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In 1503, in Northern Spain, just like she did the year before, Angelina de Leon kneaded dough of flour, eggs, olive oil and flavored it with pepper and honey. She flattened small cakes and pricked them with a fork so they wouldn’t rise. Everything was like it was the year before. Angelina wondered for how many more years would she have to do this in secret. Celebrating Passover was against the law.

Her preparations were seen by her maid, Maria Sancho, who testified this matter to the Inquisition. Angelina and her family were found out to be secret Jews.

Let's make this recipe of freedom together!

After you select "session" at top of page, you can press link to "Register"

2024 Matzah Making with Rabbi Brian

Themes of forgiveness, atonement, re-centering, remembrance, and celebration.

No dogma, no creeds, nothing you need to pretend to believe in.

YOU NEED TO BRING A CHAIR. (A candle would be nice, too.)

Service conducted almost exclusively in English.

Metal Structure Behind Hollyrood School, Portland, OR 97212

Grant Park, PDX Jewish Holy Day Service. Outside The Box. Live.  Bring a chair.

A digital age, service geared towards adults. 

Online. Jewish Holy Day Service. With Rabbi Brian.

For those who loved Wayne and love those who loved Wayne.

A celebration of Wayne.

Baby Naming for Shoshana

Unable to be in attendance in Portland, OR?

ONLINE : Service for Chaim Selinger 

Shabbat Dinner & Rabbi's Talk about Jesus and Spiritualigious Liberation

Join Rabbi Brian and friends for an artisanal, pizza-Shabbat Dinner at 

I'm going to do a form of Jazz about Jesus and how we organize photos for a slide deck. And, we'll talk about Abraham, crossing over, and the absurdity of a cosmos that keeps score of how many people use what word when talking about God. 

I will teach what I've learned about the world's most famous rabbi.

We'll interact with an audience drawn picture of a Love-O-Saur. 

And,  try to understanding what Jesus was talking about when talking about loving God with all our heart.

Be inspired to love recklessly despite _____  & because of _______.

I'm rB and I run Religion-Outside-The-Box. 

"Bringing you over to Jesus" does not benefit me. 

I just want to explore with you this very Jewish prophet's anti-capitalistic message of love.

The talk will be recorded, edited, and then made available for purchase.

This Rabbi On That Rabbi

Matzah Making with Rabbi Brian

A digital age, adult conversation and service about forgiveness, atonement, re-centering, remembrance, and celebration.

Interactive. (If you want to interact. You can also just watch.)

First Congregational United Church of Christ - Portland, OR

Recording link will be sent to all who register. 

Jewish Holy Day Service. Outside The Box. LIVE.  Via Zoom.  And in Person. Both.

Unable to be in attendance in Portland, OR,?

ONLINE : Service for Michele Kangas

Laurie & Michael

Guarantee: You will find people less annoying (and might even find you have self-compassion) by the end of the course.

Five-Week Course.

This one time, live, interactive learning session will give you a sense of me and my teaching style. 

I'll show you about the five-week "shared ride van" group experience towards greater peace.

(You'll get a sense if you want to sign up for the five-week program.)

HOW TO FIND SOME PEACE WITH OTHERS (AND YOURSELF TOO)

 — will run Wednesdays 06/01 until 06/29 at 5:15pm PT. 

A SHARED RIDE VAN TOWARDS PEACE.

1503 Matzah - Baked in 2022

I once complained to Larry about the horrible sounds being made by a middle school marching band. His comment: 

Sometimes you have to love children more than you love music.

I hope you love all of the people sharing their acts to help support ROTB.

ROTB online Talent Show Fundraiser

If you are unable to be in attendance in Portland, OR, you can watch with this zoom stream.

ONLINE VIEW Funeral Service for Charley Kaplan

Jake & Meenakshi

Livestream of the funeral for Franklin Gintz

Funeral Service for Franklin Gintz

Questions, learning, laughter, and fun as Rabbi Brian helps you learn to take the G-O-D-word from something breakable to approachable.

