Please plan to join us — virtually or in person! All members in good standing are welcome to attend, participate, and vote on the budget. As is our custom, we will connect with each other through music, discussion, learning, and a little food for those attending in person. This event is for members only. Childcare will be provided at Havurah.

We are excited to bring mahjong back to Havurah. For Havurah members, this is a fun, social activity that builds community, encouraging new friendships and cementing old ones. And while some of us may play elsewhere as well, we all agreed that restoring its place as an ongoing congregational activity will be a good fit for Havurah and those of us who play or want to learn the game.

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.

All Havurah Shalom members are invited to join for Steering Committee meetings. This June 4, 2024 Steering meeting will be both in person at Havurah and in Zoom Room Gimel. (For Zoom join info, log in to the website and then visit havurahshalom.org/zoom or call the office in advance for assistance (503-248-4662).)

[RSVP to be emailed a recording of the April 9 intro session.] The Omer is an ancient tradition marking time between the Exodus from the Narrow Place to the Expanse at Sinai. Explore tools and practices to facilitate your own learning and experience from Liberation to Revelation. We will have an intro class followed by half-hour check-ins, one for each Sephira. Led by Andrine de la Rocha. 7 pm, Tuesdays, Apr. 9 (Intro), 23 (Chesed), 30 (Gevurah); May 7 (Tiferet), 14 (Netzach), 21 (Hod), 28 (Yesod); Jun. 4 (Malchut) Led by Andrine de la Rocha.

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.

The third Panim el Panim dialogue invites Havurah members to reflect on their experiences of Havurah’s multiple engagements with Israel/Palestine. This will also be an opportunity to begin imagining principles and processes for guiding our future engagements across commonalities and differences. The intention will be for us each to name what we are feeling, to be heard and hear one another, and to think together about how we can move forward in dialogue and community. We will again provide clear guidelines so that each person will have equal opportunities to speak and equal responsibility to listen. Please join in person if you’re comfortable and able, and we will also provide a Zoom option. The opening and closing of the program will be hybrid, while the sharing itself in pairs and small groups will be separate, with in-person and Zoom programs running simultaneously.

Rabbi Benjamin will guide students and parents in responding to the text with their own questions and walk through the Shabbat morning service.

A gender-inclusive New Moon group, learning and celebrating each Rosh Ḥodesh with ancient and contemporary ritual. Open to any and all genders, inviting each to connect with our closest heavenly body, the Moon. An introductory meeting will happen on the full moon of Elul on Wednesday, Aug. 30 outdoors—weather permitting—in North Portland. Subsequent meetings will be on or near the new moon of each month either in person in North Portland or on Zoom, depending on seasonal shifts in the weather. Attend any or all sessions. RSVP to be updated on location and other details throughout the year.

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 Raisa Zusman-Carr as a Bat Mitzvah and member of our community.