Event Calendar

  • Let’s Get Uncomfortable: A Conversation about Death and Jewish Ritual

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

    Let's Get Uncomfortable: A Conversation about Death and Jewish Ritual Sunday, July 12 | 10:00am-12:00pm | Neveh Zedek Cemetery Wednesday, July 29 | 6:30-8:00pm | Ahavai Shalom Cemetery RSVP Here Join Rabbi Posen and Holman's for a conversation about Death and Jewish Ritual! We will cover topics such as Jewish burial customs, cemeteries vs. mortuaries, how we make arrangements, who can be buried in a Jewish cemetery, what chevra kadisha means, advanced planning, and a ... Read More

    Jews and the American Revolution: The 250th Anniversary of Jews in the U.S.

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

    Jews and the American Revolution: The 250th Anniversary of Jews in the U.S. Tuesday, July 14 | 7:00-8:00pm Register Here Drawing on materials from the Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica, this presentation by Laura Newman Eckstein examines Jewish participation in and experience of the American Revolution. Far beyond the familiar image of patriotic support, these manuscripts and printed works show Jews sustaining religious life during wartime, financing soldiers and military needs, ... Read More

    Tisha B’Av

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

    Tisha B'Av Wednesday, July 22 | 7:30-10:00pm Join the Congregation Neveh Shalom and Congregation Shaarie Torah communities for a light meal and learning followed by ma’ariv and the reading of Eicha.

    Let’s Get Uncomfortable: A Conversation about Death and Jewish Ritual

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

    Let's Get Uncomfortable: A Conversation about Death and Jewish Ritual Sunday, July 12 | 10:00am-12:00pm | Neveh Zedek Cemetery Wednesday, July 29 | 6:30-8:00pm | Ahavai Shalom Cemetery RSVP Here Join Rabbi Posen and Holman's for a conversation about Death and Jewish Ritual! We will cover topics such as Jewish burial customs, cemeteries vs. mortuaries, how we make arrangements, who can be buried in a Jewish cemetery, what chevra kadisha means, advanced planning, and a ... Read More