Congregation Beth Israel fund-raiser featuring many of Portland’s best restaurants, wineries, distilleries and breweries.
General Admission Tickets are now $72 per person
Join us for this thought-provoking program that will bring an exceptional line up of authors and special events to our community.
Tuesday, March 7; 7:00 PM – Janis Cooke Newman: A Master Plan for Rescue
Tuesday, March 14; 7:00PM – Jennifer K Armstrong: Seinfeldia
Tuesday, March 21; 7:00 PM – Local Author Panel Discussion
Individual event tickets: Member Cost: $5; Guest: $8
Series Pass: Member Cost: $12; Guest: $20
Register at oregonjcc.org/authorseries
On Wednesday, March 22 at 7:15 PM, the Havurah hosts a book launch of Rabbi David Zaslow’s newly published book “Reimagining Exodus; A Freedom Story,” published by Paraclete Press. The Exodus saga is explored from both Jewish and Christian perspectives since it is the foundational story of each religion. Zaslow will give a presentation on how the Exodus has been used by the Puritans, American Revolutionaries, the abolitionists, Mormons, and in the modern Civil Rights movement. In addition, Rabbi David will explore how the Exodus has always been a template for personal growth as we search for personal freedom. The event is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the talk and refreshments will be served. The Havurah is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland. Call 541-488-5146 for more info.
Using barbed needles to tangle and compact natural wool fibers you will learn to create adorable little owl friends.
No experience necessary. All supplies will be provided.
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration; CG203C
Following a short Shabbat service, Rabbi Joey Wolf and Charles McGee, co-founder and president of the Black Parent Initiative, will discuss Michael Eric Dyson’s book Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America and how it relates to Jewish-African American relationships. You can learn more about Charles McGee here in Street Roots.
Please RSVP here if you can come.
Embrace Rosh Chodesh – a women’s sacred time. Join Karen Sharp, herbalist and student of spiritual thought, as we find ways to bring the spiritual themes of each Jewish month to our lives using our senses in different ways.
Death Talk Goes to the Movies is pleased to announce the screening of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. The movie was written by Jonathan Safran Foer, adapted from the novel he wrote with the same name. Foer earned a National Jewish Book Award for Everything Is Illuminated (2001). Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was nominated for 2 oscars , including Best Picture. It stars Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis,John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, and Zoe Caldwell.
Foer used 9/11 as a backdrop for his story of 9-year-old Oskar Schell, who learns how to deal with the death of his father in the World Trade Center. This young amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
As always Death Talk Goes to the Movies invites you to stay for a discussion when the movie ends. Join us This month for discussion with The Dougy Center about how this mainstream movie release treats the subject of children’s grief.
Admission is by donation. Suggested $5.
Rabbi David Zaslow will teach a six-session class based on his newly published book “Reimagining Exodus; A Freedom Story.” The biblical Exodus is the most influential liberation and freedom story ever told. It has served as both an inspiration for Puritans, American revolutionaries, abolitionists, Mormons, the modern civil rights movement, and revolutionaries the world over. Participants will not only learn how the story has been used historically by non-Jews, but how in Jewish tradition the Exodus has also been applied to the individual life journey with its enslavements, challenges, liberations, and revelations. This groundbreaking course explores the Exodus as the intersection of this foundational story for Judaism and Christianity.
Fee: $70, including text. Dates: March 29, April 5, 12, May 10, 24 and 31. Wednesdays, 5-6:15 PM. Pre-registration required by calling 541-488-7716.The Havurah is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland. Call 541-488-5146 for more info.
In this workshop we will do the work of understanding and treating the four distinct Heart diseases of Pharaoh, so that we can learn to soften our own hardened hearts and journey to Freedom.
Through text study, breath-work, chanting, meditation and inner journeying, we will explore the heart of Pharaoh and give our own hearts the loving attention that is required for healing.