SAVE THE DATES!!!!! Celebration of the completion of our Capital Campaign Project.

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1 CONGREGATION NEVEH SHALOM June/July 2008/Iyr/Sivn/Tmmuz 5768 CHRONICLE No. 9 This newsletter is supported by the Sl Kryszek Memoril Publiction Fund TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOT A NIGHT OF JEWISH LEARNING Sundy, June 8, 8:15 pm his yer we will undertke n enlightening nd productive explortion of the issue of Jewish citizenship, nmely n explortion from our differing perspectives of Jewish identity through mtrilinel/ptrilinel descent, s well s expecttions nd requirements for conversion to Judism. Rbbi Greenstein will open the night with discussion of Ruth, the prdigmtic convert whose story is integrl to the observnce of Shvuot nd symbolizes our becoming Jewish people t Sini subject to God s commndments. As Ruth ccepts Judism, the Isrelites ccept Torh t Mt. Sini nd so begins our gret trdition of Jewish lerning which we continue on Shvuot eve. After tsty cheesecke interlude the evening will continue with pnel discussion with Rbbi Isk, Rbbi Chn (Beth Isrel) nd Rbbi Brodkin (Kesser Isrel) which is sure to be provoctive nd enlightening. he evening will conclude with dditionl study sessions. For more detils contct Cron Blu Rothstein x139, crothstein@nevehshlom.org. EVENING SCHEDULE Mriv Opening Study Session with Rbbi Greenstein Dessert Brek Pnel with Rbbis Isk, Chn & Brodkin Study sessions According to Jewish trdition, the Ten Commndments were given to Moses on Mount Sini on Shvout. ht is why this holidy is clled Zmn Mtn Tortenu the Time of the Giving of Our Lw. Shvuot, which mens the Festivl of Weeks, nd occurs seven weeks fter Pssover, lso commemortes the erly whet hrvest in Plestine. So we decorte our homes nd syngogues with flowers nd greens. Shvuot hs still nother mening. It is the Festivl of New Fruits, when ech mn brought the first of his brley, whet, grpes, figs, olive-oil, pomegrntes, nd honey to the Temple in Jeruslem. here, everyone took prt in the Bikkurim (First Fruits) ceremony, which hs been revived in new wys in modern Isrel. June 8th: Evening Services & Tikkun begin t 8:15pm June 9th & 10th: Services begin t 9m June 10th: Second dy of Shvuot will include Yizkor & dediction of memoril plques. SUMMER CAMPING TRIP Hello, Cmpers! Our nnul Neveh Shlom Fmily Cmping Trip is scheduled for the weekend of August 8th-10th t Nehlem By Stte Prk. We invite fmilies with bbies, preschool- nd school-ged children to join us for weekend to remember. Wht tret to celebrte Shbbt in the gret outdoors with your fmily nd friends! For more detils nd to reserve your fmily s spce (limited # of spces vilble), go to or contct chirs Debbie Zwetchkenbum milto: plumtree29@ol.com or Levi Friedmn milto: levi.friedmn@gmil.com. 8:15 pm 8:45 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 11:00 pm nd beyond SAVE THE DATES!!!!! Celebrtion of the completion of our Cpitl Cmpign Project. *hnks to Our Donors Dinner Sturdy, October 25th *Community Wide Celebrtion Sundy, October 26th Wtch the Chronicle for further detils. From the Pulpit Wndering Jews Our people hve lwys trversed the globe. From our erly nomdic desert dys we wndered through cities nd civiliztions not our own. More often thn not, our ncestors' exodus ws for the ske of survivl nd ws by no mens vction. It ws precisely during these journeys nd wnderings tht our reltives fine tuned their/our religion. Our Tlmud, perhps the gretest literry nd legl gem of the Jewish people, ws given birth while we sojourned s exiles through Bbylon. Mny of us will trvel during these summer months, hopefully not to escpe oppression or to look for new homelnd.but then gin ren t we ll lwys seeking to return home, grvitting towrds spiritul refuge. I recll the summer fter my freshmn yer in college when I bckpcked through Europe with two close friends. As I prepred for the dventure I remember listening to my fther lecture my fmily s fvorite Yiddish wisdom, A mensch trcht un Gott lcht: you mke plns nd God lughs. My friends nd I relized tht nothing could be more true when ll of our belongings were stolen during our second dy in Englnd. We were novice bckpckers who over-pcked, no thnks to our Jewish mothers, fell victim to ftigue nd nïveté, nd locked our bckpcks to tree. One cn lern lot bout themselves nd the environment round them if they only own toothbrush nd the clothes upon their bck. Beten nd tttered in Pris, we fell upon kosher butcher shop. My friend ordered s much slmi s he could fford for us ll to shre. Upon pying, my friend ws interrupted by n old mn sitting on stool towrds the bck of the shop. He spoke Hebrew nd ws wving his hnds. he mn behind the cshier told us not to worry bout the money nd in our broken Hebrew we thnked them. I remember discovering new kind of pride for Judism tht summer nd when I returned home I signed up for Hebrew course so in the future I could elborte upon my thnk you. Not only ws I born into this peoplehood, but I ws discovering on my own tht its wys were beyond vlue nd tpped right Continued on pge 14 Chronicle, No / Pge 1

2 Jne Lngfus June 6th & 7th Mzel Tov to Jne Lngfus who is becoming Bt Mitzvh on nd She is the dughter of Henry Lngfus nd Christine & Lwrence Brieloff, grnddughter to Aron Lngfus nd Joyce Freckleton.Jne is sister to Joshu Lngfus, Mthew nd Dniel Brown. Jne is finishing 6th grde t Ctlin Gbel School nd her hobbies re rts nd crfts, plying the pino, horse bck riding nd snow bording. She lso loves nimls. Brittny Rosenthl June 20th & 21st Mzel Tov to Brittny Rosenthl who is becoming Bt Mitzvh on nd She is the dughter of Todd & Felici Rosenthl, grnddughter to the lte Al nd Evie Sugrmn, Robert & Jennie Rosenthl, gret-grnddughter to Lillin (Bbe) Weiner nd sister to Shwn. Brittny is finishing 7th grde t Whitford Middle School in Beverton nd she enjoys hnging out in front of the TV, going to movies, cuddling with her dog, Rosie, ll of the time nd her fmily some of the time. Brittny lso hs gret group of friends tht she likes spending time with. June B ni Mitzvh Dvid Govshtein June 9th Mzel tov To Dvid Govshtein who is becoming Br Mitzvh on He is the son of Genndy nd Kir Govshtein, grndson to Boris nd Id Levenshtein of Portlnd, OR, nd Sim Vilensky of Krmiel, Isrel nd sibling to Ell. Dvid is 7th Grder t Portlnd Jewish Acdemy nd his hobbies/interests re soccer, tennis, chess, sxophone, politicl discussion. Gbe Weitz June 27th & 28th Mzel tov To Gbe Weitz who is becoming Br Mitzvh on nd He is the son of Jeffrey & Mhri Weitz, grndson to Roslind Memel; Mrilyn & Clifford Weitz nd sibling to Sivn. Gbe is 7th Grder t PJA nd his interests re