April 5 Community Email
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'IT'S IN OUR HANDS' TONIGHT, RSVPs FOR SEDER & TROPE CLASS DUE TODAY Upcoming Shabbat - 'Discovering Shabbat Morning' Learners' Minyan L'hitraot Joey - RSVP by April 7 - April 15-22
In the Community - Reconstructionism Today & Passover Suggestions, Spiritrials, Pacific NW Reconstructionist Shabbaton, 'Rising Up for Human Dignity' 2017 Film Festival New Form For Submitting News For Havurah's Online Calendar & Weekly Email To ensure that your news is as accurate as possible, please use this form to submit news for Havurah's online calendar & weekly emails. Many thanks to Rachel Pollak for compiling these helpful email publicity guidelines. UPCOMING SHABBAT Discovering Shabbat Morning Have you ever felt mystified by the Shabbat morning service, wondering just what it all means? This learners’ minyan/workshop may answer some of your questions. We will walk, talk and sing our way through the b'nai mitzvah service, highlighting the prayers, rituals and components of the morning and Torah services. We will provide a colorful guide to the service along with a service outline suitable for any b’nai mitzvah at Havurah. Students will also have a chance to lead some prayers and blessings. The morning will be led by Susan Brenner, Diane Chaplin and Rabbi Joey. While this service is designed especially for families 5th grade and up, we welcome all Havurahniks to attend and participate as a community. Mourners Kaddish will be recited. Shabbat Shalom! Please RSVP here if you plan to come. IT'S IN OUR HANDS: ACTIVISM FAIR FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE Tonight!
Purchase beautiful hand-made items to benefit Planned Parenthood (providing reproductive healthcare), Momentum Alliance (inspiring youth), and Western States Center (building diverse reproductive justice leadership). Delight in the creativity of your community. Bring your checkbook, cash, and/or open heart! HAVURAH COMMUNITY SEDER Tuesday, April 11
Award-winning Havurah musician Beth Hamon and longtime Havurahnik Adela Basayne will lead our community seder on Tuesday, April 11. Adults and children of all ages are welcome. The dinner will be vegetarian, with gluten-free, nut-free, and dairy-free options. Reserve your place by April 5! Cost adjustments are available by contacting rachelp@havurahshalom.org. TROPE FOR NEW & REFRESHING SKILLS Wednesdays, April 19 & 26, May 3 & 10 This class is for Havurah members who want to read Torah or refresh their trope skills. Basic Hebrew reading skills are required. The goal is for each student to learn how to chant a short Aliyah from the Torah. Taught by Ken Lerner. Limited to eight participants. Register here by April 5. EARLY DEADLINE FOR COMMUNITY EMAIL NEXT WEEK Due to office closures for Passover, the deadline for submitting news for the weekly community email next week is noon on Monday, April 10. Please use this form to submit your news. OFFICE CLOSURES FOR PASSOVER Tuesday & Wednesday, April 11 & 12; Monday & Tuesday, April 17 & 18 Havurah Shalom's office will be closed on the first two days and the last two days of Passover: April 11 & 12 and April 17 & 18. PORTLAND HOMELESS FAMILY SOLUTIONS GOOSE HOLLOW SHELTER UPDATE What does one experience as a volunteer with Portland Homeless Family Solutions at their Goose Hollow evening shelter? The good feeling of knowing you are helping families in need; direct service volunteering locally; joining with other Havurah volunteers on a monthly basis; stretching past your comfort zone. Curious about Goose Hollow? Have you been thinking about this project for awhile? Start with an orientation – it's just one hour at the shelter: 1838 SW Jefferson, April 11, 4:00 pm. For more information about this Tikkun Olam sponsored project please contact Gloria Halper. EARLY MORNING MINYAN NEXT WEDNESDAY Wednesday, April 12 Join us for a short, focused service where you can say Kaddish if you wish. This minyan starts earlier than usual, at 8:15 am, for the second day of Pesach, so we have time for Hallel and Torah readings. L'HITRAOT JOEY April 15-22 RSVP here by April 7 for celebrations to honor Rabbi Joey, who has been Havurah's spiritual leader for 30 years.
RSVP here by April 7. To help with planning, greeting, baking or lunch, email debbinadell@gmail.com. TORAH TREASURES AND CURIOUS TRASH Screening of the Film "Torah Treasures and Curious Trash" TOT SHABBAT Saturday, April 15 Young children (0-5) and their parents celebrate Shabbat with singing, movement, blessings and storytelling. We touch on the main highlights of the Shabbat morning service: wonder, fun, song, listening to the world, dancing and Torah. Afterward we enjoy an informal oneg nosh and the chance to play and schmooze. Led by Deborah Eisenbach-Budner. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING ON APRIL 16 Sunday, April 16 At this annual congregational meeting we will vote on the upcoming year's budget and vote on the upcoming year's Steering Committee. Please join us so your voice is heard! LIBRARY BOOKS MISSING Several books were taken from Havurah’s library without the check-out cards being completed. Please email Miryam Brewer if you checked out the following books so your name can be added to the check-out cards:
NEW ADULT B'NAI MITZVAH GROUP FORMING Are you interested in … Deepening your knowledge and commitment to Torah, Tefillah (Prayer) and Kehillah (Community)? Expanding your Jewish literacy skills, confidence, and sense of connection with Judaism? Going through this process in community and celebrating your Jewish learning in Havurah? Then … consider joining the new ADULT B'NAI / B'NOT MITZVAH GROUP. This group will study together from May 2017 – December 2019, with Deborah Eisenbach-Budner and other teachers. This Adult Bnai / Bnot Mitzvah study process is for: Those who never became Bar or Bat Mitzvah AND those who had a Bar or Bat Mitzvah – in form but not in substance. There are some things that you can go back and do again – but better this time!!! Contact Deborah Eisenbach-Budner as soon as possible. BOOK GROUP POTLUCK & PLANNING MEETING Thursday, April 27 This will be a planning meeting over a potluck dinner. We will choose books & dates for the rest of the year. Bring your book suggestion—one you’ve already read—and a side, salad, or dessert dish to share. RSVP here. IN THE COMMUNITY Reconstructionism Today & Passover Ideas This Passover, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) and Jewish Reconstructionist Communities (JRC) have developed resources around the theme of refugees. They created a video featuring RRC and JRC President Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., walking viewers through the symbolism of a seder plate. They also created a supplement for our haggadot related to refugee support. The video and supplement were featured in the Jewish Daily Forward. Learn more here. Spiritrials Havurah member Ruth Wikler-Luker curates and produces a nonprofit theatre/performing arts presenting organization called Boom Arts (www.boomarts.org), which focuses on social justice issues. Spiritrials combines Hip Hop and theatre, two amazing ways to tell stories. What happens when you put them together? In Spiritrials, Def Poetry Jam alum Dahlak Brathwaite does just that, touching on issues like racial profiling, religion and faith, addiction and drug policy, criminal justice, and human imperfection through his own personal story.
M’Yad L’Yad: From Hand to Hand — The Chain of Our Tradition How does Judaism get passed on within communities, from person to person and from one generation to the next?
As we celebrate Shabbat in a beautiful PNW setting, we will look at the challenges we face now, with a focus on inclusivity and hopes for the future, informed by traditional wisdom and a Reconstructionist lens. Download the event program here. Rising Up for Human Dignity - 2017 Film Festival
Havurah Shalom is a vibrant, egalitarian, and diverse Jewish Reconstructionist community. Steeped in Jewish values, Havurah promotes spirituality, learning, and acts of social responsibility. Find our calendar and learn more at www.havurahshalom.org. 825 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97209 503-248-4662 |
