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Sep

28 2014

Kesser Israel Fast of Gedaliah

5:55AM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Kesser Israel: Orthodox
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Kesser Israel High Holiday Service Schedule

Sep

28 2014

Morning Minyan at Shaarie Torah

8:30AM - 9:30AM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Join us for a morning Minyan to form a community with a bond and help those who are saying kaddish.

Sep

28 2014

Sunday Parkways SW

11:00AM - 4:00PM  

Gabriel Park
SW Vermont Ave
Portland, OR

End the Sunday Parkways season by taking advantage of the route, stopping by Gabriel Park, Multnomah Village and…

Sep

28 2014

"The Lady in Number Six" film screening at Zidell Hall

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Zidell Hall, Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR 97221

Concert pianist Alice Herz Sommer was a 109-year old Holocaust survivor, the oldest in the world, when a documentary…

Sep

28 2014

Oseran Family Lecture with Professor Robert B. Reich

4:30PM - 7:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Professor Robert B. Reich presents “Should we worry about widening inequality?” for the 2014 Oseran Family Lecture.

Sep

28 2014

Rosh Chodesh with Shaarie Torah

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Women are invited to nourish their souls with knowledge and spirit from one another.

Sep

29 2014

Morning Minyan at Shaarie Torah

7:25AM - 8:25AM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Join us for a morning Minyan to form a community with a bond and help those who are saying kaddish.

Sep

29 2014

Lecture - Preaching Politics in the Progressive Era: Rabbi Stephen S. Wise

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
725 NW Davis
Portland, OR

This talk will examine Wise’s impact on the region and the way his Portland years shaped his rise as a significant…

Sep

29 2014

Yom Kippur a Healthy Way to Diet

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join Rabbi Tzvi Fischer for a fascinating discussion on Yom Kippur - A Healthy Way to Diet, in preparation for the…

Sep

30 2014

American Mah Jongg For Beginners

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn to play the ancient Chinese game of Mah Jongg, American Style. Mah Jongg card will be provided.

Oct

1 2014

100 Year Sephardic Celebration

10:00AM - 3:00PM  

Various Locations
Various Times

The Sephardic Community is celebrating 100 years of Sephardic Life in Portland.

Oct

1 2014

Writing Your Memoires

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join Dorothy Dworkin, writing coach and columnist, in writing your memoirs.

Oct

1 2014

Mamash Learning at Shaarie Torah

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Join us for our weekly Mamash Learning class as we discuss and learn about subjects regarding Judaism.

Oct

1 2014

Wednesday Night School

6:00PM - 8:15PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Join us for Wednesday Night School! This is for middle and high school students but adults are more than welcome to attend.

Oct

2 2014

Morning Minyan at Shaarie Torah

7:25AM - 8:25AM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Join us for a morning Minyan to form a community with a bond and help those who are saying kaddish.

Oct

2 2014

Rosh HaShanah Seder, Sing-A-Long, and Folk Dancing

7:15PM - 9:45PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Come and enjoy Seder foods, and songs and dances of hope and peace for the new year.

Oct

3 2014

Foundation Fridays: A Shabbat Celebration

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

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

Join us for Foundation Fridays - a free young families Shabbat experience.

Oct

3 2014

Chabad Central Oregon Kol Nidrei

6:15PM - 7:30PM  

Chabad of Central Oregon
61023 Snowberry Place
Bend, OR 97702

Chabad Central Oregon Kol Nidrei Service

Oct

3 2014

Erev Yom Kippur at P'nai Or

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

Unity Church
4525 SE Stark St
Portland, OR 97215

Music, movement, and joyful prayer with P’nai Or, Portland’s welcoming Jewish Renewal congregation.

Oct

3 2014

Erev Yom Kippur service at Shaarie Torah

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Please join us at Congregation Shaarie Torah for Kol Nidre services.

Oct

3 2014

Erev Yom Kippur with The Jewish Encounter

6:30PM - 9:30PM  

St. Vincent's Hospital Auditorium
9205 SW Barnes Road
Portland, OR 97225

Free at St. Vincent's Hospital Auditorium.

Oct

3 2014

Kol Nidre / Erev Yom Kippur in Ashland

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Temple Emek Shalom: Non-Denominational
1800 E Main St. (Mail: PO Box 1107)
(between Walker Avenue and Tolman Creek Road)
Ashland, OR

Please join us to celebrate Erev Yom Kippur in Ashland.

Oct

3 2014

Kol Nidrei at Chabad in Vancouver

6:30PM - 7:30PM  

Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County
9604 NE 126th Ave Ste 2320
Vancouver, WA

Join Chabad Jewish Center for Yom Kippur - Kol Nidrei Service.

Oct

3 2014

Beit Haverim Kol Nidre

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beit Haverim: Reform
1111 Country Club Rd
mailto: PO Box 311
Lake Oswego, OR

The friends and family of Beit Haverim invite you to join us in celebrating these special days together. Beit…

Oct

3 2014

Havurah Shalom Kol Nidre Service

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Tiffany Center
1410 SW Morrison Street
Portland, OR 97205

Havurah Shalom invites you to our Kol Nidre Service at the Tiffany Center. This event is free and open to the public.

