Join us for a vegetarian shabbat potluck. We will have delicious food and friendly, laid back people.
During dessert we will have a conversation with Lee Gordon, co-founder of Hand in Hand, a network of schools in Israel that educate Israeli and Arab children side by side in bilingual classrooms.
RSVP to urbanjewspdx [at]gmail.com to get directions and let us know what you want to bring.
Join Urban Jews and Hadassah for the presentation of three short films directed by Israeli Film Students from Hadassah College Jerusalem!
Sunday April 13th, 12:30pm, doors open at 12pm
Cost: $5, Concession available (pizza, beer & etc.)
Since Alcohol is available, must be over 21 years oldLaurelhurst Theater & Pub
2735 E. Burnside St, Portland OR 97214
E. Burnside & 28th, Parking: on-street and in adjacent lotThe films: A Dream of Mother, Director - Chava Schein; Nitzan, Director - Oded Raz; and Ud, Director - Uri Shapira. See the full film descriptions!
Date change:The Mosaic tram hike will be Saturday, April 12, 2008.
Ride high in the sky! This urban ramble will take us past the downtown farmer's market, through the SW hills and up to the OHSU tram. We'll ride the arial tram down to the waterfront and loop back to our starting place.
What: Tram hike
When: 12 noon
Where: Meet at the Starbucks on the corner of SW Park and Clay (in the park blocks)
Difficulty: Moderate. A significant portion will be uphill.
The starting point is easily accessible by public transporation (MAX, bus, or streetcar) and y'all are encouraged to utilize it.
You are invited to a private conversation with one of the most distinguished Jewish scholars of our time April 6 @ Shaarie Torah.
Main Discussion on the struggle for Jewish Unity: 7:30pm (free for 18-39 year olds). 9pm: Private Q&A for 18-39 year olds
Strictly kosher snacks and other refreshments will be provided during the private session. Beer and wine available for those over 21 years of age.
Rabbi Telushkin has been named by Talk Magazine as ONE OF THE 50 BEST speakers in the United States.
His books include Jewish Literacy, the most widely selling book on Judaism of the past two decades.
Congregation Shaarie Torah | 920 N.W. 25th Avenue | Portland, OR 97210
Event Co-Sponsored By
The Moishe House | Urban Jews PDX | Machar | Hinenu | Portland Jewish Federation | Kayam | Portland Jewish EventsFor more information contact Jeremy Rogers at jeremyscottrogers[at]gmail.com or 503-484-8678. RSVP helpful but not required.
The event made possible with the support Aspen Mitzvah, the Ungerleider Family Fund, the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation and Congregation Shaarie Torah
Saturday, April 5 at 8:00 p.m., Portland's First United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson St
As part of Genocide Awareness Month, John Prendergast, co-chair of ENOUGH and former Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, will speak.
John Prendergast, has travelled to the camps with the likes of Don Cheadle (of Hotel Rwanda) Elie Wiesel, and prominent politicians. His recent book, co-authored by Don Cheadle, called "Not on Our Watch" is a blueprint for anti genocide activism. John Prendergast is currently the co-chair of ENOUGH (www.enoughproject.org).
The goal of ENOUGH is to advocate for the abolishment of genocide and mass atrocities. The goal in bringing John to Oregon is to help us advocate for and educate about Darfur and an end to genocide in a more cohesive and comprehensive way. Join us and learn more about what you can do
Purim Party - 10 pm - Fri Apr 4 - Reed College, Student Union Building, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd
World-class Klezmer-punk band Vagabond Opera - Plentiful food and drinks -
Megilla reading - Costume contest - (1st prize = $40 gift cert to Powell's Books)
Free for Students ($10 for non students)
Escape to Lacamas Lake in Camas, WA, only 15 miles from Portland but a world away. Spend the first Sunday of Spring on this flat and scenic hike along the Heritage Trail skirting the shoreline of Lacamas Lake, passing stately homes with scenic waterfront vistas. We'll stop for a picnic lunch halfway through on this roundtrip excursion and enjoy the views.
