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11th Annual Sara Glasgow Cogan Memorial Lecture

Doors open at 7 pm, Lecture begins at 7:30 pm on April 25.

Renowned Yale historian Timothy Snyder will speak on “Resisting Tyranny: Lessons from the European 20th Century.” The lecture received support from PSU Professor Emeritus Nathan Cogan and the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for the Holocaust Education, through a grant from Oregon Humanities. Cosponsored by the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, Oregon Historical Society, Mittleman Jewish Community Center/Portland Jewish Academy, Russian Flagship program at PSU, Jonathan and Wendy Cogan, and Holocaust and Genocide Studies Project at PSU.

Please note: the closest parking structure to Hoffman Hall is located at Parking Structure 1. For more information about visitor parking options at PSU, visit the Transportation and Parking Services Page.

Everyone has a story to tell and every story is unique, interesting, and special. In this workshop you will have an opportunity to write your story in a supportive, noncritical atmosphere. Dorothy Dworkin, an experienced author, columnist, and writing coach, will offer prompts and suggestions to get you started on writing your stories.

Every Thursday April 5-May 3. Class on April 19 will begin at 12:00 pm.

Class is located in Ballroom A.

Class size is limited to 12.

Weekly learning and discussion with Rabbi Emeritus, Daniel Isaak.

Rabbi Hannah Laner, who is in Portland at the invitation of P’nai Or’s Rabbinic Search Committee, is a rabbi and cantorial soloist with over twenty-five years’ experience creating and leading services for High Holidays, Shabbat, and other holidays. She is a professional Jewish educator who infuses her teaching with a passionate love of Torah and tradition. As an officiant of lifecycle rituals, she engages students, families, and couples in meaningful rites of passage. She is also a certified psychotherapist with skills at counseling students, families, and couples.

She has led services for Congregation Nevei Kodesh – a Jewish Renewal congregation in Boulder, Colorado – since 1988 and has also served as High Holy Day leader at several other congregations in the Boulder area. She received smicha (ordination) from the ALEPH (Jewish Renewal) rabbinic training program in 2013, and she has engaged in study through the Pardes Institute in Israel, the ALEPH Davenen Leadership Training Program, and the Maggidah program taught by Maggidah Devorah Zaslow and Rabbi David Zaslow. She has studied with Reb Zalman in Naropa University and completed a year of intensive training in Rabbi Tirzah Firestone’s Ma’ayan Raz program.

Kabbalat Shabbat services will be followed by an Oneg Shabbat.

Rabbi Hannah Laner, who is in Portland at the invitation of P’nai Or’s Rabbinic Search Committee, is a rabbi and cantorial soloist with over 25 years experience creating and leading services for High Holidays, Shabbat, and other holidays. She is a professional Jewish educator who infuses her teaching with a passionate love of Torah and tradition. As an officiant of lifecycle rituals, she engages students, families, and couples in meaningful rites of passage. She is also a certified psychotherapist with skills at counseling students, families, and couples.
She has led services for Congregation Nevei Kodesh – a Jewish Renewal congregation in Boulder, Colorado – since 1988 and has also served as High Holy Day leader at several other congregations in the Boulder area. She received smicha (ordination) from the ALEPH (Jewish Renewal) rabbinic training program in 2013, and she has engaged in study through the Pardes Institute in Israel, the ALEPH Davenen Leadership Training Program, and the Maggidah program taught by Maggidah Devorah Zaslow and Rabbi David Zaslow. She has studied with Reb Zalman in Naropa University and completed a year of intensive training in Rabbi Tirzah Firestone’s Ma’ayan Raz program.

Shabbat morning services will be followed  by an Oneg Shabbat.

Join Mel Berwin for uplifting learning and conversation – all levels welcome!

Families with children ages 4-5 are invited to come check  out Neveh Shalom’s education program, ALIYAH! Feel free to invite friends with children of Kindergarten age or older to join us as well.

Families will meet in the Main Lobby at the dates/times listed below for a tour with Mel and then visit our Kindergarten classes. Please RSVP to Mel Berwin at mberwin@nevehshalom.org

• Weds, Mar. 21, 4:30pm
• Sun, Apr 15, 9:30am
• Sun, Apr. 29, 9:30am

Weds, May 2, 4:30pm

The Mishnah Berurah is the last generally accepted code of Jewish law and custom. For beginners to advanced students.