Event Calendar

Volunteers Needed: Veteran’s Day Flag Planting

Neveh Zedek Cemetery 7925 SW Canyon Lane, Portland, OR, United States

Tuesday, November 9 | 1:00pm at Neveh Zedek | 4:00pm at Ahavai Shalom We are looking for volunteers to help place flags at each of our cemeteries honoring veterans. Thank you for volunteering for this meaningful event. If you are able, please consider supporting both locations. To volunteer at Neveh Zedek, contact Sharyn Schneiderman at shazschneiderman@aol.com or by phone, 503-781-3359. To volunteer at Ahavai Shalom, contact Nava Sherwood at navayiskah@gmail.com

CNS Town Hall – Long Range Plan

Virtual Event

Wednesday, November 17, 7:00pm Join CNS President Glen Coblens in this latest opportunity to meet as a congregational community. The focus will be on the recently approved CNS Long Range Plan. We look forward to your joining us. Login info will be provided when we get closer to the date.

CNS Member Pre-Chanukah Gift Bag Pick-Up

Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR, United States

Sunday, November 21, 1:00-3:00pm Happy Chanukah! CNS Members are invited to pick up a special Chanukah-related gift bag which will include candles, dreidels, gelt, and more. Sufganiyot (donuts) and hot chocolate will also be served. We look forward to your participation. CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR YOUR BAG! Please note that you can drop off the cans of cranberry sauce for our JFCS Thanksgiving food drive, and packages of toilet paper for the Men's Club TP drive for ... Read More

Fourth Friday with Rabbi Eve

Event Series Fourth Friday with Rabbi Eve
Virtual Event

4th Friday, 5:15pm on Zoom Join Rabbi Eve for a Friday night sing-a-long for families on Zoom. We’ll do a bit of singing, a story, and blessings. Please log in and mute yourself until we start. Click here to join Zoom at the appointed time. Password: CNSShabbat

Sisterhood Book Club

Event Series Sisterhood Book Club
Virtual Event

Join the Sisterhood for their book club discussion October 25: The Alice Network, by Kate Quinn. November 29: It Happened in Italy, by Elizabeth Bettina December 27: All The Rivers, by Dorit Rabinyan RSVP to Diane Kahn: dianeandjosh@hotmail.com.  

Funeral for Itai Dewar, z”l

Ahavai Shalom Cemetery 9323 SW First Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Baruch Dayan HaEmet: We are so sad to let you know of the untimely and unexpected passing this weekend of our beloved building caretaker and tutor/teacher in our ALIYAH program, Itai Dewar, z"l, at the age of 64. In addition to so many in our Neveh Shalom community, both children and adults alike, Itai is loved and remembered by his sister, Loren (Mark) Troen; brother, Daniel Dewar; niece, Lindsay (Bruce Conners) Horst; and great-nephew, Ernie. ... Read More

CNS Sisterhood Interfaith Meeting

Virtual Event

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.

Israel360: Ishmael Khaldi: His Story

Virtual Event

Ishmael Khaldi will share his compelling life’s story leading to his becoming the first Bedouin diplomat in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  His life story begins living in a tent and tending flocks of sheep to serving as policy advisor to Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Lieberman, including facing discrimination in Israeli society having been beaten by security guards at Jerusalem’s central bus station in June of 2020. Ishmael Khaldi was born in Khawaled, ... Read More

CNS Chanukah Party 2021 (In-Person!)

Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR, United States

Sunday, December 5, 5:00- 7:00pm Chanukah is here! Everyone is invited to join us for a special in-person Chanukah party. Together we'll light candles, sing songs, and enjoy treats in a Covid-conscious way. We will also have a gift exchange, so please bring a wrapped gift worth no more than $20 to offer, and you will have the opportunity to receive a gift. Click here to register. Please remember to bring packages of toilet paper for the ... Read More

Men’s Club Hang Out

Cascade (used to be the Raccoon Lodge) 7424 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Highway, Portland, OR, United States

Thursday, December 23, 6:45pm Join the Congregation Neveh Shalom Men's Club for a night out at Cascade (used to be the Raccoon Lodge - 7424 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Highway Portland, OR 97225). We will be joined by Rabbi Kosak who will lead us in a discussion. There will also be football on, but it's a really big space so those that want discussion and not football can find another table. Or those that want football ... Read More

Fourth Friday with Rabbi Eve

Event Series Fourth Friday with Rabbi Eve
Virtual Event

4th Friday, 5:15pm on Zoom Join Rabbi Eve for a Friday night sing-a-long for families on Zoom. We’ll do a bit of singing, a story, and blessings. Please log in and mute yourself until we start. Click here to join Zoom at the appointed time. Password: CNSShabbat