Hineinu, September 21, 2022

Return,  Again,  Anew

Each year at this sacred time, our calendar gives us the opportunity to immerse in the waters of Teshuvah, an ever-flowing return to alignment with our deepest selves.  

“We return to what is, not to what was”, our 5783 congregational theme says. We’re going to come back into community as we gather to celebrate, reflect and seek repair at the Tiffany Center in just a few days. We’ll bring with us the impact of all we’ve been through since the last time we met there to welcome in 5780. About a quarter of us will be coming for their first time as members. And some of us will be there virtually. Even though we’re meeting in a place some of us have been before, we will meet as the community we are now for the first time. 

​​​​​​​May we gather with joy and openness to the arc of transformation that is possible in these holy days. L’shanah tovah u’metukah!

5 Days until Rosh Hashana!

Thank you to all who have signed up to volunteer!

It takes all of us working together to bring High Holidays to the Tiffany Center. If you haven't signed up for a spot yet, there are many still open, all of them essential to this incredible community gathering!

Volunteer Signup

Other info at Hand:

High Holiday Information Packet | Free Childcare RSVP | Community Luncheon RSVP | Machzor PDF | Songbook PDF | Website


Tell Your Friends!
High Holidays at Havurah Shalom is always free to everyone, no tickets required!

Gatherings

Thank you for following our safety requirements at in-person gatherings. 

Zoom Room links, including the High Holiday rooms Neshamah and Shofar, can be found near the end of this email.

Regular Happenings

Weekly Torah Study​
Saturdays, 9 am, Zoom Room Bet & In Person
Join Havurah for a community-led study session of the weekly Torah reading before each Shabbat service.

Shabbat Morning Service
Saturdays, 10 am, Zoom Room Aleph & In Person
All are welcome at our Shabbat services, including b'nei mitzvah services. Upcoming b'nei mitzvah are listed below and on the website calendar.

Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
Tuesdays, 12 pm, Zoom Room Bet & In Person
We gather mostly via Zoom to find moments of quiet and shalom in a welcoming space. Various styles of Jewish meditation are explored. No meditation experience necessary. All are welcome to drop in. Led by Rabbi Benjamin, Adela Basayne, or Nancy Becker.

Morning Minyan
Wednesdays, 8:30 am, Zoom Room Aleph & In Person
For all who want a regular prayer practice and those saying Kaddish.

Hear the Sound of the Shofar!
11:30-11:45 am, Aug. 28 through Sept. 23 (except Shabbat) – Zoom Room Shofar 
Wake Up! The Elul Shofar blasts have been rousing us all month (every day at 11:30 a.m. in Room Shofar). Now you can enjoy the entire month's daily messages of intention (kavanot) on the Havurah YouTube channel.
Go watch the pearls of wisdom (and folly) with which Andrine, Diane and Howard have entertained us on our Elul journey toward 5783!
 
"When the Shofar is sounded, hear, all you inhabitants of the world." Isaiah 18:13 It is customary to hear the sound of the Shofar every day of Elul. To observe this custom, Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Diane Chaplin will sound the Shofar every afternoon during the month of Elul, except for Shabbos. They will use the traditional Shofar calls and give a bit of kavanot each time. Each session will last only a few minutes, so be prompt or you’ll miss it!

RSVP to be sent a link to the special High Holiday Zoom Room Shofar.

Upcoming Events

Mindful Peparation Shabbat
10:00 am, Sept.24, Havurah Shalom Sanctuary on Zoom 
The Last Shabbat of 5782: join us this Saturday September 24 as we take time to gently and mindfully prepare ourselves for the new year with services led by Andrine de la Rocha, Howard Patterson and Rabbi Benjamin.

