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May 9, 2023
May 26 - May 27, 2023
Shavuot
May 29, 2023
Memorial Day
May
1 2023
A Conversation with Dr. Becky Kennedy
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Online
NY
Sign up to join us on Monday, May 1 from 1-2 pm ET for a free virtual conversation with Dr. Becky focused on…
May
1 2023
Helping Your Child Manage Anxiety
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Join Jewish Family & Child Service, Congregation Neveh Shalom and Portland Area Jewish Educators for this important p…
May
1 2023
Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange
7:30PM - 10:30PM
Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Portland, OR 97229
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange weekly Monday nights with session leaders Sue and Donna. Beginner to inter…
May
2 2023
Wondering Jews Podcast Release
6:00AM - 7:00AM
Finally, a smart, funny, fast-moving podcast for Jews who love weed and for the people who love them! Join Portland b…
May
2 2023
May
3 2023
Dramatic Reading of Avraham and Mary
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
724 NW Davis
Portland, OR
ALL RESERVATIONS, INCLUDING FOR OJMHERC MEMEBERS MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE - NO WALK IN'S
Written and directed by Sher…
May
5 2023
May
7 2023
Spring Family Camp
B'nai B'rith Camp
6443 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Suite 234
Portland, OR
May 5-7, 2023
Spring Family Camp
Get outside and explore BB Camp with your family and friends! Come for the weekend …
May
5 2023
Grief Connection
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Zoom
https://jfcs-portland-org.zoom.us/j/88107391752?pwd=cWNlU3VjRVJ6VTltL2pjc0lqa3hOUT09#success
Grief Connection -- Grief affects every part of our lives and can be a lonely road to travel. Join us for our monthly…
May
5 2023
JFCS Community Connection
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Zoom
Drop-in group hosted by Jewish Family & Child Service's Counseling Services.
Join JFCS for weekly conversations on Zo…
May
5 2023
Community Sephardic Monthly Shabbat Dinner
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Congregation Ahavath Achim
6686 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Please join for a Community Monthly Shabbat Dinner - Sephardic Judaism is a treasury with something for everyone!
Jo…
May
6 2023
Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders
Portland, OR 97209
Welcome Shabbat with singing, dancing, and sweetness! We will gather together inside in Pollin Chapel to sing…
May
6 2023
Meditation Shabbat
9:30AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Neveh Shalom: Conservative
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR
The first Saturday of each month at Congregation Neveh Shalom is our Meditation Shabbat. An evolving—and…
May
6 2023
Dr. Steven Zipperstein: On writing the biography of Philip Roth
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Beit Haverim
1111 Country Club Road
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Dr. Steven Zipperstein, has been a friend of our community ever since visiting as we read one of his masterworks, …
May
7 2023
Israeli folk dancing at SWCC
2:30PM - 4:00PM
Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at the Southwest Community Center with session leader Rhona Feldman. Everyone is welcome t…
May
7 2023
Schechter Spark 2023
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Zoom
Join Camp Solomon Schechter as we celebrate camp, raise critical funds, and build our Jewish future!
