The Long Range Planning Committee invites all who are interested to review the census and survey responses together with committee members, as we move towards distilling recommendations from the data collected so far. Please RSVP to help us determine whether we will meet in person or on zoom.

As Jews, we are enjoined by tradition to treat our sacred texts as living entities. We will gather to open Havurah Shalom's genizah for the first time and respectfully retire our old machzorim. Led by Rabbi Benjamin. Our annual Cemetery Beautification Day will follow the service.

To beautify our cemetery, please bring garden implements and wear appropriate clothing.

Get the low-down on the simple, easy and effective steps to take that together will make a difference towards a healthy and sustainable world. In this two-session class, Steve Katz and Carolina Martinez, who have done the research and walk the talk, will share a whole range of easy actions you can take.

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 will discuss "The Law In These Parts." Please watch the film beforehand. It is 100 minutes. Discussion led by Fran Payne Adler and Lois Bronfman. Trailer: www.thelawfilm.com/eng#!/the-film. We will be in Zoom Room Gimel. Members only, please. Click into the event for more information!

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.

Join the Leadership Development Committee for a two-part orientation for new Committee Chairs. We will be in Zoom Room Gimel.

Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize, Toni Morrison’s Beloved is a spellbinding and dazzlingly innovative portrait of a woman haunted by the past. Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has borne the unthinkable and not gone mad, yet she is still held captive by memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. Meanwhile Sethe’s house has long been troubled by the angry, destructive ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Sethe works at beating back the past, but it makes itself heard and felt incessantly in her memory and in the lives of those around her. When a mysterious teenage girl arrives, calling herself Beloved, Sethe’s terrible secret explodes into the present. Morrison’s writing is direct, powerful and always creative. Her command of the language is truly staggering. Combining the visionary power of legend, the unassailable truth of history and the creative of a master story teller, Morrison’s unforgettable novel is one of the great and enduring works of American literature. If you have never read it, or if you have read it a dozen times, this novel has much to offer the reader. Discussion led by David Newman 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.

A thorough decoding of Exodus 13:17-17:16, Song of the Sea. We continue to build vocabulary and delve into what it means to escape oppression, rejoice, receive privilege at the expense of others, and keep moving. We will refer to ancient and modern midrashim (interpretation) that stem from the nuances of the Hebrew text. Basic Hebrew decoding ability needed (even slowly). Led by Deborah Eisenbach-Budner. We will meet in person and in Zoom Room Dalet. For login info, contact info@havurahshalom.org or see Hineinu.

Facilitated by Rabbi Benjamin. We'll gather in community for an evening of contemplative practice, chanting interspersed with silence, guided by teachings from the tradition. Everyone is welcome.

Travel with us in sound and nourishment to Israel as we eat food from the woman-owned Lil' Shalom and explore the musical instruments, songs, and events passed down through generations. If you play an instrument or sing, please bring it or your voice! Street parking is free – a bit tough in the NW Portland neighborhood, but you can find it. The dinner is for young adults ages 21-39 who play or appreciate music.

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 Sasha Blau as a Bar Mitzvah and member of our community. We will gather at Havurah and in Zoom Room Aleph.