Dear Friends,

We hope that you will take this unique opportunity to learn with us and spend time with your community. We look forward to seeing you and sharing an inspiring Shavuot together!              Rabbi Ken Brodkin

~ Shabbaton Schedule  ~

All presentations  given by Rabbi Bashevkin unless otherwise noted

Saturday May 26, Shabbat afternoon, 7:15 pm

"The Curious Custom of Breaking the Glass at Jewish Weddings:

 An Introduction to Shavuos"

All Night Shavuot Learning, Saturday Night - Sunday morning

11:30 pm - "Of Converts and Kohanim:

 A Spiritual Case Study of Apple and Coca-Cola"

12:30 am - "Isaac Newton, Mysticism, and the Scientific Revolution"

1:30 am - "An R-rated Look at European Responsa"

2:30 am - "Martial Arts in Jewish Law," with Aki Fleshler

3:30 am - "The Mesira Controversy: Reporting Abuse in the Jewish World,"

with Rabbi Tzvi Fischer

4:40 am - Early Shacharit

9:00 am - Regular Shacharit

Sunday May 27, 6:00 pm

"Two Jews, Three Opinions: The Significance of Talmud and

the Development of the Oral Law"

Sunday, May 20 - 10 am  - Eruv Construction @ Ahavath Achim:

Put On Your Hard Hat and Build With Us: We will be building an Eruv around our property so that we can utilize it on Shabbat. According to Jewish Law, halakha, one may not carry outside without an Eruv. The construction of an Eruv is highly complex and is usually only done by highly competent rabbis. We decided to do things a little differently and get the community involved in the construction (anyway, have you ever seen a rabbi with a hammer?!). Please join us for an introduction into the principles behind the construction of Eruvs, a survey of our property to decide where to build, followed by the actual construction.

Mailing Address:  PO Box 80811, Portland, OR 97280

Street Address: 6698 SW Capitol Hwy. Portland, OR 97219

Rabbi Kenneth Brodkin

Congregation Kesser Israel

rabbibrodkin-"at"-gmail.com

(503) 222-1239