Living our later years to the fullest! Let’s talk about everything: adult children, physical changes, emotional issues, losses, letting go, and more. Facilitators: Muriel Adler, Dorothy Dworkin, Carol Price (retired clinical social workers and group leaders).
Mar. 18, Apr. 1, 15, 29, 1:00-2:30 pm
$20 (G:$32) CG206
Gather as a community for a commemoration ceremony and the viewing of the movie, A Secret
Wednesday, April 15
Doors open at 5:00 pm; Film at 5:30 pm
COCC, Campus Center, Wille Hall
Following the movie, please join a discussion about the contemporary situation for Jews in France led by Dr. Jessica Hammerman Associate Professor of World History at Central Oregon Community College, followed by memorial service led by Rabbi Johanna Hershenson.
Presented by COCC Jewish Students Club and COCC Historical Club
No class on April 8th, due to Passover.
Wednesday Night School at Shaarie Torah for Middle and High School students
Every Wednesday (except for major holidays) from 6:00 to 8:15
For more information email Dorice at education@shaarietorah.org
The Oregon Board of Rabbis Presents Yom Hashoa: The Holocaust, memory and the Future
Yom Hashoah is the day set aside in the Jewish calendar to remember those six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust and to honor the lives of survivors.
Portland’s Jewish community will come together to hear personal stories from survivors, reflect on the meaning of remembrance for the next generation, and commemorate the six million with music and prayer.
Wednesday, April 15, 7:00 p.m.
Greil Marcus, renowned rock critic, Rolling Stone contributing editor, and author of Mystery Train, Lipstick Traces, The Old Weird America and A History of Rock ‘N’ Roll in Ten Songs, as well as the essay that inspired Soul Harmony, “The Deborah Chessler Story” will review and discuss the newly discovered first live recordings of The Orioles:
Sonny Til and the Orioles Live in Chicago 1951.
Greil Marcus’s presentation is free and open to the public.
Soul Harmony
WHAT: Musical featuring “The Story of Deborah Chessler, Sonny Til & the Orioles”
WHEN: April 16-May 3; 7:30 pm Thursday-Sunday; 2 pm Saturday and Sunday
WHERE: The Brunish Theater at the Portland’5 Center for the Arts, 1111 SW Broadway
TICKETS: Stumptownstages.org or 800-273-1530
EXTRA: Renowned rock critic, Rolling Stone Contributing Editor and author of the essay that inspired “Soul Harmony,” Greil Marcus presents a free lecture at noon, April 16, in the Brunish Theater.
Young children (0-5) and their parents will celebrate Shabbat with singing, movement, blessings, and storytelling. We will touch on the main highlights of the Shabbat morning service: wonder, fun, song, listening to the world, dancing, and Torah. Afterwards, we enjoy an informal oneg nosh and the chance to play and schmooze. Led by Deborah Eisenbach-Budner.
International day of Jewish Youth Service. Jewish youth (grades 6-12) can fulfill the Jewish values of gemilut chasidim, tzedakah and tikkun olam. For more projects and opportunities visit jserve.org.
Come see Morah/Teacher Elizabeth “in action”, meet other parents, and see why everyone is checking us out!
The Carl Preschool is a play based Jewish co-operative preschool open to all that focuses on providing a warm, fun and creative environment where your child will laugh, learn and thrive.
This is the first of three chances to check us out!
Full schedule of open house days:
April 19th, 10:00 to 12:00
April 20-21st, 9:30 to 11:00 and 1:30 to 3:00.
Book Talk@Neveh
A series of book discussions held throughout the year. Come to one or dive into them all – meet others and connect over good literature with facilitated, in-depth discussion during this 10:45am Sunday morning series at Congregation Neveh Shalom, 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, 97239
April 19:
Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander (Jewish Theater Collaboration will present this as a Page to
Stage production)
May 3
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy
Summer 2015
Bee Season by Myla Goldberg