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Calendar for: Chabad Center for Jewish Life 1370 Crowley Avenue Southeast, Salem, OR 97302-1913
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Shabbat, January 17, 2026
28 Tevet, 5786
Shabbat Ends 5:48 PM
Each week prior to Shabbat morning services Rabbi Perlstein will be giving a class on Chassidic mysticism. We'll go through a topic over several weeks and cover many fascinating topics.
Shabbat Morning Services
Join our user-friendly traditional prayer services for a spiritually inspiring experience!
Soulful prayer, spirited song, Hebrew/English "user-friendly" prayer books, interactive and thought provokingTorah discussions followed by a delicious Kiddush luncheon.
Saturday mornings Services: 10:00 am
Torah reading and discussion: 11:15 am
Kiddush Luncheon: 12:45 pm
Come Be a Part of and Make the Minyan!
Soulful prayer, spirited song, Hebrew/English "user-friendly" prayer books, interactive and thought provokingTorah discussions followed by a delicious Kiddush luncheon.
Saturday mornings Services: 10:00 am
Torah reading and discussion: 11:15 am
Kiddush Luncheon: 12:45 pm
Come Be a Part of and Make the Minyan!
Sunday, January 18, 2026
29 Tevet, 5786
Our new Talmud learning initiative introduces entry to this magnificent work. You need no prior knowledge of the Talmud and no formal legal training. Glean some insight from one of the earliest text of Jewish knowledge.
Join us at 9:00am for a morning service, together we will lay Tefillin and pray the morning service, Talmud class will follow the service.
Join us at 9:00am for a morning service, together we will lay Tefillin and pray the morning service, Talmud class will follow the service.
Monday, January 19, 2026
1 Shevat, 5786
Class 1
The people who asked the questions
What do these questions reveal about our ancestors? What did they think, feel, and value? Explore five fascinating stories to find out.
Cases / Barcelona, 1300; Algiers, 1450; Modena, 1530; Spain, 1450; Auschwitz, 1944
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
2 Shevat, 5786
Each week at Starbucks Fruma meets with a group of women for a weekly Torah class. This is a text based class as we go through the book of Genesis in depth and with much practical conversation.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
3 Shevat, 5786
Every Hour Is a Holy Hour; Every Second, Sacred
You can sanctify a lulav, a shofar, even flour and water. But can you sanctify Tuesday at 3 p.m.? The first mitzvah given to the Jews was about shaping time itself. It’s a reminder that we don’t just count days—we make them count.
Shabbat, January 24, 2026
6 Shevat, 5786
Shabbat Ends 5:56 PM
Each week prior to Shabbat morning services Rabbi Perlstein will be giving a class on Chassidic mysticism. We'll go through a topic over several weeks and cover many fascinating topics.
Shabbat Morning Services
Join our user-friendly traditional prayer services for a spiritually inspiring experience!
Soulful prayer, spirited song, Hebrew/English "user-friendly" prayer books, interactive and thought provokingTorah discussions followed by a delicious Kiddush luncheon.
Saturday mornings Services: 10:00 am
Torah reading and discussion: 11:15 am
Kiddush Luncheon: 12:45 pm
Come Be a Part of and Make the Minyan!
Soulful prayer, spirited song, Hebrew/English "user-friendly" prayer books, interactive and thought provokingTorah discussions followed by a delicious Kiddush luncheon.
Saturday mornings Services: 10:00 am
Torah reading and discussion: 11:15 am
Kiddush Luncheon: 12:45 pm
Come Be a Part of and Make the Minyan!
Sunday, January 25, 2026
7 Shevat, 5786
Our new Talmud learning initiative introduces entry to this magnificent work. You need no prior knowledge of the Talmud and no formal legal training. Glean some insight from one of the earliest text of Jewish knowledge.
Join us at 9:00am for a morning service, together we will lay Tefillin and pray the morning service, Talmud class will follow the service.
Join us at 9:00am for a morning service, together we will lay Tefillin and pray the morning service, Talmud class will follow the service.
Monday, January 26, 2026
8 Shevat, 5786
Class 2
The quest for facts
Do sages make assumptions about how reality works, or do they investigate the facts? Follow rabbis as they conduct five fascinating investigations worldwide.
Cases / Cairo, 1548; Altona, 1709; Hamburg, 1772; Jerusalem, 1866; Brooklyn, 1958
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
9 Shevat, 5786
Each week at Starbucks Fruma meets with a group of women for a weekly Torah class. This is a text based class as we go through the book of Genesis in depth and with much practical conversation.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
10 Shevat, 5786
A True Leader Can Make Us One
Jews argue over food, politics, and prayer books. Yet, standing on the shores of the Red Sea, we sang one song in perfect unison. True unity isn’t about agreeing on everything; it’s about finding the leader and moment that brings our deepest oneness to the surface.
Shabbat, January 31, 2026
13 Shevat, 5786
Shabbat Ends 6:05 PM
Each week prior to Shabbat morning services Rabbi Perlstein will be giving a class on Chassidic mysticism. We'll go through a topic over several weeks and cover many fascinating topics.
Shabbat Morning Services
Join our user-friendly traditional prayer services for a spiritually inspiring experience!
Soulful prayer, spirited song, Hebrew/English "user-friendly" prayer books, interactive and thought provokingTorah discussions followed by a delicious Kiddush luncheon.
