Upcoming Events

Come out and celebrate Israel’s Independence Day! Join us for an incredible concert with 
The Premier Israeli Music Cover Band, TLV! 

Sunday, May 1
 New Time!  Doors Open at 12:30 pm
Concert at 1:00 pm
At the MJCC
Israeli food will be available for purchase but the event is FREE and open to all!
Please let us know if you plan to attend by RSVP'ing here.

TLV was created in 2016 and is comprised of professional musicians with decades of experience performing in some of the biggest venues, and with some of the biggest artists, in Israel and the world. These amazing artists have performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, national and international tours, Carnegie Hall, the legendary Cafe Wha, B.B. King’s, Birdland, America’s Got Talent, international festivals like Red Sea Jazz and Sanremo Music Festival, and more. This is sure to be a great show for the whole family! In partnership with JFGP. This program is proudly supported by the Israel Engagement Fund: A JCC Association of North America Program Accelerator.

Bi-weekly conversational Hebrew chat in person at the MJCC and on Zoom.

Hebrew for Lunch
Every other Tuesday
12:30 pm

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For parents/caregivers and their children up to 5 years old. Play, meet friends, run, have a snack, sing, and listen to stories, while having a blast! First Wednesday of each month.

Wednesday, May 4
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
In the MJCC Sportsplex

Free and open to everyone!
In partnership with Chai Baby and Portland Jewish Academy

Knit Together: A Crafting Community
Calling all knitters. Bring your projects and chat while enjoying your pastime in the Cafe at the J.
Tuesdays at 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Tuesday, May 3, 17, 24, 31

No knitting on the second Tuesday of each month.

The event is a project of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland’s Climate Action Committee, which is part of the Jewish Community Relations Council. Encouraging recycling dovetails with the Climate Action Committee’s mission to help preserve our irreplaceable planet. Joining in the effort, Portland Jewish Academy students and MJCC Members will collect items for recycling over the next several months. Please check out the article in the Jewish Review on items that will be accepted:
https://bit.ly/3Ha6O6P, or visit the links below.

The event is an opportunity to dispose of some hard-to-recycle items, including a variety of plastics, Styrofoam and small electronics. All items must be clean, dry and sorted.  Items that can be put into curbside recycling bins will not be accepted. The cost to recycle each grocery bag or 5-gallon container of sorted plastics is $3; recycling Styrofoam costs $3 per 39-gallon garbage bag. 

• For a detailed list of what will be accepted at the event, go to this link: Visual list with examples of items to bring to the James Recycling Event
• For information on how to sort items properly, go to this link: Video: How to Sort Items for the James Recycling Event
• For information on what goes into curbside recycling, go to this link: What to put in curbside recycling (These items will not be accepted at the event)

The event is hosted by the Climate Action Committee of the Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland.

Sunday, May 15
10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Mah Jongg for Beginner Players
Learn the ancient game of Mah Jongg!
Tuesday mornings, May 17 - June 21, CG303
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Cost: $110. Member Cost: $90.

Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players
Take your game to the next level. It will give your mind a workout!
Tuesday afternoons, May 17 - June 21, CG304
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Cost: $110. Member Cost: $90.

Mah Jongg for Advanced Players
For those experienced in playing Mah Jongg and looking to sharpen their skills!
Monday mornings, May 16 - June 20, CG305
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Cost: $110. Member Cost: $90.

Register: oregonjcc.org/registration

Celebrate our members, membership and YOU!! We will recognize our Pillar of Excellence Awardee, The Harry Glickman Scholar Athlete Award to two outstanding high school students, and induct new members into the Oregon Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Tuesday, May 24
This is a free event and there will be no solicitation.
More information here.
Presented by the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Family Fund of OJCF/Jordan Schnitzer

Tuesday, May 10
12:00 pm
Anxious People by Frederick Backman

Calling all book lovers! Come to the J or join us virtually the second Tuesday each month at noon and discuss different literature throughout the year. At the MJCC and on Zoom. Link is available via our online calendar here.

Author Series featuring Annelise Heinz, Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture
Annelise Heinz narrates the history of this game to show how it has created a variety of meanings, among them are American modernity, Chinese American heritage, and Jewish American women’s culture.
Sunday, May 22
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost: $5.
Register: oregonjcc.org/authorseries

Red Sea Spies: The True Story of Mossad's Fake Diving Resort
By Raffi Berg

New Date!
May 29
11:00 am (PST)
Virtual Only
Cost: $5. Register at: oregonjcc.org/authorseries

The Mossad, the Insti­tute for Intel­li­gence and Spe­cial Oper­a­tions, is the nation­al intel­li­gence agency of Israel. They have, over the years, com­plet­ed many secret mis­sions. One incred­i­ble mis­sion is being shared now with the pub­lic; the sto­ry of how they assist­ed thou­sands of Ethiopi­an Jews to make the jour­ney to Israel.

Raf­fi Berg has writ­ten the defin­i­tive work on the exploits of the Mossad, who helped Ethiopi­an Jews who were walk­ing hun­dreds of kilo­me­ters across dan­ger­ous ter­rain in their effort to reach Jerusalem. What start­ed as small groups of escapees using fake cre­den­tials to fly out of the Sudan to Israel grew into large groups of peo­ple being smug­gled out of the coun­try on boats, which final­ly led to major air­lifts out of the desert in the dead of night.

It is a fas­ci­nat­ing sto­ry of brav­ery, ded­i­ca­tion and sub­terfuge. The Mossad agents who took part in this project were nev­er allowed to tell any­one what they were doing, not even their families.

When they were being hired to par­tic­i­pate, they were not told what the job would be until after they had passed a series of tests and agreed to take on the mission. Read more here.

For parents/caregivers and their children up to 5 years old. Play, meet friends, run, have a snack, sing, and listen to stories, while having a blast! First Wednesday of each month.

Wednesday, June 1
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
In the MJCC Sportsplex

Free and open to everyone!
In partnership with Chai Baby and Portland Jewish Academy

Knit Together: A Crafting Community
Calling all knitters. Bring your projects and chat while enjoying your pastime in the Cafe at the J.
Tuesdays at 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Tuesday, June 7, 21, 28

No knitting on the second Tuesday of each month.

Save the date for our first in-person PDX Business Series event in more than 2 years:

Let's Talk About Oregon Wine
Wednesday, June 22
6:00 pm
At Cellar 503
Cost: $36/person. Includes wine tasting (must be age 21+).

Additional details and registration to come at oregonjcc.org/pdxbiz

JCO provides enjoyable music to the Jewish and surrounding communities of the Portland Metro area. This program helps to further the growth of local artists by presenting concerts that attract, educate, and entertain our audience.
Beethoven - Fidelio Overture
Mahler - Songs of a Wayfarer,
   Laura Beckel Thoreson, soloist
Franck - Symphony in D Minor
Sunday, June 12
3:00 pm
Tickets are available at the door on the day of the concert. $10 adults.
$8 seniors, $5 students. Children under 6 free.

Join members of the community for a discussion in Hebrew. Purchase lunch or just enjoy the conversation. Some conversational Hebrew required.
In person at the MJCC and on Zoom
Every other Tuesdays at 12:15 pm
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