High Holidays 5784: Let's Be Together

Being Together - In Person or Online

To learn more about the High Holidays with Havurah Shalom, explore this email and our High Holidays website, which includes information on pick-up/drop-off, parking, online access, childcare (available for walk-ins as space allows), and more.

Thank you for following our COVID safety guidelines for all in-person gatherings with Havurah Shalom.

Contributing to Havurah Shalom for the High Holidays

Year to year, Havurah Shalom is a home for all who wish to celebrate the High Holy Days. Please consider a contribution to join in our mitzvah. 

Visit our High Holidays donation website to contribute to Havurah online or by check. Your generosity and support is greatly valued and appreciated.

High Holidays 5784

Daily Shofar Blast - Elul 5783
Friday, August 18 to Friday, September 15 (except on Shabbat) – accessible via the Havurah YouTube channel
Daily Elul Kavannah and Shofar blasts will be posted on the Havurah Shalom YouTube channel (link above) by Diane Chaplin, Howard Patterson & Andrine de la Rocha. Elul Tov! The daily shofar blasts are being offered as part of Havurah Shalom’s celebration of the Hebrew month of Elul. (An Elul activity carrying us into the High Holidays.)

Selichot
9 pm to 10 pm, Saturday, September 9 – Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Neshamah (See Havurah's High Holidays page for Zoom Room Neshamah log-in info.) 
The Saturday before Rosh Hashanah, we gather to begin to ready our hearts for the compassion and forgiveness the High Holidays ask of us. 

Birding at Bybee
10 am to 12 pm, Sunday, September 10 – Smith & Bybee Wetlands Natural Area in North Portland
Meet outside at Smith & Bybee Wetlands Natural Area in North Portland for a leisurely walk on the paved Interlakes Trail to look for birds. Join experienced birders Cindy and Andrew Merrill to see how many different species we can find and identify together. Birding expertise is not required, but interest in nature is helpful. Wheelchairs and strollers are welcome, but bikes and dogs are not permitted. (An Elul activity carrying us into the High Holidays.) RSVP

Make Your Own Tzedakah Box
2 pm to 3 pm, Sunday, September 10 – Zoom Room Heh
Make your own tzedakah box using a wooden box from the craft store! All ages are invited, and this is a great project to do with friends or family. (An Elul activity carrying us into the High Holidays.) RSVP

High Holidays Book Drive for Rose Haven and Food Drive for Lift Up

Havurah's Teen Engagement Committee and the Poverty and Homelessness Committee are collecting books and food to benefit Rose Haven and Lift UP Urban Portland, respectively.

You are invited to bring the following donations to the 4th floor of the Tiffany Center (1410 SW Morrison Street) during times our services are held there:

Book Requests for Rose Haven
Novels, self-help, and art books are all popular. Children’s books and fiction for youth will also be appreciated.​​​​

Food Requests for Lift UP
Plastic jars of nut butter: peanut, almond, cashew, hazelnut, etc.; rice; whole-grain pasta; easy-to-prepare breakfast items like instant oatmeal cups and granola bars.
during any of these services.

When can you bring in your book drive and food drive donations? You can bring in your donations during these services, all held at the Tiffany Center. Please see the rest of this email for precise service times:
- Erev Rosh Hashanah (Friday, Sept. 15, evening)
- Rosh Hashanah Day 1 (Saturday, Sept. 16, morning to midday)
- Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre Service) (Sunday, Sept. 24, evening)
- Yom Kippur Day (Monday, Sept. 25, all day)

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
7:30 pm, Friday, September 15 – The Tiffany Center (1410 SW Morrison St., Portland) and Havurah's YouTube live stream
This year, we usher in Shabbat and the new year together with song, prayer, and reflection, setting the tone for our Days of Awe journey. Erev Rosh Hashanah services will take place at the Tiffany Center downtown and will stream on Youtube.

Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Services
9:30 am to 1 pm – The Tiffany Center (1410 SW Morrison St., Portland) and Havurah's YouTube live stream
The first day of Rosh Hashanah services will take place at the Tiffany Center downtown and will also stream on Youtube.

