High school Havuraniks will prepare and serve a meal for residents.

Are you active in Havurah Shalom committees or groups? We are inviting community members who are already involved with a committee, or those who would like to become involved to join us. We ask that participants commit to attending the entire time. Please RSVP by January 29.

RSVP by emailing Beka Feathers for location info! Potluck at Beka and Chelsea's home. All Havurah members who identify as LGBTQIA+ (and families!) are invited to our next solidarity gathering and potluck. In addition to sharing space and a meal, we'll talk about future activities to protect, strengthen, and support our community within Havurah. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. We also ask that you stay home if you have any COVID symptoms. RSVPs are appreciated but not required. Questions? Contact Beka Feathers. To RSVP, please email Beka Feathers. Use your Havurah member login to access the member directory.

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

Are you interested in learning how to chant the Torah? This beautiful, ancient system is a treat to learn, and inspiring to sing. A five-session class led by Ken Lerner will teach you everything you need in order to connect with this heritage, and become a proud “leyner” (Torah chanter). Ken has been a patient teacher of beginning Torah readers for over 30 years at Havurah, and would be happy to help you feel the satisfaction of gaining this skill. There is a minimum of three interested students to make the class a reality, and there is a limit of seven people. Please RSVP soon if you are interested, but no later than Jan. 15, 2025, and Ken will be in touch about the class.

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.

A Tikkun Olam opportunity in Collaboration with the Poverty and Homelessness Committee. We will assemble Welcome Home kits for Community Warehouse who will share them with folks moving into new homes.

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.

The Havurah Ma’avar Committee is offering a six-week grief process-support group for Havurah members in any stage of grief. Chaplain Candi Wuhrman will facilitate the group with a focus on the dying experience, the impact of the relationship, the things unsaid, making peace within ourselves, forgiveness, and continuing the relationship after death. (This group will be limited to eight participants. If we reach capacity, that will be indicated here on the RSVP page.)

Havurah members, join the Racial Justice Committee for our monthly meeting (2nd Thursdays, 7 pm to 8:30 pm, Zoom Room Bet). We will make plans to create learning opportunities for our community and engage in learning together during the meeting. Questions? Contact Julia Lager Mesulam. *Log in to your Havurah member account on our website and look under the Contact tab for the Member Directory and Zoom Room login info.*

We will explore a range of Jewish and non-Jewish understandings of Zionism, anti-Zionism, and antisemitism. Long before Oct. 7, 2023, their definitions have been debated, politicized, and weaponized for divergent purposes. Jews have never had a unified understanding of these terms or agreement about the political projects connected to them. Update: The first two sessions will be held in Zoom Room Heh. Please register to be sent the link. The third session is still scheduled to be in person.

**Due to inclement weather, we've cancelled our Kabbalat Shabbat celebration this evening (Friday, Feb. 14, 2025). Our next Kabbalat Shabbat celebration will be on Friday, March 7. Shabbat Shalom.** 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.

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 Hannaleah Lindner as a Bat Mitzvah and member of our community.

For all ages! As a group we’ll creatively retell the story of Queen Esther, dramatically and with live music! A secret theme, known only to the players, will be unveiled when we perform the Purim spiel on March 13. No matter what your experience in theater, all are welcome! This class has been just been rescheduled for a new day and time to include more KIDS, following Shabbat School in the sanctuary with PIZZA! Parents and other family welcome too. Led by Karen Polinsky.