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Nov

1 2015

Join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am as we grapple with complex questions in the Talmud.

Nov

1 2015

Everyday Holiness

9:15AM - 10:15AM  

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

Each class will introduce blessings and prayers with an explanation of their meaning and their accompanying…

Nov

2 2015

Ayin-Nothingness Meditation

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Tivona Reith, Rabbinic Chaplain and Spiritual Director, will lead us through a different kind of meditation each week.

Nov

2 2015

The Art of Storytelling with Brian Rohr

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR

Join professional storyteller Brian Rohr (a fabulously compelling and engaging teller) for a series of three classes…

Nov

2 2015

Aflame - an album of Jewish Radicalism

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Milagro Theatre
525 SE Stark St
Portland, OR 97214

JTC takes you to the streets of New York City one hundred years ago, bringing to life first-hand accounts of a…

Nov

3 2015

Jewish Meditation Circle

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR

We will gather each week to find some moments of quiet. We’ll start with a brief teaching and/or song, and then…

Nov

3 2015

A Night in Shanghai

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

The Mirabella
3550 SW Bond Ave.
Portland, OR 97239

This multimedia presentation by author Nicole Mones, details Jewish life in Shanghai before, during, and after World War II.

Nov

3 2015

Established in 1999, Jewish Voices is an annual event with readings by prominent Jewish poets and writers who share…

Nov

4 2015

A Night in Shanghai

6:30PM - 7:45PM  

Hillsdale Library Pageturners
1525 SW Sunset Blvd
Portland , OR 97239

This multimedia presentation by author Nicole Mones, details Jewish life in Shanghai before, during, and after World War II.

Nov

4 2015

Let’s Talk Trash: What Our Trash Says When We’re Gone

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205

Let’s Talk Trash is a series of events designed to present information, raise awareness, and generate ideas about…

Nov

4 2015

Aflame - an album of Jewish Radicalism

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Milagro Theatre
525 SE Stark St
Portland, OR 97214

JTC takes you to the streets of New York City one hundred years ago, bringing to life first-hand accounts of a…

Nov

4 2015

Mesora Adult Bnei Mitzva

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Course will begin on Wednesday, September 2nd 2015. The 10-week programs consists of: Ten classes on Jewish…

Nov

5 2015

A Night In Shanghai

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Shute Branch of HIllsboro Library
775 SE 10th Ave.
Hillsboro, OR 97123

This multimedia presentation by author Nicole Mones, details Jewish life in Shanghai before, during, and after World War II.

Nov

6 2015

New Member Dinner at Beit Haverim

6:00PM - 7:00PM  

Beit Haverim: Reform
1111 Country Club Rd
mailto: PO Box 311
Lake Oswego, OR

Beit Haverim welcomes our new members by providing dinner before Shabbat services.

Nov

7 2015

Torah Study at Beit Haverim

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Beit Haverim: Reform
1111 Country Club Rd
mailto: PO Box 311
Lake Oswego, OR

Rabbi Alan Berg will lead a discussion of this week's parasha.

Nov

8 2015

Join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am as we grapple with complex questions in the Talmud.

Nov

8 2015

Everyday Holiness

9:15AM - 10:15AM  

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

Each class will introduce blessings and prayers with an explanation of their meaning and their accompanying…

Nov

8 2015

Gift Shop at Shaarie Torah is having a HUGE Chanukah Sale and you are invited!

Nov

8 2015

Confronting Extremism: The State of Hate Today

1:00PM - 4:00PM  


1833 SW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97205

This symposium will include speakers and a film on the topic of contemporary anti-Semitism and hate in Europe and the U.S.

Nov

8 2015

Jewish Community Orchestra Fall Concert

3:00PM - 6:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Pieces by Beethoven, Bloch, Mussorgsky, Svensen, and Sibelius.

Nov

9 2015

Ayin-Nothingness Meditation

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Tivona Reith, Rabbinic Chaplain and Spiritual Director, will lead us through a different kind of meditation each week.

