With Amanda Davidowitz. This workshop is an invitation to take an individual journey of introspection, self-compassion and forgiveness in the presence of community. Congregation member Amanda Davidowitz (Inspired Heart Wellness) will guide you through meditation, breath, yoga postures and journal exercises designed to create an experience of compassionate ḥeshbon ha-nefesh (“soul accounting”) and intention setting as we approach the Days of Awe. While the Hebrew word teshuvah is usually translated as repentance, it literally means “to return.” This auspicious time in the Jewish calendar is an opportunity to return to self, to your values, to community and to your connection with the Divine. Wear comfortable clothes that you can move in. Have a journal and pen or pencil. You may also want to have a meditation cushion, sofa cushion, firm pillow or a sturdy chair. Yoga mat and other props are not necessary but you may use them if you have them. Bring water or tea and get cozy! Accessibility Note: Amanda will be incorporating seated, reclining and standing postures into this workshop. All seated postures can be done either in a sturdy chair or on the floor. Yoga will be slow, gentle and accessible. During the workshop you are encouraged to either follow along or do what feels right for your body. If you have specific physical needs or questions about accessibility, please email Amanda in advance at inspiredheartwellness@gmail.com. This event will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

Sign in and say hi to all your friends at our High Holidays Website Launch Party. There will be games, schmoozing, and more as we welcome in the month of Elul. The party will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

With Karen Mitzner. Forgiveness heals our own hearts and offers healing to others. Our Jewish tradition is rich in stories, laws and teachings about reconciliation and forgiveness. Led by Karen Mitzner, this series of three workshops will examine highlights from our tradition for inspiration and guidance. We will weave these teachings with insights from psychologists and our own wisdom and experience to deepen our practice of reconciliation and forgiveness. Sessions will address the following questions: What is forgiveness? What is reconciliation? Why forgive? What makes forgiveness often so hard? In order to forgive, what is most important? This class will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

Led by Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin. "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! Sound the Shofar will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

Monthly meeting for the Teen Engagement Committee leadership. Havurah teens and their parents are welcome. We meet in Zoom Room Bet.

We gather to find some moments of quiet and shalom. Led by Rabbi Benjamin, Adela Basayne, or Nancy Becker. Meditation will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

Led by Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin. "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! Sound the Shofar will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

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.

Led by Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin. "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! Sound the Shofar will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

Led by Buff Neretin. The High Holy Days are fast approaching! It's time to start thinking about making private spaces into Holy Places... and preparing to invite folks to join you in worship. Don't know where to start? Come join us for informal conversation. We’ll talk about creating our shtiebelach (plural for shtiebel, or “little shul”) and mishkanim (tabernacles). We’ll discuss what to gather together (e.g., seating, fabric, candlesticks, ritual objects, Tanachim, tallitot, wooden/metal/glass boxes or solid paper crates (for the mishkan) etc.) What will make it meaningful for you and yours? Instructions and diagrams for creating your own Aron Kodesh will be available. This event will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

With Tivona Reith. The ancient rabbis used midrash–meaning inquiry–to create new stories that helped explain contradictions, fill in the gaps, or just generally make sense of Biblical stories. Life Story Midrash is a process developed by Rabbi Dayle Friedman to do the same thing with our own life stories. With permission from Rabbi Friedman and facilitated by Havurah member Tivona Reith, we will use this process to focus on those personal stories that beckon our attention as we approach the High Holy Days. Over a four-week period, we will study traditional examples of midras, and then creatively explore and rewrite episodes from our own life, with an eye toward “embracing our fragmented stories as a coherent, meaningful narrative.” There will be time during each 90-minute session for individual writing and for chevruta (paired discussion). Participants may also choose to do additional writing or reflection between each session. This event will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

Facilitated by Rabbi Benjamin and Joel Beinin. During this season of ḥeshbon hanefesh—honest self-examination—leading up to the Days of Awe, we will spend these sessions examining aspects of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinians and reflect on what our learning asks of us as Jews. Rabbi Benjamin will present Jewish texts as a framework for us to grapple with issues such as Jewish power and our relationship to the other, and Joel will guide us in engaging with contemporary analysis from various organizations. There will be some reading in preparation for each session. This event will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

Havurah joins the Inside Out Wisdom and Action Project and the Reconstructing Judaism movement in showing the film 40 Days of Teshuvah. Last summer, Yehudah Webster and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) protested for 40 days, culminating with Tisha B'Av. The film offers a powerful model for integrating Jewish spiritual tools and technologies like prayer, teshuvah and Mussar into the work of social change in general and racial justice in particular. This event will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

Do you want to work toward restoring justice? Learn about Oregon’s history with a racist law supported by the Klu Klux Klan that was recently declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Sadly, despite the decision, the work to undo the injustice of this racist Oregon law is not finished. You can take action to seek justice for all Oregonians. No one should remain wrongfully imprisoned by an explicitly racist, antisemitic, xenophobic discriminatory law. After nearly 90 years of injustice by an inequitable judicial system, the opportunity for justice should not be ignored. Speakers include Dr. Aliza Kaplan, Professor of Lawyering and Director, Criminal Justice Reform Clinic, and Terrence Hayes. In 2013, Terrence was released from prison after serving 9 years. He was convicted by a non-unanimous jury. AG Ellen Rosenblum was the judge on his case in 2004. Can’t make it? Sign the community letter and speak out. Get Attorney General Rosenblum to push the legislature to right this wrong. Join us in solidarity and make a difference to ensure all Oregonians have Kavod (dignity, honor and respect). –Shir Tikva, P'nai Or, Bend the Arc, Never Again Action - Portland, EJC, Tisch, Alberta Shul, Matzah Block, and Havurah Shalom. This event will take place in a special Zoom Room. RSVP for access.

Led by Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin. "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! Sound the Shofar will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

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.*

Led by Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin. "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! Sound the Shofar will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

With regret, this service has been canceled. We look forward to gathering another time. Led by J.D. Kleinke and Friends. A special welcoming of Shabbat for during the month of Elul. Music and meditations on the meaning of return and renewal. This event will take place on Havurah’s High Holidays website. Register for free when it opens on Aug. 4!

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! This service includes davening, Torah reading and discussion. For the time being, all services will take place on Zoom in Room Aleph. Please contact the office for help connecting: info@havurahshalom.org.

Refa’einu Healing Services provide sacred space and time to focus on healing and wholeness. Through contemplative teachings, sacred chant, guided and silent meditations, embodied practice, and prayer, we open to healing energy—however it is needed in our lives, families, communities, planet. Please RSVP for the August 14th service, to be co-facilitated by Karen Mitzner and Tivona Reith. Refa’einu, Yah, v’neirafei—Heal us, Source of All Healing, and we will be healed. This service will take place on in a Zoom room that can be accessed through the Havurah High Holidays website. The website will become available the first week of August.