Note: RSVPs required; participants should be able to attend both sessions and do some reading and reflecting in between. Using sections of the book Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism... Part 1: Sunday, January 12 We will gather as Havurah members to share personal experiences and reflect together about the reading and antisemitism in general. Part 2: January 26 We will gather with members of First Unitarian Church to host co-author Shane Burley and explore how we can fight antisemitism, in solidarity with others.

Join Havurah’s Climate Action Team (HCAT) for a discussion with Rabbi Sheldon (Shelly) Lewis, author of How Precious the Ground on Which We Stand: Jewish Values that Could Save the Earth. Please RSVP.

This class has been cancelled. Adults and teens, make your own Haggadah to tell the story of the Exodus! At the end of our creative process, you will have a document you can print or share to be used at your seder, along with a songbook and playlist you can sing along with! Led by Carolina Martinez.

Monthly meeting for the Teen Engagement Committee leadership. Havurah teens and their parents are welcome. We meet in Zoom Room Bet.

Monthly music jams are back! Tune your instrument, warm up your voice and head down to Havurah to jam with us. Join your fellow Havurah musicians for an evening of playing and singing together—for the joy of it! Jams are led by fellow Havurah members and are completely democratic--everyone chooses songs! Our songbook includes both Jewish and secular songs from a wide range of artists and eras. Please RSVP.

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.

Steering members and staff will meet to consider matters of governance. All Havurah Shalom members are invited to attend Steering Committee meetings. For Zoom join links, visit havurahshalom.org/zoom (must be logged in) or call the office in advance for assistance (503-248-4662).

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.

For Grades 7 and 8.

For Grades 9-12.

(This class will now be starting on January 8.) Using an in-depth, word-by-word approach, we discover literal meaning(s), ancient layers of understanding, and our own personal interpretations that stem from the nuances of the Hebrew text. Basic Hebrew decoding skills necessary.

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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. **Note that Multi-Synagogue Torah Study, led by Emily Simon, will be on February 22 and March 22 this year. In April 2025, Multi-Synagogue Torah Study will again be held on the third Shabbat morning (third Saturday) of the month**

Please join us for Shabbat morning services, including welcoming Nathaniel "Nat" Fox as a Bar Mitzvah and member of our community.