Nov

9 2015

Judaism 201 - Transformative Movements in Jewish History

7:15PM - 8:45PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Register for a three part series of six classes...

Nov

10 2015

Jewish Meditation Circle

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR

We will gather each week to find some moments of quiet. We’ll start with a brief teaching and/or song, and then…

Nov

10 2015

Sephardic Winter Film Series: Steal the Sky

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

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

Films shown second Tuesday of each month at 7PM. Admission & Sephardic dessert are FREE.

Nov

11 2015

In this three-part course, we will trace ideas and questions through the great classical Jewish books of Talmud,…

Nov

11 2015

Mesora Adult Bnei Mitzva

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Course will begin on Wednesday, September 2nd 2015. The 10-week programs consists of: Ten classes on Jewish…

Nov

12 2015

In this monthly class we will explore different topics in Torah, ranging from mussar (Jewish self improvement),…

Nov

12 2015

The life of Portlander and jazz musician Frank Wesley.

Nov

14 2015

Join us for a Shabbat service, vegetarian potluck lunch and afternoon study session with Rabbi Me'irah Iliinsky.

Nov

14 2015

Jewish Federation Gala: 2016 Campaign

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's 2016 Campaign Gala. RSVP today - tickets available NOW!

Nov

15 2015

Join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am as we grapple with complex questions in the Talmud.

Nov

15 2015

Chanukah Gift and Book Fair

10:00AM - 4:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Chanukah Gift and Book Fair will include craft vendors, synagogue gift shop wares, and books for purchase.

Nov

15 2015

An introduction to MyHeritage.com, the biggest family network on the web. Learn how to build an online family tree…

Nov

15 2015

Opening Reception for Surviving Remnants: November 15 - March 6, 2016

Nov

16 2015

Ayin-Nothingness Meditation

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Tivona Reith, Rabbinic Chaplain and Spiritual Director, will lead us through a different kind of meditation each week.

Nov

16 2015

Israeli Folk Dancing at Leedy Grange

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Beaverton, OR 97229

Learn and enjoy Israeli folk dances, brought to you by Sue Wendel and friends.

Nov

16 2015

Judaism 201 - Transformative Movements in Jewish History

7:15PM - 8:45PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Register for a three part series of six classes...

Nov

17 2015

Jewish Meditation Circle

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR

We will gather each week to find some moments of quiet. We’ll start with a brief teaching and/or song, and then…

Nov

18 2015

Come learn about their experiences and the BDS materials used to frame Israel as a pariah state – as well as the…

Nov

18 2015

Mesora Adult Bnei Mitzva

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Course will begin on Wednesday, September 2nd 2015. The 10-week programs consists of: Ten classes on Jewish…

Nov

18 2015

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Nov

19 2015

In the crosshairs of Hezbollah

7:30PM - 11:30AM  

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

Join David Sussman for a fascinating recount of his experiences serving in the IDF during the 2nd Lebanese War.…

Nov

19 2015

Dad's Night Out

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Dad’s Night is an open and welcoming group of dads (of all ages!) who get together for a drink, some nosh and…

Nov

22 2015

Join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am as we grapple with complex questions in the Talmud.

Nov

23 2015

Ayin-Nothingness Meditation

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Tivona Reith, Rabbinic Chaplain and Spiritual Director, will lead us through a different kind of meditation each week.

Nov

23 2015

Judaism 201 - Transformative Movements in Jewish History

7:15PM - 8:45PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Register for a three part series of six classes...

Nov

24 2015

Jewish Meditation Circle

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR

We will gather each week to find some moments of quiet. We’ll start with a brief teaching and/or song, and then…

Nov

25 2015

Mesora Adult Bnei Mitzva

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Portland Kollel
6688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Course will begin on Wednesday, September 2nd 2015. The 10-week programs consists of: Ten classes on Jewish…

Nov

29 2015

Join us on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am as we grapple with complex questions in the Talmud.

Nov

30 2015

Ayin-Nothingness Meditation

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Tivona Reith, Rabbinic Chaplain and Spiritual Director, will lead us through a different kind of meditation each week.