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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24th Day Omer - 1:30pm (IP) Art + Omer
- 7:00pm (ZM) Israel-Palestine Committee Monthly Planning Group Meeting
| 25th Day Omer - 5:00pm (ZM) Havurah Climate Action Team Meeting
| 26th Day Omer - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 7:00pm (IP) History of Jews of Oregon
- 7:00pm (ZM) Book Group: "Minor Detail" by Adania Shibli
| 27th Day Omer - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
| | Pesach Sheni 29th Day Omer | 30th Day Omer Emor - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning with B'nei Mitzvah of Miles Reid and Asha Thornley
- 9:09pm Havdalah
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| | Lag B'Omer 33rd Day Omer - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
| 34th Day Omer - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
| | 36th Day Omer - 5:45pm (HYB) Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration
- 8:08pm Candle Lighting
| 37th Day Omer Behar-Bechukotai - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 3:00pm (IP) Shabbat School
- 9:17pm Havdalah
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| 39th Day Omer - 7:00pm (ZM) Teen Engagement Committee Meeting
| 40th Day Omer - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
- 6:30pm (HYB) Steering Meeting
| 41st Day Omer - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
| 42nd Day Omer - 7:00pm (ZM) Monthly Racial Justice Meeting
| Yom Yerushalayim 43rd Day Omer - 5:45pm (HYB) Solidarity Shabbat
- 8:17pm Candle Lighting
| Shabbat Mevarchim 44th Day Omer Bamidbar - 9:00am (HYB) Multi-Synagogue Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 3:00pm (IP) Shabbat Scchool Summit
- 9:26pm Havdalah
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Rosh Chodesh Sivan 45th Day Omer - 3:00pm (IP) Teen Laser Tag
- 7:00pm (HYB) Rosh Ḥodesh Tov! Gender-Inclusive New Moon Ritual
| | 47th Day Omer - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
| 48th Day Omer - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
| Erev Shavuot 49th Day Omer - 7:00pm (HYB) Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
- 8:23pm Candle Lighting
| | Shavuot Yizkor - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 9:34pm Havdalah
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- 7:00pm (ZM) Israel-Palestine Committee Monthly Planning Group Meeting
| - 5:00pm (ZM) Havurah Climate Action Team Meeting
| - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
| | | Nasso - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning with Banot Mitzvah of Ruthie Anderson, Mimi Isenstein, and Lucie Sherman
- 9:40pm Havdalah
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| | - 12:00pm (HYB) Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
| - 8:30am (HYB) Morning Minyan
| | | Beha'alotcha - 9:00am (HYB) Weekly Torah Study
- 10:00am (HYB) Shabbat Morning
- 10:30am (IP) Tot Shabbat
- 9:46pm Havdalah
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Sunday, May 17, 2026 • 1 Sivan 5786
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Rosh Chodesh Sivan
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45th Day Omer
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3:00pm |
5:00pm |
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Ultrazone Laser Tag
Get your adrenaline pumping with Havurah friends as you navigate through a thrilling maze, dodge laser beams and outsmart your opponents! For Havurah teens and their families.
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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, May 18, 2026 • 2 Sivan 5786
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 • 3 Sivan 5786
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47th Day Omer
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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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Wednesday, May 20, 2026 • 4 Sivan 5786
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48th Day Omer
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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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Thursday, May 21, 2026 • 5 Sivan 5786
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Erev Shavuot
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49th Day Omer
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7:00pm |
11:00pm |
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Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
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8:23pm |
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Candle Lighting
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Friday, May 22, 2026 • 6 Sivan 5786
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Shavuot - 1st Day
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Office Closed for First Day of Shavuot
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8:24pm |
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Candle Lighting
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Shabbat, May 23, 2026 • 7 Sivan 5786
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Shavuot
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Yizkor
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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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9:34pm |
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Havdalah
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Tue, August 5 2025 11 Av 5785