Calendar

Oct
1
Tue
October Monthly Mitzvah @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Oct 1 – Oct 31 all-day

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)

Oct
3
Thu
Leonard Bernstein at 100 Exhibition @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Oct 3 2019 – Jan 24 2020 all-day

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.

Oct
19
Sat
The 10th Biennial Oregon Summit @ Sunriver Resort
Oct 19 @ 8:00 am

The biennial Oregon Summit is the foremost political conference in the Pacific Northwest. This one-of-a-kind event is a celebration of Democrats within the Party who champion change and who remain steadfast in their dedication to promoting a better future for Americans.

We’re proud and extremely excited to announce that the Keynote Speaker for The 10th Biennial Oregon Summit will be Congresswoman Sharice Davids from Kansas!

Visit OregonSummit.org for lodging information and more.

All previous Oregon Summits have sold out, so don’t wait: Get your tickets today!

The 10th Biennial Oregon Summit
Friday, October 18 – Sunday, October 20
Sunriver Resort
17600 Center Drive
Sunriver, OR 97707

To help ensure that as many Democrats who’d like to participate are able, we are offering affordability scholarships for the 10th Biennial Oregon Summit. Click here to learn more about the Oregon Summit Scholarship and to apply. 

If you’d like to purchase tickets with Oregon state PAC money or make a non-federal contribution, please use this page

 

Portland Open Studios Tour @ Artist's Studios throughout Portland
Oct 19 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Portland Open Studios is coming up this weekend!  This self guided tour of more than 100 Portland area artists studios takes place October 12-13 & 19-20!  More information online at https://portlandopenstudios.com/.

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Oct 19 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

1st and 3rd Shabbat every month at 10:00am

Meet in the MAIN service (Stampfer Chapel or Main Sanctuary) for the beginning of the Torah service, and then come out with your friends for a fun and active lesson on the Torah portion (parsha) of the week. Return to the service to help lead Adon Olam, and join the community for lunch!

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Oct 19 @ 10:15 am – 12:00 pm

Continue the fun and warmth of Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Tot Shabbat with Kiddush Club. We sing, dance, hear a Torah story and more! 1st Shabbat of the month with Rabbi Eve Posen, 3rd Shabbat of the month with Gershon Liberman. Both followed by Kiddush lunch.

Oct
20
Sun
The 10th Biennial Oregon Summit @ Sunriver Resort
Oct 20 @ 8:00 am

The biennial Oregon Summit is the foremost political conference in the Pacific Northwest. This one-of-a-kind event is a celebration of Democrats within the Party who champion change and who remain steadfast in their dedication to promoting a better future for Americans.

We’re proud and extremely excited to announce that the Keynote Speaker for The 10th Biennial Oregon Summit will be Congresswoman Sharice Davids from Kansas!

Visit OregonSummit.org for lodging information and more.

All previous Oregon Summits have sold out, so don’t wait: Get your tickets today!

The 10th Biennial Oregon Summit
Friday, October 18 – Sunday, October 20
Sunriver Resort
17600 Center Drive
Sunriver, OR 97707

To help ensure that as many Democrats who’d like to participate are able, we are offering affordability scholarships for the 10th Biennial Oregon Summit. Click here to learn more about the Oregon Summit Scholarship and to apply. 

If you’d like to purchase tickets with Oregon state PAC money or make a non-federal contribution, please use this page

 

Sunday Morning at Kesser: Krispy Kreme, Coffee & Talmud @ Congregation Kesser Israel
Oct 20 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Start your week off right, every Sunday morning at Kesser Israel!
Minyan @ 8 am, Breakfast and Talmud @ 9 am.
 
From the Beginning, “Brachos Daf Beis”:
Our Gemara group will be starting the Talmud from the first Mishna in Shas. If you haven’t yet learned the Talmud, there’s no better time to start!
Enjoy Krispy Kreme donuts, coffee & more!
 
Required Text: Artscroll Berachos, Volume I
Portland Open Studios Tour @ Artist's Studios throughout Portland
Oct 20 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Portland Open Studios is coming up this weekend!  This self guided tour of more than 100 Portland area artists studios takes place October 12-13 & 19-20!  More information online at https://portlandopenstudios.com/.

Oct
21
Mon
Vacation Camps @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Oct 21 @ 8:00 am

Fun Days off from School
Need something for your kids to do during school breaks? Keep them busy and having fun at the MJCC with sports, swimming, gymnastics, arts and crafts, games, and more! Kids must be potty-trained. Registration open now!

Ages 3-11
Half-Day: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm, Cost: $33. Member Cost: $28
Full-Day: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm, Cost: $60. Member Cost: $50
All campers must be fully potty trained. No exceptions.

We welcome campers from 8:00 – 9:00 am + begin programming at 9:00 am. For half-day campers, check out is at 1:00 pm.
For full-day campers, check out begins at 4:00 pm
and will continue through 5:30 pm.

Schedule for Vacation Day Camp

2019-20 – Register Today!
Oct. 1, 11, 14, 21, 22
Nov. 1, 11, 25, 26, 27
Dec. 23, 26, 27, 30, 31
Jan. 2, 3, 17, 20, 27
Feb. 17
March 13, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
April 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
May 8, 21, 22, 29

Full day: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Half day: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Contact Carli Rosenthal at 503.452.3436.