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		1 Monthly Mitzvah Project: Socks Monthly Mitzvah Project: Socks @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 1 – Jan 31 all-day Tickets Monthly Mitzvah Project – January Each month, the MJCC and PJA communities will collect items for the monthly mitzvah. These projects reflect the Jewish commitment to Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), providing opportunities to give back to our community. Please...	2 Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Israeli Dancing Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Wednesday Evenings, Dec. 26 – Feb. 27 Cost: $100 Members + Guests. Drop-in...	3 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 Jan 3 @ 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 Jan 3 @ 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 Jan 3 @ 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 Jan 3 @ 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,...	4	5 Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders 10:00 am Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 5 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders 1st and 3rd Shabbat every month at 10:00am Torah Troop allows families at Congregation Neveh Shalom to move into the main sanctuary while still enjoying youth-oriented activity. At 10:00am, families...
6	7	8 Beginning Israeli Folk Dancing for Adults 7:30 pm Beginning Israeli Folk Dancing for Adults @ Garden Home Rec Center Jan 8 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Rhona Feldman will be teaching a beginning Israeli folk dance class on Tuesdays at Garden Home Rec Center. Congrats! Please pass on to friends and fam who might be interested. GH31521 / Winter 2019... Moments of the Heart: 8-week class 7:30 pm Moments of the Heart: 8-week class @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 8 @ 7:30 pm – 1:26 am Tickets Moments of the Heart- The 4 Relationships Everyone Must Have Join educator and author Dorice Horenstein for this eight-week class (Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30 pm, Jan. 8-Feb. 26). Explore how to live life wholeheartedly. Moments of the Heart/...	9 Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground 10:00 am Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground Join us on the second Wednesdays of every month from September to June for Chai Baby Indoor Playground, with kosher snacks, storytelling, friends and fun! For parents/caregivers and... Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Israeli Dancing Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Wednesday Evenings, Dec. 26 – Feb. 27 Cost: $100 Members + Guests. Drop-in...	10 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 Jan 10 @ 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. See PJA in Action – Open House 10:00 am See PJA in Action – Open House @ Portland Jewish Academy Jan 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Open House at Portland Jewish Academy 6651 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, OR 97219 Infant through 8th grade Stop by and get a feel for PJA, all ages and grades, from the people who are most... Yad b’Yad 11:00 am Yad b’Yad @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP Jan 10 @ 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. Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen 3:00 pm Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 10 @ 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, January 10 Topic: Parshat Bo – What does it Mean to Walk into... Bible Class with Rabbi Isaak 3:15 pm Bible Class with Rabbi Isaak @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 10 @ 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Come study and discuss the Bible with Rabbi Isaak at Neveh Shalom. Spilt Milk at Lake Theater 7:00 pm Spilt Milk at Lake Theater @ Lake Theater & Cafe Jan 10 @ 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...	11	12
13 Secular and Reconstructionist Approaches to the Torah 1:00 pm Secular and Reconstructionist Approaches to the Torah @ Temple Beth Sholom Jan 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Jewish Cultural Education Co-Sponsored with Secular Shmecular Rabbi Tzemah Yoreh was ordained as a Secular Humanist at a rabbinical school in Israel. He has now become a Reconstructionist Rabbi. He will join us via Zoom...	14 Used Book Collection Used Book Collection @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 14 – Mar 15 all-day Tickets Support the MJCC and PJA communities by donating books for our annual Used Book Sale. Book Collection Drive: January 14 – March 15. Donate your used books to the MJCC. Drop off at the front... Mussar with Rabbi Joshua Rose 2:30 pm Mussar with Rabbi Joshua Rose @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 14 @ 2:30 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...	15 College Info Night & Fair 6:30 pm College Info Night & Fair @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 15 @ 6:30 pm Tickets College Info Night & Fair Calling all teens and parents! Curious to know what your options are after high school graduation? Interested in learning more about Jewish life on college campuses? Join Julia Surtshin from...	16 Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Israeli Dancing Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Wednesday Evenings, Dec. 26 – Feb. 27 Cost: $100 Members + Guests. Drop-in...	17 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 Jan 17 @ 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 Jan 17 @ 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 Jan 17 @ 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Come study and discuss the Bible with Rabbi Isaak at Neveh Shalom. Intro to Judaism: Winter/Spring Term 7:00 pm Intro to Judaism: Winter/Spring Term @ Various synagogues Jan 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM CLASS Winter/Spring 2019 Session begins January 17. This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliation. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish... Rabbi Goldie Milgram presents Wisdom from Reb Zalman 7:00 pm Rabbi Goldie Milgram presents Wisdom from Reb Zalman @ P'nai Or of Portland Jan 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Rabbi Goldie Milgram will offer a workshop about her new book, Wisdom from Reb Zalman: Embracing the Jewish Spirit, published by Reclaiming Judaism Press. The book is a collection of 250 vignettes about Rabbi Zalman...	18	19 Tiferet Shabbat 9:15 am Tiferet Shabbat @ Congregation Shaarie Torah Jan 19 @ 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 19 @ 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 Graders 10:15 am Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 19 @ 10:15 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Continue the fun and warmth of Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Tot Shabbat with Kiddush Club. We sing, dance, hear a Torah story and more! 1st Shabbat of the month with Rabbi Eve Posen, 3rd Shabbat of... 20s – 30s Cosmic Havdalah 6:45 pm 20s – 30s Cosmic Havdalah @ Mt. Hood Adventure Park at Ski Bowl Jan 19 @ 6:45 pm – 9:15 pm Tickets 20s – 30s Cosmic Havdalah Join us for Havdalah on the mountain! Meet at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl for Havdalah and then hit the slopes for Cosmic Tubing. Carpooling arrangements will be made prior to...
