Have you logged into the High Holidays web portal or app yet? All of our Elul events will be there leading up to High Holiday services. Here's how to get started:
Registration
1. Register by filling out the form at the registration site here. (Skip this step if you've already done it.) Make sure you hit the "submit" button at the end of the form to complete your registration!
Use your name and email, then a verification code will be sent to you by email. It make take a few minutes to receive it. A new verification code will be sent every time you log in. You can avoid being logged out by just keeping your window open.
3. You will receive an additional email within 48 hours with links to the web portal (same as above) and to the App Store, where you can download the app and participate on your devices. Both the web portal and app have identical content and features, but the app may be more convenient for some folks.
You can also find the app yourself after you register by searching for "CrowdCompass AttendeeHub" in the App Store. Once it's downloaded, open the app and search for "Havurah Shalom" and you will find our High Holidays app! Sign in and you're all set to go! The app will stay logged in.
Attending Events
After you’re logged in to the web portal or the app, navigate to the schedule and click on the event you want to attend. There will be a Zoom link there! If you do not see a Zoom link, make sure you're on this site.
Video Tutorial
For a thorough video tutorial on everything mentioned above, please click here!
Last Chance to Add Your Voice
to High Holiday Services!
Add Your Voice to High Holidays with a Mini-Drash! As we did last year, we invite you once again to add your voice to our prayer and celebration at High Holidays by submitting a “mini-drash” or kavanah (intention). These are short reflections or sharing of life experience, 2-3 minutes long, either in response to this year’s theme (reference the theme here), or connected to the annual themes of teshuvah (returning/renewal/repentance) or forgiveness. Through your contributions we will include more voices and reflect more diversity of experience as we journey through Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur together.
Deadline for contributions is August 31.Send to Rachel at rachel.pollak@havurahshalom.org with the subject line: “Mini-drash 2020”
Upcoming Events & Classes
Alte Rockers Zoom Happy Hour Thursday, Aug. 27, 5 pm– Room Bet Let's have another Alte Rockers Zoom Happy Hour! Following previous events, we are arranging a happy hour each month to check in with our wonderful group. Grab your favorite drink and appetizer and join others from Alte Rockers in socializing. If you have any questions, please contact Ted Scheinman via the member directory.
Bar Mitzvah of Quinley Wise Saturday, Aug. 29, 10 am – Room Aleph
Please join us in welcoming Quinley Wise as a Bar Mitzvah and member of our community!
Aug. 21 - Sept. 17, 3:30 pm daily (except Shabbat)
Spiritual Vocabulary & Preparation for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Thursday, Aug. 27, 7 pm
Elul Havdalah & Sing-Along Saturday, Aug. 29, 7:30 pm
Me & White Supremacy Sunday, Aug. 30, 7 pm
Elul Mindfulness & Meditation
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 12 pm
Immigration, Refugees and Sanctuary in Word and Image Tuesday, Sept. 1, 7 pm
Witness from the Streets of Portland: Teen Q&A w/ Rabbi Benjamin Wednesday, Sept. 2, 4 pm
Writing into the High Holidays Wednesday, Sept. 2, 7 pm
BIPOC Community Meet Up Tuesday, Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Dec. 1, 7-8:30 pm – Room Gimel
If you identify as Black, Indigenous, or as a person of color, we hope you will join us. This will be a casual get-together with the sole purpose of listening to, learning from, and supporting one another. This meeting requires no ongoing commitment. Please RSVP here, or just show up. If you're unable to make it but like this idea, or have other ideas as a BIPOC community member, please contact Yshai Boussi via the member directory.
Morning Minyan
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 8:30 am – Room Aleph
For all who want a regular prayer practice and for people saying Kaddish.
