"The pen is mightier than the sword,” they say. But if you want rich, amazing, delicious Jewish culture and history, it’s hard to beat the spatula. Join us to learn some of the fascinating history behind old favorites and new inventions in the Jewish kitchen and table. We’ll discuss them, we’ll cook them, and best of all, we’ll eat them. Come interested, and come hungry! Taught by David Feder.

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.

Monthly meeting of the HCAT. Zoom available!

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.

Short and sweet, casual, family-friendly and music filled, led by Rabbi Benjamin. The service begins at 6:00 with candle lighting and kiddush. Followed by potluck dinner at 6:45.

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.

Please join us in welcoming Levi Mandelsberg as a Bar Mitzvah and member of our community.

Join in the celebration, December 7, 4:00 – 5:15 pm. Whether your family participated in Shabbat School 40 years ago, 15 years ago, today or never, come and see what we look like today, sing, enjoy a home-grown movie retrospective, and eat birthday cake. It is time to kvell about what Havurah Shalom has managed to do all these years – create a Jewish education family cooperative like none other! Please RSVP by Dec. 2