Calendar

Feb
7
Sat
Exploring Jewish Meditation Weekend: Tefilah and Meditation Workshop with Rabbi Yoel Glick
Feb 7 @ 10:30 am – 2:00 pm

An evocative exploration of the silence between the notes and the words of the tefillah service.

Rabbi Yoel Glick, author of ‘Living the Life of Jewish Meditation: A Comprehensive Guide to Practice and Experience,’ will join Shir Tikvah to share his experience of meditation as a way of life.

Other Jewish communities who have had the opportunity to study with Rabbi Yoel have stated: “he inspires, he teaches the tradition and opens up new ways of knowing the world… you leave larger in spirit…”

10:30 am-12:15 pm Shabbat Services with a meditative twist
12:30 -2 pm Daily Meditation Workshop

Reservations are required. This event is free, but a donation is always gladly accepted.

Make your reservations at rsvp@shirtikvahpdx.org

– See more at: http://www.ojlife.com/content/exploring-jewish-meditation-weekend-tefilah-and-meditation-workshop-rabbi-yoel-glick#sthash.Ky1XABUP.dpuf

SE Portland Shabbat Services followed by lavish Shabbat lunch
Feb 7 @ 10:30 am

The Joy of Judaism- Locally
SE Portland Chabad holds Monthly Shabbat services for all- loved by both-beginners and advanced shul goers! The services are meditative, joyous and inspirational. Prayers are translated, tranliterated and explained.

Services are held the first Saturday of every month at 10:30am-

Join us for this months Shabbat services on Saturday, Feb. 7th at 10:30am!

Every week SE Portland Chabad hosts a Shabbat lavish lunch! Saturdays at 1pm! It’s lively, fun and delicious!

Location: SE Portland Chabad House: 3355 SE Steele St. Portland, OR 97202

– See more at: http://www.ojlife.com/content/se-portland-shabbat-services-followed-lavish-shabbat-lunch#sthash.GNHuIgJi.dpuf

Tu B’shvat Seder & Radio Play “The Sap is Rising”
Feb 7 @ 6:00 pm
P’nai Or 9750 SW Terwilliger Blvd. Portland, OR 97219 Please join us for an interfaith evening of inspiration, prayer, story, and song. Celebrate the New Year of the Trees in the Jewish tradition We will join with the rising energy of the trees at this season to explore the connections between our economic system and climate change. We will seriously entertain optimistic, equitable, inspiring, radical responses. The play will be followed by Havdalah and a Tu B’shvat seder, including ritual fruit, song and story. All are welcome to attend! Please arrive early for light refreshments. Doors open at 5:45. Play begins promptly at 6:13! https://www.facebook.com/events/374807039348003/ – See more at: http://www.ojlife.com/content/tu-bshvat-seder-radio-play-sap-rising#sthash.BKEdxXo5.dpuf
Feb
8
Sun
Boker Tov Bunch
Feb 8 @ 9:15 am – 10:00 am

Boker Tov Bunch. Sunday,  Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8, Feb 22  at 9:15am-10am. Join in on the fun with our librarian, Kaiya Goldhammer in the Feldstein Library at Congregation Neveh Shalom. Bring your younger kids after Aliyah drop-offs.  Kids ages 0-4 are welcome. Questions? kgoldhammer@nevehshalom.org

Powerful Tools for Caregivers: Managing Stress
Feb 8 @ 1:30 pm

This presentation will highlight some of the tools from the six-week Powerful Tools for Caregivers program. This interactive workshop will identify signs and sources of stress, relaxation tools, stress reducers and how to create an action plan. The PTC program is an evidence-based education program designed to give family caregivers skills to practice self-care while caring for others.
Meets at Rose Schnitzer Manor

RSVP to 503-535-4004 or deborah.elliott@cedarsinaipark.org

– See more at: http://www.ojlife.com/content/powerful-tools-caregivers-managing-stress#sthash.MIyE9Pud.dpuf

Jewish Community Orchestra
Feb 8 @ 3:00 pm

Berwald, Bloch, MacDowell, Saint-Saens,Beethoven, Harberg, Randy Zhang, Tristan Jong, Sunny Oh, and Christine Wey.

Sun., Feb. 8, 3:00 pm

$10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students Children under 6 free.

Tickets at the door.

– See more at: http://www.ojlife.com/content/jewish-community-orchestra#sthash.deGr11ys.dpuf

God’s Goodness in View of Hate
Feb 8 @ 4:00 pm
4th Annual Rabbi Marcus Simmons Lecture Professor Andrew J. Riley Temple Beth Israel 1175 East 29th Avenue, Eugene www.tbieugene.org FREE; Donations gratefully accepted The Hebrew Bible explicitly affirms God’s goodness. For example, Psalms 136:1 says, “Give thanks to God, for God is good.” Psalms 25:8 says, “God is good and upright.” Furthermore, divine benevolence is implied in several biblical narratives. A hallmark example is God’s deliverance of Israel from bondage in the exodus. Despite such evidence, interpreters have debated God’s goodness since antiquity. Those who insist that the God of the Hebrew Bible is not good maintain the holy war of the book of Joshua or divine wrath in the prophets undermines divine benevolence. This lecture is an orientation to the debate in the field of biblical studies and considers the role of divine hate in the larger discussion. Andrew Riley is a visiting assistant professor of Hebrew Bible in the University of Oregon’s Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies. He received his Ph.D. from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where he studied the Bible and its ancient Near Eastern context. His research focuses on negative depictions of deities in biblical and cognate texts. – See more at: http://www.ojlife.com/content/god%E2%80%99s-goodness-view-hate#sthash.Ee6D3L1T.dpuf
Taste of Temple
Feb 8 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Taste of Temple 2015

Sunday, February 8, 2015
5pm – 8pm

Castaway
1900 NW 18th

A Friend-raiser Fundraising Event for the Programs of Congregation Beth Israel

The Taste of Temple is back! Featuring many of Portland’s best restaurants, wineries, distilleries, and breweries. This is your chance to mingle, taste, and drink all while supporting the amazing programs of Congregation Beth Israel. Tickets are on sale now $54 before January 21 ($72 After). This is an event for those 21 and over.

– See more at: http://www.ojlife.com/content/taste-temple#sthash.LLY4A8Nj.dpuf

Feb
10
Tue
Harnessing the Power of Brain Plasticity
Feb 10 @ 6:45 pm

Please join us for the second lecture in our “Age Smart – Age Strong” series at Rose Schnitzer Manor.

Healthy hearts DO equal healthy brains. Bobby Heagerty of the OHSU Brain Institute will discuss the latest findings on improving brain health from researchers at OHSU and around the globe.

Please RSVP at 503.535.4004 or deborah.elliott@cedarsinaipark.org. Or visit www.roseschnitzermanor.org.

– See more at: http://www.ojlife.com/content/harnessing-power-brain-plasticity#sthash.aMdcaTVQ.dpuf

Simple Cooking for Complicated Lives
Feb 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Joanne Stone, restaurant owner and consultant, will show us how to plan, shop, prep, and serve in new ways. Mix and match menus, cut, and use tools in your kitchen.

Tues., Feb. 10 and 17, 7:00-8:30 pm

$24 (G:$30) CG203

Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

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