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Jan

1 2019

to
Mar

31 2019

Winter Monthly Mitzvah Projects
 

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Winter Monthly Mitzvah Projects

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

Feb

24 2019

to
Mar

31 2019

JAM Art Show + Sale
 

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

JAM Art Show + Sale

March is Jewish Arts Month but the show starts in late February! Enjoy a rotating exhibit in the…

Mar

17 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…

Mar

17 2019

Mini Mensches Purim Carnival

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Celebrate Purim wtih Mini Mesnches at CBI! Join us for a reading of the megillah, a costume parade and a carnival for…

Mar

17 2019

Portland Kollel Purim Festival 2019

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

COME ONE COME ALL - Annual Purim Festival 2019

Celebrate Purim in style! Enjoy awesome activities, a fun show and …

Mar

17 2019

A Night on Broadway: Neveh Shalom's Annual Auction 2019

5:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Neveh Shalom's Annual Auction 2019

Mar

18 2019

Moishe House - MoHo goes to Eastburn Comedy Show

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

EastBurn Public House
1800 E Burnside
Portland, OR 97214

Moishe House PDX is heading down the street to EastBurn for their free Monday night stand up comedy show! We’re get…

Mar

18 2019

Partners Portland

7:45PM - 8:40PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Every Monday night, come together and study our heritage and Torah. No matter what background or affiliation,  join …

Mar

19 2019

Mah Jongg for Beginners

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

 

Mah Jongg for Beginners

Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Tuesday Mornings
March 5 …

Mar

19 2019

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

 

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

Take your game to the next level and become an expert!
Tuesday Afternoons
March 5…

Mar

19 2019

MJCC Author Series

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

MJCC Author Series
 
Join us for this thought-provoking program that will bring an exceptional line up of authors …
Mar

19 2019

Story Swap: Stories of Resistance

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

With the help of storyteller Cassandra Sagan, Maggid- Educator, OJMCHE is going to be storytime headquarters. Storie…

Mar

20 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…

Mar

20 2019

Brown Bag with Edward Hershey

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

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

Drawing on his memoir, The Scorekeeper, a finalist for the 2018 Oregon Book Award, retired journalist and author E…

Mar

20 2019

Special Public Tour of Mel Bochner: Enough Said led by Bruce Guenther

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

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

Join us on a public tour with Bruce Guenther, Adjunct Curator for Special Exhibitions, as he takes you around MEL BO…

Mar

20 2019

Purim Carnival and Celebration

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

P'nai OR of Portland: Jewish Renewal
9750 SW Terwilliger Blvd
Portland, OR 97219

P'nai Or has some fun in store for families that you won't want to miss. Wear your costumes! Drown out the name of Ha…

Mar

20 2019

Young Family Purim Fun

5:15PM - 6:00PM  

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

Ages 0-5 and parents are welcome to join the young family Neveh Shalom comminity for some Purim fun with singing,…

Mar

20 2019

A Mega Shushan Purim Party!

6:00PM - 10:00PM  

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

Wednesday, March 20, 6:00 PM (Kids Purim Service) | 6:30 PM Party starts | FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Raffle tickets for sig…

Mar

20 2019

Community Purim “Jungle-Themed” Celebration

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Please join the Neveh Shalom community for our annual dinner and Purim celebration with Megillah reading, music and f…

Mar

20 2019

Purim Celebration: To the Chai Life!

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Come one, come all, for a night of joy, masquerade, and retelling the story of the courageous individuals from long a…

Mar

20 2019

ESTHER! A Megillah Reading and Purim Schpiel

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders St
Portland, OR 97209

Don’t cry for me, Sushan, Persia! Enjoy a the comedic and musical talents of Congregation Beth Israel’s clergy, s…

Mar

21 2019

Purim Services Megillah Reading

7:00AM - 8:00AM  

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

Join the Neveh Shalom community for morning Purim services where we will once again read the whole Megillah.

Mar

21 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…

Mar

21 2019

Special PJ Library story hour celebrating Purim with Eric Kimmel!

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Garden Home Library Annex
7475 SW Oleson Rd #6
Portland, OR 97223

Come celebrate Purim with stories read by PJ Library author Eric Kimmel.

Mar

21 2019

Purim at the Circus

4:30PM - 6:00PM  

Campus of Jewish Life
6612 SW Capital HWY
Portland, OR 97239

Bring the whole family, for a Purim celebration, featuring music, entertainment, cicus themed dinner and the whole Megilla!

Mar

21 2019

Purim in the Shtetl

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

Chabad Center for Jewish Life
2858 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Megillah Reading,
The buffet dinner Tevya only dreamed of,
Lively Klezmer music, pickle making
Masquerade in full Sht…

Mar

21 2019

Young Professionals Purim Party

5:30PM - 8:30PM  

Party like its Purim!  21+

5:30 doors open
6:00 megilah
6:30 party

Ticket includes: Light dinner. Drink ticket. P…

Mar

21 2019

Mighty Mamas: A Group for moms by moms

6:00PM - 7:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Join us for 6 sessions of:

Positive self reflections
Solutions focused discussions
Discovering your needs as a mom
P…

Mar

22 2019

Moishe House - Purim Pub Crawl

8:00PM - 11:00PM  

Join Moishe House for our annual Purim tradition! Put on a costume and meet us at Moishe house as we visit our favori…

Mar

23 2019

Purim Karaoke Party!

6:00PM - 7:30PM  

PURIM PARTY!!!

Don't miss out on our amazing Purim Party: For the first time ever in the history of the world, the M…