Learn to play the ancient Chinese game of MahJongg. MahJongg card provided.
Wednesdays, July 29-Aug. 26
7:00-9:00 pm at the MJCC
Cost: $85. Member Cost: $72. CG409
Freilach Fridays
Storytime with Rabbi Rose at Daedalus Books!!
What is freilach? It’s Yiddish for “happy.” Please bring your little ones and join Rabbi Josh Rose for story-time and snack in a little but mighty bookstore, Daedalus Books. Come for story-time, stay for a bit of schmoozing, have a freilach time!
All families are welcome to attend, there are only 20 spots so please let us know you are coming!
Contact Membership/Outreach & Programming Coordinator, Jaclyn Beck: 503.226.6131 x241 – jaclynbeck@shaarietorah.org
Join us for our Friday Kabbalat Shabbat services–with live music! The 4th Friday of each month.
An event infused with a special kind of spiritual power.
Come add your voice to the chorus of voices at Shaarie Torah as we welcome Shabbat together. Spirited singing, prayers in Hebrew and English, raucous noise and peaceful silence – everything you need to open the gates of Shabbat
Every fourth Friday of the month. A wonderful oneg will follow!
FREE Childcare provided!!!
Fifth Shabbat with Rabbi Eve Posen, Saturday, Aug 29, 10:00am
Special Tot Shabbat style service lead by Rabbi Posen. Geared for ages 0-9. This will begin in the sanctuary with a Torah parade at 10am and then join the congregation for lunch following the main service.
Back to Shul at Congregation Neveh Shalom
Sunday, Aug 30, noon – 2:00pm
Load up a hot dog with all the fix’ins, grab your shave ice and say “hi” to friends, new and old, at Back to Shul, Congregation Neveh Shalom’s annual BBQ on the plaza!
Free, Please SIGN UP HERE so we will know how many hot dogs to make!
8/30: 1-2:30 pm: “Embodied Practices for Elul” with Rivkah Coburn. Join us for a contemplative movement exploration to clear and open our sacred channel for deeper listening, connection, and teshuvah as we prepare our body, heart, mind, and spirit for the New Year. This workshop is user-friendly for all bodies and abilities. Participants are asked to wear comfortable clothing and to bring a spirit of curiosity. Rivkah is co-creator of Tree of Life Yoga and currently studies with Rabbi Diane Elliot in the “Embodying Spirit, En-spiriting Body” Program, https://aleph.org/programs/embodying-spirit-en-spiriting-body.
“Hebrew as a Living Language” with Milt Markewitz. In mid-July, Milt had lunch with Rabbi Ted Falcon to discuss the possibility that our People once spoke a very different Hebrew, one that connected us with all of life in a way that precludes us decimating the Earth and its life forms as we are now doing. The implications are planetary, who we are as Jews, and the actions we take to create meaningful lives. The learning is quite straightforward — understanding the ever changing structure of all living systems, discerning the life processes that are integral to the Hebrew (and many other languages), and recognizing the enlightened consciousness that emanates from such languages. We’ll go through the outline Milt shared with Ted, share some of his feedback, and have a healthy conversation. Milt, through his study of our Ancient Hebrew, has found a source of understanding life in a way that helps us re-tell our stories as well as make deep connections with those Peoples whose every utterance is about creating, nurturing or living life. It is from such languages that we grasp what it means to live in ecological and social balance and harmony – providing a comprehensive response to global climate change.
Come gather with your family and friends at the shul for one last summer schmooze. There will be food, music, games and more! Reunite with member and staff, old and new, engage in activities and let’s kick off a new year at CST.
****After Party CST goes to the THORNS!****
Join CST at the Portland Thorns Woman’s Soccer game.
at 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 for the game.
Registration required by August 14, call the office or click here to register
This is a free “Taste of” our Hebrew for Prayer course. Learn the 50 most commonly used words in the siddur–what they mean and how to recognize them–to increase your understanding of what we say when we pray. Understand what we say when we pray-an in-depth look at Hebrew vocabulary and construction of prayers and their meanings. Taught by Deb Freedberg. The actual course begins Oct. 13 and meets weekly on Tuesdays at 6:30pm for Level 1 and at 7:30pm for Level 2. Course materials fee $50.