Event Calendar
OFFICE CLOSED – Memorial Day
Weekday Morning Minyan
We are currently meeting both online for services, with in-person happening on Mondays and Thursday. Please click here for links and more information Join us for our daily minyan which prays together six days a week. This minyan is maintained by dedicated and devoted congregants who ensure this service is available to all. Schedule Sunday – 9:00am Monday-Friday – 7:15am *These times apply year-round except on Rosh Chodesh and intermediate days of a holiday (Sukkot, ... Read More
What happens AFTER the Israelites enter the Land of Israel?
Virtual EventHave you ever wondered what happens AFTER the Israelites enter the Land of Israel? This class is continued from spring term, new participants welcome Mondays, beginning Oct 25 12:00-1:00pm, On Zoom Join Rabbi Posen every Monday at 12pm as we delve into the works of the Prophets and continue the narrative. Each week we’ll discuss 3-5 chapters of text and discover the rich and interesting continuation of our core story. No Hebrew language required. To register, please ... Read More
Rosh Chodesh Sivan
Beginning of new Hebrew month of Sivan
Weekday Morning Minyan
We are currently meeting both online for services, with in-person happening on Mondays and Thursday. Please click here for links and more information Join us for our daily minyan which prays together six days a week. This minyan is maintained by dedicated and devoted congregants who ensure this service is available to all. Schedule Sunday – 9:00am Monday-Friday – 7:15am *These times apply year-round except on Rosh Chodesh and intermediate days of a holiday (Sukkot, ... Read More
Welcome Back, Wondering Jews! Lunch and Schmooze
Wednesday, June 1, 12:00pm Please join the Wondering Jews as we gather together to see old friends, meet new ones, and talk about the programming we will offer in the coming year. Though all are welcome, Wondering Jews is primarily designed for seniors and empty-nesters, aged 60+. You may bring your own lunch, or select one of two prepared options for $5. Click here to RSVP. Cost or transportation should never be prohibitive factors in ... Read More
CNS Sisterhood Interfaith Meeting
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.
The 5 Books of Moses: weekly discussion of Torah portion with Rabbi Eve Posen
Virtual EventThursdays, beginning Oct 21 12:00-12:45pm, On Zoom Come learn and discuss central themes of each parshah and how they relate to our lives today. We’ll start each session digging into the previous week’s text and moving to the next part of the narrative. Perhaps we’ll even create a collection of Torah as told by our different perspectives. Open to all ages and stages and creativity levels. No previous text study required. To register, please contact Lisa-Marie by email or ... Read More
Kabbalat Shabbat
Stampfer ChapelPlease join us for our weekly Kabbalat Shabbat Friday evening service. We will still have our livestream option for those who choose. Click here for the order-of-service. Click here to join the Livestream. (If the livestream is not up, click here and try the Main Sanctuary link.) Use the book: Siddur Lev Shalem Kabbalat Shabbat and Evening Service. Our vaccination/Covid policy: Masks are optional and welcome. Vaccination is strongly recommended for all who will be in ... Read More
New Member Shabbat
Tonight at 6:15pm – Stampfer Chapel & Livestream Looks like the rain is here! Though it was to be our first Shabbat on the Plaza of the season, we will be moving indoors to the Stampfer Chapel. Fear not, however. We will still have a great time, honor and formally welcome our newest members, and have a fabulous oneg after the service. Please join us at 6:15pm tonight! CNS Kehillah Welcomes New Members! Join Rabbi ... Read More
Erev Shavuot
Festival of Weeks; commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
In Person Shabbat Morning Service
Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR, United StatesWe are very excited to continue to have in-person Shabbat morning services in the main sanctuary!! Please take note of the updates to our vaccination policy: All visitors eligible to be vaccinated are required to be vaccinated. Only come if you are feeling healthy and remember to bring your own kippah and tallit. Masking is optional and highly encouraged We are looking forward to continuing this process of fully welcoming back our in-person community to ... Read More
Kiddush Club
Room 102Kiddush Club (K-3rd Grade) – 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 10:30am, Room 102 Join us for Kiddush Club with Morah Sarah Rohr or Gershon Liberman. We are excited to be meeting in person! We hope you will join us.
