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.
Click here to view our Jewish Calendar Sensitivity Guide.
Calendar questions? Contact Caron Blau Rothstein, caron@jewishportland.org
1 2020
31 2020
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 blue bin i…
1 2020
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 2020
8:00AM - 6:00PM
B'nai B'rith Camp
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Suite #200
Beaverton, OR 97005
BB WINTER DAYS
December 23, 24 | January 2, 3, Grades K-5 & 6-8
Join BB Camp during winter break for fun in Portland…
2 2020
3 2020
8:00AM - 6:00PM
B'nai B'rith Camp
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Suite #200
Beaverton, OR 97005
BB WINTER DAYS
December 23, 24 | January 2, 3, Grades K-5 & 6-8
Join BB Camp during winter break for fun in Portland…
3 2020
6:15PM - 7:15PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Bring your spirit and your voice for a special Kabbalat Shabbat. Accompanied by Ilene Safyan on guitar, this service …
3 2020
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR
Join us for our monthly Shabbat service! Our first Shabbat of the secular New Year! Sarah Philips will lead in songs …
4 2020
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…
4 2020
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…
4 2020
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…
4 2020
10:15AM - 11:15PM
Congregation Neveh 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…
5 2020
9:40AM - 11:40AM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Speaker Jeremy Van Keuren, the Community Resilience Manager with the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, will sh…
5 2020
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Meet in front of Powell's Book on Hawthorne
Come explore Hawthorne with us! Thrift shops, double decker buses, and we'll end at the Hawthorne Asylum food carts f…
6 2020
10:15AM - 12:15PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
room 102
Portland, OR 97239
Wise Aging Series, Mondays, Jan 6 - Feb 3, 10:00am
Mondays, January 6, 13, 27 and February 3, 10:15am-12:15pm, Room …
6 2020
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Soup to the Streets, Monday, Jan 6, Feb 17, 6:00pm
Congregants come together at Rabbi Kosak’s home to prepare a ho…
7 2020
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Mah Jongg for Beginners
Learn to play this ancient game.
Tuesday Mornings
January 7 - February 11
10:30 am - 12:30 pm…
7 2020
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.
Tuesday Afternoons
January 7 - February 11
1:30 …
7 2020
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 5 - 8
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficiency…
7 2020
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address
Let’s dive into the topic of gender in Judaism, guided by rabbinical student and Rebellious Jewess, Davina.
We’…
7 2020
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Krav Maga is a practical form of self-defense. It was pioneered by the Israel Defense Forces from a combination of bo…
8 2020
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us on the first Wednesdays of every month from September to June for Chai Baby Indoor Playground, with kosher sn…
8 2020
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…
8 2020
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Wondering Jews: A Good Life and a Good Death / Understanding RX interactions, Wednesday, January 8, 2:00pm
A Good Li…
8 2020
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
9 2020
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 9 - 12
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficienc…
9 2020
10 2020
6:15PM - 8:15PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
SHIR! A Musical Shabbat, Friday, January 10, 6:15pm
Please join us for a musically enhanced Friday evening service w…
11 2020
11:30AM - 12:15PM
Congregation Shaarie Torah
920 NW 25th Ave
Portland, OR 97210
Every 2nd Saturday through May 2020 (no class in April).
With professional yoga instructor Rachel Stern. Celebrate J…
11 2020
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address
Come to our house and make your own emergency preparedness kit and learn safety tips from a local fire station!
____…
11 2020
12:30PM - 2:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Women’s Torah Study
An uplifting hour of study on Shabbat with Neveh Shalom’s Education Director Mel Berwin! Delv…
12 2020
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Outside In Cooking, Sunday, Jan 12, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
One Sunday a month CNS members gather in the Neveh Shalom kitch…
12 2020
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Shroud Crowd, Sun, Jan 12 at 2:00pm, Rm 102
Help create traditional burial clothing which will then be used by the C…
13 2020
2:30PM - 3:30PM
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…
13 2020
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland in welcoming Ester Steinberg, one of New York’s hottest comedians. F…
13 2020
6:30PM - 9:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Emergency Preparedness Workshop, Monday, January 13, 6:30-9:30pm
The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management is part…
14 2020
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Mah Jongg for Beginners
Learn to play this ancient game.
Tuesday Mornings
January 7 - February 11
10:30 am - 12:30 pm…
14 2020
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.
Tuesday Afternoons
January 7 - February 11
1:30 …
14 2020
3:45PM - 4:45PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn the basics of improv theater! Students will learn short-form games that teach the skills of listening and respo…
14 2020
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 5 - 8
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficiency…
14 2020
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Krav Maga is a practical form of self-defense. It was pioneered by the Israel Defense Forces from a combination of bo…
15 2020
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us for a conversation with author Josh Frank. Frank has worked with some of the most innovative musicians, filmm…
15 2020
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
16 2020
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Wondering Jews Visit the “Leonard Bernstein at 100” Exhibit at OJMCHE, Thursday, January 16, 2:00pm
Please join …
16 2020
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 9 - 12
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficienc…
16 2020
16 2020
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address
Come make some delicious hand rolled sushi with us!
