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Help create traditional burial clothing which will then be used by the Chevra Kavod haMet for their work. Contact Sandy Axel: sandyaxel@msn.com.
Help create traditional burial clothing which will then be used by the Chevra Kavod haMet for their work. Contact Sandy Axel: sandyaxel@msn.com.
Sunday, July 31, 4:00pm, In-Person at Neveh Shalom This July 31st marks the twentieth anniversary of a Hamas attack on the Frank Sinatra Cafeteria at Hebrew University. Nine people died in that bombing, including David (Diego) Ladowski, who was a friend of Cantor Bitton. Janis Coulter, Marla Bennett, and Ben Blutstein also were murdered that day; In addition to the nine who died, scores of people were injured. Rabbi Kosak was one of them, sitting ... Read More
Friday, August 5, 6:15pm, Holzman Plaza Join us Friday for our Kabbalat Shabbat on the Plaza led by Rabbi Kosak and Ilene Safyan. We will still have our livestream option: Click here to join the Holzman Plaza livestream (If we have moved indoors due to weather, click here for livestream.)
Saturday, August 6, 9:15pm Please join us for our Erev Tisha B'Av service in person in the Stampfer Chapel. Sunday, August 7, 9:00am Tisha B'Av Morning Services will be in person in the Stampfer Chapel for a combined Morning Minyan at 9:00am. About Tisha B'Av Tisha B’Av (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב, "the Ninth of Av,") is an annual fast day in Judaism, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av ... Read More
Saturday, August 6, 9:15pm Please join us for our Erev Tisha B'Av service in person in the Stampfer Chapel. Sunday, August 7, 9:00am Tisha B'Av Morning Services will be in person in the Stampfer Chapel for a combined Morning Minyan at 9:00am. About Tisha B'Av Tisha B’Av (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב, "the Ninth of Av,") is an annual fast day in Judaism, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av ... Read More
THIS MONTH ONLY, 2:00pm, In-Person The CNS Sisterhood would like to invite all women and those who identify as women to participate in this special Interfaith Group gathering and potluck. This group brings CNS members together with women of other faiths to learn, grow, and create opportunities to develop friendships. Please RSVP to Michelle Iimori-Goldenberg: smallfryeterp@icloud.com. Generally, CNS Sisterhood Interfaith group meets every month on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm. To register, ... Read More
Friday, August 19, 6:15pm, Holzman Plaza Cantor Bitton invites you to join him for a very special Sephardic Shabbat this Friday evening. Following a spirited Sephardic-themed service, the congregation will be regaled with traditional Moroccan food and a delightful Sephardic concert featuring classic songs from Morocco and the Ladino-speaking world. We will still have our livestream options: Click here to join the Holzman Plaza livestream. (If we have to move indoors, click here to join the Stampfer Chapel ... Read More
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.
Friday, August 26, 6:15pm, Holzman Plaza Join us at Shabbat on the Plaza to begin a weekend of celebration in honor of Sisterhood’s 100th anniversary. We will still have our livestream options: Click here to join the Holzman Plaza livestream. (If we have to move indoors, click here to join the Stampfer Chapel livestream).
Sunday, August 28, 9:00am, Stampfer Chapel We’ll begin sounding the Shofar for Rosh Hodesh 2 Elul Other dates are: Mondays & Thursdays, August 29 & September 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22 in the Stampfer Chapel The month of Elul begins on August 28. It is traditional to come daily for Morning Minyan in preparation for the High Holy Days and hear the shofar being blown. For it to be a “kosher” hearing, you ... Read More
Please join Neveh Shalom to celebrate the 100th birthday of CNS Sisterhood and the 80th birthday of Torah Fund. Everyone is invited! There will be a special brunch & the presentation will be by Kate & Henry Haas - Henry escaped Germany during WWII and will talk about his experiences in Shanghai during that time. $18/person - All money is raised for the Torah Fund RSVP by August 10. Click here to register If you would like ... Read More
Sunday, August 28, 7-9pm Join Jewish women from across Portland under the “Red Tent” in Neveh Shalom’s Parking Lot to experience the beauty of Rosh Chodesh Elul and learn about Dignity Grows, a nationwide organization providing monthly personal and menstrual hygiene products to people who cannot afford them. Each $10 registration covers a month's supplies for a neighbor in need. Attendees will enjoy desserts, drinks, music, and entertainment. Click here to learn more, register, or ... Read More
Last Kabbalat Shabbat on the Plaza of the Season: Pickle-Fest Friday, September 2, 6:15pm, Holzman Plaza A not to be missed final Shabbat on the Plaza for the season. Our Pickle-Fest Oneg will include a sampling of multiple kinds of pickles and hot grilled cheese sandwiches - the perfect companions. There will also be a special Plaza Cocktail and bona fide Bourbon tasting, with pickle backs for those who dare. Of course, a delicious dessert ... Read More
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.
