Your PJA Community Update
January 28, 2009
3 Shevat 5769
Welcome to the PJA Community Update! These updates will be posted every other week on the PJA Web site on the School Newsletters page under the header Community Updates.
Events coming up through our campus partner, the Mittleman Jewish Community Center, are listed below first and in date order. The rest of the community events are below and listed in date order as well.
Upcoming Events at the MJCC
Israeli Movie Night
Cafe Tales (Sipurey Beit Cafe), 2003 - An off beat comedy about people struggling to maintain their sanity in an insane reality.
Thursday, January 29 at 7:00 pm at the MJCC.
Please RSVP to 503.244.0111
Movie is free of charge and brought to the MJCC by the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco. Cafe at the J will be open for dinner prior to the movie.
Women's Day of Jewish Learning
Biblical Women Who Communicated With G-d
Join a diverse group of women to study, explore Jewish texts, nosh, and sing. This year's keynote speaker is Rachel Brodie, Executive Director of Jewish Milestones in Berkeley, CA.
Sunday, February 1, 8:30 am to 2:30 pm at the MJCC
Cost includes breakfast and lunch: $45, Students - $18, Patrons - $60
To register, visit www.oregonjcc.org/events.asp or call 503.244.0111.
For more information, please email Sylvia Frankel: frankel@lclark.edu.
Wednesday Wellness Series
Join us for a new wellness topic every Wednesday. Free and open to the entire community.
1:00 - 2:00 pm at the MJCC
Wednesday, February 11: Tired of Feeling Tired? - Christie Winkelman, ND, MA
7:00 - 8:30 pm at the MJCC
Wednesday, February 4: Importance of Lower Back & Core Health - Todd Thistle, DC
Wednesday, February 11: Reflections on Kabbalah & Acupuncture Theory - Charles Lev
Oy Baby!
Friday, February 6 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at the MJCC.
Join us for a time to discover and share in the joy of Jewish music with your child through playful songs, dance, and instruments. Celebrate Shabbat with music, blessings, juice, and challah.
Cost: $10, $5 each additional child. Please purchase tickets at the door.
Jewish Community Orchestra Concert
Young Artist Showcase
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
Also featuring Young Artist Competition Winners
Sunday, February 8 at 3:00 pm at the MJCC
Tickets sold at the door: general admission - $10, seniors - $8, students - $5
MJCC Presents: ASK AN EXPERT- CHOCOLATE 101
Thursday, February 12, 7:00 pm
Hosted at SW Portland private home, Directions available upon reservation.
Enhance your love for chocolate by spending the evening with Taste Chocolate. Become acquainted with new and richer tastes, learn to identify flavors and get tips for experiencing the most out of each bite. Start with 44% cacao contents and work your way up to 80%. Learn the history of chocolate, manufacturing processes, chocolatiers, and ideas on usage. Grab your friends and savor the finest chocolates, some of which are only available at this tasting from Taste Chocolate.
Members $20, MJCC Guests $25 - Please register by calling 503.244.0111
Other Events in the Community
Congregation Shaarie Torah
January 30th Shabbat Service will begin at 6:00pm (Shabbat dinner will follow)
Please call the office ASAP to reserve your seat for this lovely evening. The price for dinner is, $18.00 for adult members ($20.00 for adult non-members) $10.00 for member children and $12.00 for children that are not members. Any questions or to make your reservation please call the office at 503.226.6131.
Havurah Shalom
Family Shabbat (parents and children in grades K-6) Saturday, January 31, 10:00 - 11:30 am. Rabbi Joey will lead a family focused, upbeat, song-filled, story-filled Shabbat morning service. Come and enjoy a short and sweet Shabbat time.
Tot Shabbat (parents and children ages 0-5) Saturday, January 31, 10:30-11:30 am. Celebrate Shabbat with singing, blessings, puppetry, and storytelling. At the end, we will enjoy an informal potluck oneg Shabbat and the chance to play and schmooze.
Please bring healthy snacks for our little Oneg Shabbat following both services. Please RSVP by January 28 to 503.248.4668.