A Sweet Year for Wee Jews
9:30 am to 10 am, Saturday, September 16 – The Tiffany Center (1410 SW Morrison St., Portland) (in person only)
A half hour of singing and stories about the holiday for the 0-5 crowd and their parents. We'll be in person at the Tiffany Center downtown. This activity will not be streamed online. RSVP
 
Rosh Hashanah Family Service
10 am to 11:15 am, Saturday, September 16 – The Tiffany Center (1410 SW Morrison St., Portland) (in person only)
Especially for families with children over age 5! This upbeat and participatory Rosh Hashanah service is for the whole family! Enjoy stories and skits, soulful prayers and contemporary songs–as we all begin the year anew, together. This service will be in person only at the Tiffany Center downtown, with no online streaming. RSVP
 
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Services
9:30 am to 1 pm, Sunday, September 17 – Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Neshamah (Go to the Havurah High Holidays page for log-in info for Zoom Room Neshamah.)
For the second day of Rosh Hashanah, we will hold services at home at our Havurah Shalom building at 825 NW 18th Avenue. We warmly invite you to join us in person or on Zoom. A vegetarian potluck will follow the service.

Community Tashlich Service and Potluck Dinner
4 pm to 5:30 pm, Sunday, September 17 – Foothills Park in Lake Oswego
We will gather by the water at Foothills Park in Lake Oswego to release our mistakes and regrets amid song and community. Bring a little dish for a potluck afterward. Please RSVP to receive updates.

High Holidays Cemetery Remembrance Service
12 pm to 1 pm, Thursday, September 21 – Havurah Cemetery, 5656 SW Humphrey Blvd., Portland, Oregon
We gather to remember our loved ones, led in song and remembrance.

Erev Yom Kippur Service (Kol Nidre Service)
7 pm to 9 pm – The Tiffany Center (1410 SW Morrison St., Portland) and Havurah's YouTube live stream
As the gates of prayer begin to close, join us in celebrating the start of Yom Kippur. Services are free and open to all. You can join us either in person at the Tiffany Center or by accessing our High Holidays YouTube stream.

Yom Kippur Services
9:30 am to 7:15 pm – The Tiffany Center (1410 SW Morrison St., Portland) and Havurah's YouTube live stream
Spend the day with us in prayer, meditation and contemplation for Yom Kippur. All of Havurah Shalom's High Holiday services are open to all, no tickets needed. We will be in person at the Tiffany Center and streaming on Youtube.

9:30 am - Yom Kippur Morning Service 
10:45 am - Torah Service 
12:15 pm - Musaf/Additional Service  
1:15 pm - Break (Youtube stream will pause)
1:30 pm to 3 pm - Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World) Discussion (4th Floor) (this discussion will not be streamed online)
3:15 pm - Meditation Service (4th Floor) 
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm - Family Service (2nd Floor) (please RSVP for this family service - also, the family service will not be streamed online)
4:30 pm - Yizkor/Memorial Prayers 
5:00 pm - Mincha Service – Teen leading and leyning/Book of Jonah/Teen Aliyah 
6:00 pm - Ne’ilah/Closing Service 
7:00 pm - Havdalah     
7:15 pm - Community Break Fast Open to All

Yom Kippur Afternoon Tikkun Olam Discussion: Climate Change and Its Disparate Impact
1:30 pm to 3 pm, Monday, September 25 – Tiffany Center (1410 SW Morrison St., Portland, OR)
Immediately following the Yom Kippur morning service and in the same room (in person only), please join Havurah's Climate Action, Sanctuary, Racial Justice, and Poverty and Homelessness Committees for a panel discussion. The topic will focus on the disparate impact of climate change on refugees, people of color, and those living in poverty. We will have small group breakouts following the panel presentations.

Yom Kippur Family Service
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Monday, September 25 – Tiffany Center (1410 SW Morrison St., Portland, OR)
All are welcome! The service is geared toward families with children ages 5-11. Our Yom Kippur Family Service helps people of all ages focus on our yearly tradition of celebration and renewal, with favorite songs and prayers, the Jonah story, and a chance to connect with others. RSVP

Shanah Tovah!