When the Shofar is sounded, hear, all you inhabitants of the world. Isaiah 18:13 - It is customary to hear the sound of the Shofar every day of Elul. To observe this custom, Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin will sound the Shofar every afternoon during the month of Elul, except for Shabbos. They will use the traditional Shofar calls and give a bit of kavanot each time. Each session will last only a few minutes, so be prompt or you’ll miss it! This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

When the Shofar is sounded, hear, all you inhabitants of the world. Isaiah 18:13 - It is customary to hear the sound of the Shofar every day of Elul. To observe this custom, Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin will sound the Shofar every afternoon during the month of Elul, except for Shabbos. They will use the traditional Shofar calls and give a bit of kavanot each time. Each session will last only a few minutes, so be prompt or you’ll miss it! This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

With Buff Medb Neretin. Each week we will listen together to parts of interviews with 1) Resmaa Menakem 2) Ibram X Kendi and 3) Isabel Wilkerson. We will doodle, scrawl, color, knit... whatever you do to occupy your hands that will have a tangible product. Snacks... way important. Milk and cookies work, for sure. After we are done listening and doodling, we will talk... about what you heard, how it made you feel, what it made you think of, how it may have challenged an assumption you usually make or a stereotype you apply, notes you scribbled down or line drawings you came up with. I am very interested in your points of view. NOTE: Though the folks I have chosen are Black and speak of, predominantly, about being Black, what they have to say applies across the board for anyone who is an Other. This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

For these weeks, Rabbi Benjamin will offer teaching and guide us in practice devoted to this season of Teshuvah, Returning and Renewal. Everyone is welcome. This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

When the Shofar is sounded, hear, all you inhabitants of the world. Isaiah 18:13 - It is customary to hear the sound of the Shofar every day of Elul. To observe this custom, Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin will sound the Shofar every afternoon during the month of Elul, except for Shabbos. They will use the traditional Shofar calls and give a bit of kavanot each time. Each session will last only a few minutes, so be prompt or you’ll miss it! This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

With Jenn Louis. Each class will feature a chicken soup from around the world, with recipes from Jenn's upcoming book, The Chicken Soup Manifesto. The meal will be rounded out by modern and traditional dishes (all dishes other than the chicken soup will be vegetarian). One class will feature a new-to-Jenn challah recipe--her favorite homemade rendition yet! These sessions will be recorded and made available in the On Demand section of our website and app. This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

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.

For those grieving a death. Participants receive emotional/spiritual support and can share feelings and experiences in a confidential and facilitated peer-group setting. Each session includes grief education focused on a theme, such as grief reactions or coping with stress. You can attend as many or as few sessions as you feel you need. Session size limited to 10, age 18 and up. RSVP here.

When the Shofar is sounded, hear, all you inhabitants of the world. Isaiah 18:13 - It is customary to hear the sound of the Shofar every day of Elul. To observe this custom, Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin will sound the Shofar every afternoon during the month of Elul, except for Shabbos. They will use the traditional Shofar calls and give a bit of kavanot each time. Each session will last only a few minutes, so be prompt or you’ll miss it! This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

Led by David Kertzner. The High Holidays is both a complex and simple time for our Jewish community. At our core, we reflect on the past year, open our hearts wider, and turn with intention into the coming year -- supported and sometimes burdened with family history, community history, and our engagement with the world. Writing is one way we can move through this time and, in the process, share a part of ourselves while connecting with others in our community. This workshop is for community members to uncover their personal meaning of this year’s theme at Havurah Shalom: Nishmat Kol Ḥai - The Soul of Every Living Thing. In the first two sessions, we will write in response to prompts designed to reflect on aspects of the High Holidays. In the third session, writers will share and give feedback in smaller groups. Participants might decide to produce a mini-drash that may be selected to be read at one of the High Holiday services. This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

We will interweave singing High Holiday melodies with reflecting upon and discussing the themes and meaning of this sacred time. Everyone is welcome, whether or not you consider yourself a singer. Facilitated by Rabbi Benjamin. This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

When the Shofar is sounded, hear, all you inhabitants of the world. Isaiah 18:13 - It is customary to hear the sound of the Shofar every day of Elul. To observe this custom, Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin will sound the Shofar every afternoon during the month of Elul, except for Shabbos. They will use the traditional Shofar calls and give a bit of kavanot each time. Each session will last only a few minutes, so be prompt or you’ll miss it! This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

Come play improv and physical games with Sara Fay Goldman. Bring your energy and prepare to raise your voice. Thursdays, 4-5 pm through the month of Elul. This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

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.*

Come join our class for Havurahniks about social action poetry—poetry of witness that breaks silence, raises awareness and powers social justice. We'll read and discuss poems across diverse cultures about such issues as Black Lives Matter (including poems about Latinx Americans and more), anti-war/waging peace, and others. Please acquire the book, Fire and Ink: An Anthology of Social Action Writing, before the first class. Taught by poets Frances Payne Adler and Herman Asarnow. Limit 20 people. This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

Go deep inside the belly of a whale, co-imagine the city of Nineveh and gain a fuller understanding of this strange tale we tell each year on Yom Kippur. Technical details to follow. Led by Alex Mansfield. This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

When the Shofar is sounded, hear, all you inhabitants of the world. Isaiah 18:13 - It is customary to hear the sound of the Shofar every day of Elul. To observe this custom, Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin will sound the Shofar every afternoon during the month of Elul, except for Shabbos. They will use the traditional Shofar calls and give a bit of kavanot each time. Each session will last only a few minutes, so be prompt or you’ll miss it! This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!

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 for Shabbat morning service.

Traditionally, Jews gather on the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah to initiate the process of Seliḥot, “Forgiveness,” in preparation for the Ten Days of Teshuvah (“Returning/Repentance”). This year, Rabbi Benjamin and Karen St. Clair will interweave traditional Seliḥot prayers, contemplative music and reflection, as well as somatic meditation, in order to access the compassion and openness we need as we enter further into this season of Return. This event will take place on our High Holidays platform. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you!