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Jul
17
Wed
Young Adults Walking Tour of Jewish PDX @ Lair Hill Bistro
Jul 17 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Young Adults Walking Tour of Jewish PDX

Take a walking tour of South Portland through old Jewish neighborhoods. For 20s, 30s, and 40s.

5:30 pm Happy Hour
6:30 pm Tour Begins

Meet at Lair Hill Bistro.

Cost: $7 per person (includes first drink and appetizers). Register at: oregonjcc.org/yawalkingtour

Co-sponsored by the MJCC, JFGP, and OJMCHE.

Aug
19
Mon
Jewish Heritage Night at the Hillsboro Hops @ Ron Tonkin Field
Aug 19 @ 7:00 pm

Jewish Heritage Night at the Hillsboro Hops

Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and the Mittleman Jewish Community Center for Heritage Night as the Hillsboro Hops take on the Tri-City Dust Devils!
Monday, August 19
7:05 pm

Ron Tonkin Field
4460 NE Century Blvd., Hillsboro, OR

Cost: $16 plus service fee
In partnership with JFGP
Aug
22
Thu
50s+ Walking Tour of Jewish PDX @ Lair Hill Bistro
Aug 22 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

50s+ Walking Tour of Jewish PDX

Take a walking tour of South Portland through old Jewish neighborhoods.

5:30 pm Happy Hour
6:30 pm Tour Begins

Meet at Lair Hill Bistro.

Cost: $7 per person (includes first drink and appetizers). Register at: oregonjcc.org/50swalkingtour

Co-sponsored by the MJCC, JFGP, and OJMCHE.

Aug
25
Sun
Sunday Parkways @ North Park Blocks
Aug 25 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Portland’s Sunday Parkways began in 2008, closing streets to cars and opening them to bicycles. Sunday Parkways is an annual event series that’s offered on one Sunday a month from May through September. Perfect for riders of all skill levels, these community rides let cyclists take their time and roll through the neighborhoods that make up the heart of the city.
This Sunday the route is the Green Loop of Downtown and Central Inner Eastside and goes right by OJMCHE. Come visit the museum, which will be tabling in the North Park Blocks with the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and Mittleman Jewish Community Center. Stop by and say hi! Find out more about Sunday Parkways here.
This route inspired by the Green Loop presents a bold new concept featured in the Central City 2035 Plan that envisions a linear park connecting nearly a dozen districts. This linear park will stop by countless cultural hot spots like the Portland Art Museum, North Blocks and the Rose Quarter. It’ll be a playground for all ages.
Sep
11
Wed
SilentHike @ Meet at Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial
Sep 11 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
SilentHike @ Meet at Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial
Join people from all over the Portland area for a SilentHike — a musical journey into mindfulness at Forest Park. SilentHikes are a new concept from MindTravel — an immersive music and meditation experience company created by composer and concert pianist Murray Hidary (check him out on his Tedx talk here). During the SilentHike session, MindTravelers will wear wireless headphones and embark on a hike with music, guidance and thoughtful commentary from Hidary. All the components – music, words, silence, visual cues – work synergistically to help participants connect with themselves and the world around them.
The SilentHike is free, but register in advance to reserve headphones.
Allow yourself to be carried away by the deep feeling of freedom and connection of the newest way to practice walking meditation – MindTravel SilentHike (mountains) and MindTravel SilentWalk (cities). This magical experience is led by MindTravel creator and composer, Murray Hidary.
Over the course of the MindTravel experience, you’ll join other MindTravelers exploring one of the world’s most beautiful gardens, parks and trails while guided by MindTravel music delivered through MindTravel headphones. The evocative, improvisational piano music ignites freedom and expansiveness that amplifies the healing and inspirational power of being surrounded by beauty.
After a short introduction and intention-setting, the group will venture forth on a guided meditative walk through the beautiful grounds of the garden for a contemplative and powerful creative journey — all while enveloped in the transcendent sounds of the beautiful, original MindTravel compositions.

SilentHikes are a new form of meditation in motion, combining music, verbal guidance, silence and nature to help participants find purpose and connection.  While traditional forms of meditation are an isolated experience, and constitute a sort of retreat, this one is an exercise in exploring and being present in the evolving world around us. Participants have described their experiences as “transcendent” and “rocking their world.”

Hidary is a composer and concert pianist and a former tech guru with a passion for physics.  His MindTravel concept draws on his expertise across all these disciplines. He loved music from an early age, but truly discovered its powers when it was the only thing that helped him heal after the tragic loss of his sister in a motorcycle accident.

July 15, 2019, article in the JERUSALEM POST described Hidary like this:

The 47-year-old Jewish-American multidisciplinary artist has performed the fruits of his creative continuum to all sorts of audiences in all sorts of locations. The concept of “release,” of relinquishing control and preconceptions about our lives and the physical world around us, is central to the thematic ethos. 

Nov
23
Sat
Guest presenter Dr. Rachel Adelman @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Nov 23 @ 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

Guest presenter Dr. Rachel Adelman

Saturday Nov 23, 2019, at Services AND at 1:00-2:30pm

Join us for a special presentation with feminist Jewish writer and teacher, Dr. Rachel Adelman. She will offer the D’var Torah during Shabbat morning services and will be guest teaching on the topic “Hanukkah Heroines of Yore” in the afternoon. Dr. Adelman teaches Hebrew Bible in the rabbinical program at Hebrew College in Boston. Her most recent book is The Female Ruse — Women’s Deception and Divine Sanction in the Hebrew Bible.

Please note: Programs are subject to change; please contact the office for more information: 503.246.8831 or visit the website at: www.nevehshalom.org.

Dec
14
Sat
Young Family PJ Havdallah @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Dec 14 @ 5:15 pm – 7:30 pm

Young Family PJ Havdallah

Saturday, December 14, 5:15-7:30pm

Young families say goodbye to Shabbat in our PJs with dinner, stories, art and fun at Congregation Neveh Shalom

$30/family or included with the Shul Pass with RSVP required.

RSVP: nevehshalom.org/pjhavdallah

Please note: Programs are subject to change; please contact the office for more information: 503.246.8831 or visit the website at: www.nevehshalom.org

Jan
21
Tue
Film Series: Saving the Dead Sea Documentary @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 21 @ 7:00 pm

The Dead Sea is dying. Since 1976, its level has dropped more than 100 feet, leaving the coastline pockmarked with thousands of sinkholes. NOVA follows scientists, engineers, and political leaders who have come up with a daring plan.
Tuesday, January 21
7:00 pm

Free and open to the community.
Sponsored by Jewish Federation of Greater Portland

Jan
25
Sat
PJ Havdallah Movie Night (0-2nd Grade) @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 25 @ 5:15 pm – 8:00 pm

PJ Havdallah Movie Night (0-2nd Grade), Saturday, Jan 25, 5:15pm

Say goodbye to Shabbat in our PJs with dinner and an age-appropriate movie.

RSVP: nevehshalom.org/pjhavdallah

Feb
15
Sat
PJ Havdallah (0-5 Years Old) @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Feb 15 @ 5:15 pm – 8:00 pm

PJ Havdallah (0-5 Years Old), Saturday, Feb 15, 5:15pm

Young families say goodbye to Shabbat in our PJs with dinner, stories, art & fun.

RSVP: nevehshalom.org/pjhavdallah.