Oct. 26 Community Email
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ART IN OUR COURTYARD, JOYOUS SIMCHAT TORAH, BRAVE & CREATIVE HAVURAHNIKS
UPCOMING SHABBAT Community Minyan No matter how many times we hear the stories of creation in the first parsha of the Torah, Bereshit, we discover new revelations when we read them. If you took Rabbi Joey’s Rashi class earlier this year, you know this! Join leaders and leyners Beth Hamon, Susan Brenner, Marty Brown and Roger Brewer this Saturday to daven, and read and discuss Genesis 4:19 to 6:8. TWO ART WORKSHOPS THIS SUNDAY - CREATE A LEGACY FOR HAVURAH! Art Workshop for Youth Ages 5-9 & Adults The first two workshops to make tiles for Havurah's courtyard art are this Sunday, Oct. 30. Six spots are still available in the morning workshop from 10:00 to 11:30 am, which is for youth ages 5-9 with adults. Thirty is the maximum number that can register for this workshop. RSVP here if you'd like to join the morning workshop. Snacks will be provided. Art Workshop for Ages 10 and Older Eleven people have signed up for the afternoon workshop from 1:00 to 3:30 pm, which is for anyone age 10 and older. There's room for more! Please RSVP here. Snacks will be provided. People are already registering for the workshops on Nov. 20, Dec. 4, and Dec. 11, too. Read more and sign up for a workshop here. The photo of courtyard art at the top of this email was provided by artist Lynn Takata.
HAVURAH & TIVNU TALK TO NEIGHBORS ABOUT "YES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES" Havurah and Tivnu Building Justice teamed up with the YES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES campaign to reach out to neighbors in 381 homes in NE Portland Sunday morning, Oct. 23. Included in the event were Tivnu Gap Year students, local and state affordable housing leaders - including Havurah's own Steve Rudman, Janet Byrd, Rachael Duke, John Duke, Beth Kaye, and Steve Goldberg - and other concerned citizens. Above, Havurah and Tivnu celebrate Sukkot, the holiday of impermanent shelter and harvest, by canvassing for permanent housing.
SIMCHAT TORAH HAKOL HELP FRIDAY, OCT. 28 Our Hakol mailing will be on Friday, Oct. 28. Please come to the office at 9:00 am to help us fold and mail our Hakol. With enough help it will take less than two hours. Please email Rachel if you are able to assist. ALTER ROCKERS PARTY ON NOV. 5 Please join the Alter Rockers on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7:00 pm, for a fall get-together. People should bring an appetizer or dessert to share, as well as whatever beverage they wish to drink. We will eat and drink, talk and laugh, and play a table or two of poker and other games as people are interested. Anyone interested in whiskey tasting, please bring a bottle. If you have not already responded, please RSVP to Sarah Rosenberg at sarah.r.rosenberg@gmail.com. WHAT WILL THE NEXT GENERATION OF HAVURAH BE LIKE? On Rosh Hashanah, the shofar’s blasts awakened us to new beginnings and new possibilities. What will the next generation of Havurah be like? The first generation of Havurahniks created a new kind of congregation in Portland - a participatory community, richly spiritual and dedicated to serious Jewish ideas and learning. The second generation saw the building of the physical structure that is our physical home. The third generation of Havurahniks are poised to ensure the future of our vibrant community.
