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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11 2018
22 2019
8:00PM - 9:15PM
Congregation Kesser Israel: Orthodox
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Tools for Guiding Your Child's Behavior
Join us for an interactive Parenting workshop, using Sarah Radcliff's book "…
1 2019
31 2019
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Winter Monthly Mitzvah Projects
Each month, the MJCC and PJA communities will collect items for the monthly mitzvah.…
2 2019
1:00AM - 2:00PM
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209
Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…
2 2019
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Israeli Dancing
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed …
3 2019
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR 97221
Share in a weekly intergenerational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of…
3 2019
1:30PM - 5:00PM
B'nai B'rith Camp
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy
Suite #200
Portland, OR 97209
BB Camp Portland: S’mores and Strikes
Don’t spare any time and sign up today for Smores and Strikes! Join BB Cam…
3 2019
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location varies among local synagogues
Intro to Judaism
The Oregon Board of Rabbis “Intro to Judaism Class,” Fall 2018 Session begins Thurs, Aug. 30
T…
5 2019
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR
Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat
Celebrate Shabbat with the youngest with music, dancing and fun with our clergy! Always fo…
5 2019
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders
Torah Troop allows families at Congregation Neveh Shalom to move into the main sanct…
5 2019
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders
Continue the fun and warmth of Congregation Neveh Shalom's Tot Shabbat with Kiddush C…
5 2019
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years)
Experience the joy of Shabbat! A fun and engaging service for families with kid…
6 2019
9:15AM - 10:00AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
PJ Library Story Hour
Share in a weekly story hour for young families with music, art, and PJ Library books at Neveh…
7 2019
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Beaverton, OR 97229
Join in for an evening of Israeli and International folk dancing every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays.
Please see sites.…
8 2019
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Ahavath Achim (Barbur)
3225 SW Barbur Blvd.
portland, OR 97239
13th Annual Sephardic Winter Film
Join us at Congregation Ahavath Achim on Barbur. Admission & Separdi dessert …
9 2019
1:00AM - 2:00PM
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209
Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…
9 2019
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground
Join us on the second Wednesdays of every month from September to June for …
9 2019
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Israeli Dancing
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed …
9 2019
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Understanding Sustainability
Sustainability—local, practical, inspiring examples of how we can help the environmen…
10 2019
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Portland Jewish Academy
6651 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219
PJA Open House
Come see what Portland Jewish Academy is all about. Tour the campus, meet the administrators, see the…
10 2019
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR 97221
Share in a weekly intergenerational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of…
10 2019
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen
A monthly discussion covering a wide range of topics that draw on our experiences.…
10 2019
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location varies among local synagogues
Intro to Judaism
The Oregon Board of Rabbis “Intro to Judaism Class,” Fall 2018 Session begins Thurs, Aug. 30
T…
11 2019
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Kesser Israel
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Get you know our community with
12 2019
9:00AM - 9:30AM
Congregation Kol Ami
7800 NE 119th St
Vancouver, WA 98685
Please join Congregation Kol Ami for Tot Shabbat every 2nd Saturday of the month.
12 2019
9:45AM - 10:15AM
Katie Schneider
7550 NE Irving Street
Portland, OR 97213
Shabbat Storytime
Join us for our monthly gathering of toddlers and their caregivers. Enjoy stories, songs and craft…
13 2019
9:15AM - 10:00AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
PJ Library Story Hour
Share in a weekly story hour for young families with music, art, and PJ Library books at Neveh…
13 2019
4:00PM - 7:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Pages and Pixels
Join us for a discussion of this book by William Styron. Afterwards we will screen the film by the …
13 2019
5:00PM - 7:30PM
Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR
Inaugural Milt Carl Way Awards
Honoring those in our community who do things the Milt Carl Way
14 2019
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Mussar with Rabbi Joshua Rose
Mussar is an approach to self-awareness and personal development that is grounded in d…
15 2019
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
College Info Night & Fair
Calling all teens and parents! Curious to know what your options are after high school gra…
15 2019
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Rabbi Chaim Wilhelm
2858 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
Is Religion Good for the World? Rabbi Manis Friedman
Is religion living up to our expectations? Is it useful in a mo…
16 2019
1:00AM - 2:00PM
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209
Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…
16 2019
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Israeli Dancing
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed …
17 2019
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR 97221
Share in a weekly intergenerational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of…
17 2019
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Professor Christine Hayes: A Leading Biblical Scholar of our Time.