snow skiing, bsketbll, computer, nd going on tropicl vctions Leh Alpern June 13th & 14th Mzel Tov to Leh Alpern who is becoming Bt Mitzvh on nd She is the dughter of Amy R. Alpern nd Cthy Porter, grnddughter to Rhod Alpern, the lte Abrhm Alpern nd Lrry Porter & Brb Porter. Leh is in 7th grde t Beumont Middle School nd she enjoys hnging out with friends nd cousins, trveling, reding nd plying sxophone. She enjoys spending time with her four legged siblings Drby, Disy nd Oliver (dog, ct, dog). She loves tennis nd soccer nd plys on the Miln Soccer Club for OSA. July B ni Mitzvh Shelby Brde July 4th & 5th Mzel Tov to Shelby Brde who is becoming Bt Mitzvh on nd She is the dughter of Richrd & Ashle Brde, grnddughter to Pternl: Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Brde Mternl: Dr. nd Mrs. Bernrd. Shelby is in 7th grde entering 8th grde t Whitford nd she enjoys hnging out with friends, hip hop dncing nd bbysitting. July 11th & 12th Susnnh Poris Hershberg Mzel Tov to Susnnh Hershberg on becoming Bt Mitzvh on nd She is the dughter of Ed Hershberg nd Jill Poris. Her sister nd brother re Krin nd Benjmin. Susnnh is n honor roll 7th grder t Beverton Interntionl School where she includes Mndrin mong her courses. She lso studies pino nd flute. Her hobbies re soccer, bike riding, hiking, reding nd hnging out with her friends. Susn Nieh Mzel Tov to Susn Nieh who is becoming Bt Mitzvh on nd She is the dughter of Sidney & Crol Nieh, grnddughter to Sm Zelmn of Tucson, Arizon nd sister to Cmelli, Ari nd Dnny. Susn is 7th grder nd her hobbies nd interests include dncing, reding, nd spending time with her friends. Zch Nounou July 18th & July 19th Mzel tov to Zch Nounou who is becoming Br Mitzvh on & He is the son of Andre & Joe Nounou, grndson to Luben Wx nd the lte Dr. Hrry Wx of W. Bloomfield, MI, nd Elie & Nelly Nounou of Sn Frncisco, CA sibling to Jmie & Trcie. Dvid is going into the 8th Grde t Skyridge Middle School nd his hobbies/interests re listening to music, plying WII nd PS2, hnging out with friends, nd loves footbll nd bsketbll. Chronicle, No /Pge 2

3 DAILY MINYAN Mondy - Fridy 7:15 m Rosh Chodesh 7m Sundys nd Holidys 9:00 m SHABBAT JUNE SERVICES Erev Shbbt, Fridy 1st, 4th & 5th Fridys 6:15pm ONLY 2nd nd 3rd Fridys 6:15pm nd 8:15pm SHABBAT JULY SERVICES 6:15pm ONLY Shbbt, Sturdy, 9 m Shbbt Child Cre Every Sturdy: Plese cll to reserve spce. Torh Study Join Rbbi Isk or Rbbi Greenstein ech Shbbt morning for Torh study 9-9:45m in the Librry Tot Shbbt/Shbbt Kids 1 st & 3 rd Shbbt, 10:15 m, Room Shbbt Kiddush Club (3 rd -5 th grders) 1st & 3rd Shbbt, 10:00 m, Room TBD. DOWNSTAIRS MINYAN 2 nd nd 4 th Shbbt, Room TBD 3 rd Shbbt t the Robison Home If you would like to led the dvening for Shhrit, Torh, or Mussf plese cll Mrk Shermn, Cntor s Notes Notes Kindle the Sbbth Cndles B-rukh th A-do-ny, e-lo-hy-nu me-lekh h-olm -sher kid-sh-nu be-mitz-votv vetzi-vn-nu li-hdlik ner shel Shbbt. Blessed rt hou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who hs snctified us by hy commndments, nd hs commnded us to kindle the Sbbth lights. JUNE CANDLE LIGHTING TIMES Fridy, June 6 Now tht we re t the end of the progrm yer, I need to puse nd thnk the three women in my life tht mke huge difference. It would be esy to tke ll three of them for grnted, so I m gld for this opportunity to mke you wre of some of the importnt things ll three of them do for Neveh Shlom not just occsionlly but on very ongoing bsis. First is clergy ssistnt, Mrci Atkins. Mrci is the person who mkes sure tht I do the things tht I would rther put off. She does the huge mount of pperwork relted to setting Br nd Bt Mitzvh dtes. In ddition to the regulr mountin of dte-setting pperwork, there re lwys some students who don t get dte when most of the rest of the clss does. here re infinite resons for this nd Mrci keeps trck of these students nd pushes everyone to mke sure tht no child flls through the crcks. She lso does the huge mount of pperwork involved in giving our teengers prts for the High Holy Dys. She reminds me when it is time to do things tht hppen nnully, like mking sure tht ll the Hftrot re ssigned for the High Holy Dys nd tht I sty on top of the Gbbi schedule. Mrci is one of the most efficient people I know. It s good tht she doesn t hve video on her phone becuse she is lwys doing something else s she competently nswers everyone s questions. Wendy Hetzler is Neveh Shlom s honoree for the Song of Mirim Awrd. I hve never seen nyone go from zero to 60 s fst s Wendy. It seems tht she joined the syngogue nd in flsh of n eye, she hd mde herself indispensble. here is rewrding, but extremely timeconsuming job tht used to be mine: Assigning ll the Torh redings for ech week. We re committed to hving the Torh red s much s possible by dult nd teen congregnts. Some weeks this entils getting 9 different people to volunteer to lern to chnt Hebrew selection without vowels from the Torh scroll. he coordintor must be very creful tht the volunteer hs the correct verse numbers to lern nd tht only one person hs been ssigned to ech section. It tkes very orgnized nd knowledgeble person to do it right without mking lots of people md t you. he coordintor lso mkes recordings of Torh redings s lerning tool for the volunteer nd is often the bck-up when someone cn t do prt. As I sid, it is very time consuming. Everyone (including me), who hs hd this tsk in the pst, hs been eger to pss it on. But now we hve Wendy who hs stremlined the process through technology nd meticulous ttention. In Judism there is principl: M-leem bkodesh (go up in holiness). his mens tht when you mke list, you go from lest to most. here is no prt of our Portlnd Jewish community tht hs not benefited from the work of Priscill Kostiner. I won t go into everything she does (it s probbly impossible) but for me the most importnt thing she does is red Torh t Neveh Shlom every 7:15m Mondy nd hursdy morning service. If there is n extr Torh reding during the week for ny reson, she lerns tht, too. If she is going to be out of town for ny reson, she mkes positive sure tht there will be replcement Torh Continued on pge 8 8:39pm JULY CANDLE LIGHTING TIMES Fridy, July 4 8:44pm Elenor Fischer Dil-In Service If you re unble to ttend Shbbt services, dil in to her them. Cll Fridy, June 13 Fridy, June 20 Fridy, June 27 8:43pm 8:45pm 8:46pm Fridy, July 11 Fridy, July 18 Fridy, July 25 8:41pm 8:35pm 8:28pm Chronicle, No / Pge 3

