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.
Hinenu: Israel at 10 Million Wednesday, January 28 | 7:00-8:30pm Register Here Join us for a conversation with author, photographer, and former Portland-Native/CNS congregant, Dave Shlachter, as he presents his exciting new work. Hinenu: Israel at Ten Million is a new photography and oral-history book capturing Israel through the lives of 100 people at the exact moment the country reached a population of ten million. Created during wartime and deep national uncertainty, the project pairs ... Read More
Art, Heart, and Soul: Handmade Collage Journals Thursday, January 29 | 6:00-8:30pm | Room 102 Register Here Come drink, nosh, design, construct, and customize your own handmade journal. Learn a simple book-binding technique to create the structure of your journal. Then turn to the cover, using collage to explore paper choice, layout, color theory, and design. This experience blends function and form, resulting in a one-of-a-kind, usable journal to give as a gift or use ... Read More
Women's Tu B'Shevat Event Sunday, February 8 | 1:30-3:30pm RSVP Here Join Neveh Shalom and Shaarie Torah Sisterhoods for a soulful Women’s Tu B’Shevat celebration rooted in the beauty of a Sephardic seder. Led by Rabbi April Villareal, this afternoon will weave together traditional seder foods with opportunities for reflection, creativity, and connection. Throughout the afternoon, participants are invited to move through activity stations including text study, art, music, and nature therapy, offering multiple ways ... Read More
Winter Storytime for Adults Thursday, February 12 | 7:00-8:30pm RSVP Here Storytime for adults, because why should kids have all the fun? It's a cold winter out there! Shake the chill off a bit -- come and cozy up with Neveh Shalom's Feldstein library with a hot rum toddy and a snack, while our librarian reads aloud a few of our most entertaining short stories. (Coffee & tea available too). Want to check out the library's ... Read More
Trivia Night with CNS Men's Club Thursday, February 19 | 7:00-9:00pm RSVP Here Put your trivia knowledge to the test at a fun, fast-paced night with Untapped Trivia—sponsored by Men’s Club and open to the whole congregation. Men’s Club will provide snacks; drinks are BYOB. Questions? Please contact Mitch Elovitz: mitch.elovitz@fjmc.org
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.
From Ashes to Action: A Community Book Sale for CBI of Jackson, Mississippi Sunday, March 1 | 9:30am-2:00pm Help raise money to rebuild Congregation Beth Israel of Jackson, Mississippi, recently destroyed by arson. All books are $2.00 and for all ages and interest. Buy ten books to be entered into our gift card raffle: Powells, Salt & Straw, and Starbucks. For more information, please contact Librarian, Leora Troper.
Shushan High School Prom: CNS Purim Carnival, Dinner, and Megillah Reading Purim Carnival 2026 Monday, March 2, 4:00 – 5:45pm Young families—jump into classic carnival fun with games, arts & crafts, a bounce house, face-painting, dancing, and more! Best suited for ages 0–2nd grade and older siblings. Ticket available here. $54/family (CNS Members & FS Families) | $72/family (Non-Members) Volunteers needed to help with crafts and games! Please email Candace. Prom Night Dinner & Drinks 6:00pm ... Read More
Israel360 - Israel’s Next-Gen Innovators: Meet Technion’s Rising Student Leader Thursday, March 5 | 7:00-8:30pm Register Here The brilliant minds shaping Israel’s future—and helping transform our world—are in Technion classrooms today. Meet some of the Technion’s most exceptional students, Hadas Abraham and Tomer Samuel, Technion Visiting Fellows. Over the past two years, Hadas and Tomer, have balanced demanding studies with military serviced, displacement, and profound personal loss. Yet, their commitment to harnessing science to improve ... Read More
