…

Dec

13 2025

EJC Hanukkah Night Market

5:00PM - 8:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

EJC presents its annual Hanukkah Night Market!

Dec

13 2025

Hanukkah Rave 2025

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

Barrel Room PDX

Celebrate the start of Hanukkah with a high-energy dance party featuring DJs Bambi and Shus, plus a special pop-up me…