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Calendar questions? Contact Caron Blau Rothstein, caron@jewishportland.org

Dec

17 2017

Ladies Paint Night

7:30AM - 9:30AM  

Bottle & Bottega Studio
1406 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201

Join Shine for our Annual Ladies Paint Night.

Dec

17 2017

Celebrate Chanukah! A Festival for Kids and Families

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Create a menorah, make sufganiyot, play dreidel, dance and sing, story time, play area.

Dec

17 2017

North Story Hour with PJ Library

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

New Seasons: North Williams
3445 N Williams Ave
Portland, OR 97227

Join PJ Library for a FREE story and music hour at New Seasons on N Williams.

Dec

17 2017

Adventures with the Mishna Berurah: A Course in Jewish Literacy

10:00AM - 11:15PM  

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

Why do Jews do what we do? Where do our practices come from if they are not explicitly from the Torah? What are…

Dec

17 2017

A Becoming Miracle: How we Became Jewish Portland

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
725 NW Davis
Portland, OR

A fun joint event with refreshments and schmoozing. Kid friendly activities include dreidel games, craft projects…

Dec

17 2017

Chanukah Donuts and Dancing

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Doughnuts and Dancing

Dec

17 2017

The Shroud Crowd Meeting

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Help create traditional burial clothing which will then be used by the Chevra Kavod haMet for their work.

Dec

17 2017

Congregation Kol Ami Latke Fest 2017

5:00PM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Kol Ami
7800 NE 119th St
Vancouver, WA 98685

Please join Congregation Kol Ami for Latke Fest 2017.

Dec

17 2017

Hanukkah Open House at Shir Tikvah

5:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Shir Tikvah
7550 NE Irving St
Portland, OR 97213

Our doors will be open for the whole evening for folks to come and go as they please. We'll have light latke…

Dec

17 2017

Menorah Lighting at Directors' Park

5:30PM - 6:00PM  

Director Park
815 SW Park Ave,
Portland, OR 97205

Join for the menorah lighting at Directors' Park.

Dec

17 2017

Chanukah Family Skate Party

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Annual Chanukah bash.

Dec

17 2017

Songs to Warm a Winter's Night! A Night of Music

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Join us for a memorable evening of music that will touch your soul and soothe your heart while indulging in fine…

Dec

18 2017

Menorah Lighting at Directors' Park

5:30PM - 6:00PM  

Director Park
815 SW Park Ave,
Portland, OR 97205

Join for the menorah lighting at Directors' Park.

Dec

19 2017

Menorah Lighting at Directors' Park

5:30PM - 6:00PM  

Director Park
815 SW Park Ave,
Portland, OR 97205

Join for the menorah lighting at Directors' Park.

Dec

19 2017

Singles and Couples Hanuka Celebration at Gesher

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

Gesher: A Bridge Home (Outreach and Welcome to Unaffiliated Jews)
10701 SW 25th Avenue
Portland, OR

Rabbi Laurie and Rabbi Gary of Gesher in their home for homemade latkes, donuts, Shikker Rebbe wine or Sober Rabbi…

Dec

20 2017

Exhibition Tour of OJMCHE

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…

Dec

21 2017

PJ Story Hour Yad b'Yad

9:30AM - 10:30AM  

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…

Dec

21 2017

Mommy & Me

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Chabad of Northeast Portland
2858 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Exploring Jewish Holidays. Engaging Play. Experiental learning and new friendships to be made.
Age: 0-3 years. All ar…

Dec

22 2017

Fourth Fridays with Rabbi Eve

5:15PM - 7:15PM  

Rabbi Eve welcomes Shabbat with music and stories, potluck dinner to follow.

Dec

23 2017

Kesser Kids' Time 2017

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Kesser Israel: Orthodox
6698 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

Join us every second and fourth Shabbat for an awesome kids' program for children age 2-11.

Dec

23 2017

Women's Torah Study

12:30PM - 2:30PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, OR 97239

Join Mel Berwin for an uplifting conversation and learning—all levels welcome!