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Kol Shalom, Community for Humanistic Judaism

Like our national organization, from our founding we've explicitly included mixed faith/culture households and "glbt" persons, with orientations to Judaism with modern and humanistic adaptations.
We present orientations in public libraries for the public, offer a welcoming/info. packet, offer our Newsletter free for a time and by subscription, and maintain a website. We ally with other congregations and with churches and unions on "good works" and engage our members as volunteers with others. We've a young adults outreach program; adult & children's ed. open to non-members. Have made our office accessible
& welcome non-members to Seder & High Holidays
at a minimal cost. Dues are negotiable.

Programs We Offer to Open Our Tent

  • Adult Education
  • Disabled/Special Needs
  • Financial Needs/Incentives (offered without requiring newcomers to ask first)
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT)
  • Interfaith Couples Group/Counseling/Events
  • Introduction to Judaism/"Derekh Torah"
  • Adult Education > Melton Mini-School
  • Multiracial and Jews of Color
  • Parents of Intermarried
  • Preparation for Conversion/Post-Conversion
  • Public Space Judaism programs
  • Single Parents
  • Young Adults
  • We Maintain a library & do public orientation sessions on Judaism/Humanistic Judaism in public libraries.

Affiliation

Society for Humanistic Judaism 		Kol Shalom, Community for Humanistic Judaism

  • 1509 SW Sunset Blvd., suite 1-E
    Portland, OR 97239
  • 503-459-4210 phone
  • www.shj.org
Contact Person
Debi Strode, Office Administrator
info@kolshalom.org