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Jewish Meditation Circle 12:00 pm
Jewish Meditation Circle
Dec 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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...
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PJA Open House 10:00 am
PJA Open House @ Portland Jewish Academy
Dec 2 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
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)...
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Stampfer Award 6:30 pm
Stampfer Award @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Dec 3 @ 6:30 pm
The Rabbi Joshua Stampfer Community Enrichment Award is being presented to Paul and Alice Meyer. Paul and Alice embody the spirit of the Stampfer Community Enrichment Award because of their many contributions to the well-being...
The 2015 Rabbi Stampfer Community Enrichment Award 6:30 pm
The 2015 Rabbi Stampfer Community Enrichment Award @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Dec 3 @ 6:30 pm
The 2015 Rabbi Stampfer Community Enrichment Award Thursday, Dec 3, 6:30pm, $60/person The Rabbi Stampfer Community Enrichment Award was founded in 1999 to honor an outstanding and charitable member of the Greater Portland community who...
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Scholar in Residence at Beit Haverim 7:00 pm
Scholar in Residence at Beit Haverim @ Beit Haverim
Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm – Dec 5 @ 6:30 pm
Kimberly Hartnett, author of the new acclaimed best seller Carolina Israelite, How Harry Golden Made Us Care About Jews, the South, and Civil Rights will be our scholar in residence for a three part program....
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Preschool Family Education Chanukah Gathering at Shaarie Torah 10:00 am
Preschool Family Education Chanukah Gathering at Shaarie Torah @ Congregation Shaarie Torah
Dec 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Preschool Family Education Chanukah Gathering at Shaarie Torah @ Congregation Shaarie Torah
Shaarie Torah Presents: Preschool Family Education Chanukah Gathering Sunday, December 6, 10:00 am – noon. 920 NW 25th Ave, Portland, OR 97210 FREE for all families with children ages 2-6 Families with children ages 2-6...
Hanukkah Food Tasting 11:00 am
Hanukkah Food Tasting @ New Seasons-Raleigh Hills
Dec 6 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
  Dec 6, 11 am – 2 pm Olive Oil & Hanukkah Foods Tasting with New Seasons & Jewish Federation at New Seasons, Raleigh Hills Location    
Chanukah Donuts and Dancing 2:00 pm
Chanukah Donuts and Dancing @ MJCC
Dec 6 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Make decorations for your home, take part in Israeli dancing, and eat sufganiot-jelly donuts at this Chanukah celebration for the family. 2:00 -3:00 pm: family dancing (line and circle dances)  3:00 – 4:00 pm: community...
Hanukkah Donuts and Dancing 2:00 pm
Hanukkah Donuts and Dancing @ MJCC
Dec 6 @ 2:00 pm
MJCC hosts donuts & dancing for Hanukkah. Make decorations for your home, take part in Israeli dancing, and eat sufganiot (jelly donuts) at this Hanukkah celebration for the family. Sunday, Dec. 6 2:00 – 3:00...
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Ayin-Nothingness Meditation 7:00 pm
Ayin-Nothingness Meditation @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Dec 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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....
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Jewish Meditation Circle 12:00 pm
Jewish Meditation Circle
Dec 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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: Double Feature 7:00 pm
Sephardic Film Series: Double Feature @ Ahavath Achim
Dec 8 @ 7:00 pm
December 8, 2015 (DOUBLE FEATURE NIGHT) The Jewish People, a Story of Survival. This is the story of Jewish survival. From slavery to the loss of their homeland; from exile to anti-semitism; from pogroms to...
Sundae Cycles: Hanukkah 7:30 pm
Sundae Cycles: Hanukkah
Dec 8 @ 7:30 pm
Sundae Cycle: Hannukah December 8 & 9, 2015 Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day holiday commemorating the rededication of a fallen Temple. In collaboration with Mikdash, Morgan St Theater continues its...
