Click the button below to view our High Holidays packet for this year! It has a lot of valuable information, including a full schedule, on-demand content, and much more!
Have you logged into the High Holidays web portal or app yet? All of our events and services will take place there in special Zoom rooms that are different than our normal ones. Get comfortable with the platform!
Sign into our High Holidays web portal now!
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!
2. After registering, go to the web portal via the following link and sign in:https://event.crowdcompass.com/havurahshalom/ If this doesn't work, try a different web browser. 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!
What If Our Technology Fails?
We Have A Backup Plan!
In the event that either Zoom or our Cvent web platform goes down, Rabbi Benjamin will continue with services from the sanctuary via the Havurah Shalom YouTube channel. We will send the congregation an email at that time with a link. Feel free to subscribe beforehand!
High Holiday Zoom Rooms
High Holiday Zoom Rooms Only Accessible Via Registration!
High Holiday Zoom rooms are only accessible through Havurah's High Holidays web portal or app. Register for High Holidays here to gain access. Our regular Zoom room links (only used by Wednesday morning minyan this week) can be found at the bottom of this email.
Donate to Havurah
Every year Havurah Shalom offers free High Holiday services to all of Portland. This year is no different, despite our new online presence. If you are so moved, you can donate to us by clicking here.
Transfers of Power in Tanach: How do they happen, who wins or loses, and why Monday, Nov 2nd 3:00p to 4:00p As we experience our own election cycle and all of the attendant trauma and drama (where the stakes have never, in our lifetimes, appeared to be higher), what can our sources and sages teach us to help us navigate these times??? Our class will begin with some of the transfers of power in Genesis, move on to Exodus, make a brief stop in Numbers, and finally end with Hanukkah. RSVP to receive precise references. Taught by Emily Simon.
This class takes place in Zoom Room Bet. Please see the weekly Hineinu newsletter for the link.
Erev Election Day: Gathering for Reflection and Mutual Support Monday, Nov 2nd 7:00p to 8:30p Rabbi Benjamin will hold space for us to come together and connect with one another in this uncertain time. There will be opportunity to share thoughts and emotions, interspersed with music and quiet, as we mutually support and strengthen one another. This event will take place in Zoom Room Aleph.
Jewish Meditation: Election Day Practice Tuesday, Nov 3rd 12:00p to 1:00p This week we will meditate together and also have time to reflect and derive support from each other’s presence, nourishing resilience as we move across the threshold of Election Day. Rabbi Benjamin will facilitate. This event will take place in Room Bet. For help connecting, please contact Rachel in the office: info@havurahshalom.org.
Drash Workshop Wednesday, Nov 4th 7:00p to 8:30p Rabbi Benjamin will guide students approaching b'nei mitzvah and their parents in responding to the text with our own questions and learning how to craft a drash that connects Torah to our lives.
The Torah of Our Lives: Havurah Spiritual Writing Group Wednesday, Nov 4th 7:00p to 9:00p Have you ever wanted to explore stories in Torah and use the writing process to personally understand the significance of Torah stories in your life? Join a small group of Havurahniks to delve into Torah using the writing process to explore and record our journey. Each evening will include a summary of that week's Torah portion and pearls from commentary. We will then begin two free-writes from prompts from the portion.
All that is required is a journal. There is an optional opportunity to choose one portion to study, summarize and use to create writing prompts.
Facilitated by Harriet Cooke and Jenni Besen. Harriet trained and led groups with Portland's Write Around Portland, then led an eight-year writing group on Torah. 10-person maximum.
This class takes place in Zoom Room Gimel. Please see the weekly Hineinu newsletter for the link.
Havurah Post-Election Community Gathering Thursday, Nov 5th 7:00p to 8:30p There are so many unknowns about what will happen on our next election day, November 3. You are invited to a facilitated community gathering so that we can be together for mutual support at a time when there may be some answers about the election outcome. Please email Bob Brown if you have any questions.
This event will take place in Zoom Room Aleph.
Beginning Conversational Hebrew Thursday, Nov 5th 7:00p to 8:15p Can you read Hebrew and the siddur? Do you understand some of the words? If so, would you like to be able to actually use the language in basic conversations with others? This class is for those of you who can already read Hebrew and have a very beginning knowledge of the language but want to expand your vocabulary in order to hold a conversation. We will spend time each week practicing new vocabulary in a fun, casual environment. There will be online homework and then weekly practice sessions led by Racheli Ross.
This class takes place in Zoom Room Bet. Please see the weekly Hineinu newsletter for the link.
