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The Community Calendar is a resource for the Greater Portland Jewish community. The events on this calendar are not necessarily endorsed by the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland.

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Mar

1 2026

Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater

9:30AM - 10:30AM  

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

Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater
Sundays, beginning February 1 | 9:30-10:30am (No Classes Fe…

Mar

2 2026

CKA Purim Shpiel

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Kol Ami
7800 NE 119th Street
Vancouver, WA 98662

 

Join us for our annual Purim Shpiel. Come in costume and enjoy as we act out the book of Esther and read from the Meg…

Mar

3 2026

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Beginning Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Class
Beginning Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Ease into Hebrew beginning with Alef-Be…

Mar

3 2026

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Modern Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Classes
Modern Hebrew
NEW–four levels of Modern Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Join …

Mar

4 2026

Jewish Mysticism on One Foot

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

 

Jewish Mysticism On One Foot

Encounter some of the well-know themese and texts on a whirlwind tour of Jewish mystici…

Mar

4 2026

Why the Golem? with Leora Troper

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Adult Ed: Why the Golem? with Leora Troper
Wednesdays, beginning February 4 | 7:00-8:30pm (No classes Mar 25, Apr 1, …

Mar

5 2026

Rabbi Caryn Aviv-Unlearning Jewish Anxiety: How to Live with More Joy

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

Using neuroscience and Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Dr. Caryn Aviv offers practical tools for how to spot when we’re…

Mar

5 2026

Weekly Parsha Class

8:00PM - 8:10PM  

Portland Kollel
6682 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Join Rabbi Gleizer every Thursday evening at 8pm for
10 minute Torah From The Mir :
Torah thoughts on this weeks Pars…

Mar

7 2026

Women's Torah Study

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week for a women's only Torah study focusing on the…

Mar

7 2026

Sephardic Foundations

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week to learn about the foundations of Sephardic…

Mar

8 2026

Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater

9:30AM - 10:30AM  

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

Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater
Sundays, beginning February 1 | 9:30-10:30am (No Classes Fe…

Mar

10 2026

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Beginning Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Class
Beginning Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Ease into Hebrew beginning with Alef-Be…

Mar

10 2026

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Modern Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Classes
Modern Hebrew
NEW–four levels of Modern Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Join …

Mar

10 2026

Sephardic Film Festival Screening: Double Feature - The Jews of Rhodes

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim: Sephardic
6686 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR

Our Winter Sephardic Film Festival occurs on the second Tuesday of each month from December to April! Enjoy light…

Mar

11 2026

Jewish Mysticism on One Foot

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

 

Jewish Mysticism On One Foot

Encounter some of the well-know themese and texts on a whirlwind tour of Jewish mystici…

Mar

11 2026

Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, A Career Retrospective

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Lewis & Clark College welcomes Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt for a 1-hour free ticketed talk and Q&A.

Ambassador Debor…

Mar

11 2026

Why the Golem? with Leora Troper

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Adult Ed: Why the Golem? with Leora Troper
Wednesdays, beginning February 4 | 7:00-8:30pm (No classes Mar 25, Apr 1, …

Mar

12 2026

Weekly Parsha Class

8:00PM - 8:10PM  

Portland Kollel
6682 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Join Rabbi Gleizer every Thursday evening at 8pm for
10 minute Torah From The Mir :
Torah thoughts on this weeks Pars…

Mar

14 2026

Women's Torah Study

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week for a women's only Torah study focusing on the…

Mar

14 2026

Sephardic Foundations

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week to learn about the foundations of Sephardic…

Mar

15 2026

Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater

9:30AM - 10:30AM  

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

Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater
Sundays, beginning February 1 | 9:30-10:30am (No Classes Fe…

Mar

15 2026

Last Flight Home: Movie Screening & Brunch

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center (MJCC)
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

 

JADE is excited to present a special community screening of Last Flight Home: a documentary following the Timoner fam…

Mar

15 2026

The Amen Effect Book Talk with Rabbi Sharon Brous

4:30PM - 6:00PM  

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

In a time of loneliness and isolation, social rupture and alienation, what will it take to mend our broken hearts and…

