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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.
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
Torah Study
Saturdays, 9:00 AM
Pre Women’s Seder Art Event
Tapestry of Our History
Tuesday, March 19, 4:30 PM (please note NEW date)
In-Person ONLY
Art Room (Sherman Education Building)
RSVP Required
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Mishloach Manot Packing
Thursday, March 21, 5:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
Learn to Play Mahjong
Intermediate Session
Thursday, March 21, 11:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Boardroom
Mahjong
Friday, March 22, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
5784: a 1984 Rock Opera
Saturday, March 23, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
No Religious School
Sunday, March 24
Healing Service
With Michael Allen Harrison
Wednesday, March 27, 6:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
Mahjong
Friday, March 29, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Shabbat Evening Service
With JDC and an Update on the War in Ukraine
Friday, March 29, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Pollin Chapel
Bar Mitzvah of Malakai Brookshier and Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, March 30, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
No Religious School
Sunday, March 31
Social Action Committee Meeting
Wednesday, April 3, 3:00 PM
Online ONLY
Women’s Seder
Wednesday, April 3, 6:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
Mahjong
Friday, April 5, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Tot Shabbat
Saturday, April 6, 9:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
Religious School
Sunday, April 7
9:30 AM – 12:15 PM for Pre-K through 7th Grades
12:30 PM -2:30 PM for 8th through 12th Grades
In-Person ONLY
CBI Campus
Third Grade Tour of the Torah
Sunday, April 7, 9:30 AM
In-Person ONLY
Main Sanctuary
CBI Book Club
Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth by Noa Tishby
Sunday, April 7, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Mirabella (3550 S Bond Ave)
From Yiddish Book Rescue to Yiddish Renaissance
with Susan Bronson, Executive Director of the Yiddish Book Center
Sunday, April 7, 4:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Pollin Chapel
Knit-a-Mitzvah
Wednesday, April 10, 10:30 AM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Board Meeting and Jewish Yoga
Wednesday, April 11, 7:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
Mahjong
Friday, April 12, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Date Night
For kindergarten through fifth grade
Saturday, April 13, 5:00 PM
In Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
Religious School
and Third through Fifth Grade Passover Fair
with author Eric Kimmel
Sunday, April 14
9:30 AM – 12:15 PM for Pre-K through 7th Grades
12:30 PM -2:30 PM for 8th through 12th Grades
In-Person ONLY
CBI Campus
Jewish Family and Child Service (JFCS) Seder
Presented by WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood
Tuesday, April 16, 12:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
Seder for invited clientele of JFCS; email Tracy@bethisrael-pdx.org to volunteer
IDEA Conversation Hour
Thursday, April 18, 7:00 PM
Online ONLY
Mahjong
Friday, April 19, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Shabbat Morning Service and Bar Mitzvah of Max Joseph
Saturday, April 20, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Kiddush Luncheon for the Bar Mitzvah of Max Joseph
Saturday, April 20, 12:00 PM
In-Person and ONLY
Goodman Hall
Religious School
and Sixth Grade Tallit Program
and Fifth Grade Haggadah Performance
Sunday, April 21
9:30 AM – 12:15 PM for Pre-K through 7th Grades
12:30 PM -2:30 PM for 8th through 12th Grades
In-Person ONLY
CBI Campus
Erev Passover
CBI Office Closes at 3:00 PM
Monday, April 22
CBI Main Office Closed for Passover (First Day)
Tuesday, April 23
Mahjong
Friday, April 26, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Shabbat Evening Services and Passover Seder Experience
Friday, April 26, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Seder portion will be in-person ONLY
Pollin Chapel and Goodman Hall
Tot Shabbat
Saturday, April 27, 9:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
Young Adult Seder
Saturday, April 27, 7:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
$18; click to register
No Religious School
Sunday, April 28
CBI Main Office Closed for Passover (Last Day)
Monday, April 29
Healing Yizkor Service
Monday, April 29, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Social Action Committee Meeting
Wednesday, May 1, 3:00 PM
Online ONLY
Sisterhood Social Action Mahjonng Fundraiser
Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Goodman Hall
Registration details to follow
Mahjong
Friday, May 3, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Shabbat Evening Services
with Guest Speaker Renee Lertzman
Friday, May 3, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Pollin Chapel
Mahjong
Friday, May 3, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Tot Shabbat
Saturday, May 4, 9:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
Shabbat Morning Service and Bar Mitzvah of Thompson Starr
Saturday, May 4, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
Join via Livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
Book Club
The Secret Life of Groceries: the Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
by Benjamin Lorr
Sunday, May 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”
Last Day of Religious School
Fifth Grade Memorial Hike
Sunday, May 5
9:30 AM – 12:15 PM for Pre-K through 7th Grades
12:30 PM -2:30 PM for 8th through 12th Grades
In-Person ONLY
CBI Campus
Tenth Grade Confirmation
Sunday, May 5, 12:15 PM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
WRJ/Beth Israel Sisterhood Board Meeting
Thursday, May 9
6:00 PM (schmooze)
6:30 PM (meeting)
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Mahjong
Friday, May 10, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Oneg! Shabbat Service
Friday, May 10, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Pollin Chapel
Join via Livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah of Olivia Remick
Saturday, May 11, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
Join via Livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
Havdalah Bat Mitzvah of Sienna Saslow
Saturday, May 11, 5:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
Join via Livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
Mahjong
Friday, May 17, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Shabbat Evening Service and High School Graduation
Friday, May 17, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Pollin Chapel
Join via Livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
Tot Shabbat
Saturday, May 18, 9:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah of Charlotte Smith
Saturday, May 18, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
Join via Livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
Havdalah Bar Mitzvah of Samuel Symms
Saturday, May 18, 5:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
Join via Livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
Mitzvah Day
Sunday, May 19, 9:30 AM
In-Person ONLY
Various Locations
Signup and details to follow
Healing Service
Wednesday, May 22, 6:00 PM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
CBI Annual Meeting and Board of Trustees Meeting
Thursday, May 23, 6:30 PM
Online ONLY
Zoom registration and details to follow
Mahjong
Friday, May 24, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Havdalah Bar Mitzvah of Samuel Symms
Saturday, May 25, 5:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
Join via Livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
CBI Main Office Closed
for Memorial Day
Monday, May 27
Mahjong
Friday, May 31, 10:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Shirley and Herbert Semler Board Room
Ladino-Themed Shabbat Evening Service
Friday, May 31, 6:00 PM
In-Person and Online
Pollin Chapel
Join via Livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
Tot Shabbat
Saturday, June 1, 9:00 AM
In-Person ONLY
Pollin Chapel
Shabbat Morning Service and Bat Mitzvah of Faye Hartman
Saturday, June 1, 10:30 AM
In-Person and Online
Main Sanctuary
Join via Livestream: https://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/worship/watch-services-live/
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