2nd Fridays, 7:15-8:00pm, Room 102 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.
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.
Saturday, September 10, at 8:00pm St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Map) This Saturday evening, Neveh Shalom will be joining our friends and neighbors at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (SW Dosch Road & Sunset) in an outdoor candlelight vigil for healing and forgiveness led by Rabbi Posen and Pastor Sarah Sanderson-Doughty. St. Andrew’s had a break-in and extensive vandalism in the past couple of weeks. Neveh Shalom also experienced a break-in and minor vandalism this past month. We hope ... Read More
Let’s join together and celebrate and gather as a kehillah/community for some music, food, and fun! RSVP: nevehshalom.org/b2s2022.
Saturday, September 17, 8:00pm: Wine & Cheese | 8:30pm: Service | Free Our Selichot (prayers of repentance) experience this year brings two worlds of music together. Cantor Bitton and a musical trio present traditional liturgical music and pop/rock songs by Queen, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Kansas, and more while Rabbi Kosak provides narration and spiritual context. It’s a moving and meaningful way to connect us to the High Holiday themes of regret, repentance, and forgiveness. If you cannot ... Read More
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.
Please join us for the High Holy Days. More information at: nevehshalom.org/hhd5783 EREV ROSH HASHANAH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 4:30pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Young Family Service, Stampfer Chapel 5:00pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, Main Sanctuary ROSH HASHANAH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 8:30am Combined Pesukei and Shacharit, Main Sanctuary 9:00am Young Family Rosh Hashanah Service, Stampfer Chapel 9:30am Rosh Hashanah Service – Rabbi Kosak & Cantor Bitton, Main Sanctuary 9:30am Rosh Hashanah Service – Rabbi Posen & Ilene Safyan, Birnbach Hall 10:30am Grade K-6 Family Service, Stampfer Chapel 7:15pm Tashlich, Fanno Creek 7:45pm (Immediately ... Read More
Please join us for the High Holy Days. More information at: nevehshalom.org/hhd5783 EREV ROSH HASHANAH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 4:30pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Young Family Service, Stampfer Chapel 5:00pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, Main Sanctuary ROSH HASHANAH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 8:30am Combined Pesukei and Shacharit, Main Sanctuary 9:00am Young Family Rosh Hashanah Service, Stampfer Chapel 9:30am Rosh Hashanah Service – Rabbi Kosak & Cantor Bitton, Main Sanctuary 9:30am Rosh Hashanah Service – Rabbi Posen & Ilene Safyan, Birnbach Hall 10:30am Grade K-6 Family Service, Stampfer Chapel 7:15pm Tashlich, Fanno Creek 7:45pm (Immediately ... Read More
Please join us for the High Holy Days. More information at: nevehshalom.org/hhd5783 EREV ROSH HASHANAH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 4:30pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Young Family Service, Stampfer Chapel 5:00pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, Main Sanctuary ROSH HASHANAH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 8:30am Combined Pesukei and Shacharit, Main Sanctuary 9:00am Young Family Rosh Hashanah Service, Stampfer Chapel 9:30am Rosh Hashanah Service – Rabbi Kosak & Cantor Bitton, Main Sanctuary 9:30am Rosh Hashanah Service – Rabbi Posen & Ilene Safyan, Birnbach Hall 10:30am Grade K-6 Family Service, Stampfer Chapel 7:15pm Tashlich, Fanno Creek 7:45pm (Immediately ... Read More
Tuesday, Sept 27, 10:15-11:30am (Shofar and short service at 9:30m) | FREE For families with kids ages 0-12. Join us on the 2nd Day of Rosh HaShanah as we celebrate the Birthday of the World! Hear the Shofar, make and taste fresh pressed apple cider, experience Tashlich through a hike or meditation, (symbolic reflection on our missteps over the past year), and more! Come dressed to explore and bring your own container for cider if ... Read More
Sun, Oct 2, Neveh Zedek: 9:30am | Ahavai Shalom: 10:30am The Jewish embrace of life is intertwined with respect for those who came before. In between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, there is a beautiful custom for families to gather at our cemeteries to recite special readings and hear the memorial prayers graveside. Depending on weather and health concerns, we will gather outdoors or in the chapels.
This month we are meeting early due to Yom Kippur. 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.
