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Portland Area Funeral Homes | Portland Area Jewish Resources |
Additional Jewish Resources | Oregon Resources
Portland Area Funeral Homes
Nearly all of the work of Chevra Kavod haMet is performed at two area funeral homes.
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Holman’s Funeral & Cremation Service |
River View Cemetery Funeral Home 300 SW Taylors Ferry Rd Portland, Oregon 97219 503-246-4251 www.riverviewcemeteryfuneralhome.com |
Portland Area Jewish Resources
In addition to serving the unaffiliated Jewish population of the Portland metropolitan area, Chevra Kavod haMet serves the following organizations and congregations:
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Neveh Shalom Affiliation: Conservative. Location: SW Portland. Clergy: Rabbi David Kosak, Rabbi Eve Posen, Cantor Eyal Bitton, Rabbi Emeritus Daniel Isaak Website: www.nevehshalom.org Phone: 503-246-8831 |
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Havurah Shalom Affiliation: Reconstructionist. Location: NW Portland. Clergy: Rabbi Benjamin Barnett, Rabbi Emeritus Joey Wolf Website: havurahshalom.org Phone: 503-248-4662 |
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Congregation Beth Israel Affiliation: Reform. Location: NW Portland. Clergy: Rabbi Michael Cahana, Rabbi Rachel Joseph, Cantor Ida Rae Cahana Website: www.bethisrael-pdx.org Phone: 503-222-1069 |
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Congregation Shir Tikvah Affiliation: Independent, Egalitarian. Location: NE Portland Clergy: Rabbi Ariel Stone Website: shirtikvahpdx.org Phone: 503-473-8227 |
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Congregation Shaarie Torah Affiliation: Conservative. Location: NW Portland. Clergy: Rabbi Gary Ezra Oren, Cantor Aaron Vitells Website: shaarietorah.org Phone: 503-226-6131 |
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Kol Shalom Affiliation: Humanistic. Location: SW Portland. Website: www.kolshalom.org Phone: 503-459-4210 |
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Congregation Kol Ami Affiliation: Reform. Location: Vancouver. Clergy: Rabbi Elizabeth Dunsker Website: jewishvancouverusa.org Phone: 360-896-8088 |
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P’nai Or of Portland Affiliation: Renewal. Location: SW Portland. Website: www.pnaiorpdx.org Phone: 503-248-4500 |
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Beit Haverim Affiliation: Reform. Location: Lake Oswego Clergy: Rabbi Alan Berg Website: www.beithav.org Phone: 503-568-1241 |
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Jewish Federation of Greater Portland Website: www.jewishportland.org Phone: 503-245-6219 |
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Cedar Sinai Park About:Provides residential and community-based care to elders and adults with special needs, allowing them to live with comfort, independence and dignity in a manner and in an environment based on Jewish values. Location: SW Portland. Website: cedarsinaipark.org Phone: 503-535-4300 |
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Gesher: A Bridge Home About: Serving the unaffiliated Jewish population. Clergy: Rabbi Laurie Rutenberg, Rabbi Gary Shoenberg Website: ourjewishhome.net Phone: 503-246-5070 |
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Chesed Shel Emet (The Ultimate Act of Loving Kindness) About: Jewish Indigent Burials is a program being established by the Oregon Board of Rabbis and Cedar Sinai Park. This partnership is dedicated to assuring that every Jew, regardless of financial means or religious affiliation, receives a dignified, traditional Jewish funeral and burial. Phone: 503-535-4303 |
Additional Jewish Resources
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There is a lot of information available online about Jewish funerary practices. The best place to start to learn more is Kavod v’Nichum (Honor and Comfort), a national non-profit educational organization dedicated to educating the Jewish community about Jewish burial ritual and practice. |
Oregon Resources
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POLST is a medical order giving people with serious illness or frailty more control to direct the kinds of treatment they receive. |
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The Oregon Hospice Association is a statewide public benefit organization helping to ensure Oregonians have access to high quality hospice and palliative care as they near the end of life. Services include public and professional education, advocacy, research, consultation, accreditation and leadership. |
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Compassion & Choices is the leading nonprofit organization committed to helping everyone have the best death possible. They offer free consultation, planning resources, referrals and guidance, and across the nation they work to protect and expand options at the end of life. |
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No One Dies Alone volunteers compassionately hold a bedside vigil with residents or patients who are in their last 24 or 36 hours of life. The program supports a time when no more nursing is needed, but the loving presence of a compassionate individual is valued. |
