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Program Director Absence
Adela will be out on medical leave from October 4 to November 15. Please be in touch with Rachel Pollak (at rachel.pollak@havurahshalom.org), who can direct you to the appropriate person for questions regarding Adela's usual duties.
Upcoming Classes
Personal Cyber Security Thursday, Oct. 7, 7-8:15 pm– Room Bet
Thinking about your safety online can be intimidating, but it does not have to be! Meet with the Safety Committee to learn how to secure your sensitive online accounts. We’ll show you how to install and use a free and simple password manager and how to handle multi-factor authentication. No matter your comfort level with computers, we will walk you through this process so your personal cyber security will be greatly improved by the end of the session. Led by Joel Bettridge and Curtis Shipley. Register here.
A Bird Eye's View of Jewish History Tuesday, Oct. 12, 19, 26; 7-8:15 pm– Room Heh
Do you have a vague sense that a lot happened between the Jews' presumed exodus from Egypt and our modern era–but you aren't sure what actually happened or where? Have you ever wondered how and why Jewish people dispersed from one small piece of real estate in the Middle East and came to live in every part of the globe? Do you want to know more but don't have the time or patience to read books on Jewish history? Using illustrations and maps, we will enjoyably learn the themes, geography and journey of the Jewish people. We will learn key events, where Jews lived and why, what languages Jews spoke, key contributions Jews have made to the world and key ways that Jews responded to events and ideas in world history. We'll learn where the ancestors of American Jews came from. Please obtain Barnavi's A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People from the Time of the Patriarchs to the Present, in advance. Led by Roger Brewer. Register here.
Lev Tahor Chanting Circle Thursday, Oct. 28, 7-8 pm– Room Bet
Facilitated by Rabbi Benjamin. We gather in community for an evening of contemplative practice, chanting interspersed with silence, guided by teachings from the tradition. Everyone is welcome, no experience or musical ability required. Register here.
Upcoming Events
AlteRocker Happy Hour Thursday, Sept. 30, 4:30 pm – Room Heh
Come schmooze with us. And mark your calendars for monthly schmoozes - the last Thursday of the month!
Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Nathe Saturday, Oct. 2, 10 am– Room Aleph
Please join us in welcoming Sophie Nathe as a Bat Mitzvah and member of our community!
Book Group Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 7 pm – Room Bet
This new book points to our entire social structure as an unrecognized caste system. Wilkerson points out that we tend to refer to slavery as a “sad, dark chapter” in America when in fact it lasted for hundreds of years — but in order to maintain a social order and an “economy whose bottom gear was torture”, it was necessary to give blacks the lowest possible status. Whites in turn got top status. In between came the middle castes of Asians, Latinos, indigenous people, and immigrants of African descent. Such a caste system allowed generations of whites to live under the same assumptions of inequality whether their ancestors were slave owners or abolitionists. This isn’t an easy book, but it’s extremely important, especially in light of current times. Discussion led by Laurie Brown and Marjorie Walters.
Morning Minyan Wednesday, Oct. 6, 8:15 am – Room Aleph
We are getting an early start for Rosh Ḥodesh today. For all who want a regular prayer practice and for people saying Kaddish.
B'nei Mitzvah Cohort Wednesday, Oct. 6, 6:45-8 pm – Room Heh
Youths being called to the Torah this year will build community and ask, “What does being Jewish and becoming bar, bat or b’nei mitzvah mean to me?” Led by Rabbi Benjamin.
Personal Cyber Security Thursday, Oct. 7, 7-8:15 pm– Room Bet
Thinking about your safety online can be intimidating, but it does not have to be! Meet with the Safety Committee to learn how to secure your sensitive online accounts. We’ll show you how to install and use a free and simple password manager and how to handle multi-factor authentication. No matter your comfort level with computers, we will walk you through this process so your personal cyber security will be greatly improved by the end of the session. Led by Joel Bettridge and Curtis Shipley.
Community Minyan Saturday, Oct. 9, 10 am– Room Aleph
Led by community members and Rabbi Benjamin, this service includes davening, Torah reading, and discussion.
Tikkun Olam Events & Updates
Cully/Killingsworth Family Friendly Neighborhood Clean Up Saturday, Oct. 2, 10-12 pm
Join your neighbors for a family friendly clean-up event in collaboration with Verde, SOLVE, CBA, Hacienda CDC, Habitat for Humanity, Columbia Slough, and ABC. We will be picking up trash along Killingsworth, Cully Blvd, Hwy 30, Simpson and 65th. SOLVE provides safety and trash pick up equipment. Masks are required. We will have extras on hand if you need one! We will provide a delicious lunch after the event for all volunteers. Kids are welcome to join with an adult. To register click here. Contact Gloria Halper via the Havurah Member Directory if you have questions.
