Community News, June 15
LET'S SHOW OUR SUPPORT AT SUNDAY'S PRIDE PARADE, FILM FESTIVAL, MORE
UPCOMING SHABBAT Bar Mitzvah of Adley Schwartz This Saturday Adley Schwartz will be called to the Torah. Please join us in celebrating with him and his family, and welcome him to our community. Mazel tov, Adley! LET'S SHOW OUR SUPPORT AT SUNDAY'S PRIDE PARADE Pride Parade Equipped with our Havurah banner and more than a dozen chants written by fellow Havurahniks, we will march in support of all people who are LGBTQIAA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and ally) and all who have been targeted by hatred and violence. The parade leaves W Burnside and NW Park at 11:00 am. Havurah is a part of contingent #125. We will line up on NW 8th St between Davis and Couch at 11:20 am. Please RSVP here if you can join us. For more information, contact Sandy Ramirez.
You can read Rabbi Michael Lerner's response to the Orlando shootings here on Tikkun. Rabbi Joey reconnected with Rabbi Lerner recently, and Rabbi Lerner offered Havurah members who aren't currently subscribers to Tikkun (and who haven't been subscribers during the past two years) a free one-year subscription to the electronic version of Tikkun. To subscribe, just email Rabbi Lerner at rabbilerner.tikkun@gmail.com and say, "Yes, I want the free electronic subscription for a year, and I'll read it." Havurah does not personally endorse Tikkun or any of its particular stances, but we know it to be a voice of liberal and progressive Jews. Above photo was taken at the 2014 Pride Parade. INTERFAITH PRAYER VIGIL TONIGHT Wednesday, June 15 Portlanders will gather to stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIAA community, our Muslim brothers and sisters, the families and friends of those who lost family or friends in Orlando, and to pray for the families and friends of those who lost family members and friends in Charleston, South Carolina, one year ago. Read more here.
ALTER ROCKERS SEE NATALIE PORTMAN THIS SATURDAY Saturday, June 18, 5:30 pm Saturday, June 18, 8:00 pm Above artwork is by Hannah Westerman.
Struggling to raise her son in the foreign city of Jerusalem and grappling with a married life filled with unfulfilled promises, Fania battles her inner demons and longs for a better world for her 10-year-old son Amos. The Guardian calls A Tale of Love and Darkness, the first film Natalie Portman has directed, "an assured, heartfelt debut." Learn about this movie and about the Portland Jewish Film Festival, which Havurah is co-sponsoring, on the Portland Jewish Film Festival website. Presented annually by the Northwest Film Center in partnership with the Institute for Judaic Studies, the Portland Jewish Film Festival celebrates the diversity of Jewish history, culture, and identity while speaking to the universal experiences and issues that confront all humanity. If you'd like to join the Alter Rockers this Saturday night, please email Sarah Rosenberg or Roberta Michaels. To be added to the Alter Rockers email list, email Sarah. HAKOL DEADLINE IS MONDAY, JUNE 20 Please submit your stories and photos for the July-August Hakol by this Monday, June 20, to Rachel. This Hakol will be mailed on July 1. If you can help us fold and label Hakol on July 1, at 9:00 am, please email Rachel. MEMOIR READINGS LAST FRIDAY - A GRAND FINALE What an inspiring Kabbalat Shabbat service for the 80 or so Havurah members and friends of all ages who came to last Friday's service at Havurah. If the authors of the memoirs that were read at the service are interested and willing, we would love to collect the readings. This would make it possible for all who attended the service to re-experience the stories and for others who missed the service to read the memoirs for the first time. Click here to read more and see photos from the Friday night service. SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL Thursday, June 16 As part of our work with the Metropolitan Alliance for Common Good (MACG), Havurah members continue to work on the issues of the lack of affordable housing causing gentrification, displacement and homelessness. We passed inclusionary zoning at the last legislative session in Salem. As part of this legislation, communities can define a construction excise tax (CET) on new construction. The Portland City Council will be meeting on Thursday, June 16, to decide how much of this tax will be used for affordable housing. MACG has been meeting with City Commissioners to push for 100% of the CET money shall be used for affordable housing. Please show your support for this issue by attending this City Council meeting. MACG will be testifying. Wear red! EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BDS Talk by Dalit Baum Dalit Baum, PhD, is the Director of Economic Activism for the American Friends Service Committee. An Israeli researcher, scholar, feminist, and social justice activist, Dalit is the co-founder of Who Profits from the Occupation and of the Coalition of Women for Peace in Israel. PORTLAND HOMELESS FAMILY SOLUTIONS (PHFS) – GOOSE HOLLOW SHELTER HAVURAH DIRECT SERVICE PROJECT NEWS Three out of five families with low incomes can't find a home they can afford in Multnomah County because we lack 36,000 affordable housing units. Join other Havurahniks at Goose Hollow to let these families know we care about their situation. Children of any age are allowed to come volunteer with a parent or guardian. Upcoming Goose Hollow volunteer orientation: June 20, 5:00 to 6:00 pm, at Goose Hollow, 1838 SW Jefferson. You can park behind the church. No orientation is needed to help with the dinner meal. For more information about the meal planning, please contact Len Shapiro. For general PHFS info, contact Gloria Halper. TIVNU IN TABLET We were excited to see this feature story in Tablet about the Portland nonprofit Tivnu, which was founded and is directed by Havurah member Steve Eisenbach-Budner. Mazel tov, Steve and Tivnu! DIRECTORY & YAHRZEIT UPDATES Our updated directory is online here. You will need to log into your account to access the directory. If you do not know your password click "forgot my password" and you will be emailed a login link. If you want to make changes to your account, you can select "edit my account info." From there you can add a photo, change what information is displayed, or change your personal contact details. We have also finished moving all yahrzeit records from our old system to our new system, so you can review your yahrzeit records online here. You will need to log in to view your records. Please click "forgot your password" if you need to set a password. You can also add new details or correct any inaccuracies through this site as well. SUMMER EMAIL SCHEDULE Between now and the end of August, our community email will be delivered every other week instead of every week. Please submit your story requests by the Tuesday prior to the following dates: June 22, July 6, July 20, Aug. 3, Aug. 17, and Aug. 31. Thanks! ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR RABBI THROUGH JUNE Based on information from all who participated in Havurah’s rabbi search survey and focus groups, Havurah Shalom has posted this job description on our website for the position of rabbi. Applications for the position will be accepted through June 30, 2016. The new rabbi’s start date will be August 1, 2017. All inquiries about the job should be directed to Rabbi Joel Alpert, Director of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Placement Center. His contact number is 215-576-0800 ext 304. Please do not send resumes to the committee! Learn more and see the committee’s timeline here.
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