Calendar | Oregon Jewish Life

August 2018

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			1 Peace & Justice: Three Lettering Traditions 7:00 pm Peace & Justice: Three Lettering Traditions @ Muslim Educational Trust Community Center Jun 2 @ 7:00 pm – Aug 31 @ 8:00 pm Tickets Artists Sara Harwin, Kanaan Kanaan and Inga Dubay love letters. They explore the tradition of sacred letters in Hebrew, Arabic & English calligraphy in many forms of art expression. They each have a creative voice... Art Gallery Exhibit: Boris Uan-Zo-li Art Gallery Exhibit: Boris Uan-Zo-li @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Jul 5 – Sep 7 all-day Tickets Boris Uan-Zo-li’s artwork reflects his fascinating life, big, bold, varied and colorful. His work is abstract, but his figures are identifiable like the portraits of Woody Allen and personal hero Bob Dylan. Boris was born... Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 1 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. The class starts July 11 and continues every Wednesday through Sept. 12. Cost: $100 Members +...	2 SHINE women’s concert 7:30 pm SHINE women’s concert @ Ahavat Achim Synagogue Aug 2 @ 7:30 pm Tickets Join the women of SHINE and experience music and song from the hills of Tzfat. Come together for an evening of music and singing. Music is the window to the soul. Tziona can help you enter...	3 Kabbalat Shabbat with Ilene Safyan 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat with Ilene Safyan @ Neveh Shalom Aug 3 @ 6:15 pm Tickets Join us for this special Kabbalat Shabbat accompanied by Ilene Safayan. Shabbat in the Upper Plaza at CNS! 6:15 pm Shabbat in the Upper Plaza at CNS! @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Aug 3 @ 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets From now through September, every Friday night (except 4th Friday) at Congregation Neveh Shalom, you can enjoy our beautiful NW summer evenings singing, praying and schmoozing outside on our upper plaza! If weather doesn’t allow us...	4 14TH ANNUAL SHOC WALK & RUN 7:30 am 14TH ANNUAL SHOC WALK & RUN @ Latus Motors Harley-Davidson Aug 4 @ 7:30 am – 10:30 am Tickets : Saturday, August 4, the SHOC Foundation will kick off its 14th Annual SHOC Walk & Run at Latus Motors Harley-Davidson in support of ovarian and gynecologic cancer research. The Sherie Hildreth Ovarian Cancer (SHOC)... Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years) 10:15 am Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years) @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Aug 4 @ 10:15 am Tickets Join other young families with kids age 0-5 years at Congregation Neveh Shalom for singing, dancing, stories, indoor picnic-style lunch and Shabbat fun.
5 CBI Preschool Activity Supply Sale 9:00 am CBI Preschool Activity Supply Sale @ Congregation Beth Israel Aug 5 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets As Beth Israel education staff go through some of our supplies from the preschool, we find we have tons of things that are in great condition that we just don’t have a use for anymore.... First Summer Sundays: Free Public Tours of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial 1:00 pm First Summer Sundays: Free Public Tours of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial @ OREGON HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL Aug 5 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Please join OJMCHE for free public tours of the Oregon Holocaust Memorial. While the Oregon Holocaust Memorial is open during all park hours, on the first summer Sundays of July 1, Aug, 5, and Sept, 2,...	6	7 Wondering Jews: Lan Su Chinese Garden 11:00 am Wondering Jews: Lan Su Chinese Garden @ Lan Su Chinese Garden Aug 7 @ 11:00 am Tickets Join others 65+ for a special trip to the Lan Su Chinese Garden. We will enjoy the beauty and have a Chinese food lunch.	8 Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. The class starts July 11 and continues every Wednesday through Sept. 12. Cost: $100 Members +...	9 Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen 3:00 pm Nosh + Drash with Rabbi Eve Posen @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 9 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets A monthly discussion covering a wide range of topics that will draw on our experiences. August Topic: Lab Grown Meat In the Cafe at the J. Free and open to the community. In partnership with...	10 Shabbat in the Park with Congregation Shir Tikvah 6:00 pm Shabbat in the Park with Congregation Shir Tikvah @ Fernhill Park Aug 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Join us by the big trees just past the playground off of NE 37th Avenue for live music and to welcome Shabbat! Pack a picnic dinner and bring a friend. Live music starts at 6... Shabbat in the Upper Plaza at CNS! 6:15 pm Shabbat in the Upper Plaza at CNS! @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Aug 10 @ 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets From now through September, every Friday night (except 4th Friday) at Congregation Neveh Shalom, you can enjoy our beautiful NW summer evenings singing, praying and schmoozing outside on our upper plaza! If weather doesn’t allow us...	11 KBOO Block Party 12:00 pm KBOO Block Party Aug 11 @ 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm Tickets Birthday block party planned as KBOO, 90.7FM celebrates 50 years broadcasting community radio FAMILY FRIENDLY AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC EVENT SCHEDULE noon Julie and the Wayves 12:45 welcome and event announcements 1:15 Grateful Buds...