4 Kol-h-kvod Every simch is specil. Congrtultions to our mny members who re celebrting in June nd July. In prticulr, Mzel Tov to the following members who re celebrting specil milestones! Mrk Ail Debr Altmrk Jeff Axel Mrk Berkson Cthy Berlnt Melvin Berlnt Brbr Bernstein Fnt Doug Bluer Molly Bodner Stephen Bookin Shron Cordov Ris Dkhinger Reen Dvis Nicole Feldmn Jeffrey Freedmn Chronicle, No /Pge 4 Milestone Birthdys Burton Gevurtz Mry Goldhmmer Andrew Goldstein Shoshn Gordon- Knight Smuel Gottlieb Kir Govshtein Brdley Greenstein Ky Gumbert Ry Herschmn Tim Hibbitts Amy Immermn Dniel Jnoff Wendy Khn Jeffrey Ktz Priscill Kostiner Milestone Anniversries Alex & Glin Abrms Jeffrey & Roslind Bbener Mrk & Loriss Berkson Melvin & Cthy Berlnt Pul & Robert Cohen Chrles & Mon Elkn heodore & Leil Flk In & Beverly Getreu Robert & Lesley Glsgow Joseph & Judith Goodmn Irvin & Gil Hndelmn Irwin & Renee Holzmn Json & Allison Kufmn Albert & Sophi Kryszek Antoliy & Lris Levinton Smuel & Phyllis Louke Goldie & Dougls Lowe SUPPORT NEVEH SHALOM WHILE SHOPPING AT ALBERTSONS! A portion of ll your purchses t Albertsons cn now go to support Neveh Shlom s religious schools. his works for ALL LOCATIONS of Albertsons. Sign up tody: 1. Log on to enter your zip code to enter the site. 2. Click In he Community on the blue br t the bottom of the pge 3. Click Community Prtners logo on the right side of the pge 4. Click Sign Me Up (you cn lso updte your current Albertsons crd by using your crd # nd telephone # to log in) 5. Enter the ID# for Congregtion Neveh Shlom his only tkes minute so plese sign up TODAY! hnk you for your support. Doug Lenhoff Isk Md Elizbeth Mrguth Sheryl Mrtel Brbr Mutnick Lucille Neusihin Hrold Nevis Tim Oliver Lrry Oxmn Goldie Rosenbum Mrk Rubin Leh Rubin Smuel Sdis Hrriet Sxe Sm Schuffer Wendy & Robert Miller Erl & Eline Mooso Michel & Glori Olds Richrd & Mry Peizner Robert & Hrriet Perkel Willim & Goldie Rosenbum Fred & Nor Rothstein Sm & Beulh Schuffer Michel & Leli Seropin Mrt & Inn Shbshevich Lzr & Ann Sheynfeld Kenneth & Crolyn Shine Mervin & Lucille Solomon Edwrd & Brbr Steinberg Jerome & Helen Stern Eric & Kthleen Stone Brbr Schwrtz Gil Shermn Allison Shermn Mervin Solomon Susn Steinberg Kren Stern Lrry Veltmn Nicoly Veytsmn Steven Wsserstrom Robert Weiner Robert Weinstein Deborh Zwetchkenbum CLERGY VISITS To ssure tht clergy mke visits to congregnts in the hospitl, extended cre fcilities nd hospices, plese contct the offi ce t Congregtion Neveh Shlom: In n effort to comply with the new ptient privcy lws, helth-cre fcilities my not relese the nmes of their ptients; so it is impertive tht you provide the nme of the member, the fcility nme, ptient s room number, length of nticipted sty, your reltionship to the ptient nd number where you cn be reched if further informtion is needed. From the President As I come to the end of my term s president of the bord, I wnt to recognize nd thnk ll those folks who I hve hd to privilege to work with over the pst two yers. Our dedicted, cring, nd hrd-working stff, who hve kept the dyto-dy functioning of our fcility running smoothly through construction chllenges, nd who re quick to meet congregnts needs with smile nd positive ttitude. Our devoted bord nd executive committee members who give up one or two nights monthly to ttend bord meetings, nd countless hours spent reviewing mterils, ttending other meetings nd syngogue functions, nd gthering informtion in order to be better decision-mking members of these governing bodies. Our committed nd enthusistic committee chirs nd their members, who do the hrd work of the syngogue coordinting nd presenting progrmming, giving our bord ction items regrding their committees, nd providing the structure in which new ledership cn grow. A specil thnks to our mzing Cpitl Cmpign committee nd solicitors who hve done truly wesome job in getting us to over 75% of our gol, nd their commitment to continue until we rech our gol of $9 million. And thnks to our incoming president, Doug Lenhoff, who is willing to tke on the ledership of this congregtionl community. But most importntly, to you, the members of Neveh Shlom thnks for your comments, suggestions, complints, ides, support, encourgement, nd interest. It hs been n honor nd privilege to serve you for the pst two yers, nd I look forwrd to continued service to our Neveh Shlom community s our new (volunteer) volunteer coordintor. Hve wonderful summer, nd I look forwrd to celebrting our new nd newly refurbished spces with everyone t our grnd opening in October. Sndy Axel, President

5 Kvell with us!...mzel Tov to Grndprents Din & Elliot Lubrsky nd prents Nomi nd Lwrence Fink (of Beverton) on the birth of the most beutiful bby in the world, Ari Jcob Fink born on April 14, pounds, 13 ounces nd 21 inches long.... Mzel Tov to Dniel Soltesz who hs received his MBA from the University of Portlnd. Dn is the son of Mrth & Les Soltesz, brother to Monic nd grndson of Dorothy Morgenstern....Mzel Tov to Roger & Pul Stewrt on the birth of grnddughter Brook born on April 30th....Mzel Tov to Hether & Josh Oller on the birth of Dnile Evn Oller on 3/28. Proud grndprents re Dle & Erl Oller, Pt & Ann Adir nd Kren Crusich.... Srh Oller nd Ryn Scott nounced their enggement to be mrried on 8/31. Prents re Dle & Erl Oller, Art & Gle Scott nd Leil & Rick Arnopolin....Mzel Tov to Hiley Stern on her recent enggement to Evn Bernstein of Settle.Hiley is the dughter of Tom Stern nd Kren Stern nd grnddughter to Jerry & Helen Stern. SHORESHIM As the yer wrps up, we extend huge todh rbh to this yer s Shoreshim Committee members, for their time, cretivity nd pinch-hitting: Mxine Hrt, Susn Greenberg, Luren Jcobs, Cyndy Kgn, Michelle Ktz, Debbie Plwner, Chntl Rosenthl, Trici Schoenbum, Leslie Solomon, Jen Yoken nd Srh Zkreski. In the coming months, Shoreshim s ledership is going to terrific triumvirte Debbie Plwner, Leslie Solomon nd Cyndy Kgn redy to provide fntstic progrmming for your fmily into the next yer. Tot Shbbt now is held upstirs in Rms here lso is Shbbt Kids service; held simultneously next door to Tot Shbbt (Rm. 117), it cters to children in Kindergrten through 3rd grde nd includes liyot nd singing ccompnied by guitr. Next services will be June 7 (including Shvuot diry Kiddush) nd 21, nd July 5 nd 19; they strt t 10:15.m. nd re followed on site by light Kiddush lunch for ll Tot Shbbt nd Shbbt Kids' fmilies. Did you know you cn sponsor Kiddush? Doing so in honor of child s birthdy, your nniversry, in memory of loved one, or for ny specil occsion, is mitzvh nd will increse the mening of the Kiddush for ll congregnts gthered. For more detils nd to complete form to sponsor Kiddush, plese pick up n informtion sheet, vilble t the kids Shbbt services nd outside the syngogue s min offices. For questions bout Shoreshim or informtion on how you cn get involved, plese contct Amy Ktz t , milto: jktz@ mindspring.com, or Jenn Director Knudsen, milto:jdknudsen@yhoo.com. KOCHAVIM & NOTZ'TZIM HEBREW IMMERSION PROGRAMS Exciting End to the School yer Kochvim kids prticipted in specil project for Yom H'tzm'ut clled Hug Sderot. Sderot is town in Isrel next to the Gz strip. he residents in Sderot hve spent much of this yer in their bomb shelters, nd we were sked to send our greetings, blessings, nd support to them vi video, which will be plyed in public plces like mlls nd outdoor mrketplces in Sderot during the week of Yom H'tzm'ut. he kids sng the song "Eretz Yisrel Sheli": My Lnd of Isrel is beutiful nd blossoming Who built nd who plnted? We ll did together! I built house in Eretz Yisrel And now we hve the lnd, nd now we hve house, in Eretz Yisrel... We tlked bout friends nd fmily of Kochvim kids who live or hve lived in Eretz Yisrel nd hve helped build nd support the lnd nd its people. You cn check out the video online t youtube.com (serch Kochvim, Hebrew)! hnk you to prent volunteer Jeff Ktz for technicl help! Isrel ws the lst theme of the yer for Kochvim kids, so we mde drkonim (pssports) nd flew on virtul tish (trip) on mtos (irplne) to Eretz Yisrel, where we visited mny plces, like the Kotel (Western Wll), Eilt, nd M'tzdh. We creted shuk (outdoor mrketplce) in Birnbch Hll to sell tpuzim (ornges), zeitim (olives), nd vfelim (literlly "wffles", Isrel's specilty cookies) to friends who cme to the Yom H'tzm'ut celebrtion on My 4. Mzl Tov!! We wish huge Mzl Tov to our KOCHAVIM -- our STARS who completed the 2nd grde nd re grduting from our progrm: Jonh Bloom, Tli Emlen, Abbie Glickmn, Dly Meyer, nd Jonh Scks, ll of whom will continue in the Intensive Hebrew progrm for 3rd- 5th grders t Neveh Shlom next yer. And we look forwrd to seeing 4-yer-old Notz'tzim prticipnts Eli Ktz, Sophi Weprin nd Nv Weingrd in Kochvim next yer!! Gering Up for Summer Progrms! Kochvim (for entering pre-k through 2nd grders) nd Notz'tzim (for 0-4 yer olds nd prent or cregiver) re registering for SUMMER progrms, Tuesdys in July nd August. Come for one week to check it out or come for ll 8 weeks! See our website for more informtion & registrtion forms: or contct Mel Berwin for more informtion: milto:michelvmel@gmil.com or Todh Rbh! A huge thnk you to Kochvim Advisory Committee members Crol Biedermn, Bt-Ami Frnkel, Srh Greenstein, Beth Hirschfield, Amy Ktz, Jeff Ktz, Rich Meyer, nd Dn Scks who helped this yer with plnning, fundrising, nd progrms! Chronicle, No /Pge 5

6 Women s Legue Judic Gift Shop Our thnks for visiting the shop during construction. he time hs come to vcte the spce nd get redy to move. So we re hving MOVING SALE! Tllitot will be 20% off nd every thing else will be 40% off other thn pper goods, CD s nd the librry s books. he sle will run from Sundy, My 18 through June 13 when we close our doors. We will reopen in August in our fbulous new spce. his is n idel time to purchse items for grdutions, weddings nd home use. It is super time to updte your Judic. We will be open Mondy through Fridy 10AM to noon. Needless to sy we re very excited bout the move, nd look forwrd to seeing you in the shop before we go for hppy shopping! We lwys need volunteers nd re rrnging our fll stffing. We would love to hve you in our new spce. Plese cll Sue Axel t or Ann Yudmn t if you re ble to join us. he new shop is fbulous with more spce nd lovely ppointments. We lso hve n inventory system tht is utomted so no more filling out receipts. A scnner tkes cre of tht s well s the dding. Needless to sy we re, s the Brits sy over the moon. Agin we look forwrd to seeing you for the sle Torh Fund Crds my be purchsed by phoning Sndy Fulcher t or Jckie Constntine t during the summer. We will gin hve the crds in the shop in August. Women s Legue Women s Legue is the idel orgniztion to offer syngogue women personl experiences such s the compnionship of other women, trining for future ledership, self governnce, nd pride in our chievements. We enhnce nd strengthen our members dediction to the syngogue nd community. We hve commitment to the continuing Jewish eduction of our members through clsses nd progrms. We re Non Governmentl Orgniztion (NGO) with n ccredited representtive t the United Ntions. We mke your voice herd s prt of the lrgest syngogue bsed women s orgniztion in the world. Together we re prtners tht shre the responsibility for the survivl of our syngogue. We re not committee of one, be included, tell us wht you need. We wnt to shout out Kol HKvod nd Todh Rbh for Addie Bnsky nd Estelle Wexler for their wonderful Spring Conference held recently. We gthered the women of the Pcific Northwest nd Northern Cliforni regions, nd we re now the North by Northwest Region. We lerned, pryed, mde nd renewed friendships with mzing women nd we plnned for the coming yer hed. Our Judic Gift Shop will be closing (due to the construction) on June 13. We re hving Moving Sle until the shop is closed. Look for our Grnd Reopening in August. If you need Br Mitzvh, Wedding or just the right gift for Jewish home, come in nd BUY. Do you need to order Kippot for n event? Contct Sue Axel t or Ann Yudmn t for more informtion or for specil orders. Volunteer with us, cn you give us two hours per week? We will once gin be prticipting in the community wide Susn G. Komen Rce for the Cure ginst Brest Cncer on Sundy September 21, in Portlnd. Sty tuned for registrtion informtion, it will be rriving this summer. For us this is personl Rce for the Cure, mny of our members re survivors; join us in the empowering event. Join us for our monthly Potluck nd Plnning Bord meeting. Our meeting is Wednesdy, June 11 nd Wednesdy, July 9 t 6:30 pm. he meeting is held t Bord member s home. We serve Potluck vriety Diry/Preve mel.his is your opportunity to rech out to us. We listen to wht you sy nd vlue the voices herd. Our meetings re open to everyone to ttend nd prticipte WITH us. For more informtion, Plese contct me t Susn Sutherlin, Neveh Shlom Women s Legue President. Membership Committee I wtched the Disney movie Enchnted with my son this pst weekend. In n erly scene in the film, the princess Giselle rrives in New York City, lone nd frid. A little girl leds her fther to the dmsel in distress nd he sves her from fll. Giselle tells the mn, Robert, of the rudeness nd cruelty she hs experienced since her rrivl. He responds with n ironic, Welcome to New York! In moment of humor nd pthos, she thnks him for his welcome. his scene is poignnt becuse it highlights the strong need we ll hve to feel welcomed when we enter new sitution. Prt of the role of the Membership Committee is to welcome newcomers to our community. In ddition, we endevor to find cretive wys to help ll members of Neveh Shlom mke stisfying connections with one nother. If you re nurturing type, nd enjoy meeting new people, we need your help! We invite you to join our committee. We meet once month on Sundy mornings. We would love to her your ides nd see your smiling fce (or whtever expressions your fce is wering on ny given Sundy.) In Enchnted, Robert ends up helping himself even more thn he helps the princess by extending himself to welcome her. Try it! You might be surprised by the results. Debbie Zwetchkenbum, Membership Chir milto:plumtree29@ol.com; Michelle Cpln, Member Services Director milto:mcpln@nevehshlom.org; Chronicle, No /Pge 6

