Contemplative Shabbat Morning Service
10 am, Saturday, Dec. 24 — Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
Antisemitism and Israel-Related Speech
11 am, Sunday, Jan. 8 — Offsite Zoom
The Joint Israel Commission of the Reconstructionist Movement will present a webinar on “Antisemitism and Israel-Related Speech.” The speakers include authors of two essays expressing contrasting views on an April 2021 public statement of Reconstructing Judaism on the International Holocaust Remembrance Association’s definition of antisemitism and Prof. Amos Goldberg (Hebrew University), a co-author of the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism.
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Palestinian Voices
7 pm, Wednesdays, beginning on Jan. 11 — Havurah Shalom
Joel Beinin will offer an eight-week class on “Palestinian Voices.” We will read, view, and experience films, poetry, prose, music, and (Covid conditions, permitting) food. You are invited to be open to hearing things that may make us uncomfortable in a spirit of respectful and open-hearted engagement – with the materials and with each other. This is an in-person course only. RSVP
From Honoring to Action: Celebrating MLK Day at Havurah
12-3 pm, Monday, Jan. 16 — Havurah Shalom
Join the Racial Justice Committee & Rabbi Benjamin for Havurah’s first family-friendly event to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! There'll be music, poetry, learning activities, time for reflection, and opportunity to think about how our values as Jews help us continue the fight for civil rights. And pizza for lunch, too! (Please RSVP so we know how much pizza to order.) Recommended for ages 10 and up..Contact Kristine Munholland for more information. RSVP
The Climate on Capitol Hill: A Roadmap for Jewish Climate Advocacy in the 118th Congress
5 pm, Tuesday, Jan. 17 — Offsite RSVP
Havurah’s Climate Action Team and Jewish Earth Alliance invite you to an exciting webinar with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, climate reporter David Roberts, and Rabbi Julie Saxe-Taller of the Religious Action Center-CA, who will discuss what Jews can do to press Congress to continue to take action to heal the climate. The recorded event will be on the JEA youtube channel. Or see the webinar at Havurah and stay for the Rumble on the River Forum. Questions? Ask Elianne Lieberman.
Rumble on the River #4
6 pm, Tuesday, Jan. 17 — Havurah Shalom and Special Zoom Room
The HCAT-sponsored Rumble on the River is a community forum on Zenith Energy & Portland’s Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub. A lineup of deeply respected health, public safety, energy, & environmental panelists will share information and respond to our concerns and questions. This is a hybrid event and the panelist presentation will be recorded. Zenith and the CEI are extremely dangerous situations in our backyard. They require all of us stepping up to become aware and help pressure Portland to move forward with informed community involvement. RSVP
Save the Date — Living Well Jewishly with Chronic Illness: Panel and Discussion
7 pm, Thursday, Jan. 19 — Zoom Room Bet
“Out in the Dark” Film Discussion
7 pm, Sunday, Jan. 22 — Zoom Room Bet
The Havurah Israel/Palestine Committee’s next Zoom film discussion will be Out in the Dark, an award-winning 2012 Israeli romantic drama that explores an illicit gay relationship between a Palestinian student and an Jewish Israeli attorney. The discussion will be led by two members of the I/P Committee. Please watch the film in advance, available through Kanopy, the free streaming channel available through public libraries, and Amazon Prime. Here is the trailer. Open to all Havurah members. RSVP
Seeking God’s Face: An Overview of Mystical Judaism
7 pm, Mondays, Jan. 23, 30; Feb. 6, 13 — Zoom Room Dalet
In this four-week introductory class, we will delve into the history of Jewish mysticism, sample ancient Kabbalistic texts and contemporary mystical writings, become acquainted with Hasidic rebbes and their enduring stories, and explore selected mystical concepts and practices. In addition to formal presented material, the class will include readings, interactive discussions, and some experiential content. RSVP
Book Group: Paradise by Abdulrazak Gumah
7 pm, Tuesday, Jan. 24 — Zoom Room Bet
Fiction: 247 Pages. Published in 1994, Paradise tells the story of a boy growing up in Tanzania in the early twentieth century. The story is told through the eyes of Yusuf, a gentle boy taken at the age of 12 as an indentured servant to pay off his father’s debt. From the simple life of rural Africa, Yusuf is thrown into the complexities of precolonial urban East Africa. Join the Book Group for a discussion of this compelling work. Nonmembers welcome. RSVP
Judaism And The Wilderness: A Brief Escape With Northern Exposure
2 pm, Sunday, Jan. 29 — Havurah Shalom
This will be a two-hour “class” in which we will watch one of the episodes from Northern Exposure’s fourth season—“Kaddish for Uncle Manny”—and explore together some of these themes. In this episode, Fleischman’s uncle in New York has died, and Fleischman goes on a journey to find ten male Jews in Alaska to say Kaddish. RSVP
