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.
January
New Socks for teens and families living on the streets or in shelters
• Portland Homeless Family Solutions
• Janus Youth Programs
Come study and discuss the Bible with Rabbi Isaak at Neveh Shalom.
Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 5 – 8 and 9 – 12
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficiency and decrease stress. This motivation-based approach builds students’ academic confidence and organizational skills.
Instructor: Tina-Marie Baskin
Per Session: Cost: $56. Member Cost: $48.
For Grades 5 – 8
Session I: Tuesdays
January 7 – 28
4:00 – 5:15 pm, SI209A
For Grades 9 – 12
Session I: Thursdays
January 9 – 30
4:00 – 5:15 pm, SI209B
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration
Winter/Spring 2020 Session begins January 30. This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliation. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays, ritual and daily practice, theology, study of Torah and contemporary Jewish America. While not a conversion class, most OBR members consider it a prerequisite for students beginning study for conversion. Classes 7-9 pm, Thursdays, at rotating Portland area synagogues. Register online or contact JoAnn Bezodis, Class Facilitator, at 971-248-5465, or by email at info@oregonboardofrabbis.org. Website: http://oregonboardofrabbis.org/introduction-to-judaism-class/
- Winter/Spring 2020 Session is from Jan. 30 through June 18
- Fall 2020 Session is from Sept. 3 through Jan. 21
Les Miz’s Jewish Composer with Cantor Eyal Bitton, Thursday, January 30, 7:00pm
In this fascinating and entertaining presentation featuring live musical performances and in-depth analysis, Cantor Eyal Bitton explores the musical genius of Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer of Miss Saigon and Les Misérables.
Ruth is late, well she always seems to be late, but tonight the show has started and she’s rushing into the theatre just as the show as begun. Morty has been left to find parking and he too will be entering the theatre late.
Ruth can’t find her seat, she apologetically interrupts the actor on stage, and then within minutes takes over the show. Just as she gets going, Morty enters looking for his seat and find Ruth on stage. How will tonight end? Through jokes from the Borscht Belt comics such as Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers, Sophie Tucker, Mae West, Totie Fields Buddy Hackett and many others, Morty and Ruth are about to tell you all about LIFE.
Performance Dates
Thursday Jan 30 @ 7:30 pm
Friday Jan 31 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday Feb 1 @ 7:30 pm
Thursday Feb 6 @ 7:30 pm
Friday Feb 7 @ 7:30 pm – NO SHOW
Saturday Feb 8 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday Feb 9 @ 2:00 pm
Thursday Feb 13 @ 7:30 pm
Friday Feb 14 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday Feb 15 @ 7:30 pm
Ruth is late, well she always seems to be late, but tonight the show has started and she’s rushing into the theatre just as the show as begun. Morty has been left to find parking and he too will be entering the theatre late.
Ruth can’t find her seat, she apologetically interrupts the actor on stage, and then within minutes takes over the show. Just as she gets going, Morty enters looking for his seat and find Ruth on stage. How will tonight end? Through jokes from the Borscht Belt comics such as Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers, Sophie Tucker, Mae West, Totie Fields Buddy Hackett and many others, Morty and Ruth are about to tell you all about LIFE.
Performance Dates
Thursday Jan 30 @ 7:30 pm
Friday Jan 31 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday Feb 1 @ 7:30 pm
Thursday Feb 6 @ 7:30 pm
Friday Feb 7 @ 7:30 pm – NO SHOW
Saturday Feb 8 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday Feb 9 @ 2:00 pm
Thursday Feb 13 @ 7:30 pm
Friday Feb 14 @ 7:30 pm
Saturday Feb 15 @ 7:30 pm
Making God Laugh follows one typical American family over the course of thirty years’ worth of holidays. Starting in 1980, Ruthie and Bill’s grown children — a priest, an aspiring actress, and a former football star — all return home, where we learn of their plans and dreams as they embark on their adult lives. The empty-nester parents contend with their own changes, too, as old family rituals are trotted out and ancient tensions flare up. As time passes, the family discovers that, despite what we may have in mind, we often arrive at unexpected destinations.
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.
February
Food Items for nutritional meal programs for school children
• Portland Backpack
• Hopscotch Foundation