7 Men s Club CAMP SOLOMON SCHECHTER MEN S CAMP June 6-8, 2008 Join Us for the 5th Annul Cmp Solomon Schechter Men s Cmp this yer we will be joined by the PNW Conservtive Men s Club orgniztion Fridy fternoon to Sundy fternoon. Be prt of fntstic 3 dy weekend for men only! We gurntee weekend of fun, gret food, networking nd friendship in relxed, csul environment. Men s Cmp Activities- Do em ll or just relx!!! Gret Food, Schmoozing, Networking & Good Cheer, Golf (Green Fees Additionl), Tennis, Bsketbll, Hiking, Csino Night Fund Riser, Continuous Sports Br (BYOB) Cnoeing, Lke Swim Fundriser, Shbbt Spirit, Movies nd Clssic Sports Videos, Bord Gmes, Fun Run or Just Kick Bck nd Do Nothing!!! Senior Lunch Bunch Tuesdy, he Senior Lunch is tking brek during June nd July. We will resume in August with n exciting presenttion clled A Tste of Melton. his will be mini-clss from representtives of the Melton School. On August 12 t 12 noon. Enjoy spectculr KOSHER lunch for only $5 per person reservtions required. Sve the dte nd pln to join us. RSVP by Mondy, August 11 to Rebecc Moeri in the office t ext. 100 or milto:rmoeri@nevehshlom.org Neveh Shlom Bbies Hi Everyone! hnk you so much for your feedbck on the New Prent Survey. We found your input very helpful in generting ides on how to best meet the needs nd interests of fmilies expecting or rising young children. We hve been working together to orgnize pln to hve your new prent wishes come true - so thnk you for shring your ides with us, nd bsed on your input, here is our pln... We re chnging the nme of our First Bbies Group to be more inclusive. We re now NEVEH SHALOM BABIES!!!!! NEVEH SHALOM BABIES will include three min prts or subgroups: First Bbies Group Don't worry, the First Bbies Group will continue monthly get-togethers, creting plce for new prents to connect nd shre their experiences. Prent Workshops he survey showed us tht prents were most interested in ttending workshops on interfith issues, the December Dilemm nd Jewish Routines in erly childhood. We hope to orgnize workshops on these nd perhps other topics throughout the yer. Plygroups Most people were interested in prticipting in Jewish plygroups. his my be the best wy for prents with children 0-23 months to get together. We hope to begin drop-in plygroups t the syngogue fter the renovtion is completed. his could ultimtely spin off home-bsed groups in the future. It is very exciting to be expnding into Neveh Shlom Bbies, but we need your help to do it! We re looking for few more volunteers from the First Bbies Group--or ny newer prents tht wnt to be involved :)-- to join our committee so we cn get these gret ides going. hnk you to Hilry Brthold nd Srh Greenstein who hve lredy joined the committee! Plese contct me t milto:mitnick.srh@yhoo.com if you re interested in becoming prt of Neveh Shlom Bbies. Srh Mitnick, Chir Neveh Shlom Bbies Isrel Affirs Wht gret night! In celebrtion of Yom H tzmut Isrel s 60th Anniversry 100+ congregnts gthered for melodic Shbbt service nd seder with Rbbi Brdley Greenstein nd Ilene Sfyn. Rbbi Joshu nd Goldie Stmpfer chrmed us with recollections of the night of the UN prtition which led to the cretion of the stte of Isrel. Attendees were rewrded with CD of Isreli songs sung by Ilene. hnks to Steve Lndsberg for donting his studio nd time to mke this wonderful CD nd to ll of you who helped mke this dinner so successful nd touching. he following Sundy, the tbles were lden with informtion on wys to connect with Isrel nd goods to buy to support Isreli merchnts. Folks who strolled through Birnbch Hll were treted to good converstion nd gret ides bout how to get involved nd bring Isrel even more into their lives. Specil thnks to Mel Berwin s Kochvim progrm for richly dding to both the décor nd content of the weekend s festivities. hnks to our ttendees nd volunteers who cme out on our first gorgeous Sundy of the yer. his month s Hebrew comes from www. isrel21c.org, which offered these Hebrew ctchphrses: his month's Hebrew Don't worry ; "l tidg" gdt l It'll be oky; "yihiyeh beseder" rdob hyhy Trust me; "smoch li" ylu ]wmo Try using them.it s fun! Join our committee! Contct Cron Blu Rothstein t milto:crothstein@nevehshlom. org for more informtion. Dn Scks, Isrel Affirs Committee Chir Refuh Shlem Refuh Shlem, speedy recovery to Mrk Abolofi, Brry Oken, Brend Cpsuoto, Leslie Berd nd Elenor Fischer Chronicle, No / Pge 7

8 CNS JR. Kdim (grdes 3-5) Hey Junior Kdim-niks, I hd n wesome time t Lser Tg, our lst event of the yer. It ws relly fun running round through the flying lsers! Sdly, I will not be returning next yer, becuse I m going bck to school in Cnd. But don't worry, Junior Kdim will continue to hve mzing events strting up gin next fll. I relly enjoyed getting to know ll of you, nd I hope you ll hve gret summer! Shlom, Mriss Mriss Louke, Junior Kdim Advisor milto:jrkdim@portlndrishonim.org USY (grdes 9-12) USY is wrpping up nother eventful yer thnks to Dnit Rothstein, Portlnd's chpter President. Dnit hs contributed so much of her time nd cretive energy reching out to the Jewish youth nd hs relly tken USY to new level. hnk you for ll of your hrd work Dnit! here's still more USY fun coming this summer. Encmpment will be tking plce on Fridy, August 22nd through Tuesdy, August 26th t Cmp Solomon Schechter. his is fntstic opportunity to meet Jewish teens from the NW region nd get involved with top notch ledership trining. For informtion, plese contct Rchelle Vgy, USY milto:advisorusy@portlndrishonim. Continued from pge 3 be out of town for ny reson, she mkes positive sure tht there will be replcement Torh reder. In ddition to the Torh reding, she often leds prt of the service, prys for dozens of ill people, AND she picks up other people so they cn come to the minyn. ht s lot of mitzvot before 8:30 m. Cntor Lind Shivers Kdim (grdes 6-8) Hey Kdimniks, Kdim ended our yer with some gret events. In My, we plyed Lser Tg! It ws lot of fun to run round with ll of you