Cancelled: Family Fourth Friday Shabbat w/ Rabbi Eve
4th Friday of every month, 5:15pm, Offsite Please note that Fourth Friday is cancelled for this month. We hope to gather again real soon!
4th Friday of every month, 5:15pm, Offsite Please note that Fourth Friday is cancelled for this month. We hope to gather again real soon!
Saturdays at 12:00pm We will be meeting in person this day. An uplifting hour of study on Shabbat! Delve into biblical and midrashic text with a diverse, supportive group to find meaning from our traditions that relate to our lives. All levels of experience are welcome, texts are in Hebrew and English. Women’s Torah Study welcomes all who identify as women as well as those who identify as transgender, genderqueer, non-conforming, or non-binary. Taught by ... Read More
Wednesday, June 1, 12:00pm Please join the Wondering Jews as we gather together to see old friends, meet new ones, and talk about the programming we will offer in the coming year. Though all are welcome, Wondering Jews is primarily designed for seniors and empty-nesters, aged 60+. You may bring your own lunch, or select one of two prepared options for $5. Click here to RSVP. Cost or transportation should never be prohibitive factors in ... 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.
Tonight at 6:15pm – Stampfer Chapel & Livestream Looks like the rain is here! Though it was to be our first Shabbat on the Plaza of the season, we will be moving indoors to the Stampfer Chapel. Fear not, however. We will still have a great time, honor and formally welcome our newest members, and have a fabulous oneg after the service. Please join us at 6:15pm tonight! CNS Kehillah Welcomes New Members! Join Rabbi ... Read More
Saturday, June 4, 6:00-10:30pm, In-Person, Stampfer Chapel Our largest social issues challenge us because there are different ways to look at and solve society’s problems. It is easy to allow those moral dilemmas to divide us; thankfully the essence of the Torah and of Judaism has been a willingness to engage with different perspectives, fearlessly pursue truth, and maintain our connection and concern for one another. This year, as we commemorate Matan Torah, the Giving ... Read More
Sunday, June 12, 9:30am-12:30pm - Birnbach Hall Morah Vicki Rotstein is retiring after 30+ years of teaching in our Religious School/ALIYAH program! Join us for bagel breakfast, dancing, and a traditional “cookie table” to celebrate Morah Vicki’s 30+ years of teaching. We will present her with a congregational gift at 10:30am. We are collecting photos and stories of Vicki, contributions to the cookie table, and donations for a very special retirement gift! Click here to ... Read More
Sunday, June 12, 10:00am CNS Sisterhood is proud to sponsor presenter Yochi Rappeport, Executive Director of Women of the Wall (WOW), who will share all about WOW, what the organization is about, and her unique personal experience. Click here to join at the appointed time. About Yochi Rappeport Yochi Rappeport, Executive Director of Women of the Wall, was born in Safed and raised in the Orthodox environment of the Old City of her birth. Upon ... Read More
Please join us for our CNS 153rd Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 16, 7:00pm. While we do have an option via Zoom which will allow for voting, we encourage all who are able to come in person. The Agenda will include: Call to Order........................................President Glen Coblens Treasurer’s Report..............................Mark Kalenscher Executive Director’s Report................Fred Rothstein Associate Rabbi’s Report...................Rabbi Eve Posen Rabbi’s Report.....................................Rabbi David Kosak Songs for our Enjoyment....................Cantor Eyal Bitton President’s Message...........................Glen Coblens Election of Officers & ... Read More
Friday, June 17, 5:30/6:15 pm Always a beautiful event, this year we will gather at CNS for appetizers and schmooze at 5:30pm, and then join the community for Friday night services on the Plaza beginning at 6:15. Individuals, families, and friends are all welcome!
Friday, June 17, 5:30/6:15 pm Always a beautiful event, this year we will gather at CNS for appetizers and schmooze at 5:30pm, and then join the community for Friday night services on the Plaza beginning at 6:15. Individuals, families, and friends are all welcome! Please take note of the updates to our vaccination / Covid policy: Masks are optional and welcome All visitors who are eligible to be vaccinated and are in the building for ... Read More
Sunday, June 19, Meet-up Time 10:30am We are excited to be marching again in the Portland Pride this year! “Jewish Pride Greater PDX” including Neveh Shalom is #150 in the lineup of the parade. We will be meeting on NW Everett between NW 9th and 10th (closer to 10th). They are asking all marchers to be in place by 10:30 AM. If you need any further info please contact Mel Berwin at mberwin@nevehshalom.org, 503-341-8083.
