Expectant mothers and their partners will learn about and prepare for birth through hands-on education. Practice comfort techniques and learn about the physiology of birth, routine medical procedures, breastfeeding and informed consent in a dynamic group setting. This course is designed to instill confidence and empower expectant parents, as well as provide expectant parents with a support group of peers. Lamaze classes are based on the most up-to-date research from the gold-standard Cochrane database. Three couples needed to run this class.
This five-session class meets on Sundays from Jan. 15 through Feb. 12.
Teacher: Elana Alpert, LCCE
Register: oregonjcc.org/lamaze
Two special Sundays in January, spend your morning celebrating Shaarie Torah and learning more about the rich culture and arts of Israel. Meet our clergy, staff, teachers, and community, while singing, dancing, painting, cooking, watching a film or taking a class. Make a dish inspired by vegan Israeli cooking with a professional chef or practice Israeli dancing and learn moves with other kids. With over 15 different classes offered, for all ages: preschoolers, young kids, teens, and adults, there is something for everyone! Some sessions led by special guests speakers, community leaders and more! Come experience all that we do here at Shaarie Torah and go on an exciting Israel adventure.
Entry fee: $10 member , $15 nonmember , $24 member family , $27 nonmember family. Tickets available at the door for a higher price. Some classes have additional fees associated. Please RSVP in advance.
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There are lots of ways to get to know PJA. Visit our school during the day for our last Open House of the school year.
PJA’s unique curriculum, integrating Jewish learning and values with STEAM provides the foundation for success in high school, college and life.
Rescheduled from Jan. 12 due to snow.
Snow also forced the Kindergarten Round Up to be rescheduled form Jan. 11 to Feb. 2 at 6 pm.
Learn the basics of Improv Theater! Students will learn short-form games that teach the skills of listening and responding, working together as a group to create a story on the spot, and building self-confidence. The class will be working towards a demo that showcases their favorite improv games, and shows off their new comedy chops!
In partnership with Portland Jewish Academy and Northwest Children’s Theater & School
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration; CG202
Come meet our Portland Jewish Academy’s Kindergarten faculty and learn about PJA’s incredible Kindergarten program. PJA is accredited by the NWAIS, infant – 8th grade.
PJA’s combination of Jewish values and ethics with an emphasis on S.T.E.A.M. (Science and Technology and Engineering and Arts and Math) offers a foundation of success in high school, college and life.
Rescheduled from Jan. 11 due to snow.
Join us as we screen Arnon Goldfinger’s award-winning documentary, THE FLAT, in which Goldinger follows the hints his grandparents left behind to investigate long-buried family secrets and unravel the mystery of their painful past. The result is a moving family portrait and insightful look at the ways different generations deal with the memory of the Holocaust. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Oregon Book Award winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz whose play Berlin Diary uses her great grandfather’s diary to explore similar themes about the intersection of national history and private lives.
Facilitated by Sacha Reich
Free and open to the community!
Sponsored by Hand2Mouth and MJCC
Join other families for prayer, singing, conversation and fun followed by an indoor picnic style lunch.
Expectant mothers and their partners will learn about and prepare for birth through hands-on education. Practice comfort techniques and learn about the physiology of birth, routine medical procedures, breastfeeding and informed consent in a dynamic group setting. This course is designed to instill confidence and empower expectant parents, as well as provide expectant parents with a support group of peers. Lamaze classes are based on the most up-to-date research from the gold-standard Cochrane database. Three couples needed to run this class.
This five-session class meets on Sundays from Jan. 15 through Feb. 12.
Teacher: Elana Alpert, LCCE
Register: oregonjcc.org/lamaze
Congregation Ahavath Achim, in cooperation with the Sephardic Cultural Center of Oregon, will present the 10th Annual Sephardic Winter Film Series, a compilation of film screenings with Sephardic content, to be shown on the first Tuesday of each month, beginning November 2016 through April 2017. Film screenings are FREE to the public, (a modest voluntary donation is suggested but not required). After each film is screened, a discussion period will follow with a prominent local personality to lead the discussion. A Sephardic dessert and tea will be provided during the discussion period.
Remaining films:
February 7, 2017
The Long Way Home. This Academy Award-winning documentary examines the critical post-World War II period from 1945 – 1948, and the plight of the tens of thousands of refugees who survived the Nazi Holocaust but whom most of the world left to fend for themselves. Their clandestine attempts to get to the Jewish homeland led to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. Narrated by Morgan Freeman and featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Sean Astin, Martin Landau, Miriam Margolyes, David Paymer and Nina Slemaszko. Two Thumbs Up from Siskel and Ebert.
English language, 120 minutes, Produced by Rabbi Marvin Hier, Discussion following the film
March 7, 2017. The Truce. A biographical documentary about Italian chemist turned author Primo Levi, who was interned at Auschwitz during WWII. Following his release, he returned to his native Turin. This movie depicts his hellish nine month journey from the camp back to his home. He goes through many different countries, and along the way he meets and is befriended by assorted fellow travelers. Through them, his appreciation of life and freedom slowly returns, but with it also comes a deep rage and an abiding guilt at having survived.
English language, 118 minutes, 1997, Director Francesco Rosi, Discussion speaker: Ivonne Saed
April 4, 2017. The Ballad of the Weeping Spring. Musical instruments take the place of guns and an Iranian symphony takes the place of a gun fight in this clever, emotional homage to The Magnificent Seven. In this drama, a dying man’s last wish sends his oldest friend, Tawila, on a grand adventure to find the best symphony players around for a final performance of “The Ballad of Weeping Spring.” But will a guilty secret undo all of Tawila’s hard work? Winner of 4 Israeli Academy Awards, plus 5 nominations including Best Film, and winner Best Music at Jerusalem Film Festival.
Hebrew with subtitles, 105 minutes, 2012, Film by Benny Toraty, Discussion speaker: Charles Levy
Films shown FIRST Tuesday of each month at 7PM. Admission & Sephardic dessert are FREE.
Sponsors: Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, National Council of Synagogue Youth (NCSY),
Albert J. & Esther Menashe, Richard & Judi Matza, Charles & Jo Levy, Ron & Pam Sidis, Renee Ferrera,
Eve Stern & Les Gutfreund, Michael Menashe
For information call David 503-892-6634 or jewishfilmportland.org