WHEN: Sunday, March 24, 2008
Meet at Gateway at 10:00am to carpool (see below)
WHERE: Lacamas Heritage Trail, Camas Washington
CARPOOL MEETING PLACE: Gateway Park and Ride, located off of I-84 (Exit 7 eastbound from Portland) at 1321 NE 99th Ave (between Multnomah and Pacific, behind the Gateway Fred Meyer). We'll meet on the sidewalk on the south side of the parking garage at 10:00am.
DISTANCE: 7 miles round trip, flat terrain
WHAT TO BRING: lunch, water, and rain gear
Mark Your Calendars:
4/13 OHSU hike up & ride down
4/26 Procession of the Species
Celebrate Purim with Klezmocracy, a Comedy, Schpiel, Costumes, and more! A bunch of us went last year and we had a blast!
Last year's Borat based schpiel was hilarious! It was the funniest purim schpiel I have ever seen! So by popular demand ...
"MORTY CHAI: The Demon Rabbi of Shushan"
A Purim Schpiel of Gothic ProportionsThursday, March 20th, 7:00 p.m. Purim Service and Schpiel in the Main Sanctuary Followed by dancing, drinking and noshing
Klezmocracy will rock the house 8:00-10:00 p.m. in Goodman Hall
21 and over - costumes encouraged! Cover charge includes one drink token
$5/person in advance, $10/person at the door RSVP with payment to the Temple office: 503-222-1069 By March 19th, VISA/MC welcome This event is open to the entire community Congregation Beth Israel is located at 1972 NW Flanders Street in Portland
Sunday, March 9th
Time to meet: 11:00am
Where to meet: The Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center
Length of Trip, Elevation Gain: 4 miles/flat. We'll probably reach the end in about 2 hours.
There's a parking lot near the Visitor Center. Last weekend it was pretty full. All depends on the weather. If you can't park there, it's a short hike from the larger parking lot near the World Forestry Center.
Bring an extra pair of shoes to change into in case it's muddy. Also wear layers b/c it's colder in the shadier spots. Depending on the weather, you may want to wear some sunscreen or a hat.
Bring your dog on a leash (don't forget baggies)
It's a beautiful time of year to check out the trees in bloom. Last weekend things were just getting started. So, not so many flowers. But always a beautiful hike. This would be a great hike if you are unsure of your hiking affinity or abilities. We'll stroll the perimeter of the Arboretum. It's easy (mostly) flat & beautiful.
Celebrate Rosh Hodesh Adar Bet and havdallah with us! We will share dessert and the Book of Esther. We can respond as modern Jewish women. Saturday night at 7pm. Bring a dessert or beverage to share if you can. RSVPs are nice but not necessary: urbanjewspdx [at] gmail.com
Meet at the Hoyt Arborteum
4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Portland, OR 97221
10:30am sharp at the Stevens Pavilion Picnic Shelter)
Sunday, February 24th | 10:30 a.m.
Bring money for those who want to get lunch afterwards. Hike should last about 2 hours.
It's time to get out of the city! Join Mosaic for this classic Oregon hike. We'll pass multiple waterfalls as we pass through this beautiful canyon in the Columbia River Gorge. Meet at MJCC parking lot at 9 AM.
Where: Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River Gorge *Meet at the MJCC parking lot to carpool to the trailhead
Time: Meet at 9 a.m. Location: Gateway Transit Center (accessible by public transportation, and also room for parking). Transportation to the snowshoeing: rsvp as a driver or passenger and carpooling will be set up. Costs: ~$15 for snow shoe and pole rental; $5 for a vehicle day pass (one per vehicle); gas money to help the drivers.
At the Moishe House: 6217 SW 33rd Place, Portland, OR 97239, 7 p.m., No Charge, Jewish Young Adults, 18-39, Kosher snacks and beverages provided.
Moishe House EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY:The Moishe House | Urban Jews PDX | Machar | Portland Jewish Events | Hinenu | Portland Jewish Federation | Kayam | PSU Jewish Student Union
For directions, more information, or questions, visit www.portlandjewishevents.com
Join a lovely and welcoming group of women as we celebrate the Jewish new moon, a holiday traditionally associated with women. We will be meeting at Annie's place in Sellwood where we will enjoy delicious middle eastern food and sit around the fire. Jaimie and Yael will be leading our discussion using some material from Jaimie's Rosh Hodesh group in San Francisco.
