Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday, Feb. 26, 7 pm – Room Aleph
Please join us for our spirited and joy-filled Kabbalat Shabbat Service led by Ilene Safyan. Music will be provided by our talented Havurah musicians.
Community Minyan
Saturday, Feb. 27, 10 am – Room Aleph
Please join us for Shabbat morning! This service includes davening, Torah reading and discussion.
Forests Are Life: From Ecstasy to Anger to Healing: Oregon Forests, Climate Change & Community Advocacy
Sunday, February 28, 4-6 pm – Special Zoom Room, RSVP for link
Our forests are crucial ecosystems that sustain many plants and animals, provide us with beauty and respite, and help keep climate change in check. But human activities and climate change itself are threatening our forests. A panel of local experts from the Coast Range Association, Forest Waters, KS Wild, and Tax Fairness Oregon provide an inspiring overview of what is happening and what we can do to help. Sponsored by Havurah's Climate Action Team. Questions? info@havurahshalom.org. RSVP here.
Havurah History Committee Seeking Members
Sunday, February 28, 5-6:30 pm
Yes, Havurah has a history! In 2018, we celebrated our 40th anniversary, and although much of our past has been recorded in photographs and oral histories, much remains to be done, and much of what has already been done needs to be organized. If you would like to be part of this effort, plan to attend the next meeting of the just-forming History Committee! For more information, contact Becky Seel or Marian Rhys via the Havurah Member Directory.
Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
Tuesday, March 2, 12 pm – Room Bet
We gather to find some moments of quiet and shalom. Led by Rabbi Benjamin, Adela Basayne, or Nancy Becker.
BIPOC Community Meetup
Tuesday, March 2, 7-8:30 pm – Room Heh
If you identify as Black, Indigenous, or other 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 via the Havurah Member Directory.
Morning Minyan
Wednesday, March 3, 8:30 am – Room Aleph
For all who want a regular prayer practice and for people saying Kaddish.
HIAS Refugee Shabbat
Friday, March 5, 7 pm – Room TBA
Havurah is participating for the third year in HIAS’ Refugee Shabbat, during which Jews in the US and around the world will reaffirm our commitment to welcoming refugees and asylum seekers. Please join Rabbi Benjamin, Leah Shoshanna and community members for services on Friday, March 5 at 7 pm as we integrate themes of refugees and asylum seekers into the readings, prayers and music of our service, and learn how we can take action.
Q&A with the Filmmakers of "A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff"
Saturday, March 6, 8:30 pm
A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, the acclaimed one-woman show by Alicia Jo Rabins, has been adapted into a film, to be featured in Portland International Film Festival. Join us as Havurah Shalom hosts the Jewish community in a talk-back and Q&A with Alicia Jo and her director, Alicia J. Rose! To participate, purchase a ticket through PIFF for virtual viewing. The film will be available to you Friday, March 5, to Sunday, March 14. Consider watching it individually or in a group you organize at 7 pm on March 6, then join our Havurah-hosted Zoom Room at 8:30 pm for the talkback. RSVP here. Zoom join info will be included in your confirmation email.
Gefilte Fish Class with Rachel Shimshak
Sunday, March 14, 2 pm – Room Gimel
To overcome your years of hesitation, join Rachel Shimshak to learn how to make her mother’s gefilte fish. It will impress those in your pod. With so many of us spending increased time at home cooking almost all of our meals, it’s time to take the plunge and give homemade fish a try. RSVP here.