Shabbat on the Plaza and Food Carts
Friday, July 8, 6:00 PM
Congregation Beth Israel Temple Lawn (1972 NW Flanders)
Come to Congregation Beth Israel for a musical outdoor Shabbat Service and stay for some of Portland’s finest food carts. We’ll gather for services on the Temple lawn in the beautiful Portland sunshine and then linger for great food and greater company!
Join other young families as we pick fresh berries with our young ones on a fun farm outing! All welcome!
Performed by residents of the Rose Schnitzer Manor’s Older but Wiser group and lead by Naomi Fredgant. The group has been learning stand up (and sit down) comedy from the good old days. Join us for an evening of comedy reminiscent of the comedians that entertained in the Catskill Mountains.
Presented by MJCC and Older but Wiser
Grand Opening celebration!
Barbur Vista, a small scale residential care facility (12 single rooms and 2 double rooms) has been created with the needs of Kosher observant Jews in mind. We provide 3 meals and 2 snacks a day, medication management, daily activities that range from exercise to musical entertainment, assistance with laundry, bathing, and other daily living essentials as needed. Because we are a small facility, we are able to provide specialized care in a home like setting, in many cases, thru the end of life. The facility is provided oversight by a nurse, who can provide advice, assessment of changes and nurse delegations for some nursing tasks as needed, ensuring you or your loved ones receive the best care possible! We pride ourselves on getting to know our residents and families very well, and we’d like to get to know you!
Join PJ Library for 2 special summer story hours at Green Bean Books!
This summer, we’re taking it outside! Please join us at 6 pm on Friday,
July 15, at Wilshire Park (NE 33rd & Skidmore) picnic area A for a very
joyful, very musical Kabbalat Shabbat with Gayle Lovejoy, Cathy Zheutlin,
and Chaim Lev. We’ll start with a bring-your-own-picnic at 6 pm, then the
service will start around 6:45, followed by an oneg, complete with birthday
cake to celebrate July birthdays!
Join Congregation Neveh Shalom for a special low-key Shabbat service outside with local Jewish songwriter/performer Beth Hamon. Also featuring Steven Skolnik on percussion and Neveh’s own Sharon Fendrich on vocals. Please bring your favorite lawn chair and a dairy-friendly picnic. We’ll provide cold drinks and ice cream!
Please join Congregation Shaarie Torah for a special Shabbat morning service. At this service, we will include new melodies, explore the service with some reflections on the prayers themselves, and chant according to the Triennial cycle of Torah readings. It will be a mix of the beautiful and familiar traditional Shabbat morning service and new ideas and energy. This service meets in the Chapel downstairs on the third Saturday of the month.
Bring your poker face for a Texas Hold’em Tournament with Neveh Shalom’s Men’s Club. Register now to hold your spot for this fantastic event. Your registration includes: coffee, soft drinks, beer, bagels & spreads, snacks & tournament play. Event is open to men and women 18 and over. You will be playing for a prize pool of $700 (based on 50 paid registrations and will be in the form of gift cards). Top 6 players will earn prizes. Add-ons and re-buys will be available. Doors open at 12:30 pm. Registration due by July 11. Registration after this date will cost $10 more. Proceeds benefit Youth Education Scholarships. Click here for registration form.
Changing Paradigm in the Israel-Diaspora Relations: Adding a New Holiday to the Jewish Calendar
The latest events happening in Israel and the Jewish world, including the struggle of the Kotel, the Mikvaot, and the Kashrut require a new approach and new engagement between Israel and the Jewish World. Rabbi Nir Barkin, the Head of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism’s Israel Diaspora Relations Department and Special Projects Unit, address the challenges facing the Reform movement.
Co-sponsored by Congregation Kol Ami, Vancouver, WA.