Oregon Area Jewish Committee Luncheon Lecture Series
Changing Values in Turkey - Birol A. Yesilada, Ph.D. , Contemporary Turkish Studies Endowed Chair, Portland State University
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 12:00-1:30 pm
For more information: http://www.oajconline.org/
Congregation Shaarie Torah
On Friday, February 6, at 6:30 pm for Family Shabbat Services, Rabbi Zucky and Booky want all 3-7 year olds (and their families) to join them (The First Friday of each month)! Oneg Shabbat to follow.
Join us Saturday night, February 7, 2009 for The Not-so-Newlywed Game!
Join the fun and play the Not-so-Newlywed Game, following a special havdalah. Food, drinks, raffle, lots of laughter. $8.00 preregistered; $10 at-the-door
920 NW 25th Avenue, Portland, 503.226.6131
Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature - Neighbors
This is the third session of a five-part reading and discussion series on the theme "Neighbors." Led by Dr. Gail Berkeley Sherman, associate professor of English and Humanities at Reed College, and sponsored by the Multnomah County Library.
Date: Monday, February 9, 7:00-8:00 pm
For more information: http://www.multcolib.org/events/jewishliterature_neighbors.html
Paradigms of Power: Jewish Women, Past, Present & Future
With Mrs. Rivky Kaplan from Safed, Israel
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 7:00 pm
The NEW Chabad Center, 2317 SW Vermont St, Portland
Mrs. Rivky Kaplan teaches Bible studies at a woman's college in
Northern Israel, and has lectured internationally on the subject. Culling
from her profound knowledge of Jewish history and her own miracle
story during Israel's war, she empowers the individual with her message
of strength, leadership, and the woman's capacity to help her family
and community rise above adversity.
A Project of The Portland Jewish Women Circle
Pre-Pay $10, Students Free
Register: http://www.chabadoregon.com/
Jewish Theater Collaborative
Oregon Jewish Museum - German American Society jointly present:
Charlotte Salomon: Life? Or Theater? - A Multi-Media Performance Play with Songs
This performance is produced and directed by: Sacha Reich of the Jewish Theater Collaborative and takes place at the West End Theatre, 1220 SW Taylor Street.
Dates: February 14, 8:00 pm., February 15, 2:00 pm. and 7:00 pm.
For more information: http://www.ojm.org/events.htm
Havurah Shalom
Join Havurah Shalom on Sunday, February 8 to celebrate Tu B'shvat. There will be opportunities to study and hike, you can join us for part or all of the morning. At 9:30 am at Havurah Shalom, 825 NW 18th , start the day with Jewish text study and discussion led by Bob Brown: No Trees Without Water: Considering Tu B'shvat and Access to Water. Childcare is available if reservations are made by Monday, Feb. 2nd. At 10:30 am we will gather for a Tu B'Shvat Walk for all Ages and Pot-luck Feast at Macleay Park (NW Portland). RSVP by February 2nd for either or both to info@havurahshalom.org with family names and ages of kids, and if you need childcare for the study session. You will get more information on the potluck and directions after you rsvp.
Sephardic Film Festival at Congregation Ahavath Achim
3225 SW Barbur Blvd.., Portland, OR 97239, 503.227.0010
All films are FREE. Films begin at 7PM, followed by guest speaker and group discussion. FREE light refreshments.
February 10, 2009. - The Unpromised Land
In 1912, a group of Yemenite Jews followed their spiritual leader, Rabbi David Ben-Israel Tze'iri to the Sea of Galilee. There, they drained the swamps, built shelters, grew vegetables, and sold produce in Damascus. Then, in 1914, the land was given to a group of Ashkenazi pioneers, now celebrated as the founders of Kibbutz Kinneret. Filmmaker Ayelet Heller challenges the official narrative and gives voice to the Tze'iri clan and their decendants, who finally mourn the loss of their sacred plot and confront those who have erased from history the Yemenite presence and the injustice done.
50 minutes. Hebrew with English subtitles.
Guest Speaker: Yemenite families of Cong. Ahavath Achim
