Congregation Shaarie Torah
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| leadership = Rabbi Gary Oren
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| location = 920 Northwest 25th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
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Shaarie Torah is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 920 Northwest 25th Avenue, in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.
History
The congregation was founded in 1905, and shortly after, the congregation purchased a Presbyterian Church on SW Third Avenue and moved it to First Avenue, south of Hall Street. The building was refurbished and became the first official home of Shaarie Torah.{{cite web |url=https://shaarietorah.org/history/ |title=The History of Congregation Shaarie Torah |work=Congregation Shaarie Torah |date=n.d. |access-date=November 18, 2023}}
A new synagogue opened on May 15, 1960, at Park Avenue and Jackson Street, but it was demolished a few years later due to the construction of Interstate 405.{{cite web |last=Friedman |first=Elaine S. |date=February 12, 2021 |title=Congregation Shaarie Torah |url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/congregation_shaarie_torah/ |work=Oregon Encyclopedia |accessdate=April 2, 2021}}{{cite news |date=July 19, 1960 |title=Churchmen Ask Change |page=8 |work=The Oregonian}} The current synagogue at 920 Northwest 25th Avenue was dedicated on June 13, 1965.{{cite news |date=June 7, 1965 |title=Special Programs To Note Synagogue Dedication |page=16 |work=The Oregonian}}
See also
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External links
- {{official website|http://shaarietorah.org/}}
{{Synagogues in the United States}}
{{Northwest District, Portland, Oregon}}
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Category:1905 establishments in Oregon
Category:Jewish organizations established in 1905
Category:Conservative synagogues in Oregon
Category:Jews and Judaism in Portland, Oregon
Category:Buildings and structures in Northwest District, Portland, Oregon
Category:Religious buildings and structures in Portland, Oregon
Category:Synagogues completed in 1965