Please join us for the High Holy Days. More information and live stream info at: nevehshalom.org/hhd5783 EREV YOM KIPPUR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 6:00pm Kol Nidre Service – Rabbi Kosak & Cantor Bitton, Main Sanctuary 6:00pm Kol Nidre Service – Rabbi Posen & Natan Meir, Birnbach Hall YOM KIPPUR WEDNDSDAY, OCTOBER 5 8:30am Combined Pesukei and Shacharit, Main Sanctuary 9:00am Young Family Yom Kippur Service, Stampfer Chapel 9:15am Yom Kippur Service – Rabbi Posen & Ilene Safyan, Birnbach Hall 9:15am Yom Kippur Service – Rabbi Kosak & ... Read More
Please join us for the High Holy Days. More information at: nevehshalom.org/hhd5783 EREV ROSH HASHANAH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 4:30pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Young Family Service, Stampfer Chapel 5:00pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, Main Sanctuary ROSH HASHANAH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 8:30am Combined Pesukei and Shacharit, Main Sanctuary 9:00am Young Family Rosh Hashanah Service, Stampfer Chapel 9:30am Rosh Hashanah Service – Rabbi Kosak & Cantor Bitton, Main Sanctuary 9:30am Rosh Hashanah Service – Rabbi Posen & Ilene Safyan, Birnbach Hall 10:30am Grade K-6 Family Service, Stampfer Chapel 7:15pm Tashlich, Fanno Creek 7:45pm (Immediately ... Read More
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 9 - Build: 7:30-10:30am | Decorate: 10:30am-12pm Join the Men’s Club and the Sisterhood for our annual Sukkah build and decoration following Yom Kippur in the Holzman Plaza.
Sunday, October 9, 12:30pm-2pm Come join us at Neveh Shalom (after ALIYAH) for Pizza and games in the Sukkah. Our kids have asked for social time and this is the second of many events this year geared toward the shared nourishment of fun! Snacks will be provided for adults as well. This program is free to K-2nd grade families. Contact srohr@nevehshalom.org, if you have questions!
Erev Sukkot, Sunday, October 9, 5:00pm Connect with CNS clergy and other CNS Young Adults (ages 21-35) as we welcome Sukkot with appetizers and drinks.
Please join us for our Sukkot service followed by a lunch in the Sukkah.
Please join us for our Sukkot service followed by a lunch in the Sukkah.
Please join us for our Sukkot service followed by a lunch in the Sukkah.
Tuesday, October 11, 12:30pm, Following Sukkot Day 2 services The lesson of Sukkot is how to find home in the middle of the fragility which is our lives. Join Rabbi Kosak as he shares some of those sabbatical lessons about home and fragility which he encountered on the road. Click here to register.
Tuesday, October 11, 6:00pm Join Men’s Club and Sisterhood in celebrating Sukkot. We will be having a Mediterranean-themed (think mezze) potluck dairy meal. We hope to have a lot of options (baba ghanooj, tabouli, hummus, stuffed vegetarian grape leaves, salads, pitas & other breads, etc). For those that can bring more of a "main dish" (falafels, spanakopita, mujudara, etc), that would be most appreciated. Contact: Zachary Horowitz zacharyhorowitz@hotmail.com or Michelle Iimori-Goldenberg smallfryeterp@icloud.com.
Thursday, October 13, 12:15pm Wise Women is a friendly group that provides an opportunity for women to come together, socialize, and empower one another in a casual environment, in this case, in the CNS Sukkah! Open to all ages and stages—this is a great chance to foster friendship within our kehillah. Pack a lunch and join us!
2nd Fridays, 7:15-8:00pm, Room 102 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.
Sat, Oct 15, 7:00pm, CNS Sukkah and Room 102 CNS Teens (7th-12th grade) are invited to join us at the Neveh Shalom Sukkah for Havdallah, yummy treats, an opportunity to hear renowned Jewish musician (and congregant) Stephen Nance, and to participate in social justice activity. We will be joined by Tivnu and teens from Congregation Beth Shalom in Seattle. If you are a Camp Solomon Schechter camper- some of the Seattle teens joining us may ... Read More
The strength of the Jewish family depends on an intergenerational covenant of mutual concern. One way we demonstrate that is at Yizkor services, when we reflect on those who came before us. This is a powerful moment to replenish our memories and our love of those we have lost.
Monday, October 17, Dinner: 6:00pm | Service: 6:30pm After a month of holidays, we’re celebrating the renewal of the Torah at Erev Simchat Torah with Cantor Bitton and a live band. The service and band are free and open to the community. Families are welcome! Cost for dinner: $18/adults, $12/kids; $54/family max. Click here to register.
Please join us for Simchat Torah morning services.