The Havurah Office will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving.
Bar Mitzvah of Zeke Stein
10 am, Saturday, Nov. 26 — Havurah and Zoom Room Alef
Please join us in welcoming Zeke Stein as a Bar Mitzvah and member of our community.
Climate Action Team Meeting
5:30 pm, Monday, Nov. 28 — Zoom Room Gimel
Join the Climate Action Team's monthly meeting in Zoom Room Gimel.
Don't Miss the next Racial Justice Meeting on 12/1
7 pm, Thursday, Dec. 1 — Zoom Room Bet
The 12/1 meeting will be a continuation of the conversation we had at the last meeting. Beka Feathers will continue to facilitate this conversation. There are still questions to be answered, so if you missed the last meeting there continues to be an opportunity for your input. Our goal is to create an intention document, which will guide us in how we engage with organizations doing racial justice work.
Bar Mitzvah of Philip Elliston
10 am, Saturday, Dec. 3 — Havurah and Zoom Room Alef
Please join us in welcoming Philip Elliston as a Bar Mitzvah and member of our community.
Even God Had Bad Parenting Days: Ancient Jewish Wisdom for New Parents
3:10 pm, Saturday, Dec. 3 — Havurah Shalom
Explore real-life questions we face as parents, with some guidance from our Jewish texts and values, and each other. Today, join Alicia Jo Rabins, musician, poet, parent and Havurahnik(!), as she shares from her recently released book about parenting and Jewish spirituality and facilitates discussion about the realities of parenting. RSVP (And Dec. 10, come back for December Dilemmas!)
NEW CLASS! Voices and Visions
11 am, Sunday, Dec. 4 — Zoom Room Gimel
Let's explore Jewish identity and philosophy through contemporary art! The Grinspoon Foundation (of PJ Library fame) asked contemporary artists to visually interpret key quotations from great Jewish thinkers. The results are rich and thought-provoking. RSVP
Tallit Class
1 pm, Sunday, Dec. 4, 1 pm — at Havurah Shalom
We will learn how the tzitzit, or fringe, of a tallit transforms a simple shawl or piece of fabric into a sacred garment. And then you will create your own tallit by tying the tzitzit, learning the meaning of the gematria, or mathematical symbolism, wound and knotted into the holy fringe. Led by Laine Barbanell Schipper. RSVP
Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration
6 pm, Friday, Dec. 9 — Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
A light, pre-service oneg will be followed by a spirited, all-ages service led by Rabbi Benjamin and Havurah musicians, with dinner afterward for those who wish to stay. 6 pm, Light Snack — 6:30, Service (Join us remotely in Zoom Room Aleph) — 7:30, Dinner — RSVP for dinner | Volunteer
Design Your Own Chanukah Card!
3:30 pm, Sunday, Dec. 11 — Zoom Room Bet
Create beautiful Chanukah cards to give to friends and loved ones! We will look at various Hanukkah symbols to discern what we want to adorn our cards with and use colored pencils to illustrate them. Examples of handmade cards by the instructor will be shown. Led by Carolina Martinez. RSVP
Israel/Palestine Film Discussion Series: The Other Son
7 pm, Sunday, Dec. 11 — Zoom Room Bet
The Israel-Palestine Committee continues our film discussion series with The Other Son, a heartbreaking and heartwarming ‘switched at birth’ story, which provides an opportunity to discuss, among other things, the question “Who is a Jew?”. Please watch the film on your own prior to the discussion that will be facilitated by members of the Israel/Palestine Committee. The film is available for streaming via Kanopy (public library streaming service) and Amazon Prime. RSVP