The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland wishes you a Chanukah filled with light, love, and the joy of togetherness. May the Festival of Lights brighten your days!

This unique program creates space for deep conversation, connection, and shared experiences with other families in a similar life stage. Designed for families with children ages 0–5(ish). Click the image above for additional information and to apply!

Your generosity is transforming our community in powerful ways! We invite you to keep the light shining on our community. Please consider a gift towards our 2026 Annual Campaign for Community Needs. THANK YOU!

Applications are now OPEN for WINTER Gather Grants! Build your community. Strengthen your connections. Do Judaism your way. DEADLINE TO APPLY IS DECEMBER 31! Click the image above for additional information and to apply!

Click the image above to find course descriptions and links to register for SCN’s upcoming Core Training classes through the end of February 2026. All classes by ZOOM at NOON.

Applications for the 2026 Year Sussman-Shenker Scholarship are now OPEN! The Sussman-Shenker Scholarship was established in 1981 by Lillian and Gilbert Sussman to provide grants to Jewish students from the Portland area toward their higher education.

Announcing our Global Travel Experiences program. A three-year calendar of travel. Destinations include: Poland, Israel for her 80th anniversary, and more! Click the image above for information!

Root & Branch is a new, communal project to bolster Jewish life in Portland. We aim to be Portland’s tool-library where you’ll find opportunities to enrich your Jewish journey. Click the image above to search through our catalog of offerings and register!

The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's Community Calendar contains information on local events, speakers, webinars, the arts, information for young families and much more! Click the image above for continuously updated community information.

Jewish tradition teaches us that we must play an active role in the world. The concept of tikkun olam-repairing the world-expresses the value of volunteering. Click the image above to explore volunteer opportunities within our community.

The Mission of Dignity Grows™ is to empower our neighbors in need by providing free menstrual and basic hygiene supplies that allow them to engage in everyday life. Click the above image for more information.

For more information about Rachel's Well Community Mikvah located right here in Portland - please click the image above.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland is excited to embark on a 21st century iteration of free loan for Oregon — The Jewish Free Loan of Oregon. Click the image above for more information.

Here are the 2024-2025 agencies/programs that the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland supports within Isreal. Please click the image above to read about those agencies.

In a first, Oregon’s Jewish federations pull investments from fossil fuels, a Jewish values-aligned step that continues our local Federation’s leadership on climate. Find out more by clicking the image above!

We are horrified by the antisemitic terrorist shooting in Australia. This was a deliberate terrorist act targeting the Jewish community in Sydney as they celebrated the first night of Chanukah. Click the image above to read our complete statement.

HISTORIC MISSION TO POLAND - May 25-31, 2026. Join the Federation to explore Poland’s complicated post-war history. Meet the people to understand its Jewish legacy and explore the Jewish community today. Click the image for information!

If you were not able to attend this Webinar on December 10 - please click the image above on December 15 to watch a recording!

In this episode, host Rockne Roll talks with Susan Greenberg & Kennedy Pate of JFCS in Portland about how food insecurity affects Portland's Jewish community. They discuss the evolution of what food insecurity looks, how it's being addressed, and more!

Your child may be eligible for a need-blind One Happy Camper® grant of up to $1,500 off their first summer at Jewish overnight camp! With over 150 traditional and specialty overnight camps to choose from, there is a perfect camp out there for every child.

Join JFGP to build mini Shabbat & Hanukkah kits during the EJC's Hanukkah Market on Dec. 13 @ 5:30. Kits will be distributed by Nehamah, Portland's Jewish Chaplain Service, to individuals who don't have access to Judaica to celebrate the holidays.

Join us on Dec. 20 for a Hanukkah celebration! We’ll explore the significance of light in Jewish tradition and discover practical tools to bring more light and positivity into our daily lives through this special workshop. Click the image above to rsvp!

The Jewish Review for December 3, 2025 is now live! Click the image above to read this issue and all past issues!

Jewish Grandparents Virtual Network Learning Fest 2026 - January 27, 2026. For additional program information and to register please click the image above.

From the December 3, 2025 issue of the Jewish Review. "Save a life - Learn to use an AED". Please click the above image to read the article.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland recommends these Food Insecurity Organizations in Portland to donate food and other items. Click the above image for a complete list.