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.
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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.
