Sunday, October 1, 2:00-4:00pm, CNS Sukkah Join Neveh teens in a service project in the Sukkah to benefit Community Warehouse. We will shake the lulav and roll silverware for families in need. Light snacks and refreshments will be served! Click here to RSVP for this and other wonderful teen programs. Contact srohr@nevehshalom.org, if you have questions!
Sunday, October 1, 5:00pm Connect with CNS clergy and other CNS Young Adults (ages 21-35) as we welcome Sukkot with appetizers and drinks. A free, fun, and casual gathering to welcome Sukkot with other young Jewish adults (21-35ish), Rabbi Eve Posen, and CNS staff. Drinks and appetizers will be served, so come schmooze and shake a Lulav and Etrog! Please pass this along to any other young adults in the Jewish community you think may ... Read More
Monday, October 2, 5:30pm Women of all ages are invited to gather in the sukkah, our home for the week, for an evening of learning, exploration, and fun. Snacks, crafts, and connections provided. Questions? Contact lrichmond@nevehshalom.org.
Tuesday, October 3, 6:00pm Join Men’s Club and Sisterhood in celebrating Sukkot! This will be a dairy potluck, so bring those delicious dishes. Come shake the lulav, eat, and be merry! Contact: Zachary Horowitz zacharyhorowitz@hotmail.com or Michelle Iimori-Goldenberg smallfryeterp@icloud.com
First Wednesdays, 7:00pm The CNS Sisterhood would like to invite all women and those who identify as women to participate in their Interfaith Group. This group brings CNS members together with women of other faiths to learn, grow, and create opportunities to develop friendships. CNS Sisterhood Interfaith group meets every month on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm. To register, please contact Michelle Imori-Goldenberg smallfryeterp@icloud.com.
Thursday, October 5, 12:00pm We hope you will join us for our seniors and empty-nesters brown-bag lunch – a casual opportunity to come together to connect, share laughs, and empower one another – in the CNS Sukkah on Holzman Plaza! Open to all ages and stages, this is a great chance to foster friendship within our kehillah. Pack a lunch and join us!
NEW THIS YEAR! Saturday, October 7, 6:30pm This year, the adults are going to celebrate the conclusion of the Torah in grand style on Saturday night, with a D for each of the Five Books of Moses. Join us for an adult date night, with drinks, dancing, dinner, and davening. To warm the night up, we'll go south of the border, enjoying margaritas and a Mexican fiesta, all while celebrating the Book that's kept us ... Read More
Sunday, October 8, Stampfer Chapel 9:30am: Everyone gathers for the Main Service 10:00am: Youth Fun (0-6th Grade) At 9:30am, we welcome everyone to join us for our Simchat Torah Morning Service led by Rabbi Posen and Cantor Bitton. As part of the service, we will be honoring these groups with an aliyah: All children Foundation School/Shoreshim through Tichon (ages 0-18) Daily Minyan/Downstairs Minyan/Ritual Committee Chesed Committee and those who support it Tikkun Olam Committee and those who ... Read More
NEW THIS YEAR! Sunday, October 7, 10:o0am, Stampfer Chapel At 10:00am, youth 0-6th grade will leave the main Simchat Torah service to join Morah Sarah Rohr and Morah Kaiya Goldhammer for Torah fun, where they will dance with a Torah and explore the creation story through art and drama. No registration is needed.
Monday, October 9 at 7:30pm at Congregation Neveh Shalom Our friends and family in Israel are in need of our support. Everyone is welcome as we come together in solidarity with the People of Israel. This event will also be available via Livestream. Neveh Shalom and the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, in partnership with law enforcement, will create a safe event for all. This event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, and: Beit ... Read More
2nd Fridays, 7:15-8:00pm, Zidell Chapel Please join us for an alternative to the main Kabbalat Shabbat service: a lay-led, voices-only Erev Shabbat Service. All ages and stages are welcome - open to the community. Questions? Please contact Naomi Leavitt: naomileavitt@gmail.com.
