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Community Sukkah Building @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

Sep 23 @ 10:00 am

Community Sukkah Building

Help build our community Sukkah! Fun for kids and adults! Bring your own decorations or create some while you are here to hang up in the Sukkah! An adult supervises all activities.

Tags: High Holy Days

Sep

26

Wed

Pizza in the Sukkah @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

Sep 26 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Pizza in the Sukkah

Join friends and family for an evening of great food, schmoozing, singing, and storytelling!

Cost: $15 per family.
Register by Sept. 23: oregonjcc.org/sukkah

In partnership with PJA

Tags: High Holy Days

Dec

13

Thu

Pianist David Rothman in Recital @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

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

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

7

Good Deeds Month – Serve Meals at Oregon Food Bank @ Oregon Food Bank (two locations)

Apr 7 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Sunday, April 7: Serve Meals at Oregon Food Bank

At Portland and Beaverton Locations
Space is limited. Pre-registration required by April 4.
Shifts are 1:00 – 3:30 pm.

Please RSVP to Lenny Steinberg at lsteinberg@oregonjcc.org with your full name, email address, preferred location and any guests that will be joining you.

Check out all of our volunteer opportunities for Good Deeds Month: HERE

Tags: do good give back good deeds day JFGP MJCC oregon food bank

12

Fri

Call for Photo Submissions – Israel from the Eyes of the Community @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

Apr 12 all-day

Yom Ha’Atzmaut: Call for Photo Submissions!

Israel from the Eyes of the Community: A PDX Community Art Display at our Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration

Send us your best photo that you took in Israel. Approved submissions (no lewd photos, or photos that include illegal paraphernalia) will be on display in the MJCC Art Gallery from April 29 – May 31, 2019.

Community members will vote on their favorite photo from April 29 – May 8. Winners will be announced at 8:00 pm at the Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration on May 8.

Email a high resolution digital copy of the photo, and include a note about where and when it was taken. Files no larger than 10MB per submission. Deadline is April 12, 2019. One submission per person. Email submissions to lsteinberg@oregonjcc.org.

Sponsored by Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and PJ Library

Tags: Israel JFGP MJCC photos PJ Library yom haatzmaut

14

Good Deeds Month – Passover Box Assembly @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center

Apr 14 @ 8:00 am – 11:30 am

Sunday, April 14: Passover Box Assembly

At the Mittleman Jewish Community Center

Event schedule (shifts):
8:00 – 9:00 am: Setup and build boxes
9:00 – 11:00 am: Pack boxes
10:30 – 11:30 am: Send off drivers to deliver boxes

RSVP by emailing jonperrin@gmail.com with the following information:

Do you want to build boxes/help with setup, pack boxes, or deliver boxes?
How many people will be helping, including total number of adults and children.
If you choose to deliver, how many boxes can you take in your vehicle? (boxes are approximately a 2 ft cube)

Check out all of our opportunities to participate in Good Deeds Month: HERE

Tags: do good good deeds day JFGP MJCC Passover

28

Good Deeds Month – J-Serve Project

Apr 28 all-day

Sunday, April 28: J-Serve Project

J-SERVE Project: Houseless Community in PDX
At Agape Village
Time to be determined. J-Serve is a teen initiative supported by BBYO open to 6th – 8th graders.

Registration opens April 1.

SAVE THE DATE. Check back for more details for this project, as well as other opportunities to participate in Good Deeds Month: HERE

Tags: agape village bbyo do good give back good deeds day JFGP MJCC teens

Good Deeds Month – Beautify Grounds of Oregon Holocaust Memorial @ Oregon Holocaust Memorial