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Feb 17, 2020
Presidents' Day
Jan

1 2020

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Mar

31 2020

Each month the MJCC and PJA communities will collect items for the monthly mitzvah. Drop off items in the blue bin i…

Feb

2 2020

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Feb

28 2020

Jewish Arts Month

9:00AM - 4:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219, USA
Portland, OR 97219

Join us for the ninth annual exhibition of paintings, fiber, beadwork, metals, glass, ceramics, and more to celebrate…

Feb

9 2020

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Mar

6 2020

JAM Art Show + Sale
 

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

JAM Art Show + Sale

Enjoy a rotating exhibit in the MJCC lobby all month. Members of ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists …

Feb

16 2020

Cleo Davis on PDX’s African-American Experience

9:40AM - 11:40AM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Cleo Davis on PDX’s African-American Experience - Sun, Feb 16, 9:40am

Join Neveh Shalom for this special and impor…

Feb

16 2020

Climate Change: Deeper Roots and Solutions

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Kol Shalom Community Room
1509 SW Sunset Blvd # 1E
Portland, OR 97239

Harriet Cooke, a semi-retired physician with a Master’s degree in Public Health, has been studying and teaching abo…

Feb

17 2020

Find Your Future Workshops

4:00PM - 5:15PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 5 - 8
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficiency…

Feb

17 2020

Soup to the Streets

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Soup to the Streets, Monday,  Feb 17, 6:00pm

Congregants come together at Rabbi Kosak’s home to prepare a hot mea…

Feb

18 2020

Improv Comedy Club for 3rd-5th Graders

3:45PM - 4:45PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Learn the basics of improv theater! Students will learn short-form games that teach the skills of listening and respo…

Feb

18 2020

Chabad - Jewish Happy Hour

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Location visible to members - https://www.meetup.com/Jewish-Happy-Hour/

 

Love happy hour? Love Jews? You are in luck they are finally coming together on the third Tuesday of the month! Meet …

Feb

18 2020

Krav Maga

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Krav Maga is a practical form of self-defense. It was pioneered by the Israel Defense Forces from a combination of bo…

Feb

19 2020

Music and Movement with a Jewish Twist

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Maayan Torah Day School
2 Touchstone
Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Music and Movement for ages 0-4 At Maayan Torah Day School Free of charge Wednesdays 10-11am October…

Feb

19 2020

Find Your Future Workshops

4:00PM - 5:15PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 9 - 12
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficienc…

Feb

19 2020

Maayan Torah Day School Dinner

6:30PM - 9:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Maayan Torah Day School celebrates 9 years of great Jewish education. Join us to learn about "The Maayan Difference"!

Feb

19 2020

A New Look at Israeli History

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Stampfter Chapel, Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, 97239

Benny Morris is a living legend, and part of the essential generation of Israel's "New Historians." Using previously …

Feb

19 2020

Israeli Dancing

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
 

Feb

20 2020

Find Your Future Workshop - For Adults!

11:00AM - 12:15PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Organize Yourself for Success with Tina-Marie Baskin, J.D.
One-on-one coaching and materials will be provided.

Decre…

Feb

20 2020

Intro to Judaism

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

 

Winter/Spring 2020 Session begins January 30. This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis,…

Feb

20 2020

MoHo goes to Indecent the play

7:00PM - 9:30PM  

Lincoln Perfomance Hall on the Portland State University Campus
1620 SW Park Ave
Portland, OR 97201

Get your tix! Join us on Feb 20th to see the play Indecent, a spirited and revolutionary love story that celebrates Y…

Feb

21 2020

Kol Shabbat - Voice of Shabbat

7:15PM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Kol Shabbat - Voice of Shabbat

Friday,  Feb 21, 7:15pm

A lay-led, voices-only Erev Shabbat Service. All ages and s…

Feb

22 2020

CST Tot Shabbat with Rabbi Rose

11:30AM - 12:15PM  

Congregation Shaarie Torah
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR 97210

Join Rabbi Rose for a sweet Shabbat morning service designed for very young children (ages 0-5) and their families. S…

Feb

22 2020

Women’s Torah Study

12:30PM - 2:30PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Women’s Torah Study
An uplifting hour of study on Shabbat with Neveh Shalom’s Education Director Mel Berwin! Delv…