12 Storytime with Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve @ Hillsdale Farmer’s Market 10:00 am Storytime with Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve @ Hillsdale Farmer’s Market @ Rieke Playground Aug 12 @ 10:00 am Tickets Join Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve at Rieke Playground for a special story. Fun for all ages! Co-sponsored by PJ Library.	13 Mussar with Rabbi Joshua Rose 2:30 pm Mussar with Rabbi Joshua Rose @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 13 @ 2:30 pm – 3:25 pm Tickets Mussar is an approach of self-awareness and personal development that is grounded in deep reflection on Jewish texts and on spiritual practices that guide us toward greater control over our thinking and behaviors. 2:30 –...	14 Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 14 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Beginners Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! Registration Information: CG403, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. First class on Aug. 14 will be held in... Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 14 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players Take your game to the next level with other intermediate players. Registration Information: CG404, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. In the Cafe at the J. No class on September 11.	15 R.B. Kitaj, A Jew, Etc., Etc. Exhibition Tour with Bruce Guenther 1:00 pm R.B. Kitaj, A Jew, Etc., Etc. Exhibition Tour with Bruce Guenther @ Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education Aug 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Join us for a special tour of R.B. Kitaj, A Jew Etc., Etc. with Bruce Guenther, Adjunct Curator for Special Exhibitions. Free with admission; free for members! 50s+ Walking Tour of Jewish PDX 5:30 pm 50s+ Walking Tour of Jewish PDX @ Lair Hill Bistro Aug 15 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Take a walking tour of South Portland through old Jewish neighborhoods. 5:30 pm Happy Hour 6:30 pm Tour Begins Meets at Lair Hill Bistro 2823 SW 1st Ave., Portland, OR 97201 Cost: $5 per person... Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. The class starts July 11 and continues every Wednesday through Sept. 12. Cost: $100 Members +...	16	17 Shabbat in the Upper Plaza at CNS! 6:15 pm Shabbat in the Upper Plaza at CNS! @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Aug 17 @ 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets From now through September, every Friday night (except 4th Friday) at Congregation Neveh Shalom, you can enjoy our beautiful NW summer evenings singing, praying and schmoozing outside on our upper plaza! If weather doesn’t allow us...	18 Tiferet Shabbat 9:15 am Tiferet Shabbat @ Congregation Shaarie Torah Aug 18 @ 9:15 am – 12:15 pm Tickets 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... Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders 10:00 am Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Aug 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders 1st and 3rd Shabbat every month at 10:00am Meet in the MAIN service (Stampfer Chapel or Main Sanctuary) for the beginning of the Torah service, and then come out with... Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years) 10:15 am Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years) @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Aug 18 @ 10:15 am Tickets Join other young families with kids age 0-5 years at Congregation Neveh Shalom for singing, dancing, stories, indoor picnic-style lunch and Shabbat fun.
