Hineinu, July 12, 2023

Only if enough Havurahniks sign up very soon...
Havurah at the Portland Pride Parade - Sunday, July 16
(parade begins at 11 am; we're set to line up at NW Flanders & Park)

Would you like to march together with your fellow Havurahniks with our Havurah banner in the Portland Pride Parade? For many, this is a powerful and joyful act of LGBTQ and Havurahnik solidarity and togetherness.

Did you know though that—as of this moment—we do not have enough Havurahniks signed up to even be able to physically carry our Havurah banner in Sunday's Portland Pride Parade?

If our having a visible Havurah presence at Pride is important to you, please click here to sign up to march with your fellow Havurahniks.

And while having last-minute, Sunday-morning joiners to the Havurah Pride contingent will hopefully also be just fine, we need to first have at least a minimal number Havurahniks sign up by this Friday at noon.

Click to RSVP and/or contact Adela Basayne, Havurah Program Director, at adela@havurahshalom.org or (503) 248-4662, ext. 6.

And for the afternoon of Sunday, July 16...
​​​​​An Intimate Afternoon with David Fuks: Short Stories and a One-Act Play from a Child of Holocaust Survivors

The postponed short story reading by Havurah member and author/playwright David Fuks will now take place at Havurah and on Zoom on July 16. The program will now also feature the premier reading of David’s 45-minute, one-act play, “For Love," directed by Sarah Lucht and starring Erin Jackson and Tyler Hunt. Co-sponsored by Havurah, Next Generations Group, and the Oregon Jewish Museum and Holocaust Resource Center. Click to learn more and RSVP.

Check out these meaningful, paid teaching opportunities at Havurah:
 

Teach Beginning Hebrew Reading to Havurah Youth - Before Shabbat School on Saturdays - Sixteen Sessions - Click Here to Learn More

Teach Havurah 7th and 8th Graders Jewish Cooking & Culture - Wednesday Evenings - Six to Twelve Sessions - Click Here to Learn More

Hakol Submission Deadline: July 20
Havurahniks, the deadline to get in your completed submissions for the August 2023 issue of Hakol, Havurah's monthly newsletter, is Thursday, July 20 (the third Thursday of the month). To read the submission guidelines and submit your short articles,  go to HavurahShalom.org > News > Submit News & Requests > Hakol Submission Form. Or just click on this link to go directly to the Hakol submission form. Reach out to Tara Anderson (tara@havurahshalom.org) if you have questions.

 

Regular Happenings

Thank you for following our COVID safety guidelines for in-person gatherings, which were updated on June 15, 2023.

If a member's name is hyperlinked below, you can go directly to their contact page in the directory by clicking on their name and then logging into your Havurah account.
Zoom Room links can be found near the end of this email.

 

Weekly Torah Study​ 
9 am, Saturdays, Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Bet
An in-depth look at the weekly Torah reading, led by congregants. No prior knowledge or study is necessary.

Shabbat Morning Service
10 am, Saturdays, Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
All are welcome at our Shabbat services, including b'nei mitzvah services. Upcoming b'nei mitzvah (Quinn Mafchir-Werth, July 22) are listed in the website calendar.

Mahjong Group
1 pm, first and third Mondays, Havurah Shalom Library
Mahjong is a fun, social activity that builds community, encouraging new friendships and cementing old ones. If you want to learn how to play, please contact Leah Hershey for teaching resources. If you are ready to join a game, please RSVP on the calendar. To receive Mahjong Group updates, ask Leah to add you to the email list.

Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation
12 pm, Tuesdays, Havurah Shalom (Library or Sanctuary); Zoom Room Bet; or a hybrid of both. (The location/mode of delivery for upcoming sessions will be determined soon. - Please check the Havurah calendar for the latest.)
We gather 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, Nancy Becker, or Deborah Eisenbach-Budner.

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

Upcoming Events

Racial Justice Committee Meeting
7 pm, Thursday, July 13 – Zoom Room Bet
Attend the monthly Racial Justice Monthly Committee meeting to connect with each other, hear what we are up to, and be part of planning meaningful events for our community.

Marching in the Pride Parade
11 am to 2 pm, Sunday, July 16 – Parade Route Downtown (we'll start at NW Flanders & Park, if enough Havurahniks sign up soon)
Havurah Shalom hopes to once again show up for the Portland Pride Parade with the Jewish Federation of Portland. Want to march with your fellow Havurahniks with our Havurah banner? Please RSVP as soon as possible. Questions? Contact Adela Basayne, Havurah Program Director (adela@havurahshalom.org; (503) 248-4662, ext. 6). Also, contact Adela if you want to specifically volunteer to bring down our banner and help coordinate with your fellow Havurahniks on the day of the parade.

