Yom Yerushalayim is a great day in Jewish history. Please read my blog and watch rabbi sacks’s video for a deeper understanding. Jeruslam is ours! Here is a song by ben snof which always stirs me when I hear it. … Read More

Click on link below to listen: Dorice’s thoughts: This prayer is one of the most important prayers in Judaism. Taken from the last book in the Torah, Deuteronomy chapter 6, it expresses the Ikkar (the main essence) of our belief in Judaism, and … Read More

Click on link below to listen:  Eishet chayil mi yimtza ve-rachok mi-peninim michrah Batach bah leiv ba’alah ve-shalal lo yech’sar. Gemalat’hu tov ve-lo ra kol yemei chayeha. Dar’eshah tzemer u’fishtim va-ta’as be-cheifetz kapeha.   Hay-eta ko-oniyos socheir mi-merchak tavi lachma. … Read More

Shaarie Torah is dedicated to securing the future of Jewish Oregon and through the LIFE & LEGACY initiative, in partnership with OJCF &  Harold Grinspoon Foundation. The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation Life & Legacy initiative program provides participating Jewish organizations like … Read More

Click on link below to listen: History and evolution of the Hatikvah: In 1897, at the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, the delegates joined in a rousing rendition of the song “Hatikvah.” The beloved Zionist hymn would come to be known … Read More

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We love celebrating Shabbat with Families! Every 3rd Shabbat of the month celebrate with song, story, and a little supper! After our short service, we invite families to come together for a delightful kid-friendly meal, perfect for those hectic Friday … Read More

Click on link below to listen: בכל דור ודור חייב אדם לראות את עצמו כאילו הוא יצא ממצרים B’chol dor v’dor chayav Adam l’rot et atzmo k’eeloo hoo yatza mimitzrayim In every generation one is obliterated to see oneself as … Read More

Click on link below to listen: The word Seder means order, indicating that all the commandments and rituals of this evening are to be performed in a specific order. In every Hagadah we find the traditional sequence of various steps … Read More