Calendar

Jul
17
Wed
Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jul 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Israeli Dancing

Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
Wednesdays, July 17 – September 25 (NO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11)
7:00 – 8:00 pm, CG402

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

Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

Jul
18
Thu
Bible Class with Rabbi Isaak @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jul 18 @ 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm

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

Jul
19
Fri
Noon Time Talk with The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Jul 19 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

This event is a poetry open mic on Jewish Identity. Those who identify as Jewish (religiously and/or ethnically) are invited to read. All are welcome to come watch. This event is free and open to the public as part of the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, a two-day poetry festival and competition happening in Downtown Portland.

This is part of the OJMCHE series of informal lunchtime conversations. Bring a lunch or buy a brown bag lunch in Lefty’s Cafe and join us in the museum’s auditorium for a lively give and take as we share and explore ideas, experience, and expertise.

Shaba-lah Family Shabbat BBQ @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jul 19 @ 3:30 pm

Shaba-lah Family Shabbat BBQ

Bring your family or join your child at camp for a special Shabbat. Enjoy a Shabbat set to the theme of camp this week with stories, songs, and more.
Friday, July 19
3:30 pm

Cost: MJCC Camp Families: $10 per family.
Community Members: $15 per family.
Register at: oregonjcc.org/shabbatbbq

Shabbat on the Plaza at Neveh Shalom @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jul 19 @ 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm

Join Congregation Neveh Shalom for their weekly Shabbat outdoors on the plaza! From now through September, every Friday night at 6:15 pm, you can enjoy our beautiful Portland summer evenings singing, praying and schmoozing outside on our upper plaza!

If the weather doesn’t allow us to be outside, we will meet in the Stampfer Chapel.

Jul
20
Sat
Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jul 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

1st and 3rd Shabbat every month at 10:00am

Meet in the MAIN service (Stampfer Chapel or Main Sanctuary) for the beginning of the Torah service, and then come out with your friends for a fun and active lesson on the Torah portion (parsha) of the week. Return to the service to help lead Adon Olam, and join the community for lunch!

Kiddush Club for K-2nd Graders @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jul 20 @ 10:15 am – 12:00 pm

Continue the fun and warmth of Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Tot Shabbat with Kiddush Club. We sing, dance, hear a Torah story and more! 1st Shabbat of the month with Rabbi Eve Posen, 3rd Shabbat of the month with Gershon Liberman. Both followed by Kiddush lunch.

LIVING WHILE DYING @ Zidell Hall, Rose Schnitzer Manor
Jul 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

A LIFE-AFFIRMING FILM OFFERING AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO LOOK AT DEATH Saturday, July 20, 2:30  and 7 pm, Zidell Hall

Join us and meet CSP’s new Spiritual Life Coordinator, Cathy Zheutlin. View her insightful, inspiring documentary, “Living While Dying,” based on conversations with her mom and others making the journey.

We promise you an uplifting experience and the suggestion of a new way to face death by living life to the fullest.

Read the story of the film’s creation here.

Cathy is hosting two viewings of her film, and following up each with a discussion and Q and A session. Don’t miss her amazing story, Saturday, July 20, at 2:30  and 7 pm in Zidell Hall.

Jul
21
Sun
Sunday Morning at Kesser: Krispy Kreme, Coffee & Talmud @ Congregation Kesser Israel
Jul 21 @ 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
Young Family Berry Picking at Smith Berry Barn @ Smith Berry Barn
Jul 21 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Join the Shoreshim (young families) community for delicious berry picking and storytime at Smith Berry Barn. RSVP to Rabbi Eve at: eposen@nevehshalom.org.