Contact Us
Office
825 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Phone: 503-248-4662
Fax: 503-248-4668
Hours
CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19
General Inquiries
info@havurahshalom.org
Membership Inquiries
brad@havurahshalom.org
Financial Requests or Inquiries
rachel@havurahshalom.org
Pastoral Needs
benjamin.barnett@havurahshalom.org
If you are a member of Havurah and have an emergency need for pastoral care, please contact Rabbi Benjamin directly at 503-248-4662 ext. 3.
Transparency & Inclusivity Inquiries
transparency@havurahshalom.org
Staff
Benjamin Barnett, Rabbi
benjamin.barnett@havurahshalom.org
Adela Basayne, Program Director
adela@havurahshalom.org
Deborah Eisenbach-Budner, Education Director
deborah@havurahshalom.org
Carrie Kirschner, Assistant Coordinator of Education
ace@havurahshalom.org
Rachel Pollak, Office & Facilities Manager
rachel@havurahshalom.org
Brad Pector, Communications & Membership Coordinator
brad@havurahshalom.org
Rachel Pollak, Office & Facilities Manager
rachel@havurahshalom.org
Steering
Miriam Reshotko & Ben Walters, co-Presidents
Sun, June 20 2021
10 Tammuz 5781
Upcoming Events
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Tuesday ,
JunJune 22 , 2021Book Group: Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots, by Deborah Feldman
Tuesday, Jun 22nd 7:00p to 8:30p
As a member of the strictly religious Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism, Deborah Feldman grew up under a code of relentlessly enforced customs governing everything from what she could wear and to whom she could speak to what she was allowed to read. Yet in spite of her repressive upbringing, Deborah grew into an independent-minded young woman whose stolen moments reading about the empowered literary characters of Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott helped her to imagine an alternative way of life among the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Trapped as a teenager in a sexually and emotionally dysfunctional marriage to a man she barely knew, the tension between Deborah’s desires and her responsibilities as a good Satmar girl grew more explosive until she gave birth at nineteen and realized that, regardless of the obstacles, she would have to forge a path — for herself and her son — to happiness and freedom. Discussion led by David Newman. This discussion will take place in Zoom Room Bet. -
Thursday ,
JunJune 24 , 2021Alte Rockers Happy Hour
Thursday, Jun 24th 4:30p to 6:00p
Come schmooze with us. And mark your calendars for monthly schmoozes - last Thursday of the month. Room Heh. -
Friday ,
JunJune 25 , 2021Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, Jun 25th 7:00p to 8:00p
Please join us for our spirited and joy-filled Kabbalat Shabbat Service. Music will be provided by our talented Havurah musicians. This service will take place in Zoom Room Aleph. Please email info@havurahshalom.org if you need Zoom join info. -
Saturday ,
JunJune 26 , 2021Bat Mitzvah of RozaBess Eisenbach-Budner
Shabbat, Jun 26th 10:00a to 12:00p
Please join us in welcoming RozaBess Eisenbach-Budner as a Bar Mitzvah and member of our community. -
Sunday ,
JunJune 27 , 2021Midyear Planning Workshop
Sunday, Jun 27th 10:00a to 2:00p
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Sunday ,
JunJune 27 , 2021Cemetery Clean-up
Sunday, Jun 27th 1:00p to 3:00p
Get together with the Cemetery Committee to keep the space beautiful. The Cemetery and Garden Committees are co-sponsoring this event for the first time; all Havurah members, their friends and families are welcome to attend. Bring your own water and snacks, scrub brushes for scrubbing the gravestones, and pruners and gloves for trimming the hedge. -
Sunday ,
JunJune 27 , 2021Israel-Palestine Film Discussion
Sunday, Jun 27th 7:00p to 8:30p
We will be discussing "Dancing Arabs" / "A Borrowed Identity." Please watch the film prior to the discussion. A 2014 Israeli film based on the autobiographical book Dancing Arabs (2002). It tells the story of an Israeli-Palestinian teenager who moves to Jerusalem to attend an elite Jewish high school, where he meets Naomi, a Jewish student, and falls in love with her. As part of his school-mandated community service, he meets Jewish teenager Yonatan, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, and his mother Edna. Viewable on Prime; or for small rental fee on Vudu; YouTube; iTunes; AppleTV; Vimeo; Google Play. We'll be in Zoom Room Heh. Members only, please. -
Tuesday ,
JunJune 29 , 2021LGBTQI+ Advance Care Planning
Tuesday, Jun 29th 7:00p to 8:30p
The Ma'avar Committee is hosting an Advance Care Planning workshop on creating an Advance Directive with a special focus for the LGBTQI+ community. Advance care planning is a process of considering the types of healthcare decisions that may need to be made in a medical crisis or at the end-of-life then writing those decisions and preferences into an Advance Directive. Space is limited and RSVP is required. Please contact Ericka Kimball with questions. We'll be in Room Bet. -
Friday ,
JulJuly 2 , 2021Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Friday, Jul 2nd 7:00p to 8:00p
Please join us for our spirited and joy-filled Kabbalat Shabbat Service. Music will be provided by our talented Havurah musicians. This service will take place in Zoom Room Aleph. Please email info@havurahshalom.org if you need Zoom join info. -
Saturday ,
JulJuly 3 , 2021Bar Mitzvah of Rami Mandelsberg
Shabbat, Jul 3rd 10:00a to 12:00p
Please join us in welcoming Rami Mandelsberg as a Bar Mitzvah and member of our community.