Calendar | Oregon Jewish Life

January 2016

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3	4 PJ Library Hillsboro Story Hour 10:00 am PJ Library Hillsboro Story Hour @ Yo Zone Jan 4 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am Tickets A weekly story hour for young families with music and PJ Library books!	5	6	7	8 PJ Story Hour Yad b’Yad 9:30 am PJ Story Hour Yad b’Yad @ Robison Home-Joseph Solarium Jan 8 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am Tickets Join PJ Library as we bring back Yad b’Yad with Kim Schneiderman! Inter generational singing and stories at Cedar Sinai Park. PJ Library Southeast Story Hour 10:00 am PJ Library Southeast Story Hour @ Seahorses Jan 8 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am Tickets A weekly story hour for young families with music & PJ Library books! No story hour on April 29th. SHABBAT AROUND THE WORLD: Shabbat Marrakesh 6:15 pm SHABBAT AROUND THE WORLD: Shabbat Marrakesh @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 8 @ 6:15 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets SHABBAT AROUND THE WORLD: Shabbat Marrakesh Join Rabbi Kosak and Cantor Bletstein of Congregation Neveh Shalom for a musical Shabbat featuring the sounds and cuisine of the Jews of Morocco. Services start at 6:15pm followed...	9
10 Installation of Rabbi Kosak as Neveh Shalom’s Senior Rabbi 3:00 am Installation of Rabbi Kosak as Neveh Shalom’s Senior Rabbi @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 10 @ 3:00 am – 4:30 am Tickets Sunday, January 10, 2016 3pm Congregation Neveh Shalom announces the Installation of Rabbi David Kosak as our Senior Rabbi. All are invited to be part of this significant moment in our congregation’s history. Service of...	11 PJ Library Hillsboro Story Hour 10:00 am PJ Library Hillsboro Story Hour @ Yo Zone Jan 11 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am Tickets A weekly story hour for young families with music and PJ Library books!	12 Mah Jongg 10:30 am Mah Jongg @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 12 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. Registration code: CG201, cost: $85. Member Cost: $72. Sephardic Film Fest: 24 Days 7:00 pm Sephardic Film Fest: 24 Days @ Ahavath Achim Jan 12 @ 7:00 pm Tickets January 12, 2016 24 Days. A tense and timely thriller, 24 Days tells the heart-breaking true story of the 2006 kidnapping of 23-year old Ilan Halimi from his Paris suburb by a group calling themselves...	13 PJA Open House 10:00 am PJA Open House @ Portland Jewish Academy Jan 13 @ 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)... Mah Jongg 6:00 pm Mah Jongg @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. Registration code: CG201, cost: $85. Member Cost: $72.	14 PJ Library Story Hour Lake Oswego 9:30 am PJ Library Story Hour Lake Oswego @ Realty Trust Group, Inc Jan 14 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am Tickets Join us for a weekly story hour for young families with PJ Library stories, crafts and music! Nosh and Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen 10:00 am Nosh and Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets A monthly discussion covering a wide range of topics that will draw on our experiences. January’s topic: Why Rosh Hodesh? Lessons learned from marking the new month. Cafe at the J, free and open to the... The W Connection 6:30 pm The W Connection @ Beth Israel Shemanski Chapel Jan 14 @ 6:30 pm Tickets Initial Meeting of The W Connection Thursday, January 14, 6:30 PM Shemanski Chapel Open to the Community The W Connection provides peer-to-peer emotional support from women of all ages who understand what it means to...	15 PJ Story Hour Yad b’Yad 9:30 am PJ Story Hour Yad b’Yad @ Rose Schnitzer Manor--Goodman Dining Room Jan 15 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am Tickets Join PJ Library as we bring back Yad b’Yad with Kim Schneiderman! Intergenerational singing and stories at Cedar Sinai Park. PJ Library Southeast Story Hour 10:00 am PJ Library Southeast Story Hour @ Seahorses Jan 15 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am Tickets A weekly story hour for young families with music & PJ Library books! No story hour on April 29th. A Little Shabbat 5:00 pm A Little Shabbat @ Congregation Shaarie Torah Jan 15 @ 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...	16
