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1 Everyday Holiness 9:15 am Everyday Holiness @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Nov 1 @ 9:15 am – 10:30 am Tickets This class focuses on giving contemporary parents the tools they need to bring holiness into their daily lives. We’ll begin by taking a look at the soul planted within us and how we can integrate...	2 Ayin-Nothingness Meditation 7:00 pm Ayin-Nothingness Meditation @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Tivona Reith, Rabbinic Chaplain and Spiritual Director, will lead us through a different kind of meditation each week. This is an introductory class. Mondays, Oct. 19 – Dec. 7 7:00 – 8:30 pm Cost: $72....	3 Mah Jongg 10:30 am Mah Jongg @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 3 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout. Tuesdays, Oct. 20 – Nov. 17 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Cost: $85. Member Cost: $72. CG103 Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Jewish Meditation Circle 12:00 pm Jewish Meditation Circle Nov 3 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets We will gather each week to find some moments of quiet. We’ll start with a brief teaching and/or song, and then sit together in silence. We’ll end with brief optional hevruta (Jewish study) sharing. This... A Night in Shanghai 7:00 pm A Night in Shanghai @ The Mirabella Nov 3 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets This multimedia presentation by author Nicole Mones, details Jewish life in Shanghai before, during, and after World War II. Free and open to everyone! Parking charge is $3 at OHSU lot. Sponsored by MJCC and...	4 PJA Open House 10:00 am PJA Open House @ Portland Jewish Academy Nov 4 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Portland Jewish Academy in Action! Tours during school hours in Early Childhood, Lower and Middle School PJA serves students 6 weeks through 8th grade. Wednesday, November 4, 2015 (10:00 AM) Wednesday, December 2, 2015 (10:00AM)... A Night In Shanghai 6:30 pm A Night In Shanghai @ Hillsdale Library Pageturners Nov 4 @ 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm Tickets This multimedia presentation by author Nicole Mones, details Jewish life in Shanghai before, during, and after World War II.	5 A Night in Shanghai 6:30 pm A Night in Shanghai @ Shute Branch of Hillsboro Library Nov 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets This multimedia presentation by author Nicole Mones, details Jewish life in Shanghai before, during, and after World War II.	6 Shabbat and Birthday Blessings at Beit Haverim 7:00 pm Shabbat and Birthday Blessings at Beit Haverim @ Beit Haverim Nov 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Join Rabbi Alan Berg and Cantor Ann Brown for a lively Shabbat Service. Birthday Blessings for those born in November will be a part of the service.	7 Pianist Kirill Gerstein at Oregon Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm Pianist Kirill Gerstein at Oregon Symphony Orchestra @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Nov 7 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Russian-born American pianist Kirill Gerstein returns to Portland for a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with conductor Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Symphony Orchestra on November 7 and 9 at 7:30 pm. A...
