Community Email, Oct. 5
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ROSH HASHANAH THANK YOU'S, YOM KIPPUR, SUKKOT & SIMCHAT TORAH
UPCOMING SHABBAT At this Saturday's Community Minyan, Maria Lisa Johnson, Susan Brenner, Emily Simon and Marty Brown will lead and leyn, with Susan Lazareck and Annie Goldberg giving the drash. The parsha Vayelech begins with Moses’ last days on earth, when he transfers his leadership to Joshua. It concludes with a prediction that Israelites will turn away from their covenant with God and a promise that Israel’s descendants won’t forget the words of the Torah. RABBI JOEY'S EREV ROSH HASHANAH DRASH Several people have asked to read the drash that Rabbi Joey gave on Erev Rosh Hashanah. You can read his drash here. As we did last year, we will collect the High Holy Days drashot from all Havurah High Holy Days drash givers who are willing and able to share their drashot. Watch this weekly email for a link to the collected words. The photo below is of a Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis from Wikimedia.
HIGH HOLY DAYS MUSIC SHARING Monday, Oct. 10 During the Days of Awe, Music Coordinator Ilene Safyan will meet with Havurah's singing group to share songs for Yom Kippur. Join us! TZEDAKAH PROJECT FOR HIGH HOLY DAYS & TIKKUN OLAM PROJECT High Holy Days Tzedakah Project Hello Havurahniks! You generously donated enough Tzedakah items for Goose Hollow Homeless Shelter and refugee families to fill a van! We could use more of the following:
Of course, any of the items listed in your High Holy Days packet are welcome and appreciated. Thank you! - Goose Hollow and Refugee Resettlement Coordinators Gloria Halper and Rachel Oh Portland Homeless Family Solutions (PHFS) Goose Hollow Shelter - A Havurah Tikkun Olam Committee Direct Service Project Join us in doing this Tikkun Olam project volunteer work. The next orientation at the shelter is October 10, 5:00-6:00 pm, 1838 SW Jefferson, with parking behind the church. Questions: Gloria Halper, Tikkun Olam Committee member, losninos6@gmail.com
MANY THANKS & YOM KIPPUR Many thanks to all of our wonderful Torah readers, Torah lifters and wrappers, service leaders, drash givers, musicians, singers, shofar blowers, cantors - and more. A great many people had a meaningful and moving Rosh Hashanah because of you. And many thanks to all who helped with moving, setting up, creating floral arrangements, organizing Erev Rosh Hashanah dinner, ushering, carrying the microphone to people who wanted to speak, cleaning up and storing items after the service yesterday - and more. Now comes Yom Kippur - These are the areas where we need the most help. If you haven't signed up to help yet (or even if you have), please consider clicking on the Sign Up button below and sign up for one or two of these roles. We need ...
Thank you for your generosity in welcoming so many to our Yom Kippur services! BEGINNING HEBREW TEACHER OPENING Do you have teaching experience with children and Hebrew reading fluency? Havurah usually offers three levels of Youth Hebrew before Shabbat School, 15 Saturdays, 1:30-2:40 pm. Teachers use a well-developed curriculum, which focuses on learning how to read prayer and biblical Hebrew. This is a paid position. If you're interested, please contact Deborah Eisenbach-Budner. IN THE COMMUNITY - POP-UP DIVINITY SCHOOL, POEMS & MUSIC BY ALICIA JO RABINS Thursday, Oct. 13 SUKKOT AT HAVURAH Havurah's sukkah will be constructed Thursday and Friday, Oct. 13 and 14. If you would like to add lavender and bamboo branches (generously provided again this year by our Co-President Shelley Sobel), and/or other decorations, you're invited to drop by Havurah's courtyard on Sunday, Oct. 16, and join in the fun. Also, mark your calendars for the Sukkot happenings at Havurah listed below.
Above photo of Havurah's sukkah was taken by Ellen Regal. Alter Rockers Potluck in the Sukkah Havurah Alter Rockers will meet in the sukkah for pizza and vegetarian potluck salads and desserts. Please RSVP to Sarah at sarah.r.rosenberg@gmail.com or Roberta at herbs_daughter@yahoo.com if you can come. First Session of "Creating Climate Solutions" This first class of six sessions will be held indoors because of the size of the group, but you're welcome to come early and eat in our sukkah! Join us for a six-session course on climate action to better understand climate change and how we can take action to increase resilience and mitigate the impacts. The course will refer to connections in Jewish texts that relate to our impact on the earth. The discussion sessions will integrate video and readings compiled by the Northwest Earth Institute’s guide "Change is Our Choice: Creating Climate Solutions." For more information, contact Michael Heumann (heumanncycle@gmail.com). Shabbat Service Join us for a Friday night celebration during Sukkot with a potluck dessert oneg in our sukkah following the service. Please RSVP here if you can come! Tikkum Olam Folk Singing in the Sukkah Tivnu Housing Sukkot Event This event involves morning canvassing in NE Portland and a dairy potluck lunch in Tivnu's sukkah. Learn where the gathering will be at info@tivnu.org.
SIMCHAT TORAH CELEBRATION Join us for our Simchat Torah Celebration on Monday, Oct. 24. Music, joy and sweetness for all ages! We'll have potluck desserts at 6:30 pm and a sweet, spirited service for all ages from 7:00 – 8:00 pm, led by Rabbi Joey with Havurah member and violinist Andrew Ehrlich and other musicians on accordion, bagpipes, tambourines and more. RSVP here and please bring a finger-food dessert to share! The photo below was taken at last year's Simchat Torah celebration.
COMING SOON ... Davenology 101 Community Courtyard Art Project Want to help create a beautiful work of art as a legacy for future Havurahniks? Join other Havurahniks to make ceramics for Havurah's Community Courtyard Art Project. Free art workshops with artist Lynn Takata are sponsored by Havurah's Design Committee. Refreshments will be provided at each workshop. Read more and sign up for a workshop here.
Havurah Shalom is co-sponsoring one of Portland’s community-wide events designed to augment The Marriage of Opposites. On Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 7:00 pm, Havurah will team up with the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education and the Institute for Judaic Studies to present the film, A Kippah in the Caribbean. It is a lively Dutch documentary (with English subtitles), suitable for teens and adults. For more information about the movie night at Havurah, please contact Ruth Feldman at ruth@ruthmike.com. Read more here about this and other Jewish Book Month events in Portland. RABBI SEARCH The Rabbi Search Committee is currently identifying candidates to bring to Havurah for the interview weekends. Please don’t forget to put on your calendars the following weekends:
During these weekends, the congregation will be able to see and interact with the candidates at:
How is the decision going to be made? In mid January a final survey will be sent via email to each congregant asking them to rank the candidates. In February 2017, after considering all the feedback, the Rabbi Search Committee will give a recommendation to the Steering Committee. At a congregational meeting on March 5, 2017, the congregation will be asked to approve the Steering Committee’s recommendation. We look forward to seeing you at the interview weekends. We thank you for your engagement and participation throughout this important process. As always, if there are questions, please contact the Rabbi Search Committee at rabbisearch@havurahshalom.org.
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