RSVP to urbanjewspdx [at] gmail.com.
Special note from Sarah: Rosh Hodesh Groups Worldwide Unite!
I wanted to invite you all to join a new facebook group I created for women of all ages worldwide who are involved in Rosh Hodesh groups. Join. Let friends in other cities know. Tell your mom. I want there to be an online community of Rosh Hodesh groups sharing ideas. The group is called Rosh Hodesh Groups Worldwide Unite!
Join us downtown for yummy, vegetarian food and laid back, friendly conversation. Over dessert we will have a discussion with Haim Aronovitz, Director of the Melton Israel Seminar program about setting priorities in middle east peace negotiations. Friday at 7pm. Please RSVP to urbanjewspdx [at] gmail.com and let us know what you'd like to bring
Our Rosh Hodesh women's study group continues on January 10th at 7:00pm. Rosh Hodesh, the holiday celebrating the new moon, has been traditionally associated with women. We meet monthly in a different part of the city with a different woman rabbi, teacher, or scholar to lead our discussion. This month we are breaking the woman discussion leader rule to allow Rabbi Zuki to lead us in meditation and discussion. It just sounded too interesting to pass up. Guys, let us know if you are interested and maybe we can convince Rabbi Zuki to come back and do another one for everyone!
We will be meeting at Sarah Leibman's home for this event. Contact her at urbanjewspdx[at]gmail.com for the address.
Tu B'shevat is the Jewish holiday that celebrates trees. So Urban Jews is going to get our hands dirty! We will be meeting up at the Robison Home, Portland's Jewish Old Age home to help the residents plant seeds to celebrate the holiday and then we will go out to the Forest and or wetlands on the property and help them take care of it. They want to be good stewards of their land and we are going to help.
Sunday, January 27, 2008, 1:30 PM
Robison Home
6125 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR 97221
Join other Urban Jews as we celebrate Shabbat at Chik Chok services and dinner.
This is a smaller, monthly service located at Congregation Neveh Shalom. Lively, participatory Carlebach-style services at 6:00pm are followed by a community dinner. To partake of the dinner, please rsvp to urbanjewspdx[at]gmail.com by Nov 13th so that we can pass along the total number of Urban Jews attending to the Chik Chok cooks in time for their food shopping and preparation! If staying for the dinner, please also bring a check for $10 or ask in your rsvp about making arangments to mail the $ in advance.
This is a truly lovely and spirited Friday night service. All are welcome and encouraged to come check it out!
The next meeting of the Rosh Hodesh group will be November 8th at 7pm. Retuning and newcomers alike are welcome: see below for more information about this group. Guest speaker TBD.
Rosh Hodesh group will be hosted this month by Hannah Ferber at her S.E. Portland home. Please contact Hannah at hannahferber [at] yahoo.com for location details.
Join us from 12-3pm as we make blankets to donate to Jewish Family and Child Service. We will have cocoa. Bring a scissor and a dessert to share. Eveyone can do this project. No skills or experience necessary. RSVP to Helene at hswren[at]gmail.com to get directions.
We all love watching scary movies this time of year. This film is a documentary about anti-semitism.
"EVER AGAIN" narrated by Kevin Costner will be showing at PSU Smith Memorial Student Union on Wednesday October 31st at 2:30pm, this important program is sponsored by Simon Wiesenthal Center and co-sponsored by Community Relations Committee, Portland Chapter of Hadassah and Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at PSU. The film will be followed by a panel discussion including Rabbi Aron Heir of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in LA, PSU faculty Linda Maizels, Aomar Boum and Victoria Belco.
We're pleased to revive the very popular Shabbat potlucks. This month Sarah will be our hostess in her N. Portland condo at 7:30pm on October 19th. All who wish for the details and to rsvp should email her at urbanjewspdx[at]gmail.com!
Join us for our second Rosh Hodesh group meeting! Traditinally Rosh Hodesh, the new moon festival which occurs monthly, has been a sort of holiday for Jewish women. Recently, feminists brought back the holiday and encouraged women to meet monthly to study together.
Each month we will be meeting with a different woman rabbi, scholar, or teacher in a different part of the city.