Sunday October 15 at 9am (brunch) and 9:30am (speakers) in Birnbach Hall Please join the Men's Club for our first Brunch and Speakers Series event of the year. We will have a panel discussion with Mark Zeitzer, Liza Milliner, and Ronnie Malka about their recent experience in the Wexner Heritage Program, whose mission is to expand the vision of Jewish volunteer leaders.
Monday, October 16, 7:00pm, Zoom In light of the ongoing situation in Israel we are postponing the planned panel of PDX students co-sponsored by Hillel. Instead will hold a 30-minute Zoom gathering of community with space for processing and prayer. Click here to RSVP.
Sunday, October 22, 12-1:30pm Matanel Gavrielov and Sarah Rohr, will lead our students through fun games, art-making, and a pizza lunch will be served. Many dietary needs have been accounted for with the intent to include as many kids as possible who would like to munch on Pizza. Please send a beverage with your child to accompany lunch! SIGN UP REQUIRED! Sign up here. Questions? srohr@nevehshalom.org.
4th Friday of every month, 5:15pm, Offsite Rabbi Eve Posen leads this interactive home service that welcomes Shabbat through song and stories for families with children 0-10. Click here to RSVP and receive location details.
An uplifting hour of study on Shabbat! Delve into biblical and midrashic text, (Hebrew and English text available) with a group of other women to find meaning from our traditions that relate to our lives. All levels of experience welcome. Free. Email mberwin@nevehshalom.org for specific dates and topics.
Sunday, October 29, 12-1:30pm Matanel Gavrielov and Sarah Rohr, will lead our students through fun games, art-making, and a pizza lunch will be served. Many dietary needs have been accounted for with the intent to include as many kids as possible who would like to munch on Pizza. Please send a beverage with your child to accompany lunch! SIGN UP REQUIRED! Sign up here. Questions? srohr@nevehshalom.org.
First Wednesdays, 7:00pm The CNS Sisterhood would like to invite all women and those who identify as women to participate in their Interfaith Group. This group brings CNS members together with women of other faiths to learn, grow, and create opportunities to develop friendships. CNS Sisterhood Interfaith group meets every month on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm. To register, please contact Michelle Imori-Goldenberg smallfryeterp@icloud.com.
Thursday, November 2, 12-1pm on Zoom Virtual Lunch and Learn with Cantor Bitton Cantor Eyal Bitton leads a series of discussions on the aftermath of October 7. In this installment, he explores the question: What does all this mean for us in America? Are American Jews safe? Should we be worried about the rise in antisemitism? Please click here to RSVP for this Zoom Event.
Torah as History / Torah as Story: A two-part series with Scholar Loren Spielman & Storyteller Brian Rohr Thursday, November 2 and 9, 7:00-8:30pm Cost: Free How old are the stories in the Bible? How were they composed and how closely do they reflect what we know about ancient history and archaeology? Are stories less important than history? Prof. Loren R. Spielman, associate professor at Portland State University’s Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies, ... Read More
Neveh Shalom Youth Activities is co-sponsoring the following weekend of FUN: Friday, 11/3, starting at 5:45pm: Join CSS at Neveh Shalom for a grilled cheese and tomato soup dinner at 5:45pm, a ruach-filled Friday night service at 6:15pm, followed by dessert and fun camp games for the teens (6th-12th grade) at 7:15pm! Click here to RSVP. Saturday morning, 11/4, 10:30am: Youth service takeover is happening at Neveh Shalom. Camp Solomon Schechter will be leading two special ... Read More
Shabbat on the Plaza in the Vestry! Featuring Camp Solomon Schechter Grilled cheese, tomato soup, and fun! Friday, November 3, 5:30pm, Vestry (back of the Sanctuary), Free Embrace the spirit of togetherness, comfort, and fun as we gather with Camp Solomon Schechter for a delightful Kabbalat Shabbat! All are invited to come in from the cold and join us for a pre-service dinner of grilled cheese and tomato soup. Special camp games and a camp-friendly Friday night ... Read More
