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.

RSVP by Sept. 4 for our Erev Rosh Hashanah Dinner

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.

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.

Join Emily Simon to learn and discuss many of the myriad interpretations of Jonah—all the way from Herman Melville to feminist theorists, to our very own previous Havurah teen drashes (and if you don’t remember the teen drashes—it’s even more reason to come!). Expect to have a good time, find out what resonates for the class, and then... if you are willing... be prepared to participate in the Mincha service on Yom Kippur. Readings will be emailed ahead of class. Familiarity with the Jonah story is much appreciated but not required.

A week following Peter Beinart’s talk on “Reparations and the Palestinian Right of Return as a Form of Teshuvah for the Nakba”, Rabbi Benjamin will lead a Torah and values-based discussion of the complex issues raised.

This meeting will take place in Zoom Room Heh.

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.

Considerations about reparations are complicated. This causes any meaningful discussion about reparations not to go anywhere. This discussion will not answer many questions but will provide a framework for thinking about what it means to plan for a reparations program. The hope is that people will learn the language and tools to discuss reparations. This discussion might also motivate people to participate in our 5-part class offering about reparations offered by the Racial Justice Committee in the fall. Questions? Please reach out to Bob Brown.

High Holidays greeters and ushers do way more than it looks! In addition to welcoming people to services and handing out machzors with a friendly smile, they are always keeping out a watchful eye for people who may need help, and doing their best to keep us safe. In this hour-long session, we will learn how to help people having medical or psychological emergencies, how to be aware of our surroundings, and what the best practices are for emergencies specifically at the Tiffany Center and Havurah Shalom, where our High Holidays services will be taking place. Have some fun in the session, come out more knowledgeable than before, and then sign up to greet and usher when volunteer sign-ups open August 15! (This class is for members only.)

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.

How do you make baring your soul (anonymously) fun? By participating in a ribbon tree project! Participate in this kick-off event of the Ribbon Tree Project, a way to inspire each other as we begin the new Jewish year. The Yom Kippur Al Chet prayer has us examine where we “missed the mark” in the past year. After taking a closer look at the prayer, and using a Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) lens and personal reflectional time, we’ll start creating a tree of intentions and hope for the coming year. Led by Elianne Lieberman.

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.

Please join us for Shabbat morning services, including welcoming Abraham Cogan as a Bar Mitzvah and member of the community.

The Saturday before Rosh Hashana, we gather to begin to ready our hearts for the compassion and forgiveness the High Holidays ask of us. We will be in person at Havurah Shalom and in online in Zoom Room Neshama.