17	18 PJ Library MLK Day of Service for Preschoolers 10:00 am PJ Library MLK Day of Service for Preschoolers @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Do good with your preschooler! Bring pajamas, diapers and diaper wipes to benefit Goose Hollow Family Shelter Make blankets for Project Linus Work on a tzedakah box! Learn with songs, stories and more! Free fun for... Davita’s World: The Music 7:30 pm Davita’s World: The Music @ Milagro Theatre Jan 18 @ 7:30 pm Tickets Davita’s World: The Power of Music Concert January 18 & 19, 7:30 PM Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark Street As the harp in the novel’s title indicates, music is a central force in the story....	19 Mah Jongg 10:30 am Mah Jongg @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 19 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. Registration code: CG201, cost: $85. Member Cost: $72. Advance Screening of OPB’s Oregon Experience: “The Jewish Frontier” 7:00 pm Advance Screening of OPB’s Oregon Experience: “The Jewish Frontier” @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 19 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Jewish pioneers were among the earliest settlers in the Northwest. Free and open to the community. In partnership with OPB, Oregon Historical Society, OJMCHE, and MJCC. “The Jewish Frontier” airs on OPB TV Jan. 25 at 9:00... The Jewish Frontier at MJCC 7:00 pm The Jewish Frontier at MJCC @ MJCC Jan 19 @ 7:00 pm Tickets New OPB Oregon Experience Documentary Examines the History of Oregon’s Earliest Jewish Settlers “The Jewish Frontier” airs January 25 on OPB TV and online; advance public screening event in Portland PORTLAND, Ore.– January 12, 2015— This... Davita’s World: The Music 7:30 pm Davita’s World: The Music @ Milagro Theatre Jan 19 @ 7:30 pm Tickets Davita’s World: The Power of Music Concert January 18 & 19, 7:30 PM Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark Street As the harp in the novel’s title indicates, music is a central force in the story....	20 Mah Jongg 6:00 pm Mah Jongg @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 20 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. Registration code: CG201, cost: $85. Member Cost: $72. Recognizing and Responding to Classroom Bias: About Jews, Judaism and Israel 7:00 pm Recognizing and Responding to Classroom Bias: About Jews, Judaism and Israel @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Meet with Jacqueline Regev from the Institute for Curricular Studies to learn about recognizing biases in the classroom and how to respond to them. This is geared towards 8th graders and above and their parents....	21 PJ Library Story Hour Lake Oswego 9:30 am PJ Library Story Hour Lake Oswego @ Realty Trust Group, Inc Jan 21 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am Tickets Join us for a weekly story hour for young families with PJ Library stories, crafts and music!	22 PJ Story Hour Yad b’Yad 9:30 am PJ Story Hour Yad b’Yad @ Robison Home-Joseph Solarium Jan 22 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am Tickets Join PJ Library as we bring back Yad b’Yad with Kim Schneiderman! Inter generational singing and stories at Cedar Sinai Park. PJ Library Southeast Story Hour 10:00 am PJ Library Southeast Story Hour @ Seahorses Jan 22 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am Tickets A weekly story hour for young families with music & PJ Library books! No story hour on April 29th. B’kol Echad: A Musical Shabbat at Shaarie Torah 7:00 pm B’kol Echad: A Musical Shabbat at Shaarie Torah @ Congregation Shaarie Torah Jan 22 @ 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...	23 Plant for the Planet Academy (United Nations sponsored) in Vancouver, Washington! 9:00 am Plant for the Planet Academy (United Nations sponsored) in Vancouver, Washington! @ Columbia Springs Jan 23 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Plant for the Planet, sponsored by the United Nations, is training children and teens to become Ambassadors for Climate Justice at free one-day Academies open to all students ages 8-17. In addition to providing ongoing...
