Everyone loves being outside in Portland during the summer and so do we! Join our community for this new program which will take place through the summer. With her guitar and props, musician Kim Schneiderman shares the joy of Jewish music with families and friends of all ages.
All concerts will be held on our lawn. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Sponsored by JCC Association’s Making Music Happen Centennial Grant Initiative, funded by a grant from Marvin J. Pertzik and the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation. Additional support provided by the Holzman Foundation and the Leonard and Lois Schnitzer Charitable Supporting Foundation.
Exhibits Feb. 16- May 27
Vedem: The Underground Magazine of the Terezin Ghetto
Vedem Underground examines the literary magazine written by Jewish teens imprisoned at Terezin, a Nazi camp in Czechoslovakia during the Second World War. Using pop-art graphics, drawings and paintings, and the prose and poetry, these brave adolescents secretly wrote and illustrated the longest-running underground magazine in a Nazi camp. Vedem (Czech for “In the Lead”) documented their voices with defiance, humor and heartbreak. The exhibition breaks down their 800 original pages and reconstructs them in the form of a contemporary magazine. Curated by Rina Taraseiskey and Danny King.
To Tell The Story: The Wolloch Holocaust Haggadah
On view in the East Gallery: Commissioned by Helene and Zygfryd B. Wolloch, The Holocaust Haggadah is richly illustrated with lithographic prints by David Wander and calligraphy by Yonah Weinreb that link the story of liberation from ancient Egypt to the Holocaust.
Take a walking tour of South Portland through old Jewish neighborhoods with other young adults.
Wednesday, July 19; 5:30 PM Happy Hour, Tour begins at 6:30 PM
In partnership with OJMCHE, JFGP, MJCC
Join us for a fun, introductory Israeli dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
Register code: CG401
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration
Love to read, watch films and make new friends? Then this club is for you! We will be reading books and watching film adaptations that relate to some aspect of Judaism. Our first book/film is by bestselling author, Jennifer Weiner, and is entitled “In Her Shoes,” a New York Times bestseller. We’ll first talk about the book and then watch the movie starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine. For more information, email: kgoldhammer@nevehshalom.org
Join the Dad’s Night community at Willamette Park (6805 SW Macadam Ave.) for a special Shabbat picnic for the family with challah, blessings and storytelling with Rabbi David Kosak and Rabbi Michael Cahana. Music by the fantastic Justin Jude! Bring picnic and blankets or chairs. Suitable for all ages, or come without kids. Dads Night is group of Portland Jewish dads who love to get together with the rabbi for good conversation and drinks. Brought to you jointly by Congregation Neveh Shalom and Congregation Beth Israel, along with the Mothers Circle Program. Meet at the playground.
During Tefilla Lab services, we will introduce the community to different melodies, niggunim and other innovations. The goal is to provide a space for experimentation where we can try out what prayer forms might deepen our kehilla’s experiences. Our hope is that some of these experiments will yield results that we can incorporate more regularly into Neveh Shalom’s communal Shabbat spirituality. We hope you will join us!
Making your summer plans?
Looking for a fun Jewish experience for your kids?
Give your kids the opportunity to celebrate their Jewish identities and to build and strengthen friendships with Jewish peers at Eugene’s Temple Beth Israel this summer. Great leadership is provided by TBI teens!
For kids entering 1st -5th grade, we offer a fun-filled week of games, crafts, cooking, field trips, music, Israeli dance, and informal Jewish learning.
July 24-28, 2017
9:00 am-3:00 pm
Exhibits Feb. 16- May 27
Vedem: The Underground Magazine of the Terezin Ghetto
Vedem Underground examines the literary magazine written by Jewish teens imprisoned at Terezin, a Nazi camp in Czechoslovakia during the Second World War. Using pop-art graphics, drawings and paintings, and the prose and poetry, these brave adolescents secretly wrote and illustrated the longest-running underground magazine in a Nazi camp. Vedem (Czech for “In the Lead”) documented their voices with defiance, humor and heartbreak. The exhibition breaks down their 800 original pages and reconstructs them in the form of a contemporary magazine. Curated by Rina Taraseiskey and Danny King.
To Tell The Story: The Wolloch Holocaust Haggadah
On view in the East Gallery: Commissioned by Helene and Zygfryd B. Wolloch, The Holocaust Haggadah is richly illustrated with lithographic prints by David Wander and calligraphy by Yonah Weinreb that link the story of liberation from ancient Egypt to the Holocaust.
An interactive look at the recently published book Pirkei Imahot, the Wisdom of Mothers, the Voices of Women. Together we will look at a few pieces of text from the original Jewish text Pirkei Avot: Ethics of the Fathers and respond to them from our modern point of view. We’ll then look at what modern wisdom we live by and how we can continue to share the wisdom held within each of us.