Nov. 2 Community Email
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RABBI CANDIDATES, RSVP FOR KABBALAT SHABBAT, FUN PHOTOS FROM SUNDAY
UPCOMING SHABBAT Community Minyan This Saturday, Sacha Reich, Roger Brewer, and Emily Simon will lead and leyn as we read and discuss parsha Noach, in which Hashem sends a flood that destroys the world and spares only Noah's family and the animals that Noah gathers on the ark. The Noahide Commandments are named, and a rainbow appears to symbolize the first covenant. In this same parsha, people try to build the Tower of Babel but are scattered into many groups speaking different languages. With Emily Simon giving the drash, we're sure to have an interesting conversation. Click here if you can join us! Photo of the Tower of Babel above is by Facug (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. Tot Shabbat Young children (0-5) and their parents celebrate Shabbat with singing, movement, blessings and storytelling. RSVP here if you can come. ALTER ROCKERS PARTY THIS SATURDAY Saturday, Nov. 5 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. REGISTER BY NOV. 7 FOR KABBALAT SHABBAT Kabbalat Shabbat
Our vegetarian Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner begins at 6:30 pm, followed by a Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 7:30 pm. We offer dairy-free, gluten-free, and nut-free choices. You’re invited to bring wine or juice to celebrate Shabbat. Childcare is available for kids age 2 to 8. RSVPs are required for all who plan to attend the dinner. Please RSVP here by Nov. 7. Cost adjustments for the dinner are available. Please call 503-248-4662 if you have questions. Whether or not you attend the dinner, please join us for our spirited, musical and joy-filled Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 7:30 pm. The service will be led by Rabbi Joey and Havurah musicians Andrew Ehrlich, Margie Rosenthal, and Larry Reichman. LAST SUNDAY PHOTOS - ART PROJECT & RACE TO END CHILD HOMELESSNESS
On Sunday, Oct. 30, at least 36 Havurahniks ages 5-9 and their parents made tiles for Havurah's courtyard art project. You can see the varied rocks they created for the bank of the river and photos from the afternoon workshop in this Facebook album. Eighteen-plus Havurahniks ages 10 and older created tiles for the lower part of the mural in the afternoon. The project is led by artist Lynn Takata, who has brought many communities together in the Portland-Salem area to create outdoor art together. All Havurah members are invited to help create our courtyard mural. Lynn will lead four more workshops at Havurah, two on Nov. 20 and two more on Dec. 4 and 11. The project is sponsored by Havurah's Design Committee. Refreshments are provided at each workshop. Sign up here. You can see other community artwork led by Lynn Takata at http://lynntakata.com/
On Oct. 30, 12 Havurah members braved the drizzle to run or walk the 5K Race to End Child Homelessness. This event was sponsored by New City Initiative, an organization which provides many programs to help homeless families transition into housing. The Havurah team raised $800 (including $250 donated by the Tikum Olam Committee) to be one of the top five fundraising teams. Thank you to Tom Berg, for organizing the Havurah team, and to all those who contributed. See more photos from the race here on our Facebook page. MORNING MINYAN & MAILING FOR RABBI CANDIDATE VISITS NOV. 9 Join us for our Wednesday Morning Minyan on Nov. 9, from 8:30 to 9:00 am. This is a weekly service for those who wish to have a regular prayer practice and those saying Kaddish. Following the minyan, our dynamic office volunteers will help prepare a mailing for our upcoming rabbi candidate visits. Please let Rachel know if you can help. POST ELECTION DEBRIEF WITH HAVURAH Sunday, Nov. 13 Losing sleep because of the upcoming election? Where will your head and heart be POST-election? Will you be relieved? Worried? Exhausted? Experiencing feelings of numbness or helplessness? Join members of the Tikkun Olam Committee Sunday, Nov. 13, for a guided conversation to listen in and/or contribute your voice to “what do these election results mean for social action?” What did we learn? What will “we” do next? TIKKUN OLAM Lift Urban Portland’s Annual Holiday Dinner on Dec. 25 Every year for the past 30 years, Congregation Beth Israel has hosted Lift Urban Portland’s community holiday dinner, and Havurah Shalom has supported Lift Urban Portland and the holiday dinner for more than a decade. Currently, Havurahnik Mike Feldman is a member of Lift’s board of directors. Volunteers are needed before, during and after the dinner to prepare and decorate, fill gift bags, greet guests, serve meals, and clean up. You can sign up here. The photo below was taken at a Lift Urban Portland holiday dinner.
Portland Homeless Family Solutions Tikkun Olam Direct Service Project Volunteer at Holiday Village on Dec. 16 Want to celebrate with our families this holiday season? Join us at our Holiday Village event on Dec. 16 at Goose Hollow. Every year, Portland Homeless Family Solutions hosts a holiday party for the families in shelter and any families who accessed services earlier in the year. They'll have dinner, music, crafts and games for kids, the opportunity for parents to shop for presents, and lots of holiday cheer! Volunteers are needed for the following roles:
Shift times are approximate and may change as the event date gets closer. Can't volunteer but want to donate items towards our other donation needs? Ready to volunteer at Holiday Village? Contact Bethany. Join us in doing our direct service project work with Portland Homeless Family Solutions. The next orientation at Goose Hollow Shelter is Nov. 8, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, 1838 SW Jefferson. Parking is behind the church. Questions? To help with meal preparation: Len Shapiro at lenshap@gmail.com. Any other PHFS questions, Gloria Halper, Tikkun Olam Committee member, losninos6@gmail.com. ADULT LEARNING Jewish Mindfulness & Meditation Davenology 101 A Kippah in the Caribbean 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 ... 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. Be The Match Havurah member Karen Labinger’s son is raising money to support bone marrow donations through "Be The Match," a walk/run on Nov. 19. The company Jason works for, Emerald Health Services, is supporting Jason’s efforts. Karen hopes some Havurah members will consider donating to this cause through her son’s team. You can make an online donation through Jason’s team HERE. Fair Trade Chanukah Gelt Buy fair trade Chanukah gelt that tastes great! Scroll down this email from Fair Trade Judaica to learn more and order your gelt. Reconstructionism Today Read the most recent issue of Reconstructionism Today HERE.
Weekend In Quest The 11th annual Weekend in Quest, a Shabbaton (study weekend), will be held March 3-5, 2017 in Astoria, Oregon. It is sponsored by The Institute for Judaic Studies of the Pacific Northwest in Portland and co-sponsored by Havurah Shalom. The scholar-in-residence is Professor Roger Porter, Emeritus Professor of English and Humanities at Reed College. Professor Porter’s program is entitled “Who is the Jew?” Anti-Semitism in Shakespeare and Philip Roth. Shabbat services will be led by Rabbi Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin, Emeritus Rabbi at Temple Beth Israel, Eugene. Catered kosher-style meals include a festive Erev Shabbat dinner, Kiddush lunch and Saturday evening dinner, with round-table discussions, social time and entertainment woven throughout the weekend. For more information, to download a brochure and to register, go to http://weekendinquest.org and/or contact Havurah member Mimi Epstein at mimiepstein42@comcast.net. MEET OUR RABBI CANDIDATES! Click here to learn about our rabbi candidates. These candidates will join us on the following weekends:
During each weekend, the congregation will be able to see and interact with the candidates at:
Visit our online calendar to RSVP for any of the above events. 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. |
