Daily Elul Kavannah and Shofar blasts will be posted on the Havurah Shalom Facebook page and the Havurah Shalom YouTube page by Diane Chaplin, Howard Patterson & Andrine de la Rocha. Elul Tov! The daily shofar blasts are being offered as part of Havurah Shalom’s celebration of the Hebrew month of Elul! As Elul precedes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we use this time for study, reflection, and mental and spiritual preparation. All are invited to attend our gatherings, which span spiritual, text-based, political, ecological and creative topics. We hope you will find them enriching, fun, moving, and worthwhile. For questions about this programming, please reach out to Rachel Pollak.

In these three sessions, we will develop creative ways to honor and memorialize loved ones we have lost. We welcome you to come into the space at any place emotionally you are at with grief you hold in your heart. We will share ideas for coping that first year and beyond, from a mental/emotional level to a creative level (however that looks for you—all ways are important and valued), and we will hold a safe space for any feelings that come up during our time together to share stories and memories.

Author and playwright David Fuks will share his perspective on Jewish humor as a source of resilience and as a response to struggle and anger. David will share a few stories and ten-minute one act plays as well as a few favorite jokes. Please join us for an afternoon of affectionately shared insight.

Daily Elul Kavannah and Shofar blasts will be posted on the Havurah Shalom Facebook page and the Havurah Shalom YouTube page by Diane Chaplin, Howard Patterson & Andrine de la Rocha. Elul Tov! The daily shofar blasts are being offered as part of Havurah Shalom’s celebration of the Hebrew month of Elul! As Elul precedes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we use this time for study, reflection, and mental and spiritual preparation. All are invited to attend our gatherings, which span spiritual, text-based, political, ecological and creative topics. We hope you will find them enriching, fun, moving, and worthwhile. For questions about this programming, please reach out to Rachel Pollak.

Deadline for the September Hakol is Extended to August 21

All Havurah members are welcome to become part of the HCAT Book Group as we embark on our next book addressing the climate crisis, Under the Sky We Make, by climate scientist Kimberly Nicholas, PhD. Details on subsequent HCAT Book Group meetings, including an online meet-the-author event, will be posted in the calendar and Hineinu. Questions? Contact Harriet Cooke.

Usher in Elul, the month leading up to High Holidays, with song! Join us at Havurah as we get into the spirit of the season with a full-throated group sing-along. We will till the soil of our souls through songs, both familiar and new, in English and in Hebrew, on teshuvah, transformation, and welcoming the new year. No experience necessary. Just bring your enthusiasm for singing in community!

Daily Elul Kavannah and Shofar blasts will be posted on the Havurah Shalom Facebook page and the Havurah Shalom YouTube page by Diane Chaplin, Howard Patterson & Andrine de la Rocha. Elul Tov! The daily shofar blasts are being offered as part of Havurah Shalom’s celebration of the Hebrew month of Elul! As Elul precedes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we use this time for study, reflection, and mental and spiritual preparation. All are invited to attend our gatherings, which span spiritual, text-based, political, ecological and creative topics. We hope you will find them enriching, fun, moving, and worthwhile. For questions about this programming, please reach out to Rachel Pollak.

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.

The ancient rabbis used midrash—meaning inquiry—to create new stories that explained contradictions, filled in gaps, or explored deeper meaning in Biblical stories. Using Life Story Midrash developed by Rabbi Dayle Friedman, we will inquire into our own life stories through individual writing and chevruta (paired) discussion. We will study traditional midrash, and then creatively reimagine and rewrite personal stories that—as we approach the High Holy Days—beckon our attention, with an eye toward embracing our fragmented stories as a coherent, meaningful narrative. (Each class builds on the next, so participants are strongly encouraged to attend all three sessions.) Led by Tivona Reith.

Daily Elul Kavannah and Shofar blasts will be posted on the Havurah Shalom Facebook page and the Havurah Shalom YouTube page by Diane Chaplin, Howard Patterson & Andrine de la Rocha. Elul Tov! The daily shofar blasts are being offered as part of Havurah Shalom’s celebration of the Hebrew month of Elul! As Elul precedes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we use this time for study, reflection, and mental and spiritual preparation. All are invited to attend our gatherings, which span spiritual, text-based, political, ecological and creative topics. We hope you will find them enriching, fun, moving, and worthwhile. For questions about this programming, please reach out to Rachel Pollak.

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.

Daily Elul Kavannah and Shofar blasts will be posted on the Havurah Shalom Facebook page and the Havurah Shalom YouTube page by Diane Chaplin, Howard Patterson & Andrine de la Rocha. Elul Tov! The daily shofar blasts are being offered as part of Havurah Shalom’s celebration of the Hebrew month of Elul! As Elul precedes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we use this time for study, reflection, and mental and spiritual preparation. All are invited to attend our gatherings, which span spiritual, text-based, political, ecological and creative topics. We hope you will find them enriching, fun, moving, and worthwhile. For questions about this programming, please reach out to Rachel Pollak.

Four-week class for exploring our understanding of and relationship with God for T’shuvah. Through meditation, journaling, reading and discussing excerpts from Rabbi Alan Lew’s book, “This is Real and You are Completely Unprepared”, and Rabbi Abner Weiss’s book, "Connecting to God, Ancient Kabbalah and Modern Psychology", we’ll turn the ideas of Elul into the practice of Elul. Limit 10 participants. Led by Harriet Cooke.

Daily Elul Kavannah and Shofar blasts will be posted on the Havurah Shalom Facebook page and the Havurah Shalom YouTube page by Diane Chaplin, Howard Patterson & Andrine de la Rocha. Elul Tov! The daily shofar blasts are being offered as part of Havurah Shalom’s celebration of the Hebrew month of Elul! As Elul precedes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we use this time for study, reflection, and mental and spiritual preparation. All are invited to attend our gatherings, which span spiritual, text-based, political, ecological and creative topics. We hope you will find them enriching, fun, moving, and worthwhile. For questions about this programming, please reach out to Rachel Pollak.

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.

Led by community members and Rabbi Benjamin, this service includes davening, Torah reading, and discussion. We meet in person and in Zoom Room Aleph. Please email Rachel for Zoom info: rachel@havurahshalom.org.