Welcome! Havurah Shalom gatherings take place in person, on Zoom, or both (hybrid). We use the following shorthand before event names: (IP) for in person, (ZM) for Zoom, and (HYB) for hybrid. Please click into an event for more detailed location information.
Candlelighting and Havdallah times are for reference only.
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- 9:00am (IP) Sukkah Takedown
- 11:00am Teen Tivnu Building Project
- 11:00am Wings of the Dove Conversation
- 2:30pm (IP) MACG Training Session
| - 5:00pm (ZM) Climate Action Team Meeting
- 6:00pm (ZM) Palestinian Justice Letter Writing Group
| - 12:00pm (ZOOM ONLY, OCT. 29) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation (HYB)
- 7:00pm Wings of the Dove Conversation
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 6:30pm (IP) B'nei Mitzvah Cohort
- 6:30pm (IP) Exploring Sephardic Music
- 6:30pm (IP) Havurah Middle School
- 6:30pm (IP) Havurah High School
- 7:00pm (IP) Learn to Read Hebrew
- 7:30pm (IP) B’nei Mitzvah Logistics Workshop
| | Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan - 5:38pm Candle Lighting
- 6:00pm (IP) Teen Kabbalat Shabbat
| Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Noach - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning and Bar Mitzvah of Jude Esmer
- 10:30am (IP) Tot Shabbat
- 3:00pm (IP) Shabbat School
- 3:05pm (IP) Parenting Huddle: Parenting/Being Jewish in the World Right Now
- 6:45pm Havdalah
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- 11:00am (HYB) Queer Torah Study
- 12:00pm (IP) Music Workgroup
- 7:00pm (HYB) Rosh Ḥodesh Tov! Gender-Inclusive New Moon Ritual
| - 6:30pm (IP) KS Music Rehearsal
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 4:30pm B'nei Mitzvah run through
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 6:30pm (IP) B'nei Mitzvah Cohort
- 6:30pm (IP) Exploring Sephardic Music
- 6:30pm (IP) Havurah Middle School
- 6:30pm (IP) Havurah High School
- 7:00pm (IP) Learn to Read Hebrew
| - 4:30pm (IP) Teen Tikkun Olam with Rose Haven (Registration Closes 11/5 at 5 pm)
- 4:30pm B'nei Mitzah run through
| - 4:29pm Candle Lighting
- 5:45pm (HYB) Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration (w/ Guest Molly Bajgot)
| Lech Lecha - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Shabbat Morning with Bar Mitzvah of Dylan Schatz
- 4:00pm (IP) Private Event
- 5:36pm Havdalah
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- 11:00am (HYB) Queer Torah Study
- 7:00pm Molly Bajgot Concert: Music from New Album, Revelry
| - 7:00pm (ZM) Teen Engagement Committee Meeting
- 7:00pm Monthly Music Jam
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 6:30pm (HYB) Steering Meeting (w/ draft agenda)
- 7:30pm (IP) History of HIAS
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 11:00am (HYB) Funeral Service for Michael Axman z"l
- 6:00pm (ANN) Racial Justice Subgroup Meeting
- 6:30pm (IP) B'nei Mitzvah Cohort
- 6:30pm (IP) Havurah Middle School
- 6:30pm (IP) Havurah High School
- 7:00pm Wings of the Dove Conversation
- 7:00pm (IP) Learn to Read Hebrew
| - 7:00pm (ZM) Monthly Racial Justice Meeting
- 7:00pm (HYB) Affordable Housing and Homelessness in Portland
| | Vayera - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:30am (HYB) Discovering Shabbat Morning: Learners’ Minyan
- 3:00pm (IP) Shabbat School
- 5:29pm Havdalah
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- 9:00am (IP) Private Event
- 3:00pm [CANCELLED - (IP) Learn to Bake Babke]
- 7:00pm (IP) Lives Lived, Lessons Learned: An Evening of Stories in Words and Music
| - 5:00pm (ZM) How Precious the Ground on Which We Stand: Jewish Values that Could Save the Earth Book Group
- 7:00pm (ZM) HH Expanded Team Meeting
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 6:00pm B'ei Mitzvah run through
- 6:30pm (IP) Design Committee Meeting
- 7:30pm (IP) History of HIAS
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 6:30pm (IP) Havurah Middle School
- 6:30pm (IP) Havurah High School
- 7:00pm (IP) Learn to Read Hebrew
| - 3:00pm (IP) Service Run-through
| - 4:00pm B'nei Mitzvah run through
- 4:15pm Candle Lighting
- 5:45pm (HYB) Solidarity Shabbat
| Chayei Sara - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Shabbat Morning with Bar Mitzvah of Leo Friedman
- 3:00pm (IP) Shabbat School
- 3:15pm Wings of the Dove Conversation
- 5:23pm Havdalah
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| - 5:00pm (ZM) Climate Action Team Meeting
- 6:00pm (ZM) Palestinian Justice Letter Writing Group
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 7:00pm (ZM) Book Group with Author Andrea Carlisle
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
| | | Shabbat Mevarchim Toldot - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 5:19pm Havdalah
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Sunday, November 3, 2024 • 2 Cheshvan 5785
11:00am |
12:15pm |
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Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Bet
Take part in an intensive exploration of the weekly parsha, or Torah portion, using material sourced from LGBTQ commentators such as Svara and Torah Queeries. Led by Emma Lugo.
