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Apr

1 2020

to
Jun

30 2020

Spring 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 green bin …

May

10 2020

Sunday Morning Gemara & Halacha Group: Hilchos Shabbos

9:30AM - 10:30AM  

Virtual

Bring your breakfast and join us on ZOOM for a discussion on Hilchos Shabbos.

Delve into the foundations of the Hala…

May

11 2020

CKA Story Time - Pre K- Elementary

10:00AM - 10:30AM  

Sam Clarno
7800 NE 119th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662

Please join Rabbi Dunkser weekdays on Zoom for story time M-F @ 10 A.M.  This is event is for children ages pre kid…

May

11 2020

CKA Story Time Middle and High School

10:00AM - 10:30AM  

Join Rabbi Dunsker for story time for middle and high school students M-F @ 3 P.M.

 https://zoom.us/j/543286361?pwd…

May

11 2020

Virtual Good Morning Moment - Havdallah

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

 

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

May

11 2020

Virtual Gates of Light: A New-Old Approach to Torah and Kabbalah

12:00PM - 1:30PM  

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…

May

11 2020

AIPAC Community Event

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

 

details to come.

May

12 2020

CKA Story Time - Pre K- Elementary

10:00AM - 10:30AM  

Sam Clarno
7800 NE 119th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662

Please join Rabbi Dunkser weekdays on Zoom for story time M-F @ 10 A.M.  This is event is for children ages pre kid…

May

12 2020

CKA Story Time Middle and High School

10:00AM - 10:30AM  

Join Rabbi Dunsker for story time for middle and high school students M-F @ 3 P.M.

 https://zoom.us/j/543286361?pwd…

May

12 2020

Live Lag B'Omer Haircut Challenge

12:00PM - 1:30PM  

Join us for the the Live Lag B'Omer Haircut Challenge!!

On Zoom & Facebook Live

Are you at your wits’ end with …

May

12 2020

Lunch with URJ Camp Kalsman Professional Staff

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Take a lunch break from your work or studies and hang out with the Camp Kalsman year-round team! We can't wait to see…

May

12 2020

MJCC May Book Club: The Outliers: The Story of Success

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

May Book Club: The Outliers: The Story of Success
12:00 PM
Zoom Call

Join us for our online book club. Discuss Malc…

May

12 2020

Krav Maga - Techique Course

6:00PM - 6:30PM  

Join the MJCC communtiy on Facebook Live to learn Krav Maga techniques from instrcutor Elias Stahl 

facebook.com/mjccpdx

May

12 2020

URJ Camp Kalsman Zoom Siyum

8:00PM - 8:15PM  

Join us for Camp Kalsman Siyum on Tuesday nights before bed! Led by some of our incredible camp song leaders.

To get…

May

13 2020

CKA Story Time - Pre K- Elementary

10:00AM - 10:30AM  

Sam Clarno
7800 NE 119th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662

Please join Rabbi Dunkser weekdays on Zoom for story time M-F @ 10 A.M.  This is event is for children ages pre kid…

May

13 2020

CKA Story Time Middle and High School

10:00AM - 10:30AM  

Join Rabbi Dunsker for story time for middle and high school students M-F @ 3 P.M.

 https://zoom.us/j/543286361?pwd…

May

13 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…

May

13 2020

Today’s Jewish Families: Different, Joyful, & Sometimes Challenging

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

 

The Jewish Grandparents Network Announces A
Three-Session Series

Grandparenting Today: Joys Opportunities And Challe…

May

13 2020

NFTY-NW Wonderful Wednesdays

1:00PM - 1:45PM  

If you are a high schooler, join NFTY-NW for some hangout time every Wednesday at 1:00pm PDT! Take a break from your …

May

13 2020

Weekly Wednesday Upate - Senator Ron Wyden

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

 


Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland for a COVID-19 Community Update with

Senator Ron Wyden
An Oregon …

May

13 2020

Find Your Futures - Adults

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Wednesdays, 2:00 PM
Zoom Call
Learn new study skills to maximize your efficiency and decrease stress. This motivation…

May

13 2020

Find Your Futures - Middle School

3:30PM - 4:30PM  

Tuesdays, 3:30 PM
Zoom Call
Learn new study skills to maximize your efficiency and decrease stress. This motivation-b…

May

13 2020

Virtual - Israeli Folk Dancing

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Zoom

Join for a virtual fun, introductory Israeli dance class. Held Weekly!

Join us on Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8…

May

13 2020

Virtual Socialize and Engage with Your Kehilla

8:00PM - 9:00PM  

Wednesday Nights 8-9pm

 

Join Rabbi Eve (Congregaton Neveh Shalom) and other congregants for a bit of socializing,…

May

13 2020

Practical Principles to Make Marriage Work

8:30PM - 9:30PM  

Jodi Fried
ZOOM
OR

Practical Principles to Make Marriage Work with Aviel Brodkin

Join this class with your spouse to learn strategies t…

May

14 2020

CKA Story Time - Pre K- Elementary

10:00AM - 10:30AM  

Sam Clarno
7800 NE 119th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662

Please join Rabbi Dunkser weekdays on Zoom for story time M-F @ 10 A.M.  This is event is for children ages pre kid…

