Cultural Heritage
Kirtan with Sitaram Dass and Sacred Dharma
Portland’s Public Menorah at The Square
Chabad Center for Jewish Life invites the community to celebrate Hanukkah with the annual lighting of Portland’s Public Menorah at Pioneer Courthouse Square, Friday, December 4 – Sunday, December 13, 2026.
Chabad Center for Jewish Life offers Jewish education, outreach, and social service programming for families and individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and affiliations.
Tea & Talmud (12-18 years old)
ADULT ED: Sacred Time – Rabbi Posen: The Power of Gratitude
Torah on Tap with CNS Men’s Club
Torah on Tap at Old Market Pub
Contact Mitch
Come hang out with Cantor Bitton and CNS Men’s Club for pizza, salad, beer, camaraderie and discussion! Come meet new friends, eat some pizza, have a beer, and maybe learn something!
Monthly Family Shabbat Dinner
Chanukah Family Shabbat Celebration
You won’t be able to stop smiling at our Chanukah Family Shabbat, complete with music, a light show and inflatables, latkes, and games—as well as Rabbi Cahana’s final rendition of The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming before his retirement next June.
Bring your family’s chanukiah and let’s share the glow of the first night together.
Tot Shabbat
Stories, songs and silliness make Shabbatot with our mini mensches extra sweet!
Fourth Fridays with Rabbi Eve Posen
4th Friday of every month | 5:30pm | Offsite
Rabbi Eve Posen leads this interactive home service that welcomes Shabbat through song and stories for families with children 0-10.