Tot Shabbat
Zidell ChapelTot Shabbat – 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 10:30am, Zidell Chapel Experience the joy of Shabbat with this fun and engaging service for families with kids 5 and under. Enjoy singing, dancing, storytelling, and more! Followed by a kiddush lunch.
Tikkun Leil Shavuot: Wrestling with God and Human—the Moral Challenges of Social Issues
Saturday, June 4, 6:00-10:30pm, In-Person, Stampfer Chapel Our largest social issues challenge us because there are different ways to look at and solve society’s problems. It is easy to allow those moral dilemmas to divide us; thankfully the essence of the Torah and of Judaism has been a willingness to engage with different perspectives, fearlessly pursue truth, and maintain our connection and concern for one another. This year, as we commemorate Matan Torah, the Giving ... Read More
Shavuot I
Festival of Weeks; commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Shavuot Day 1 Services
Sunday, June 5, 9:00am, Stampfer Chapel Please join us in person for our Shavuot services. Click here to join the livestream .
Shavuot II
Festival of Weeks; commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai
Shavuot Day 2 Services & Yizkor
Monday, June 6, 9:00am, Stampfer Chapel Please join us in-person for our Shavuot services. In addition, it is also Yizkor. This will be a time where we recite the entire Yizkor service and create a sacred space of memory. As part of the Yizkor Service we will also dedicate the new memorial plaques in our sanctuary. A reminder to light candles on Sunday night from a pre-existing flame. Click here to join the livestream .
What happens AFTER the Israelites enter the Land of Israel?
Virtual EventHave you ever wondered what happens AFTER the Israelites enter the Land of Israel? This class is continued from spring term, new participants welcome Mondays, beginning Oct 25 12:00-1:00pm, On Zoom Join Rabbi Posen every Monday at 12pm as we delve into the works of the Prophets and continue the narrative. Each week we’ll discuss 3-5 chapters of text and discover the rich and interesting continuation of our core story. No Hebrew language required. To register, please ... Read More
The 5 Books of Moses: weekly discussion of Torah portion with Rabbi Eve Posen
Virtual EventThursdays, beginning Oct 21 12:00-12:45pm, On Zoom Come learn and discuss central themes of each parshah and how they relate to our lives today. We’ll start each session digging into the previous week’s text and moving to the next part of the narrative. Perhaps we’ll even create a collection of Torah as told by our different perspectives. Open to all ages and stages and creativity levels. No previous text study required. To register, please contact Lisa-Marie by email or ... Read More
Kabbalat Shabbat
Stampfer ChapelPlease join us for our weekly Kabbalat Shabbat Friday evening service. We will still have our livestream option for those who choose. Click here for the order-of-service. Click here to join the Livestream. (If the livestream is not up, click here and try the Main Sanctuary link.) Use the book: Siddur Lev Shalem Kabbalat Shabbat and Evening Service. Our vaccination/Covid policy: Masks are optional and welcome. Vaccination is strongly recommended for all who will be in ... Read More
Walter Hodes’s Bar Mitzvah
In Person Shabbat Morning Service
Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR, United StatesWe are very excited to continue to have in-person Shabbat morning services in the main sanctuary!! Please take note of the updates to our vaccination policy: All visitors eligible to be vaccinated are required to be vaccinated. Only come if you are feeling healthy and remember to bring your own kippah and tallit. Masking is optional and highly encouraged We are looking forward to continuing this process of fully welcoming back our in-person community to ... Read More
Morah Vicki Rotstein Retirement Celebration
Sunday, June 12, 9:30am-12:30pm - Birnbach Hall Morah Vicki Rotstein is retiring after 30+ years of teaching in our Religious School/ALIYAH program! Join us for bagel breakfast, dancing, and a traditional “cookie table” to celebrate Morah Vicki’s 30+ years of teaching. We will present her with a congregational gift at 10:30am. We are collecting photos and stories of Vicki, contributions to the cookie table, and donations for a very special retirement gift! Click here to ... Read More
Women of the Wall Presentation
Sunday, June 12, 10:00am CNS Sisterhood is proud to sponsor presenter Yochi Rappeport, Executive Director of Women of the Wall (WOW), who will share all about WOW, what the organization is about, and her unique personal experience. Click here to join at the appointed time. About Yochi Rappeport Yochi Rappeport, Executive Director of Women of the Wall, was born in Safed and raised in the Orthodox environment of the Old City of her birth. Upon ... Read More
What happens AFTER the Israelites enter the Land of Israel?