May

14 2020

CKA Story Time Middle and High School

10:00AM - 10:30AM  

Join Rabbi Dunsker for story time for middle and high school students M-F @ 3 P.M.

 https://zoom.us/j/543286361?pwd…

May

14 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 …

May

14 2020

OneTable Live | Pati Jinich Talks (and Cooks) Shabbat

3:00PM - 4:00PM  

Born and raised in Mexico City, Pati Jinich is the host of the two-time James Beard Award-winning and three-time Emmy…

May

14 2020

Find Your Futures - High School

3:30PM - 4:30PM  

Thursday, 3:30 PM
Zoom Call
Learn new study skills to maximize your efficiency and decrease stress. This motivation-b…

May

14 2020

MJCC Community Celebration

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

MJCC Community Celebration

Honoring members and All-Stars! Also awarding the Harry Glickman Scholar Athlete Award Wi…

May

14 2020

Krav Maga - Techique Course

6:00PM - 6:30PM  

Join the MJCC communtiy on Facebook Live to learn Krav Maga techniques from instrcutor Elias Stahl 

facebook.com/mjccpdx

May

14 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,…

May

14 2020

Virtual Drasha - Ethics of a Lockdown

8:00PM - 8:30PM  

Zoom

Exploring the meaning of Pikuach Nefesh and how this Mitzvah applies in our times - with Rabbi Ken Brodkin 

Zoom…

May

14 2020

PJ Library Parents Social Hour

8:30PM - 9:30PM  

Join PJ Library for a low-key come as you are opportunity to just talk with other parents.

Come onto Zoom after bedt…

May

15 2020

CKA Story Time - Pre K- Elementary

10:00AM - 10:30AM  

Sam Clarno
7800 NE 119th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662

Please join Rabbi Dunkser weekdays on Zoom for story time M-F @ 10 A.M.  This is event is for children ages pre kid…

May

15 2020

CKA Story Time Middle and High School

10:00AM - 10:30AM  

Join Rabbi Dunsker for story time for middle and high school students M-F @ 3 P.M.

 https://zoom.us/j/543286361?pwd…

May

15 2020

JFCS Community Connection Zoom Group

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Zoom Meeting

May

15 2020

Virtual Yad b'Yad

11:00AM - 11:30AM  

Virtual

Join Kim Schneiderman for a special Shabbat Yad b'Yad in your own living room! Join us on Zoom every Friday at 11:00Â…

May

15 2020

BB Camp's Virtual Shabbat walk and Friendship Circle

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Join us from anywhere in the world!

Virtual Shabbat Walk

and Friendship Circle
Fridays Fridays, April 3, 17, 24 &…

May

15 2020

OneTable Live | Chopped: Shabbat Edition

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Are you ready to test your skills in the kitchen and have a really great time to? Join us for Shabbat: Chopped Editio…

May

15 2020

OneTable Live | Observations in Nature: A Meditative Shabbat

4:30PM - 5:30PM  

Join Adventures Accessed & OneTable for an evening of nature-based meditation to welcome Shabbat. Whether it's enjoyi…

May

15 2020

OneTable Live | Movie Night: Clueless Edition

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

Too tired for movie night? Ew, as if! Join us for some pre-movie Shabbat ritual and a screening of possibly the great…

May

15 2020

OneTable Live | Shabbat Beats: Beatbox + Ritual to Welcome Shabbat

5:00PM - 5:30PM  

Join OneTable this Friday for Beatbox x Shabbat ritual: the 2020 collab you didn't know you needed. Whether you're ha…

May

15 2020

OneTable Live | Pub Trivia Night Shabbat

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Friday night Pub Trivia is BACK for round 3!

BYOF (bring your own food & drinks) and get ready to play! We'll be div…

May

15 2020

Shaarie Torah Zoom Gali Gali Shabbat

6:00PM - 7:00PM  

Zoom Gali Gali Shabbat with Rabbi Rose
Fridays @ 6:00 pm 
 
At the end of our weeks cooped up at home, we’r…
May

15 2020

URJ Camp Kalsman Shabbat Shira (song session)

7:30PM - 8:00PM  

Celebrate Shabbat with us every Friday night with a virtual Camp Kalsman song session! Led by our incredible camp son…

May

16 2020

Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR

Join Mini Mensches for Tot Shabbat! Dance and sing, listen to a story from the clergy and enjoy a lovely morning tog…

May

16 2020

Torah Study

9:00AM - 10:15AM  

Congregation Shir Tikvah

Zoom into Torah Study with Rabbi Ariel Stone.

Contact our office manager Amelia Schroth for the Zoom links and more …

May

16 2020

Shabbat Services with Shaarie Torah

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Shabbat Services with Shaarie Torah: Every Saturday at 9:30 am (roughly 90 minutes) Streamed live.

Lead by Cantor Vi…

May

16 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…

May

16 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…

May

16 2020

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years)

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…

May

16 2020

100th Anniversary Gala for Cedar Sinai Park

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Please join us for the 100th Anniversary Gala for Cedar Sinai Park

 

Details to follow

May

16 2020

Virtual Musical Havdallah

9:40PM - 10:40PM  

ZOOM

Join us for a virtual musical Havdallah - with Matsiyahu and Katia Rosenberg!

Join us via zoom.us/j/5032221239