Walking Beside You, a grief processing group
2:00- 3:00, Thursdays, Sept.29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17,  on Zoom with JFCS
The Ma'avar group realizes the holidays can be a particularly difficult time for people who are mourning. Jewish Family and Child Service is offering its fall virtual sessions for their Walking Beside You grief processing group. The first session is on September 29 and will run for eight consecutive weeks. The group is free and is open to any adult in the community who has experienced the loss of someone close. For questions or to register for the group, please contact: Missy Fry, LCSW (503) 226-7079 ext. 133 MissyFry@jfcs-portland.org  Click here for more information

Information Session about the Portland Charter Amendment
3-4:30 pm, Sunday, Oct. 9, Havurah Shalom Sanctuary 
Do you live in Portland? Are you interested in learning more about the Portland Charter amendment that will be on the November ballot ​​​​​​​? You are invited to attend a Havurah-specific information session to learn more about the city charter amendment. The changes are sweeping and we hope that our community will vote with the needed and accurate information about the proposal.  Sponsored by Tikkun Olam Cluster. RSVP here

This Is Real and You are Completely Unprepared: Book Study Group
7pm, Sunday, Oct. 9 — Havurah Shalom Sukkah
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 a final time to share our reflections on the ideas and practices and discuss chapters 8, 9, 10 and the epilogue. Led by Adela Basayne and Deborah Eisenbach-Budner. RSVP here

Israel/Palestine Committee “Expanding the Conversation” Continues
First Event: Rashid Khalidi, “The 100 Years War on Palestine”
5 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 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.

Reparations:  An Opportunity to Learn, Discuss and Act
6:30-8:30 pm, Tuesdays, Oct.18, 25, Nov. 1, 15, 22, at Havurah and on Zoom
The Racial Justice Committee is pleased to offer a class on reparations. The 5-session class offers an opportunity to study and reflect on some of the writings of prominent thought leaders on the topic of reparations for Black Americans as a path to restorative justice. Class materials will include articles and videos. Class size limited to 12 people to allow for active participation. Registration will close when we meet that number. The classes will be in-person to allow for deeper interaction with each other and the material, but accommodations will be made for people to attend virtually if needed. We hope to offer this class again in the spring to allow for more members to participate. For more information or to express interest, contact TikkunOlam@HavurahShalom.org. RSVP here

23rd Annual Reading of Oregon Jewish Writers 
7-8:30 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 18, at OJMCHE, In Person & Zoom 
Havurah member Willa Schneberg curates the Annual “Oregon Jewish Voices” reading now in its 23rd season! It will be in person & on zoom. She will be joined by authors Bryna Goodman, Seth Lorinczi, Vivienne Popperl and Michael Schein. There will be a Q&A following the reading. RSVP here

Tikkun Olam Updates

​​​​​​​Rose Haven and The Common Good Project Share Their Experiences
Sunday, Oct. 16, 4:30 - 6:00 in the Havurah Sukkah, or inside if it's raining — Child care will be available — RSVP here

Havurahniks are invited to attend a discussion of homelessness in our community, under the fragile shelter of the Sukkah. We have invited Jenn Louis with the Common Good Project, which twice weekly provides food and clothing directly to about eight tent pod communities in NE Portland, and is part of a city program that hires homeless folks to pick up trash.

Also presenting will be a representative from the Rose Haven Day Center for women and children, just blocks from Havurah,  which provides meals, clothing, computer use, laundry, showers, medical care, and classes to women-identifying people and children, as well as just a safe warm space to be in during the day when shelters are not open.

Perhaps you might want to volunteer?  Maybe you just want to know more about homeless populations? Or you have thoughts about the homeless folks who often use our courtyard? Please join us to talk about this important issue.

News From the Streets: 
Our Elul Food Drive was quite successful! Many thanks to all who contributed to that success! If you missed that opportunity, or are wanting to also participate in more Tzedakah, click here.

High Holiday Tzedakah Project
Drop off at Tiffany Center during High Holiday services
Havurah's Tikkun Olam Poverty and Homelessness Committee is organizing the High Holiday Tzedakah Project. We have selected two of our partner nonprofit organizations whose mission and values we feel strongly reflect those of Havurah: Rose Haven and The Common Good Project. Learn more about these organizations, and see the items needed and Tiffany Center drop-off info here. Thank you, Havurah, for your support!

