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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.
Torah Study
Saturdays, 9:00 AM
Torah Study will be virtual only and lay-led for the months of July and August. All are still welcome to attend on zoom for a lively discussion about the week’s Torah portion led by fellow congregants and members of Torah Study.
Mahjong
Friday, November 1, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Tot Shabbat
Saturday, November 2, 9:00AM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
Bar Mitzvah of Judah Rosenfeld and Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, November 2, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Havdalah
Saturday, November 2, 5:30 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
CBI Religious School
Sunday, November 3
9:30 AM – 12:15 AM (Elementary and Middle School)
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (High School)
In-Person ONLY
CBI Campus
Make and Take Card Event
From From My Heart to Yours: a CBI Circle
Sunday, November 3, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Blumauer Balcony
CBI Book Club: All You Have to Do Is Call by Kerri Maher
Sunday, November 3, 10:00 AM
In-Person and Online
Mirabella (3550 S Bond Ave)
Sixth Grade Mitzvah Project Fair
Sunday, November 3, 10:15 AM
In-Person ONLY
Blumauer Auditorium
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Meetup
Monday, November 4, 10:30 AM
In-Person ONLY
Hostel Café (1810 NW Glisan)
Social Action Committee
Wednesday, November 6, 3:00 PM
Online ONLY
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Mahjong Meetup
Wednesday, November 6, 6:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Mahjong
Friday, November 8, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Recognition, Remembrance, Renewal:
Veterans Day, Kristallnacht, Hevreh Ensemble
Friday, November 8, 6:00:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Pollin Chapel
This presentation is part of SHIR Joy, our yearlong arts and culture series , celebrating Cantor Ida Rae Cahana in her retirement year.
Date Night
Saturday, November 9, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Blumauer Auditorium
Registration Link to follow
Havdalah Bar Mitzvah of Carson Wynn
Saturday, November 9, 5:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
CBI Religious School
and B’nai B’rith (B.B.) Camp Visit
Sunday, November 10
9:30 AM – 12:15 AM (Elementary and Middle School)
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (High School)
In-Person ONLY
CBI Campus
Omek l’Chodesh
Tuesday, November 12, 6:30 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
After October 7: What Have We Learned about Zionism, Israel, and Ourselves?
with Dr. Steven Windmueller, Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles
Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 PM
Online ONLY
Native Arts and Culture Foundation Tours
From Culture Nerds: a CBI Circle
Wednesday, November 13, 1:00 PM
Center for Native Arts and Cultures (800 SW 10th Ave)
Knit-a-Mitzvah
Wednesday, November 13, 10:30 AM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Board Meeting
Thursday, November 14, 6:00 PM (schmooze)and 6:30 PM (meeting)
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Mahjong
Friday, November 15, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Oneg! Shabbat Service
Friday, November 15, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
Tot Shabbat
Saturday, November 16, 9:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
Bar Mitzvah of Noah Bashan and Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, November 16, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
Pre-K and Kindergarten Havdalah
Saturday, November 16, 4:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
Date Night
Saturday, November 16, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Shemanski Chapel and Blumaur Auditorium
Registration link to follow
CBI Religious School
Sunday, November 17
9:30 AM – 12:15 AM (Elementary and Middle School)
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM (High School)
In-Person ONLY
Second Grade Sanctuary Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, November 17, 10:15 AM
In-Person ONLY
Main Sanctuary
Write On! Gathering
From Write On!: a CBI Circle
Monday, October 21, 1:30 PM
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Harmony Through Sustainability: Building a Sustainable Future for People and Nature in the Negev
Tuesday, November 19, 7:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Pollin Chapel
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
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
CBI Book Club
Sunday, December 1, 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
No CBI Religious School
Sunday, December 1
Classes resume Sunday, December 8
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
CBI Book Club
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
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 Book Club
Sunday, December 1, 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
No CBI Religious School
Sunday, December 1
Classes resume Sunday, December 8
Omek l’Codesh
Tuesday, December 3, 6:30 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
Apply to the cohort: https://bethisraelpdx.shulcloud.com/form/omek-lchodesh-application1.html
Social Action Committee Meeting
Wednesday, December 4, 3:00 PM
Online ONLY
Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87452970221
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Mahjong Meetup
Wednesday, December 4, 6:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Healing Service
Wednesday, December 4, 7:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
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 PMIn-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
Rolling admission at: https://bethisraelpdx.shulcloud.com/form/religiousschool5785
Knit-a-Mitzvah
Wednesday, December 11, 10:30 AM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Board Meeting
Thursday, December 12
6:00 PM (Schmooze)
6:30 PM (Meeting)
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
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
Join via our livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
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
Rolling admission at: https://bethisraelpdx.shulcloud.com/form/religiousschool5785
Chanukah Fair for PreK-Second Graders
Sunday, December 15, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Blumauer Auditorium
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Chanukah White Elephant Party
Thursday, December 19, 6:30 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
Mahjong
Friday, December 20, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Chanukah Family Shabbat
Friday, December 20, 6:30 PM
In-Person and Online
Goodman Hall
Join via our livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
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
Join via our livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
No CBI Religious School
Sunday, December 22
Omek Latke Cooking
Sunday, December 22, 3:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall and Kitchen
RSVP link to follow
CBI Main Office Closed
Wednesday, December 25
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! Cent
Friday, December 27, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
Join via our livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
Chanukah Fourth Candle
Saturday, December 28
Chanukah Fifth Candle
Sunday, December 29
No CBI Religious School
Sunday, December 29
Chanukah Sixth Candle
Monday, December 30
Chanukah Seventh Candle
Tuesday, December 31
CBI Main Office Closes at 3:00 PM
Tuesday, December 3
Chanukah Eighth Candle
Wednesday, January 1
CBI Main Office Closed
Wednesday, January 1
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