8 Everyday Holiness 9:15 am Everyday Holiness @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Nov 8 @ 9:15 am – 10:30 am Tickets This class focuses on giving contemporary parents the tools they need to bring holiness into their daily lives. We’ll begin by taking a look at the soul planted within us and how we can integrate... Books + Bagels in the PJA Library 12:30 pm Books + Bagels in the PJA Library @ PJA Nov 8 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets In honor of Jewish Book Month, come celebrate Books and Bagels in our beautiful PJA library. For ages 3 – 8. Sponsored by MJCC, PJ Library, PJA PJ Library’s Be a Mensch Tzedakah Party 2:00 pm PJ Library’s Be a Mensch Tzedakah Party @ Medford Public Library, Carpenter Room Nov 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Children ages 18 months – 8 years of age, and their favorite family members, are invited to the PJ Library’s Be a Mensch Tzedakah Party at the Medford Public Library on Sunday, Nov. 8, from... A Taste of Melton at Bagel Chat 2:30 pm A Taste of Melton at Bagel Chat @ Beit Haverim Nov 8 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Come to Beit Haverim for a bagel and coffee and “A Taste of Melton”. Get a sample of what the Melton courses can do for you! Everyone is welcome! Jewish Community Orchestra Fall Concert 3:00 pm Jewish Community Orchestra Fall Concert @ MJCC Nov 8 @ 3:00 pm Tickets Jewish Community Orchestra will present the first concert of it’s 41st season at 3PM on Sunday, November 8th, 2015. The concert will be presented at Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland. The...	9 Ayin-Nothingness Meditation 7:00 pm Ayin-Nothingness Meditation @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Tivona Reith, Rabbinic Chaplain and Spiritual Director, will lead us through a different kind of meditation each week. This is an introductory class. Mondays, Oct. 19 – Dec. 7 7:00 – 8:30 pm Cost: $72.... Pianist Kirill Gerstein at Oregon Symphony Orchestra 7:30 pm Pianist Kirill Gerstein at Oregon Symphony Orchestra @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Nov 9 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Russian-born American pianist Kirill Gerstein returns to Portland for a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with conductor Carlos Kalmar and the Oregon Symphony Orchestra on November 7 and 9 at 7:30 pm. A...	10 Mah Jongg 10:30 am Mah Jongg @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 10 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout. Tuesdays, Oct. 20 – Nov. 17 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Cost: $85. Member Cost: $72. CG103 Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Jewish Meditation Circle 12:00 pm Jewish Meditation Circle Nov 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets We will gather each week to find some moments of quiet. We’ll start with a brief teaching and/or song, and then sit together in silence. We’ll end with brief optional hevruta (Jewish study) sharing. This... Sephardic Film Series: Steal the Sky 7:00 pm Sephardic Film Series: Steal the Sky @ Ahavath Achim Nov 10 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Sephardic Winter Film Series November 10, 2015 Steal The Sky Based on the true story, American-born Israeli spy, Helen Mason, was sent to Iraq to coerce an Iraqi pilot into hijacking a Soviet jet for...	11	12	13 Sydney Baer Retirement 7:00 pm Sydney Baer Retirement @ Congregation Beth Israel Nov 13 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Following 6 pm Shabbat services, raise a glass to celebrate the retirement of Beth Israel Executive Director Sydney Baer’s retirement. The celebration will begin about 7 pm, immediately following services. The festive oneg will be...	14 A Matter of Life & Death with Rabbi Me’irah Iliinsky 10:00 am A Matter of Life & Death with Rabbi Me’irah Iliinsky @ Havurah Shalom Nov 14 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Tickets Rabbi Iliinsky has had extensive experience in the Bay Area mobilizing a new constituency on Jewish life and death practices. She is also an adored past member of Havurah, an expert educator and hospice mentor,...
