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 December Socrates Cafe will take up the question, “Why isn’t Hanukkah in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)?

  Grab some coffee, hot chocolate or whatever your home cafe table desires and join us for some relaxed informal and, hopefully, very interesting discussions.

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.

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.

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!

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!

 KOL SHALOM MEMBERS ARE INVITED

To a casual summer afternoon with Kol Shalomers and friends

 To schmooze, snack and meet WEH (WOMEN/ ENVIRONMENT/HEALTH) staff, here from Cameroon.

Kol Shalom has supported them for years, paying the school fees of one student, Lydienne, and now we’ll hear of her progress, as a health-care professional serving her people. Locals, Friends of WEH should be with us too.

When: Saturday, July, 27h, 4 to 6PM.

Where: In the lovely, shady backyard of our Sherry Archer and Bob Grossman.. Call Myra at 503-808-7510 for details and RSVP

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.

Featured in programs this year will be Jewish philosophers, their lives and beliefs. We’ll look at Spinoza, Einstein and more. We’ll also have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism. 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.

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.

Featured in programs this year will be Jewish philosophers, their lives and beliefs. We’ll look at Spinoza, Einstein and more. We’ll also have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism. 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.

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.

Featured in programs this year will be Jewish philosophers, their lives and beliefs. We’ll look at Spinoza, Einstein and more. We’ll also have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism. 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.

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.

Featured in programs this year will be Jewish philosophers, their lives and beliefs. We’ll look at Spinoza, Einstein and more. We’ll also have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism. 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.

Lee Gordon, Co-Founder of Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel, and Graduate (of Hand in Hand Schools) Emmanuel Auerbach will present  at EJC on Feb. 18 at 2:00

Lee Gordon has been a friend of Kol Shalom since our early days, and was a popular speaker at our Sunday Forums of past years. On February 18th, Kol Shalom will host Lee at EJC where he will speak about Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel, the bilingual integrated schools for Arab and Jewish children that he co-founded in 1998.

And we are so fortunate for this extra treat: He will be joined by Emmanuel Auerbach, Hand in Hand student from kindergarten through twelfth, now living in New York and visiting Portland.  

What started as one school with 50 students, Hand in Hand has grown to six campuses with two thousand Arab and Jewish students, fostering inclusion and equality. In the midst of the Hamas attacks and subsequent war in Gaza, Hand in Hand has continued its important work building Jewish-Arab partnership and shared society in Israel. Says Lee, "Hand in Hand is a model of what Israel can and should look like." We are privileged to have the opportunity to ask questions of Lee and Emmanuel and to learn of the particular challenges at this time of crisis.  

Co-sponsored by Beth Israel, Havurah Shalom, P’nai Or and Shir Tikvah 

Please register here to attend.
Thanks and hope to see you at the EJC Feb. 18, 2:00 PM!

Join us for Third Annual Kol Shalom Reproductive Shabbat, Friday, Feb. 9, 5:00 PM on Zoom. Special Guest Speaker: Amy Lavan, Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette. Contact info@kolshalom.org for Zoom link.

Repro Shabbat is an annual Shabbat celebration that honors the Jewish value of reproductive freedom. It takes place annually on Parshat Mishpatim, the reading of which contains the verses commonly referenced as the foundation of Judaism’s approach to reproductive health, rights, and justice. Individuals and communities across the world gather to celebrate Repro Shabbat and the Jewish traditions it honors. Participation can take many forms.

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.

Featured in programs this year will be Jewish philosophers, their lives and beliefs. We’ll look at Spinoza, Einstein and more. We’ll also have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism. 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.

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.

Featured in programs this year will be Jewish philosophers, their lives and beliefs. We’ll look at Spinoza, Einstein and more. We’ll also have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism. 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.

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.

Featured in programs this year will be Jewish philosophers, their lives and beliefs. We’ll look at Spinoza, Einstein and more. We’ll also have special topics related to Humanistic Judaism. 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.

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.

So often in the daily busyness of life we lose sight of the tremendous mysteries surrounding our existence. What have other minds told us and experienced? 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.