Calendar

Dec
12
Wed
Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Dec 12 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground

For parents/caregivers and their children up to 5 years old. Play. Meet friends. Run. Have a Kosher snack. Sing + listen to stories. Have a blast!

Second Wednesday of each month
September 12
October 10
November 14
December 12

Free and open to the community.

In partnership with PJ Library, Chai Baby, Portland Jewish Academy

Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Dec 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Israeli Dancing

Join us for a fun Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.

Wednesdays
September 26 – December 12
NO CLASS on October 10 or November 21

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

Register: CG 100: oregonjcc.org/registration

Dec
13
Thu
Rabbi Isaak: “Nine Essential Things I’ve Learned about Life” @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Dec 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

This class at Congregation Neveh Shalom will be based on Rabbi Kushner’s newest book, Nine Essential Things I’ve Learned about Life. $36, which includes the book.

Register at: 503.246.8831; receptionist@nevehshalom.org

Proceeds with support the Feldstein Library.

Yad b’Yad @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP
Dec 13 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am

Seniors and young families enjoy an inter-generational celebration of stories and songs each Thursday.

Join Kim Schneiderman for this weekly inter-generational story hour for young families with music, PJ Library books, and the residents of Cedar Sinai Park.

Nosh & Drash with Rabbi Eve @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Dec 13 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

A monthly discussion covering a wide range of topics that draw on our experiences.

Thursday, December 13
Topic: Texts of Inspiration

Free and open to the community.

Sponsor: Congregation Neveh Shalom

Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Dec 13 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen

A monthly discussion covering a wide range of topics that draw on our experiences.

Thursday, September 13
Topic: Rosh Hashanah Learning

Thursday, October 11
Topic: Noah and the Flood:  Then and Now

Thursday, November 8
Topic: The Torah of Thanksgiving

Thursday, December 13
Topic: Texts of Inspiration

Free and open to the community.

In partnership with Congregation Neveh Shalom

Bible Class with Rabbi Isaak @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Dec 13 @ 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm

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

Introduction to Judaism Course @ various local synagogues
Dec 13 @ 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 affiliations. 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.

Pianist David Rothman in Recital @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Dec 13 @ 7:00 pm

Pianist David Rothman in Recital

Piano virtuoso David Rothman tackles the masterworks of composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Frederic Chopin. The four-part concert series that began in September returns to the J’s  December schedule for the final two performances.

David Rothman was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1962. At age 6, he began to study piano, and he was accepted into the Menuhin School in England at age 10. At 17, he was accepted into the Curtis Institute where he studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski.

Thursdays, Dec. 13 + 20

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

Spilt Milk at Lake Theater @ Lake Theater & Cafe
Dec 13 @ 7:00 pm
Spilt Milk at Lake Theater @ Lake Theater & Cafe
Now that O’Connor’s in Multnomah Village has closed, Betsy Kauffman and Joanie Quinn are moving their Spilt Milk comedy show (minimum age 18) to the Lake Theater & Café in Lake Oswego.
Betsy was featured in Oregon Jewish Life in November 2015.
“This is an exciting opportunity for us,” says Betsy. ” O’Connor’s was a sweet venue, but this past year, we were busting out at the seams there. We had a fun last O’Connor’s show in May  where we gave out some ‘Not our last show!’ commemorative coffee mugs.  We had capacity for about 50 people.  Now, we’ll have room for 90.  We will be at the Lake Theater the second Thursday of the month, starting on Sept. 13.”

Doors open at 5:30 pm, show starts at 7. Come early to eat, come to drink, come to soak in the view from the lakeside deck … and come to laugh ’til you cry!
Lake Theater’s beer and wine lists represent the best in the industry, and are curated with care; and their cocktails feature seasonal ingredients mixed with never-bottom-shelf spirits.  And the pizzas!  New York style! Food and drink can be enjoyed in the theater.
The theater features cabaret-style seating on the main floor and traditional velvet seating in the balcony. We can bring the show to almost 100 people at a time!
Designed by celebrated local architect Richard Sundeleaf, the Lake Theater first opened its doors in 1940, charging 25¢ for admission.