This year - 5777 - we are creating a permanent endowment fund that will insure that Havurah Shalom continues to offer exciting cultural programs, a great Shabbat School, inspiring music, and meaningful religious celebrations open to all from generation to generation. We are calling this endowment campaign "Give Back to the Future." In this first phase of the campaign we are honoring Rabbi Joey for his many years of extraordinary leadership. We have already contacted a small group of families in Havurah, and I am thrilled to report that as of today, we have raised almost $100,000 toward our initial goal of $180,000 by the time of Rabbi Joey’s retirement. Nearly everyone contacted so far has agreed to contribute. We have trained 31 Havurah members to take on the challenge and the honor to speak with each of you directly about your financial support for Havurah’s Give Back to the Future Endowment Campaign. Please visit our Give Back to the Future web page to see 11 fellow Havurahniks speak about why they think it’s important to contribute to Havurah’s endowment. When you are contacted by one of your Havurah friends to talk about our Give Back to the Future Campaign, we know you will listen to the appeal, to hear the call to provide for the future generations of Havurah. - Margie Rosenthal, for Havurah’s Give Back to the Future Committee TIKKUN OLAM
Join the Havurah Team in the Race to End Child Homelessness! This event is sponsored by New City Initiative, which brings faith communities together to end the cycle of homelessness. Havurah's team will join many other teams from congregations throughout the area in three fun events:
Besides joining Havurah's team, you can help by:
Click here to register with the Havurah Shalom Team. For more information about the race, contact Tom Berg at bergtb@gmail.com or visit this website. Portland Homeless Family Solutions (PHFS) Goose Hollow Shelter Tikkun Olam-Sponsored Direct Service Project Upcoming Goose Hollow orientations: Nov. 8 and 30, Dec. 6 and 28, 5:00 to 6:00 pm. All orientations are at the shelter, 1383 SW Jefferson, with parking behind the church. Interested in learning more: Gloria Halper, losninos6@gmail.com ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Davenology 101 Caribbean Jews—Did You Know? Did you know that:
There’s more to discover during Portland’s Jewish Book Celebration, which features Alice Hoffman’s The Marriage of Opposites, set in 19th century St. Thomas. There are two discussions of the book on Nov. 8, a talk about Jewish pirates of the Caribbean on November 13, and painting instruction related to the book on Nov. 15. Details here. Havurah Shalom will host A Kippah in the Caribbean on Wednesday, November 16, at 7 p.m. This hour-long documentary is in Dutch with English subtitles, but don’t let that stop you. The film is co-sponsored by the Institute for Judaic Studies and the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, and there is a fee: $8 for the general public; $5 for students or members of Havurah, IJS, or OJMCHE. The film is free for Havurah High and Middle School Students. Please pay and reserve here. Havurah students, your seats are already reserved! For more information, contact Ruth Feldman at ruth@ruthmike.com. Havurah Book Discussion Group At the next Havurah Book Discussion on Nov. 29, we will discuss The Marrying of Chani Kaufman, a fascinating novel by Eve Harris. Learn more about the evening and RSVP here. PACIFIC NW RECONSTRUCTIONIST SHABBATON Online registration is open now for the Pacific NW Reconstructionist Shabbaton Weekend, May 5-7, 2017. Celebrate Shabbat at Camp Solomon Schechter with members of the five Pacific Northwest Reconstructionist congregations!
See the attached flier for more details and register here. There's priority registration for those who register by Nov. 23! IN THE COMMUNITY ...
The Bravery & Injustice Faced by Havurah Member Lindsey Grayzel Excerpt from The Guardian Two documentary film-makers are facing decades in prison for recording US oil pipeline protests, with serious felony charges that first amendment advocates say are part of a growing number of attacks on freedom of the press. ... Grayzel, an independent film-maker from Portland, Oregon, was also arrested and jailed on Oct. 11 while filming at a separate pipeline protest in Skagit County, Washington. She and her cinematographer, Carl Davis, had their footage and equipment seized and were kept behind bars for a day. "Everyone needs to be afraid when our first amendment rights are in jeopardy," Grayzel told the Guardian on Thursday before her criminal arraignment. ... "This is about the public’s right to know what is going on in this country." Read the complete story here. Edges of Identity: Jews, Punk and Poetry This will be an innovative day of learning with a star appearance by punk-klezmer band, Golem of NYC. "Edges of Identity: Jews, Punk and Poetry" sets the music of Brooklyn-based Golem amidst poetry, songs, and theatrical readings by a whole line-up of talents, notably among them PSU artist-in-residence (and Havurah member) Alicia Jo Rabins, an award-winning poet and former member of the band Golem. "Edges of Identity: Jews, Punk and Poetry" is a free ticketed event, open to the public. Doors open at noon, and the first performance starts at 12:30 pm. Sign up for free tickets here. Taste of Art ORA, a Jewish Art Organization, is throwing two parties and admission is FREE. In Hebrew, ora means light - luminosity, warmth, perspective, liveliness, brightness. Havurah member Lou Jaffe is on the board of directors of ORA. Join the preview party. Free tasty treats from Mother's Bistro combined with sample tastings of Ambacht Beer and Gompers Gin. You will enjoy live music from "The Noted.” Raffle tickets given for art purchases $25 and up. Five great packages will be awarded at the end of Sunday. You need not be present to win. Celebration of Art Art Sale by ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists. Judaic and secular art in many price ranges. Chanukah gift offerings. Live Music, and raffle tickets will be given for all art purchases $25 and up. Five great packages will be awarded at the end of the day. You need not be present to win. 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 you have questions, please contact the Rabbi Search Committee at rabbisearch@havurahshalom.org. |