19 Outdoor Summer Concert Series – Local Musician’s Day 11:00 am Outdoor Summer Concert Series – Local Musician’s Day @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 19 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets Outdoor Summer Concert Series – Local Musicians Day Featuring Eric Stern, Michelle Alany & the Mystics, and Three Leg Torso. Crafts and activities for young families. Cost: $10. Series Pass: $25. Sponsors: RACC, Leonard & Lois...	20	21 Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 21 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Beginners Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! Registration Information: CG403, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. First class on Aug. 14 will be held in... Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 21 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players Take your game to the next level with other intermediate players. Registration Information: CG404, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. In the Cafe at the J. No class on September 11. Jewish Heritage Night at the Hillsboro Hops 7:05 pm Jewish Heritage Night at the Hillsboro Hops @ Ron Tonkin Field Aug 21 @ 7:05 pm Tickets Jewish Heritage Night @ the Hillsboro Hops Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and the Mittleman Jewish Community Center for heritage night at the Hillsboro Hops game against the Eugene Emeralds! Cost: $15 (plus...	22 Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. The class starts July 11 and continues every Wednesday through Sept. 12. Cost: $100 Members +...	23 Shoreshim Messy Art @ Neveh Shalom 10:30 am Shoreshim Messy Art @ Neveh Shalom @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Aug 23 @ 10:30 am Tickets Join the fun and get messy at Neveh Shalom! Ages 0-5, must be accompanied by an adult. For more info, please contact Rabbi Eve Posen: eposen@nevehshalom.org	24 THE BEN HECHT SHOW 8:00 pm THE BEN HECHT SHOW @ Coho Productions Aug 24 @ 8:00 pm – Aug 26 @ 3:00 pm Tickets James Sherman, a Chicago actor, brings his one-man show The Ben Hecht Show to Portland. Friday and Saturday, Aug 24 & 25 at 8PM and Sunday, Aug. 26 at 3PM. Ben Hecht (1894-1964) was... Last Day of Camp – young adult camp Last Day of Camp – young adult camp @ B'nai B'rith Camp Aug 24 – Aug 26 all-day Tickets This weekend is for friends, old and new, between the ages of 21 and 35, to relax at BB Camp on Devil’s Lake in Lincoln City. Over the course of the weekend you’ll have the... Fourth Fridays with Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve (age 0-6) 5:15 pm Fourth Fridays with Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve (age 0-6) @ Contact Rabbi Eve for location Aug 24 @ 5:15 pm Tickets Welcome Shabbat with Congregation Neveh Shalom’s Rabbi Eve Posen with music and stories. Potluck dinner to follow. Contact Rabbi Eve Posen for location: eposen@nevehshalom.org Co-sponsored by PJ Library. Shabbat in Wilshire Park 6:00 pm Shabbat in Wilshire Park @ Wilshire Park Aug 24 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets This summer, P’nai Or is taking it outside! Please join us at 6 pm on Friday, Aug 24 at Wilshire Park (NE 33rd & Skidmore) picnic area for a very joyful, very musical Kabbalat Shabbat... Living Room Shabbat 8:00 pm Living Room Shabbat @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Aug 24 @ 8:00 pm Tickets Please join us at Congregation Neveh Shalom for Living Room Shabbat! This is a laid-back, come as you are, Portland vibe Shabbat. One that reflects how we like to gather together in a casual, easy,...	25
26 Back to Shul Celebration at Congregation Neveh Shalom 12:30 pm Back to Shul Celebration at Congregation Neveh Shalom @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Aug 26 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Please join us at Congregation Neveh Shalom for music, food, and fun at our annual BBQ on the Plaza! Time to reconnect with friends and have opportunities for students to meet ALIYAH K-6 teachers and...	27	28 Mah Jongg for Beginners 10:30 am Mah Jongg for Beginners @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 28 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Beginners Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout! Registration Information: CG403, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. First class on Aug. 14 will be held in... Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players 1:30 pm Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 28 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players Take your game to the next level with other intermediate players. Registration Information: CG404, oregonjcc.org/registration Cost: $100. Member Cost: $85. In the Cafe at the J. No class on September 11.	29 Israeli Dancing 7:00 pm Israeli Dancing @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class. The class starts July 11 and continues every Wednesday through Sept. 12. Cost: $100 Members +... Soul Box Project 7:00 pm Soul Box Project @ Rose Schnitzer Manor, CSP Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm Tickets The Soul Box Project’s goal is to create a visual representation to make gunfire victims visible – a mind-boggling, heart-wrenching representation of the 168,558 people killed or injured by gunfire from 2014 to 2017. The...	30 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM 7:00 pm INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM @ Portland area synagouges Aug 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets First session of the 18-week INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM CLASS This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliation. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history,... Introduction to Judaism Course 7:00 pm Introduction to Judaism Course @ various local synagogues Aug 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliations. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays, ritual and daily practice, theology,...	31 Shabbat in the Upper Plaza at CNS! 6:15 pm Shabbat in the Upper Plaza at CNS! @ Congregation Neveh Shalom Aug 31 @ 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets From now through September, every Friday night (except 4th Friday) at Congregation Neveh Shalom, you can enjoy our beautiful NW summer evenings singing, praying and schmoozing outside on our upper plaza! If weather doesn’t allow us... North Coast Shabbat Group 8:00 pm North Coast Shabbat Group @ Seaside Senior Center Aug 31 @ 8:00 pm Tickets The first services of the North Coast Shabbat Group will be held on Friday, April 27 at the Senior Center in Seaside at 1225 Avenue A. Services begin at 8:00p.m., followed by an Oneg Shabbat....

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