Havurah Shalom

Please join us for this focused minyan for people who are saying Kaddish and/or want to incorporate a regular prayer practice. On Rosh Chodesh, the service will start at 8:15 am instead of 8:30 am.

Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24; Nov. 7, 14, 28; Dec. 5, 12; Feb. 27; March 6, 13, 20. Optional add-on module Jewish Dungeons and Dragons, April 3, 10, 17

Once a month, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, 8-10 Havurahniks will volunteer at the Portland Homeless Family Solutions Goose Hollow night shelter. We will fill all of the needed volunteer positions that evening, as we are adopting one night a month to do this direct service work.

Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24; Nov. 7, 14, 28; Dec. 5, 12; Jan.9, 16, 23, 30; Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27; March 6, 13, 20. Optional add-on module Jewish Dungeons and Dragons, April 3, 10, 17

Martin Buber taught that “all actual life is encounter.” He insisted on our relating to the other as subject rather than object. During these sessions, half in the fall and half in the spring, we will engage with some of the wisdom of this 20th century Jewish theologian and teacher, aiming to shed light on our lives and the world today through considering his teachings, and exploring together the vision of community and society which they inspire. Taught by Rabbi Benjamin.