May
7 2023
Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament at Shaarie Torah
4:00PM - 7:00PM
Congregation Shaarie Torah: Conservative
920 NW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR
Presented by the Shaarie Torah Men's Club
SUNDAY, May 7, 2023
Doors open at 4pm, Tutorial at 4:15pm
Games start at 4:…
SUNDAY, May 7, 2023
Doors open at 4pm, Tutorial at 4:15pm
Games start at 4:…
May
8 2023
"THE PROTOCOLS OF THE ELDERS OF ZION" AND THE ALLURE OF CONSPIRACY
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Room 294, Smith Memorial Student Union building
Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway
Portland, OR OR
Why has "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" managed to draw such widespread attention with countless reprints and…
May
8 2023
Helping Your Child Manage Anxiety
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Join Jewish Family & Child Service, Congregation Neveh Shalom and Portland Area Jewish Educators for this important p…
May
8 2023
Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange
7:30PM - 10:30PM
Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Portland, OR 97229
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange weekly Monday nights with session leaders Sue and Donna. Beginner to inter…
May
9 2023
MJCC Community Celebration/Humans of Tel Aviv
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219
The Mittleman Jewish Community Center is excited to announce our annual Community Celebration on Tuesday, May 9, 2023…
May
10 2023
May
10 2023
Sephardic Film Festival: GI Jews
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Ahavath Achim: Sephardic
6686 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR
Wednesday May 10, 2023
GI Jews– 90m, 2018
Discussion Leader: To Be Announced
Jewish Americans in World War II tell…
May
11 2023
What I want to Teach: Rabbis teach at the MJCC
11:30AM - 1:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219
Join Rabbi Jonathan Seidel, President of the Oregon Board of Rabbis for a conversation about "What he wants to…
May
11 2023
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's Board Meeting #9
4:30PM - 6:30PM
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's Board Meeting.
May
11 2023
It Won't Kill You to Talk About Death!
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
We all die, everyone of us, and yet somehow we don't like acknowledging it, and we rarely want to talk about it. But…
May
12 2023
May
14 2023
PJ Library Family Camp
B'nai B'rith Camp
6443 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Suite 234
Portland, OR
May 12-14, 2023
PJ Library Family Camp at BB Camp
Join families with young children from across the state of Oregon …
May
12 2023
JFCS Community Connection
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Zoom
Drop-in group hosted by Jewish Family & Child Service's Counseling Services.
Join JFCS for weekly conversations on Zo…
May
13 2023
Cedar Sinai Park's Annual Benefit
6:00PM - 8:00PM
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR MAY 13, 2023, ANNUAL BENEFIT!
We are going back in time . . . together, and in person!
Our an…
May
14 2023
Bread and Torah Workshop with Rabbis Linda Motzkin & Jonathan Rubenstein
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Eastside Jewish Commons and Congregation Shir Tikvah Present Bread and Torah: an interactive workshop with Rabbis…
May
14 2023
Israeli folk dancing at SWCC
2:30PM - 4:00PM
Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at the Southwest Community Center with session leader Rhona Feldman. Everyone is welcome t…
May
15 2023
Helping Your Child Manage Anxiety
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Join Jewish Family & Child Service, Congregation Neveh Shalom and Portland Area Jewish Educators for this important p…
May
15 2023
Jews, Prison and Spirituality
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
EJC Presents: What’s A Nice Jewish Girl Like You Doing In A Place Like This? Jews, Prison and Spirituality
May
15 2023
Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange
7:30PM - 10:30PM
Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Portland, OR 97229
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange weekly Monday nights with session leaders Sue and Donna. Beginner to inter…
May
16 2023
Wondering Jews Podcast Release
6:00AM - 7:00AM
Finally, a smart, funny, fast-moving podcast for Jews who love weed and for the people who love them! Join Portland b…
May
16 2023
Global Connections: How Old is Too Old to Work and to Lead?
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Zoom
New York, NY 10012
Robert Siegel (NPR) interviews: Dr. Felix Benninger MD, Professor Laura L. Carstensen, & Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld
May
16 2023
Global Connections: How Old is Too Old to Work and to Lead?
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Zoom
New York, NY, USA
Zoom
New York, NY 10012
Robert Siegel (NPR) interviews: Dr. Felix Benninger MD, Professor Laura L. Carstensen, & Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld
May
16 2023
May
18 2023
Like other forms of race-based hatred, antisemitism is, in part, an ideology that can be weaponized to a variety of e…
May
18 2023
BB Camp's Spaghetti Dinner
5:00PM - 8:00PM
B'nai B'rith Camp
6443 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Suite 234
Portland, OR
BB Camp's Annual Spaghetti Dinner
Thursday, May 18
5:00pm Camp Tour
6:00pm Dinner
Thursday, May 18
5:00pm Camp Tour
6:00pm Dinner
The spaghetti dinner is back! Join…
May
18 2023
JFCS 75th Event 2023
6:30PM - 9:00PM
Castaway
1900 NW 18th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
Join us to celebrate 75 years of JFCS
with food, wine, music and fun!
