“The Ministry of Special Cases”
The Jewish Theatre Collaborative has once again brought a little-known story of Jewish history to life with its Page2Stage season focused on a novel, The Ministry of Special Cases, at the Milagro Theatro (525 SE Stark, Portland), where JTC is “in residence.”
Set in 1976 at the dawn of Argentina’s “Dirty War,” the novel and the play explore the surreal era during which about 30,000 people “disappeared.”
The world that swirls around the story’s main characters is surreal, Kafkaesque. Kaddish, whose mother was a whore involved in the sex trade (which most members of the Jewish community are mortified to acknowledge the community had a role in) and his traditional wife, Lillian, are struggling to raise their teenage son in world of inflation and political instability. Then their son becomes one of the disappeared.
The play continues at 7:30 pm Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 pm Sundays March 14 through April 11.
Tickets are $30 and are available at jewishtheatrecollaborative.org.
Living our later years to the fullest! Let’s talk about everything: adult children, physical changes, emotional issues, losses, letting go, and more. Facilitators: Muriel Adler, Dorothy Dworkin, Carol Price (retired clinical social workers and group leaders).
Mar. 18, Apr. 1, 15, 29, 1:00-2:30 pm
$20 (G:$32) CG206
Enjoy an old film with a smile of nostalgia on our big screen at the MJCC. Free and no RSVP is required.
Come celebrate the humanistic, culturally Jewish meaning of Passover with Kol Shalom. 4 pm check in/social hour. Seder commences at 5 pm. Catered dinner by Spin. Preregistration required: 503-459-4210 or info@kolshalom.org. www.kolshalom.org
Second Seder at Congregation Kol Ami. Please contact admin@jewishvancouverusa.org for more information.
No class on April 8th, due to Passover.
Wednesday Night School at Shaarie Torah for Middle and High School students
Every Wednesday (except for major holidays) from 6:00 to 8:15
For more information email Dorice at education@shaarietorah.org
Love your neighbor as yourself (Ahavta rei-echa kamocha) is a major principle of the Torah. How we relate to and treat one another, what we do for others, the way we help one another – all these are significant measures of the Torah’s vision of a fully lived Jewish life. We all know these teaching, so why is it so hard to fulfill? Rabbi Rose will lead us through a study of Jewish texts and spiritual teachings in search of answers to this question, helping us to become more mindful, awake and present to our spouses, our friends, our families and even ourselves.
The Joy of Judaism- Locally.
Join your friends of the SE Portland Jewish community for a lavish Passover Seder!
7:15 pm. @ the SE Portland Chabad House- 3355 SE steele st. Portland OR 97202
Kids are welcome!!!
For more info and for other events going on in SE Portland, visit- www.SEPortlandChabad.com
Let My People Go!
A Shaarie Torah Hands-On Family Experience
(for families with children ages 2-8)
Saturday, April 4, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
$18 per family – RSVP by March 31
All young families with children ages 2-8 are invited to join Shaarie Torah to experience the Exodus through all the senses and touch, smell, taste, hear, read, and dance the second night of Passover like no other!
Annual Havurah Community Passover Seder
Reservations are now being taken for the 30th annual Passover Seder at the Havurah Synagogue in Ashland. The Seder ritual and meal will be held on Saturday, April 4 at 5:30 PM. Passover is the springtime Jewish Festival that celebrates liberation of the Jewish people from enslavement in Egypt in 3,300 years ago. Rabbi David Zaslow will lead the music-filled, thought-provoking evening. The ritual dinner is catered by Karen Caird of Creative Celebrations and is open to all. Adult $40, children 3-13 $22. Call 541-488-7716 or visit www.havurahshirhadash.org for more info and to register. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. The Havurah synagogue is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland.