Upcoming Events

The Creative Actor’s Process Youth Theatre Workshops
Wednesday, January 28 - Wednesday, May 20
4:00 - 6:00 pm in the Stern Family Ballroom*
One-time $15 sign-up fee
For kids ages 11 - 14

Join our 5-month theatre workshop to master improv, writing, ensemble-building, and character development. Students will build confidence, collaboration skills, and create original short plays!
Classes are every other Wednesday, with flexible attendance. Each session builds upon the previous. Join for a single date, or the entire series!

Register online through Daxko

Knit Together: A Crafting Community
Calling all knitters. Bring your projects and chat while enjoying your pastime
in the Cafe at the J.
Tuesdays, 1:00 - 2:00 pm 
No knitting on the second Tuesday of each month.

Play Mah Jongg at the MJCC Wednesdays at 9:30 - 11:30 am and
Sundays at 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Everyone welcome.

Sunday, February 8
3:00 pm at the MJCC
Tickets at the door or online.

Calling all book lovers! Come to the J and discuss different literature throughout the year.
Clementine by Sonia Purmell
Tuesday, February 10
1:00 pm
In person only at the MJCC

Family Nosh - Bounce in the Bubble
Sunday, February 15
3:00 - 5:00 pm
in the Bubble

Free. Please RSVP!
Join us for time in the bounce house, playing on the field and gymnastics area, crafts and light snack.

Family Shabbat Dinner
Come share a meal with friends and family. Enjoy a sense of community, relax, and enjoy quality time together!
Friday, February 20
$5 per person/$15 per family.
6:00 - 8:00 pm
at the MJCC

Registration Required!

Need a little time to yourself? Once a month you can drop your kids off at the MJCC for 
three hours of fun while you run errands, grab a coffee, or just relax. Kids will enjoy crafts, games, snacks, and plenty of bounce house time, all in a safe, supervised, and playful environment!

Sunday, February 22
2:45 - 5:45 pm

Registration Open!

Join members of the community for a discussion in Hebrew. Purchase lunch or just enjoy the conversation. Some conversational Hebrew required.
In the MJCC Lobby.
Every Tuesday*
12:00 - 1:30 pm

Tu B’Shvat Seder
Sunday, February 1
4:30 - 6:00 pm
FREE at the MJCC
For Adults only with childcare provided.

Gather with community for a traditional Tu B’Shvat Seder to welcome in the new year of the trees. 
Free child care will be provided for those attending the Seder. Limited space and preregistration required. RSVP at oregonjcc.org/seder

This forum will address the personal and communal impact of antisemitism.
Rabbi Sarah Rensin
Monday, February 2
6:30 - 8:30 pm

The Creative Actor’s Process Youth Theatre Workshops
Wednesday, January 28 - Wednesday, May 20
4:00 - 6:00 pm in the Stern Family Ballroom*
One-time $15 sign-up fee
For kids ages 11 - 14

Join our 5-month theatre workshop to master improv, writing, ensemble-building, and character development. Students will build confidence, collaboration skills, and create original short plays!
Classes are every other Wednesday, with flexible attendance. Each session builds upon the previous. Join for a single date, or the entire series!

Register online through Daxko

Knit Together: A Crafting Community
Calling all knitters. Bring your projects and chat while enjoying your pastime
in the Cafe at the J.
Tuesdays, 1:00 - 2:00 pm 
No knitting on the second Tuesday of each month.

Play Mah Jongg at the MJCC Wednesdays at 9:30 - 11:30 am and
Sundays at 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Everyone welcome.

"Bright Voices of the Darkest Hour: Music and the Holocaust" with Portland Chamber Music
Join us for a performance by Portland Chamber Music featuring the lesser-known history of music and musicians of the Holocaust including works by Gideon Klein, Leo Smit, Ernest Bloch, Pavel Haas, Robert Kahn, Franz Waxman and more that were performed at Nazi Ghettos and Camps, written during or influenced by the years of the Holocaust.
Sunday, March 1
3:00 - 4:30 pm
MJCC Back Ballroom
Free, but please register.

Thursday, March 5
11:00 am - 4:00 pm in the MJCC Ballroom
Sign up for a time here.

Celebrate 2025 cinema as a community! We will have beer and wine, popcorn, trivia with prizes, and a red carpet. Bring your dinner to watch the Oscars! Dinner will not be provided, but we welcome you to bring a personal vegetarian meal for you to enjoy during the ceremony. (Not a potluck.)

Sunday, March 15
3:30 - 7:30 pm (telecast is 4:00 - 7:00 pm)

Calling all book lovers! Come to the J and discuss different literature throughout the year.
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Tuesday, March 17
1:00 pm
In person only at the MJCC

Family Shabbat Dinner
Come share a meal with friends and family. Enjoy a sense of community, relax, and enjoy quality time together!
Friday, March 20
$5 per person/$15 per family.
6:00 - 8:00 pm
at the MJCC

Registration Required!

Family Nosh - Bounce in the Bubble
Sunday, March 22
3:00 - 5:00 pm
in the Bubble

Free. Please RSVP!
Join us for time in the bounce house, playing on the field and gymnastics area, crafts and light snack.

Need a little time to yourself? Once a month you can drop your kids off at the MJCC for 
three hours of fun while you run errands, grab a coffee, or just relax. Kids will enjoy crafts, games, snacks, and plenty of bounce house time, all in a safe, supervised, and playful environment!

Sunday, March 29
2:45 - 5:45 pm

Registration Open!

Join members of the community for a discussion in Hebrew. Purchase lunch or just enjoy the conversation. Some conversational Hebrew required.
In the MJCC Lobby.
Every Tuesday*
12:00 - 1:30 pm

This forum will address the personal and communal impact of antisemitism.
Rabbi Sarah Rensin
Monday, March 2
6:30 - 8:30 pm