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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| | Chol Hamoed Pesach 2nd Day Omer - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
| Chol Hamoed Pesach 3rd Day Omer - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
| Chol Hamoed Pesach 4th Day Omer - 7:00pm Beginning Conversational Hebrew
| Chol Hamoed Pesach 5th Day Omer - 7:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat
- 7:22pm Candle Lighting
| Pesach 6th Day Omer - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Community Minyan
- 10:30am Passover Tot Shabbat
- 3:00pm Shabbat School
- 5:00pm Community Havdallah
- 8:23pm Candle Lighting
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Pesach Yizkor 7th Day Omer - 12:00pm Canceled - Knitting Kippot
- 8:33pm Havdalah
| | 9th Day Omer - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 7:00pm BIPOC Community Meet-Up
| 10th Day Omer - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 7:00pm Begin with Aleph
| Yom HaShoah 11th Day Omer - 7:00pm (ZM) Monthly Racial Justice Meeting
- 7:00pm Beginning Conversational Hebrew
| 12th Day Omer - 7:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
- 7:31pm Candle Lighting
| Shabbat Mevarchim 13th Day Omer Shmini - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Bar Mitzvah of Simon Ilsley
- 8:40pm Havdalah
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14th Day Omer - 10:00am Jewish Genealogy
- 5:00pm April Family Friendly Letter Writing Party
| Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 15th Day Omer - 7:00pm (ZM) Teen Engagement Committee Meeting
| Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 16th Day Omer - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
| Yom Hazikaron 17th Day Omer - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 7:00pm Begin with Aleph
| Yom Ha'Atzmaut 18th Day Omer - 7:00pm Beginning Conversational Hebrew
| 19th Day Omer - 7:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat
- 7:40pm Candle Lighting
| 20th Day Omer Tazria-Metzora - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Community Minyan
- 3:00pm Shabbat School
- 5:00pm Community Havdallah
- 8:50pm Havdalah
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| 22nd Day Omer - 7:00pm Saving Lives, Saving Dignity
| 23rd Day Omer - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 7:00pm Whose B'nei Mitzvah Is It, Anyway?
| 24th Day Omer - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 7:00pm Begin with Aleph
| 25th Day Omer - 4:00pm AlteRockers Earth Day Clean-up
- 7:00pm Long Range Plan Focus Group
- 7:00pm Beginning Conversational Hebrew
| 26th Day Omer - 11:00am Sanctuary Reserved
- 7:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat
- 7:49pm Candle Lighting
| 27th Day Omer Achrei Mot-Kedoshim - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Bar Mitzvah of Uziel Lamanet
- 8:59pm Havdalah
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28th Day Omer - 10:00am Long Range Plan Focus Group
- 10:00am Garden Committee Spring Work Party
- 10:00am Jewish Genealogy
- 4:00pm HCAT Film Discussion: Kiss the Ground
- 7:00pm Israel/Palestine Film Discussion
| Pesach Sheni 29th Day Omer - 5:00pm (ZM) Climate Action Team Meeting
- 7:00pm Long Range Plan Focus Group
| 30th Day Omer - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 7:00pm Book Group: Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson
| 31st Day Omer - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 7:00pm Begin with Aleph
| 32nd Day Omer - 4:00pm Sacred Action: Spiritual Practice for Pursuing Justice
- 7:00pm Beginning Conversational Hebrew
| | 34th Day Omer Emor - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 3:00pm Shabbat School
- 9:07pm Havdalah
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Sunday, April 4, 2021 • 22 Nisan 5781
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Pesach
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Yizkor
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7th Day Omer
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12:00pm |
2:00pm |
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This class is being postponed until such a time that we are able to meet in person. Zoom is not appropriate for teaching the knitting stitches used in this class, or fostering the desired interaction among knitters. We will let you know when it is rescheduled.
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8:33pm |
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Havdalah
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Monday, April 5, 2021 • 23 Nisan 5781
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 • 24 Nisan 5781
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9th Day Omer
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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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7:00pm |
8:30pm |
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If you identify as Black, Indigenous, or other person of color, we hope you will join us. This will be a casual get together with the sole purpose of listening to, learning from, and supporting one another. This meeting requires no ongoing commitment. Please RSVP here, or just show up. If you're unable to make it but like this idea, or have other ideas as a BIPOC community member, please contact Yshai at via the Havurah Member Directory. This will take place in Zoom Room Heh.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2021 • 25 Nisan 5781
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10th Day Omer
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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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7:00pm |
8:30pm |
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This course is for beginners, even those who have begun before. Focusing on basic reading competency, we will uncover bits of Judaism that are only accessible through its original language. Our text has online home practice. Taught by Deborah Eisenbach-Budner. This class takes place in Zoom Room Bet.
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Thursday, April 8, 2021 • 26 Nisan 5781
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Yom HaShoah
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11th Day Omer
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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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7:00pm |
8:00pm |
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Would you like to improve your ability to speak conversational Hebrew? Can you already read Hebrew but don't always know what you're reading? Did you take Hebrew lessons ages ago or did you participate in an Ulpan experience in Israel but have forgotten all you learned? Would you like to laugh and learn with fellow Havurahniks? Come join Racheli Ross as she continues a beginning Hebrew class in which the focus is on functional Hebrew conversations and vocabulary development. Thursdays, 7-8:00 pm, with an optional 8-8:30 practice session, starting on January 14, and continuing until March 18. This will be in Zoom Room Heh.
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Friday, April 9, 2021 • 27 Nisan 5781
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12th Day Omer
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7:00pm |
8:00pm |
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Please join us for our spirited and joy-filled Kabbalat Shabbat Service. Music will be provided by our talented Havurah musicians. This service will take place in Zoom Room Aleph. Please email info@havurahshalom.org if you need Zoom join info.
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7:31pm |
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Candle Lighting
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Shabbat, April 10, 2021 • 28 Nisan 5781
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Shabbat Mevarchim
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13th Day Omer
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Parshat Shmini
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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.
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10:00am |
12:00pm |
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Please join us in welcoming Simon Ilsley as a Bar Mitzvah and member of our community.
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8:40pm |
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Havdalah
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Thu, May 22 2025 24 Iyyar 5785