We will meet in SE this time with the brilliant and hilarious Emily Simon for a discussion of the week's parsha, or the section of biblical text that is read that week. Amy has generously offered to share her home in SE with us on Thursday October 11th, 7pm.
We will have light snacks and dessert. Please RSVP for the address: urbanjewspdx[at]gmail.com
Thank you so much Ida Rae Cahana and to everyone who joined us to make the August/Elul discussion so great. And welcome to newcomers! Really - we will talk about something different each time so you haven't missed anything.
We will have our first Rosh Hodesh study group for women on August 15 at 7 pm at Local Beet on Alberta.
We would like to meet each month in a different part of the city with a different woman rabbi, scholar, or teacher to lead our discussion. Traditionally, Rosh Hodesh, the first day of each month in the Jewish calendar, is a holiday with special meaning for women and many women have formed study groups to celebrate the occasion. Email urbanjewspdx[at]gmail.com if you are interested in joining the group.
Come hike to Warrior Rock Lighthouse. The distance is 6 miles round trip, 2-3 hours, with 10 feet elevation gain. After wards we will go and forage for berries on Kruger's Farm.
We will meet at 1:00pm at Sam's Cracker Barrel, which is the convenience store immediately to your left after you cross the bridge on to Sauvie Island. Here, a $3.50 permit per car should be purchased. From 405N take US 30 West St. Helens exit, go 9.3 miles until you see the sign for Sauvie Island. Cross the bridge, meet at Sam's, get permit. To rsvp and receive further details and carpooling info, contact Trevor Woolf at trevorw22 [at] yahoo.com
Continuing the theme of engagement in the world, Urban Jews will be attending a free lecture by Nicholas Kristof, the Pulitzer prize-winning columnist who arguably has done more than anyone else to raise awareness about Darfur. The lecture is Sunday July 22, at 7:00 pm at Temple Beth Israel.
Do you care about our world? Does travel fascinate you? Do you like delicious food? Of course you do! So join us for all the yummy goodness of a shabbat potluck and a chance to hear from a former American Jewish World Service fellow Annie about her experiences doing social justice work in a developing country. Contact our hostess Danit regarding the location, rsvps, and to discuss your vegetarian potluck item: neetdanit [at] yahoo.com.
Oregon State AIPAC invites you to a Community Briefing with special guest Stephen Schneider, Executive Director of the Global Leadership Institute for Public Affairs. "Paris to London: Key Issues Affecting the European Pro-Israel Communities" Thursday, July 12, 6:30 pm at the Mittelman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Highway
Sunday, July 1 at 2:00 pm we'll meet up in the park, hike a bit, and then head over to NW for a drink or something. Forest Park is beautiful this time of year and it'll be a laid back good time. Email Trevor for more information or to RSVP trevorw22 [at] yahoo.com.
Join us for a Sewing party to help our friends finish their chupah! Our friends Helene and Jaime need help finishing the chupah, the canopy for their wedding. The best part is all YOU need to know how to do it is to sew a button. And if you cant sew a button, Helene will teach you! They need as many people as possible (bring friends) to help. So far about 300 hours have been put into this and there are a lot of things left to do! So they are having a sewing party at Havurah (825 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97209) from 10-4 on Sunday June 24th. If you want to help but can't on this date then email Helene at hmartel at gmail.com
Yiddish Policeman's Union Discussion Sunday, June 24 at 1:00 pm! Email Avigail at avigail.ruth [at] gmail.com for more information and to RSVP
Sunday June 24, 11 am- 4 pm Oregon Square Courtyard Between NE 7th and 9th Aves and NE Holladay and NE Pacific Streets (near the Convention Center) call 503-295-6761 for more information. (This is not an event planned by UrbanJews, but looked important.)
Anyone want to Tango??? Or learn how?? Or feel silly trying for one glorious evening with friends? June 8th, class begins at 8 pm, $7. Want to go Tango with Urban Jews this week? Email Danit, neetdanit [at] yahoo.com , for more information!
