Calendar

Jan
4
Sat
Havdalah and documentary viewing: “Eternos Indocumentados” @ P’nai Or of Portland
Jan 4 @ 6:00 pm
The P’nai Or community would like to invite you to join us in Havdalah and viewing the documentary “Eternos Indocumentados on Saturday January 4, 2020, at 6 pm  at P’nai Or’s new location: 6948 SW Capitol Hwy in the Fellowship Hall downstairs. 
Our Tikkun Olam committee is hosting the gathering in memory of our founding rabbi, Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, zt”l, whose yahrzeit is the 10th of Tevet, January 7th this year. In his memory, we will collect tzedakah for Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice (IMIrJ) and International Migrants Alliance. 
It is the desire of Rabbi Aryeh’s congregation P’nai Or to honor and remember him with ongoing mitzvot of Tikkun Olam. P’nai Or Tikkun Olam committee invites our communities to gather to watch the film and then engage in a reflection and “talk back” with knowledgable resources including Rabbi Michael Cahana who has recently been a witness at the southern border, Rabbi Eve Posen, recent American Jewish World Service Global Justice Fellow in Guatemala, and Bob Brown, representative to IMIrJ from Havurah Shalom.
All who need to say kaddish will have the opportunity and then we’ll have  a L’chayim and dessert. 
 
About the movie Eternos Indocumentados  https://vimeo.com/ondemand/eternosindocumentados
(From the website): This documentary provides information about the realities at our southern border. Why are there caravans of asylum seekers at our southern border? As we all know, there are reasons why people leave their homes seeking safety and asylum. “Based on interviews with recently arrived Central Americans as well as interviews with organizers leading the struggle on the ground in Central America, this film captures the stories of Central American refugees and explores the root causes of forced migration. In the words of the late Salvadoran poet, Roque Dalton, as he says in his Poema de Amor, this film is about los Eternos Indocumentados (the Eternall Undocumented).” 
We are grateful for this opportunity to share community, learn together, and support each other in the enduring work of Tikkun Olam. Thank you to congregations Beth Israel, Shaarie Torah, and Neveh Shalom who are co-sponsors with P’nai Or.  
NB P’nai Or’s new home is shared with Hillsdale Community Church. 
      It is on SW Capitol Highway near the intersection with SW Vermont, near MJCC. 
 
Jan
5
Sun
Sunday Morning at Kesser: Krispy Kreme, Coffee & Talmud @ Congregation Kesser Israel
Jan 5 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Start your week off right, every Sunday morning at Kesser Israel!
Minyan @ 8 am, Breakfast and Talmud @ 9 am.
 
From the Beginning, “Brachos Daf Beis”:
Our Gemara group will be starting the Talmud from the first Mishna in Shas. If you haven’t yet learned the Talmud, there’s no better time to start!
Enjoy Krispy Kreme donuts, coffee & more!
 
Required Text: Artscroll Berachos, Volume I
Building a Resilient Community @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 5 @ 9:40 am – 11:40 am

Talk on Building a Resilient Community, Sunday, January 5, 9:40am

Speaker Jeremy Van Keuren, the Community Resilience Manager with the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, will share about disaster preparedness. $5 suggested. Free for Neveh Shalom Men’s Club members.

Jan
6
Mon
Soup to the Streets
Jan 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Soup to the Streets, Monday, Jan 6, Feb 17, 6:00pm

Congregants come together at Rabbi Kosak’s home to prepare a hot meal and go to the streets to directly feed those that need it the most.

To RSVP, for address, and to donate food supplies, Contact: lrichmond@nevehshalom.org

 

Jan
7
Tue
Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 7 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Mah Jongg for Beginners
Learn to play this ancient game.
Tuesday Mornings
January 7 – February 11
10:30 am – 12:30 pm, CG200

Cost: $110. Member Cost: $90.
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

Hebrew for Lunch @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 7 @ 12:15 pm

Join Sylvia Frankel in the lobby for a discussion in Hebrew. Purchase lunch or just enjoy the conversation. Some conversational Hebrew required.
Tuesdays, 12:15 pm

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 7 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players
Take your game to the next level.
Tuesday Afternoons
January 7 – February 11
1:30 – 3:30 pm, CG201

Cost: $110. Member Cost: $90.
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

Find Your Future Workshops @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm

Organize Yourself for Success: For Grades 5 – 8 and 9 – 12
Help your student learn new study skills to maximize their efficiency and decrease stress. This motivation-based approach builds students’ academic confidence and organizational skills.
Instructor: Tina-Marie Baskin
Per Session: Cost: $56. Member Cost: $48.

For Grades 5 – 8
Session I: Tuesdays
January 7 – 28
4:00 – 5:15 pm, SI209A

For Grades 9 – 12
Session I: Thursdays
January 9 – 30
4:00 – 5:15 pm, SI209B

Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

Krav Maga @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Krav Maga is a practical form of self-defense. It was pioneered by the Israel Defense Forces from a combination of boxing, wrestling, aikido, judo, and karate. This introductory course, taught by an IDF veteran of the special forces, will focus on providing you with the three pillars of Krav Maga: technique, conditioning, and situational awareness.
Tuesdays
January 7 – March 10
7:00 – 8:00 pm, CG208

Cost: $125. Member Cost: $100.
Drop-in Cost: $15 per class.
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

Fiddler on the Roof @ Keller Auditorium
Jan 7 @ 7:30 pm

Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher brings his fresh take on a beloved masterpiece to life as “Fiddler of the Roof” begins a North American tour direct from Broadway. The show will run from Jan. 7 through Jan. 12, 2020, at the Keller Auditorium at 222 SW Clay St. in Portland.

The original production won ten Tony Awards, including a special Tony for becoming the longest-running Broadway musical of all time. Be there when the sun rises on this new production, with stunning movement and dance from acclaimed Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter, based on the original staging by Jerome Robbins. A wonderful cast and a lavish orchestra tell this heartwarming story of fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family.

Featuring the Broadway classics “Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life,” “Fiddler on the Roof” will introduce a new generation to this uplifting celebration that raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!

7:30 pm Tuesday-Friday; 2 & 7:30 pm Saturday; 1 & 6:30 pm Sunday

For ticket information, visit portland.broadway.com/shows/fiddler-on-the-roof.