Monthly Mitzvah Project
Each month the MJCC and PJA communities will collect items for the monthly mitzvah. Drop off items in the blue bin in the MJCC lobby. Check the display for how you can participate and donate to these worthy causes.
This project reflects the Jewish commitment to Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), providing opportunities to give back to our community.
Please drop off items in the blue bin in the MJCC Lobby.
October
Welcome Basket Items for teens moving out of homelessness
• Second Home (Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon)
Leonard Bernstein at 100 celebrates the life and work of Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), the great Jewish American composer and conductor who dedicated his life to making classical music a vibrant part of American culture.The exhibition features photographs, personal items, papers, scores, correspondence, costumes, furniture, and audio and video recordings. A vocal booth gives visitors the chance to sing lead in West Side Story. The exhibition is the most comprehensive retrospective of Bernstein’s life and career ever staged in a museum setting.
Curated by the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live ® in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and the Bernstein Family. Presented in cooperation with the Bernstein Family, The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc., Brandeis University, and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
Generous support for this exhibition is from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation and the Collins Foundation.
You are invited to join Havurah Shalom for our Kol Nidre Service. All of our High Holiday Services are free, and no registration or tickets are required. Learn more here.
You are invited to join Havurah Shalom for our Yom Kippur Services. No payment, advance registration, or tickets are required. Learn more here on our website.
Join us for an awesome kids’ program for children age 2-11. Kids will have tons of fun playing games, singing songs, and learning about Yom Kippur.
Free of Charge and all are welcome!
For more info please email Jodi at jodi@kesserisrael.org.
Yizkor, the Jewish Memorial Service, is recited only four times a year. Join us for this awe-inspiring series of prayers to remember your loved ones.
Come experience a Humanistic Yom Kippur with Kol Shalom, Community for Humanistic Judaism.
A human-centered, Awe – inspiring service which reflects the great Jewish traditions and offers a meaningful alternative for all Jews and intercultural families.
Everyone is welcome.
A Potluck Break-the-Fast to follow
Reservations suggested, but not required.
Wise Aging for 55+ (NEW SERIES!)
This workshop series, developed by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, is designed to help participants explore the years beyond mid-life as an opportunity for growth and discovery. Each session will include opportunities for personal sharing, contemplative listening, basic mindfulness practice, and Jewish text study. Participants will need to read the book Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience and Spirit by Rabbi Rachel Cowan & Dr. Linda Thal (not included in the registration fee). Instructors: Christine Gilmore and Naomi Harwin.
Thursdays, October 10, 17, 24, 31
10:00 am – 12:00 pm, SI100
Cost: $125.
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration
A monthly discussion covering a wide range of topics that draw on our experiences.
Thursdays: 11:30 am – 12:15 pm New Time!
Thursday, September 12
Topic: Returning Lost Items – What the Torah Teaches about finders-keepers
Thursday, October 10
Topic: Preparing for Sukkot – Who will you invite to your sukkah?
Thursday, November 14
Topic: Giving Thanks
Thursday, December 12
Topic: Finding Light – Hanukkah learning
Free and open to the community.
In partnership with Congregation Neveh Shalom
Come study and discuss the Bible with Rabbi Isaak at Neveh Shalom.