The login there will ask for your name and email address, then send you a verification code. This is to help keep us secure in our virtual tent. Once logged in, you can browse and RSVP for programming and services using the Sessions link, edit your profile, connect with friends, access music and more. Please feel free to invite friends and family by sending them this registration link: https://cvent.me/xk9dbG
Need help? Email info@havurahshalom.org.
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.
Yom Kippur Morning Services Thursday, Sept. 16on the High Holidays website Morning Service, 9:30 am Family Service, 10 am Torah & Haftarah Services, 11 am
Yom Kippur Afternoon/Evening Services (note schedule modifications) Thursday, Sept. 16on the High Holidays website Contemplative Service, 2:30 pm Yizkor, 4:30 pm Mincha and Jonah, 5:30 pm Neilah/Closing Service, 6:30 pm
Additional Yom Kippur Activities Thursday, Sept. 16 on the High Holidays website Lobby Room, 9 am
A chance to catch up with each other and make new friends. Membership Tabling, 12:30 pm
Learn more about Havurah's community, programming, and where you might fit. Tikkun Olam Discussion, 1 pm
The Tikkun Olam Cluster is facilitating an engaging discussion to explore how we can practice a modern approach to the biblical Shmita year that is meaningful to us and addresses environmental and social justice issues.
Community Minyan Saturday, Sept. 18, 10 am– Room Aleph
Led by community members and Rabbi Benjamin, this service includes davening, Torah reading, and discussion.
Fall Garden Work Party Sunday, Sept. 19, 10-2 pm outside at the Havurah building
Bring your garden shears and work clothes to Havurah, where we will spruce up the garden!
Morning Minyan Wednesday, Sept. 22, 8:30 am – Room Aleph
For all who want a regular prayer practice and for people saying Kaddish. Led by Roger Brewer.
Sanctuary Update: Resources for Supporting Afghan Refugees
The Tikkun Olam Cluster and Sanctuary Committee met on Sunday to discuss 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. There is a Resource Guide to learn more on how you can help.
Here is the link to the Sunday Sept. 12th 2021 Meeting on Refugee Support informational "tool box." If you have questions please contact Fran Berg or Lauren Fortgang via the Havurah Member Directory.
MACG Leadership for Public Life Virtual Training
Saturday, Sept. 18 & 25, 10-3 pm via Zoom: register here
Join this MACG two-day virtual Leadership Institute for Public Life training. Learn the MACG organizing model and be part of our work for the common good! The Institute provides content based on the philosophy and practices developed by the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) in over 70 years of organizing experience. The topics include:
▪ Why organize? – Examine the history, traditions, and values of our labor, faith, community, and educational organizations.
▪ Fundamental organizing skills – Learn tools to conduct individual relational meetings, listening sessions, research, negotiations, and action to help obtain a concrete, winnable outcome.
▪ Strengthening our institutions – Engage people systematically in a culture that is relational, action-oriented, and reflective.
▪ Problems vs. issues – Focus from general problems to concrete, winnable issues by using relational power in the public arena to negotiate for the common good.
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.
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?
If you are facing emotional or financial hardship from a loss of employment, decrease in income, or any other impact of our recent crises; or, if you would benefit from the support of community members for grocery shopping, errands, or any other concrete or emotional 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 who support others in concrete ways, such as grocery shopping or running other errands, please contact Rabbi Benjamin.
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
To see our full Zoom room instructions, click here. Member sign-in required.
(HYB) Shabbat Morning with Music Shabbaton (w/ Aly Halpert) Shabbat, May 10th 10:00a to 12:00p This community minyan will feature the musical contributions of Aly Halpert who is in residence with us this Shabbat. 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.
(IP) Tot Shabbat Shabbat, May 10th 10:30a to 11:15a Young children (0-5) and parents celebrate with singing, movement, blessings, and storytelling. All are welcome! Please RSVP when you plan to come. We provide free childcare for those staying to enjoy the full Shabbat service that ends at noon and which is followed by a light community brunch. Email info@havurahshalom.org to learn more.
(IP) Songs for Liberation Song Circle (w/ Aly Halpert) Shabbat, May 10th 4:30p to 6:30p (Currently this event is for Havurah members only, as registrations are capped at 80 people. Havurah members, be sure to RSVP.) Rising Song Records artist Aly Halpert concludes our music shabbaton with a Song Circle, a space to enjoy our voices together as we learn new and ancient Jewish songs and niggunim together. Aly Halpert is at the epicenter of a resurgence of Jewish music-making– introducing new tunes, new words, and new ways of bringing music into davening and community-building.
Rose Haven Walk (register at their 2025 Reigning Roses Walk site) Sunday, May 11th 10:00a to 1:00p Rose Haven supporters and guests will unite to stride a beautiful route through NW Portland on Mother’s Day at the 12th Annual Reigning Roses Walk. Walk with, or in honor of, a special woman in your life – a mother, grandmother, daughter, partner, or friend. 10 am check-in, 11 am begin walking. (We've cancelled the Havurah Teen Engagement plan for this event; just go to the Rose Haven 2025 Reigning Roses Walk website to register!)
(IP) Jewish Ethical Responses to the Problem of Racism Monday, May 12th 6:30p to 7:45p We will address topics such as countering white nationalism and antisemitism, Jewish perspectives on reparations, repairing Jewish pioneer memory, and responding to racial microaggressions. Facilitated by Karen Sherman and Adela Basayne.
(HYB) Steering Meeting Tuesday, May 13th 6:30p to 8:30p Steering members and staff will meet to consider matters of governance. All Havurah Shalom members are invited to attend Steering Committee meetings. For Zoom join links, visit havurahshalom.org/zoom (must be logged in) or call the office in advance for assistance (503-248-4662).
(IP) Hebrew as a Tool: Prayer and Torah (registration closed) Wednesday, May 14th 7:00p to 8:15p (This class will now be starting on January 8.) Using an in-depth, word-by-word approach, we discover literal meaning(s), ancient layers of understanding, and our own personal interpretations that stem from the nuances of the Hebrew text. Basic Hebrew decoding skills necessary.
(IP) B’nei Mitzvah Drash and Service Workshop Thursday, May 15th 7:00p to 8:00p Students and parents are guided through responding to Torah in a drash. You will also take a walk through the Shabbat Morning service. Led by Sarah Shine.
(HYB) Text and Torah Shabbat: "Forgotten" Jewish Rituals Shabbat, May 17th 10:00a to 12:00p One hour of text study with Diane Chaplin on special topics, followed by a brief service. 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@havurhshalom.org.
