Grief Group Wednesdays | 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.
Simcha Kabbalat Shabbat Services Friday | 6:15pm | Stampfer Chapel Those with a birthday, anniversary, and all Foundation School graduates entering ALIYAH, come up in the month of September will receive a blessing by the clergy at this special service and a piece of cake after!
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.
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)
Kiddush Club (K-3rd Grade) First and Third Saturdays, 10:30am, Room 102 Continue the fun and warmth of Tot Shabbat with Kiddush Club. We sing, dance, hear a Torah story, and more with our fantastic educators!
Mini Minyan First and Third Saturdays, 10:30am, Youth Lounge Join Tefilah and Youth Specialist Meg Bernstein to learn, lead, and enjoy an active mini-Shabbat service! This service for 3rd-5th is a great stepping stone to the main service for our older elementary aged kids.
Tot Shabbat (ages 0-5) First and Third Saturdays, 10:30am, Zidell Chapel Experience the joy of Shabbat with this fun and engaging service for families with kids 5 and under. Join our wonderful early childhood educators and the Shabbes Mouse, for a lively Shabbat service. Enjoy singing, dancing, storytelling, and more!
Empathetic Listening Session for Parents of College-Age Students Saturday, December 6 12:30-2:00pm There are many issues challenging our society today, and we know many of our members feel concerned, isolated, and/or extra-vigilant as we try to navigate them. Mel Berwin has been facilitating empathetic listening sessions at CNS and, with Rabbi Eve, is opening these up to different parts of the community. If you are a parent of college-age children and would like to join ... Read More
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
Did Jew Know? Na’aseh V’Nishma Various Sundays | 9:15-10:15am RSVP Here! Join your CNS Clergy to explore the basics of Jewish living and learning, rituals and practice. These stand alone sessions will explore Shabbat, Jewish Death rituals, broad holiday practices and every day blessings. Repeats on Nov 2 and Dec 7
Men's Club Brunch: Laika Studios, Evan Larsen, Rapid Prototyping Sunday, December 7, 9:30-11:30am Birnbach Hall Join the Men's Club for this interesting Brunch and Learn with speaker Evan Larsen, who works in stop motion animation rapid prototyping at Laika Studios, the studio behind such films as Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, and more. No registration required.
