1972 NW Flanders Street, Portland, Oregon 97209 | (503) 222-1069
1972 NW Flanders Street, Portland, Oregon 97209 | (503) 222-1069
We offer a trip for our high schoolers in every grade! Our teens go all over the United States to learn, grow and bond together. Our clergy lead these trips along with other staff, lay leaders and organizations we work with like the Religious Action Center and Tzedek America. Check the information below to see where your teen can go!
Registration for all our High School (8th-12th Grade) Trips are open. Take a look at your student’s grade level below for trip dates and registration information.
Please reach out to Elisabeth Pierson with questions about any of these trips.
Los Angeles
February 17-19, 2024
Teens will head down to sunny LA for a weekend of touring, bonding and experiencing Jewish LA! This is the first trip to LA and we are so excited to offer it for our 8th and 9th graders. Students will experience a food tour, have services at a local synagogue and much more around the vibrant city of LA. We will be partnering with an organization called Tzedek America, and you can learn more about them here.
These trips are a great opportunity for all grades and offer unique opportunities to get to know one another as well as other communities around the United States.
The deadline to register for this trip is January 17, 2024.
The cost of this trip will be approximately $1,500 per teen. We are able to keep the price of this trip low and offer substantial scholarships to those who need it thanks to the generosity of The Roscoe and Debra Nelson Youth Fund.
More details will be made available as they come. Please reach out to Elisabeth Pierson with any questions or for more information.
Washington DC- L’taken
Date: January 26-29, 2024
Join Rabbi Joseph in Washington DC to lobby our congressional leaders on topics that are meaningful to you! L’taken is a weekend long trip organized by the Religious Action Center that has been running for over 20 years. Students will attend programs on a range of topics, including Israel, the environment, reproductive rights, LGBTQ civil rights, church/state separation, international relations and more. This is an integral part of the Confirmation class and experience for all 10th graders.
The deadline to register for this trip is November 2023.
The cost for this trip is $1,500 per student. We are able to keep costs low and offer substantial scholarships thanks to the support of The Roscoe and Debra Nelson Youth Fund and The Rosenfeld Youth Education Fund.
Please reach out to Elisabeth Pierson with questions and for more information. We will add to this page as we get more details.
11th and 12th Grade
November 9-13, 2023
This year, junior and senior students accompany CBI staff in this new, grassroots trip to New York City. Students will attend a Shabbat service in the city, watch a Broadway show, and explore the city that never sleeps.
The deadline to register for this trip is October 9, 2023!
Cost for this trip is $1,500 per student. We are able to keep the cost low and offer substantial scholarships to those who need it thanks to the support of The Roscoe and Debra Nelson Youth Fund.
Email Elisabeth Pierson with questions and more information. More information will be posted here as it is made available.
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