Calendar

Jan
9
Wed
Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Chai Baby + PJ Library Indoor Playground

Join us on the second Wednesdays of every month from September to June for Chai Baby Indoor Playground, with kosher snacks, storytelling, friends and fun!

For parents/caregivers and their children up to five years old.

Please mark your calendar for our 2019 dates, held on the second Wednesdays each month:
January 9
February 13
March 13
April 10
May 8
June 12

Free and open to the community.

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

Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Israeli Dancing

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

Wednesday Evenings,
Dec. 26 – Feb. 27

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

Registration information: CG105, oregonjcc.org/registration

Jan
10
Thu
Rabbi Isaak: “Nine Essential Things I’ve Learned about Life” @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 10 @ 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.

See PJA in Action – Open House @ Portland Jewish Academy
Jan 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Open House at Portland Jewish Academy
6651 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, OR 97219
Infant through 8th grade

Stop by and get a feel for PJA, all ages and grades, from the people who are most dedicated – our PJA families and staff – people just like you. Our students, parents and faculty LOVE this school and want to share it with you. We are PJA PROUD. At PJA, we think for ourselves and work for the world. Our teachers cultivate life-long learners who think critically, independently and creatively. Personal tours available with Admission Director Sarah Kahn Glass. Call 503-535-3599.

PJA’s child-centered preschool is a warm and stimulating environment that encourages learning through exploration, play and the arts. Specialists include art, library, PE, Hebrew language, Jewish culture and music.

PJA students at all ages experience small classes; committed, skilled teachers; and an environment that is welcoming and open to all.

Yad b’Yad @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP
Jan 10 @ 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 Posen @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 10 @ 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, January 10
Topic: Parshat Bo – What does it Mean to Walk into Freedom?

Thursday, February 14
Topic: Different Learners, Different Temperaments: A Rabbinic Perspective on Recognizing our Strengths and Weaknesses

Thursday, March 14
Topic: TBA

Free and open to the community.

In partnership with Congregation Neveh Shalom

Bible Class with Rabbi Isaak @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 10 @ 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm

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

Spilt Milk at Lake Theater @ Lake Theater & Cafe
Jan 10 @ 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.

Jan
13
Sun
Secular and Reconstructionist Approaches to the Torah @ Temple Beth Sholom
Jan 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Jewish Cultural Education
Co-Sponsored with Secular Shmecular

Rabbi Tzemah Yoreh was ordained as a Secular Humanist at a rabbinical school in Israel. He has now become a Reconstructionist Rabbi. He will join us via Zoom to talk about his own experience (why he left the Secular Humanist world and now is a Reconstructionist Rabbi ), and why he finds the secular analysis of the Torah helpful and important. Please join us for this rare opportunity to hear the unique perspective of Rabbi Tzemah.

Jan
14
Mon
Used Book Collection @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 14 – Mar 15 all-day

 

Support the MJCC and PJA communities by donating books for our annual Used Book Sale.

Book Collection Drive: January 14 – March 15. Donate your used books to the MJCC. Drop off at the front desk. Need a pickup? Email pjabooksale@gmail.com to schedule pickup. No encyclopedias, please.

The Book Sale will be at the MJCC March 31 – April 2
Free and open to the community.