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12:00pm |
2:00pm |
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Havurah Shalom
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7:00pm |
8:15pm |
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Zoom Room Heh (on Zoom on Sunday, Nov. 3)
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.
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Monday, November 4, 2024 • 3 Cheshvan 5785
6:30pm |
9:00pm |
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Havurah Shalom
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Tuesday, November 5, 2024 • 4 Cheshvan 5785
12:00pm |
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(HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
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.
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4:30pm |
5:30pm |
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Sanctuary
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024 • 5 Cheshvan 5785
8:30am |
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(HYB) Morning Minyan
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.
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6:30pm |
8:30pm |
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Havurah Shalom
Youths being called to the Torah this year will build community and ask, “What does being Jewish and becoming bar, bat, or b’nei mitzvah mean to me?” Led by Rabbi Benjamin.
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6:30pm |
8:15pm |
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Havurah Shalom Annex (1816 NW Irving Street, Lutheran Immanuel Church)
Explore Sephardic music through lecture, recordings, and live music. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and sing songs, but no singing ability is required. Led by Eric Stern.
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6:30pm |
8:30pm |
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Havurah Shalom
For Grades 7 and 8.
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6:30pm |
8:30pm |
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Havurah Shalom
For Grades 9-12.
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7:00pm |
8:15pm |
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Havurah Shalom
A Hebrew course for beginners, including those who have "begun" before. Focusing on basic Hebrew reading/decoding, we uncover bits of Judaism that are only accessible through its original language.
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Thursday, November 7, 2024 • 6 Cheshvan 5785
4:30pm |
8:00pm |
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Rose Haven
Teens will volunteer at and attend Rose Haven’s annual Branching Out fundraising event. This event will be an opportunity to learn more about Rose Haven, and to interact with individuals who utilize the services.
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4:30pm |
5:30pm |
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Sanctuary
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Friday, November 8, 2024 • 7 Cheshvan 5785
4:29pm |
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Candle Lighting
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5:45pm |
8:00pm |
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Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
A musical, all-ages Friday night service with family-friendly dessert and hearty nosh before and after. All are welcome! 5:45 pm Hearty Nosh, 6:30 Service, 7:30 Oneg. Free childcare is provided. Those joining on Zoom, please come at 6:30; the in-person hearty nosh portion and oneg will not be televised. For Zoom information, please email info@havurhshalom.org. *All, click here to see the full event page and learn how you can support our Kabbalat Shabbat Celebrations through donations to Havurah Shalom's Spiritual Life Fund.*
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Shabbat, November 9, 2024 • 8 Cheshvan 5785
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Parshat Lech Lecha
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9:00am |
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(HYB) Weekly Torah Study
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.
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10:00am |
12:00pm |
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Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
Please join us for Shabbat morning services, including welcoming Dylan Schatz as a Bar Mitzvah and member of our community.
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4:00pm |
10:00pm |
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Havurah Shalom
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5:36pm |
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Havdalah
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Sat, May 10 2025 12 Iyyar 5785