Portland State University, 7:00-8:00, Smith Memorial Student Union Building Room 238. Come meet the filmmakers who are creating a riveting new documentary (2008 release) about the lives of young men from the U.S.A., France, Brazil , and South Africa who join the Israeli Army. Come see footage from the film-in-progress, with Q & A about the process of independent filmmaking, the subjects of the film, and the motivations of non-Israelis who leave their families to fight for the Jewish State. Donations will be accepted from those who want to be a part of the production. More information about the project and the directors can be found at www.Three-Cities.org. Sponsored by PSU Judaic Studies, the Jewish Student Union at PSU, and the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
Roll up for the Magical Mystery city-wide synagogue a month tour as Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service, speaks on "Bearing Witness: Crisis in Darfur" at Congregation Beth Israel, on Friday evening, April 20, 2007 during 7:00 p.m. Shabbat Services. The communities of Congregation Beth Israel and Havurah Shalom are joining together for Shabbat services on April 20th to hear Ms. Messinger's firsthand account of the situation in Dafur. We will go out after this service.
Israeli Dancing and Fulton Park Community Center. Join us for a beginning Israeli folkdance class at 8 pm followed by open dancing at 9 pm. Don't worry if you've never danced before! It'll be fun!
Join us for two films as part of the Jewish Film Festival. What A Wonderful Place, Israel's 2005 Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film, highlights the difficulties experienced by foreign workers in contemporary Israel. The Tribe asks what Barbie has to teach us about American Jewish identity, and director Tiffany Shlain offers answers in her witty look at 5,000 years of Jewish history and the all-American doll with the Jewish mother.
Hosted by the lovely Hannah, you can expect delicious eats, adventure-seeking Hebrews, caution thrown to the wind, and joy. Bring yourself, some friends, and something tasty to eat and share. Please RSVP directly to Hannah via email or by phone to let her know you're coming and to get directions. See you there!
Join us as we celebrate the Hanukah season in traditional potluck style with a fabulous Shabbat-luck hosted by Jaime and Helene. All the usual suspects including old friends, chanukkiyah, and latkes will be in attendance, and we hope you will be, too! In the potluck spirit, please feel free to contribute to the meal by bringing some sort of delicious food item; suggestions include drinks, jelly donuts, and kugel, but don't let this short list stifle your creativity!
Please RSVP to let our wonderful hosts know that you will be attending, how many folks will be coming with you, and what you plan on bringing.
Rabbis Gary Schoenberg and Laurie Rutenberg invite you to a Singles and Couples Gesher Hanukah Celebration. It's a vegetarian potluck, so get creative with your non-meat-eating selves! They've promised homemade latkes, jelly donuts, challah; you get the idea. Oh, and don't forget to bring a can of food to donate to the Oregon Food Bank!
Check out the flyer for more details and directions
Join us for a free lecture by noted mystic scholar and outstanding speaker, Zohar Raviv.
Details: December 2nd, 2006. 6:30pm. Smith Memorial Center at Portland State University.
Folks are planning on meeting up post-lecture for drinks, food, and fun at a yet to be disclosed time and location. Check back in a week or so for details on the post-lecture fun.
Congregations Havurah Shalom and Shir Tikvah co-host a talk by Rabbi Arik W. Ascherman, Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights, on "Human Rights, Jewish Values, and Israeli Palestinian Conflict".
Details: November 29th, 2006. 7:30pm. 1825 NW 18th Avenue.
Folks will be meeting for dinner prior to the discussion at 6:15pm at the Laughing Planet Cafe located at 922 NW 21st Avenue, PDX, OR 97209.
Don't worry. It's laughing with you, not at you.
JFGP invites you on a tour of David Rubinger's "Eyewitness to History" at the Portland Art Center.
Details: November 21st, 2006.
- 6pm - Complimentary wine, beer, and hors d'oeuvres.
- 6:30pm - Guided tour of the exhibit by Judith Margles of the Oregon Jewish Museum.
For more information, contact Josh Stein at (503) 245-5641
Shabbat-luck in the Pearl invites you to share an evening of challah, Manishewitz, and maybe even a little chutzpah...we'll see. Show up with your beautiful self, a friend or two, and enough food to feed yourself and any company that follow you.
Details: November 17th, 2006. Pearl-e District. 7:00pm
Please RSVP to info[at]urbanjew.org and let us know if you're planning on coming, and how many of you there'll be. In exchange for your thoughtfulness, we'll send you the address, directions to this shindig, and even the number to buzz when you arrive at the apartment building!
You'll love it. We promise