Tuesday, June 21, 7:05 pm, Hillsboro Hops Stadium Please join CNS Men's Club and CNS Keshet as the Hillsboro Hops host the Vancouver Canadians on Tuesday June 21 at 7:05 pm. This is a family event and we will have a visit from Barley the Hops mascot as well as recognition on the scoreboard. 32 tickets in two rows behind third base are available and will sell out quickly. Group price is $17 per ticket. ... Read More
Wednesday, June 22 at 12pm - In the Neveh Shalom Upper Parking Lot Tent This group is for all retired and semi-retired female members of Neveh Shalom. Join us for a friendly and enlightening conversation as we gather for an informal lunch. Connect and enjoy. No registration is required.
Friday, June 24, 12:00pm, Zoom As we prepare to go into the peace and sacred space that is Shabbat, we recognize that this mornings ruling from the Supreme Court of the United States overturning Roe v. Wade has left many feeling more broken than whole, more angry than at peace. As a Kehillah kedosha, a sacred community we want to invite you to join our clergy at 12pm (NOON) on Zoom today for reflection and processing. All ... 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.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to our Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat. This week, we will celebrate the Men's Club. If the weather cooperates, we will be on the Holzman Plaza. If not, we will be in the Main Sanctuary. Either way, let us celebrate together, rain or shine! We will still have our livestream options: Click here to join the Holzman Plaza livestream. Click here to join the Main Sanctuary livestream. Our vaccination/Covid ... Read More
THIS Sunday, June 26 in the Stampfer Chapel 5:00-5:30pm: Meet Miriam 5:45-6:45pm: Moderated Q & A session As we heard at the annual meeting last week about the next steps in the Executive Director search process, we are excited to move Miriam Scharer to the next step of a formal interview with our Personnel Committee. Based on initial interviews with the search committee and representatives from staff, clergy, and congregants, we have asked Miriam to come ... Read More
Friday, July 8, 5:00-6:15pm Why Deb Freedberg has worked tirelessly to offer learning, connection, and always a helping hand, to our youth, B’nai Mitzvah students, adult learners, and minyanim for 28 years. Join us to offer our appreciations and our best wishes as she and husband William move to the East Coast this summer to live closer to their children, Joseph and Abby, and other extended family. What Wine & cheese happy hour at 5:00pm ... Read More
We are looking forward to welcoming you to our Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat service on the Holzman Plaza. There will be a special Oneg Shabbat following services in honor of July 4th. Enjoy a hot dog and some treats hot off the grill while schmoozing with one another. 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.) Our vaccination/Covid policy: ... 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.
Jewish Ukraine Kabbalat Shabbat Friday, July 8, 6:15pm, Holzman Plaza We are looking forward to welcoming you to our Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat service on the Holzman Plaza. At this service and oneg, we will honor Ukrainian Jewish culture through song, food, and conversation. We are excited to be offering Ukrainian food, prepared by Pelmeni Pelmeni Ukrainian/Slavic restaurant, which will include Ukrainian Borsht, Potato Vareniki, Sweet Cheese Vareniki, Pastries, and Kvas Malt, a Ukrainian malt drink. Rabbi Kosak ... Read More
Classic TV shows of the past gave us timeless TV theme songs, many of which were written by Jewish composers. With nostalgic video clips and singalongs, Cantor Bitton examines these melodies and the talented people who wrote them. Join us for this fun and informative program that's sure to put a smile on your face. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/tvtheme2022
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, July 22, 6:15pm, Holzman Plaza The heart of Judaism tells the story of conversion and affirmation. Abraham and Sarah were the original Jews by Choice. Jew and non-Jew alike stood at Sinai and reinvested in our faith. Let us celebrate together as the most recent additions to our community add their narratives to our ancient tale of hope and belief. We will still have our livestream option: Click here to join the Holzman Plaza livestream ... Read More
Friday, July 29, 6:15pm, Stampfer Chapel* Join us Friday for the coolest Kabbalat Shabbat and Oneg around as we luxuriate in the comfortable Stampfer Chapel. Our Taste of Oregon Shabbat is not just about the Jews and their path to Oregon, but also just what we love to eat and drink in the Oregon summer. Oregon wine and beverages together with Oregon desserts will make for an all-around Oregon Shabbat. We will still have our ... Read More
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.