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	1 From Age-ing to Sage-ing 7:00 pm From Age-ing to Sage-ing @ Temple Beth Sholom Jan 1 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This class is based on the work of Rabbi Zalman-Schachter Shalomi z”l of the same title. We will be using his book as well as Conscious Aging: Cultivate Wisdom, Connect with Others, Celebrate Life –...	2	3 OJMCHE Exhibit Tours 1:00 pm OJMCHE Exhibit Tours @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Jan 3 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets OJMCHE has exhibition tours every Wednesday at 1 pm. Tours are free with admission and members, of course, can always visit for free. Come early or stay after and enjoy lunch in the museum’s Lefty’s...	4 2018 JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest® Information Meetings 6:30 pm 2018 JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest® Information Meetings @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 4 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets The Jewish Community Center Association of North America (JCCA) has invited the MJCC to send a delegation of athletes and artists to the JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest®! This year, both the Games and ArtsFest...	5	6 Kiddush Club for K-2nd Grade 10:15 am Kiddush Club for K-2nd Grade @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 6 @ 10:15 am – 11:30 am Tickets Join other families for prayer, singing, conversation and fun followed by an indoor picnic style lunch. Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years) 10:15 am Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years) @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 6 @ 10:15 am – 12:15 pm Tickets 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10:15am Zidell Chapel Join other young families for singing, dancing, stories, indoor picnic-style lunch and Shabbat fun. Yoga Minyan 11:00 am Yoga Minyan @ Temple Beth Sholom Jan 6 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Yoga is an amazing way to get in touch with and strengthen your body, and calm your mind. We are offering Yoga classes at TBS on Saturday mornings. With the help of Zohra Campbell, Owner of...
7 Fitness Palooza 11:00 am Fitness Palooza @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 7 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets Fitness Palooza at the MJCC. Try out classes 11 am-1 pm. 503-244-0111 or oregonjcc.org	8 Mussar with Rabbi Joshua Rose 2:30 pm Mussar with Rabbi Joshua Rose @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 8 @ 2:30 pm – 3:25 pm Tickets Mussar is an approach of self-awareness, and personal development that is grounded in deep reflection on Jewish texts and on spiritual practices that guide us toward greater control over our thinking and behaviors. Free... From Age-ing to Sage-ing 7:00 pm From Age-ing to Sage-ing @ Temple Beth Sholom Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This class is based on the work of Rabbi Zalman-Schachter Shalomi z”l of the same title. We will be using his book as well as Conscious Aging: Cultivate Wisdom, Connect with Others, Celebrate Life –...	9 Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registration Code: CG200 Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 9 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout! Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registration code: CG201 Learn the Art of Jewish Storytelling 6:15 pm Learn the Art of Jewish Storytelling @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 9 @ 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm Tickets Learn the art of Jewish storytelling with professional storyteller Brian Rohr. In this nine class course, Brian will teach the art and skill of performative storytelling, exploring the ancient stories, personal narrative and techniques on... Sephardic Winter Film Festival 7:00 pm Sephardic Winter Film Festival @ Congregation Ahavath Achim Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets THE LAST JEWS OF BAGDAD. A film by Carole Basri, a Jewish American lawyer and filmmaker of Iraqi-Jewish descent. This film captures the story of the plight of over 160,000 Iraqi Jews and their persecution,...	10 Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground 10:00 am Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets For parents/caregivers and their children up to 5 years old. Play. Meet friends. Run. Have a Kosher snack. Sing + listen to stories. Have a blast! In the MJCC Sportsplex! Free and open to everyone!... OJMCHE Exhibit Tours 1:00 pm OJMCHE Exhibit Tours @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Jan 10 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets OJMCHE has exhibition tours every Wednesday at 1 pm. Tours are free with admission and members, of course, can always visit for free. Come early or stay after and enjoy lunch in the museum’s Lefty’s... Bridging Identities: On Being LGBTQ, Jewish and Pro-Israel 7:00 pm Bridging Identities: On Being LGBTQ, Jewish and Pro-Israel @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Explore the following questions with Arthur Slepian, the founder and president of A Wider Bridge (AWB)–a pro-Israel organization that works to deepen the connections between the LGBT communities of Israel and North America. What has... Bridging Identities: On Being LGBTQ, Jewish and Pro-Israel 7:00 pm Bridging Identities: On Being LGBTQ, Jewish and Pro-Israel @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 10 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Join Israel360 in welcoming Arthur Slepian, the founder and president of A Wider Bridge (AWB), a pro-Israel organization that works to deepen the connections between the LGBT communities of Israel and North America. We will... Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registeration code: CG202	11 Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen 3:00 pm Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 11 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets A monthly discussion covering a wide range of topics that will draw on our experiences. January’s topic: Jewish Texts and When Does Life Begin In the Cafe at the J Free and open to the... Capital Campaign Kickoff Celebration 7:00 pm Capital Campaign Kickoff Celebration @ Congregation Kesser Israel Jan 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Join us to celebrate our upcoming new building at our Capital Campaign Kickoff Event. This complimentary, adults only event will be fun, classy, and informative. -View plans and project timeline -Open bar and hors d’oeuvres...	12 PLAY: “Lifeboat” 7:30 pm PLAY: “Lifeboat” @ Northwest Children’s Theater Jan 12 @ 7:30 pm – Feb 4 @ 2:00 pm Tickets LIFEBOAT A True Story of Two Teenagers Who Did Not Give Up A co-production with Northwest Children’s Theater WHO: Co-produced by Corrib Theatre & Northwest Children’s Theater WHAT: Lifeboat By Nicola McCartney... Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat Service 6:00 pm Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat Service Jan 12 @ 6:00 pm Tickets Please join Congregation Beth Israel as we celebrate Dr. King’s enduring legacy and welcome Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell as our keynote speaker. Our service will include music from the NW Gospel Choir and CBI’s Kol...	13
14 2018 JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest® Information Meeting 4:00 pm 2018 JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest® Information Meeting @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets The Jewish Community Center Association of North America (JCCA) has invited the MJCC to send a delegation of athletes and artists to the JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest®! This year, both the Games and ArtsFest...	15 From Age-ing to Sage-ing 7:00 pm From Age-ing to Sage-ing @ Temple Beth Sholom Jan 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This class is based on the work of Rabbi Zalman-Schachter Shalomi z”l of the same title. We will be using his book as well as Conscious Aging: Cultivate Wisdom, Connect with Others, Celebrate Life –...	16 Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 16 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registration Code: CG200 Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 16 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout! Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registration code: CG201 Learn the Art of Jewish Storytelling 6:15 pm Learn the Art of Jewish Storytelling @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 16 @ 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm Tickets Learn the art of Jewish storytelling with professional storyteller Brian Rohr. In this nine class course, Brian will teach the art and skill of performative storytelling, exploring the ancient stories, personal narrative and techniques on... Reading: The Making of a Matriot 7:00 pm Reading: The Making of a Matriot @ Broadway Books Jan 16 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Reading with Frances Payne Adler, author of Making of a Matriot In The Making of a Matriot, author Frances Payne Adler demonstrates—through poetry and prose—the need for a new conception of national defense through peaceful means,...	17 OJMCHE Exhibit Tours 1:00 pm OJMCHE Exhibit Tours @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Jan 17 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets OJMCHE has exhibition tours every Wednesday at 1 pm. Tours are free with admission and members, of course, can always visit for free. Come early or stay after and enjoy lunch in the museum’s Lefty’s... Live Stream Author Talk with Nicole Krauss 4:15 pm Live Stream Author Talk with Nicole Krauss @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 17 @ 4:15 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Watch a live stream of New York Times bestselling author Nicole Krauss in conversation about her newest novel, Forest Dark, at the Jewish Theological Society. In Forest Dark, Krauss entwines disparate narratives chronicling two characters who... Engage, Enrich, Enliven, Enjoy! with Ruth Tenzer Feldman 6:30 pm Engage, Enrich, Enliven, Enjoy! with Ruth Tenzer Feldman @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 17 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This is child’s play-and more-for adults interested in exploring ways to cultivate creativity, broaden their perspective, foster mental flexibility, and reduce stress. Each session offers tools based on a variety of sources from Einstein to... Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registeration code: CG202	18	19	20 MAGELLANICA 4:56 pm MAGELLANICA @ Artists Repertory Theatre Jan 20 @ 4:56 pm – Feb 18 @ 5:56 pm Tickets World Premiere of “Magellanica,” by award-winning Oregon playwright E.M. Lewis, directed by Dámaso Rodríguez Play includes five parts. Runtime is approximately 6 hours. Three 10-minute intermissions and one 25-minute dinner break. Limited Run. Only... Tiferet Shabbat 9:15 am Tiferet Shabbat @ Congregation Shaarie Torah Jan 20 @ 9:15 am – 12:15 pm Tickets Please join Congregation Shaarie Torah for a special Shabbat morning service. At this service, we will include new melodies, explore the service with some reflections on the prayers themselves, and chant according to the Triennial cycle... Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders 10:00 am Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders 1st and 3rd Shabbat every month at 10:00am Meet in the MAIN service (Stampfer Chapel or Main Sanctuary) for the beginning of the Torah service, and then come out with... Kiddush Club for K-2nd Grade 10:15 am Kiddush Club for K-2nd Grade @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 20 @ 10:15 am – 11:30 am Tickets Join other families for prayer, singing, conversation and fun followed by an indoor picnic style lunch. Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years) 10:15 am Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years) @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 20 @ 10:15 am – 12:15 pm Tickets 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10:15am Zidell Chapel Join other young families for singing, dancing, stories, indoor picnic-style lunch and Shabbat fun. PJ Havdallah – Movie Night! (0-2nd grade and their families) 5:15 pm PJ Havdallah – Movie Night! (0-2nd grade and their families) @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 20 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Shoreshim and Anafim families come together for this special PJ Havdallah. Join us as we say goodbye to Shabbat in our PJs and then have dinner and an age appropriate movie. $5... Woodshlock: The Party 8:00 pm Woodshlock: The Party @ Congregation Beth Israel Jan 20 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets On January 20th the Congregation Beth Israel’s Adult Ed Committee is throwing a party to celebrate the 60’s —a decade of political and social turmoil, citizen activism and protest. There was the “Summer of Love”...
21 YOUR GENES, YOUR HEALTH 10:30 am YOUR GENES, YOUR HEALTH @ Vey Auditorium, Doernbecher at OHSU Jan 21 @ 10:30 am – 1:00 pm Tickets LEARN MORE ABOUT GENETIC RISK WHAT: YOUR GENES, YOUR HEALTH, an educational event about genetic risk factors for Parkinson’s disease and cancer WHEN: 10:30 am-1 pm, Sunday, Jan. 21 WHERE: Vey Auditorium in Doernbecher Children’s...	22 Young Artists Contest Young Artists Contest @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 22 all-day Tickets APPLICATION DEADLINE Portland area Jewish artists in seventh and eighth grade are invited to apply to participate in this year’s juried art exhibit at the MJCC. Student art will be displayed during the first week... From Age-ing to Sage-ing 7:00 pm From Age-ing to Sage-ing @ Temple Beth Sholom Jan 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This class is based on the work of Rabbi Zalman-Schachter Shalomi z”l of the same title. We will be using his book as well as Conscious Aging: Cultivate Wisdom, Connect with Others, Celebrate Life –...	23 Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 23 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registration Code: CG200 Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 23 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout! Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registration code: CG201 Learn the Art of Jewish Storytelling 6:15 pm Learn the Art of Jewish Storytelling @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 23 @ 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm Tickets Learn the art of Jewish storytelling with professional storyteller Brian Rohr. In this nine class course, Brian will teach the art and skill of performative storytelling, exploring the ancient stories, personal narrative and techniques on...	24 Second PDX Business Breakfast 7:15 am Second PDX Business Breakfast @ Sentinel Hotel Jan 24 @ 7:15 am – 9:15 am Tickets Building Bridges Between Oregon and Israel is the theme of the second of three PDX Business Breakfasts presented by the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. After time for networking and breakfast, the program begins at 8... Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registeration code: CG202	25 Brown Bag Lunch with Annie Polland from the Tenement Museum 12:00 pm Brown Bag Lunch with Annie Polland from the Tenement Museum @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Jan 25 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Brown Bag Lunch Discussion with Annie Polland, Executive Vice President of Programs & Interpretation at the Tenement Museum. OJMCHE kicks off a new series of informal lunchtime conversations with scholars, museum professionals, historians, and others.... 7:30 pm @ Smith Ballroom, PSU Jan 25 @ 7:30 pm Tickets Tenement Stories: New York’s Jewish Lower East Side – 2018 Gus & Libby Solomon Memorial Lecture, Annie Polland, Executive Vice President of Programs & Interpretation at the Tenement Museum Time: 7:30pm on January 25, 2018 Location:... Tenement Stories – 2018 Gus & Libby Solomon Memorial Lecture 7:30 pm Tenement Stories – 2018 Gus & Libby Solomon Memorial Lecture @ Smith Ballroom (SMSU 355) at PSU Jan 25 @ 7:30 pm Tickets Please join us for the 13th Annual Gus & Libby Solomon Memorial Lecture featuring Annie Polland, Executive Vice President of Programs & Interpretation at New York’s Lower East Side Tenement Museum. What: A public lecture...	26 Fourth Fridays with Rabbi Eve 5:15 pm Fourth Fridays with Rabbi Eve @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 26 @ 5:15 pm – 7:15 pm Tickets Rabbi Eve welcomes Shabbat with music and stories, potluck dinner to follow. Contact Rabbi Eve for location: eposen@nevehshalom.org. Co-sponsored by PJ Library. Israeli-Style Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm Israeli-Style Kabbalat Shabbat @ P'nai Or of Portland Jan 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Baruch Morris is back, and so is “Israeli-Style” Kabbalat Shabbat! Join P’nai Or of Portland for Baruch’s first service as our returning Spiritual Leader on Friday January 26 at 6 PM. P’nai Or meets at...	27 Get Your Game On! Neveh Shalom Auction 2018 6:00 pm Get Your Game On! Neveh Shalom Auction 2018 @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 27 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Celebrate the start of 2018 by being a part of Get Your Game On! CNS Auction 2018! We are putting together a memorable event filled with surprise guests; delectable food; out of this world, one...
28 Tu b’Shevat Seder/Hike 1:00 pm Tu b’Shevat Seder/Hike @ Hoyt Arboretum Jan 28 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Join the Neveh Shalom Shomrei Teva group for the annual Tu B’Shevat hike at the Hoyt Arboretum. Shomrei Teva Combined Tu b’Shvat Seder/Hoyt Arboretum Hike Contact: Jordan Epstein: yaakovm@comcast.net. Holocaust Remembrance Day Film 2:00 pm Holocaust Remembrance Day Film @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Jan 28 @ 2:00 pm Tickets International Holocaust Remembrance Day Special Program Film Screening: Scandal In Ivansk Most of Jews in the Polish town of Ivansk were killed by the Nazis, and the headstones in the Jewish cemetery were plundered for...	29 Never Again: A Jewish Response to the Rohingya Crisis 6:30 pm Never Again: A Jewish Response to the Rohingya Crisis @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Jan 29 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets The Rohingya are a majority Muslim ethnic minority who have been ruthlessly oppressed by the Myanmar military, suffering indiscriminate killings, forced evacuations, rape, and other forms of violence. 300,000 Rohingya have been forced to flee...	30 Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 30 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registration Code: CG200 Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 30 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout! Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registration code: CG201 Hope in Action- An Advocacy 101 workshop for youth 6:30 pm Hope in Action- An Advocacy 101 workshop for youth @ Oregon Jewish Community Foundation Jan 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Youth in grades 6-12 are invited to join the Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation for a FREE advocacy workshop: HOPE IN ACTION. This dynamic workshop will focus on: How to be an effective advocate for yourself and... Sparks of the Tradition: An Evening of Jewish Storytelling 7:00 pm Sparks of the Tradition: An Evening of Jewish Storytelling @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Join the Neveh Shalom community for an evening of storytelling by nine talented tellers. Starting in early November, these tellers had the opportunity to study with professional storyteller Brian Rohr on the art of performative...	31 Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 31 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Registeration code: CG202 Building a Jewish Home III 8:00 pm Building a Jewish Home III @ Hosted by Elyse Berkovich - Register for Address Jan 31 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Jewish woman is the Akeret Habayit – the mainstay of her home. So much is resting on her shoulders – the direction and spirituality of the home and family. Due to popular demand we...

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