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 | 6:15pm Stampfer Chapel Join our clergy for a traditional Kabbalat Shabbat service where we weave together ancient and modern melodies as we celebrate Shabbat.
2nd, 4th, and 5th Saturdays, 9:30am* A lay-led alternate Shabbat service followed by a Kiddush lunch and singing of z’mirot. Interested in leading a part of the service or reading Torah? Contact: downstairsminyan@gmail.com. Click here to join via Zoom. *When there is no Bar/Bat Mitzvah or special Shabbat programming, Downstairs Minyan will join the main service at 9:30am.
Every Saturday, 9:30am Please join us for our traditional weekly Shabbat morning service. During the first and third Saturdays of each month, we combine our Downstairs Minyan with the main service. Click here to join the live stream (Choose the location of that particular week’s service)
Daily Morning Minyan – Meets in the Zidell Chapel and on Zoom. Monday-Friday: 7:15am start time (7am Rosh Chodesh) Sundays: 8:45am Office closure holidays: 9:00am Feel free to join us 15 minutes earlier for schmoozing. Morning Minyan meets in the Zidell Chapel Sunday-Friday. We also have the option of joining the minyan online. Click here to log in. Please email Priscilla Kostiner for further information: lamalo@comcast.net Use the book: Siddur Sim Shalom Shacharit Weekdays Click here for ... Read More
Gesher (6th-8th grade) Movie Night Sunday, November 30 7:00-9:00pm Thanksgiving break is almost over, winter is upon us, & Hanukkah is nearly here! Let's beat the cold, ditch the leftover stuffing, & have some fun together! Come hang out with your friends in the Olds Family Youth Lounge while we screen a winter movie & dig into some pizza & popcorn. Maybe we'll even come up with some pitches for an actually GOOD Hanukkah movie. ... Read More
Adult Ed: Beginning with "Why" with Rabbi April Villareal Mondays, October 27-February 23 | 6:30-7:30pm RSVP Here The “why” in any major project has gained renewed attention in recent years. The mitzvot/commandments, one of Judaism’s central projects, elicit profound Jewish wisdom on the question of “why?” and what it means to live with purpose. In this class, we will explore this wisdom through study and conversation, developing our own wisdom for the moment we are ... Read More
Adult Ed: Siddur Basics with Meg Bernstein Mondays, October 27-February 23 | 7:30-8:30pm RSVP Here Feel lost in the service? Join us to learn the prayers of Shabbat services! Together we will learn the most common Hebrew vocabulary words used in our prayerbook, and spend time practicing reading and chanting in order to gain practice and confidence. Hebrew decoding skills are a prerequisite for this class (Beginning Hebrew or equivalent).
Grief Group Wednesday, December 3 | 7:00-8:15pm Contact: Rabbi Posen A place for you to be with, share, and learn about your grief in warm and supportive community. Jewish learning about death, grief, and bereavement, as well as support for the journey. Come every month or just when you can. Led by our CNS clergy on an alternating basis.
Interfaith Sisters in Unity First Wednesdays, 7:00pm Zoom 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, or for more information, please contact Michelle Imori-Goldenberg ... Read More
How to Speak About Israel with Your Friends & Colleagues Wednesday, December 3 | 7:00-8:30pm Register Here! In today’s climate, conversations about Israel can feel complicated - even among friends, coworkers, and family. Join Meir S. Zimmerman, an experienced Jewish and Israel educator, for an engaging and practical talk about how to navigate these conversations with confidence, empathy, and clarity. If you have any questions about this program, please contact Shiri, Community Shlichah, at shiri@jewishportland.org.
Adult Ed: Learn to Leyn: Chanting Torah for Beginners and Beyond with Rabbi Shanee Michaelson Wednesdays, October 22-January 28 | 7:30-8:30pm RSVP Here Learn to chant Torah—you can do it! We cover the names and tunes of the cantillation symbols, and then work on a short Torah reading for a future service of your choice.