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Jazz Stories and Songs 2:00 pm
Jazz Stories and Songs @ MJCC
Dec 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
George Fendel, radio host and jazz pianist, will tell personal jazz stories, share cds, and play piano.
Sundae Cycles: Hanukkah 7:30 pm
Sundae Cycles: Hanukkah
Dec 9 @ 7:30 pm
Sundae Cycle: Hannukah December 8 & 9, 2015 Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day holiday commemorating the rededication of a fallen Temple. In collaboration with Mikdash, Morgan St Theater continues its...
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Schechter Weekend in Portland! 4:30 pm
Schechter Weekend in Portland! @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Dec 11 @ 4:30 pm – Dec 12 @ 6:15 pm
Schechter Weekend in Portland! Friday Dec. 11, 4:30PM – Saturday Dec. 12, 6:15PM Congregation Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Ln. Portland, OR 97239 1st-8th Graders: Join the fun of a weekend at camp, with old...
Maccabee’s Celebration: A Chanukah Adventure at Shaarie Torah 5:30 pm
Maccabee’s Celebration: A Chanukah Adventure at Shaarie Torah @ Congregation Shaarie Torah
Dec 11 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Maccabee’s Celebration: A Chanukah Adventure at Shaarie Torah @ Congregation Shaarie Torah
Shaarie Torah Presents: Maccabee’s Celebration: A Chanukah Adventure Friday, December 11, 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. 920 NW 25th Ave, Portland, OR 97210 Cost: $8 per person; $30 per family.  RSVP by December 7. Join the...
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Kol Shalom Hanukkah Fête 2:00 pm
Kol Shalom Hanukkah Fête @ West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Dec 12 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
A Humanistic Spin on the Festival of Lights, with Dreidel Spinning, Singing,  Group menorah lighting with all the flames  ABLAZE,   Jelly doughnuts, and Latkes, Latkes, Latkes!!!!! (Our dreidels are always playful, we love to dance and spin,...
Havdalah In Pajamas With Rabbi Eve Posen 5:30 pm
Havdalah In Pajamas With Rabbi Eve Posen @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Dec 12 @ 5:30 pm
Havdalah In Pajamas With Rabbi Eve Posen Saturday, December 12, 5:30pm, Birnbach Hall, Congregation Neveh Shalom Join Young families at Congregation Neveh Shalom for a fun night in pajamas! Enjoy a kid friendly dinner, Havdalah,...
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Kugel Bake Off 6:15 pm
Kugel Bake Off @ MJCC
Dec 14 @ 6:15 pm
Kugel or Keegal? Enter your best recipe in this fun contest and vote for your favorite! Non-kosher entries are accepted. Entries due: Monday, Dec. 14 at 6:15 pm Judging/tasting: 6:30 – 7:30 pm
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Shalom Sensations for Babies 2:15 pm
Shalom Sensations for Babies @ Maayan Torah Dayschool
Dec 17 @ 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm
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...
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A Little Shabbat 5:00 pm
A Little Shabbat @ Congregation Shaarie Torah
Dec 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
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...
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B’kol Echad: A Musical Shabbat at Shaarie Torah 7:00 pm
B’kol Echad: A Musical Shabbat at Shaarie Torah @ Congregation Shaarie Torah
Dec 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
B'kol Echad: A Musical Shabbat at Shaarie Torah @ Congregation Shaarie Torah
    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...
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New Years at Noon 11:30 am
New Years at Noon @ MJCC
Dec 31 @ 11:30 am – 2:00 pm
Arts and crafts, games, bouncy house, dancing, snacks, pool float, and count down to 2016 at Noon! Free! 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Pool Float Party
Women in Torah 7:16 pm
Women in Torah @ Havurah Shalom
Dec 31 @ 7:16 pm – 8:16 pm
“Women in Torah” Mondays, Feb. 22 & 29; March 7, 14 & 28; April 4 & 18; May 2, 9 & 16 12:00 – 1:30 pm Register at RSVP@havurahshalom.org with subject line “Women in Torah”...