Oct

3 2014

Kol Nidre at Congregation Kol Ami

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

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

We gather on the High Holy Days to seek God’s presence, to share our lives as Jews and to be part of the community…

Oct

3 2014

Temple Beth Tikvah Kol Nidre

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

First United Methodist Church
680 NW Bond Street
Bend, OR

Join Temple Beth Tikvah, a member of the Union for Reform Judaism, for Rosh Hashanah Services with Rabbi Johanna…

Oct

4 2014

Havurah Shalom Yom Kippur Family Simcha Service

8:45AM - 9:15AM  

Tiffany Center
1410 SW Morrison Street
Portland, Oregon 97205

We will have lots of music and dancing, including simple songs the little ones can learn. Holiday themes are…

Oct

4 2014

Beit Haverim Yom Kippur Services

9:00AM - 9:00PM  

Beit Haverim: Reform
1111 Country Club Rd
mailto: PO Box 311
Lake Oswego, OR

Beit Haverim offers a full schedule of services and activities for Rosh Hoshanah and Yom Kippur. Guests are highly…

Oct

4 2014

Shir Tikvah Yom Kippur Morning Service

9:00AM - 12:30PM  

Congregation Shir Tikvah: Independent/Progressive
Services at The Bridgeport Building
7550 NE Irving Street
Portland, OR

Please join us for Shakharit(morning) prayers for Yom Kippur.

Oct

4 2014

Yom Kippur service at Shaarie Torah

9:00AM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Join us at Shaarie Torah for Yom Kippur services.

Oct

4 2014

Chabad Central Oregon Yom Kippur Services

9:30AM - 8:00PM  

Chabad of Central Oregon
61023 Snowberry Place
Bend, OR 97702

Chabad Central Oregon Yom Kippur Services

Oct

4 2014

Havurah Shalom Yom Kippur Morning Service

9:30AM - 1:30PM  

Tiffany Center
1410 SW Morrison Street
Portland, OR 97205

Havurah Shalom invites you to our Yom Kippur Service at the Tiffany Center. This service is free and open to the…

Oct

4 2014

Yom Kippur at P'nai Or

9:30AM - 7:00PM  

Unity Church
4525 SE Stark St
Portland, OR 97215

Music, movement, and joyful prayer with P’nai Or, Portland’s welcoming Jewish Renewal congregation. Special…

Oct

4 2014

Havurah Shalom Yom Kippur Family Ruach Service

9:45AM - 10:30AM  

Tiffany Center
1410 SW Morrison Street
Portland, OR 97209

This Yom Kippur Family Service is for families with kids ages 6-10. It is free and open to the community, but…

Oct

4 2014

Temple Beth Tikvah Yom Kippur

10:00AM - 8:30PM  

First United Methodist Church
680 NW Bond Street
Bend, OR

Join Temple Beth Tikvah, a member of the Union for Reform Judaism, for Yom Kippur Services with Rabbi Johanna…

Oct

4 2014

Yom Kippur at Congregation Kol Ami

10:00AM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Kol Ami: Reform
7800 NE 119th Street
Vancouver, WA

We gather on the High Holy Days to seek God’s presence, to share our lives as Jews and to be part of the community…

Oct

4 2014

Yom Kippur at Temple Emek Shalom

10:00AM - 7:30PM  

Temple Emek Shalom: Non-Denominational
1800 E Main St. (Mail: PO Box 1107)
(between Walker Avenue and Tolman Creek Road)
Ashland, OR

Please join us for Yom Kippur services at Temple Emek Shalom in Ashland.

Oct

4 2014

Yom Kippur with The Jewish Encounter

10:00AM - 7:30PM  

St. Vincent's Hospital Auditorium
9205 SW Barnes Road
Portland, OR 97225

Free Yom Kippur Services at St. Vincent's Hospital Auditorium From 10:00am to 2:00pm with the Conclusion of Yom…

Oct

4 2014

Shir Tikvah Yom Kippur Family Service

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Congregation Shir Tikvah: Independent/Progressive
Services at The Bridgeport Building
7550 NE Irving Street
Portland, OR

Make plans to bring the whole family to Yom Kippur at Shir Tikvah. After the service, we will harvest the garden for…

Oct

4 2014

Shir Tikvah Musaf (Afternoon) Prayers for Yom Kippur

3:00PM - 6:00PM  

Congregation Shir Tikvah: Independent/Progressive
Services at The Bridgeport Building
7550 NE Irving Street
Portland, OR

Join us from 3-6 for the afternoon tefilah for Yom Kippur.

Oct

4 2014

Yom Kippur at Kol Shalom

4:00PM - 7:30PM  

West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
8470 SW Oleson Road
Portland, OR

A Humanistic Yom Kippur at Kol Shalom

Oct

4 2014

Havurah Shalom Yom Kippur Afternoon Service

4:15PM - 6:00PM  

Tiffany Center
1410 SW Morrison Street
Portland, OR 97205

Havurah Shalom invites you to our Yom Kippur Afternoon Service at the Tiffany Center. This service is free and open…

Oct

4 2014

Shir Tikvah Yom Kippur Ne'ilah (Closing) Prayers

6:00PM - 7:00PM  

Congregation Shir Tikvah: Independent/Progressive
Services at The Bridgeport Building
7550 NE Irving Street
Portland, OR

Join us as we bring Yom Kippur tefilah to a close. Daytime High Holy Days services at Shir Tikvah are open to the…