Program details to come!

Would you like to create your own tallit? Are you curious about how the tzitzit transform a simple shawl or piece of fabric into a sacred garment? Do you have a special shawl, scarf, or piece of fabric that you would like to transform into a tallit? Or are you ready to search for one? Then please join our class as we learn to a create a tallit, tie the tzitzit, and learn of the meaning of the gematria wound and knotted into the holy fringe. Basic sewing skills would be helpful. But they are not necessary if you use a finished scarf or shawl and don’t desire additional sewn elements added to the tallit such as corners and atara (the collar). Please bring your ideas and any fabric you’ve already selected for creating your own tallit to the first class so we can discuss them.

Typical of Jewish culinary traditions around the world, Jewish cooking in Morocco reflects local foodways as they are inflected by distinctive religious and communal characteristics. Along these lines, this class offers an introduction to the broad scope the Moroccan Jewish cooking in in its cultural and historical context. Participants will also learn about the basic ingredients that form the foundation of Moroccan Jewish cooking and prepare a simple salad often served on Shabbat and other festive occasions. Taught by Oren Kosansky.

We gather to find some moments of quiet and shalom. Led by Rabbi Benjamin, Adela Basayne, Deborah Eisenbach-Budner, Nancy Becker, or Ria de Neeve. We will meet both in-person (Havurah Sanctuary or Library) and in Zoom Room Bet. Log in to the website and then visit havurahshalom.org/zoom or call the office for join info (503-248-4662). All are welcome.

For all who want a regular prayer practice and for people saying Kaddish. We meet both in person and streaming online in Zoom Room Aleph. All are welcome. Please email info@havurahshalom.org for join info.

Youths being called to the Torah this year will be building community together. Topics will include what Jewish tradition has to say about things like belief, identity, and how we live our lives, as we each consider “What does being Jewish and becoming bar or bat mitzvah mean to me?” With Rabbi Benjamin.

Planning and setup at Havurah will be addressed by Rachel Pollak, Havurah's Office and Facilities Manager.

Please join HCAT, for our fall climate action book study! We will be reading EcoMind, by Frances Moore’ Lappe, supplemented by sections from Paul Hawken’s Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. We will also review chapters from Dietz and O’Neil’s Enough is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources, and we will conclude with an introduction to the Green New Deal, how it can support sustainable solutions, and how we can participate in the great T’shuvah of our times.

Join us for events related to Shorashim/Roots -- a Palestinian/Israeli trust-building, grassroots network. At Havurah Shalom: Friday 11/22, 7:00 - 7:30 Kabbalat Shabbat Service, short and sweet, Rabbi Benjamin with Rabbi Hannah Leyner of P'nai Or and Rabbi Ariel Stone of Shir Tikvah 7:30 - 9:30 -- Presentation by Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Shadi Abu Awwad Saturday, 11/23, 10:00 -- 11:00 Text study with Rabbi Hanan 11:00 - 12:00 Shabbat morning service At Neveh Shalom Saturday 11/23, 7:00 pm - 9:00 Painful Hope, a Presentation by Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Shadi Abu Awwad

Join us for events related to Shorashim/Roots -- a Palestinian/Israeli trust-building, grassroots network. At Havurah Shalom: Friday 11/22, 7:00 - 7:30 Kabbalat Shabbat Service, short and sweet, Rabbi Benjamin with Rabbi Hannah Leyner of P'nai Or and Rabbi Ariel Stone of Shir Tikvah 7:30 - 9:30 -- Presentation by Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Shadi Abu Awwad Saturday, 11/23, 10:00 -- 11:00 Text study with Rabbi Hanan 11:00 - 12:00 Shabbat morning service At Neveh Shalom Saturday 11/23, 7:00 pm - 9:00 Painful Hope, a Presentation by Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Shadi Abu Awwad

An in-depth look at the weekly Torah reading, led by congregants. No prior knowledge or study is necessary. At Havurah Shalom and in Zoom Room Bet. Email info@havurahshalom.org for Zoom link.

Our Community Minyan is a welcoming and spirited service that includes davening, Torah reading and discussion. Led by Rabbi Benjamin and community members. Lunch follows. Childcare is available. This week, our guest Rabbi Hanan will lead a text study.

Program details to come! This event will take place at Congregation Neveh Shalom, 2900 SW Peaceful Ln, Portland.