Virtual EventHave you ever wondered what happens AFTER the Israelites enter the Land of Israel? This class is continued from spring term, new participants welcome Mondays, beginning Oct 25 12:00-1:00pm, On Zoom Join Rabbi Posen every Monday at 12pm as we delve into the works of the Prophets and continue the narrative. Each week we’ll discuss 3-5 chapters of text and discover the rich and interesting continuation of our core story. No Hebrew language required. To register, please ... Read More
“Back to the Sources” Adult Ed Class w/ Rabbi Isaak
Virtual EventThursdays, June 16 through July 28, 10:00-11:00am All rabbis quote from Midrash and Medieval Commentaries. They sprinkle sermons with Kabbalistic texts and sayings of Hasidic Masters. They share famous stories from the Babylonian Talmud. What are these sources of Jewish wisdom and tradition and what do they have to do with me? Barry Holtz, professor at JTS, solicited input from leading Jewish scholars to provide a complete modern guide to the great books of the Jewish tradition, Back to ... Read More
The 5 Books of Moses: weekly discussion of Torah portion with Rabbi Eve Posen
Virtual EventThursdays, beginning Oct 21 12:00-12:45pm, On Zoom Come learn and discuss central themes of each parshah and how they relate to our lives today. We’ll start each session digging into the previous week’s text and moving to the next part of the narrative. Perhaps we’ll even create a collection of Torah as told by our different perspectives. Open to all ages and stages and creativity levels. No previous text study required. To register, please contact Lisa-Marie by email or ... Read More
CNS 153rd Annual Meeting
Please join us for our CNS 153rd Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 16, 7:00pm. While we do have an option via Zoom which will allow for voting, we encourage all who are able to come in person. The Agenda will include: Call to Order........................................President Glen Coblens Treasurer’s Report..............................Mark Kalenscher Executive Director’s Report................Fred Rothstein Associate Rabbi’s Report...................Rabbi Eve Posen Rabbi’s Report.....................................Rabbi David Kosak Songs for our Enjoyment....................Cantor Eyal Bitton President’s Message...........................Glen Coblens Election of Officers & ... Read More
CNS Pride Shabbat Schmooze
Friday, June 17, 5:30/6:15 pm Always a beautiful event, this year we will gather at CNS for appetizers and schmooze at 5:30pm, and then join the community for Friday night services on the Plaza beginning at 6:15. Individuals, families, and friends are all welcome!
Pride Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Friday, June 17, 5:30/6:15 pm Always a beautiful event, this year we will gather at CNS for appetizers and schmooze at 5:30pm, and then join the community for Friday night services on the Plaza beginning at 6:15. Individuals, families, and friends are all welcome! Please take note of the updates to our vaccination / Covid policy: Masks are optional and welcome All visitors who are eligible to be vaccinated and are in the building for ... Read More
Aryeh Jacobowitz’s Bar Mitzvah
In Person Shabbat Morning Service
Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR, United StatesWe are very excited to continue to have in-person Shabbat morning services in the main sanctuary!! Please take note of the updates to our vaccination policy: All visitors eligible to be vaccinated are required to be vaccinated. Only come if you are feeling healthy and remember to bring your own kippah and tallit. Masking is optional and highly encouraged We are looking forward to continuing this process of fully welcoming back our in-person community to ... Read More
Pride Parade with Jewish Pride Greater PDX
Sunday, June 19, Meet-up Time 10:30am We are excited to be marching again in the Portland Pride this year! “Jewish Pride Greater PDX” including Neveh Shalom is #150 in the lineup of the parade. We will be meeting on NW Everett between NW 9th and 10th (closer to 10th). They are asking all marchers to be in place by 10:30 AM. If you need any further info please contact Mel Berwin at mberwin@nevehshalom.org, 503-341-8083.