Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout!
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration
Registration code: CG201
Youth in grades 6-12 are invited to join the Oregon Jewish Community Youth Foundation for a FREE advocacy workshop: HOPE IN ACTION.
This dynamic workshop will focus on:
When: January 30, 2018 from 6:30-8:00 PM
Where: The Offices of OJCF, 1618 SW First Avenue, Suite 210, Portland
To register, click here.
Questions? Call or email Sonia Marie Leikam at 503.248.9328 or soniamariel@ojcf.org
Join the Neveh Shalom community for an evening of storytelling by nine talented tellers. Starting in early November, these tellers had the opportunity to study with professional storyteller Brian Rohr on the art of performative Jewish storytelling. This performance is the culmination of that class. Reception to follow.
RSVP requested: brohr@nevehshalom.org.
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration
Registeration code: CG202
Judaism; Essential Spiritual Practices, Rituals and Ethics Class
Rabbi David Zaslow, Cyrise Beatty Schachter, Rabbi Sue Morningstar and guest teachers present an eleven-week series of classes at the Havurah Synagogue – Judaism; Essential Spiritual Practices, Rituals and Ethics. Classes will be held beginning on Thursday, February 1 from 5-6 PM for eleven weeks. Online streaming is available for those who are unable to attend at this time – a code will be given upon registration. Pre-registration is required by calling 541-488-7716. Class fee is $50-$90 sliding scale. Please call for more info. The Havurah is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave. in Ashland.
On Friday, February 2, 6 PM Rabbi David Zaslow and Morah Cyrise Beatty Schachter will lead a musical Kabbalat Shabbat & Celebration of the Trees!! Tu b’Shevat, the most ancient ecological holiday, is celebrated with a ritual passed down by the 16th century mystics of Safed. Fruits and nuts will be tasted on the journey through the four worlds to celebrate the emergence from winter into the time of the awakening of the trees. Devorah Zaslow will tell a story of the season. Free. All are welcome. Donations gratefully accepted. Bring a potluck veggie dish to share and children are most welcome. The Havurah Synagogue is located at 185 N. Mountain Ave., Ashland. Call 541-488-7716 for more info.
Young children and their parents celebrate Shabbat with singing, movement, blessings, and storytelling. We touch on the main highlights of the Shabbat morning service: wonder, fun, song, listening to the world, dancing, and Torah. Afterwards, we enjoy an informal potluck nosh and the chance to play and schmooze. Led by Deborah Eisenbach-Budner.
Please RSVP here by Wednesday, Jan. 31.
Join us as we say goodbye to Shabbat in our PJs.
We’ll have dinner, stories, art and a whole lot of fun.
$5 per person. For families of children ages 0-5.
Co-sponsored by PJ Library.
Sephardic Soul and Balkan Folk Dance Night
Journey through exotic lands with this fiddle-driven caravan of Balkan, Klezmer, Sephardic and original soul music.
Doors open at 7:00
Dance instruction 7:15 – 7:45
Concert begins 8:00
Michelle Alany & The Mystics
Michelle Alany – violin, vocals
Andrew Alikanov – clarinet
Kathy Fors – accordion
Albert McDonnell – upright bass
Michael Beach – percussion
Tom Goicoechea – Drums
Featuring belly dancers Danielle Elizabeth and Jewels Barrera.
michellealany.com
Violinist & vocalist Michelle Alany is a dynamic performer & internationally touring ambassador of world folk traditions, specializing in Sephardic, Mediterranean & Eastern music. Her captivating band, Michelle Alany & The Mystics, brings fresh interpretations of ancient melodies, hypnotic strings and wild improvisation with their deeply danceable grooves and energizing soulful music.
Journey through exotic lands with this fiddle-driven caravan of Sephardic, Klezmer, Balkan & original soul & swing music.
The band consists of seasoned jazz, classical & globally folk-minded musicians with diverse musical backgrounds in Middle Eastern, Balkan and Klezmer music.
Trio Tsuica:
Portland’s only four-member trio! Music of East-Central Europe on violin, accordion, cimbalom, and bass.
https://www.facebook.com/trio.