20	21 MLK Day of Service-Preschoolers & Families 10:00 am MLK Day of Service-Preschoolers & Families @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Round up your old PJ Library books to swap • Enjoy a puppet show about freedom and civil rights with puppeteer and storyteller Devorah Spilman • Make seed balls to plant in spring • Make...	22 Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 22 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Beginners Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! Tuesday Mornings 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, CG200 Cost: $100. Members: $85. Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 22 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players Take your game to the next level and become an expert! Tuesday Afternoons 1:30 – 3:30 pm, CG201 Cost: $100. Members: $85. Register: oregonjcc.org/registration	23 Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Israeli Dancing Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Wednesday Evenings, Dec. 26 – Feb. 27 Cost: $100 Members + Guests. Drop-in... Jewish Heritage Night with the Portland Winterhawks 7:00 pm Jewish Heritage Night with the Portland Winterhawks @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum Jan 23 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Jewish Heritage Night with the Portland Winterhawks Please join our community for the first Portland Winterhawks Jewish Heritage Night at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $16 and can... Rabbi Deborah Waxman: Reconstructionism & Resilience 7:00 pm Rabbi Deborah Waxman: Reconstructionism & Resilience @ Havurah Shalom Jan 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., will speak at Havurah Shalom on Wednesday, Jan. 23, about the Reconstructionist movement and resilience during our challenging political climate. The first woman rabbi to head a Jewish congregational union and...	24 Yad b’Yad 11:00 am Yad b’Yad @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP Jan 24 @ 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 Jan 24 @ 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Come study and discuss the Bible with Rabbi Isaak at Neveh Shalom. Intro to Judaism: Winter/Spring Term 7:00 pm Intro to Judaism: Winter/Spring Term @ Various synagogues Jan 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM CLASS Winter/Spring 2019 Session begins January 17. This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliation. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish... Rescheduled: Tu B’Shvat Book Reading by Havurah Authors 7:00 pm Rescheduled: Tu B’Shvat Book Reading by Havurah Authors @ Havurah Shalom Jan 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets *************** The Tu B’Shvat Book Reading by Alicia Jo Rabins and Rebecca Clarren originally scheduled for Jan. 24 has been rescheduled for a Friday night to be announced soon. We apologize for the change in... Being a Stranger— a Story of a Wandering Jew 7:30 pm Being a Stranger— a Story of a Wandering Jew @ Smith Ballroom, PSU Jan 24 @ 7:30 pm Tickets The 14th Annual Gus and Libby Solomon Memorial Lecture will feature Rabbi Angela W. Buchdahl, who will speak on: Being a Stranger— a Story of a Wandering Jew. Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl serves as the Senior...	25 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 Jan 25 @ 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. Dorot: Short & Sweet Shabbat 6:00 pm Dorot: Short & Sweet Shabbat @ Havurah Shalom Jan 25 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Join us for this casual, family-friendly, and music-filled service. Beginning with candle lighting, Kiddush and challah, the service continues with prayers and music, followed by a vegetarian potluck dinner. Led by Jacob Mandelsberg, Sarah Shine,... Shabbat Service and Oneg Shabbat: Honoring Portland Artist Gary Pearlman 6:30 pm Shabbat Service and Oneg Shabbat: Honoring Portland Artist Gary Pearlman @ Cogan Memorial Chapel/Robison Health and Rehabilitation Center Jan 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Cedar Sinai Park invites the community to join us in celebrating Northwest artist Gary Pearlman during Shabbat services and at an oneg Shabbat in his honor immediately following. Pearlman’s work will be featured on the...	26 Tot Shabbat 10:30 am Tot Shabbat @ Havurah Shalom Jan 26 @ 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....
27 Salem: Intro to Judaism 11:00 am Salem: Intro to Judaism @ Temple Beth Sholom Jan 27 @ 11:00 am Tickets Rabbi Gary Ellison, who was the rabbi at TBS for 11 years, has offered to teach a 10-part class that he offered at Willamette University for all those who feel they would benefit from an... Portland Jewish Book Celebration – Author Talk 1:00 pm Portland Jewish Book Celebration – Author Talk @ Portland State University Jan 27 @ 1:00 pm Tickets Portland Jewish Book Celebration – Author Talk: The Book Smugglers by David Fishman Portland State University, Browsing Lounge (Room 238) Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway. Join author, David Fishman, as he brings a gripping and... Film: Who Will Write Our History 2:00 pm Film: Who Will Write Our History @ Whitsell Auditorium Jan 27 @ 2:00 pm Tickets In November 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret band of journalists, scholars, and community leaders decided to fight back. Led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum and known by...	28	29 Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 29 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Beginners Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! Tuesday Mornings 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, CG200 Cost: $100. Members: $85. Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 29 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players Take your game to the next level and become an expert! Tuesday Afternoons 1:30 – 3:30 pm, CG201 Cost: $100. Members: $85. Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Story Swap, Family Stories 7:00 pm Story Swap, Family Stories @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Jan 29 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Family Stories with storytellers Gail Mandel of Oregon Jewish Community Foundation and Freda Ceaser and Gary Cobb from Central City Concern. Everyone loves a good story and in 2019 with the help of storyteller Cassandra...	30 Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Israeli Dancing Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. Wednesday Evenings, Dec. 26 – Feb. 27 Cost: $100 Members + Guests. Drop-in...	31 Yad b’Yad 11:00 am Yad b’Yad @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP Jan 31 @ 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 Jan 31 @ 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Come study and discuss the Bible with Rabbi Isaak at Neveh Shalom. Intro to Judaism: Winter/Spring Term 7:00 pm Intro to Judaism: Winter/Spring Term @ Various synagogues Jan 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM CLASS Winter/Spring 2019 Session begins January 17. This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliation. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish...

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