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Jan

1 2020

to
Mar

31 2020

Winter Monthly Mitzvah Projects
 

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

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

Mar

1 2020

to
Apr

17 2020

Call for Photos!
 

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Call for Photos - Submit Your Best Israel Pics!

Send in your best photo you took while visiting Israel by April 17…

Mar

15 2020

Lend a Hand - Outside In Cooking at CNS

12:00PM - 4:00PM  

Congregation Neven Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Lend a Hand - Outside In Cooking

Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 12:00pm

Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 12:00pm

Meet in the C…

Mar

15 2020

Letters from Dachau

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

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

Clarice Wilsey, from the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Speakers Bureau, will tell the st…

Mar

15 2020

CANCELLED - Book Talk: Famous Father Girl: A Memoir

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Congregation Neven Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Join fellow community members while discussing this memoir by the oldest daughter of revered composer Leonard Bernstein

Mar

16 2020

Gates of Light with Rabbi Joshua Rose

2:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Gates of Light: A New-Old Approach to Torah and Kabbalah
Jewish mysticism helps us understand the Torah, the world, a…

Mar

16 2020

CANCELLED - Soup to the Streets with Rav D

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Please note that this event is cancelled. Thank you to everyone who participated. See you next winter when we start i…

Mar

16 2020

Israeli Folk Dancing at Leedy Grange--CANCELLED

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Portland, OR 97229

 

One of a number of Israeli dance venues in the Portland area. See PIFD News for all the locations.…

Mar

16 2020

Live Online- Words of Inspiration

8:15PM - 8:30PM  

With the current situation looking like it will be ongoing for the near future, there have been requests for Chizuk…

Mar

17 2020

PDX Business Breakfast Series - POSTPONED

7:30AM - 9:30AM  

PSU Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 327
1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201

For our second breakfast of 2019-2020, the Mittleman Jewish Community Center will be hosting a community…

Mar

17 2020

Mah Jongg for Beginners

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Tuesday Mornings
February 25 - March 31
10:30 am - 12:30 pm, CG203
Cost: $110. Member Cost: $90.
Register: oregonjcc…

Mar

17 2020

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Intermediate Players
Take your game to the next level.
Tuesday Afternoons
February 25 - March 31
1:30 - 3:30 pm, CG20…

Mar

17 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 …

Mar

17 2020

SE Portland Chabad Guys Night out

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

The SE Portland Chabad House
3355 SE Steele Street
Portland, OR 97202

 

Get together with Jewish Guys in the SE community for some inspirational learning and a good Shmooze!
In memory of Ra…

Mar

17 2020

SE Portland Chabad Guys Night out

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

The SE Portland Chabad House
3355 SE Steele Street
Portland, OR 97202

 

Get together with Jewish Guys in the SE community for some inspirational learning and a good Shmooze!
In memory of Ra…

Mar

17 2020

Join Us for Words of Inspiration - With Rabbi Gadi Levy - Live Online

7:30PM - 7:45PM  

Live Online - Words of Inspiration With Rabbi Gadi Levy

LINK

https://zoom.us/j/381655025
NO PASSWORD NEEDED
Meeting…

Mar

17 2020

Words of Inspiration With Rabbi Gadi Levy- Live Online

7:30PM - 7:45PM  

Live Online - Words of Inspiration With Rabbi Gadi Levy

LINK

https://zoom.us/j/381655025
NO PASSWORD NEEDED
Meeting…

Mar

18 2020

to
Mar

29 2020

PDX>Israel 2020--POSTPONED

12:00AM  

PDXIsrael 2020

For information and registration, www.pdxisrael.org

Call 503-245-6219 or email pdxisrael2020@jewishp…

Mar

18 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…

Mar

18 2020

BB Camp Online Events - Virtual Camp

11:00AM - 3:00PM  

WELCOME TO VIRTUAL SPRING CAMP

Enjoy activities from home with your favorite camp on earth!

Some activities require…

Mar

18 2020

CANCELLED - Antisemitism on College Campuses Workshop

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Neven Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Please note that this event has been cancelled due to the presenter's inability to get here. We are hoping to offer i…

Mar

18 2020

Rosenwald - Film Screening - CANCELLED

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209

Rosenwald, by Aviva Kempner, is a documentary about how Chicago philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, the son of an immigr…

Mar

19 2020

Wise Aging

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience and Spirit.
 
