Calendar

Oct
23
Wed
45th Parallel Universe @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Ticket Pricing: General Admission $30, OJMCHE Members $25 (Contact media@ojmche.org for code), Seniors/Students $15

45th Parallel Universe joins the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education in celebration of the 100-year birthday of American master composer Leonard Bernstein. Our program features brilliant chamber music from Bernstein’s early years, performed at the museum at the same time as an exhibition from the Grammy Museum that draws from more than 150 artifacts including photographs, personal items, scores and more.

Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Israeli Dancing

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Nine-week class. Six people needed to run class.

Wednesdays
October 16 – December 18
No class November 27
7:00 – 8:00 pm, CG100

Cost: $90 Members + Guests.
Drop-in Fee: $15 per class
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

Oct
24
Thu
Wise Aging for 55+ @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Oct 24 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Wise Aging for 55+ (NEW SERIES!)

This workshop series, developed by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, is designed to help participants explore the years beyond mid-life as an opportunity for growth and discovery. Each session will include opportunities for personal sharing, contemplative listening, basic mindfulness practice, and Jewish text study. Participants will need to read the book Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience and Spirit by Rabbi Rachel Cowan & Dr. Linda Thal (not included in the registration fee). Instructors: Christine Gilmore and Naomi Harwin. 
Thursdays, October 10, 17, 24, 31
10:00 am – 12:00 pm, SI100

Cost: $125.
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

Bible Class with Rabbi Isaak @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Oct 24 @ 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Come study and discuss the Bible with Rabbi Isaak at Neveh Shalom.

Introduction to Judaism
Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliation. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays, ritual and daily practice, theology, study of Torah and contemporary Jewish America. While not a conversion class, most OBR members consider it a prerequisite for students beginning study for conversion. Classes 7-9 pm, Thursdays, at rotating Portland area synagogues. Register here, https://oregonboardofrabbis.org/introduction-to-judaism-class/

Piano Series Concert @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm

Piano Series Concerts with David Rothman

Thursday, October 10:

  • Mozart Sonata in C Major K330
  • Beethoven Sonata in F Minor “Appassionata” Opus 57
  • Intermission
  • Chopin “Funeral March” Sonata Opus 35

Thursday, October 24:

  • Mozart Sonata in D Major K576
  • Beethoven Sonata in C Major “Waldstein” Opus 53
  • Intermission
  • Chopin Sonata in B Minor Opus 58

Cost: $10. Member Cost: $5.
Register: oregonjcc.org/pianoconcert

Oct
25
Fri
Fourth Fridays with Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve (age 0-6) @ Contact Rabbi Eve for location
Oct 25 @ 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.

Oct
27
Sun
Sunday Morning at Kesser: Krispy Kreme, Coffee & Talmud @ Congregation Kesser Israel
Oct 27 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Start your week off right, every Sunday morning at Kesser Israel!
Minyan @ 8 am, Breakfast and Talmud @ 9 am.
 
From the Beginning, “Brachos Daf Beis”:
Our Gemara group will be starting the Talmud from the first Mishna in Shas. If you haven’t yet learned the Talmud, there’s no better time to start!
Enjoy Krispy Kreme donuts, coffee & more!
 
Required Text: Artscroll Berachos, Volume I
Amplify Kindness! PDX @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Oct 27 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Come together for an afternoon of art . . . and friend-making! You’ll be creating tokens of kindness to share as an antidote to our troubled times. Guest speakers: Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward and Jan Elfers, Dir. of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.

2019 Oseran Family Lecture @ Congregation Beth Israel
Oct 27 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

CBI’s Annual Oseran Family Lecture; free and open to the public.