Interactive. (To your level of comfortable.) 

Note: In some advertising the time zones were listed incorrectly. 

, an internet based ministry liberating netizens from restrictive theology to self-empowered spiritualigious authority.

FUN WITH THEOLOGY

A 9-session, every-other-week, textbook-based, zoom-tastic, learn-a-palooza.

We will be using Tellushkin's JEWISH LITERACY as our text-book. You will be given an assignment of what to read between sessions. (It's easy reading, very short chapters.)

We will discuss each section when we zoom-gather on Mondays

•Ethics• •Beliefs• •Calendar• •Life cycle• •Sacred Texts• •Rules/Laws• •Customs• •History (lots)• •A few jokes• •0% Dogma•

and then every other week...if you have to miss one or two, we will record them.

Meetings: 10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/16, 11/30, 12/14, 12/28, 1/11

(Private sessions with Rabbi Brian towards conversion or for spiritual direction available by arrangement.)

Basic Judaism with Rabbi Brian

Celebrating the Life of Lynne Hessel

Jewish Holy Day Service. Outside The Box. LIVE. 
Via Zoom. 

We invite you to share in our happiness as we celebrate Race's virtual Bar Mitzvah! We hope you can join us from wherever you may be.

We will be creating a memory box for Race and would love if you would send him a handwritten letter that includes how you met Race, who he is to you and who you hope he will become. Your letter can be sent to:

Race's Bar Mitzvah Celebration

Watch Harrison and Erin's wedding via zoom.

July 14, 2021 Wedding

Bris/Baby Naming

Memorial Service

George Kirschner Memorial Service

1503 Matzah - Baked in 2021

Yes, you will be reading within the first four classes.

All classes are recorded and you will have access to watch as needed.

Your local time displayed above. (Should be.)

You want to read the Torah and the prayers in the original Hebrew but the language seems complicated. In 7 online sessions, Judaic Scholars Ronit Scheyer & Rabbi Brian will have you reading sacred texts in the original Hebrew.

Come learn with others live, via online courses, for a community-type experience that teaches you how to read one of the world’s oldest living languages. Get it done in 7 weeks for only $108.

7-Sundays to Reading Hebrew. With Ronit & Rabbi Brian.

Rabbi Brian will not be dressed as Richard Simmons and recommends you wear whatever makes you comfortable.

Rabbi Brian Class (Rabbi Suzanne Singer's group)

Rabbi Brian Class (Barbra's sisters)

Rabbi Brian Class (Marla's group)

Rabbi Brian Class (Jennie's group)

Rabbi Brian Zoom Session

@ROTB. w/Rabbi Brian.

TEMP EVENT

A digital age, adult conversation and service about forgiveness and atonement.

For participants 13+. (Best for those 29+)

Jewish Holy Day Service. Outside The Box. Via Zoom.

Hi. Marc and Brian here. We were in a national white male affinity group and thought, "Heck, let's start one of these in PDX."

We hope you'll sign-up. We are planning on meeting for six-weeks. You can just come to the first and not the ones after. We will NOT hold a grudge.

And, before we meet, please take the less than five minutes to watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=5qm0LwUHDqE&feature=emb_logo

Unsnoozing: waking up to being a white dude in PDX, 2020

Talking about talking about race & learning to be anti-racists.

• An all night study session • With members of the Oregon Rabbis • Celebrating Torah in all forms and expressions

Beginning May 28 at 6pm, Jews and students of Judaism throughout Oregon and southwest Washington are all invited to zoom a different kind of tikkun leyl Shavuot—a late night learning in honor of the giving of the Torah.

According to Jewish tradition, the Torah was given to the Jewish people on Shavuot. We stay up all night (or as we are able) on erev Shavuot every year to show our desire for Torah learning. This year we gather via the Internet. More of us able to see and learn together than we ever would have imagined. WHY WE MUST? As Jews, we know the importance of prioritizing receiving knowledge. As Jews, we know that we must celebrate nonetheless. As Jews, we know the importance of community.