Calendar

Jan
2
Thu
Bible Class with Rabbi Isaak @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 2 @ 3:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Come study and discuss the Bible with Rabbi Isaak at Neveh Shalom.

Introduction to Judaism
Jan 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliation. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays, ritual and daily practice, theology, study of Torah and contemporary Jewish America. While not a conversion class, most OBR members consider it a prerequisite for students beginning study for conversion. Classes 7-9 pm, Thursdays, at rotating Portland area synagogues. Register here, https://oregonboardofrabbis.org/introduction-to-judaism-class/

Jan
3
Fri
Vacation Camps @ Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Jan 3 @ 8:00 am

Fun Days off from School
Need something for your kids to do during school breaks? Keep them busy and having fun at the MJCC with sports, swimming, gymnastics, arts and crafts, games, and more! Kids must be potty-trained. Registration open now!

Ages 3-11
Half-Day: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm, Cost: $33. Member Cost: $28
Full-Day: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm, Cost: $60. Member Cost: $50
All campers must be fully potty trained. No exceptions.

We welcome campers from 8:00 – 9:00 am + begin programming at 9:00 am. For half-day campers, check out is at 1:00 pm.
For full-day campers, check out begins at 4:00 pm
and will continue through 5:30 pm.

Schedule for Vacation Day Camp

2019-20 – Register Today!
Oct. 1, 11, 14, 21, 22
Nov. 1, 11, 25, 26, 27
Dec. 23, 26, 27, 30, 31
Jan. 2, 3, 17, 20, 27
Feb. 17
March 13, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
April 6, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
May 8, 21, 22, 29

Full day: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Half day: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Contact Carli Rosenthal at 503.452.3436.

Kabbalat Shabbat with Ilene Safyan @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 3 @ 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm

Bring your spirit and your voice for a special Kabbalat Shabbat. Accompanied by Ilene Safyan on guitar, this service is filled with beautiful music, singing and lots of participation.

Jan
4
Sat
Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 4 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders

1st and 3rd Shabbat every month at 10:00am

Torah Troop allows families at Congregation Neveh Shalom to move into the main sanctuary while still enjoying youth-oriented activity. At 10:00am, families meet in the main service. After the beginning Torah service, youth join their friends for a lesson on the Torah portion (parsha) of the week with adult leaders, and come back to help lead the Adon Olam at the end of the service.

As always, we end with our community for lunch!

Young Family Tot Shabbat (0-5 years) @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 4 @ 10:15 am – 12:00 pm

Young Family Tot Shabbat for children 0-5 years, at CNS

1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10:15am, Zidell Chapel

Experience the joy of Shabbat! A fun and engaging service for families with kids 5 and under. Join our early childhood educators: Levia, and Amy and their good friend Shabbos Mouse for our liveliest Shabbat service.

Enjoy singing, dancing, storytelling and more!

Stay for a kiddush lunch and become a part of our young family community.

Havdalah and documentary viewing: “Eternos Indocumentados” @ P’nai Or of Portland
Jan 4 @ 6:00 pm
The P’nai Or community would like to invite you to join us in Havdalah and viewing the documentary “Eternos Indocumentados on Saturday January 4, 2020, at 6 pm  at P’nai Or’s new location: 6948 SW Capitol Hwy in the Fellowship Hall downstairs. 
Our Tikkun Olam committee is hosting the gathering in memory of our founding rabbi, Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, zt”l, whose yahrzeit is the 10th of Tevet, January 7th this year. In his memory, we will collect tzedakah for Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice (IMIrJ) and International Migrants Alliance. 
It is the desire of Rabbi Aryeh’s congregation P’nai Or to honor and remember him with ongoing mitzvot of Tikkun Olam. P’nai Or Tikkun Olam committee invites our communities to gather to watch the film and then engage in a reflection and “talk back” with knowledgable resources including Rabbi Michael Cahana who has recently been a witness at the southern border, Rabbi Eve Posen, recent American Jewish World Service Global Justice Fellow in Guatemala, and Bob Brown, representative to IMIrJ from Havurah Shalom.
All who need to say kaddish will have the opportunity and then we’ll have  a L’chayim and dessert. 
 
About the movie Eternos Indocumentados  https://vimeo.com/ondemand/eternosindocumentados
(From the website): This documentary provides information about the realities at our southern border. Why are there caravans of asylum seekers at our southern border? As we all know, there are reasons why people leave their homes seeking safety and asylum. “Based on interviews with recently arrived Central Americans as well as interviews with organizers leading the struggle on the ground in Central America, this film captures the stories of Central American refugees and explores the root causes of forced migration. In the words of the late Salvadoran poet, Roque Dalton, as he says in his Poema de Amor, this film is about los Eternos Indocumentados (the Eternall Undocumented).” 
We are grateful for this opportunity to share community, learn together, and support each other in the enduring work of Tikkun Olam. Thank you to congregations Beth Israel, Shaarie Torah, and Neveh Shalom who are co-sponsors with P’nai Or.  
NB P’nai Or’s new home is shared with Hillsdale Community Church. 
      It is on SW Capitol Highway near the intersection with SW Vermont, near MJCC. 
 
Jan
5
Sun
Sunday Morning at Kesser: Krispy Kreme, Coffee & Talmud @ Congregation Kesser Israel
Jan 5 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Start your week off right, every Sunday morning at Kesser Israel!
Minyan @ 8 am, Breakfast and Talmud @ 9 am.
 
From the Beginning, “Brachos Daf Beis”:
Our Gemara group will be starting the Talmud from the first Mishna in Shas. If you haven’t yet learned the Talmud, there’s no better time to start!
Enjoy Krispy Kreme donuts, coffee & more!
 
Required Text: Artscroll Berachos, Volume I
Building a Resilient Community @ Congregation Neveh Shalom
Jan 5 @ 9:40 am – 11:40 am

Talk on Building a Resilient Community, Sunday, January 5, 9:40am

Speaker Jeremy Van Keuren, the Community Resilience Manager with the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management, will share about disaster preparedness. $5 suggested. Free for Neveh Shalom Men’s Club members.

Jan
6
Mon
Soup to the Streets
Jan 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Soup to the Streets, Monday, Jan 6, Feb 17, 6:00pm

Congregants come together at Rabbi Kosak’s home to prepare a hot meal and go to the streets to directly feed those that need it the most.

To RSVP, for address, and to donate food supplies, Contact: lrichmond@nevehshalom.org