Congregation Neveh Shalom
45°29′01″N 122°42′21″W / 45.4835°N 122.7059°W / 45.4835; -122.7059
- 1869 (Ahavi Shalom)
- 1883 (Talmud Torah)
- 1900 (Neveh Zedek)
- 1902 (Talmund Torah and Neveh Zedek merger)
- 1904
- 1911
- 1950
Congregation Neveh Shalom is a congregation and synagogue affiliated with Conservative Judaism,[3] located at 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, in the Hillsdale neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, in the United States.[4][5]
Founded in 1961 from the mergers of three older congregations, it has a membership of over 850 households.[6] The early members of the synagogue were immigrants from Prussia or Poland,[7] resulting in the nickname "Polisha shul." Despite the synagogue's nickname, it leaned toward the German styles of Judaism, rather than the Polish one.[7] Neveh Shalom is the second oldest Jewish congregation in the Pacific Northwest and the oldest Conservative congregation on the West Coast.[1]
History
Neveh Shalom came from two other synagogues: Neveh Zedek and Ahavi Shalom. Ahavi Shalom was led for three years by Rabbi Julius Eckman. During these early years, Jews of Prussian and Polish ethnicity were the primary demographic of the synagogue. Ahavi was known as the Polisha Shul. After Eckman left, a Hazzan named Robert Abrahamson served as both the hazzan and the Rabbi due to difficulties in finding a new rabbi.[7] By 1889, Ahavi Shalom began conducting sermons in English instead of German.[2][7]
The synagogues Talmund Torah and Neveh Zedek merged in 1902, creating the synagogue Neveh Zedek.[2] As the synagogue grew, the need for new buildings to fit the growing congregation size arose, resulting in the construction of two buildings in 1904, 1911, and 1950. Throughout the 1920's, Neveh Zedek struggled to find a Rabbi, relying on its cantor Abraham Rosencrantz, who served until 1936, the year he died.[7] During this period, in 1921, Neveh Zedek joined the Conservative movement. Two years later, an arsonist set fire to the synagogue.[2][7]
After World War 2, an influx of Jewish refugees due to the Holocaust resulted in Neveh Zedek's teachings shifting into a more traditional style.[7] In 1953, a new Rabbi named Joshua Stampfer arrived at the synagogue.[7] Joshua Stampfer created a Jewish preschool which would later turn into a Foundation School.[7] A year later, in 1954, a non-Jew named Major Pruitt would come to the synagogue to learn everything he could about Judaism. While at the synagogue, he organized weddings and bar mitzvahs, kept track of yahrzeits, and he would oversee the synagogue's kosher kitchen.[7] In 1961 Neveh Zedek merged with Ahvahai Shalom to form Neveh Shalom.[2][7]
In 1965, the religious schools run by the synagogue grew.[7] They taught classes on modern and traditional Judaism, and they discussed issues from a Jewish perspective. The Rabbi would also lead book discussions. Chaim Potok, Robert Kennedy, and Abraham Joshua Heschel were all hosted as speakers at the congregation in the 1960s.[7] Kennedy would speak in 1968 during his presidential campaign.[8] Min Zidell, who became a member in 1967, was the first woman to serve as a member of the board. The first female executive director of the synagogue, Carolyn Weinstein, was appointed in 1976.[7] In 1967 women and men were officially treated as equals within the law of the synagogue.[7] By 2009, it was the largest Conservative synagogue located in Oregon.[2]
List of Rabbis
Names | Timeframe | Synagogue |
---|---|---|
Julius Eckman | 1869-1872 | Ahavi Shalom |
Robert Abrahamson | 1872-1937 | Ahavi Shalom |
Abraham Rosencratz | 1920's-1935 | Neveh Zedek |
Charles Sydney | 1937-1951 | Ahavi Shalom |
Phillip Kleinman | 1937-1951 | Neveh Zedek |
Joshua Stampfer | 1953-1993 | Ahavi Shalom |
Daniel Isaak | 1999-2015 | Neveh Shalom |
Bradley Greenstein | 1999-2022 | Neveh Shalom |
David Kosak | 2024 | Neveh Shalom |
Eve Posen | 2024 | Neveh Shalom |
References
- ^ a b CNS 150: A Pictorial Look at Where resulting". We Came From, Neveh Shalom website. Accessed May 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Congregation Neveh Shalom". oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Synagogues, Shuls, and Jewish Temples: Congregation Neveh Shalom in Portland, Oregon". alljewishlinks. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ "Portland Ground: Portland Oregon Photography - Images and Dreams from the Oregon Street - A Photographic Landscape of Urban Oregon". Portlandground. July 3, 2005. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ^ "Congregation Neveh Shalom". americantowns.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012.
- ^ "Neveh Shalom Portland Oregon". nevehshalom.org. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Our History". Neveh Shalom. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Bobby: Says "Shalom" ... Ethel: A Good Skate". google.com. May 27, 1968. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022.
Further reading
- Miranda, Gary. Following A River: Portland's Congregation Neveh Shalom, 1869-1989. Jewish Historical Society of Oregon, 1989.
External links
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