24 Aaron Kirk Douglas 4:00 pm Aaron Kirk Douglas @ congregation Neveh Shalom Jan 24 @ 4:00 pm Tickets Author Aaron Kirk Douglas presents “Growing Up Twice,” January 24, 4pm, Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Zidell Chapel We only get one chance to grow up. Rarely do we get a second. Join Aaron Kirk Douglas – gay, mentor,...	25 Plant for the Planet Academy (United Nations sponsored) in Portland! 9:00 am Plant for the Planet Academy (United Nations sponsored) in Portland! @ Sunnyside Environmental School Jan 25 @ 9:00 am – 5:30 pm Tickets Plant for the Planet, sponsored by the United Nations, is training children and teens to become Ambassadors for Climate Justice at free one-day Academies open to all students ages 8-17. In addition to providing ongoing... PJ Library Hillsboro Story Hour 10:00 am PJ Library Hillsboro Story Hour @ Yo Zone Jan 25 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am Tickets A weekly story hour for young families with music and PJ Library books! Page2Stage Book Talk 7:00 pm Page2Stage Book Talk @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 25 @ 7:00 pm Tickets Jewish Theatre Collaborative book talk on their March performance, Davita’s Harp. In the Chapel, free and open to the community. The Jewish Frontier 9:00 pm The Jewish Frontier @ OPB TV Jan 25 @ 9:00 pm Tickets New OPB Oregon Experience Documentary Examines the History of Oregon’s Earliest Jewish Settlers “The Jewish Frontier” airs January 25 on OPB TV and online; advance public screening event in Portland PORTLAND, Ore.– January 12, 2015— This...	26 Mah Jongg 10:30 am Mah Jongg @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 26 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. Registration code: CG201, cost: $85. Member Cost: $72.	27 Mah Jongg 6:00 pm Mah Jongg @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Learn to play this ancient game. Registration code: CG201, cost: $85. Member Cost: $72.	28 PJ Library Story Hour Lake Oswego 9:30 am PJ Library Story Hour Lake Oswego @ Realty Trust Group, Inc Jan 28 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am Tickets Join us for a weekly story hour for young families with PJ Library stories, crafts and music!	29 PJ Story Hour Yad b’Yad 9:30 am PJ Story Hour Yad b’Yad @ Rose Schnitzer Manor--Goodman Dining Room Jan 29 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am Tickets Join PJ Library as we bring back Yad b’Yad with Kim Schneiderman! Intergenerational singing and stories at Cedar Sinai Park. PJ Library Southeast Story Hour 10:00 am PJ Library Southeast Story Hour @ Seahorses Jan 29 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am Tickets A weekly story hour for young families with music & PJ Library books! No story hour on April 29th.	30 Join Climate Justice Ambassadors for the Friends of Trees Crew Leader Training 9:00 am Join Climate Justice Ambassadors for the Friends of Trees Crew Leader Training Jan 30 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Tickets Climate Justice Ambassadors Miko and Isaac Vergun and Pam Vergun will be taking part in the Friends of Trees Crew Leader Training on Saturday, January 30th. Join us! One of the major goals of Plant... Benefit Storytelling Concert at the Havurah Synagogue in Ashland 7:30 pm Benefit Storytelling Concert at the Havurah Synagogue in Ashland @ Havurah Synagogue Jan 30 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets On Saturday, January 30, 7:30 PM storytellers and musicians will share Jewish stories, folk tales, personal stories, and songs of hope, healing and transformation. The evening is a benefit for Rafael Jensen, 15 year-old AHS...
31 Jewish Community Orchestra: Young Artists Showcase 3:00 pm Jewish Community Orchestra: Young Artists Showcase @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jan 31 @ 3:00 pm Tickets Concerti winners and pieces to be announced. $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students, children under 6 free – tickets at the door. In partnership with the MJCC.

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