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				1 Witness: Themes of Social Justice in Contemporary Printmaking and Photography Witness: Themes of Social Justice in Contemporary Printmaking and Photography @ Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University Sep 15 – Dec 20 all-day Tickets The Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem presents “Witness: Themes of Social Justice in Contemporary Printmaking and Photography from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation” through Dec. 20 in the... Monthly Mitzvah Project Monthly Mitzvah Project @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 1 – Nov 30 all-day Tickets Monthly Mitzvah Project Each month, the MJCC and PJA communities collect items for different area organizations in Portland. In November, we will be collecting holiday gifts for families served by Jewish Family and Child Services.... Yad b’Yad 11:00 am Yad b’Yad @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP Nov 1 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am Tickets Seniors and young families enjoy an inter-generational celebration of stories and songs each Thursday. Join Kim Schneiderman for this weekly inter-generational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of Cedar Sinai Park. Introduction to Judaism Course 7:00 pm Introduction to Judaism Course @ various local synagogues Nov 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliations. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays, ritual and daily practice, theology,...	2 Solidarity Shabbat 5:30 pm Solidarity Shabbat @ Congregations across Oregon and SW Washington Nov 2 @ 5:30 pm – Nov 3 @ 8:00 pm Tickets Nov. 3 has been named a Solidarity Shabbat to stand together to support and comfort each other and the people of Pittsburgh. Whether you gather in a synagogue, share a Shabbat meal or join in...	3
4 POSTPONED: Sunday Conversation honoring Miriam Greenstein 2:00 pm POSTPONED: Sunday Conversation honoring Miriam Greenstein @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Nov 4 @ 2:00 pm Tickets POSTPONED: NEW DATE TO COME. This Sunday Conversation honors the artwork and book, In The Shadow of Death, by OJMCHE Holocaust Speaker’s Bureau member Miriam Greenstein (Oct.21, 1929 – April 2, 2018). Miriam spent time in... Rachel Calof 3:00 pm Rachel Calof @ Congregation Beth Israel Nov 4 @ 3:00 pm Tickets Rachel Calof’s Story Follow a dramatized story of Rachel Calof, a Jewish picture bride, as she emigrates from Russia to Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, in 1894, to marry a man she has never met. For...	5	6 Get Fit Israeli Dance 9:15 am Get Fit Israeli Dance @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Nov 6 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Tickets Get Fit Israeli Dance with Dorice Horenstein Tuesdays, Oct. 9-Dec. 11 (no class Nov. 20) Weekly beginning and intermediate level Israeli dance class helps you get in shape, learn new moves, and listen to fun,... Infant Feeding Support Group 10:00 am Infant Feeding Support Group @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Infant Feeding Support Group Connect with other nursing parents to share the joys and challenges of breastfeeding. Join the group if you are breastfeeding, formula feeding, pumping, bottle feeding or supporting a breastfeeding parent. Get... Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Beginners Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! Registration Information: CG101, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 6 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players Take your game to the next level! Registration Information: CG102, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. Storytelling Workshop with Cassandra Sagan: Immigration–How My Family Got Here 7:00 pm Storytelling Workshop with Cassandra Sagan: Immigration–How My Family Got Here @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Nov 6 @ 7:00 pm Tickets This is the second in a three-part series that focuses on the art and craft of storytelling. The workshops can be taken independantly and in this workshop the focus is on Immigration–How My Family Got... The Big 5 7:45 pm The Big 5 @ Portland Kollel Nov 6 @ 7:45 pm – 9:45 pm Tickets Five Book of Moses, Crash Course, Decoded and MITZVAfied Led by Rabbi Amster Did you always wish you knew the five books of Moses better? Well, here is your chance to educate and familiarize yourself in...	7 Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Israeli Dancing Join us for a fun Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Wednesdays September 26 – December 12 NO CLASS on October 10 or November 21...	8 Yad b’Yad 11:00 am Yad b’Yad @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP Nov 8 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am Tickets Seniors and young families enjoy an inter-generational celebration of stories and songs each Thursday. Join Kim Schneiderman for this weekly inter-generational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of Cedar Sinai Park. Brown Bag Lunch Discussion with Rosalyn Kliot 12:00 pm Brown Bag Lunch Discussion with Rosalyn Kliot @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Nov 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets This month featuring Speaker’s Bureau member Rosalyn Kliot, who will share her story, from origins in Vilna and Lodz, to life in Oregon today. This event is part of the 2018 Portland Jewish Book Month... Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen 3:00 pm Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 8 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen A monthly discussion covering a wide range of topics that draw on our experiences. Thursday, September 13 Topic: Rosh Hashanah Learning Thursday, October 11 Topic: Noah and the... Introduction to Judaism Course 7:00 pm Introduction to Judaism Course @ various local synagogues Nov 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliations. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays, ritual and daily practice, theology,... Spilt Milk at Lake Theater 7:00 pm Spilt Milk at Lake Theater @ Lake Theater & Cafe Nov 8 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Now that O’Connor’s in Multnomah Village has closed, Betsy Kauffman and Joanie Quinn are moving their Spilt Milk comedy show (minimum age 18) to the Lake Theater & Café in Lake Oswego. Betsy was featured...	9	10 Tot Shabbat 10:30 am Tot Shabbat @ Havurah Shalom Nov 10 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am Tickets Young children (0-5) and their parents celebrate Shabbat with singing, movement, blessings, and storytelling. We will touch on the main highlights of the Shabbat service: wonder, fun, song, listening to the world, dancing, and Torah....
11 Art & Spirit 2:00 pm Art & Spirit @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 11 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Art & Spirit: Find Your Power Hebrew Letter An art workshop that explores the mystical aspects of the Hebrew Alphabet, as we create a beautiful collage of our chosen letter. Instructor: Shirona Lurie. Cost: $18... Israel Film Series – Lost Boys of Portlandia, Vancouver screening 7:00 pm Israel Film Series – Lost Boys of Portlandia, Vancouver screening @ Congregation Kol Ami Nov 11 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Israel Film Series: Lost Boys of Portlandia – special added screening at Congregation Kol Ami Meet local Israeli filmmaker and Executive Director for Outside the Frame, Nili Yosha, who was featured on the October 2016...	12 Mussar with Rabbi Joshua Rose 2:30 pm Mussar with Rabbi Joshua Rose @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 12 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Mussar with Rabbi Joshua Rose Mussar is an approach to 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...	13 Get Fit Israeli Dance 9:15 am Get Fit Israeli Dance @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Nov 13 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Tickets Get Fit Israeli Dance with Dorice Horenstein Tuesdays, Oct. 9-Dec. 11 (no class Nov. 20) Weekly beginning and intermediate level Israeli dance class helps you get in shape, learn new moves, and listen to fun,... Infant Feeding Support Group 10:00 am Infant Feeding Support Group @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Infant Feeding Support Group Connect with other nursing parents to share the joys and challenges of breastfeeding. Join the group if you are breastfeeding, formula feeding, pumping, bottle feeding or supporting a breastfeeding parent. Get... The White Elephant Archive, Setting No. 3 7:00 pm The White Elephant Archive, Setting No. 3 @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Nov 13 @ 7:00 pm Tickets The White Elephant Archive, Setting No. 3 explores the legacy of the Holocaust from the perspective of the third generation living in Austria today. In this intensely personal, one-man production Eduard Freudmann uses his family’s... The Big 5 7:45 pm The Big 5 @ Portland Kollel Nov 13 @ 7:45 pm – 9:45 pm Tickets Five Book of Moses, Crash Course, Decoded and MITZVAfied Led by Rabbi Amster Did you always wish you knew the five books of Moses better? Well, here is your chance to educate and familiarize yourself in...	14 Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground 10:00 am Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground 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! Second Wednesday... UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS: YOU CAN BE A FORCE FOR JUSTICE 6:00 pm UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS: YOU CAN BE A FORCE FOR JUSTICE @ Szechuan Chef Restaurant Nov 14 @ 6:00 pm Tickets Wholistic Peace Institute presents a fundraising dinner to support the Torah for Justice, Torat Tzedek. Rabbi Arik Ascherman is internationally recognized as a leading advocate for human rights and social justice in the Middle East.... Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Israeli Dancing Join us for a fun Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Wednesdays September 26 – December 12 NO CLASS on October 10 or November 21... The White Elephant Archive, Setting No. 3 7:00 pm The White Elephant Archive, Setting No. 3 @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Nov 14 @ 7:00 pm Tickets The White Elephant Archive, Setting No. 3 explores the legacy of the Holocaust from the perspective of the third generation living in Austria today. In this intensely personal, one-man production Eduard Freudmann uses his family’s...	15 Yad b’Yad 11:00 am Yad b’Yad @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP Nov 15 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am Tickets Seniors and young families enjoy an inter-generational celebration of stories and songs each Thursday. Join Kim Schneiderman for this weekly inter-generational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of Cedar Sinai Park. Poetry Night at the J 6:30 pm Poetry Night at the J @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 15 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Poetry Night at the J Join local poets, Justin Carroll, Bill Durham and others, as they share their poems and stories with the community. Inspired by the Oregon landscape, Justin Jude Carroll’s first collection of... Interfaith Gratitude Service: Celebrating God’s Inclusive Love 7:00 pm Interfaith Gratitude Service: Celebrating God’s Inclusive Love @ Beit Haverim Nov 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets We invite you to join us in our 6th annual interfaith celebration of gratitude hosted by the Lake Oswego United Church of Christ, Congregation Beit Haverim, the Muslim Educational Trust, The Bahá’í Faith of Portland,... Introduction to Judaism Course 7:00 pm Introduction to Judaism Course @ various local synagogues Nov 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliations. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays, ritual and daily practice, theology,... Israel360: Asking the Tough Questions 7:00 pm Israel360: Asking the Tough Questions @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Nov 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Asking the Tough Questions: A Conversation Between Rabbi David Kosak and a Senior Israeli General Join us to hear IDF Brigadier General (Res.) Nitzan Nuriel in conversation with Rabbi David Kosak. General Nuriel is a...	16	17 Tiferet Shabbat 9:15 am Tiferet Shabbat @ Congregation Shaarie Torah Nov 17 @ 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 Nov 17 @ 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... Morgan Street Theatre presents a storytelling and ice cream event—The Jewish Story 2:00 pm Morgan Street Theatre presents a storytelling and ice cream event—The Jewish Story @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Nov 17 @ 2:00 pm Tickets The Jewish Project is a portrait of a Jew through ice cream and storytelling. Jared Goodman, the creator of Morgan St Theater and a RACC grant recipient, reimagines stories, ideas, and works of art with...
18 Thanksgiving Kehillah 9:00 am Thanksgiving Kehillah @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 18 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Once again Jewish Family and Child Service will be brightening the season for needy individuals, families, Holocaust survivors, and other seniors by providing 160 households with delicious, nutritious Thanksgiving dinners, complete with turkeys and all the... Jewish Community Orchestra 3:00 pm Jewish Community Orchestra @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 18 @ 3:00 pm Tickets Jewish Community Orchestra – Orchestral Showcase Avshalomov – Endgame World Premiere Commission Smetana – Ma Vlast No. 4 “Forests and Meadows” Bizet – Roma Suite $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students. Children under 6 free. Tickets at the door....	19	20 Get Fit Israeli Dance 9:15 am Get Fit Israeli Dance @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Nov 20 @ 9:15 am – 10:15 am Tickets Get Fit Israeli Dance with Dorice Horenstein Tuesdays, Oct. 9-Dec. 11 (no class Nov. 20) Weekly beginning and intermediate level Israeli dance class helps you get in shape, learn new moves, and listen to fun,... Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 20 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Beginners Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! November 20 – December 18 Registration information: CG103, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 20 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout! November 20 – December 18 Registration information: CG104, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. The Big 5 7:45 pm The Big 5 @ Portland Kollel Nov 20 @ 7:45 pm – 9:45 pm Tickets Five Book of Moses, Crash Course, Decoded and MITZVAfied Led by Rabbi Amster Did you always wish you knew the five books of Moses better? Well, here is your chance to educate and familiarize yourself in...	21	22	23 Fourth Fridays with Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve (age 0-6) 5:15 pm Fourth Fridays with Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve (age 0-6) @ Contact Rabbi Eve for location Nov 23 @ 5:15 pm Tickets Welcome Shabbat with Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve Posen with music and stories. Potluck dinner to follow. Contact Rabbi Eve Posen for location: eposen@nevehshalom.org Co-sponsored by PJ Library.	24 Women’s Torah Study 12:30 pm Women’s Torah Study @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Nov 24 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets Join Mel Berwin from Congregation Neveh Shalom for uplifting learning & conversation – all levels welcome!
