Throughout the month of October, the MJCC and PJA communities will be collecting Reading Glasses for Street Books. Items can be dropped off in the blue bin located in the MJCC lobby.
Jewish photographic documentarian Jono David showcases 59 images from his 4-year project documenting Jewish life, culture, and history in 30 African countries and territories. The exhibition features numerous anecdotal narrations and “Jewish African Voices” — video commentaries from people across the Jewish African world.
Exhibit displayed October 2 – December 31
Rachel’s Well Community Mikvah officially opens today. Requests to use the mikvah are required four days in advance.
A mikvah is a Jewish sacred space designed to support Jewish ritual life and personal transitions.
As a community mikvah, Rachel’s Well welcomes both traditional and contemporary immersions. Rachel’s Well is a project of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland in partnership with the Oregon Board of Rabbis. Scheduling, memberships and general information is available on the federation’s website.
Sign, Sing & Play (ages 9 months-approximately 2.5)
EACH class offers a chance to learn and discover for you and your child and also includes numerous strategy tips, ideas and specific demonstrations of how to teach certain signs- especially abstract ones which are more challenging to teach without proper guidance.
Registration code: CG103
Register at: www.oregonjcc.org/register
Music, Movement & Signing for preschoolers (ages 2-5)
Little movers and shakers ages 2-5 and their caregivers will sing, dance, hear stories and learn some sign language in this lively interactive class.
Cost: $15/family
Register at: www.oregonjcc.org/registration
Registration code: CG104
Exhibits Feb. 16- May 27
Vedem: The Underground Magazine of the Terezin Ghetto
Vedem Underground examines the literary magazine written by Jewish teens imprisoned at Terezin, a Nazi camp in Czechoslovakia during the Second World War. Using pop-art graphics, drawings and paintings, and the prose and poetry, these brave adolescents secretly wrote and illustrated the longest-running underground magazine in a Nazi camp. Vedem (Czech for “In the Lead”) documented their voices with defiance, humor and heartbreak. The exhibition breaks down their 800 original pages and reconstructs them in the form of a contemporary magazine. Curated by Rina Taraseiskey and Danny King.
To Tell The Story: The Wolloch Holocaust Haggadah
On view in the East Gallery: Commissioned by Helene and Zygfryd B. Wolloch, The Holocaust Haggadah is richly illustrated with lithographic prints by David Wander and calligraphy by Yonah Weinreb that link the story of liberation from ancient Egypt to the Holocaust.
This mini-course is for anyone who is aging, has someone they care about who is aging, or thinks they might grow old themselves! We’ll be using the book “Wise Aging” by Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Linda Thal. $36 includes book and materials.
In this series, we explore Jewish end-of-life traditions that provide spiritual, logistical, and ethical frameworks for walking through the process of grief. Nov: JoAnn Bezodis: Shalom for the Soul: Spiritual Strategies for Coping with Grief. Dec: Sandy Axel: Demystifying the Sacred Work of the Chevra Kadisha.
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
10 week class
No class on 11/22
Register at: www.oregonjcc.org/registration
Registration code: CG 101
Learn about the life stories of two inspiring young Israelis, Udi and Shiri – their struggles, success, military service and hopes and dreams. Free