A presentation by Rabbi Joshua Stampfer, Co-founder of the Society for Crypto Judaic Studies. At the end of the 15th century, the Inquisition forced the Jews in Spain to leave or convert to Catholicism. Many of those who converted, or “conversos,” continued to practice their faith illegally and in secret. A large number of these conversos and crypto-Jews immigrated to Spanish American colonies where enforcement by the Inquisition was less stringent than in Spain. During periods of persecution by the Mexican Inquisition, crypto-Jews migrated to isolated frontier areas, including northern New Spain, which later became New Mexico.
Indoor Playground with Chai Baby and PJ Library. 10 am-noon of first Thursday of month at
MJCC, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland. Playing, running, kosher snacks, storytelling and
prize drawings! For parents/caregivers and their children up to 5 years old. Free. 503-535-3539
Open to the whole community, the support group will provide emotional and educational support for caregivers and care partners of people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Taking care of someone with dementia also means taking care of yourself and getting help. Joining a support group means that you do not have to do it alone.
Portland Jewish Book Celebration continues
The annual Portland Jewish Book Month celebration was expanded this year to reach beyond one book and one month. The six-month celebration that began last November continues with in March the Mittleman Jewish Community Center hosts its first Authors’ Series. The talks at the MJCC begin with Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett. At 7 pm, March 3, she will discuss her book, Carolina Israelite – How Harry Golden Made Us Care about Jews, the South, and Civil Rights. On March 8 at 7 pm, author Jessica Fechtor will share her book, Stir – My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home. Laura Nicole Diamond, author of Shelter Us: A Novel, wraps up the author series at 7 pm, March 15.
Individual event tickets are $8 or $5 for MJCC members; a series pass is $20 or $12 for members. For information and registration for the Authors’ Series, visit oregonjcc.org/authorseries or contact Len Steinberg at lsteinberg@oregonjcc.org.
Join PJ Library as we bring back Yad b’Yad with Kim Schneiderman! Intergenerational singing and stories at Cedar Sinai Park.
A weekly story hour for young families with music & PJ Library books!
No story hour on April 29th.
Join us on Friday night, March 4, for an inspirational dinner with Kesser Israel’s scholar-in-residence, Rabbi Simcha Willig.
The event, to take place at the MJCC will include delicious Shabbat Dinner by Century Catering, words of Torah from Rabbi Willig, a children’s program, and more!
Rabbi Willig is an instructor in Torah Studies at Yeshiva University and a PhD candidate in NYU’s doctoral program in Education and Jewish Studies. He has led education programs in schools, synagogues, and youth groups throughout North America, Israel, and South Africa.
He was a Sanford Lurie Scholar at the Jewish Center of Manhattan, a member of the rabbinic team at Young Israel of Scarsdale, and has been a Jewish Student Union educator/advisor in Westchester’s public high schools. He’s also a Wexner Fellow and a Davidson Scholar. Music is a love, film is a hobby, and he enjoys playing ping-pong.
Rabbi Willig holds an MA in Jewish Education from the Azrieli School and Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshiva University. He received a Bachelor’s in Talmudic Law from Ner Israel Rabbinical College and he studied at various yeshivot, including Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh and the Mir Yeshiva, in Israel.
He lives in New York with his wife and children.
Please contact Jodi for more information at: jodi@kesserisrael.org.
Join JND, Congregation Beth Israel’s group for 20 and 30-somethings, for our monthly Shabbat services, led by board member Sarah Philips and Rabbi Joseph, with a d’varscussion led by Lauren Shapiro. Our March Shabbat Service will be held at and co-sponsored by Moishe House.
Tot Shabbat and Preschool Open House
Saturday, March 5, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Join Join us for a musical Tot Shabbat with Kim Schneiderman and our Clergy. This will be followed by a family Oneg and games in our preschool classrooms. Come meet our teachers and learn more about Early Childhood Education at CBI!
Featuring Yossi Abramowitz