Congregation Neveh Shalom

A heartfelt thank you to our fantastic volunteers this weekend for participating in our Memorial Day flag-planting at the cemeteries. If you're looking for more volunteer opportunities, get in touch or explore our website!

This Shavuot, PJA and the larger Portland Jewish community will come together for a shared night of celebration and learning - where questions are welcomed, perspectives are honored, and relationships are strengthened.

Enjoy dinner, hands-on activities for families of all ages, a special middle school community service program, adult learning sessions, and community Tefilah.

Register at nevehshalom.org/Shav26

Tonight begins Yom HaZikaron—Israel’s Memorial Day.

A day set aside for remembrance, for gratitude, and for the quiet weight of loss.

We honor the soldiers of the IDF who gave their lives defending the State of Israel, and the victims of terror whose lives were taken simply because they were part of the Jewish story.

This year, the day feels especially heavy. With Israel still facing threats on multiple fronts, the names we remember are not distant history—they are painfully present.

Each life lost is not just a number, but a world: a family, a story, a future that will never unfold.

We remember them.
We are grateful to them.
We honor their sacrifice.

May their memories be a blessing.