The above photo is of Hand in Hand students.

Kabbalat Shabbat dinner reservations are closed for Friday, April 13, because we have reached our maximum. We hope you will join us for the Kabbalat Shabbat service at 7:30 pm, though. It will be followed by a dessert oneg, and childcare is available.
 
Following the spirited and musical service this Friday, we will hear from three representatives from Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel: Noa Yammer, a senior Hand in Hand staff member, and Alma Saporta (who is Jewish) and Vicky Makhoul (who is Arab), both recent graduates of Hand in Hand’s flagship school in Jerusalem.
 
Hand in Hand was founded by Havurah member Lee Gordon, and it has established a network of integrated schools and shared communities for Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel. There are now six Hand in Hand schools, with 1,800 Jewish and Arab students enrolled and over 3,000 adults who engage in integrated community programs. Plans are underway to open additional schools in the next few years.
 
Hand in Hand is doing inspiring work building Jewish-Arab partnership and shared society in Israel and making a most important impact. We hope you can attend the service and program this Friday and meet these three tremendous leaders and activists.

Our next Kabbalat Shabbat dinner is scheduled for Friday, May 11. Early registration here will secure your seat at the May dinner. As always, everyone is welcome at the service following dinner.

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.

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