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.
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.
Thursday, October 27, 6:45pm Join the Men's Club for an evening of ping pong and fun at Pips and Bounce (833 SE Belmont St. Portland, OR 97214).
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.
Sunday, October 30, 9:15am Location: West Hills Covenant Church (5815 SW Gillcrest Ct, PDX) Israel’s existence has long been a mirror, reflecting back at us our own assumptions, theories, and notions of justice. Can we see past these blinders to gain greater understanding and appreciation for this diminutive country that continually captures the world’s attention? Join Rabbi Kosak for a fascinating presentation and discussion that will lead us beyond the headlines.
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.
Meditation Shabbat: חֲסִידִים הָרִאשׁוֹנִים הָיוּ שׁוֹהִין שָׁעָה אַחַת וּמִתְפַּלְּלִין כְּדֵי שֶׁיְּכַוְּונוּ לִבָּם The earliest practitioners of kindness would meditate for an hour and then pray, so that they could direct their hearts and minds to heaven. -Talmud, Brachot 30b The first Saturday of each month at Congregation Neveh Shalom is our Meditation Shabbat. An evolving—and revolving—series of practices will be incorporated into our regular sanctuary service, with the sermon slot dedicated to a focused meditation. ... Read More
Start date, Saturday, November 5, 1:00-2:00pm All youth aged 7-17 are invited to join the new CNS Jewish Chess Club, taught by Jonathan Pulvers who has 20 years of expertise in teaching chess, contract bridge, and political science. Jonathan will be leading a class once a month, on the first Saturdays of the month, after kiddush lunch (all are welcome to join in lunch beforehand). $10 per student per monthly lesson to cover the training ... Read More
Wednesday, November 9 10:30am at Neveh Zedek 2:00pm 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 (7925 SW Canyon Lane), contact Sharyn Schneiderman at shazschneiderman@aol.com or by phone, 503.781.3359. To volunteer at Ahavai Shalom (9323 SW First Ave), contact Sandy Axel at sandyaxel@msn.com or by ... Read More
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.
