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Join us for our weekly Shabbat services and wide array of ongoing educational, musical, and social programming! Our schedule of recurring and upcoming events is below in chronological order, complete, where applicable, with the links for those why wish to participate virtually.  

Weekly Shabbat Services

Schedule

Kabbalat Shabbat
Fridays, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Pollin Chapel (unless otherwise indicated)

Shabbat Morning Services
Saturdays, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Pollin Chapel (unless otherwise indicated)

Resources

Study

Torah Study
Saturdays, 9:00 AM

  • Online ONLY unless otherwise indicated in the CBI newsletters.

November

Tishrei /Cheshvan 5785

Mahjong
Friday, November 22, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Bar Mitzvah of Micah Schneider and Shabbat Morning Service

Saturday, November 23, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary

Pop Up Tasting
From Parashat Pinotage :a CBI Circle
Sunday, November 24, 2:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
GC Wines (3450 N Williams Ave, Suite 7)

No Religious School
Classes Resume December 8

CBI Main Office Closed
for Thanksgiving
Thursday, November 28

CBI Main Office Closed
for Thanksgiving
Friday, November 29

December

Cheshvan/Kislev 5785

CBI Book Club

Elderhood by Louise Aaronson
Sunday, December 1, 10:00 AM
In-Person and Online
Mirabella (3550 S Bond Ave)

No CBI Religious School
Sunday, December 1

Classes resume Sunday, December 8


Social Action Committee Meeting

Wednesday, December 4, 3:00 PM
Online ONLY

Ask Me Anything: a Lunch and Learn with the CBI Clergy
From Newish to Jewish: a CBI Circle
Wednesday, December 4, 12:00 PM
In Person and ONLINE
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Zoom link will be emailed to those who RSVP


The Summer of Love in December
From Culture Nerds: a CBI Circle
Wednesday, December 4, 2:00 PM
Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave)

WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Mahjong Meetup
Wednesday, December 4, 6:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

WRJ Pacific District Virtual Chanukah Party
Wednesday, December 4, 7:00 PM
Online ONLY
Click to RSVP

Healing Service
Wednesday, December 4, 7:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel

Senior Social Hour
From Stages and Sages (CBI 65+): a CBI Circle
Thursday, December 5, 4:30 PM 
In-Person ONLY
Teardrop Lounge (1015 NW Everett)

Mahjong

Friday, December 6, 6:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Shabbat Evening Service with Guest Sermon from Rabbi Meier Azari
Israel in a Crossroads: A Reform Jewish Perspective
Friday, December 6, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Pollin Chapel

Tot Shabbat
Saturday, December 7, 9:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel

CBI Religious School

Sunday, December 8
9:30 AM – 12:15 AM (Elementary and Middle School)
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (High School)
In-Person ONLY
CBI Campus

Chanukah Gift Wrap Sale
Sunday, December 8, 9:15 AM – 1:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Gift Shop

All proceeds benefit the CBI Religious School


B’nei Mitzvah Parent Chat
for Parents of Sixth Graders
From B’nei Mitzvah Parent Chat: a CBI Circle
Sunday, December 8, 9:30 AM
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Game Time!
From The Schmoozer Bowl: a CBI Circle
Sunday, December 8, 10:00 AM
Marathon Taverna (1735 W Burnside Street)

High School Dinner
For Enrolled Religious School Students and Families
Sunday, December 8, 6:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Home of Rabbi Michael Cahana and Cantor Ida Rae Cahana; RSVP for address

Knit-a-Mitzvah
Wednesday, December 11, 10:30 AM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall

WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Board Meeting
Thursday, December 12
6:30 PM (Meeting)
Online ONLY
Join via Zoom


Mahjong

Friday, December 13, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Oneg! Shabbat

Friday, December 13, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary

Online Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, December 14, 10:30 AM
Online ONLY
RSVP for Zoom Link

Woodwind Musician Meetup
From In the Reedsa CBI Circle

Saturday, December 14, 12:30 PM
Hostel Café (1810 NW Glisan)
Click to RSVP

CBI Religious School
Sunday, December 15
9:30 AM – 12:15 AM (Elementary and Middle School)
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (High School)
In-Person ONLY
CBI Campus

Chanukah Fair for PreK-Second Graders
Sunday, December 15, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel

Musical Haggadah Auditions
For enrolled Religious School Students
Sunday, December 15, 1:30 PM
In-Person ONLY
Blumauer Auditorium

WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Meetup
Monday, December 16, 10:30 AM
In-Person ONLY
Hostel Café (1810 NW Glisan)

WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Chanukah White Elephant Party
Thursday, December 19, 6:30 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall

Chanukah Family Shabbat Celebration
Friday, December 20, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Goodman Hall

Mahjong
Friday, December 20, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Chanukah Tot Shabbat
Saturday, December 21, 9:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel

Bar Mitzvah of Shaya Altman Pollack and Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, December 21, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary

No CBI Religious School
Sunday, December 22

Omek Latke Cooking
Sunday, December 22, 3:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall and Kitchen

CBI Main Office Closed
Wednesday, December 25

LiftUP Community Holiday Dinner
Wednesday, December 25
Volunteer shifts begin 8:30 AM; dinner served 12:00 PM -2:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Schnitzer Family Center 

Chanukah First Candle
Wednesday, December 25

Chanukah Second Candle
Thursday, December 26

Chanukah Third Candle
Friday, December 27

Mahjong
Friday, December 27, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Kabbalat Shabbat in Chanukah: a SHIR Joy! Event
with music from Bruce Neswick and Aaron Kahn
Friday, December 27, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary

SHIR Joy is made possible through the generosity of our sponsors, led by Presenting Sponsor Marci Tonkin.

Chanukah Fourth Candle
Saturday, December 28

Chanukah Fourth Candle
Saturday, December 28

No CBI Religious School
Sunday, December 29

Classes resume Sunday, January 5

Chanukah Fifth Candle
Sunday, December 29

Rabbi Joseph’s Chanukah Open House
Sunday, December 29, 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
In Person ONLY
RSVP for address

Chanukah Sixth Candle
Monday, December 30

CBI Main Office Closes at 3:00 PM
Tuesday, December 31

Chanukah Seventh Candle
Tuesday, December 31

CBI Main Office Closed
Wednesday, January 1

Chanukah Eighth Candle
Wednesday, January 1

In continued response to the Covid-19 pandemic, masks are optional–but certainly welcome–for all who join us on the CBI Campus. We continue to strongly encourage members of our community, and of the greater Portland community, to be fully vaccinated.

For the safety and comfort of our community, large backpacks, bags, purses and/or packages ARE NOT ALLOWED in Pollin Chapel or our Main Sanctuary. Our greeters may request to inspect these items and ask that you secure them elsewhere

CBI Main Office Closed
Wednesday, January 1

For New Year’s Day

Mahjong
Friday, January 3
10:00 AM
In Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Tot Shabbat
Saturday, January 4
9:00 AM
In Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel

CBI Religious School

Sunday, January 5
9:30 AM – 12:15 AM (Elementary and Middle School)
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (High School)
In Person ONLY
CBI Campus

Rolling admission at:  https://bethisraelpdx.shulcloud.com/form/religiousschool5785

WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Naked Lady Clothing Swap
Sunday, January 5
9:30 AM
In Person ONLY
Blumauer Auditorium

CBI Book Club:  Prequel by Rachel Maddow
Sunday, January 5
10:00 AM
In Person and Online
Mirabella (3550 S Bond Ave)

Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83962733008?pwd=TXM5c29GRTlpYkxjTiswV1JqcFF1Zz09

Password is: bookclub

Mensch!  A User’s Guide 
a Six Part Class from Rabbi Shelton Donnell 

Sunday, January 5, 10:00 AM
Online ONLY
Click to Register

WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Mahjong Meetup
Wednesday, January 8
6:00 PM
In Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Board Meeting

Thursday, January 9
6:00 PM (schmooze)
6:30 PM (meeting)
In Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Mahjong
Friday, January 10
10:00 AM
In Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Oneg! Shabbat
Friday, January 10
6:00 PM
In Person and Online
Main Sanctuary

Join via livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/

Bat Mtizvah of Madeline Kuruvilla and Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, January 11
10:30 AM
In Person and Online
Main Sanctuary

Join via livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/

Date Night
Saturday, January 11
5:00 PM
In Person ONLY
Sherman Education Building

RSVP link forthcoming ;for students in kindergaren through fifth grade

CBI Religious School
Sunday, January 12
9:30 AM – 12:15 AM (Elementary and Middle School)
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (High School)
In Person ONLY
CBI Campus

