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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- 2:00pm Warm Springs Water Coalition Tzedakah Event
| - 1:00pm (No Mahjong on Sept 1)
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 5:30pm (ZM) Grief Process Support Group
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 7:00pm (IP) Adult B'nei Mitzvah
- 7:30pm (IP) Israeli Dancing
| - 6:30pm (IP) High Holiday Music Rehearsals
- 7:00pm (HYB) Torah Study for the High Holy Days
| | Ki Teitzei - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 1:30pm B'nei Mitzvah run through
- 8:29pm Havdalah
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- 9:30am (ZM) Cohort B of Coming Home to Solidarity
- 12:30pm (ZM) Cohort C of Coming Home to Solidarity
- 2:00pm (IP) Poetry as Path for Self-Reflection
- 4:00pm Havurah Video Premiere Party
| - 7:00pm (ZM) Teen Engagement Committee Meeting
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 5:30pm (ZM) Grief Process Support Group
- 6:30pm (HYB) Steering Meeting (w/ draft agenda)
- 7:00pm (ZM) Story Turning: Harvesting Joy in the Past
- 7:00pm Film Screening: No Place to Grow Old
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 7:00pm (IP) Adult B'nei Mitzvah
| - 2:00pm (IP) Storytelling Rehearsal
- 6:30pm (IP) High Holiday Music Rehearsals
- 7:00pm [No Racial Justice Comm. Meeting in Sept.]
- 7:00pm (HYB) Torah Study for the High Holy Days
| - 4:00pm (IP) Kabbalat Shabbat Rehearsal
- 5:45pm (HYB) Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration
- 7:10pm Candle Lighting
| Selichot - 1st Saturday Ki Tavo - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am Shabbat Morning with Banot Mitzvah of Lena Ruth Goodman and Raizel "Raizie" Hogan
- 8:00pm (HYB) Seliḥot Service
- 8:16pm Havdalah
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Selichot - 1st Night - 9:30am (ZM) Cohort B of Coming Home to Solidarity
- 10:00am (IP) Birding Walk
- 2:00pm (IP) Annual Teen Picnic & Volunteer Kick-Off
- 2:00pm (IP) "Circus on the Streets"
| Selichot - 1:00pm Havurahnik Mahjong Group
- 6:30pm (ZM) High Holiday Safety Training
| Selichot - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 5:30pm (ZM) Climate Change Book Group Slow Reading of "Not Too Late"
- 7:00pm (IP) WOTD Event Planning
- 7:00pm (ZM) Story Turning: Harvesting Joy in the Past
| Selichot - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 7:00pm (IP) Adult B'nei Mitzvah
- 7:00pm (IP) Elul Watercolor Workshop
| Selichot - 5:30pm (ZM) Cohort B of Coming Home to Solidarity
- 6:30pm (IP) High Holiday Music Rehearsals
- 7:00pm (HYB) Torah Study for the High Holy Days
| | Nitzavim - 9:00am (HYB) Multi-Synagogue Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 8:02pm Havdalah
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Selichot - 10:30am (IP) Teen Honey Cake Baking
- 7:00pm (HYB) Rosh Ḥodesh Tov! Gender-Inclusive New Moon Ritual
| Erev Rosh Hashana - 6:51pm Candle Lighting
- 7:30pm (HYB) Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
| Rosh Hashana Tashlich - 9:30am A Sweet Year for Wee Jews (0-5 Rosh Hashanah Service)
- 9:30am (HYB) Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Services
- 10:30am (IP) Rosh Hashanah Family Service
- 7:49pm Candle Lighting
| Rosh Hashana - 9:30am (HYB) Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Services
- 7:55pm Havdalah
| Fast of Gedalia - 6:30pm (IP) High Holiday Music Rehearsals
| | Shabbat Shuva Vayeilech - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 7:49pm Havdalah
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Selichot AYT - 11:00am (IP) High Holidays Cemetery Gathering
- 4:00pm (IP) Tashlich at West Moreland Park
- 7:00pm (ZM) Israel-Palestine Committee Monthly Planning Meeting
| Selichot AYT - 5:00pm (ZM) Havurah's Climate Action Team (HCAT) Meeting
| Selichot AYT - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
| Erev Yom Kippur - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 6:33pm Candle Lighting
- 7:00pm (HYB) Erev Yom Kippur Service
| Yom Kippur Yizkor - 9:30am (HYB) Yom Kippur Services and Programming
- 10:00am (IP) Middle School in Motion
- 3:30pm (IP) Yom Kippur Family Service
- 7:39pm Havdalah
| | Ha'Azinu - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 7:36pm Havdalah
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Sunday, September 21, 2025 • 28 Elul 5785
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Facebook and Youtube
Hear the Sound of the Shofar each day of Elul (except Shabbat): Andrine, Diane & Howard (& sometimes Dominic & Wesley) help prepare us for Rosh Hashanah with shofar, deep thoughts, and a touch of kavanah (intention). Videos will be posted daily on Havurah's YouTube and Facebook pages.
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10:30am |
12:30pm |
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Havurah Shalom
Bake honey cake muffins to share with family and friends and start the New Year with a sweet treat.
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7:00pm |
8:15pm |
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In Person or Zoom Room Heh TBA
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, September 22, 2025 • 29 Elul 5785
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Erev Rosh Hashana
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6:51pm |
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Candle Lighting
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7:30pm |
9:00pm |
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Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison Ave., Portland
We usher in the new year together with song, prayer, and reflection, setting the tone for our Days of Awe journey.
All are welcome. Our Erev Rosh Hashanah service will take place at the Tiffany Center. The service will also stream on Youtube.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025 • 1 Tishrei 5786
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Rosh Hashana
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Tashlich
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Office Closed for Rosh Hashana
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9:30am |
10:00am |
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The Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison St., Portland
All are welcome for a half-hour of singing and stories about the holiday for the 0-5 crowd and their parents. We'll be in person at the Tiffany Center. This activity will not be streamed online.
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9:30am |
1:00pm |
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Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison St., Portland
Celebrate the first day of Rosh Hashanah in community as we pray, reflect, and blow the shofar. All are welcome.
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10:30am |
11:20am |
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The Tiffany Center, 1410 SW Morrison St., Portland
Especially for families with children over age 5! This upbeat and participatory Rosh Hashanah service is for the whole family! Enjoy stories and skits, soulful prayers and contemporary songs–as we all begin the year anew, together. This service will be in person only, with no online streaming.
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7:49pm |
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Candle Lighting
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025 • 2 Tishrei 5786
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Rosh Hashana
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Office Closed for Rosh Hashana
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9:30am |
1:00pm |
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Havurah Shalom, 825 NW 18th Ave, Portland
Join Havurah for reflection and song on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, followed by a delicious community potluck. All are welcome.
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7:55pm |
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Havdalah
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Thursday, September 25, 2025 • 3 Tishrei 5786
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Fast of Gedalia
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6:30pm |
9:00pm |
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Havurah Shalom
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Friday, September 26, 2025 • 4 Tishrei 5786
Shabbat, September 27, 2025 • 5 Tishrei 5786
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Shabbat Shuva
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Parshat Vayeilech
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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
Led by community members and Rabbi Benjamin, this service includes davening, Torah reading, and discussion. Join us afterward for a light community brunch provided by the Lunches and Noshes Committee! Free childcare is provided. For Zoom information, please email info@havurahshalom.org.
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7:49pm |
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Havdalah
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Mon, September 15 2025 22 Elul 5785
