Socrates Cafe is our monthly meeting place online to discuss topics related to philosophy, spirituality, science, history and religion. Readings will be provided prior to each session and suggested readings from participants are welcome. The sessions are at 10:00 am, generally fourth Saturday of the month and are one hour long. Sessions are open to non-members.

We have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism including looking at the Torah and Bible from an American Jewish Humanist perspective. What can we learn? Grab some coffee, hot chocolate or whatever your home cafe table desires and join us for some relaxed informal and, hopefully, very interesting discussions.

Sunday, November 9, 2025

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Rose Schnitzer Manor @ Cedar Sinai Park
6140 SW Boundary St.

Portland, OR 97221

Volunteer to pack with our Dignity Grows™ Chapter. Each Dignity Tote provides comprehensive monthly personal and menstrual hygiene products for menstruating women, girls, and individuals who cannot afford them. 

Join us to pack essential totes for our community members, distributed by our local Distribution Partners. The morning program will include packing totes, learning more about period poverty and how we can combat it and, of course, schmoozing!

Participants: Free and open to all families with children. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Younger children are welcome to participate at the parent's discretion. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

What to Expect: Volunteers are essential to the success of the Dignity Grows program. Thanks to the efficiency of our volunteers, participants can anticipate packing of totes to last approximately 1 hour. The other hour of our program includes opportunities for volunteers to learn about period poverty, hear from local nonprofits, connect this essential program to Jewish values, and socialize with other volunteers.

Registration is required. No walk-ins as we have limited seating and will close registration once we hit capacity.

If you have any questions about this program, please contact Merit Pinker, Volunteer Coordinator, at merit@jewishportland.org.

Socrates Cafe is our monthly meeting place online to discuss topics related to philosophy, spirituality, science, history and religion. Readings will be provided prior to each session and suggested readings from participants are welcome. The sessions are at 10:00 am, generally fourth Saturday of the month and are one hour long. Sessions are open to non-members.

We have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism including looking at the Torah and Bible from an American Jewish Humanist perspective. What can we learn? Grab some coffee, hot chocolate or whatever your home cafe table desires and join us for some relaxed informal and, hopefully, very interesting discussions.

Open to all members

Kol Shalom is a humanist, non-theistic denomination of Judaism, serving the Portland metro area for over 25 years.  Rather than a worship service. our Yom Kippur observance gives a deep connection with our Jewish roots where we take stock of ourselves in relation to our families, friends and the community.  Kevin Minkoff will return as our cantor with beautiful traditional  Jewish music. Kevin  will sing  the tradition Kol Nidre live at Yom Kippur.  Jerry Bobbe, cellist, with Margaret Bloomfield, pianist, will  perform Max Bruch’s Kol Nidre. We will have a candle lighting and meaningful readings by the congregation.

 All told our service will represent modern Judaism and a time to connect with our Jewish lives.  The service itself lasts about one hour with generous time afterwards for socializing and traditional Jewish  light snacks to "break the fast" (for those who fast).

Kol Shalom is a welcoming community Non-members are welcome. There is a suggested donation of $20 for non-member adults over the age of 25 for each service. Young adults (25 and under) and youth are free. Non-member pre-registration required. Please register here. Thanks and hope to see you!

A short ceremony at the Beach to continue the tradition of casting away at the start of the New Year, followed by an opportunity for member discussion of current issues and socializing. This event takes the place of this month’s Short and Sweet Shabbat which would have been the day before

Kol Shalom is a humanist, non-theistic denomination of Judaism, serving the Portland metro area for over 25 years.  Rather than a worship service. our observance gives a deep connection with our Jewish roots in celebrating the Jewish new year.  Kevin Minkoff will return as our cantor with beautiful traditional  Jewish music. Kevin will also be our shofar blower. We will have a candle lighting, meaningful readings by the congregation and a special talk to deepen our experience together.

 All told our service will represent modern Judaism and a time to connect with our Jewish lives.  The service itself lasts about one hour with generous time afterwards for socializing with provided light snacks ("oneg").  .

Kol Shalom is a welcoming community Non-members are welcome. There is a suggested donation of $20 for non-member adults over the age of 25 for each service. Young adults (25 and under) and youth are free. Non-member pre-registration required. Please register here. Thanks and hope to see you!

Socrates Cafe is our monthly meeting place online to discuss topics related to philosophy, spirituality, science, history and religion. Readings will be provided prior to each session and suggested readings from participants are welcome. The sessions are at 10:00 am, generally fourth Saturday of the month and are one hour long. Sessions are open to non-members.

We have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism including looking at the Torah and Bible from an American Jewish Humanist perspective. What can we learn? Grab some coffee, hot chocolate or whatever your home cafe table desires and join us for some relaxed informal and, hopefully, very interesting discussions.

Open to all members

Open to all members

Contact Wendy Busch for details.

May 31 topic (TBA)

Socrates Cafe is our monthly meeting place online to discuss topics related to philosophy, spirituality, science, history and religion. Readings will be provided prior to each session and suggested readings from participants are welcome. The sessions are at 10:00 am, generally fourth Saturday of the month and are one hour long. Sessions are open to non-members.

We have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism including looking at the Torah and Bible from an American Jewish Humanist perspective. What can we learn? Grab some coffee, hot chocolate or whatever your home cafe table desires and join us for some relaxed informal and, hopefully, very interesting discussions.

Open to all members

Socrates Cafe is our monthly meeting place online to discuss topics related to philosophy, spirituality, science, history and religion. Readings will be provided prior to each session and suggested readings from participants are welcome. The sessions are at 10:00 am, generally fourth Saturday of the month and are one hour long. Sessions are open to non-members.

We have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism including looking at the Torah and Bible from an American Jewish Humanist perspective. What can we learn? Grab some coffee, hot chocolate or whatever your home cafe table desires and join us for some relaxed informal and, hopefully, very interesting discussions.