News & Events From Our Tikkun Olam Partners

Portland Homeless Family Solutions (PHFS): volunteer for our monthly PHFS dinner | Interfaith Alliance on Poverty (IAP) | Lift UP | MACG | Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW ​​​​​​ | Rose Haven ​​​​​​​

Announcements

So many volunteer opportunities available:

High Holidays
There are so many ways to help! Look here  to make your contribution to the TIffany Center barn raising.

Kabbalat Shabbat
We are looking for volunteers to lead a few tasks for Kabbalat Shabbat, which is resuming monthly for nine months beginning Oct. 14. In our new format, the catered dinner will take place after the service instead of before. This will hopefully make the service accessible to a wider group of people, including families with children. There will be a light oneg/nosh available 30 minutes before the service. Dinner, for folks with reservations, will follow the service. We are looking for people to coordinate volunteers for these tasks: greeters/door monitors; set-up and take-down of the oneg/nosh; set-up for dinner; and clean-up after dinner. These are easy, fun tasks and provide an opportunity to get to know and connect with others at Havurah. Co-leads are welcome! Volunteer leads will not be involved in recruitment, just organizing the volunteers the day of the event. Please contact Marni Glick and Sally Hersh.

Resources

Do You Need Support?
If you are facing emotional, financial, or health challenges and would welcome support, please consider contacting the (a) Bikkur Holim (Visiting the Sick) Committee for spiritual support, (b) Lotsa Helping Hands for help with food, transportation, or other errands, or (c) Rabbi Benjamin, for spiritual and moral support – benjamin@havurahshalom.org or 503-248-4662 ext. 3. If you're interested in being on a list of people who support others in concrete ways, such as grocery shopping or running other errands, please contact Lotsa Helping Hands. To request that the name of a relative or Havurah member be read during the Misheberach (healing prayer) at Shabbat services, please use this Misheberach Request Form.

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

Havurah Zoom Rooms

Special High Holiday Zoom Rooms

Room Neshamah
PC/Mac/Smartphone: Click here to join.
Note for all devices: You can also open your Zoom app first, click “Join a Meeting” then enter meeting ID 84045798192 and "call via device audio." The passcode is 5783.
Cell/Landline: Dial +1 669-900-6833 and enter meeting ID 84045798192.

Room Shofar
PC/Mac/Smartphone: Click here to join.
Note for all devices: You can also open your Zoom app first, click “Join a Meeting” then enter meeting ID 89559296630 and "call via device audio." The passcode is 5783.
Cell/Landline: Dial +1 669-900-6833 and enter meeting ID 89559296630.

Year-long Havurah Zoom Rooms

Room Aleph
PC/Mac/Smartphone: Click here to join.
Note for all devices: You can also open your Zoom app first, click “Join a Meeting” then enter meeting ID 604560503 and "call via device audio." The passcode is 5472.
Cell/Landline: Dial +1 669-900-6833 and enter meeting ID 604560503.
 
Room Bet
PC/Mac/Smartphone: Click here to join.
Note for all devices: You can also open your Zoom app first, click “Join a Meeting” then enter meeting ID 291215092 and "call via device audio." The passcode is 5472.
Cell/Landline: Dial +1 669-900-6833 and enter meeting ID 291215092.
 
Room Gimel
PC/Mac/Smartphone: Click here to join.
Note for all devices: You can also open your Zoom app first, click “Join a Meeting” then enter meeting ID 502586440 and "call via device audio." The passcode is 5472.
Cell/Landline: Dial +1 669-900-6833 and enter meeting ID 502586440.

Room Dalet
PC/Mac/Smartphone: Click here to join.
Note for all devices: You can also open your Zoom app first, click “Join a Meeting” then enter meeting ID 472484392 and "call via device audio." The passcode is 5472.
Cell/Landline: Dial +1 669-900-6833 and enter meeting ID 472484392.

Room Heh
PC/Mac/Smartphone: Click here to join.
Note for all devices: You can also open your Zoom app first, click “Join a Meeting” then enter meeting ID 87852542099 and "call via device audio." The passcode is 5472.
Cell/Landline: Dial +1 669-900-6833 and enter meeting ID 87852542099.

To see our full Zoom room instructions, click here. Member sign-in required.