25	26	27 Infant Feeding Support Group 10:00 am Infant Feeding Support Group @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 27 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Infant Feeding Support Group Connect with other nursing parents to share the joys and challenges of breastfeeding. Join the group if you are breastfeeding, formula feeding, pumping, bottle feeding or supporting a breastfeeding parent. Get... Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 27 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Beginners Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! November 20 – December 18 Registration information: CG103, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 27 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout! November 20 – December 18 Registration information: CG104, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. Doing Tuesday 6:00 pm Doing Tuesday @ Oregon Food Bank Nov 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets During an evening of service, gratitude and tzedakah, volunteers will help prepare food to be distributed to hungry families in the Perishable Repack Room at Oregon Food Bank. For adults and children ages 6 years and... Chasing Portraits a film by Elizabeth Rynecki Film 7:00 pm Chasing Portraits a film by Elizabeth Rynecki Film @ Whitsell Auditorium Nov 27 @ 7:00 pm Tickets In conjunction with Jewish Book Month, OJMCHE presents Chasing Portraits which documents Elizabeth Rynecki’s quest to find the lost paintings of her great-grandfather. Moshe Rynecki’s body of work reached close to eight hundred paintings and...	28 WALK N’ TALK 9:00 am WALK N’ TALK @ Tilikum Crossing Nov 28 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets We’re relaunching this fun and healthy series with a walk on the Tilikum Crossing, the largest car-free bridge in the United States. The Crossing, also called “Bridge of the People,” spans the Willamette River and... Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Israeli Dancing Join us for a fun Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Wednesdays September 26 – December 12 NO CLASS on October 10 or November 21...	29 Rabbi Isaak: “Nine Essential Things I’ve Learned about Life” 10:00 am Rabbi Isaak: “Nine Essential Things I’ve Learned about Life” @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Nov 29 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets This class at Congregation Neveh Shalom will be based on Rabbi Kushner’s newest book, Nine Essential Things I’ve Learned about Life. $36, which includes the book. Register at: 503.246.8831; receptionist@nevehshalom.org Proceeds with support the Feldstein Library. Yad b’Yad 11:00 am Yad b’Yad @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP Nov 29 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am Tickets Seniors and young families enjoy an inter-generational celebration of stories and songs each Thursday. Join Kim Schneiderman for this weekly inter-generational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of Cedar Sinai Park. Bible Class with Rabbi Isaak 3:15 pm Bible Class with Rabbi Isaak @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Nov 29 @ 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Come study and discuss the Bible with Rabbi Isaak at Neveh Shalom. Introduction to Judaism Course 7:00 pm Introduction to Judaism Course @ various local synagogues Nov 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliations. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays, ritual and daily practice, theology,... A Flicker of Hope in the Darkest of Times 7:30 pm A Flicker of Hope in the Darkest of Times @ Ahavath Achim Nov 29 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets As we enter the long winter, darkness envelops us throughout the evenings and nights. At the same time, unfolding events seem reminiscent of those in the past that we had hoped never to relive. It...	30 Memory & Songs of the Season 12:57 am Memory & Songs of the Season @ Portland Center Stage at The Armory Nov 30 @ 12:57 am – 1:57 am Tickets A cozy celebration of winter in the Ellyn Bye Studio of Portland Center State. Nov. 30-Dec. 30 A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote Winter Song created by Merideth Kaye Clark and Brandon Woolley Music and...

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