Professor Christine Hayes of Yale University is t…
17 2019
7:00PM - 9:30PM
P'nai Or of Portland: Jewish Renewal
6948 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Rabbi Goldie Milgram presents Wisdom from Reb Zalman
Rabbi Goldie Milgram will offer a workshop about her new book, …
18 2019
9:30AM - 10:30AM
In a Private Home. RSVP for Address
Portland, OR 97239
Baby Loves Shabbat! A Friday Mommy and Me class to explore Shabbat with your little one! Bake Challah with your…
18 2019
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders St
Portland, OR 97209
Congregation Beth Israel’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat Celebration and Oseran Family Lecture will feature…
19 2019
9:00AM - 10:30AM
Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR
Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat
Celebrate Shabbat with the youngest with music, dancing and fun with our clergy! Always fo…
19 2019
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders
Torah Troop allows families at Congregation Neveh Shalom to move into the main sanct…
19 2019
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders
Continue the fun and warmth of Congregation Neveh Shalom's Tot Shabbat with Kiddush C…
19 2019
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years)
Experience the joy of Shabbat! A fun and engaging service for families with kid…
19 2019
20 2019
6:30PM
Bellevue College
3000 Landerholm Circle SE
Bellevue, WA 98007
Limmud Seattle
Limmud Seattle is a festival of Jewish culture, creativity, and learning where all people, regardless…
19 2019
6:45PM - 9:15PM
87000 East Highway 26
Government Camp, OR
20s - 30s Cosmic Havdalah
Join us for Havdalah on the mountain! Meet at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl for Havdalah and then hit …
20 2019
9:15AM - 10:00AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
PJ Library Story Hour
Share in a weekly story hour for young families with music, art, and PJ Library books at Neveh…
20 2019
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Maayan Torah Day School
2 Touchstone
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Join us at our new campus in Lake Oswego. See how we are inspiring minds and nurting lives with small classes, high s…
21 2019
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join PJ Library for the 2019 MLK Day of Services for Preschholers and their families!
21 2019
7:45PM - 8:40PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Every Monday night, come together and study our heritage and Torah. No matter what background or affiliation, join …
22 2019
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Mah Jongg for Beginners
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Tuesday Mornings
10:30 a…
22 2019
1:30PM - 3:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players
Take your game to the next level and become an expert!
Tuesday Afternoons
1:30 -…
23 2019
1:00AM - 2:00PM
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209
Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…
23 2019
10:30AM - 11:15AM
Maayan Torah Day School
2 Touchstone Drive
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Music and Movement with a Jewish Twist
Maayan Torah Day School and PJ Library present Music and Movement with a Jewi…
23 2019
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Israeli Dancing
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed …
23 2019
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jewish Heritage Night with the Portland Winterhawks
Save the date; more details coming soon!
23 2019
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR
Rabbi Deborah Waxman: Reconstructionism & Resilience
Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., will speak at Havurah Shalom on We…
24 2019
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR 97221
Share in a weekly intergenerational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of…
24 2019
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR
Rescheduled: New Date & Time To Be Announced for Tu B'Shvat Book Reading by Havurah Authors
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The Tu B'Sh…
24 2019
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Portland State University
Room TBA
Portland, OR 97201
"Being a Stranger; a Story of a Wandering Jew" - Rabbi Angela W. Buchdahl
Free lecture with with Rabbi Angela W. Buc…
25 2019
5:15PM - 7:00PM
Offsite
Join Rabbi Eve Posen for a lively, family friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service with song, story, and fun. Potluck dinne…
25 2019
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR
Join us for this casual, family-friendly, and music-filled service. Beginning with candle lighting, Kiddush and chall…
26 2019
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Havurah Shalom: Reconstructionist
825 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR
Tot Shabbat
Young children (0-5) and their parents celebrate Shabbat with singing, movement, blessings, and storytel…
26 2019
8:00PM - 11:00PM
MJCC
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
NCSY will be hosting the Q, Portland’s best multimedia trivia competition.
27 2019
9:15AM - 10:00AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
PJ Library Story Hour
Share in a weekly story hour for young families with music, art, and PJ Library books at Neveh…
27 2019
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Portland State University, Browsing Lounge Smith Memorial Student Union
1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR
Portland Jewish Book Celebration - Author Talk: The Book Smugglers by David Fishman
Portland State University, Bro…
28 2019
7:45PM - 8:40PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Every Monday night, come together and study our heritage and Torah. No matter what background or affiliation, join …
29 2019
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Mah Jongg for Beginners
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Tuesday Mornings
10:30 a…
29 2019
1:30PM - 3:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players
Take your game to the next level and become an expert!
Tuesday Afternoons
1:30 -…
30 2019
1:00AM - 2:00PM
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis Street
Portland, OR 97209
Please join OJMCHE for weekly public tours of the museum galleries at 1pm on Wednesdays. Tours are free with admissio…
30 2019
10:30AM - 11:15AM
Maayan Torah Day School
2 Touchstone Drive
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
Music and Movement with a Jewish Twist
Maayan Torah Day School and PJ Library present Music and Movement with a Jewi…
30 2019
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Israeli Dancing
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed …
31 2019
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Rose Schnitzer Manor
6140 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR 97221
Share in a weekly intergenerational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of…