s we voided the flying lsers! We lso enjoyed some sunshine during our Tie-Dye End-of-the-Yer prty. We hd n exciting yer nd I wish Kdim ll the best. Next yer you will hve new Kdim dvisor nd I know you will hve mny mzing dventures to come. I wnt to sy goodbye to our eighth grders! I know USY will bring you mny fun nd exciting new dventures. I would lso like to welcome the grduting fifth Grders into the Kdim Fmily. Hve fun nd sfe summer. Jime Wren, Kdim Advisor milto:kdim@portlndrishonim.org From the Director Wht gret yer this hs been! Our kids hve trveled round Portlnd nd the US on mny exciting dventures! Junior Kdim hd gret Shbbton this yer t Cmp Solomon Schechter for Isrel's 60th birthdy. Kdim took Portlnd by storm exploring the city while hving fun with one nother. USY kept busy with locl chpter events tht rnged from the Corn Mze to Shbbt on the Bech long with regionl nd interntionl trvel. hese events would not hve been possible without our mzing dvisors: Mriss Louke, Jime Wren & Rchelle Vgy. hnk you for your energy nd dediction! We re relly excited nd hppy for Rchelle to continue plnning mzing events for our Youth Activities Clendr. And we wish Mriss & Jime ll the best s they tke on new dventures. I would lso like to thnk Jennifer Klenscher, our Youth Activities Committee Chir. Jennifer hs worked hrd to support our progrm nd to implement new policies tht help promote the sfety of our kids. Sdly, this will be my lst yer s Youth Director. I hve hd lot fun getting to know ll of your children. he pst two yers hve been incredible. I wish you ll the best. Hppy Summer! Helene Wren, Youth Director milto:hwren@nevehshlom.org Jewish Art Institute Explore cretivity through rt, Judic nd nture t Neveh Shlom s Jewish Art Institute. Ech week provides n opportunity for your child s imgintion to sor to new heights while lerning nd further developing rtistic skills nd techniques. Directed by professionl Jewish rtist, the Jewish Art Institute provides Jewish rts curriculum. Young rtists re enbled to relize their Jewish identity through drwing, photogrphy, metl work, mosics, pinting, cermics, screen printing, museum studies, Isreli rt nd rcheology, clligrphy, ppermking, collge, nd ppier-mche. Professionls led ll workshops. In ddition, prticipnts will enjoy field trips to museums, glleries, nd rtists studios s well s hiking nd swimming. Prticipnts will curte their own gllery showcsing their week s cretions to be shred with prents nd friends on Shbbt. Loction: Congregtion Neveh Shlom Phone: Emil: dyle@nevehshlom.org Ages: 9-15 Time: 9m 5pm Dtes: Session I July 7-11 Session II July Food Brrels Neveh Shlom hs 2 food brrels benefiting Neighborhood House nd the Sunshine Pntry. Summer is slow time t the syngogue, but hunger never tkes vction. Bring in your non-perishble food items to the brrels locted outside our office nd in the cot closet ner the snctury. Thnk you for your generosity! Donte Your Cr You cn receive tx write-off by donting your unused or unwnted vehicle, running or not. Cll JoAnn Bezodis in the Neveh Shlom Office for more info: , or milto:jbezodis@nevehshlom.org Chronicle, No /Pge 8

9 Religous School Time psses quickly nd nother school yer is completed. I m encourged by the dediction of our techers nd stff for mking the Hebrew School t Neveh Shlom n excellent institution. Without the hrd work nd devotion of the following people, none of our chievements this yer would hve been relized. I m privileged to prtner in this scred work. * Ellen Kipnis & Ashle Brde - Kindergrten * Brb Stein & Josh Victor - First Grde * Rosy Levy & Vicki Rotstein - Mechin; Second Grde * Shmuel Shevch & Robin Furmn - Kith Alef * Jonthn Emnuel & Sheery Shivers - Kith Bet * Bt Ami Frnkel & Adm Schecter - Kith Gimmel * Rosn Berdichevsky & Levi Friedmn - Kith Dlet * Gry Libermn - Shbbt School * Cr Emnuel & Shmuel Shevch - Seventh Grde * Jonthn Emnuel - Eighth Grde * Bt Ami Frnkel & Rmi Bridge - Ninth Grde * Json Berzow - Tenth Grde * Debby Brny - Eleventh Grde * Rbbi Brd Greenstein - Twelfth Grde * Vered Tzur - Converstionl Hebrew * Ant Levinger - Converstionl Hebrew * Dyle Mizels-Tyrrell - Administrtive Assistnt * Robin Furmn - Administrtive Assistnt * Techers Assistnts - Eli Abrmovitz, Dvid Blgley, Leh Brunstein, Jcob Fordhm, Rosy Forddhm, Sbrin Levy, Jessic London, Un O Donnell King, Shwn Rosenthl, Sri Rosove, Hosi Rotstein, Sheery Shivers, Shuli Wsserstrom, Hnnh Westermn, nd Morgon Wexler. * Allen Levin, Crmen, Robin, nd the kitchen crew for gret, nourishing mels for our High School kids * Julie Brophy - Chir, Youth Eduction Committee * Amy Ktz Hebrew Immersion clss Susn Bernstein, Director of Eduction Foundtion School Foundtion School clssrooms continue to be busy s the school yer winds to close. Children in ech room lerned bout the life cycle of the butterfly. hey wtched with gret nticiption s their tiny cterpillrs grew into big ft cterpillrs, on to becoming chryslis nd then emerging into butterflies. Nture eduction such s this helps develop young children s cognitive, socil nd emotionl skills while encourging their pprecition of preservtion of hbitt. Interntionl Week t Foundtion School llowed the children to explore customs, songs, rt, stories nd foods from other lnds. his is lwys fvorite unit in the spring. Young ctors nd ctresses in our Pre-K clssrooms performed for their prents. Room 18 presented Annsi nd the Moss- Covered Rock nd Room 16 presented he Gingerbred Mn. Isrel s 60th birthdy, Yom H Atzmut, ws celebrted with mrching, flg wving, singing, wering blue nd white nd eting specil sncks. We wound up our yer with the holidy of Lg B Omer when we red Jewish books nd enjoy our Picnic Dy together. Wht wonderful yer it hs been! Jn Skoknik, Director, nd Sheil Stern, Assistnt AN INVITATION TO ALL POST- BAR AND BAT MITZVAH STUDENTS; 7th through 12th grders: Ech yer we select from our pool of recent nd pst Br/Bt Mitzvh students nd invite them to prticipte in leding smll prts of the shhrit service on Rosh Hshnh nd Yom Kippur. Your prticiption dds n element of wrmth nd pride to ll who hve the plesure of hering you chnt during this specil time of yer. his yer, especilly, we re getting huge strt on identifying the students nd mking the ssignments. We re trying to get s much done in dvnce s possible since summer vctions mke this tsk chllenging! We will provide you with the text nd recording since so mny of the melodies sung during the hgim re different thn during the weekdy or on regulr Shbbt. All you need to do is let me know of your interest nd commit few hours of lerning your prt in the fll. Plese sy YES to this request nd send n emil to Cntor Shiver cntor@nevehshlom.org, or Mrci Atkins mtkins@ nevehshlom.org, We ll be in touch with you s the summer progresses. Jewish Film Club Sundy, June 8, 3pm Neveh Shlom s Jewish Film Club meets every other month on Sundy fternoon. We select from Jewish films both new nd old, nd serve coffee/te nd cookies. he next film will be shown on Sundy, June 8th t 3pm in the Birnbch Hll. For more informtion or to get on our emil invittion list, plese contct Pul nd Jon Sher t milto:sherpohsu@ol.com or milto:pulpsher@gmil.com or milto:jonzsher@ol.com Chronicle, No / Pge 9