An Intimate Afternoon with David Fuks: Short Stories and a One-Act Play from a Child of Holocaust Survivors
2 pm, Sunday, July 16 – Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Bet
The postponed short story reading by Havurah member and author/playwright David Fuks has been rescheduled for July 16. The program will now also feature the premier reading of David’s play “For Love.” Co-sponsored by Havurah, Next Generations Group, and the Oregon Jewish Museum and Holocaust Resource Center. RSVP

Take Action Lunch Bunch to Save the Chinook Salmon
12 pm, Tuesday, July 18, 2023 – Zoom Room Gimel
At this lunch-hour meetup, we’ll focus on the urgent need to start breaching the lower four Snake River dams to save the Chinook salmon, who are on the verge of extinction. Chinook salmon are a foundational species in the Pacific Northwest for forest health, Native American communities, and wildlife, including eagles, bears, orcas. We will urge the U.S. president and Oregon senators to take action to make a difference. Contact Elianne Lieberman if you can't attend but want to help. RSVP

Shabbat Morning with Bar Mitzvah of Quinn Mafchir-Werth
10 am, Saturday, July 22 – Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
Please join us for Shabbat morning services, incliding welcoming Quinn Mafchir-Werth as a Bar Mitzvah and member of our community.

Book Group: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
7 pm, Tuesday, July 25 – Zoom Room Bet
Winner of the 2017 PEN/Faulkner award for fiction, this debut novel tells the story of Jende Jonga, a Cameroonian immigrant living in Harlem. Jende has come to the United States to provide a better life for himself, his wife, Neni, and their six-year-old son. In the fall of 2007, Jende can hardly believe his luck when he lands a job as a chauffeur for Clark Edwards, a senior executive at Lehman Brothers. But secrets and troubles soon emerge with the advent of the 2008 financial crisis. Discussion led by David Newman. Nonmembers welcome. RSVP for Zoom info.

T'isha B'Av Service
7 pm, Wednesday, July 26 – Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
On Erev Tisha B'av, we will hold a brief (one-hour) evening service with readings and contemplation about the losses we’ve experienced during the pandemic, and the meanings we can make of loss as a community. Your contributions to the service are very welcome. Email Adela Basayne, Havurah Program Director, at adela@havurahshalom.org.

Eyes on the Ground: Israel Report-Backs
7 pm, Thursday, July 27 – Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
Please join Havurah Shalom and P’nai Or for a photo journey report-back of members’ recent trips to Israel and the Occupied Territories. Some of us joined the recent Jewish Federation trip. Others joined delegations with the Center for Jewish Nonviolence, an organization that partners with Palestinian and Israeli activists for Palestinian justice, supports Palestinian projects and helps protect Palestinians from Jewish settler violence. Learn the significance of recent events and how they relate to Tish B’Av. Questions? Contact Harriet Cooke. RSVP

Climate Action Team Meeting (HCAT)
5:30 pm, Monday, July 31 – Zoom Room Gimel
Join the Havurah Climate Action Team's monthly meeting.

Teen Engagement Committee Meeting
7 pm, Tuesday, August 1 – Zoom Room Heh
Help create ongoing opportunities for teen engagement at Havurah. Meetings held on the first Tuesday of each month.

More Tikkun Olam 

Save the Dates: Food Bank Volunteers Needed for the First Wednesday of Each Month
9:30 am to 12 pm on the first Wednesday morning of each month – Ortiz Center, 6736 NE Killingsworth Street, in the Cully neighborhood of Portland
The Ortiz Center is now distributing food only on the first Wednesday morning of each month. Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, distribution, and take-down, and we also need people to drive food bags to the homes of those who can't come to the center. We meet at the Ortiz Center at 9:30 am and are usually done by noon. Questions? Contact Havurah's Judi Kloper.
 

News & Events from Our Tikkun Olam Partners

Path Home (formerly PHFS): Volunteer for our monthly Path Home dinner | Interfaith Alliance on Poverty (IAP) | Lift UP | MACG | Jewish Coalition for Immigrant Justice NW ​​​​​​ | Rose Haven

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​​​​​​​

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