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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- 10:30am (HYB) Chanukah: Not Just For Kids Anymore
- 11:00am (IP) Tivnu Teen Building Project
- 7:00pm (HYB) Rosh Ḥodesh Tov! Gender-Inclusive New Moon Ritual
- 7:00pm (ZM) Israel-Palestine Committee Monthly Planning Group Meeting
| - 5:00pm (ZM) Climate Action Team Meeting
- 5:00pm (ZM) Havurah Climate Action Team Meeting
- 7:00pm (IP) Thinking About Palestine and Israel After the Destruction of Gaza
| - 11:30am (ZM) Cohort D of Coming Home to Solidarity
- 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 7:00pm (IP) Torah and Film: Ecclesiastes and Groundhog Day (1993)
- 7:00pm (ZM) Book Group: "We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders" by Linda Sarsour
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 6:30pm (IP) B'nei Mitzvah Cohort
- 6:30pm (IP) High School
- 6:30pm (IP) Middle School
- 7:00pm (IP) Adult B'nei Mitzvah
- 7:30pm (IP) B'nei Mitzvah Logistics Workshop
| - 7:00pm (IP) The Stories of Abraham
| | Lech Lecha - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 6:48pm Havdalah
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- 11:00am (IP) Teen Challah Baking
| - 7:00pm (IP) Thinking About Palestine and Israel After the Destruction of Gaza
| - 11:30am (ZM) Cohort D of Coming Home to Solidarity
- 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 6:30pm (IP) High School
- 6:30pm (IP) Middle School
- 6:30pm (IP) B'nei Mitzvah Cohort
- 7:00pm (IP) Adult B'nei Mitzvah
| | - 4:32pm Candle Lighting
- 6:00pm (IP) Teen Kabbalat Shabbat
| Vayera - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 3:00pm (IP) Shabbat School
- 5:15pm Grade 1 Kehillah Night
- 5:38pm Havdalah
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- 10:30am (HYB) Chanukah: Not Just For Kids Anymore
| - 7:00pm (ZM) Teen Enagagement Committee Meeting
- 7:00pm (IP) Thinking About Palestine and Israel After the Destruction of Gaza
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 6:30pm (HYB) Steering Meeting
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 6:30pm (IP) High School
- 6:30pm (IP) Middle School
- 6:30pm (IP) B'nei Mitzvah Cohort
- 7:00pm (IP) Adult B'nei Mitzvah
| - 7:00pm (ZM) Monthly Racial Justice Meeting
| - 4:24pm Candle Lighting
- 5:45pm (HYB) Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration
| Shabbat Mevarchim Chayei Sara - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:30am (HYB) Discovering Shabbat Morning: Learners' Minyan
- 5:30pm Havdalah
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- 10:30am (HYB) Chanukah: Not Just For Kids Anymore
- 6:00pm (IP) Wings of the Dove Event
| - 7:00pm (IP) Thinking About Palestine and Israel After the Destruction of Gaza
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 6:30pm (IP) High School
- 6:30pm (IP) Middle School
- 7:00pm (IP) Adult B'nei Mitzvah
| | | Toldot - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 10:30am (IP) Tot Shabbat
- 3:00pm (IP) Shabbat School
- 5:24pm Havdalah
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- 7:00pm (HYB) Rosh Ḥodesh Tov! Gender-Inclusive New Moon Ritual
- 7:00pm (ZM) Israel-Palestine Committee Monthly Planning Group Meeting
| - 5:00pm (ZM) Climate Action Team Meeting
- 5:00pm (ZM) Havurah Climate Action Team Meeting
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 7:00pm (ZM) Book Group: "Enter Ghost" by Isabella Hammad
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
| | | Vayetzei - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 5:20pm Havdalah
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| - 7:00pm (IP) Hebrew Brush-Up
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 7:00pm (IP) Advanced Torah Trope
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
- 6:30pm (IP) Middle School
- 6:30pm (IP) High School
- 7:00pm (IP) Adult B'nei Mitzvah
| | | Vayishlach - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 3:00pm (IP) Shabbat School
- 5:15pm Grade 6 Kehillah Night
- 5:17pm Havdalah
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Sunday, November 9, 2025 • 18 Cheshvan 5786
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10:30am |
12:00pm |
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Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Bet
Find out why Chanukah is not just for kids as we read Maccabees and other texts that will open up our understanding of the Festival of Lights. Led by David Dropkin and Emily Simon.
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Monday, November 10, 2025 • 19 Cheshvan 5786
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7:00pm |
8:30pm |
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Zoom Room Bet
Monthly meeting for the Teen Engagement Committee leadership. Havurah teens and their parents are welcome.
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7:00pm |
8:30pm |
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Havurah Shalom
Learn about the historical contexts behind Oct. 7, 2023, as well as the response that has resulted in massive destruction of life and society in Gaza. Led by Joel Beinin.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025 • 20 Cheshvan 5786
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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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6:30pm |
8:30pm |
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Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Gimel
Steering members and staff will meet to consider matters of governance. All Havurah Shalom members are invited to attend Steering Committee meetings.
A link to a draft agenda, accessible only to logged-in members, will be posted here in advance of the meeting.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025 • 21 Cheshvan 5786
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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
For grades 9-12.
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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
Youths being called to the Torah 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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7:00pm |
8:15pm |
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Havurah Shalom
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Thursday, November 13, 2025 • 22 Cheshvan 5786
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7:00pm |
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(ZM) Monthly Racial Justice Meeting
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.*
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Friday, November 14, 2025 • 23 Cheshvan 5786
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4:24pm |
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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.
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Shabbat, November 15, 2025 • 24 Cheshvan 5786
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Shabbat Mevarchim
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Parshat Chayei Sara
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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. **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**
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10:30am |
12:00pm |
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Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
This upbeat, interactive service especially for Grades 5-7 focuses on the structure, key themes, and prayers of the morning service.
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5:30pm |
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Havdalah
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Sat, July 26 2025 1 Av 5785
