PORTLAND, OR (February 23, 2026) — This March, the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (OJMCHE) presents The Amen Effect: Rabbi Sharon Brous in Conversation with Adam Davis, an exciting program exploring how ancient Jewish wisdom can help repair today’s broken social fabric. One of the country’s most charismatic and thoughtful Jewish leaders, Rabbi Brous (photo right) has developed a devoted following based on her grounded, modern approach to spirituality and community building. This talk focuses on her national bestselling book, The Amen Effect:
Ancient Wisdom to Heal Our Hearts and Mend Our Broken World, which directly and proactively addresses our society’s deep social divisions, widespread loneliness, and fraying communal ties.
WHAT
The Amen Effect: Rabbi Sharon Brous in Conversation with Adam Davis
Rabbi Sharon Brous, in conversation with Adam Davis, Executive Director of Oregon Humanities, will explore what it means to rebuild trust, belonging, and moral responsibility in a time of isolation and alienation, and how shared ritual, presence, and community can become acts of repair. Drawing on Jewish tradition, lived pastoral experience, and contemporary civic life, The Amen Ef ect reframes connection not as a luxury, but as a human necessity—one that requires showing up for one another in moments of joy, grief, and uncertainty. The conversation will consider how these ideas resonate far beyond religious spaces, offering insight for anyone concerned with the health of our civic and communal life.
WHERE
Lincoln Performance Hall – 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97201
TICKETS
General Admission: $18 – reduced-cost tickets available upon request
VIP Ticket: $75 – includes a private pre-event reception with Rabbi Brous,
reserved seating, and a copy of The Amen Effect.
ojmche.org/events/amen-effect/
Named the most influential rabbi in America by Newsweek/The Daily Beast, Rabbi Sharon Brous is the senior and founding rabbi of IKAR, a leading-edge Jewish community in Los Angeles. She has offered blessings at two U.S. presidential inaugurations, led the White House Passover Seder, and delivered the invocation at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Her work has featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times, and her TED Talk, “Reclaiming Religion,” has been viewed more than 1.5 million times.
Adam Davis has served as Executive Director of Oregon Humanities since 2013 and has led hundreds of community conversations across the country. A longtime educator and facilitator, Davis brings deep experience in civic dialogue, ethics, and public humanities to this wide-ranging discussion.
This very special program is presented in partnership with Oregon Humanities. Additional thanks to our community partners:
Ahavath Achim
Art/Lab
Congregation Beth Israel
Congregation Neveh Shalom
Congregation Shaarie Torah
Eastside Jewish Commons
Havurah Shalom
Jewish Family & Child Services
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
Jewish National Fund Pacific Northwest
Oregon Board of Rabbis
PDX Hillel
Shir Tikvah
Tisch PDX
World Oregon
Copies of The Amen Effect are available for purchase at OJMCHE’s Ron Tonkin Family Museum Shop.