Rolling admission at:  https://bethisraelpdx.shulcloud.com/form/religiousschool5785

Mensch!  A User’s Guide 
a Six Part Class from Rabbi Shelton Donnell 

Sunday, January 12, 10:00 AM
Online ONLY
Click to Register

Write On! Gathering
From Write On!: a CBI Circle
Monday, January 13,  1:30 PM
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Click to RSVP

Mahjong
Friday, January 17
10:00 AM
In Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat Service
Friday, January 17
6:00 PM
In Person and Online
Main Sanctuary

Join via livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/

Tot Shabbat
Saturday, January 18
9:00 AM
In Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel

CBI Religious School
and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
Sunday, January 19
9:30 AM – 12:15 AM (Elementary and Middle School)
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (High School)
In Person ONLY
CBI Campus

Rolling admission at:  https://bethisraelpdx.shulcloud.com/form/religiousschool5785

Mensch!  A User’s Guide 
a Six Part Class from Rabbi Shelton Donnell 

Sunday, January 19, 10:00 AM
Online ONLY
Click to Register

CBI Main Office Closed
Monday, January 20

For Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood January Membership Schmooze
Wednesday, January 22, 6:30 PM
In-Person ONLY
Private Home; RSVP for address

Mahjong

Friday, January 24
10:00 AM
In Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

CBI Religious School

Sunday, January 26
9:30 AM – 12:15 AM (Elementary and Middle School)
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (High School)
In Person ONLY
CBI Campus

Rolling admission at:  https://bethisraelpdx.shulcloud.com/form/religiousschool5785

Seventh Grade Tour of Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Sunday, January 26
9:30 AM
In Person ONLY
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (724 NW Davis Street)

Mensch!  A User’s Guide 
a Six Part Class from Rabbi Shelton Donnell 

Sunday, January 26, 10:00 AM
Online ONLY
Click to Register

SHIR Joy: Trauma, Memory, and Art
Sunday, January 26
Time TBD
In  Person ONLY
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (724 NW Davis Street)

This program is part of SHIR Joy!, our yearlong celebration of Cantor Ida Rae Cahana in her retirement year.

Mahjong

Friday, January 31
10:00 AM
In Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

SHIR Joy: Shabbat Evening Service with Cantor Evan Kent
Friday, January 31
6:00 PM
In Person and Online
Main Sanctuary

Join via livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/

This program is part of SHIR Joy!, our yearlong celebration of Cantor Ida Rae Cahana in her retirement year.

SHIR Joy: Shards
A performance with Evan Kent
Saturday, February 1
Time TBD
In Person and Online
Main Sanctuary

Join via livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/

This program is part of SHIR Joy!, our yearlong celebration of Cantor Ida Rae Cahana in her retirement year.

CBI Religious School
with Cantor Evan Kent

Sunday, February 2
9:30 AM – 12:15 AM (Elementary and Middle School)
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (High School)
In Person ONLY
CBI Campus

Rolling admission at:  https://bethisraelpdx.shulcloud.com/form/religiousschool5785

CBI Book Club: All the Broken Places by John Boyne
Sunday, February 2
10:00 AM
In Person and Online
Mirabella (3550 S Bond Ave)

Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83962733008?pwd=TXM5c29GRTlpYkxjTiswV1JqcFF1Zz09
Password is: bookclub

Mensch!  A User’s Guide 
a Six Part Class from Rabbi Shelton Donnell 

Sunday,  February 2, 10:00 AM
Online ONLY
Click to Register

Social Action Committee Meeting

Wednesday, February 5
3:00 PM
Online ONLY

Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87452970221

WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Mahjong Meetup
Wednesday, February 6
6:00 PM
In Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room

Mensch!  A User’s Guide 
a Six Part Class from Rabbi Shelton Donnell 

Sunday,  February 9, 10:00 AM
Online ONLY
Click to Register

Congregation Beth Israel records and archives all our Zoom events, services, and meetings. Additionally, we share those of broader interest to the community on our YouTube channel. The image, comments, and usernames of our participants may therefore be publicly visible. Those who wish to may participate with their cameras off or usernames adjusted for privacy. Please reach out to the CBI Main Office at (503) 222-1069 if you need help connecting or have questions about our programming.

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