During the month of April, the MJCC and PJA communities will be collecting toiletries and new underwear for Portland Homeless Family Solutions. Items can be dropped off in the blue bin located in the MJCC Lobby.
A PDX Art Display: People from the Greater Portland area submitted photos they took while traveling in Israel. Visit this exhibit the week before our annual Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration on April 18. Vote for your favorite photo in the MJCC Lobby!
Winners will be announced April 18 at our celebration.
Exhibit on display in the MJCC Lobby.
Sponsored by Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, PJ Library, Institute for Judaic Studies
Join Mel Berwin for uplifting learning and conversation – all levels welcome!
The State of Israel is one of the most important aspects of the global Jewish experience and identity in recent history. And yet it is also one of the least discussed in Jewish community. This meeting is the first step toward creating a space at TBS where we can openly discuss our feelings about, aspirations for and experiences of Israel; a place where we can learn and grow, openly engage, and build trust and community around our relationship(s) to Israel, its place in the Middle-East and the world, its past and its future. No previous experience or knowledge is necessary; you are welcome here.
Families with children ages 4-5 are invited to come check out Neveh Shalom’s education program, ALIYAH! Feel free to invite friends with children of Kindergarten age or older to join us as well.
Families will meet in the Main Lobby at the dates/times listed below for a tour with Mel and then visit our Kindergarten classes. Please RSVP to Mel Berwin at mberwin@nevehshalom.org
- Weds, Mar. 21, 4:30pm
- Sun, Apr 15, 9:30am
- Sun, Apr. 29, 9:30am
Weds, May 2, 4:30pm
What: “History of Antisemitism” 2 Credit Mini-Course featuring guest professor John Efron (UC Berkeley).
When: Sunday 4/15/18 9:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday 4/22/18 9:00am to 5:00pm
Where: Karl Miller Center Room 350 (KMC 350)
Cost: Tuition for 2 credits or suggested donation of $100.
Contact: Stacey M. Johnston | judaicst@pdx.edu | 503-725-8449
The Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies invites John Efron to PSU to offer a mini-course on the History of Antisemitism for class credit. This course will take place over two Sundays – April 15 and 22. Tuition costs to receive course credit. Students are also required to attend this year’s Cogan Lecture featuring Timothy Snyder.
Course Description:
This intensive mini-course, held over two Sundays, will chart the development of hostility towards Jews from antiquity to our day. In lectures and discussion, students will gain an understanding of how anti-Jewish hostility has persisted over millennia even as it has adapted to individual historical and geographic contexts. Topics include: anti-Jewish bias in the ancient world and foundational Christian sources; social and economic marginalization and expulsions in medieval Europe; the emergence of political and racial antisemitism in the nineteenth century; Nazi antisemitism; and contemporary expressions of anti-Jewish sentiment, including left- and right-wing antisemitism.
Instructor: Prof. John Efron, Koret Professor of Jewish History, University of California, Berkeley. Prof. Efron is the author of Medicine and the German Jews: A History and Defenders of the Race: Jewish Doctors and Race Science in Fin-de-Siècle Europe.
This program is made possible thanks to a grant by the Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation.
Registration Information for Senior Auditors and Community Members
Registration priority is determined by the university. Our goal is to admit everyone interested in participating. If you are a senior auditor or community member interested in participating in the course, please email your name and phone number to judaicst@pdx.edu to be added to the waitlist. You will be notified of your waitlist status on April 1.
Undergraduate students will be paying $329 in tuition for this course. The suggested donation for non-students is $100 ($50/day). Please consider making a donation to the Judaic Studies Program so we can continue to open these courses to the public.
Registration Dates
2/19/18 – Priority Registration begins for Graduates and Newly Admitted Students
2/21/18 – Priority Registration begins for Continuing Seniors
2/26/18 – Priority Registration begins for New & Continuing Postbacs
2/28/18 – Priority Registration begins for Continuing Juniors
3/05/18 – Priority Registration begins for Sophomores
3/07/18 – Priority Registration begins for Freshmen
3/19/18 – Priority Registration begins for Non-Degree Students*
4/01/18 – All interested auditors notified of their registration status
*For more information about registering for credit as a non-degree student, visit https://www.pdx.edu/undergraduate-admissions/other-applicants
For more information about the Senior Adult Learning Center, visit https://sites.google.com/a/pdx.edu/salc
The Mishnah Berurah is the last generally accepted code of Jewish law and custom. For beginners to advanced students.
DO GOOD in PDX on Good Deeds Day
Hundreds of residents in the Portland Metro area are expected to turn out on Good Deeds Day on SUNDAY APRIL 15, 2018 to do good for the benefit of others and the planet, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do a good deed, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively impact the world.
Many projects are family friendly and take place on the MJCC campus, as well as other sites around the community.
Good Deeds Day is a global movement that unites 93 countries around the world in doing good deeds. Since 2007, millions of people and thousands of organizations and businesses worldwide have united together every year to do good and volunteer.
Crossing all borders and cultures, thousands of businesses and organizations from more than 90 countries, including MTV Global, ABC Network Studios NYC, NASDAQ, Pope Francis, and many more have taken part. For more information about Good Deeds Day globally visit: www.good-deeds-day.org.
In Portland, Good Deeds Day is coordinated by the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland in partnership with the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. Over a dozen projects are available to volunteers of all ages and abilities. In addition, a special teen service program—J-SERVE for Teens—will be hosted in conjunction with Good Deeds Day at the Oregon Food Bank. To learn more and register for GDD: www.jewishportland.org/GDD For J-SERVE: www.jewishportland.org/GDD-JSERVE
WHAT: Good Deeds Day & J-SERVE for Teens
WHERE: Multiple locations in the Portland Metro Area
WHEN: Sunday, April 15, 2018
HOW: Register online at www.jewishportland.org/GDD or www.jewishportland.org/GDD-JSERVE. Call 503-245-6219 for questions
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/1872146936409436/
Join us for this annual celebration of community volunteering that takes place on a Sunday with millions of participants around the globe doing good together.
Pre-registration required.
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All over the world on April 15, hundreds of thousands choose to volunteer and help others, putting into practice the simple idea that every single person can do something good, be it large or small, to improve the lives of others and positively change the world. Let’s do some good in Portland!
Volunteer with family & friends and plan to join us on Good Deeds Day! Be sure to select a volunteer activity on the registration page |
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For the J-Serve specific volunteer event for 6th-12th graders click here. |
Help create traditional burial clothing which will then be used by the Chevra Kavod haMet for their work.
Study Rabbi Posen and Lois Shenker’s book. Facilitated by Kaiya Goldhammer and Dorice Horenstein (Shaarie Torah). RSVP: tinyurl.com/PirkeilmahotBookClub2017