P’nai Or of Portland Welcomes You

Whether you are steeped in Jewish knowledge, part of an interfaith family, or taking your first steps in learning, you are welcome here.

P’nai Or (Faces of Light) celebrates the Divine reflected in everyone – LGBTQ+, interfaith, Jews by birth, Jews by choice. We are a vibrant, egalitarian congregation founded in 1991 by Rabbi Aryeh Hirschfield, z"l.

Our inspiration comes from Torah, Kabbalah, the teachings of the Chassidic masters, and Jewish and non-Jewish contemporary sources.

We are affiliated with ALEPH: The Alliance for Jewish Renewal, the organizing body founded by Reb Zalman Schacter-Shalomi, z"l.