The Havurah invites the community to a Sunset Dinner at Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland; The Best of Both Worlds, on Thursday, August 27 at 6:00 PM with light jazz by the Paul Schmeling Trio. Ashland Gourmet will provide appetizers from the Middle Eastern kitchen with delights such as tabouli, hummus, baba ganoush and more, followed by an entrée from the Spanish Sephardic tradition of Chicken Marbella and dessert of fresh fruit and baklava. The all inclusive price per person, which includes the wonderful wines of Grizzly Peak, is $60, and tables of eight can be reserved for $440. All reservations must be made in advance no later than August 19 by calling 541-488-7716. The event is a benefit for the Havurah.
Havurah Shalom invites you to our Erev Rosh Hashanah Service at the Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison, in Portland. All are welcome, and no preregistration, tickets or payments are required.
Please join us for this engaging evening of memoir readings by students of Rob Freedman’s workshop, “Memoir Writing from a Jewish Perspective.” Each year this eight-week workshop helps participants to discover the stories they want to write and share. The emphasis is on those experiences that are uniquely Jewish in nature, reflective of our culture and identity – whether the writers are Jews by birth or by choice, or among the still perplexed.
The evening will include a brief Kabbalat Shabbat service, and will be followed by a potluck dessert oneg. To help us plan for the oneg, please RSVP here by June 6.
Havurah Shalom invites you to our Erev Rosh Hashanah Service at the Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison, in Portland. All are welcome. No preregistration, tickets or payments required.
Please celebrate High Holy Days at P’nai Or.
Services will be led by Rabbi Goldie Milgram and Chazan Bruce Morris.
No charge for seats.
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Wednesday, Sept. 20, 6:30 p.m. at Unity of Portland
Rosh Hashanah Day 1: Thursday, Sept 21, 10 a.m. at Unity of Portland
Rosh Hashanah Day 2: Friday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m. at St. Mark
Tashlich and Erev Shabbat Potluck Picnic: Friday, Sept. 22, 5 p.m. at George Rogers Park
Erev Yom Kippur: Friday, Sept. 29, 6:30 p.m. at Unity of Portland
Yom Kippur: Saturday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. at Unity of Portland
High Holy Day Services will be led by Rabbi Goldie Milgram and Chazan Bruce Morris
Unity of Portland, 4525 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215
St. Mark, 9750 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR 97219
George Rogers Park, 611 S State St, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Rabbi Goldie Milgram is best known as the “rebbe-on-the-road,” for her travels world-wide as a seeker and teacher of Torah and Jewish spiritual practices. “She helps us to bring heart and soul to our involvement in Jewish life.” –Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (זצ”ל)
Unity of Portland, 4525 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215
St. Mark, 9750 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR 97219
George Rogers Park, 611 S State St, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Support the MJCC and PJA communities by donating books for our annual Used Book Sale.
Book Collection Drive: January 14 – March 15. Donate your used books to the MJCC. Drop off at the front desk. Need a pickup? Email pjabooksale@gmail.com to schedule pickup. No encyclopedias, please.
The Book Sale will be at the MJCC March 31 – April 2
Free and open to the community.
Her novel alternates between late medieval Spain and Portugal during the traumatic time of the Inquisition, and a very small town in New Mexico in 1992. The modern New Mexican characters are Catholics with peculiar habits. Nobody in town eats pork but they don’t know why. It is likely they are the descendants of conversos, Jews who converted during the Spanish Inquisition. The story weaves a connecting thread from the Iberian Peninsula to Mexico City and then on to the original settlers who moved into what is now the American Southwest. Five hundred years later, a young amateur astronomer wonders about the secret of the town he grew up in: Entrada de la Luna, or Gateway to the Moon.
Morris’ previous work, The Jazz Palace, won the Anisfeld-Wolf Book Award for important contributions to the understanding of racism in 2016. She also writes short stories and travel memoirs. Her many novels and story collections have been translated into six languages. She lives in Brooklyn, New York and teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College.
Doors open at 4:00 PM to meet and greet the author. A one-hour author reading and discussion will follow beginning at 4:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free.
Co-sponsored by the Beit Am Jewish Community and the MJCC. Grassroots Bookstore will be there with copies of the paperback edition of Gateway to the Moon for sale and author signing.
Used Book Collection + Sale
Support the MJCC and PJA communities during our annual Used Book Sale. Find thousands of books at great prices!
Book Collection Drive: January 14 – March 15. Donate your used books to the MJCC. Drop off at the front desk. Need a pickup? Email pjabooksale@gmail.com to schedule pickup. No encyclopedias, please.
Book Sale: March 31 – April 2
Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Monday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Free and open to the community.
Wondering Jews: Laughter Yoga
Wednesday, December 11, 2:00-3:00pm
Join the Wondering Jews (65+) for playful laughter and mindful breathing exercises led by Stephen Rosenstock to stimulate joy and peace. All are welcome! Programs@nevehshalom.org.
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.