Please join Congregation Shaarie Torah for a special Shabbat morning service. At this service, we will include new melodies, explore the service with some reflections on the prayers themselves, and chant according to the Triennial cycle of Torah readings. It will be a mix of the beautiful and familiar traditional Shabbat morning service and new ideas and energy. This service meets in the Chapel downstairs on the third Saturday of the month.
Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders
1st and 3rd Shabbat every month at 10:00am
Meet in the MAIN service (Stampfer Chapel or Main Sanctuary) for the beginning of the Torah service, and then come out with your friends for a fun and active lesson on the Torah portion (parsha) of the week. Return to the service to help lead Adon Olam, and join the community for lunch!
Join other families for prayer, singing, conversation and fun followed by an indoor picnic style lunch.
What do you want Chagim to mean for YOUR child? Enjoy a family bonding cooking experience – prepare delicious recipes, plan and discuss the Chag with your child.
The Jewish Holiday Culinary Experience is an innovative program for adults and children ages 5-12.
Make decorations for your home, take part in Israeli dancing, and eat some delicious sufganiot (jelly donuts) at this family-friendly Chanukah celebration
It’s time for Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education’s annual theater fundraising event. We know that tickets for Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin will be going fast.
A special Behind the Scenes Conversation for the OJMCHE community will beheld at 1 pm.
In this tour de force performance by award-winning pianist and performer Hershey Felder, comes the remarkable story of Irving Berlin, “America’s Composer.” From the depths of anti-Semitism in Czarist Russia, to New York’s Lower East Side, and ultimately all of America and the world, Berlin’s story epitomizes the American dream. Featuring Irving Berlin’s most popular and enduring songs, Hershey Felder’s masterful creation of character and musical performance makes this evening with Irving Berlin an unforgettable journey. Hailed as “the greatest songwriter that has ever lived,” by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin is known for innumerable American classics such as “God Bless America,” “Anything You Can Do,” “There’s No Business Like Show Business” and “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” L.A. Times Critics’ Pick: “Richly entertaining and ultimately touching.” “Enriching, humorous and replete with most of the brilliant Berlin tunes … you do not want to miss a delicious moment of it!” – Broadway World
Join for a chic playdate for moms & tots with music & movement, stories & crafts ages 0-3 years old.
Free of charge and open to all!
RSVPor for more information: www.PortlandJewishPreschool.com
or
Contact Mimi Wilhelm mimi@portlandjewishschool.com, 503.977.7850
A project of The Gan – Portland Jewish Preschool in conjunction with PJ Library Portland
DEC. 24
Latke Ball: Live DJ, light hors d’oeuvres, cash bar and photo booth for those in their 20s and 30s. 8:30 pm – Midnight at the Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St, Portland. $18 early bird special for the first 50 people to register; $25 after and at the door. Sponsored by MJCC and B’nai B’rith Camp. 503-244-0111
bbcamp.org/latkeball
Join our entire community for this yearly tradition! Enjoy a Chinese inspired lunch, vote on your favorite kugel recipes and watch a family-friendly film. If you think you’re the kugel expert, then bring in your “soon to be famous” recipe for all to try and vote!
Fun for All!
* Candle-lighting with traditional, yiddish, sephardic, and renewal music by the P’nai Or band
* Children’s storytime, singing, dancing, and crafts
* All-ages Driedl Game!
* Potluck latke and salad bar with desserts
* Chanukah shuk (market) for last minute Chanukah gifts-including fair-trade Divine chocolate gelt and CDs by Michelle and the Mystics,& Rabbi Aryeh zt’l “Last Night of Chanukah”
Free Admission – Please bring a can or box of food to donate to the Oregon Food Bank.Michelle Alany is a passionate violinist and vocalist w…ho has delighted and wowed audiences worldwide. Specializing in a global acoustic sound that features lush strings, soulful vocals and rhythmic groove, Michelle delivers soulful interpretations of traditional and original Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish), Balkan and Israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings.
She is at home delivering haunting Mediterranean melodies, trading shredder blues licks or gently crafting a sensuous country solo on the fly, bringing her joyous abandon and enthusiasm to any world of music.
As an in-demand touring musician and recording artist, she has performed with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, played for sold-out events in theaters doing movie music or world music ensembles, and brought Texas music to packed Jazz and Blues listening rooms in Europe.