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Every Minute Counts – Photographs by Katherine Joseph 10:00 am
Every Minute Counts – Photographs by Katherine Joseph @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Jun 29 @ 10:00 am – Sep 25 @ 5:00 pm
The museum presents “Every Minute Counts – Photographs by Katherine Joseph.” Katherine Joseph was born in the Ukraine and immigrated with her family to the United States in the early 20th century. After a childhood...
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50+ Newcomers Happy Hour & Walking Tour 6:00 pm
50+ Newcomers Happy Hour & Walking Tour @ Lair Hill Bistro
Aug 3 @ 6:00 pm
New to Portland or our Jewish community? The Mittleman Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland are excited to invite community members 50+ to a happy hour & walking tour of Jewish...
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Beth Tikvah Bend Serving Dinner at Bethlehem Inn 5:00 pm
Beth Tikvah Bend Serving Dinner at Bethlehem Inn @ Bethlehem Inn
Aug 4 @ 5:00 pm
Beth Tikvah Bend Men’s Group will be serving BBQ dinner at Bethlehem Inn.  More info Burt Litman bjlitman@gmail.com
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Shabbat on the Plaza and Brotherhood BBQ 6:00 pm
Shabbat on the Plaza and Brotherhood BBQ @ Congregation Beth Israel
Aug 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Shabbat on the Plaza and Brotherhood BBQ Friday, August 5, 6:00 PM Temple Lawn Enjoy Zenner’s hot dogs boiled in beer and then grilled until they pop. Plus ice cold beverages! Brought to you by...
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12TH ANNUAL SHOC WALK & RUN FOR OVARIAN CANCER 7:30 am
12TH ANNUAL SHOC WALK & RUN FOR OVARIAN CANCER @ Latus Motors Harley-Davidson
Aug 6 @ 7:30 am
SHOC Foundation 12th Annual SHOC Walk & Run will be Aug. 6 at Latus Motors Harley-Davidson in Gladstone in support of ovarian and gynecologic cancer research. Dedicated to finding a cure, the Sherie Hildreth Ovarian Cancer...
Havurah Shalom Shabbat in the Pool 5:15 pm
Havurah Shalom Shabbat in the Pool @ Sellwood Park Pool
Aug 6 @ 5:15 pm – 7:30 pm
We will have the Sellwood Park Pool to ourselves on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 5:15 to 6:15 pm. Afterward, we’ll gather for Havdalah singing, a story, and BYO picnic under the trees. Shabbat in the...
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Bark Mitzvah 10:00 am
Bark Mitzvah @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Aug 7 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Join us for some fun activities for our four-legged friends! Games, treats, doggy arts and crafts, plus more! Dogs must be on leashes at all times.
Habitat for Humanity Build 10:00 am
Habitat for Humanity Build
Aug 7 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
No Building Skills Required…they’ll show you how to do it! Join Volunteers From Neveh Shalom and Bilal Mosque 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a great opportunity to do a Good Deed for our community....
Holocaust Memorial Tours 1:00 pm
Holocaust Memorial Tours @ Oregon Holocaust Memorial
Aug 7 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
First Summer Sundays: Free Public Tours of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial  Special Event  While the Memorial is open during all park hours, on the first summer Sundays, July 3, August 7, and September 4, knowledgeable...
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Wendy Liebman & Cathy Ladman
Wendy Liebman & Cathy Ladman @ Harvey's Comedy Club
Aug 12 – Aug 13 all-day
Wendy Liebman & Cathy Ladman @ Harvey's Comedy Club
SPECIAL EVENT! Wendy Liebman & Cathy Ladman, Fri. Aug. 12 – Sat. Aug. 13   Wendy Liebman has made a career out of making late night audiences laugh. From Carson and Leno to Letterman, Kimmel,...
Shabbat in the Park Westside 5:30 pm
Shabbat in the Park Westside @ Raleigh Park and Swim Center
Aug 12 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Shabbat in the Park Westside @ Raleigh Park and Swim Center
Shabbat in the Park WESTSIDE with Rabbi David Kosak! Friday, August 12, 5:30pm at Raleigh Park and Swim Center Join Rabbi David Kosak for an Westside Shabbat in the Park. 5:30 BYO picnic 6:15 Kabbalat Shabbat....
Shabbat in the Park WESTSIDE with Rabbi David Kosak! 5:30 pm
Shabbat in the Park WESTSIDE with Rabbi David Kosak! @ Raleigh Park and Swim Center
Aug 12 @ 5:30 pm
Join Rabbi David Kosak for a Westside Shabbat in the Park.  5:30 BYO picnic; 6:15 Kabbalat Shabbat. Bring blankets or low lawn chairs. Suitable for all ages!  After the service join us for Kiddush, challah...
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Shabbat with Rabbi Mike Rothbaum 10:00 am
Shabbat with Rabbi Mike Rothbaum @ P'nai Or of Portland
Aug 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
On Shabbat morning, August 13, P’nai Or will welcome Mike Rothbaum as our visiting rabbi. Rabbi Mike has received accolades for both spiritual and educational programming, and has done extensive work with faith-based social justice...
Erev Tisha B’Av Service 8:45 pm
Erev Tisha B’Av Service @ Zidell Chapel, Congregation Neveh Shalom
Aug 13 @ 8:45 pm
Eicha reading, Havdalah and Ma’ariv
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Family Wallyball Tournament 9:00 am
Family Wallyball Tournament @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Aug 14 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
On August 14th, the MJCC will be hosting a family wallyball tournament. Wallyball is an adapted, less technical, version of volleyball that is played in the racquetball courts. This tournament will be double elimination so...