Interfaith Alliance on Poverty: First Thursday Meeting Thursday, Oct. 7, 12 pm
FEATURED SPEAKER: SAM ADAMS, PORTLAND'S DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INNOVATIONS. Adams believes in public-private partnerships as the key to our city’s success. Five partnership groups, which Adams calls “action tables,” focus on promoting public safety, addressing homelessness, cleaning up trash across the city, and helping businesses reopen. Register in advance for this meeting here. After registering, you receive a confirmation email with information about joining the meeting. Contact Steve Rudman or Gloria Halper via the Havurah Member Directory if you have questions.
Refugee Update: Assisting Afghan Arrivals to Oregon Monday, Oct. 11, 7-8:30 pm
If you missed the informational session held on September 12, you can find a recording here. The Sanctuary Committee is continuing to gather information and find out how to best assist Afghan arrivals to Oregon. In the meantime, you can access the Afghan Resource Guide which continues to be updated with information as needs change. Havurah has arranged to have a virtual training session with Catholic Charities for anyone interested in volunteering with them. The session will be held on October 11 at 7-8:30pm If you would like to register by clicking this link.
Havurah's Winter Shmita Collection Drive for Homeless
One of Havurah's first Smita events is a collection drive of clothing and housing necessities for NE homeless camps. Drop off info will be in our October Hakol.
Tikkun Olam's Poverty & Homelessness Committee member, Jenn Louis, has been supplying food, and more to those on the streets. Jenn posts regularly on Havurah's Facebook page "News from the Streets." Also, Havurah volunteers are needed on Tuesdays to hand out items, along with Jenn. For more info contact Jenn Louis. Info list here.
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.
(IP) Elul Gallery Art Drop-Off Sunday, Aug 17th 12:00p to 3:00p As part of our annual holiday cycle, Havurah members are invited to share our own reflections on the themes and stories of the High Holiday season. In addition to prose or poetry that may be shared on the bima at High Holiday services, we are putting out a call for artistic expressions in any visual medium, including paintings, drawings and photography. We welcome your reflections on any aspect of the High Holidays experience, whether they arise from our tradition’s core concepts of teshuvah (return) or seliḥah (forgiveness), or from any other aspect of your own process of looking inward during the time leading into the holiday season. The Elul and High Holiday Gallery is a project of the High Holidays Committee and the Design Committee, led by Joan Peck and Marcia Suttenberg.
(ZM) Climate Change Book Group Slow Reading of "Not Too Late" Monday, Aug 18th 5:30p to 6:30p All are welcome! Havurah members and non-members alike are invited to join us in this slow, section-by-section reading of "Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility." Click and RSVP. Attend any or all of these HCAT (Havurah's Climate Action Team) Book Group discussions about "Not Too Late."
(ZM) Healing the Heart, Soothing the Soul: A Grief Process Support Group Tuesday, Aug 19th 5:30p to 7:00p **Note: Registration for this group is now closed.** During the month of Elul, we are guided to examine our souls, explore our relationships, reflect on our actions with God and others, and prepare ourselves spiritually to begin a new year. With the Spirit of Elul, we will journey into exploring the aspects of grief. For Havurah members only. Limited to 8 people. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend all sessions.
(IP) Israeli Dancing Wednesday, Aug 20th 7:30p to 8:30p Join us to learn Israeli dancing! We’ll teach the steps and tell the stories behind Israeli dances while you enjoy the catchy rhythms, creative body movements, and spending time with friends.
Led by Havurah members Cindy Merrill and Gail Schwartz with dance instructor Rhona Feldman.
Hakol Deadline is Thursday, August 21 Thursday, Aug 21st (All day) Havurah members, click to learn how to submit your contributions to our monthly newsletter, Hakol.
(HYB) Solidarity Kabbalat Shabbat Friday, Aug 22nd 5:45p to 8:00p Join Havurah members and friends for a Solidarity Shabbat service and potluck nosh. This is a spiritual space for community members working in solidarity with Palestinians - and for the liberation of all peoples - to come together to pray, build connections, and renew ourselves on Shabbat to continue our justice work. Please review Havurah's Brit Kavod for our community guidelines. Masks strongly encouraged and provided.
(HYB) Shabbat Morning Shabbat, Aug 23rd 10:00a to 12:00p Led by community members and Rabbi Benjamin, this service includes davening, Torah reading, and discussion. 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.
(HYB) Rosh Ḥodesh Tov! Gender-Inclusive New Moon Ritual Sunday, Aug 24th 7:00p to 8:15p 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) Israel-Palestine Committee Monthly Planning Meeting Sunday, Aug 24th 7:00p to 8:30p Havurah members, you are welcome to join the Israel-Palestine Committee planning group. We meet monthly in Zoom Room Dalet (fourth Sundays, 7 pm to 8:30 pm). For Zoom Room info, visit havurahshalom.org/zoom (be sure you log in to your Havurah member account).
