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Purchase your Arba Minim, sukkot accessories and decorations.

Pre-order at http://www.portlandkollel.org/order

The MJCC proudly presents the 3rd Annual Israeli Film Series featuring three extraordinary films with special guests. Each film was selected for its quality and ability to excite, delight, enlighten, provoke and/or move viewers to tears or laughter. You will not want to miss out on these films! Co-sponsored by the Institute for Judaic Studies.

Film – TBA

Day off school? Join us for BB Breaks!
9am -5pm on:
Oct 14, Nov 9-11 & 23, Dec 23 & 26-30, Jan 16, Feb 20

Come have fun with BB Camp!
Spend the mornings running and playing at PDX
Sportscenter and go on a field trip in the afternoon.

For 1st-6th graders | $55 per child per day
RSVP at bbcamp.org/bb-breaks

Complimentary early and late care available.
Pick up and drop off are at our Beaverton office
9400 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy #200

Contact Alex for more information at
amansfield@bbcamp.org
503.496.7444 x7016

Please join Congregation Shaarie Torah for a special Shabbat morning service. At this service, we will include new melodies, explore the service with some reflections on the prayers themselves, and chant according to the Triennial cycle of Torah readings.  It will be a mix of the beautiful and familiar traditional Shabbat morning service and new ideas and energy.  This service meets in the Chapel downstairs on the third Saturday of the month.

Tuesday, Nov. 15, 7-9:30 pm: The MJCC, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland, hosts Pissarro, Pinot & Palette: Impressionism and Beyond. Local artist Jeffery Hall will talk briefly about how his work relates to The Marriage of Opposites. Following the discussion, participate in a two-hour creative art instruction session led by Hall. He will guide you to explore your inner artist in an informal, no-pressure environment. Transform a blank canvas into a finished representation to take home with you at the end of the night. There will be a $36 charge with reservations required.

This event is part of the 6^th annual Many Stories, One Community: Portland Jewish Book Celebration focusing on one book in November — The Marriage of Opposites by best-selling author Alice Hoffman.

Sukkot Service followed by Community Lunch in the Sukkah

Temple Beth Israel, 1175 East 29th Avenue, Eugene, OR

Info: www.tbieugene.org. 541-485-7218 info@tbieugene.org

Sukkot Second Day Service

Temple Beth Israel, 1175 East 29th Avenue, Eugene, OR

All welcome. Registration and donations appreciated. Info: www.tbieugene.org. 541-485-7218 info@tbieugene.org

The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, the Oregon Board of Rabbis and LCD (BuildLCD.com) announce the official groundbreaking ceremony of the Portland Community Mikvah. The mikvah will be located on the Schnitzer Family Campus just west of the MJCC.

Mikvah is a Jewish ritual bath used for traditional purposes such as a component of a conversion to Judaism process, and ritual family purity. Contemporary purposes are numerous but all have in common the idea of marking a transition or milestone in one’s life. This is an ancient Jewish tradition with contemporary innovations where the waters provide an opportunity to celebrate, mark a transition or heal. The facility is a resource for learning, spiritual discovery and creativity where women and men of all ages and backgrounds can mark milestones.

The project consists of a beautiful waiting area, preparation rooms and ritual bath. There is also a separate “dish mikvah” available to make dishes and cookware kosher. Some of the unique aspects of the project include collecting rain water to fill the bath as well as many other traditional construction practices to adhere to the kosher laws and traditions.

The project kicks off Thursday Oct. 20 with a ceremonial groundbreaking at 3:30 pm located at 6651 SW Capitol Hwy Portland OR 97219 (MJCC).  

Please join the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, the Oregon Board of Rabbis, the Mittleman Jewish Community Center and members of the local Jewish community and local businesses.

For almost a century, the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland has been your means of connecting with your community, discovering new ways to do good and giving back to those who came before you. By raising funds that support a broad network of organizations and through innovative programming and initiatives, we are able to meet the ongoing needs of people at home, in Israel and around the world for today and for future generations.

Learn the basics of Improv Theater! Students will learn short-form games that teach the skills of listening and responding, working together as a group to create a story on the spot, and building self-confidence. The class will be working towards a demo that showcases their favorite improv games, and shows off their new comedy chops!

Thursdays starting Oct. 13 – December, no class Nov. 24; 3:45 – 4:45pm

Cost: $95/student; CG 108

In partnership with PJA and the NW Children’s Theater and School