This year is different: It is JFCS’ 75th …
May
19 2023
JFCS Community Connection
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Zoom
Drop-in group hosted by Jewish Family & Child Service's Counseling Services.
Join JFCS for weekly conversations on Zo…
May
19 2023
EJC Friday Noontime Concert: Padam Padam
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
EJC Friday Noontime Concert: Padam Padam
May
20 2023
Mini Mensches Tot Shabbat
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Congregation Beth Israel
1972 NW Flanders Street
Portland, OR 97209
Welcome Shabbat with singing, dancing, and sweetness! We will gather together inside in Pollin Chapel to sing…
May
20 2023
Pizza and Paddle with BB Camp
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Join Us!
PIZZA AND PADDLE – GRADES 6-8
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 4PM-6PM, Willamette Park
Join us for a taste of BB Su…
May
21 2023
TEVA MONTHLY FAMILY HIKES
December 18, 9AM – Silver Falls State Park
December 18, 9AM – Silver Falls State Park
January 8, 9AM – Multnomah Falls
February …
May
21 2023
Co/Lab Reimagine Jewish Presents: A Gathering on Food and Jewish Values
10:00AM - 3:00PM
Rabbi Joshua Rose
Come be part of a day that will highlight the role of food in conversation about Jewish life and values, build…
May
21 2023
Genealogical Gems in the Forverts (Jewish Daily Forward newspaper)
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Michael will teach us how to find valuable genealogical information in the Jewish Daily Forward newspaper. Register…
May
21 2023
Israeli folk dancing at SWCC
2:30PM - 4:00PM
Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at the Southwest Community Center with session leader Rhona Feldman. Everyone is welcome t…
May
22 2023
Helping Your Child Manage Anxiety
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Join Jewish Family & Child Service, Congregation Neveh Shalom and Portland Area Jewish Educators for this important p…
May
22 2023
Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange
7:30PM - 10:30PM
Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Portland, OR 97229
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange weekly Monday nights with session leaders Sue and Donna. Beginner to inter…
May
24 2023
MJCC's PDXBiz: "Do I Need a Coach for Business, or Life?"
11:30AM - 1:15PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219
Join us for our next PDX Business Series event on May 24, 2023: "Do I Need a Coach for Business, or…
May
24 2023
Integrating Jewish Wisdom and Ecological Thinking to Heal a Fractured World
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
A presentation and discussion by Rabbi Natan Margalit that will offer pathways toward healing our most critical…
May
26 2023
JFCS Community Connection
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Zoom
Drop-in group hosted by Jewish Family & Child Service's Counseling Services.
Join JFCS for weekly conversations on Zo…
May
26 2023
North Coast Shabbat Group
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Portland,
Kabbalat Shabbat services, 7:30-8:30 pm at the Bob Chisolm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A , Seaside, Oregon . Kiddus…
May
28 2023
Israeli folk dancing at SWCC
2:30PM - 4:00PM
Southwest Community Center
6820 SW 45th Ave
Portland, OR 97219
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at the Southwest Community Center with session leader Rhona Feldman. Everyone is welcome t…
May
29 2023
Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange
7:30PM - 10:30PM
Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Portland, OR 97229
Enjoy Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange weekly Monday nights with session leaders Sue and Donna. Beginner to inter…
May
30 2023
Wondering Jews Podcast Release
6:00AM - 7:00AM
Finally, a smart, funny, fast-moving podcast for Jews who love weed and for the people who love them! Join Portland b…
May
31 2023
Legal & Financial Planning - What Every Older Adult Needs to Know
10:30AM - 1:30PM
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Elder-law expert Michael Rose from Rose Elder Law LLC will clarify important concepts that are relevant to you and…
May
31 2023
EJC Presents: Rose City Women's Self-Defense Workshop
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Women's Self-Defense at EJC