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 23, 2025 • 3 Kislev 5786
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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7:00pm |
8:30pm |
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Zoom Room Dalet
Havurah members, you are welcome to join the Israel-Palestine Committee planning group. We meet monthly in Zoom Room Dalet (fourth Sundays, 7 pm to 8:30 pm). For Zoom Room info, visit havurahshalom.org/zoom (be sure you log in to your Havurah member account).
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Monday, November 24, 2025 • 4 Kislev 5786
5:00pm |
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(ZM) Climate Action Team Meeting
Join the Climate Action Team's monthly meeting in Zoom Room Gimel: 5 pm to 6:30 pm. (For Zoom room login info, log in to your Havurah member account on the website, go to the Contact tab, and click on Zoom Meeting Rooms in the drop-down menu.)
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5:00pm |
6:30pm |
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Zoom Room Gimel
Havurah members, join the next monthly meeting of Havurah's Climate Action Team in Zoom Room Gimel, from 5 pm to 6:30 pm. ***For Havurah members who are not already on HCAT, RSVP/register to be emailed the agenda for our next meeting when it's ready. You don't have to commit to attending all the meetings listed.*** Questions? Contact Elianne Lieberman or Marianna Grossman.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025 • 5 Kislev 5786
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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7:00pm |
8:15pm |
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Zoom Room Bet
The Havurah Book Group is a venue for discussion of complex, controversial issues. We encourage members to engage one another through sharing ideas and knowledge. Books chosen by the group are discussed in monthly meetings. Members come to discussions that interest them.
This month’s book is Enter Ghost, by Isabella Hammad. Shana Elson will lead the discussion.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025 • 6 Kislev 5786
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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Thursday, November 27, 2025 • 7 Kislev 5786
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Office Closed for Thanksgiving
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Friday, November 28, 2025 • 8 Kislev 5786
Shabbat, November 29, 2025 • 9 Kislev 5786
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Parshat Vayetzei
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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 (who is on sabbatical until July 1, 2025), 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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5:20pm |
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Havdalah
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Sat, July 26 2025 1 Av 5785