Grief Support Group: Online Drop-In Wednesday, Sept. 9 & 23, 12:30-2 pm
Havurah Shalom is initiating a facilitated Grief Support Group. Participants receive support and are invited to share feelings and experiences in a confidential peer-group setting. Each session also includes grief education focused on a theme, such as common grief reactions or coping with stress. Participants are asked to pre-register for each individual session they wish to attend, and may attend as many or as few sessions as needed. Limited to 10 people, age 18+. The Zoom Room will be given out with the registration confirmation email. To register, click your desired date(s): Sept. 9 | Sept. 23
Havurah Zoom Rooms
High Holiday Zoom rooms are only accessible through Havurah's High Holidays web portal or app. Register for High Holidays here to gain access.
For info on Zoom, click here. You must sign-in after you visit the link.
Updates Inside Havurah
Sign Up to Be a Host or Scroller You have probably attended a service, class, meditation, or other Havurah event on Zoom by now. Have you ever wondered how we manage to get such a great experience for everyone, or who is scrolling through the siddur? Our hosts and scrollers are volunteers, and you can join them! Just sign up on the Hosts & Scrollers tab of this form. No experience? We can train you! Please sign up today, or contact Karen Westerman for more info.
Recon Connect & Virtual Shabbat Box from Reconstructing Judaism Visit ReconstructingJudaism.org and click on Recon Connect or the Virtual Shabbat Box. There you will find the community, innovation, spirit and depth that embody Reconstructionist Judaism. Recon Connect is an online hub updated regularly!
COVID-19 Resources Check out our COVID-19 resource pageon our website for more information.
Tikkun Olam
Interfaith Alliance on Poverty Update
Maddie’s Cart/Madeleine School are proposing that nonprofits run “managed camping” or “Micro Landing” for temporary homeless shelters. See Maddie’s Cart proposal for these shelters and more info here. Maddie’s Cart has been pushing the City for 18 months to allow “sanctioned camping” on authorized city property.
Portland Homeless Family Solutions Update
PHFS families participated again in the Lullaby Project this year. Parents created the most beautiful songs for their kids! Listen to the full album here. And you can read more about the Lullaby Project and PHFS's partnership with the Oregon Symphony here.
If you are facing financial hardship from a loss of employment, decrease in income, or any other impact of this crisis; or, if you would benefit from the support of community members for grocery shopping, errands, or any other concrete needs, for any reason, please contact Rabbi Benjamin at benjamin.barnett@havurahshalom.org or 503-248-4662 ext. 3.
If you would like to be on a list of people to support others in concrete ways, such as grocery shopping or running other errands, please contact Susan Lazareck or Rabbi Benjamin at the email above.
Havurahnik Mahjong Group Monday, Nov 3rd 1:00p to 4:00p Just for Havurah members, our Mahjong Group is a fun, social activity that builds community, encouraging new friendships and cementing old ones. And while some of us may play elsewhere as well, we all agreed that restoring its place as an ongoing congregational activity will be a good fit for Havurah and those of us who play or want to learn the game.
(HYB) Rosh Ḥodesh Tov! Gender-Inclusive New Moon Ritual Monday, Nov 3rd 6:00p to 7:15p 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.
(ZM) Cohort D of Coming Home to Solidarity Tuesday, Nov 4th 11:30a to 1:30p What is Coming Home to Solidarity? Coming Home to Solidarity is a workshop designed to help us create a culture and community where all members freely show up as their authentic selves; where all are valued, appreciated, and have a sense of belonging. The workshop is an opportunity for white-bodied or white-identifying congregants to come together in a supportive and caring environment to reflect, learn and unlearn, heal from the ways we have been impacted by white supremacy, and start to recognize new possibilities for taking action. Havurahniks, click to learn more and RSVP.
(IP) B'nei Mitzvah Cohort Wednesday, Nov 5th 6:30p to 8:30p 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.
(IP) Watch Party at Havurah for Dayenu's Jewish Climate Action Event, "Gathering for Song & Solidarity" Thursday, Nov 6th 5:00p to 6:00p All are welcome. Click here to RSVP. This November 6 watch party is being hosted by HCAT (Havurah's Climate Action Team) and Havurah's Music team. The November 6 online "Gathering for Song & Solidarity" event itself has been organized by Dayenu: The Jewish Call to Climate Action. Hope you can be with us!
