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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

19 2019

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Apr

28 2019

 

Art Gallery Exhibit: The Passover Series

Shlomo Katz, Polish/Israeli, 1937 - 1992 
Born in Lodz, Poland, Shlomo Kat…

Apr

28 2019

J-SERVE Project: Houseless Community in PDX

At Agape Village -Time to be determined.

J-Serve is a teen initiative s…

Apr

28 2019

Moishe House - Trail Work Party

8:00AM - 4:00PM  

Moishe House is partnering with Trailkeepers of Oregon to offer community members the chance help construct a public …

Apr

28 2019

Good Deeds Month - Beautify Grounds of Oregon Holocaust Memorial

9:00AM - 2:00PM  

The Oregon Holocaust Memorial
97205 SW Washington Way
Portland, OR 97205

At Washington Park

Space is limited to 20 people per shift. Pre-registration required by April 26.
Shifts are 9:00 …

Apr

28 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…

Apr

28 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:

Apr

28 2019

Through intimate interviews and live performances, They Played for Their Lives artfully portrays how music saved th…

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…

Apr

29 2019

Join in a Musical Commemoration
Monday, April 29, 7:00pm, Stampfer Chapel at Neveh Shalom
This year at the May 1 cere…

Apr

30 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:…

Apr

30 2019

‘Spiritual Pioneering’: the Stieglitz circle and American art

Carolyn Burke will discuss her book, Foursome: Al…

Apr

30 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: $…

Apr

30 2019

Come blues dancing with Moishe House! Community member Lyra Goldman will give us an introduction at the house, and th…

May

1 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

1 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

1 2019

Yom haShoah Commemorative Service

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

The Portland Jewish Community presents our annual Yom haShoah Commemorative Service.

Yom haShoah commemorates those …

May

2 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

2 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

3 2019

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May

5 2019

Spring Family Camp at BB Camp

5:00PM - 1:00PM  

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

Spring Family Camp

Bring the magic of camp to the whole family! Join BB Camp for the annual Spring Family Camp! Expe…

May

3 2019

Thirty years ago, during Neveh Shalom's 120th year, a group of congregants spent a year developing a prayer book that…
May

3 2019

JND May Shabbat

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Jews Next Dor (JND) is Congregation Beth Israel’s group for 20/30-somethings! Operating under Portland’s largest …

May

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 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…