10 Importnt Notice: During the summer months of July nd August we will hold EARLY SERVICES ONLY every Fridy evening t 6:15pm. here will be NO 8:15 service on the 2nd nd 3rd Fridy nights during these 2 months. hnk you for tking note of this chnge nd we look forwrd to seeing you t 6:15! Chronicle Submissions Shre your life-cycles events nd ccomplishments with your congregtion. Plese e-mil submissions to lkitchen@ nevehshlom.org Dedlines August Chronicle- July 7th September Chronicle- August 8th October Chronicle- September 5th Shbbt Unplugged A medittion service led by Cntor Lind Shivers Fridy, June 13th, 6:15pm Fridy, July 11th, 6:15pm Feldstein Librry Summer Hours Mondy, Tuesdy, Wednesdy, hursdy: 8:30m to 1:30pm. Closed on Fridy, Sturdy nd Sundys Evenings by ppointment cll or emil milto:hjcob@nevehshlom.org Chronicle, No /Pge 10 hnk you to ll Religious School, Foundtion School, Melton fmilies nd ll other regulr ttendees in progrms held here t Neveh Shlom for your ongoing ptience with our construction mess nd growing pins. Come check out ll the construction progress t our new "Observtion Deck" on the trium stirs. here is something new every dy. HIGH HOLY DAY USHER DINNER & TRAINING TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 6:00PM Are you ble to honor Congregtion Neveh Shlom s n usher this yer? Our High Holy Dy ushers provide sfety, security nd dignity during our services by serving s hosts, locting sets, ssisting our physiclly chllenged, distributing pryer books, nd mintining decorum. Ushering is open to ll congregnts ge 18 nd older. As n usher you will still be ble to shre this specil time with your fmily nd friends. Shifts re no longer thn 2 hours in length. Hed ushers nd stff re vilble t ll times to help with questions nd/or chllenges tht my occur. We invite you to ttend our complimentry dinner nd trining for prospective ushers on Tuesdy, August 26 t 6:00pm. You will lern everything you ever wnted to know bout prking, security, nd ushering. You will be ble to sign up for your shift(s) while enjoying nice evening mel with your fellow ushers. RSVP by Fridy, Aug. 22 to Rebecc t milto:rmoeri@nevehshlom. org or x100. Plese consider mking 5769 the yer you fulfill the specil mitzvh of ushering for your congregtionl fmily. hnk you! Ron Morris, Usher Cooredintor ANNUAL MEETING & VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER Annul Volunteer Apprecition Dinner, June 5, 6:00pm Neveh Shlom relies on volunteers to help us continue to provide wide vriety of progrms nd services to our members. In order to show our pprecition, the Stff nd Bord of Directors prepre nd serve this dinner to cknowledge the time, thought, nd resources our volunteers hve given to our community. Annul Meeting, hursdy, June 5, 7:00pm We invite ll our members ttend this importnt meeting. Her importnt dministrtive, progrm nd finncil reports from our clergy, stff nd ly ledership; meet nd elect our officers nd Bord of Directors; nd enjoy fbulous desserts s well. RSVP to Rebecc t milto:rmoeri@nevehshlom.org or x100. RSB RE-SALE BAZAAR! Reduce Reuse Recycle AND Re-Sle! It s Hot! It s Hppenin! It s Here! June 12, 13, 15 The RSB is Neveh Shlom s nnul rummge sle. Come nd choose from n stounding ssortment of qulity items donted by our member fmilies. hursdy, June 12: (25% premium/mrkup pplies to ll hursdy Sles) 4pm Open to Neveh Shlom members only 5-8pm Open to the Public Fridy, June 13: (prices s mrked) 9m-1pm Open to the Public Sundy, June 15: (super discount dels ll dy!) 9m-1pm Open to the Public 9m-11m USY Coffee & Pstry concessions stnd open

11 STERN FAMILY DONATES LIFESAVING AMBULANCE TO ISRAEL he deep-rooted nd enduring connection between locl Jews nd the Stte of Isrel will be ccentuted during the upcoming dediction of life-sving mbulnce to Mgen Dvid Adom (MDA), the Isreli Red Cross. he children nd grndchildren of Helen & Jerry Stern, CNS Congregnts, hve donted this vehicle in honor of the Sterns 60th wedding nniversry. Kol HKvod to the Stern Fmily nd Mzl Tov on this specil nniversry! he community is invited to celebrte this mitzvh with the Stern fmily on Sundy, June 22, 2008 t 1 pm t the MJCC. To RSVP send n emil to milto:events@oregonjcc.org or cll the MJCC front desk t here is no question tht this mbulnce will be the mrgin between life nd deth for people wlking the streets of Isrel tody, explined Ellen Rofmn, the Western Region Director for Americn Friends of Mgen Dvid Adom (ARMDI). After the dediction, the vehicle will be trnsported vi ship to Isrel. he MDA is Isrel s only governmentmndted mbulnce nd emergency medicl responder, serving s the ntion s second line of defense with medicl, disster, mbulnce nd blood services. In n verge yer, MDA mbulnces trvel over 6.75 million miles, tking cre of more thn 700,000 ptients ntionwide. A tem of 1,200 professionls nd 12,000 trined volunteers provide Isrel s pre-hospitl emergency medicl needs including disster, mbulnce nd blood services. Acclimed for their heroic role in rescuing the wounded, coordinting ctivities with the IDF nd Home Front Commnd nd rising morle in Isrel s north during the Second Lebnon Wr, MDA lso provides 97% of Isrel s blood needs nd hs recently lunched the MDA Isrel Cord Blood Bnk. Find out how you cn get involved by logging onto A TRIBUTE TO OUR VOLUNTEERS As with ll non-profit orgniztions, Neveh Shlom relies on volunteers to ssist in fulfilling our gols nd mission. With over 1000 member fmilies, we re ble to provide wide vriety of progrms nd services thnks to the efforts of our mny volunteers. Neveh Shlom s Stff nd Bord of Directors wnt to thnk ll of them for their efforts on behlf of our Congregtion. Specil mention needs to be mde for some of our incredible volunteers who hve helped to shoulder the lod over the pst yers. hey re now tking well-deserved rest, nd re llowing new ledership to be developed. We wish to honor the following: Leonrd Brde who hs served s chirmn of our cemetery committee for the lst 9 yers Giselle Bwnik nd Sylvie Crp who hve served s our College Outrech coordintors since 2006 Monic Brenner nd Jeff Ktz who hve served s the 2007 Auction Chirs Julie