Kabbalat Shabbat Celebration (Note the earlier than usual date: April 4!)
5:45 pm Hearty Nosh, 6:30 pm Service, 7:30 pm Continued Hearty Nosh, Plus Dessert, Friday, April 4 — Havurah Shalom (w/ 6:30 pm Service also in Zoom Room Aleph)
A musical, all-ages Friday night service with hearty nosh before the service and continued hearty nosh plus dessert after. At our April 4 Kabbalat Shabbat, Deborah Eisenbach-Budner is delivering the drash at Kabbalat Shabbat. The service will be led by Sarah Shine and Havurah musicians. No RSVPs. All are welcome! Learn more. (Havurahniks, click here to sign up for a volunteer shift; many shifts that are just ten or fifteen minutes.Thank you!)
Text & Torah: Vayikra
10 am to 12 pm, Saturday, April 5 — Havurah Shalom and Zoom Room Aleph
One hour of text study with Diane Chaplin on special topics, followed by a brief service. Join us afterward for a light community brunch provided by the Lunches and Noshes Committee. Learn more.
Bake Sale at Flor Wines for Havurah's Refugee and Immigrant Fund
1 pm to 3 pm, Saturday, April 5 — Flor Wines (825 NW Glisan St., Portland, Oregon)
Come to a delicious bake sale at Flor Wines! All proceeds go to the Refugee and Immigrant Fund (RIF) at Havurah Shalom to support the needs of refugee and immigrant families in our community. All are welcome. See flyer.
Queer Havdalah
7 pm to 9 pm, Saturday, April 5 — Havurah Shalom
All Havurah members who identify as LGBTQIA+ (and families!) are invited to our next queer community-building event at Havurah. We'll start with an ice-breaker, set intentions for the week to come, play some games, and sing our way out of Shabbat. No familiarity with Havdalah rituals required. There will be snacks. Questions? Contact Kayla Reiman or Beth Kaye (log in to your Havurah member account to access the directory). RSVPs are appreciated.
Guardian Active Bystander Safety Training
11:30 am, Sunday, April 6 – Havurah Shalom
Havurah members, come at 11:30 for nosh and schmoozing, then stick around together for Guardian Active Bystander Training at noon! Learn more & RSVP
Progressive Israel Network (PIN) Sessions
Sundays, April 6 (at 5 pm), April 20 (at 3 pm), April 27 (at 3 pm), and May 4 (at 11 am) — Zoom Room Bet
Put a PIN on it! Havurah Shalom's Lifelong Learning Committee is hosting a four-session series from the Progressive Israel Network (PIN). Per PIN: “The Progressive Israel Network brings together 12 organizations representing Americans who are committed to pursuing democracy, equality and peace in Israel.” Havurah members, please join us in a series of Zoom gatherings to learn about the Progressive Israel Network from a number of PIN organizations. Ask questions and learn how we can plug in. Attend any or all sessions. (The April 6 speakers are from Partners for a Progressive Israel and the Progressive Israel Network.) Learn more & RSVP
Monthly Music Jams
7 pm to 8:30 pm, Monday, April 7 — Havurah Shalom
If you want to sing out, sing out (as Cat Stevens so eloquently sang) and play together, please come to Havurah's monthly music jam. (Note that this month's music jam, on April 7, is being held a week earlier than usual due to Pesach. And FYI—there's only one more jam for the year on May 12.)
As always, Havurahnik musicians and singers gather for the joy of making music together. Participants choose Jewish and secular songs from our notebook.
If you have time, please arrive a few minutes early to help set up chairs and music stands, and stay at the other end to help put them way. RSVP
Playing Klezmer Music
6:30 pm to 7:45 pm, Tuesdays, April 8, 15, and 22 — Havurah Shalom
Klezmer: where does it come from and where is it going? We will look at dance melodies and other musical forms and see how they were made and used. We will also see if we can create our own melodies. Led by Andrew Ehrlich. (Limited to 10 students). RSVP
Havurah Steering Meeting
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Tuesday, April 8 — Havurah Shalom
Steering members and staff will meet to consider matters of governance. All Havurah Shalom members are invited to attend Steering Committee meetings. Learn more.
Teen Night with the Sanctuary Committee
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Wednesday, April 9 — Havurah Shalom
Come help make sweet Passover matzah treats and learn about Havurah’s work to support refugees and immigrants. Help kick off the new campaign to raise funds and brainstorm ways you can help! RSVP (please note name, grade, and pizza restrictions). Questins? Contact Estee Segal. (Log in to your member account to access the directory.)
Monthly Racial Justice Meeting
7 pm to 8:30 pm, Thursday, April 10 — Zoom Room Bet
Havurah members, join the Racial Justice Committee for our monthly meeting (2nd Thursdays). We will make plans to create learning opportunities for our community and engage in learning together during the meeting. We welcome all members to join us even if you have not joined before or it has been awhile since you attended a meeting. Questions? Contact Julia Lager Mesulam. (Log in to your Havurah member account on our website and look under the Contact tab for Havurah's Member Directory and Zoom Room login info.)
Office Closed for Passover
On Monday, April 14, the Havurah Shalom office will be closed for Pesach.
Writing (and Drawing) for Peace and Reconciliation, Within and Between Us
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Sundays, April 20 and May 4 — Havurah Shalom
Commemorate the last day of Pesach and Yitzkor in community. Passover not only invites us to retell our ancient story but to look at our current reality and ask: what is our mitzrayim today? The obstacle in our personal and communal life? Where can we break through in an act of courage and compassion? Join Harriet Cooke for a writing/drawing group to explore this theme along with Yitzkor, the Sephirot and Counting the Omer. All are welcome, Havurah members and non-members alike. It is recommended to attend either just the first session (April 20) or both sessions (April 20 and May 4). RSVP
B'Khol Levav'kha Gathering (Being Together Wholeheartedly)
7 pm to 8 pm, Monday, April 21 (third Mondays) – Havurah Shalom
Havurah members, we welcome you to gather at Havurah Shalom for B'khol Levav'kha ("With All Your Heart"). "On January 21, just after the inauguration, a number of Havurahniks gathered for B’khol Levav’kha—a moment to simply be together wholeheartedly. ... Together, we named and acknowledged our feelings and needs ... Now, we're in the thick of it. And "it" is hard, painful, and confusing. It feels overwhelming and urgent. And still, I know that to be okay and to be wholehearted, I need to be held in calm, patience, and tenderness." Read the full event description & RSVP. Questions? Contact Cara Ungar.
Havurah's Book Group: Slavery's Capitalism, edited by Sven Beckert and Seth Rockman
7 pm to 8:30 pm, Tuesday, April 22 — Zoom Room Bet
Join with Havurah's Book Group to discuss Slavery’s Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development edited by Sven Beckert and Seth Rockman (nonfiction, 416 pages). Discussion led by Holly Hoffnung. Non-Havurah members welcome; Learn more & RSVP for Zoom info.
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[RSVP Ahead of Time] Jewish Ethical Responses to the Problem of Racism
6:30 pm to 7:45 pm, Monday, May 5 — Havurah Shalom
We will address topics such as countering white nationalism and antisemitism, Jewish perspectives on reparations, repairing Jewish pioneer memory, and responding to racial microaggressions. Facilitated by Karen Sherman and Adela Basayne. RSVP