We'll supply the food. You supply the appetite.
_____________
Th…
17 2020
7:15PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
Kol Shabbat - Voice of Shabbat, Friday, Jan 17, Feb 21, 7:15pm
A lay-led, voices-only Erev Shabbat Service. All ages…
18 2020
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…
18 2020
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…
18 2020
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…
19 2020
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Kol Shalom, Community for Humanistic Judaism
1509 SW Sunset Blvd., Suite 1 E
Portland, OR 97239or
Brenda Martin, Tri-Met Service Planner and member of the the Tri-Met Service and Planning Dept., will talk on the sta…
19 2020
12:30PM - 4:30PM
Portland Jewish Academy
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Yom Limmud - A Day of Learning
Let's get together for a day of learning for educators...
We'll come together to lea…
20 2020
8:00AM - 6:00PM
B'nai B'rith Camp
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Suite #200
Beaverton, OR 97005
20 2020
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join PJ Library for the 2020 MLK Day of Service for Preschoolers and their families!
21 2020
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Mah Jongg for Beginners
Learn to play this ancient game.
Tuesday Mornings
January 7 - February 11
10:30 am - 12:30 pm…
21 2020
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.
Tuesday Afternoons
January 7 - February 11
1:30 …
21 2020
3:45PM - 4:45PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn the basics of improv theater! Students will learn short-form games that teach the skills of listening and respo…
21 2020
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 5 - 8
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficiency…
21 2020
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Location visible to members - https://www.meetup.com/Jewish-Happy-Hour/
Love happy hour? Love Jews? You are in luck they are finally coming together on the third Tuesday of the month! Meet …
21 2020
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
The Dead Sea is dying. Since 1976, its level has dropped more than 100 feet, leaving the coastline pockmarked with th…
21 2020
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Krav Maga is a practical form of self-defense. It was pioneered by the Israel Defense Forces from a combination of bo…
22 2020
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…
22 2020
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
23 2020
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 9 - 12
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficienc…
23 2020
24 2020
5:15PM - 6:15PM
Fourth Fridays w/ Rabbi Eve (age 0-6), 5:15pm
Rabbi Eve Posen leads this interactive home service that welcomes Sh…
24 2020
6:15PM - 7:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Sisterhood Led Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday, January 24, 6:15pm
Please join the Sisterhood as they lead our Kabbalat Sha…
24 2020
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address
Let's explore the great indoors! We'll eat comfort foods, enjoy central heating, and discuss our favorite ways to pas…
25 2020
11:30AM - 12:15PM
Congregation Shaarie Torah
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR 97210
Join Rabbi Rose for a sweet Shabbat morning service designed for very young children (ages 0-5) and their families. S…
25 2020
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel: Reform
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR
Close out this week’s Shabbat with a beautiful Havdallah with Mini Mensches! Learn all about the sweetest weekly …
25 2020
5:15PM - 7:30PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
PJ Havdallah Movie Night (0-2nd Grade), Saturday, Jan 25, 5:15pm
Say goodbye to Shabbat in our PJs with dinner and a…
25 2020
8:00PM - 11:15PM
Please select
6903 SW 15th Ave
Portland, OR 97219
Support NCSY and have a great time
26 2020
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
This workshop will help parents effectively communicate and help their children to cope with separation and divorce. …
26 2020
3:15PM - 6:30PM
Hollywood Theater
4122 NE Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97212
Let's watch Uncut Gems, the movie that critics (Leah's brother) are calling the best Jewish movie since A Serious Man…
26 2020
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Book Talk: Becoming Eve, Sunday, January 26, 4:00pm
Join in a discussion of the book by Abby Stein about her journey…
28 2020
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Mah Jongg for Beginners
Learn to play this ancient game.
Tuesday Mornings
January 7 - February 11
10:30 am - 12:30 pm…
28 2020
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.
Tuesday Afternoons
January 7 - February 11
1:30 …
28 2020
3:45PM - 4:45PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Learn the basics of improv theater! Students will learn short-form games that teach the skills of listening and respo…
28 2020
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 5 - 8
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficiency…
28 2020
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
An Evening With Congressman Les AuCoin, Tuesday, January 28, 7:00pm
Join us for an evening with Congressman Les AuCo…
28 2020
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Krav Maga is a practical form of self-defense. It was pioneered by the Israel Defense Forces from a combination of bo…
29 2020
5:30PM - 7:30PM
The Knock Back
2315 NE Alberta
Portland, OR 97211
This trendy, low-key choice for cocktails, live music & upscale pub grub also boasts a heated patio.
Jews Next D…
29 2020
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
30 2020
4:00PM - 5:15PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR
Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 9 - 12
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficienc…
30 2020
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,…
30 2020
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239
Les Miz’s Jewish Composer with Cantor Eyal Bitton, Thursday, January 30, 7:00pm
In this fascinating and entertaini…
30 2020
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Moishe House - text 503-908-3394 for address
Come help us create our very own version of NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Series. All forms of art/performances encouraged!…
30 2020
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom (SMSU355)
1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
15th Annual Solomon Memorial Lecture with Eddy Portnoy, author of "Bad Rabbi: And Other Strange but True Stories from…