Saturday mornings Services: 10:00 am
Torah reading and discussion: 11:15 am
Kiddush Luncheon: 12:45 pm
Come Be a Part of and Make the Minyan!
Soulful prayer, spirited song, Hebrew/English "user-friendly" prayer books, interactive and thought provokingTorah discussions followed by a delicious Kiddush luncheon.
Saturday mornings Services: 10:00 am
Torah reading and discussion: 11:15 am
Kiddush Luncheon: 12:45 pm
Come Be a Part of and Make the Minyan!
Sunday, February 1, 2026
14 Shevat, 5786
Our new Talmud learning initiative introduces entry to this magnificent work. You need no prior knowledge of the Talmud and no formal legal training. Glean some insight from one of the earliest text of Jewish knowledge.
Join us at 9:00am for a morning service, together we will lay Tefillin and pray the morning service, Talmud class will follow the service.
Join us at 9:00am for a morning service, together we will lay Tefillin and pray the morning service, Talmud class will follow the service.
Monday, February 2, 2026
15 Shevat, 5786
Class 3
How the Torah stays relevant
See inside the process that enables the Torah’s ancient code to guide life in an ever-changing world. Witness the precise process of applying Talmudic precedent.
Cases / Barcelona, 1300; Valencia, 1380; Pavia, 1478; Berezhany, 1908
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
16 Shevat, 5786
Each week at Starbucks Fruma meets with a group of women for a weekly Torah class. This is a text based class as we go through the book of Genesis in depth and with much practical conversation.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
17 Shevat, 5786
Morality without an Anchor Drifts
Atheists can be moral, but when temptation hits, what keeps those morals in place? Judaism teaches that goodness without G‑d is like a house without a foundation—it may look fine, but the first storm topples it. Faith doesn’t replace values; it makes them last.
Shabbat, February 7, 2026
20 Shevat, 5786
Shabbat Ends 6:15 PM
Each week prior to Shabbat morning services Rabbi Perlstein will be giving a class on Chassidic mysticism. We'll go through a topic over several weeks and cover many fascinating topics.
Shabbat Morning Services
Join our user-friendly traditional prayer services for a spiritually inspiring experience!
Soulful prayer, spirited song, Hebrew/English "user-friendly" prayer books, interactive and thought provokingTorah discussions followed by a delicious Kiddush luncheon.
Saturday mornings Services: 10:00 am
Torah reading and discussion: 11:15 am
Kiddush Luncheon: 12:45 pm
Come Be a Part of and Make the Minyan!
Soulful prayer, spirited song, Hebrew/English "user-friendly" prayer books, interactive and thought provokingTorah discussions followed by a delicious Kiddush luncheon.
Saturday mornings Services: 10:00 am
Torah reading and discussion: 11:15 am
Kiddush Luncheon: 12:45 pm
Come Be a Part of and Make the Minyan!
Monday, February 9, 2026
22 Shevat, 5786
Class 4
When the exception is the law
Explore four unexpected rulings to uncover the hidden fallback mechanisms within Jewish law: these aren’t exceptions to the law. They’re the law revealing its quiet values (like human dignity, and peace in the home).
Cases / Pavia, 1450; Salonika, 1550; Krakow, 1570; Liozna, 1790
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
24 Shevat, 5786
A Half-Shekel Teaches Total Commitment
We hesitate to go all in—with people, with places, and with commitments—because we’re not sure it’s safe. We’re always ready to move on. But some things call for everything we’ve got. This class looks at one ancient mitzvah that helps us know when to stop hedging and start showing up.
Shabbat, February 14, 2026
27 Shevat, 5786
Shabbat Ends 6:24 PM
Each week prior to Shabbat morning services Rabbi Perlstein will be giving a class on Chassidic mysticism. We'll go through a topic over several weeks and cover many fascinating topics.
Shabbat Morning Services
Join our user-friendly traditional prayer services for a spiritually inspiring experience!
Soulful prayer, spirited song, Hebrew/English "user-friendly" prayer books, interactive and thought provokingTorah discussions followed by a delicious Kiddush luncheon.
Saturday mornings Services: 10:00 am
Torah reading and discussion: 11:15 am
Kiddush Luncheon: 12:45 pm
Come Be a Part of and Make the Minyan!
Soulful prayer, spirited song, Hebrew/English "user-friendly" prayer books, interactive and thought provokingTorah discussions followed by a delicious Kiddush luncheon.
Saturday mornings Services: 10:00 am
Torah reading and discussion: 11:15 am
Kiddush Luncheon: 12:45 pm
Come Be a Part of and Make the Minyan!
Sunday, February 15, 2026
28 Shevat, 5786
Our new Talmud learning initiative introduces entry to this magnificent work. You need no prior knowledge of the Talmud and no formal legal training. Glean some insight from one of the earliest text of Jewish knowledge.
Join us at 9:00am for a morning service, together we will lay Tefillin and pray the morning service, Talmud class will follow the service.
Join us at 9:00am for a morning service, together we will lay Tefillin and pray the morning service, Talmud class will follow the service.
Monday, February 16, 2026
29 Shevat, 5786
Class 5
Answering the whole person
Rules don’t always translate into reality easily. See how sages account for the practical, social, and emotional realities around a question to ensure their ruling leads to its intended outcome.
Cases / Cairo, 1173; Barcelona, 1300; Lodmir, 1615; Lubavitch, 1871; Brooklyn, 1954; Manchester, 1963

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