B”H

traditional Judaism for offbeat Jews

Jewlandia

connecting Portland Jews with themselves, each other, Hashem,
& the Torah

Jewlandia is a SE Portland community dedicated to nurturing joyful, spiritual, and deeply rooted Jewish life, with a distinctly Portland flavor.

Jewlandia was created by the Frieds (longtime Portlandians, Chassids, DIYers, and urban farmers) and the Berkowitzs (short-time (and short in general) Portlandians, Chassids, and wannabe hippies) to bring people together around holistic and traditional Jewish life with down-to-earth, warm, and cozy vibes.

As of now, we host gatherings, Shabbos meals, davening, learning, singing, and other community events. Over time, we hope these gatherings can grow into their own dedicated space.

We’re just getting started, and since Jewlandia is made up of, well Jewlandians, your thoughts, opinions, and ideas are what makes this real.

What kind of rooted, joyful, Portland-flavored Jewish life do you want to see here?

events & happenings

Havdallah & Harmonics

Join us for a musical Saturday night melave malkah (the traditional Saturday night meal easing our shift back to the real world). Good food, good music (bring your instruments!), storytelling, deep(ish) words of Torah, great company.

Every other week(ish) at 7:00PM, next one is on January 10th at the Fried Farm.

Musical Friday Night Davening

Daven like your life depends on it! Or don’t be so intense and just enjoy (and participate in!) the services. Lots of singing, lots of clapping, little bit of talking. Followed by a small (but mighty) kiddush.

Starts at 5:30 PM at the Berkowitzs

Shabbos Day Davening

Traditional davening in the front, kiddush party in the back, with some in-depth (and on point) parsha learning in between.

Starts at 10:30 AM at the Berkowitzs
11:45 - Torah class/discussion
12:15 - Kiddush

Torah Classes

Torah has something for everyone (and everyone has their unique place in Torah!). While we don’t yet have any classes on the calendar, we will be starting a weekly parsha (weekly torah portion) class, and a class on they why, what, and how of davening (prayer).

Stay tuned. Turned on. Dropped out(?)

 

join us for a Shabbos meal!

We (Berkowitzs and Frieds) love having guests! Friday night meals begin around 7:30, Shabbos day meals around 1:30. Let us know when works for you and we’ll make something happen!

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