15 Chanukah Gift and Book Fair 10:00 am Chanukah Gift and Book Fair @ MJCC Nov 15 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tickets Craft and fine artists will share their treasures. Live music and latke lunch at Cafe at the J in MJCC. 2:00 pm – 2:45: story time for ages 3 – 8. Book Store sponsored by... JGSO: An introduction to MyHeritage.com 11:00 am JGSO: An introduction to MyHeritage.com @ Congregation Ahavath Achim Nov 15 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets An introduction to MyHeritage.com, the biggest family network on the web. Learn how to build an online family tree for free, enter detailed information with sources and citations, navigate across the tree, generate charts and...	16 Ayin-Nothingness Meditation 7:00 pm Ayin-Nothingness Meditation @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Tivona Reith, Rabbinic Chaplain and Spiritual Director, will lead us through a different kind of meditation each week. This is an introductory class. Mondays, Oct. 19 – Dec. 7 7:00 – 8:30 pm Cost: $72....	17 Mah Jongg 10:30 am Mah Jongg @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout. Tuesdays, Oct. 20 – Nov. 17 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Cost: $85. Member Cost: $72. CG103 Register: oregonjcc.org/registration Jewish Meditation Circle 12:00 pm Jewish Meditation Circle Nov 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets We will gather each week to find some moments of quiet. We’ll start with a brief teaching and/or song, and then sit together in silence. We’ll end with brief optional hevruta (Jewish study) sharing. This... Port of Last Resort: A film about Jews of Shanghai 7:00 pm Port of Last Resort: A film about Jews of Shanghai @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Nov 17 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Sponsored by Institute of Judaic Studies, OJMCHE, Havurah Shalom	18 In the crosshairs of Hezbollah 7:30 pm In the crosshairs of Hezbollah @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Nov 18 @ 7:30 pm Tickets In the crosshairs of Hezbollah: My survival story during the 2nd Lebanese war 7:30–9 pm, Nov. 18 Join David Sussman for a fascinating recount of his experiences serving in the IDF during the 2nd Lebanese...	19 Shalom Sensations for Babies 2:15 pm Shalom Sensations for Babies @ Maayan Torah Dayschool Nov 19 @ 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Tickets SHALOM SENSATIONS FOR BABIES FOR YOUR BABY 0-24 MONTHS Bring your baby to explore their senses! FREE! Sessions also on Nov 19 & Dec 17 Time: 2:15-3:15 pm Shalom Sensations for Babies introduces you and your baby to a world of rich and...	20 A Little Shabbat 5:00 pm A Little Shabbat @ Congregation Shaarie Torah Nov 20 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets WANT TO DO SHABBAT BUT HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO FALL ASLEEP EARLY? Congregation Shaarie Torah & PJ Library Present: A Little Shabbat at Shaarie Torah Join Rabbi Josh Rose and Dorice Horenstein for a lively Shabbat full of singing, greeting, stories, eating and new... Shabbat at Beit Haverim 7:00 pm Shabbat at Beit Haverim @ Beit Haverim Nov 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Join Rabbi Alan Berg and Cantor Ann Brown for a lively Shabbat Service.	21 Torah Study at Beit Haverim 10:00 am Torah Study at Beit Haverim @ Beit Haverim Nov 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join Rabbi Alan Berg for a discussion of this week’s parasha. All are welcome.
22	23 Ayin-Nothingness Meditation 7:00 pm Ayin-Nothingness Meditation @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Tivona Reith, Rabbinic Chaplain and Spiritual Director, will lead us through a different kind of meditation each week. This is an introductory class. Mondays, Oct. 19 – Dec. 7 7:00 – 8:30 pm Cost: $72....	24 Jewish Meditation Circle 12:00 pm Jewish Meditation Circle Nov 24 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets We will gather each week to find some moments of quiet. We’ll start with a brief teaching and/or song, and then sit together in silence. We’ll end with brief optional hevruta (Jewish study) sharing. This...	25	26	27 B’kol Echad: A Musical Shabbat at Shaarie Torah 7:00 pm B’kol Echad: A Musical Shabbat at Shaarie Torah @ Congregation Shaarie Torah Nov 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Come add your voice to the chorus of voices at Shaarie Torah as we welcome Shabbat together. Spirited singing, prayers in Hebrew and English, raucous noise and peaceful silence – everything you need...	28
29	30 Ayin-Nothingness Meditation 7:00 pm Ayin-Nothingness Meditation @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Nov 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Tivona Reith, Rabbinic Chaplain and Spiritual Director, will lead us through a different kind of meditation each week. This is an introductory class. Mondays, Oct. 19 – Dec. 7 7:00 – 8:30 pm Cost: $72.... An evening with Shoshana Bean 7:30 pm An evening with Shoshana Bean @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Nov 30 @ 7:30 pm Tickets An evening with Shoshana Bean – Q&A and musical Performance Monday, Nov 30, 7:00pm Stampfer Chapel at Neveh Shalom, 2900 SW Peaceful Ln. Portland, OR 97239 The Institute for Judaic Studies and Congregation Neveh Shalom announce...

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