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In Person Shabbat Morning Service

Event Series In Person Shabbat Morning Service
Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR, United States

We 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

Cancelled – Connections and Sustainable Living Through Judaism: A Four-part Series

Event Series Cancelled – Connections and Sustainable Living Through Judaism: A Four-part Series

Please note that this event was cancelled. Sundays Nov 14, Dec 12, Jan 9, and Feb 13, 2-4pm Cost: $100 (financial aid available) Topics include the Jewish calendar’s connection with nature, Judaism’s agricultural roots, climate grief through a Jewish lens, and Tikkun Olam for the earth. Register online here. Jeanell Innerarity is a writer, facilitator, therapeutic horticulture specialist, and prolific dreamer. She holds degrees or certificates in Process Oriented Facilitation and Conflict Studies, Environmental Studies, ... Read More

Sharsheret in the Kitchen

Virtual Event

Monday, January 10, 10:00am Join celebrity dietitian Rachel Beller, MS, RDN, and CEO of the Beller Nutritional Institute for a webinar about jumpstarting adding easy anti-cancer foods into our kitchens. Register at: link.sharsheret.org/rachelbeller. Read more about Sharsheret and this event in our most recent Chronicle (pages 10-11).

What happens AFTER the Israelites enter the Land of Israel?

Event Series What happens AFTER the Israelites enter the Land of Israel?
Virtual Event

Have 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

Rabbi David Kosak

How Jews Read the Bible—A Sermon Writing Class with Rabbi David Kosak

Event Series How Jews Read the Bible—A Sermon Writing Class with Rabbi David Kosak
Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR, United States

The Jewish way of reading the Torah is unique. It is flexible and innovative. It demonstrates tremendous freedom that has protected Jewish culture from literalism and fundamentalism. In this course, we will learn about the lives and history of some of our most famous traditional commentators. In addition, we will study how they went about mining the Torah for meaning and wisdom. We will also learn how to use Sefaria, a remarkable on-line Jewish resource. ... Read More

Beginning Hebrew

Event Series Beginning Hebrew
Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR, United States

In-person classes: Oct 12 – May 24, Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm Online classes: Day-of-week TBD, 7-8:30pm   Ease into Hebrew beginning with Alef-Bet letter recognition, vowels, and decoding skills, and move on to build a basic vocabulary. Teacher: Itai Dewar. Cost: $560 ($510 CNS members), Click here to register.

Machon Ivrit – Modern Hebrew

Event Series Machon Ivrit – Modern Hebrew
Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR, United States

In person Classes – Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm Oct 12-May 24 (NO classes Nov 23, Dec 21 & 28, Feb 22, Mar 22, Apr 19, May 3) Online Classes – Day-of-week TBD, 7-8:30pm Cost: $800 ($720 CNS members) Interested in learning Modern Hebrew? Machon Ivrit offers three years of Hebrew study. This once-a-week program brings learners to higher levels of speaking, reading, and understanding.   Level One: Ready to Read & Speak  For those with a working knowledge ... Read More

PERPLEXED? Announcing Adult Ed Zoom Class with Rabbi Isaak

Event Series PERPLEXED? Announcing Adult Ed Zoom Class with Rabbi Isaak
Neveh Shalom 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, Portland, OR, United States

Thursday mornings 10-11am beginning December 2. Maimonides addressed his “Guide for the Perplexed” to 12th century Jews struggling to reconcile Jewish revealed truth with (Aristotelian) reason. Micah Goodman’s book Maimonides and the Book that Changed Judaism will tell us how he did it. Cost: $30. Register by email to: receptionist@nevehshalom.org. You will need to purchase the book prior to the start of class.

The 5 Books of Moses: weekly discussion of Torah portion with Rabbi Eve Posen

Event Series The 5 Books of Moses: weekly discussion of Torah portion with Rabbi Eve Posen
Virtual Event

Thursdays, 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

Can We Talk About Israel?–An Evening with Daniel Sokatch

Virtual Event

Can We Talk about Israel?: A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted, authored by Daniel Sokatch, is a supreme­ly nuanced discourse of the Israeli-Pales­tin­ian con­flict, past and present. It is broad in scope, yet detailed in analy­sis, thought-pro­vok­ing for the well-informed, yet acces­si­ble for the new learn­er. It is the story of that conflict, and of why so many people feel so strongly about it without actually understanding it very well at all. It ... Read More