Welcome! Havurah Shalom gatherings take place in person, on Zoom, or both (hybrid). We use the following shorthand before event names: (IP) for in person, (ZM) for Zoom, and (HYB) for hybrid. Please click into an event for more detailed location information.
Candlelighting and Havdallah times are for reference only.
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- 11:00am Bend the Arc Town Hall
- 4:00pm Judaism and the Green New Deal
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- 5:00pm (ZM) Climate Action Team Meeting
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 1:30pm Bar Mitzvah Rehearsal
- 7:00pm Book Discussion Group: An Oasis in Time
- 7:00pm Sanctuary Committee Meeting
| Erev Tisha B'Av - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
| Tisha B'Av - 5:00pm Alter Rocker Happy Hour
| - 2:30pm Bar Mitzvah Rehearsal
- 8:21pm Candle Lighting
| Shabbat Nachamu Vaetchanan - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Bar Mitzvah of Max Smith
- 9:28pm Havdalah
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| | - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 7:00pm HCAT Meeting
- 7:30pm BIPOC Community Meet-Up
| Tu B'Av - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 12:30pm Online Drop-In Grief Group
| | - 7:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
- 8:11pm Candle Lighting
| Eikev - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Community Minyan
- 9:18pm Havdalah
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| - 3:00pm Four Wise Biblical Women
- 7:00pm (ZM) Teen Engagement Committee Meeting
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
| - 7:00pm (ZM) Monthly Racial Justice Meeting
| - 10:00am Bat Mitzvah Rehearsal
- 8:01pm Candle Lighting
| Shabbat Mevarchim Re'eh - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Community Minyan
- 9:07pm Havdalah
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| | - 10:00am Bat Mitzvah Rehearsal
- 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 12:30pm Online Drop-In Grief Group
| | Rosh Chodesh Elul - 7:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
- 7:49pm Candle Lighting
| Shoftim - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Bat Mitzvah of Evelyn Goldberg
- 8:55pm Havdalah
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| - 3:00pm Four Wise Biblical Women
- 5:00pm (ZM) Climate Action Team Meeting
| - 12:00pm Elul Mindfulness and Meditation
- 6:30pm Jewish High Holiday Cooking: Modern Recipes and Classics
- 7:00pm Book Group: The Water Dancer, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- 7:00pm Havurah Chai Hi Soiree
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 2:00pm Bar Mitzvah Rehearsal
- 7:00pm Writing into the High Holidays
| - 4:00pm Teen Improv Games
- 5:00pm Alte Rockers Zoom Happy Hour
- 7:00pm Spiritual Vocabulary and Preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
| - 2:00pm Telling the Jonah Story through Minecraft
- 3:30pm Sound the Shofar
- 7:36pm Candle Lighting
| Ki Teitzei - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Bar Mitzvah of Quinley Wise
- 7:30pm Elul Havdalah and Sing-along
- 8:42pm Havdalah
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- 3:30pm Sound the Shofar
- 7:00pm Me and White Supremacy
| - 3:30pm Sound the Shofar
- 8:30pm Listening, Doodling, Snacking and Talking: Moving into the Turning
| - 12:00pm Elul Mindfulness and Meditation
- 3:30pm Sound the Shofar
- 7:00pm HCAT Meeting
- 7:00pm BIPOC Community Meet-Up
- 7:00pm Immigration, Refugees and Sanctuary in Word and Image
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 3:30pm Sound the Shofar
- 4:00pm Witness from the Streets of Portland: Teen Q and A with Rabbi Benjamin
- 7:00pm Writing into the High Holidays
| - 3:30pm Sound the Shofar
- 4:00pm Teen Improv Games
- 7:00pm Hashiveinu: Musical and Spiritual Preparation for the High Holidays
| - 2:00pm Telling the Jonah Story through Minecraft
- 3:30pm Sound the Shofar
- 7:23pm Candle Lighting
- 7:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
| Ki Tavo - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Bat Mitzvah of Pricilla Aliyar
- 8:29pm Havdalah
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Sunday, August 9, 2020 • 19 Av 5780
Monday, August 10, 2020 • 20 Av 5780
3:00pm |
4:00pm |
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Over four sessions we will bring into the light four wise women from the Tanach who deserve recognition for their wisdom, courage and/or vitality. Classes are every other week to allow participants to have time to do the biblical reading about the woman we are studying prior to the class. Taught by Emily Simon. This class will take place online in Room Gimel.
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7:00pm |
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(ZM) Teen Engagement Committee Meeting
Monthly meeting for the Teen Engagement Committee leadership. Havurah teens and their parents are welcome. We meet in Zoom Room Bet.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020 • 21 Av 5780
12:00pm |
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(HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
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.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020 • 22 Av 5780
8:30am |
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(HYB) Morning Minyan
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.
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Thursday, August 13, 2020 • 23 Av 5780
7:00pm |
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(ZM) Monthly Racial Justice Meeting
Havurah members, join the Racial Justice Committee for our monthly meeting (2nd Thursdays, 7 pm to 8:30 pm, Zoom Room Bet). We will make plans to create learning opportunities for our community and engage in learning together during the meeting. Questions? Contact Julia Lager Mesulam. *Log in to your Havurah member account on our website and look under the Contact tab for the Member Directory and Zoom Room login info.*
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Friday, August 14, 2020 • 24 Av 5780
10:00am |
12:00pm |
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8:01pm |
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Candle Lighting
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Shabbat, August 15, 2020 • 25 Av 5780
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Shabbat Mevarchim
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Parshat Re'eh
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9:00am |
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(HYB) Weekly Torah Study
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. **Note that Multi-Synagogue Torah Study, led by Emily Simon, will be on February 22 and March 22 this year. In April 2025, Multi-Synagogue Torah Study will again be held on the third Shabbat morning (third Saturday) of the month**
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10:00am |
12:00pm |
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Join our Community Minyan in celebrating Shabbat. Led by community members and Rabbi Benjamin, this service includes davening, Torah reading, and discussion, as well as an opportunity to say Kaddish. We will meet virtually through Zoom Room Aleph while COVID-19 precautions are being observed. Log in to the website and then visit havurahshalom.org/zoom or call the office for join info (503-248-4662 ext. 2).
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9:07pm |
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Havdalah
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Mon, May 19 2025 21 Iyyar 5785