This five week program will explore how to live our lives wi…
Mar

19 2020

BB Camp Online Events - Virtual Camp

11:00AM - 3:00PM  

WELCOME TO VIRTUAL SPRING CAMP

Enjoy activities from home with your favorite camp on earth!

Some activities require…

Mar

19 2020

Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eve

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Eve

Thursday from 12:30-1:30pm

 

Grab your lunch and do a bit of interactive learning …

Mar

19 2020

Virtual Challah Baking

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Virtual Challah Baking with Meira Spivak

Bring your ingredients from your famiy recipe or follow our favorite:  

…
Mar

19 2020

JND March Happy Hour

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Breakside Brewery
1570 NW 22nd Ave
Portland, OR 97210

The brewery is known for its broad portfolio of award-winning, innovative beers.

 

Jews Next Dor (JND) is Congre…

Mar

19 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,…

Mar

19 2020

Live Online with Rabbi Ken Brodkin

8:00PM - 9:00PM  

Live Online with Rabbi Ken Brodkin

Thursday, March 19 @ 8:00 pm

Today, our world is facing a unique and unprec…

Mar

20 2020

Virtual Good Morning Moment - Shabbat

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom - Good Morning Moment, Every morning Monday through Friday on the Foundation School Faceb…

Mar

20 2020

BB Camp Online Events - Virtual Camp

11:00AM - 3:00PM  

WELCOME TO VIRTUAL SPRING CAMP

Enjoy activities from home with your favorite camp on earth!

Some activities require…

Mar

20 2020

Virtual Prepare Your Own Tot Shabbat Materials

3:00PM - 4:00PM  

Join Morah Levia for a zoom tutorial on setting up for Tot Shabbat and more in your own home. 

Join Zoom Meeting: h…

Mar

20 2020

Virtual Fridaqy Night Sing-A-Long

5:30PM - 6:30PM  

Rabbi Eve posen will lead a short Friday night sing a long for families on Zoom. There will be a bit of singing, a s…

Mar

20 2020

CST Zoom Gali Gali Shabbat with Rabbi Rose

6:00PM - 7:30PM  

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

After a week of being cooped up we’re all in need of some Sabbath peace. Let's gather online this evening at 6:00…

Mar

20 2020

Virtual Kabbalat Shabbat at CNS

6:15PM - 7:15PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom

Please *virtually* join Neveh Shalom for our weekly Kabbalat Shabbat service.

Please click here for more details: h…

Mar

20 2020

CANCELLED Kol Shabbat - Voice of Shabbat

7:15PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Neven Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Kol Shabbat - Voice of Shabbat

Friday, March 20, 7:15pm

Friday, April 17, 7:15pm

A lay-led, voices-only Erev Shabb…

Mar

20 2020

Congregation Kol Ami Evening Shabbat Services Online

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Please join Rabbi Dunsker and the Congregation Kol Ami community as we Zoom our services. Please click the link…

Mar

21 2020

Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat - Online

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Join virtually Mini Mensches for Tot Shabbat with Kim Schneiderman and Rabbi Joseph! Dance and sing, listen to a stor…

Mar

21 2020

Virtual Shabbat Morning Service at Neveh Shalom

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Please *virtually* join Neveh Shalom for our Shabbat morning service.

Please click here for more details: https://n…

Mar

21 2020

Congregation Kol Ami Morning Shabbat Services Online

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Please join Rabbi Dunsker and Congregation Kol Ami for morning services. Please Click the link below to join. If…

Mar

21 2020

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders, 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10:00am, Room 102

This next-step-up program from Kiddush Clu…

Mar

21 2020

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders

10:15AM - 11:15AM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders, 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10:15am, Room 31

Continue the fun and warmth of Tot Shabbat w…

Mar

21 2020

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years) - CANCELLED

10:15AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Neven Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years), 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10:15am, Zidell Chapel

Experience the joy of Shabbat! A…

Mar

21 2020

Virtual Tot Shabbat

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom

Log into Zoom for a virtual Tot Shabbat.

Amy, Levia, Morah Leah and Rabbi Eve will alternate leading Tot Shabbat EVE…