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Candle Lighting 4:57pm
7:15am Morning Minyan,
Zidell Chapel
9:00am Foundation Fridays
6:15pm Kabbalat Shabbat with Sisterhood, Stampfer Chapel
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Sat, Jan 31
Havdalah 6:06pm
9:00am Shabbat Services - New Baby Shabbat, Stampfer Chapel
9:30am Sisterhood Shabbat with Downstairs Minyan, Zidell Chapel
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Sun, Feb 1
9:00am ALIYAH
9:00am Morning Minyan,
Zidell Chapel
9:15am Boker Tov Bunch, Library
9:40am Men's Club Talk, Stampfer Chapel
9:45am Hope and Healing, Room 102
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We still have room in our New Baby Shabbat this Saturday! please call Karen at the office 503.246.8831 if you have a child/grandchild that was born in the past couple years and would like to participate!
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Invitations are in homes and online registration is open.
A Saturday night you do not want to miss!
A bid-worthy silent auction, scrumptious food, Improv All-Star performance and many more marvelous surprises. Do not miss the afterparty in the Chocolate Room!
RSVP NOW For a Chance to Win a Golden Ticket!
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Tuesday, February 3, 5:30-7:30pm Blackbird Wine Shop Pre-Passover Tasting
Neveh Shalom's Eastside group invites YOU to cross the river and join them for a pre-Passover wine tasting event. Come find out how the four cups of wine can be the highlight of your Passover meal. Fun and informative guided tasting with Andy Diaz, the popular purveyor of the Blackbird Wineshop. A great chance to learn more about fantastic wines and find a new favorite wine shop.
15% off cases ordered, place an order and receive it in time for Passover.
$25 per person Blackbird Wine Shop NE 43rd and Fremont.
Register by this FRIDAY online or call our office at 503.246.8831
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January 30-31, Sisterhood Shabbat weekend - Friday evening service and during the downstairs minyan on Saturday. Come join us to celebrate women's participation in the service. After service dinner is planned, $15/person, contact Dana to register.
Saturday, January 31, 9:00am New Baby Shabbat - Babies born in the past year, with parents and siblings, are called to the Bima for a special blessing. Come coo with us!
If you know any babies that would like to participate, please call us at 503.246.8831.
Sunday, February 1 - Learn to bake Hamentaschen with Sisterhood. Contact Jackie Lesch at [email protected] , or call evenings at 503-626-2176. Sunday, February 1, 10:30 - 11:00 a.m., Stampfer Chapel Kinder-Kirtan - Appropriate for ages 5+, free and open to the public Rabbi Hahn will be at Congregation Neveh Shalom's Stampfer Chapel to lead our community's kids in a 'Kinder-Kirtan.' He will introduce some call-and-response chants in Hebrew and tell a story. This is an engaging, new and exciting program for kids - and a new way to approach prayer in Hebrew. Come join us for this program - no RSVP necessary. See all of Rabbi Hahn's events here.
Sunday February 8, 1:30pm Sisterhood Ceramics event at Paint Pots in Hillsdale
- Open to all generations! Choose a ceramic item to paint and have fun being creative. Items will be ready for pick-up a week later. Contact Dana or Sheryl Robert
Sunday, February 8th, 10:30am - Men's Club Meeting - A joint meeting with Beth Israel's Men's Club in the Miller Room at Beth Israel, 1972 NW Flanders St. Featured speaker is Rob Jacobs from the organization Stand With Us, is an international pro-Israeli group - www.standwithus.com.
Wednesday, February 11, Interfaith Advocacy Day - "Raising diverse voices of faith to strengthen Oregon communities" -People of faith from across the state of Oregon gather in Salem to collectively raise their voices to members of the legislature. Rabbi Eve Posen, who will be a speaker, and Steve Sirkin invites you to join. Register here or call (503) 221-1054.
Sunday February 22, 11am - Sisterhood Mah Jongg Tournament - Annual Mah Jongg tournament and brunch - details and registration here Sunday, Feb 22, 9:40am - Men's Club presents "Weight Management Without Dieting", the speaker is Pamela Evans, M.S., R.D., L.D., CDE, dietitian with the Weight Management and Diabetes Institute at Good Samaritan Hospital. This event is open to EVERYONE and includes a catered brunch for $5/ person.
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We need photos! Do you have favorite photos from Foundation School's past?
Perhaps your now adult child when they were little, or a snapshot of a favorite teacher? We are collecting them for a 60 year anniversary retrospective. Please scan and e-mail them to [email protected]
Announcing the cancellation of the Shomrei Teva "Tu B'Shvat Magical Mystery Tour" planned for Sunday, February 1st. This Tu B'Shvat hike and seder was planned for 12:30-4:00 but cannot be held this year. Read the Shomrei Teva article in the January-February "Chronicle" for some ideas about Tu B'Shvat.
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JR Kadima 3rd-5th grade Events
February 8th: ice skating! 2-4pm $11 Winterhawks Skating Center (formally Valley Ice Arena) 9250 Beaverton Hillsdale HwyBeaverton OR 97005
April 12: Amazing Race (Scavenger Hunt): Work in teams to complete different world-themed challenges! Come learn about different cultures while having fun! 12-2pm $5 *snacks included Birnbach Hall
Kadima 6th-8th grade Events
February 1: THIS SUNDAY! 2-4pm $11 Winterhawks Skating Center (formally Valley Ice Arena) 9250 Beaverton Hillsdale HwyBeaverton OR 97005
March 14: Bowling/Arcade night 6-8pm (Big Al's in Beaverton)
RSVP to these events or questions - Kelsey at [email protected]
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EVENTS FOR YOUNG FAMILIES
Havdalah In Pajamas: Saturday, February 14, 5:30pm,  Birnbach Hall
Join our young families at Congregation Neveh Shalom for a fun night in pajamas! Enjoy a kid friendly dinner, Havdalah, crafts and a milk and cookie story time. What wacky pajamas will Rabbi Eve wear? Find your favorite footies (adults too!) and get ready for the perfect family night with wee ones. Open to all and geared toward families with babies to age 6.
