Havurah Shalom

Come see & celebrate this video snapshot of Havurah’s values!

Enjoy Bubblies, Delicious Nibbles, Schmoozing!

Produced over two years by Gesher and 23 Havurah members in all, this 12-minute video features music, still pictures of Havurah being Havurah, a voice-over narrative about our congregation, and video interviews with 12 wonderful members and 1 vivid, passionate rabbi—telling Havurah’s story of community (kehillah), spiritual practice (tefillah), education (limud), and social action (tikkun olam).

Cast & Crew

Video Production and Editing: Steven Mesulam

Executive Producer, Scriptwriter: Herman Asarnow

Producers and videographers: Gesher (Herman Asarnow, Nancy Becker, Miriam Reshotko, Shelley Sobel, Fran Weick, Rachel Pollak, Leah Hyman)

Talent (a.k.a. Havurahniks), in order of appearance: Adela Besayne, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner (narrators); Karen St. Clair, Justin Strom, Julia Lager-Mesulam, David Lewis, Evan King, Natalie Lerner, Rabbi Benjamin Barnett, Sam Sirkin, Sarah Shine, Karen Mitzner, David Ellenberg (z”l), Elianne Lieberman, and Robin DeWeese.

The debut of yet another wonderful Havurah production!  See old friends, meet new friends, and in the process enjoy the community the video portrays!