Join the Poverty and Homelessness Committee for its 3rd discussion on poverty. Our speaker is Havurah member Fran Weick, who has worked with at-risk individuals and families for over 20 years at Human Solutions. The discussion will take place in Room Bet.

The Israel/Palestine Committee will host discussions about films that help illuminate the I/P situation. Today we will be discussing "In Between". Please watch the film prior to the discussion. RSVP so we can send you questions to ponder about the film. The discussion will take place as planned. We realize, however, that emotions are running high because of the crisis in Israel/Palestine and we want to provide a space for people to share their reactions. To do this, we will end the film discussion at 8:15 and keep the meeting open until 9 to allow everyone an opportunity to express their concerns. This will not be a policy debate. Everyone's reactions will be accepted and respected.

Join the Climate Action Team's monthly meeting in Zoom Room Gimel: 5 pm to 6:30 pm. (For Zoom room login info, log in to your Havurah member account on the website, go to the Contact tab, and click on Zoom Meeting Rooms in the drop-down menu.)

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.

So shattering were the aftereffects of Kishinev, the rampage that broke out in late-Tsarist Russia in April 1903, that one historian remarked that it was “nothing less than a prototype for the Holocaust itself.” In three days of violence,49 Jews were killed and 600 raped or wounded, while more than 1,000 Jewish owned houses and stores were ransacked and destroyed. Recounted in lurid detail by newspapers throughout the Western world, and covered sensationally by America’s Hearst press, the pre-Easter attacks seized the imagination of an international public, quickly becoming the prototype for what would become known as a “pogrom,” and providing the impetus for efforts as varied as The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and the NAACP. Using new evidence culled from Russia, Israel, and Europe, distinguished historian Steven J. Zipperstein’s wide-ranging book brings historical insight and clarity to a much-misunderstood event that would do so much to transform twentieth-century Jewish life and beyond. Steve Zipperstein is a professor (colleague of Joel Beinin) in Stanford’s History Department and was for many years the director of Stanford’s Program in Jewish Studies. He may be the most eminent historian of eastern European Jewry in the United States. With extraordinary scholarly energy, Zipperstein uncovers sources in Russian, Yiddish, and English that show not only why this bloody event ignited the Jewish imagination, its sense of embattlement in exile, but also why it had such lasting resonance internationally. Discussion led by Joel Beinin. This discussion will take place in Zoom Room Bet.

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.

Using sexuality as a focal point, we will see how Jewish language and culture are used to explore themes of generational conflict, identity and cultural transition. Led by Deborah Eisenbach-Budner. This class takes place in Zoom Room Gimel. Please see the weekly Hineinu newsletter for the link.

The Israel/Palestine Committee will meet tonight. The agenda will include committee planning business plus a discussion of the current events in Israel/Palestine. The committee meetings are open to any Havurah member. We'll be in Zoom Room Gimel.

The goal is to make members more cognizant of the cemetery, and to see if we can develop a group who are trained to sell graves. More info within. We'll meet in Room Dalet.

In this cohort, we will explore Jewish spiritual wisdom to guide our pursuit of justice and support our building a more loving world. In trusted community, and utilizing a range of texts and practices, we will focus on particular middot, “soul traits,” and their impact on our relationships and action. Guidance will also be given for practice and reflection in between sessions. This class is now full.

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.

A conversation with members of the Long Range Plan team gives Havurah members the chance to imagine our future, what we want to look like five years from now, and how we will get there. Havurah members of all ages are welcome to attend. The meeting will take place in Room Dalet.

Please join us for our spirited and joy-filled Kabbalat Shabbat Service led by Leah Shoshanah. 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.

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 Rose Bobowick Veneklase as a Bat Mitzvah and member of our community.