Calendar

Oct
3
Thu
Leonard Bernstein at 100 Exhibition @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Oct 3 2019 – Jan 24 2020 all-day

Leonard Bernstein at 100 celebrates the life and work of Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), the great Jewish American composer and conductor who dedicated his life to making classical music a vibrant part of American culture.The exhibition features photographs, personal items, papers, scores, correspondence, costumes, furniture, and audio and video recordings. A vocal booth gives visitors the chance to sing lead in West Side Story. The exhibition is the most comprehensive retrospective of Bernstein’s life and career ever staged in a museum setting.

Curated by the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live ® in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and the Bernstein Family. Presented in cooperation with the Bernstein Family, The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc., Brandeis University, and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Generous support for this exhibition is from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation and the Collins Foundation.

Jan
1
Wed
January Monthly Mitzvah @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 1 – Jan 31 all-day

Each month the MJCC and PJA communities will collect items for the monthly mitzvah. Drop off items in the blue bin in the MJCC lobby. Check the display for how you can participate and donate to these worthy causes.

This project reflects 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.

January
New Socks for teens and families living on the streets or in shelters
•    Portland Homeless Family Solutions
•    Janus Youth Programs

Jan
10
Fri
SHIR! A Musical Shabbat @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 10 @ 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm

SHIR! A Musical Shabbat, Friday, January 10, 6:15pm

Please join us for a musically enhanced Friday evening service with Cantor Eyal Bitton, the Koleinu choir, and the SHIR! Shabbat Musical Ensemble along with special guests.

Fiddler on the Roof @ Keller Auditorium
Jan 10 @ 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.

Jan
11
Sat
Women’s Torah Study, Saturdays at 12:30pm @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 11 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Women’s Torah Study, Sat, 12:30pm

Jan 11, Feb 22, Mar 14, Mar 28, Apr 11, Apr 25, May 9, and May 23
An uplifting hour of study on Shabbat with Neveh Shalom’s Education Director Mel Berwin! Delve into biblical and midrashic text, (Hebrew and English text available) with a group of other women to find meaning from our traditions that relate to our lives. All levels of experience welcome, no RSVP necessary.

Free. mberwin@nevehshalom.org

Fiddler on the Roof @ Keller Auditorium
Jan 11 @ 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.

Jan
12
Sun
Sunday Morning at Kesser: Krispy Kreme, Coffee & Talmud @ Congregation Kesser Israel
Jan 12 @ 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
Fitness Palooza @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 12 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Free and open to everyone!

Fitness Palooza:
11:00 am – 1:00 pm

“Just Try It” group exercise classes, demo Ignite sessions, meet trainers and coaches, wellness/nutritional stations, and more!

“Try-A-Trainer” Free 30-min. Personal Training Sessions:
9:30 – 11:00 am and 1:00 – 2:30 pm

Sign up for a FREE 30-minute Try-A-Trainer Personal Training session before or after Fitness Palooza!
Details on how to sign up to come.

PALOOZA SCHEDULE
11:00 am – 12:00 pm – CYCLE (Jennifer and Sabra) – Gym
11:00 – 11:20 am – PILATES (Angie) – Studio I
11:00 – 11:45 am – BODYPUMP LAUNCH (Shantini and Julie) – Studio 2
11:25 – 11:45 am – BEGINNER BODY SCULPT (Tara) – Studio I
11:50 am – 12:50 pm – BODY SHOP (Hilary) – Studio 2
11:50 am – 12:10 pm – ZUMBA (Amanda, Mandy, and Sandy) – Studio I
12:05 – 12:25 pm – CYCLE BOOT CAMP (Jessica) – Gym
12:10 – 12:40 pm – FUNCTIONAL FITNESS (Dale) – Studio 2
12:40 – 1:00 pm – TRAINER POTLUCK (Staff) – Studio 2
12:40 – 1:10 pm – SENIOR BALANCE AND STRENGTH (Jessica) – Studio I

PALOOZA STATIONS – in the Fitness Hallway
Trainer Table (Alex)
Ignite Room (Shawn and Scott)
Nutrition (Hilary)
Pilates (Angie)
Wellness and Wise Aging (Christine Gilmore + Naomi Harwin)
Functional Movement Test (Payton)
Alexander Technique/Postural Analysis (Julie or Eve)
Weight Loss and Meal Prep (Shawn and Scott)

BIOMETRICS OPPORTUNITIES – in the PJA Lobby
Dexa Scan Table
Resting Metabolic Rate

Outside In Cooking @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 12 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Outside In Cooking, Sunday, Jan 12, Feb 9, 12:00pm

One Sunday a month CNS members gather in the Neveh Shalom kitchen from 12-2pm to prepare a full meal for homeless youth at Outside In, whose mission is to help homeless youth move toward improved health and self-sufficiency.

Info: Rick Botney, 8888octopus8888@gmail.com.

Shroud Crowd @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 12 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Shroud Crowd, Sun, Jan 12, Feb 2, 2:00pm, Rm 102

Help create traditional burial clothing which will then be used by the Chevra Kavod haMet for their work. Contact Sandy Axel: sandyaxel@msn.com.