Calendar

Aug
21
Tue
Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Aug 21 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Mah Jongg for Beginners
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!

Registration Information: CG403, oregonjcc.org/registration
Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85.

First class on Aug. 14 will be held in Ballroom B, then in the Cafe at the J. No class on September 11.

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Aug 21 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players
Take your game to the next level with other intermediate players.

Registration Information: CG404, oregonjcc.org/registration
Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85.

In the Cafe at the J. No class on September 11.

Jewish Heritage Night at the Hillsboro Hops @ Ron Tonkin Field
Aug 21 @ 7:05 pm

Jewish Heritage Night @ the Hillsboro Hops

Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and the Mittleman Jewish Community Center for heritage night at the Hillsboro Hops game against the Eugene Emeralds!

Cost: $15 (plus applicable fees). 
Parking is $5 per car at the door, please remember to bring cash before you head to the ballpark.

7:05 pm
Ron Tonkin Field

Tickets can be purchased at: groupmatics.events/event/Jewishcommunity2

Sponsor: Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, Mittleman Jewish Community Center

Aug
22
Wed
Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Aug 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. The class starts July 11 and continues every Wednesday through Sept. 12.

Cost: $100 Members + Guests.
Drop-in: $15 per class

Registration information: CG402, oregonjcc.org/registration

In the Dance Studio

Aug
23
Thu
Shoreshim Messy Art @ Neveh Shalom @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Aug 23 @ 10:30 am

Join the fun and get messy at Neveh Shalom! Ages 0-5, must be accompanied by an adult.

For more info, please contact Rabbi Eve Posen: eposen@nevehshalom.org

Aug
24
Fri
Fourth Fridays with Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve (age 0-6) @ Contact Rabbi Eve for location
Aug 24 @ 5:15 pm

Welcome Shabbat with Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve Posen with music and stories.  Potluck dinner to follow.  Contact Rabbi Eve Posen for location: eposen@nevehshalom.org

Co-sponsored by PJ Library.

Shabbat in Wilshire Park @ Wilshire Park
Aug 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

This summer, P’nai Or is taking it outside! Please join us at 6 pm on Friday, Aug 24 at Wilshire Park (NE 33rd & Skidmore) picnic area for a very joyful, very musical Kabbalat Shabbat with Bruce Morris and friends. We’ll start with a bring-your-own-picnic at 6 pm, then the service will start around 6:30. We will also offer our Community Food Program distribution prior to the service. See you there!

Living Room Shabbat @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Aug 24 @ 8:00 pm

Please join us at Congregation Neveh Shalom for Living Room Shabbat! This is a laid-back, come as you are, Portland vibe Shabbat. One that reflects how we like to gather together in a casual, easy, and down-to-earth way. Without pretension, yet in a beautiful manner.

THE BEN HECHT SHOW @ Coho Productions
Aug 24 @ 8:00 pm – Aug 26 @ 3:00 pm
James Sherman, a Chicago actor,  brings his one-man show The Ben Hecht Show to Portland.
Friday and Saturday, Aug 24 & 25 at 8PM and Sunday, Aug. 26 at 3PM.
   Ben Hecht (1894-1964) was a renowned playwright (The Front Page, On the Twentieth Century) and screenwriter (Scarface, Nothing Sacred, Wuthering Heights, Gone With the Wind)  who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Screenplay seven times and won twice.
     Less known is that Ben Hecht was an important figure in American Jewish life.  In his memoirs, Hecht describes his assimilated Jewish upbringing in Racine, Wisconsin and his growing Jewish consciousness during World War II.
He was the first American journalist to write about the European Holocaust.  He created a pageant, We Will Never Die, a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, that was staged at Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl. After the war, he became so involved with Zionist groups that a ship carrying immigrants to Palestine was named The S.S. Ben Hecht.
     In THE BEN HECHT SHOW, James Sherman portrays Hecht in an entertaining and thought-provoking 80 minute long solo show.  Hecht’s views on anti-Semitism and his explanation of his own Jewish journey are brilliantly written and incredibly timely.
Aug
26
Sun
Back to Shul Celebration at Congregation Neveh Shalom @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Aug 26 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Please join us at Congregation Neveh Shalom for music, food, and fun at our annual BBQ on the Plaza! Time to reconnect with friends and have opportunities for students to meet ALIYAH K-6 teachers and Foundation School (12 mo – PreK) teachers, too!

Open to the entire community, all ages welcome!

The event is free but please RSVP so we know how much food to prepare: www.tinyurl.com/backtoshul2018