Havurah Shalom Climate Book Group: A Better Catastrophe
5 pm, first and third Mondays, April 17 (held at a different time); May 1 and 15; June 5 and 19; and July 3 — Zoom Room Bet
Please join the Havurah Climate Action Team for ongoing discussion of how to face the climate crisis. We will read "I Want a Better Catastrophe, Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor," by Andrew Boyd. Through interviews with prominent climate scientists, indigenous teachers, and sociologists, Andrew Boyd takes us through the process of looking squarely at the crisis we are in, feeling our emotions, and using them to power our response to the climate crisis. Discussions will follow the book. One need not attend all the discussions. For questions, reach out to
Michael Heumann or
Harriet Cooke.
RSVP for updates; registration open to members and non-members.
(The upcoming May 1 session will cover Chapter 2.)
B'nei Mitzvah Event Planning 101
7 pm, Thursday, May 5 – Havurah Shalom
The B'nei Mitzvah event planning process will be broken into manageable steps. Led by Chari Smith.
Bat Mitzvah of Sarai Fairchild
10 am, Saturday, May 6 – Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
Please join us in welcoming Sarai Fairchild as a bat mitzvah and member of our community.
Outside the Frame at Havurah
3 pm, Sunday, May 7 – Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Heh
Havurah's Poverty and Homelessness Committee is hosting a program featuring a film and discussion with the nonprofit Outside the Frame. For the past seven years, Outside the Frame has trained over 100 homeless and marginalized youth “to be directors of their own films and lives.” Portland Award Founder & Executive Director Nili Yoshi, also a former Havurah High teacher, will join us along with some of her "directors". Our discussion will be around their projects and houselessness in Portland. Questions? Contact
Marcia Suttenberg.
RSVP.
Discussion of the Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Ceremony
7 pm, Sunday, May 7 – Havurah Shalom Sanctuary and Zoom Room Bet
We will solicit reactions to the recent Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Ceremony and discuss what activities, if any, people would like the Havurah Israel/Palestine Committee to undertake next. Before attending this May 7 Havurah discussion, we urge participants who have not already done so to watch the
recording of the ceremony and the
recording of a post-event discussion. Questions? Contact
Elinor Gollay.
Click here to RSVP for the May 7 Havurah follow-up discussion event.
Taking Action Lunch Brunch
12 pm, Sunday, May 8 – Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Heh
Do you get emails asking you to contact your elected official, but don’t find the few minutes it takes to call or email them? Looking to connect with other Havurahniks? We have the solution. Together, by Zoom or at Havurah, we’ll eat lunch, chat, and spend a few minutes taking our political action. From climate change to social justice, we’ll have info on who to call or write. Bring your suggestions too.
RSVP.
Reckoning Together: Our Racial Justice Pilgrimage to the Deep South
2pm, Sunday, May 14 – Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Bet
Come to shul (or join on Zoom) and hear us describe and reflect on our recent visit representing Havurah to Montgomery, Selma and Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia. We were four participants of 200 who went on Reckoning Together: A Reconstructionist Pilgrimage Towards Racial Justice. All are welcome.
RSVP.
Reparations Class Postponed until Fall 2023
The Racial Justice Committee has decided that due to conflicts with spring activities, the Reparations Class is being postponed until the fall. We hope you will consider joining us then for this five-part class to learn about racial injustice, the need for repair, and models for how reparations have taken place, both in this country, and abroad. We examine the issue through a Jewish lens as well. Questions? Contact
Kathy Gordon.