Tisha B’Av Service 9:00 am
Tisha B’Av Service @ Zidell Chapel, Congregation Neveh Shalom
Aug 14 @ 9:00 am
Tallit/tefillin are not worn that morning.
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Beer Tasting and Food Pairing 7:00 pm
Beer Tasting and Food Pairing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Aug 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
You’ve learned how to make it (at our Brewing 101 workshop), now learn how to drink it! Join us for a special tasting featuring Leikam Brewing’s ales, all paired with amazing locally sourced organic appetizers...
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PJ Library Story Hour @ Green Bean Books 10:00 am
PJ Library Story Hour @ Green Bean Books @ Green Bean Books
Aug 19 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Join PJ Library for 2 special summer story hours at Green Bean Books!
CANCELLED: Shabbat in the Park with Shir Tikvah 6:00 pm
CANCELLED: Shabbat in the Park with Shir Tikvah @ Overlook Park
Aug 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Last month it was rain. This month it is heat! Due to extreme weather, Shabbat in the Park has been cancelled. When your bluegrass band can’t make it due to the temperature, you know it’s time...
Shabbat on the Plaza and Food Carts 6:00 pm
Shabbat on the Plaza and Food Carts @ Congregation Beth Israel
Aug 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Shabbat on the Plaza and Food Carts Friday, August 19, 6:00 PM Temple Lawn Come to Congregation Beth Israel for a musical outdoor Shabbat Service and stay for some of Portland’s finest food carts. We’ll...
North Coast Shabbat 8:00 pm
North Coast Shabbat @ Bob Chisholm Center
Aug 19 @ 8:00 pm
North Coast Shabbat services are held usually on the last Friday of the month–from March to October.  They are at the Bob Chisholm Center, 225 Ave. A., in Seaside, Oregon.  Services begin at 8:00 p.m, followed...
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Tiferet Shabbat 9:15 am
Tiferet Shabbat @ Congregation Shaarie Torah
Aug 20 @ 9:15 am – 12:15 pm
Please join Congregation Shaarie Torah for a special Shabbat morning service. At this service, we will include new melodies, explore the service with some reflections on the prayers themselves, and chant according to the Triennial cycle...
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Walking tour of Historic Jewish Portland 10:00 am
Walking tour of Historic Jewish Portland @ Old South Portland
Aug 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
In the early 1900s, Eastern European and Sephardic Jews settled in South Portland. It was a close and largely self-contained neighborhood. There were kosher butcher shops and bakeries, a Jewish orphanage and an old age...
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Chabad Hebrew School of NE Portland Open House! 4:00 pm
Chabad Hebrew School of NE Portland Open House! @ Center for Jewish Life
Aug 22 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Chabad Hebrew School of Northeast Portland invites you to join us for our annual open house. Meet the directors, see our new space, hear about our exciting curriculum, and become part of our little community....
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Messy Art at Neveh Shalom 10:30 am
Messy Art at Neveh Shalom @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Aug 25 @ 10:30 am
Join the fun and get messy! Children ages 0-5 must be accompanied by an adult.
Moishe House Without Walls Training 6:00 pm
Moishe House Without Walls Training @ Moishe House
Aug 25 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Calling young adults: Anyone interested in becoming a Moishe House Without Walls (MHWOW) host needs to attend this training session on Thursday 8/25.  Moishe House Without Walls (MHWOW) empowers you to build Jewish community as...
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Last Day of Camp-young adults 5:00 pm
Last Day of Camp-young adults @ B'nai B'rith Camp
Aug 26 @ 5:00 pm – Aug 28 @ 2:00 pm
Last Day of Camp is a full, all-inclusive weekend, at BB Camp on beautiful Devil’s Lake in Lincoln City for adults ages 23-35. Whether you got to experience Jewish summer camp as a kid or not,...
“Shabbat Unplugged” on the Plaza with Ilene Safyan 6:15 pm
“Shabbat Unplugged” on the Plaza with Ilene Safyan @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Aug 26 @ 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm
"Shabbat Unplugged" on the Plaza with Ilene Safyan @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Please join Congregation Neveh Shalom outside on their beautiful plaza for an incredible evening of Shabbat music with beloved Jewish musician Ilene Safyan!  Hope to see you there!  
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Beth Hamon’s Summer of Hope Concert 4:00 pm
Beth Hamon’s Summer of Hope Concert
Aug 28 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Beth Hamon’s Summer of Hope Concert Benefiting the Portland Food Project Tickets: http://bethhamonaug28.bpt.me Judaism is filled with song. In our Torah, services, celebrations, and struggles, song is everywhere. At this exclusive concert, one of Portland’s...
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Wondering Jews Day Trip to the Dahlia Festival 10:30 am
Wondering Jews Day Trip to the Dahlia Festival @ Swan Island Dahlia farms
Aug 29 @ 10:30 am – 2:30 am
Wondering Jews Day Trip to the Dahlia Festival @ Swan Island Dahlia farms
Wondering Jews Day Trip to the Dahlia Festival Monday, August 29 , 10:30am-2:30pm  Join us on a bus trip to Swan Island Dahlia farms, in Canby, OR. Over 400 floral arrangements on display, and over 30...
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Read It In Hebrew – Learn to read Hebrew in just 5 weeks! 7:30 pm
Read It In Hebrew – Learn to read Hebrew in just 5 weeks! @ Chabad Center for Jewish Life
Aug 31 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Learn to read Hebrew before the High Holidays with this five session Hebrew reading crash course for adults. 5 Wednesdays beginning Aug 31st Wednesdays, 7:30 – 8:30 P.M. CHABAD CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE 2858 NE...