Yom Kippur Begins Wednesday Evening

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Need help? Email info@havurahshalom.org.

Youth Education COVID Guidelines

Education Director Deborah Eisenbach-Budner has been in communication with Shabbat School families about safety protocols that will be in place when our Youth Education programs start this fall. The Core Crisis Team has reviewed those protocols and incorporated them into the Havurah Safety Gathering Guidelines. Though there are slight variations between Shabbat School, Middle School, and High School, the basic rules will require masks and distancing for all (adults and youth), limiting total attendance for most activities, requiring any eating to be outdoors, and tracking attendance. The updated Guidelines can be viewed in full here. The Youth Education rules can be found in Section 6 starting on the bottom of page 5 in the Guidelines.

If you have any questions about the updated Guidelines, or if you have a comment for the CCT, please send an email to info@havurahshalom.org. Your email will be shared with the committee and one of the members will get back to you.

Upcoming Events & Classes

Use this link to login to our High Holidays website. You can also find the event details on our Havurah calendar. High Holiday events highlighted in orange below.

Contemplative Shabbat
Saturday, Sept. 11, 10 am – Room Aleph
We will chant verses and spend time in silent prayer or meditation, then connect through Torah discussion and share blessings by chanting a few aliyot. Led by Rabbi Benjamin.

High Holidays Cemetery Gathering
Sunday, Sept. 12, 1-2:15 pm – Havurah Cemetery, 5656 SW Humphrey Blvd.
We gather to remember our loved ones, led in song and remembrance.

Helping Afghan Refugees
Sunday, Sept. 12, 3-4 pm – Room Bet
The Tikkun Olam Cluster and Sanctuary Committee invite you to learn more about how we as individuals and as a community can help new Afghan arrivals to Oregon and advocate for protection and security for vulnerable populations still in Afghanistan. The meeting will be recorded for those that can't attend and we will be providing a summary with ways to help afterwards.

Young People's High Holiday Discussion (High School & College)
Monday, Sept. 13, 6-7:15 pm – on the High Holidays website
Following a successful peer-led Young People’s Discussion Program during Shavuot, our community will be facilitating one more 90-minute session for teens and the college crowd. While many concerns remain present as we move into a new phase of the pandemic, there is also much-awaited excitement about the reopening of institutions like school and community activities. At the same time, young people who are paying attention are aware of many new challenges from the rise of bigotry and anti-Semitism to the critical need for inclusion and the fight for LGBTQ opportunities, access and basic dignity.
As our year ends and we begin 5782, in what ways are you re-opening, personally and with your community? Why is it hard to re-open sometimes? How different are you now compared to before the pandemic? Do you feel hopeful and why or why not?

Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 12 pm – Room Bet
We gather to find some moments of quiet and shalom. Led by Rabbi Benjamin, Adela Basayne, or Nancy Becker.

Morning Minyan
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 8:30 am – Room Aleph
For all who want a regular prayer practice and for people saying Kaddish.

Kol Nidre
Wednesday, Sept. 15 – on the High Holidays website
6:45 pm - Kol Nidre/Evening Service

Yom Kippur
Thursday, Sept. 16 – on the High Holidays website
9 am - Lobby Room
9:30 am - Yom Kippur Morning Service
10 am - Family Service (children ages 0-10)
11 am - Torah and Haftarah Services
12:30 pm - Membership Tabling
1:20 pm - Tikkun Olam Discussion
2:30 pm - Contemplative Service
4 pm -  Yizkor
5:30 pm - Mincha Service and Jonah
6 pm - Ne’ilah/Closing Service

Community Minyan
Saturday, Sept. 18, 10 am – Room Aleph
Led by community members and Rabbi Benjamin, this service includes davening, Torah reading, and discussion.

Sukkot
Sept. 20-22
Once again this year, out of an abundance of caution, we will not be raising a sukkah in the Havurah courtyard.

To see the entire activity schedule for Elul and High Holidays,
view the High Holiday Packet.

Tikkun Olam

Sanctuary Update: Ways to Get Involved
Catholic Charities Refugee Services Volunteer Training: Sept. 18, 2021 10am-1:30pm or contact Catholic Charities of Oregon (catholiccharitiesoregon.org).

Volunteer Opportunities:

News & Events from Our Tikkun Olam Partners

Portland Homeless Family Solutions (PHFS) | Interfaith Alliance on Poverty (IAP) | Lift UP | MACG

COVID-19 Vaccines & Assistance

Congregation Neveh Shalom COVID-19 Outreach and Services (CNSCOS)
CNSCOS can help you make sense of all there is to know about the pandemic, testing, and vaccines. CNSCOS can help with finding and applying for financial resources, running errands, accessing food assistance, finding other helpful services, or just calling to chat with folks who are feeling isolated or lonely. The CNSCOS team also provides timely information online here and via a weekly email here. Contact covid19@nevehshalom.org or call 971-990-5652 if you need COVID-19 assistance.

Do You Need Help?

Questions About Havurah?

The Transparency & Inclusivity Committee is an avenue within Havurah Shalom to help members find the answers to question they have wondered about. Please send your questions to transparency@havurahshalom.org. We will anonymously publish your question in Hakol and then answer that question. Everyone in our community benefits from this clarity!

Havurah Zoom Rooms

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