Congregation Shaarie Torah

11/05/2024

A Prayer For Election Day from Rabbi Gary Ezra Oren

09/20/2024

Are you ready for the High Holy Days? Join us at CST, your place to thrive in 5785! Tickets are not required, but we request that you register for services you would like to attend.

🗓️ View our website for the full schedule, including times, how to register, and more: https://shaarietorah.org/hhd/

07/30/2024

🌭 Join us this Friday for communal singing while we bring in Shabbat together in the Shul's courtyard! We'll be grilling hot dogs and would love it if you could bring a side or dessert to share.

*Must be pareve or vegan, no dairy!

RSVP Here: https://shaarietorah.wufoo.com/forms/summer-shabbarbqs-in-the-courtyard/

Can't make it Friday? We have another ShabbarBQ on September 6!

Congregation Shaarie Torah is a Conservative synagogue rooted in Jewish tradition, located in NW PDX

06/03/2024

🎉 The Men’s Club is pleased to announce that the 2023-2024 recipients of the Harry R. Nemer Service Award for his years of outstanding volunteer service to Congregation Shaarie Torah are Daniel and Leslie Petcher. Grab a ticket and join us on June 30 for brunch celebrating the Petchers!

🎟️ Sponsorships and tickets are available here: https://cst-mens-club.square.site/

03/19/2024

🗣️ Calling all families with kids ages 0-5! Join us THIS Sunday, March 24, for an activity-filled morning of learning about the four mitzvot of Purim. Costumes are encouraged.

RSVP: shaarietorah.org/purim/

03/05/2024

🛍️ There's still time to order your hamentashen for Purim!

https://cst-hamentashen.square.site/

02/15/2024

Our beloved Frieda Cohen, z"l was featured in the latest Jewish Review with a beautiful piece on her life and her lasting legacy at Shaarie Torah.
"'She was always impeccably dressed,’ Charlotte Tevet of CST’s Sisterhood
of Cohen when she came in to help make hamantaschen.
'She would roll [dough] for hours and, you know, it didn’t bother her to stand there and do that for hours and hours.'
Eventually, Cohen and a friend, Sylvia Perkel, purchased a rolling machine for the Sisterhood’s work – which has not only made the process faster, but made the product more uniform.
'Every individual is different, and so [the hamantaschen] wouldn’t come out as even,' Tevet said. 'It’s been a tremendous help to have that dough machine.'

Check it out here:https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-29/2/JR021424.pdf

Frieda would have wanted you to order Hamentashen before it's too late! So don't forget to put your order in: https://cst-hamentashen.square.site/

02/14/2024

ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR! Hamentashen ordering is OPEN! Through March 11 place an order online (or send in a mail in order through March 8) to get your hands on some delicious Purim cookies - a yearly tradition for so many in Portland! The Sisterhood's hamentashen are unlike any other and this year is even better because we've released a new flavor! Peanut Butter with Chocolate Chips! Is your mouth watering already? (flavors will sell out so don't wait to put an order in and choose your pick up date)

Orders are coming in quickly so don't forget to place yours! https://cst-hamentashen.square.site/

Sign up to volunteer Sunday - Wednesdays. Baking continues through March 13
If you haven't volunteered to bake Hamentashen, this is a great year to lend a hand and support our Sisterhood! There are multiple jobs and various tasks. One does not have to be a skilled baker to be a helper. No experience necessary! However, one must be age 12 or older. There are many open slots available between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm, Sundays - Wednesdays, as well as, 4-7 pm on Mondays. You choose the amount of time that suits your schedule. Thank you!

01/19/2024

Due to conditions on the icy roads and the very icy conditions in our parking lot, we have decided to stream services via zoom and our livestream only this Saturday, Jan 20. Please use this link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpdOGgrDkuHtav9yVvHOxi3imMPgw5li6J #/registration or find the stream at shaarietorah.org/stream

Our offices are still closed and our staff is working remotely answering phones and email.

Community Town Hall that was scheduled for Saturday, Jan 20 is cancelled

Sunday minyan is hybrid for those who want to come to the chapel (no Mensch Community, but some of us will be there ahead of a Board Retreat).

Please stay safe and warm!