Brophy who hs served s the Youth Eduction Chir Ann Dvis- who hs served s the chir of the Ritul Committee Friderike Heuer nd Lynn Ferber who hve served s our chirs of the Librry Committee Jenn Knudsen nd Amy Ktz who hve served s our chirs for the Shoreshim committee Julie Zol- served s membership committee chir hese committees will hve new ledership for the coming yer nd will no doubt continue to grow nd flourish thnks to the fine exmple of our outgoing ledership nd the inititive of incoming ledership. If you re interested in mking difference t Neveh Shlom nd joining ny of these committees or other syngogue projects, plese indicte your interests on this summer s Membership Updte forms or be in touch with Membership Coordintor Michelle Cpln t milto:mcpln@nevehshlom.org or cll NOTES FROM SHOMREI TEVA Connecting with Nture through Pryer Summer is ner, the time of yer when mny of us hed outdoors to enjoy the beuty nd delights of nture. As Jews, wht sources of inspirtion in Torh nd Tlmud cn help us to protect nd love our thretened plnet? One nswer is pryer. here re mny Jewish pryers devoted to nture. But just sying pryer from memory isn t enough. One needs to let the words of the pryer sink in, to feel the holiness of the moment, nd to let go of petty detils otherwise clouding your mind. With the right intention, or kvnh, the pryer cn be portl to deeper pprecition, respect, nd even love for nture. When seeing wonders of nture, including lightening, shooting strs, vst deserts, high mountins, or sunrise, we sy Bruch th doni eloheinu melech h olm, oh-seh m -seih v reisheet. Prised be You Adoni, our God, Sovereign of the universe, source of cretion. When seeing trees or cretures of striking beuty: Bruch th, sheh-kkhh lo b olmo. Prised be You, who hs such beuty in your world. On seeing the ocen, we sy Bruch th, sheh-sh et-h-ym h-gdol or Prised be You, who hs mde the gret se. Finlly, upon hering thunder or upon seeing storm, we sy Bruch th, sheh-ko-cho u-g vurto m-lei olm or Prised be You, whose power nd might fill the whole world. here re mny other such pryers, but consider lerning nd using these s you experience nture this coming summer. Another resource is the wonderful book A Wild Fith, Jewish Wys into Wilderness, Wilderness Wys into Judism, by Rbbi Mike Comins. It s in the Neveh Shlom librry. Jordn Epstein Chronicle, No / Pge 11

12 Chronicle, No /Pge 12 The congregtion grtefully cknowledges the following contributions:

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14 Tzedkh is centrl mitzvh of Judism. Use it often nd in good helth! Tzedkh honors the giver nd the recipient. You cn mke Tzedkh contribution to honor, remember or thnk someone who is importnt to you. It is lso the custom in mny communities to give Tzedkh in pprecition of n honor or liyh during ny service. PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF BOTH THE DONOR AND THE RECIPIENT, AS WELL AS THE NAME OF THE FUND. We grtefully cknowledge dontions to the bove mentioned Syngogue Funds. Chronicle, No /Pge 14 In Memorim We mourn the loss of syngogue members: Willim Amiton My their souls be bound in the bonds of eternl life. Condolences Our condolences to our members nd their fmilies, Leslie Berd on the deth of her grndmother Eric Berkmn on the deth of his unt Debbie Mtulef on the deth of her fther My their memory be blessing. WHEN A DEATH OCCURS Cll the syngogue offi ce so tht we my inform Rbbi Isk nd/or Rbbi Greenstein nd be of ssistnce. During business hours, sk for Michelle Cpln, ext 114. After business hours, on weekends & holidys, contct Michelle Cpln t , Rbbi Isk or the funerl home of your choice for ssistnce. Most Jewish funerls in Portlnd re rrnged by Holmn Funerl Service, If you wish Thr for your loved one respectful preprtion for buril ccording to ncient Jewish trdition you my request it from Holmn s Funerl Home or the funerl home of your choice. The funerl home will then notify The Chevr. Yhrzeit Plques: LstingMemorils A Yhrzeit plque is lsting tribute tht ensures the memory of loved one will be honored for ll time. The purchse of Yhrzeit plque gurntees permnent fixture in the Snctury plus duplicte one tht will be displyed on the Yhrzeit. Plese contct Michelle Cpln, , or milto:mcpln@nevehshlom.org If you would like more informtion bout this trdition nd or bout purchsing plque. Continued from pge 1 into the sme soul of the universe I ws then serching to connect with. Hiking ll dy in the Swiss Alps I reched pek embedded in cloud. I ws lone, yet felt s if everyone close to me ws present. I plyed my hrmonic nd sng t the top of my lungs. I felt ttched to universl synergy. A wooden box stood t the highest point of the mountintop nd inside ws journl to record the nmes of those who hd reched the pek. I sid the Shem nd signed my Hebrew nme Bruch. In the pst I hd only pryed in moments of fer nd request, for the heling of reltives or the trivilities of growing up. Now I uttered words in we, found sttement for oneness. he words were there nd hd been within me but now they took on new significnce. I connected my soul to the oneness of God. It ws only lter in life tht I would connect the words of Dvid Melech Isrel, n uthor I hd spent mny pre-school dys singing bout, to my experience on tht mountin. King Dvid writes, he soul fills, crries, nd survives the body, nd the Holy One fills, crries, nd outlives the universe. he soul is one, nd the Holy One is one. he soul is pure, does not et, sees nd is unseen, nd never sleeps, nd the Holy One is pure, does not et, sees nd is unseen, nd neither slumbers nor sleeps. While riding on trin heding towrds home I recll looking through the trin window towrds Swiss skyline. I knew one of the gretest lessons I hd lerned during my trip ws the clssic cliché tht one trvels the world to find themselves nd relizes they need not hve gone fr from home. Roughing it little led me to vlue good mel, the comfort of shring, nd cts of kindness. On tht sme trin ride I remember contemplting the brillince nd ingenuity behind Judism s simple mndte to lift full of cup of wine together ech week nd celebrte the breking of bred. I thought it to be so specil to give mening nd thnks to the precious moments of life. So this summer s we pck our bgs we might wnt to include smll siddur, pir of trvelling cndlesticks, or stirring Jewish book. I would love to help you find syngogue cross the globe. Wherever it is you find yourself wndering, on the mountintop or t the prk, remember tht you re prt of people tht hs lwys found inspirtion while wy, nd even more importntly pprecites coming home. L shlom, Rbbi Brdley Greenstein

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