Tonight: Contemplative Practice to Support Teshuvah
7 pm, Wednesday, Sept. 7 — Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Neshamah
In these sessions we will gather to engage with the sacred work of this season: Teshuvah — repentance and repair. Working with the spiritual tools of Mussar — applied Jewish ethics — and Meditation, we will practice and reflect together, examining where we have caused harm and lovingly holding ourselves accountable to make amends and grow as we enter the new year. Led by Rabbi Benjamin
RSVP to be sent a link to the special Zoom Room Neshamah
Racial Justice Committee Meeting
7-8:30 pm, Sept. 8 — Zoom Room Gimel
Please join the Racial Justice Committee to learn what we have been up to and what we hope to work on in the future. Join us and be part of this new(ish) committee at Havurah!
Anti-Racisim and Belonging Discussion Groups for White Members not in other groups
Friday, Sept. 9, 10:00 - 11:15 -- Zoom Room Bet -- RSVP here
Sunday, Sept. 18, 10:00 - 11:15 -- Zoom Room Bet -- RSVP here
We invite you to embark with us on gaining a better understanding of how anti-racism and belonging shows up within the congregation through this small group conversation. All conversation groups are structured by self-selected shared identity. This conversation is for white members not in other groups. Led by Havurah consultants Tabitha and Adam St. Bernard-Jacobs. Learn more here.
This Is Real and You are Completely Unprepared: Book Study Group
7pm — Sept. 11 and Oct. 9 — Zoom Room Bet
Whether you’ve read the book before, or this is your first time, R. Alan Lew’s book can deepen our experience of the High Holidays as a journey of personal transformation. We’ll meet four times to share our reflections on the ideas and practices in different chapters. Come to one, some or all. Led by Adela Basayne and Deborah Eisenbach-Budner.
- Sept. 11, 7-8:30 pm, Zoom Room Bet — Coming towards Rosh Hashanah and the Days of Awe (Chapters 5, 6, 7) — RSVP here
- Oct. 9, 7-8:15 pm in the Havurah Sukkah — Yom Kippur and Sukkot (Chapters 8, 9, 10 and epilogue) — RSVP here
Anti-Racisim and Belonging Discussion Group for Parent Teachers and Staff Teachers
Sunday, Sept 11, 10:00 - 11:15 -- Zoom Room Bet -- RSVP here
See item above for description. This conversation is for current and past teachers in Shabbat School, Middle School, and Havurah High.
Banot Mitzvah of Naomi Granek-Brown and Margot Kirshbaum
10 am, Saturday, Sept 17 — Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
Please join us in welcoming Naomi Granek-Brown and Margot Kirshbaum each as a Bat Mitzvah and member of our community.
Teens (7th - 12th grade) Pizza Party
5 pm, Sunday, Sept. 18 – Upper Sellwood Park - RSVP by Monday 9/12
All Havurah 7th-12th graders are invited to a Teen Pizza Party! Come meet up for a Teen only event (except chaperones) of pizza, drinks and dessert. Catch up with old friends or meet new ones. This will be a chance to hang out and play games. There will be a voting booth/suggestion box for you to tell Havurah Shalom what type of events and activities are interesting to you. Meet near the baseball bleachers next to the parking lot at SE 7th & Malden St. Sponsored by the Teen Engagement Committee.
"The U.S. and the Holocaust": Watch the new Ken Burns' PBS series together at Havurah
Sunday, Sept. 18 thru Tuesday Sept. 20, 7:30 -10:30 pm -- Havurah Sanctuary
Just ahead of the High Holidays, PBS will broadcast a 3-part, 6 hour documentary by Ken Burns & colleagues exploring the U.S. role in the Holocaust (https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/us-and-the-holocaust/ ). The filmmakers state "the United States proved unwilling to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate people seeking refuge." Come together with others at Havurah to watch and share reactions to this important series. Hosted by Life Long Learning, discussion led by Kristine Munholland and David Dropkin.
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Book Group Discussion: The Third Man
Tuesday, Sept. 20th, 7 pm to 8:30 pm – Zoom Room Bet 
Please join us for a discussion of The Third Man by local Portland author Randolph Splitter. The author will be joining us for the discussion. Based on massive historical research, this is as much a memoir as a novel. The plot begins in pre-World War II Vienna and revolves around the Kindertransport from Vienna to Britain. The principal characters are two Viennese Jewish families, but the book gradually focuses on two individuals who survived the Holocaust and their moral choices. The plot is refracted through the lens of the 1949 film noir “The Third Man.” Contact David Newman with questions.
Israel/Palestine Committee “Expanding the Conversation” Continues
First Event: Rashid Khalidi, “The 100 Years War on Palestine”
5 pm, Wednesday, Sept. 14 – offsite Zoom RSVP
The Israel/Palestine Committee is once again co-sponsoring the free Zoom series "Expanding the Conversation about Israel/Palestine." The fall the series will focus on Palestinian Voices. Details about the series and registration information are available in Hakol and through the portal link on Committee web page. The first event will feature Rashid Khalidi, author and Columbia University Professor, discussing "The 100 Years War on Palestine." Contact Joel Beinin for more information.