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

Nov

12 2023

Researching Galicia: What Every Galitzianer Needs to Know

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

JGSO
PO Box 19736
Portland, OR 97280

Shelley Pollero, founding member of Gesher Galicia, will present genealogical research strategies for Galicia. She…

Nov

12 2023

Community-wide Bake Sale for Israel Relief

11:30AM - 1:30PM  

Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Ln
Portland, OR 97239

11/23/2023: A Community-Wide Jewish Bake Sale, offering a sense of togetherness and opportunities to help Israel, one…

Nov

12 2023

Divine Decay: How Jewish Wisdom Teaches us to love letting go

1:00PM - 6:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

Join Shel Maala, your online queer Yeshiva, live for the first time ever, at a day of gay Talmud learning in Portland, OR.

Nov

12 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…

Nov

12 2023

Jewish Community Orchestra Fall Concert

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 Southwest Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219

The Jewish Community Orchestra plays Liszt and Goldmark, along with a composition written by conductor Don Appert…

Nov

13 2023

Israeli folk dancing at Leedy Grange

7:30PM - 10:30PM  

Leedy Grange
835 NW Saltzman Rd.
Portland, OR 97229

Enjoy Israeli folk dancing every Monday, 7:30 to 10:30+ with this friendly group in Cedar Mill (now in our 10th year)…

Nov

14 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…

Nov

14 2023

Yoga for Renewal with Sido Sirkus

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97232

 

Come and enjoy/explore your inner self in "Yoga for Renewal", a gentle yoga class.

Nov

14 2023

JFCS Cancer Support Group

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

ZOOM

Community is important. Cancer is lonely. Jewish Family & Child Service has combined these two truths to create this…

Nov

14 2023

Living in a Broken and Magnificent World: On Being a Story-Carrier

6:30PM - 8:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland,

Storyteller Brian Rohr will read his essay “On Being a Story-Carrier” recently published in the new two-volume…

Nov

14 2023

'Israel at War' with Avi Melamed

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219

Join Avi Melamed, former Israeli Intelligence Officer and Senior Arab Affairs Advisor, for a briefing on the current …

Nov

14 2023

EJC Presents: The Art and Practice of Hebrew Scribing

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

 

The Art and Practice of Hebrew Scribing with Shoshana Gugenheim Kedem

Nov

15 2023

Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Freedom of Speech on Campus

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Halie Grace Shost
New York, NY, USA
Zoom
New York, NY 10012

Robert Siegel (NPR) interviews: Kenneth Stern, Professor Susannah Heschel, Talia Dror

Nov

15 2023

Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Freedom of Speech on Campus

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Halie Shost
New York, NY, USA
Zoom
New York, NY 10012

 

Robert Siegel (NPR) interviews: Kenneth Stern, Professor Susannah Heschel, Talia Dror

Nov

15 2023

Global Connections with Robert Siegel: What’s next in Washington D.C.?

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Halie Grace Shost
New York, NY, USA
Zoom
New York, NY 10012

Robert Siegel (NPR) interviews: Emily Bazelon, Aaron David Miller, and E.J. Dionne Jr.

Nov

15 2023

Storytime, Songs and Art with Chari Smith

4:00PM - 4:45PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219

The MJCC and PJ Library Present: Storytime with children's book author Chari Smith.
Join us for story time, songs, an…

Nov

15 2023

Music by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Recital: Amy Hansen, Cameron O'Connor.

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

Part of EJC's Crypto Judeo Storytelling week!

Nov

16 2023

Conversations on Israel and Jewish Identity: Antisemitism on Campus

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Please join Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Cantor Eyal Bitton and Reed College professor, Marat Grinberg, as they expl…

Nov

16 2023

IMPACT 2024

5:30PM - 8:00PM  

Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR

 

 Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's Women's Philanthropy
Invites you to 2024 IMPACT 

Featuring Juj…

Nov

16 2023

Torah in the Tarot: Lecture Steve Appel

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

Torah in the Tarot: Lecture and Presentation by Stav Appel

Nov

16 2023

Cafe Shalom Israeli Folk Dancing

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

CHCC
8936 SW 17th Ave
Portland, 97219

Enjoy dancing in a welcoming and friendly atmosphere of dancers at all levels. Learn new dances and practice…

Nov

17 2023

JFCS Mental Health Spotlight: Forgiveness: Making Meaning Later in Life

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

JFCS offers Mental Health Spotlight to shine a light on areas where all people – children through older adults, inc…

Nov

17 2023

EJC Noontime Concert with Flamenco Guitarist Brenna McDonald

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

EJC Noontime Concert Flamenco

Nov

17 2023

Educate and advocate for the return of the hostage

3:30PM - 4:00PM  

Zoom

Educate and advocate for the return of the hostage following Oct 7.

Nov

18 2023

Drawing Upon What is Hidden: An Evening of Stories

7:00PM - 9:30PM  

Eastside Jewish Commons
2420 Ne Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232

An Evening of Stories drawing upon what is hidden, and what can be revealed Followed by Open Mic.