Mar

17 2026

Women’s Kabbalah Class with Mimi Wilhelm

6:30PM - 8:00PM  

Chabad SW Portland
Chabad SW Portland 6612 SW Capitol Hwy,
Portland, OR 97219

Theme: Kabbalistic Teachings That Will Elevate Your Daily Reality

When: Monthly Tuesdays, 6:30–8:00 PM
Jan 20 • …

Mar

17 2026

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Beginning Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Class
Beginning Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Ease into Hebrew beginning with Alef-Be…

Mar

17 2026

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Modern Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Classes
Modern Hebrew
NEW–four levels of Modern Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Join …

Mar

18 2026

Jewish Mysticism on One Foot

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

 

Jewish Mysticism On One Foot

Encounter some of the well-know themese and texts on a whirlwind tour of Jewish mystici…

Mar

18 2026

Why the Golem? with Leora Troper

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Adult Ed: Why the Golem? with Leora Troper
Wednesdays, beginning February 4 | 7:00-8:30pm (No classes Mar 25, Apr 1, …

Mar

19 2026

Class - Zohar & Zhug w/ Dr. Yosef Rosen

8:00PM - 9:15PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim: Sephardic
6686 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR

Join community member Dr. Yosef Rosen, Director of Jewish Life & Learning at the Jewish Federation of Portland, for…

Mar

19 2026

Weekly Parsha Class

8:00PM - 8:10PM  

Portland Kollel
6682 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Join Rabbi Gleizer every Thursday evening at 8pm for
10 minute Torah From The Mir :
Torah thoughts on this weeks Pars…

Mar

21 2026

Women's Torah Study

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week for a women's only Torah study focusing on the…

Mar

21 2026

Sephardic Foundations

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week to learn about the foundations of Sephardic…

Mar

22 2026

Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater

9:30AM - 10:30AM  

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

Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater
Sundays, beginning February 1 | 9:30-10:30am (No Classes Fe…

Mar

24 2026

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Beginning Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Class
Beginning Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Ease into Hebrew beginning with Alef-Be…

Mar

24 2026

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Modern Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Classes
Modern Hebrew
NEW–four levels of Modern Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Join …

Mar

25 2026

Jewish Mysticism on One Foot

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

 

Jewish Mysticism On One Foot

Encounter some of the well-know themese and texts on a whirlwind tour of Jewish mystici…

Mar

25 2026

Why the Golem? with Leora Troper

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

Adult Ed: Why the Golem? with Leora Troper
Wednesdays, beginning February 4 | 7:00-8:30pm (No classes Mar 25, Apr 1, …

Mar

26 2026

Weekly Parsha Class

8:00PM - 8:10PM  

Portland Kollel
6682 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Join Rabbi Gleizer every Thursday evening at 8pm for
10 minute Torah From The Mir :
Torah thoughts on this weeks Pars…

Mar

28 2026

Women's Torah Study

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week for a women's only Torah study focusing on the…

Mar

28 2026

Sephardic Foundations

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Open to experienced and beginner learners alike, join us every week to learn about the foundations of Sephardic…

Mar

29 2026

Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater

9:30AM - 10:30AM  

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

Introduction to Talmud Study with Rabbi Emily Kapor-Mater
Sundays, beginning February 1 | 9:30-10:30am (No Classes Fe…

Mar

29 2026

Ilan Katan Preschool Open House!!

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Maayan Torah Day School
2 Touchstone Dr
Lake Oswego, OR 97219

Need an excuse to get out of the house? We’ve got one! Our Open House invites families with children ages 0–5 to …

Mar

29 2026

Taste Your Freedom

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

Jewish Oasis
1218 NW Glisan St
Portland, OR 97209

Four cups. Four insights.

A Pre Passover evening to explore the deeper meaning of personal freedom over a curated ta…

Mar

31 2026

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Beginning Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Class
Beginning Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Ease into Hebrew beginning with Alef-Be…

Mar

31 2026

Machon Ivrit: Fall Classes Modern Hebrew

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Fall Classes
Modern Hebrew
NEW–four levels of Modern Hebrew

Tuesdays, 7-9pm
Oct 28, 2025 – May 12, 2026

Join …