Community wide event. See police, fire and other city service trucks, a race car, limo, and antique cars. Purchase a hot dog lunch. ORA Northwest Jewish Artists sidewalk sale, live music, and lots of fun.
Free in the MJCC parking lot. Open to everyone.
Contributing partners: Congregation Neveh Shalom, ShaarieTorah, OJMCHE, ORA Northwest Jewish Artists
Meet the teachers of Machon Ivrit, our Adult Hebrew Learning Program. Check out the curriculum and get a taste of what our three levels have to offer!
Our “Starting from Scratch” level welcomes those who are NEW to Hebrew with a gentle pace. Students ease into Hebrew beginning with Alef-Bet letter recognition and decoding skills, then move on to build a basic vocabulary of words and dialog phrases. This course is a perfect first step to get a really comfortable grasp of reading, speaking, and writing in Hebrew, perfect for those wanting to be able to read road signs in Israel, the Hebrew siddur (prayerbook), or your child’s Hebrew homework! Next step course: Machon Ivrit “Ready to Read” or Siddur Basics.
Our “Ready to Read” level is for those who already have a working knowledge of the Alef-Bet, possibly with some familiarity of synagogue Hebrew (no vocabulary or comprehension skills necessary). This course begins with a faster-paced review of Alef-Bet and vowel sounds, but then gets right to the business of learning Modern Hebrew. Students will work on building a basic vocabulary, exercise dialogue skills, and learn grammar and syntax rules needed to speak Modern Hebrew.
Our “Conversational” level is for those who are ready to expand their Hebrew skills into the practical arena of real life. Students will view and discuss modern media such as news articles, advertisements, and television shows to hone their ability to read, speak, hear and comprehend Modern Hebrew and its context in Israeli culture.
This year we really have something for EVERYONE. Choose the level that works for you and join us this Fall!
Rose Schnitzer Manor residents poetry/photo exhibit and photography by Carole Glauber in the MJCC lobby during September.
Reception Tea and Reading
Awakening your Senses for a New Year – a Rosh Hashanah workshop for parents. The Jewish New Year is a time to awaken our senses and revitalize our outlook for the year ahead. Find out how to enrich your own experience while bringing greater meaning to your family traditions. Learn ways to encourage exploration and creativity in your own and your children’s High Holiday experience. A thought-provoking and fun experiential evening for all, regardless of level of Jewish knowledge or know-how. Led by Rabbi Eve Posen and Leah Conley, Director of Early Childhood Education. Contact Jennifer to RSVP or for questions.
PJ Library Connection Adventures presents our first Tot Shabbat at Pioneer Hall in Friday, September 11 at 5:00 PM. Cyrise Beatty Schachter will lead with story, song and movement. A light dinner will be provided. Families of children 6 mos – 8 years of age are invited to participate. Come connect with other young families raising Jewish children. RSVP to PJLibrarySOregon@gmail.com with your name and number of adults and children who will be attending. Thanks to the Harold Grinspoon Foundation for their generous grant to fund Connection Adventures in Southern Oregon.
Congregation Shaarie Torah and PJ Library Portland present:
Torah Yoga.
This months theme:
Rosh Hashanah – creation of Mishpachat Haolam, our world family
Join Rachel Stern as she engages with our toddlers and Preschoolers, accompanied by their parent. Begin the year with Rosh Hashanah spirit – lets greet our world Family this Shabbat – Stretch out with Torah yoga and do the creation story!
Every 2nd Saturday of the month.
Shana Tova.
Check out High Holiday services at congregations around Oregon and SW Washingon on our online calendar at https://orjewishlife.com/calendar/.
Join Kol Shalom Community for Humanistic Judaism for a warm welcoming, human-centered, inspiring ceremony which reflects the great Jewish traditions and offers a meaningful alternative for all Jews and intercultural families. – All bodies are welcome.
Oneg to follow service.
$10.00 Adult members / $10.00 Young Adult (19-25) / $25.00 Adult non member
Children through high school free. / Child care available free of charge.
First Annual Rosh Hashanah Seder at Gesher
An intimate celebration held in the quietude and beauty of the rabbis’ home surrounded by forest.
So, it’s been a while since you’ve connected with something Jewish and you’re thinking,”High Holy Days are here?” with something like dread rather than awe. You know, they are called the “days of awe,” but every time you’re thinking about High Holy Days in synagogue, you’re thinking there’s a guarantee of long services and overwhelming boredom. Well, here’s an alternative. We (Rabbi Laurie and Rabbi Gary) a’re calling it “a Rosh Hashana Seder.” It’s a version of our passover-seder-as-theater concept.
It will be a feast. There will be fun, humor and depth. You will be replenished, and have an opportunity for renewal. An experience of renewal, without long services.
We want you to go to shul, if you’re used to it. There is an important spiritual experience to be had there, especially if you understand the inner meaning of the prayers and the import of the day. If you are not in the category of affiliated and connected, however, here is an alternative that you might just — one day — import into your own home. That’s all we propose doing: inviting you to our home, so that you can experience an impetus to creating your own home. We’ll have ample opportunity for spiritual connection and you’ll have time to meet fellow travelers, but we want you to join us on a journey that is not unlike the Passover journey — only this one isn’t from winter to spring and from slavery to freedom; this is a journey from summer to fall, from reflection to renewal. We are following a Sephardic Jewish custom in doing this; they’ve celebrated Rosh Hashana Seders for generations. We will be adding our own inimitable Gesher stamp, which means fun, drama, nourishment, joy, and deep reflection.
RSVP is necessary at www.ourjewishhome.org. Suggested Donation: $36 for adults; $18 for children. No one is turned away for lack of funds.
Larger contributions to Gesher to support this celebration are much appreciated.
High Holiday services at Neveh Shalom, an open and egalitarian community, are led by Rabbi David Kosak, Cantor Deborah Bletstein and Rabbi Eve Posen. We offer lively young child services as well as k-6 appropriate family experiences. We welcome all to experience the New Year with Neveh Shalom. Ticket Required.
Read our High Holy Day Information online – http://nevehshalom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/HHD5776.pdf
For ticket information and to order a ticket call 503.246.8831
Membership information at http://nevehshalom.org/membership/