Purim
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Mar 3, 2026
Mar
1 2026
Book Sale Fundraiser for Congregation Beth Israel of Jackson, Mississippi
9:30AM - 2:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Help raise money to rebuild Congregation Beth Israel of Jackson, Mississippi, recently destroyed by arson.
All books…
Mar
1 2026
Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater
Sundays, beginning February 1 | 9:30-10:30am (No Classes Fe…
Mar
1 2026
Wee Kol Ami
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Congregation Kol Ami
7800 NE 119th St
Vancouver, WA 98662
Wee Kol Ami is a playgroup for young children and their families that meets once a month, typically on the first Sund…
Mar
1 2026
Family Hamantash Bake
11:00AM - 12:00PM
The Gan Preschool 6612 SW Capitol HWY. Portland
6612 SW Capitol Hwy,
Portland, OR 97239
Join us for a Family Hamantash Bake at The Gan – Portland Jewish Preschool!
This fun, hands-on Purim event is open …
Mar
1 2026
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.…
Mar
1 2026
Portland Jewish Writers Circle
2:00PM - 3:30PM
An organized grass-roots endeavor to bring together Jewish writers and support Jewish writing through in-person…
Mar
1 2026
Bright Voices of the Darkest Hour: Music and the Holocaust
3:00PM - 4:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
"Bright Voices of the Darkest Hour: Music and the Holocaust" features lesser-known history of music and musicians of …
Mar
1 2026
Israeli Folk Dancing at the SWCC
3:30PM - 4:50PM
Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave.
Portland, OR 97219
Enjoy your favorite and fun Israeli folk dances in this open session, with some teaching, and requests are encouraged…
Mar
1 2026
Women's Leil Purim Henna Party
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Ahavath Achim: Sephardic
6686 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR
Join us for a pre-Purim gathering of sisterhood, sweets, and celebration - for Portland Jewish women, mothers,…
Mar
2 2026
CNS Purim Carnival, Dinner, Megillah Reading 2026
4:00PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Shushan High School Prom: A Purim Celebration
Monday, March 2
4:00pm Carnival ($) | 6:00pm Dinner ($) | 6:45pm Megill…
Mar
2 2026
Havurah Shalom Purim Celebration
5:30PM - 8:00PM
Havurah Shalom
825 NW 18th Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
Join us for our Purim Celebration—Megillah reading, Purimspiel, music, pizza, hamantaschen, and more!
This famil…
Mar
2 2026
COLOR EXPLOSION PURIM
5:45PM - 8:00PM
Hidden Creek Community Center
5100 NE Hidden Creek Dr,
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Family Celebration
Clown & Game
Buffet & L’chaim
Costumes & Megillah
MUST RSVP
Tickets are Limited
Mar
2 2026
CST Western Hoedown Purim Party
6:00PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Shaarie Torah
920 NW 25th Ave
Portland, OR
Celebrate Purim the Western Way at Congregation Shaarie Torah!
Wear your finest Western gear, from Home on the Range…
Mar
2 2026
Disney's Enchanted Purim Story Book Schpiel - LIVE
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders St.
Portland, OR 97209
Once upon a Purim (way back in 2021), the clergy, cast, and crew of CBI put together a magical schpiel for their…
Mar
2 2026
Purim in Persia
6:15PM - 10:00PM
Congregation Ahavath Achim: Sephardic
6686 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR
The Ahavath Achim community welcomes you for an exciting and enriching Purim experience! Our theme this year is…
Mar
2 2026
CKA Purim Shpiel
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Kol Ami
7800 NE 119th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662
Join us for our annual Purim Shpiel. Come in costume and enjoy as we act out the book of Esther and read from the Meg…
Mar
2 2026
Poppins Meets Purim: A Practically Perfect P'nai Or Purim Party!
6:30PM - 8:30PM
St. Luke Lutheran Church
4595 SW California St,
Portland, OR 97219
Poppins Meets Purim is flying into P’nai Or!
This year, Purim gets a practically perfect twist! Join P’nai Or fo…
Mar
2 2026
Sellwood Community House Purim Party!
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Sellwood Community House
1436 SE Spokane St.
Portland, OR 97202
We hope that you can join us for our first-ever Purim Party, presented in partnership with Nehamah! Purim is a Jewish…
Mar
2 2026
Young Professionals Purim Party
6:30PM - 9:00PM
This Purim will be like no other.
Join other young Jewish professionals for an unforgettable evening celebrating Puri…
Mar
3 2026
Celebrate Purim with Jewlandia!
5:00PM - 9:00PM
The Fried Farm
4711 SE 88th Avenue
Portland, OR 97266
Party like it's 400 BCE!!
Mar
3 2026
Community Portland Purim Seudah
5:00PM - 7:15PM
Please join the Portland Kollel for an awesome Purim seudah with delicious food and wonderful community dancing!
Brin…
Mar
3 2026
Jewish Deli Purim Celebration with the Whole Megillah
5:00PM - 7:00PM
Everything Jewish at the Jewish Oasis
1218 NW Glisan Street
Portland, OR
Pastarmi, knishes, pickels and the whole megillah
Eat and drink (open bar) all you can, it’s a holiday!
$36 by F…
Mar
3 2026
Purim at the Circus
5:00PM - 7:00PM
Chabad of Northeast Portland
4635 NE 9th Ave
Portland, OR 97211
Step right up for an unforgettable Purim at the Circus celebration presented by Chabad of Northeast Portland! Familie…
Mar
3 2026
Lake Oswego Purim Celebration
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Lake Theater & Cafe
106 N State St
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
PURIM CELEBRATION WITH WORLD-FAMOUS COMEDIAN AVI LIBERMAN!
RSVP today for an off-the-charts Purim celebration on Tue…
Mar
3 2026
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…
Mar
3 2026
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 …
Mar
3 2026
Purim Klemzer celebration
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Leikam Brewing
5812 E BURNSIDE ST
PORTLAND, OR 97215-1264
Join us for a special Purim Seduah evening of Klezmer music with Havrayya.
Havrayya is a rotating collective of Klezm…
Mar
4 2026
Women's Philanthropy Professional Networking Meetup
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Join Us for an Evening of Fun, Community, and Connection!
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM…
Mar
4 2026
Jewish Mysticism on One Foot
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Jewish Mysticism On One Foot
Encounter some of the well-know themese and texts on a whirlwind tour of Jewish mystici…
Mar
4 2026
Why the Golem? with Leora Troper
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Adult Ed: Why the Golem? with Leora Troper
Wednesdays, beginning February 4 | 7:00-8:30pm (No classes Mar 25, Apr 1, …
Mar
5 2026
Celebrating Chai: 18 Years of PDX Hillel
6:30PM - 8:30PM
PDX Hillel is celebrating 18 years of supporting Jewish students at Portland area colleges! Join us for an evening of…
Mar
5 2026
Israel’s Next-Gen Innovators: Meet Technion’s Rising Student Leaders
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Stampfer Chapel, Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
The brilliant minds shaping Israel’s future—and helping transform our world—are in Technion classrooms today. M…
Mar
5 2026
Rabbi Caryn Aviv-Unlearning Jewish Anxiety: How to Live with More Joy
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Using neuroscience and Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Dr. Caryn Aviv offers practical tools for how to spot when we’re…
Mar
5 2026
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…
Mar
6 2026
Sephardic Monthly Community Shabbat Dinner
5:30PM - 10:00PM
Congregation Ahavath Achim: Sephardic
6686 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR
Held on the first Friday of every month September-May, our First Friday Shabbat is the perfect opportunity to…
Mar
7 2026
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…
Mar
7 2026
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…