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Aug
24
Fri
Last Day of Camp – young adult camp @ B'nai B'rith Camp
Aug 24 – Aug 26 all-day

This weekend is for friends, old and new, between the ages of 21 and 35, to relax at BB Camp on Devil’s Lake in Lincoln City.

Over the course of the weekend you’ll have the chance to hang by the pool, rock your favorite camper activities (like canoeing, capture the flag, and tie-dying), and experience all new “adult” activities (think late night dance parties, happy hours, yoga, and slip n’ slides). The sky’s the limit!

5 meals, lodging in cabins and unlimited beer and wine will be provided with your ticket.

Spread the word, bring your friends, and most importantly get signed up while there is still room. Early Bird prices start at $125 and go up to $150 on July 1st. For more info and to purchase tickets, visit our website www.bbcamp.org/lastday and follow us on Instagram @lastdayofcamp

Contact Bette for more information bamirbrownstein@bbcamp.org

 

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

Aug
28
Tue
Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Aug 28 @ 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 28 @ 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.

Aug
29
Wed
Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Aug 29 @ 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

Soul Box Project @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP
Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm
Soul Box Project @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP | Portland | Oregon | United States
The Soul Box Project’s goal is to create a visual representation to make gunfire victims visible – a mind-boggling, heart-wrenching representation of the 168,558 people killed or injured by gunfire from 2014 to 2017.

The Project collects hand-folded paper boxes – a Soul Box – for every person killed or injured by gunfire in the United States since 2014, which will be displayed as art installations. The first large-scale installation of 36,000 Soul Boxes – representing the average number of people shot every year in the U.S. – will be displayed at the Oregon State Capitol on Feb. 15, 2019. Leslie Lee, local visual artist and Soul Box founder, has a vision for 200,000 boxes to be on the National Mall by 2020.

Use your creativity to take a stand against gun violence, while spending an evening with friends and neighbors. Cedar Sinai Park has partnered with the Soul Box Project – a project coordinated locally, to have a national impact.
Join us  and use the creative materials we provide to create your own paper origami “soul box,” which will make its way with others on a traveling display to promote dialogue and political action.