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Jewish Community Orchestra Young Artist Showcase and Silent Auction @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

Feb 11 @ 2:00 pm – 5:15 pm

Silent Auction at 2:00 PM, Concert at 3:00 PM

Turina – La Procession du Rocio. Shostakovich – Cello Concerto No. 1 mvmt. 1, Kira Wang, soloist. Mendelssohn – Violin concerto in e minor, op. 64 mvmt. 1, Ian Song, soloist. Smetana – Three Dances from “The Bartered Bride.” Poulenc – Piano Concerto mvmt. 1, Alyssa Shi, soloist. R achmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor, op. 18 mvmt. III, Jenna Tu, soloist.

Tickets are available at the door on the day of the concert.

General Admission: $10
Senior Citizens: $8
Students: $5

Tags: community events family jewish live music music Portland Young families welcome

Dec

13

Thu

Pianist David Rothman in Recital @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

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Dec 13 @ 7:00 pm

Pianist David Rothman in Recital

Piano virtuoso David Rothman tackles the masterworks of composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Frederic Chopin. The four-part concert series that began in September returns to the J’s December schedule for the final two performances.

David Rothman was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1962. At age 6, he began to study piano, and he was accepted into the Menuhin School in England at age 10. At 17, he was accepted into the Curtis Institute where he studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski.

Thursdays, Dec. 13 + 20

Cost: $10. Member Cost: $5.
Register: oregonjcc.org/pianoconcert

Tags: live music MJCC

Dec

20

Thu

Pianist David Rothman in Recital @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

Tickets

Dec 20 @ 7:00 pm

Pianist David Rothman in Recital

Piano virtuoso David Rothman tackles the masterworks of composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Frederic Chopin. The four-part concert series that began in September returns to the J’s December schedule for the final two performances.

David Rothman was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1962. At age 6, he began to study piano, and he was accepted into the Menuhin School in England at age 10. At 17, he was accepted into the Curtis Institute where he studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski.

Thursdays, Dec. 13 + 20

Cost: $10. Member Cost: $5.
Register: oregonjcc.org/pianoconcert

Tags: live music MJCC

Mar

1

Fri

Monthly Mitzvah Project: Pillows @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

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Mar 1 – Mar 31 all-day

Monthly Mitzvah Project – March

Each month, the MJCC and PJA communities will collect items for the monthly mitzvah. These projects reflect the Jewish commitment to Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), providing opportunities to give back to our community.

Please drop off items in the blue bin in the MJCC Lobby.

March – Pillows for Purim for Community Warehouse

Tags: give back mitzvahs MJCC pillows PJA Purim

Jun

25

Tue

Piano Concert with David Rothman @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

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Jun 25 @ 7:00 pm

Piano Concert with David Rothman

Join us for an evening with concert pianist, David Rothman, as he performs works of classical music featuring Beethoven and Schumann.
Tuesday, June 25
7:00 pm
Cost: $10. Member: $5.
Register: oregonjcc.org/pianoconcert

Tags: classical music david rothman live music MJCC piano concert

Nov

5

Tue

Nosh And Drash with Rabbi Eve @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

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Nov 5 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Nosh & Drash with Rabbi Eve

Thurs, Nov 14, Dec 12, 11:30am-12:30pm, MJCC

Time for relaxed study & good conversation. More: eposen@nevehshalom.org.

Please note: Programs are subject to change; please contact the office for more information: 503.246.8831 or visit the website at: www.nevehshalom.org.

Tags: community congregation neveh shalom connection conversation Drash education nosh Rabbi Eve Rabbi Eve Posen Rabbi Posen study

Nov

14

Thu

Nosh And Drash with Rabbi Eve @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

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Nov 14 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Nosh & Drash with Rabbi Eve

Thurs, Nov 14, Dec 12, 11:30am-12:30pm, MJCC

Time for relaxed study & good conversation. More: eposen@nevehshalom.org.

Please note: Programs are subject to change; please contact the office for more information: 503.246.8831 or visit the website at: www.nevehshalom.org.

Tags: community congregation neveh shalom connection conversation Drash education nosh Rabbi Eve Rabbi Eve Posen Rabbi Posen study

Nov

23

Sat

Guest presenter Dr. Rachel Adelman @ Congregation Neveh Shalom

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Nov 23 @ 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

Guest presenter Dr. Rachel Adelman

Saturday Nov 23, 2019, at Services AND at 1:00-2:30pm

Join us for a special presentation with feminist Jewish writer and teacher, Dr. Rachel Adelman. She will offer the D’var Torah during Shabbat morning services and will be guest teaching on the topic “Hanukkah Heroines of Yore” in the afternoon. Dr. Adelman teaches Hebrew Bible in the rabbinical program at Hebrew College in Boston. Her most recent book is The Female Ruse — Women’s Deception and Divine Sanction in the Hebrew Bible.

Please note: Programs are subject to change; please contact the office for more information: 503.246.8831 or visit the website at: www.nevehshalom.org.

Tags: Congregation D’var Torah Dr. Rachel Adelman education guest teaching Hanukkah Heroines Hanukkah Heroines of Yore Hebrew Bible morning services Neveh Shalom Shabbat study The Female Ruse Women’s Deception and Divine Sanction

Painful Hope: Cultivating a Foundation for Peace Across the Great Divide @ Congregation Neveh Shalom

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Nov 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Roots/Shorashim/Judar is a unique collaboration of local Palestinians and Israelis building a model for co-existence by fostering a grassroots movement of understanding, nonviolence, and transformation. Please join us as Hanan Schlesinger, an Orthodox rabbi and passionate Zionist settler, and Palestinian Shadi Abu Awwad, the architect and coordinator of the Roots youth movement, visit us to share their personal stories and how they are working together to build a better future for their peoples through ROOTS. More at: www.friendsofroots.net. This event is part of Neveh Shalom’s Israel360 series. For a full listing of sponsors, go to https://nevehshalom.org/Israel360/.

Please note: Programs are subject to change; please contact the office for more information: 503.246.8831 or visit the website at: www.nevehshalom.org.

Tags: better future co-existence Congregation education Judar Neveh Shalom Palestinian Shadi Abu Awwad Palestinians and Israelis Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger Roots Roots youth movement Shadi Abu Awwad Shorashim study

Nov

24

Sun

Brunch with Speakers: Doctors Charles and Leslie Elder @ Congregation Neveh Shalom

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Nov 24 @ 9:40 am – 10:30 am

Brunch with Speakers: Doctors Charles and Leslie Elder

Sunday, November 24, 9:40-11:30am

Please join the Men’s club for their popular brunch speaker series with Doctors Charles and Leslie Elder will be discussing their new book, Picture of Health.

$5 suggested. Free for Men’s Club members.

Please note: Programs are subject to change; please contact the office for more information: 503.246.8831 or visit the website at: www.nevehshalom.org.

Tags: brunch speaker congregation neveh shalom Dr. Charles Elder education health Israel Leslie Elder Men’s club Picture of Health study