$12 adults, $7 kids, $42 max per family RSVP ONLINE HERE or call our office 503.246.8831
Foundation Fridays Playgroup, Fridays, 9am-10:30am
FREE and open to all children 0-5 and their parents, grandparents, friends, caregivers. Join us in the Running Room for open play, singing, Shabbat stories and age-appropriate service, and Shabbat snack. Co-Sponsored by PJ Library.
Boker Tov Bunch, Sundays, 9:15am-10am. Join in on the fun with our librarian, Kaiya Goldhammer (and baby Shoshi), at Boker Tov Bunch in the Feldstein Library. Bring your younger kids after Aliyah drop-offs. Kids ages 0-4 are welcome. Questions? [email protected]
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 LIFELONG LEARNING
Hope and Healing, Sundays through Feb 22 (no class on Feb 15), 10:45am, room 102 - Join Rabbi Eve Posen for a journey through the lifecycle looking at rituals and prayers that accompany each stage of life. This class will be informative and a place to engage in deep and meaningful conversations on hope and healing in all ages and stages of our lives.
A la Carte learning with Rabbi Eve Posen: Take your learning into your own hands. You tell me where, when, and what you want to learn and I'll be there! Call or email Rabbi Posen to set up your learning date: 503-246-8831 ext. 136 or Email
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Camp Solomon Schechter and Neveh Shalom Camper Incentive Scholarship deadlines are March 1st!
There are three scholarship opportunities for campers and their families:
- First-time campers from Neveh Shalom are eligible for $180 off their first summer's tuition. Apply directly through CSS at [email protected] to apply for the CNS Judith and Garry Kahn Camp Fund.
- First-time campers from the Greater Portland area who are attending Aleph Rishon, Bet or
 Gimmel are eligible for a One Happy Camper campership of up to $1,000, and there are even some available for Jewish day school families! Contact Russell Braman, assistant director & registrar, for more information about both of these camperships at [email protected]. Don't wait too long, though, because there are a limited number of each! - Neveh Shalom offers need-based scholarships to members who attend Camp Solomon Schechter. All returning and first-time campers are eligible to apply. First-time campership recipients may combine funds with CNS scholarships. Download scholarship forms here.
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BE A MENSCH
The hygiene kits project is in need of toothbrushes. Please think of the homeless, and pick up a number of toothbrush packets soon. As always, the donation boxes are in the Administration Foyer and the Stampfer Chapel Foyer. Contact Cathy BlairNeveh Knits and Crochets group will meet on Sunday, February 8th at 9:45 am in the Board Room, on the lower level next to the Zidell Chapel. Beginners and all skill levels are invited to join in. You can learn to knit or crochet, bring and work on your own project, or choose a project for charity knitting - for neonatal units at hospitals, simple warm items for the homeless, or purple newborn baby hats to promote awareness of how to patiently comfort babies during crying periods.
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MEMBER NEWS
Our condolences to the Goldstein family on the passing of Marcus Daniel Goldstein (z'l)
beloved son of Pauline and Gersham Goldstein and brother of Deborah Goldstein.
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AROUND TOWN
*15th Annual Community Havdalah Service, Saturday, January 31, 6:30pm at the Rose Schnitzer Manor, Zidell Hall, 6140 SW Boundary. Families to join the residents - create spice bags to take home. Wear your pajamas; blankies, pillows, and stuffed animals too!
*8th Annual Sephardic Film Winter Film Series at Ahavath Achim - more info
*Thursday, February 5, 7:15pm: "The 10th Annual Gus & Libby Solomon Memorial Lecture for Judaic Studies at Portland State University" - more info
* Schechtercation women's retreat on May 1-3 at Camp Solomon Schechter - Enjoy delicious Kosher cuisine and Jewish learning in a beautiful camp setting. We'll have cocktails, games, and optional activities such as yoga, hiking, and professional massage throughout the weekend! $250 per person ($225 Early Bird pricing through April 1) Register Today!* Professor Natan Meir will be giving a Jewish Heritage Tour of The Baltics, Lodz and Warsaw this summer - more information here
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Refuah Shlema - Wishing blessings of healing to:
Mark Altotsky, Aaron Atkins, Ruth Ballard, Joanne Bauman, Ross Coblens, Jeff Cordova, Joyce Deneault, Lucy Danzig, Rusty Federman, Sophia Felgar, Eleanor Fischer , Vivian Fowler , Paul Gelber, Alan Goldsmith , Nancy Harwin , Jean Hasson, Ellen Katz, Jody Klevit , Sharon (Sammie) Krasnow, Jacob Mallott, Jack Menashe, Mark Nelson, Thelma Newsom, Stanley Perkel, Katherine Roth, Marion Schultz, Charlotte Schwartz, Jerry Stern, Rabbi Michael Stevens , Rebecca Weiss-Clark, Jack Wolinsky, Louis Wolinsky, Yonatan ben Yaacov, Galia bat Rachel , B'Hor ben Etta, Sarah bat Batshevah, Miriam bat Dina
* If you would like your loved one's name to appear on the list please contact Noa.
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