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The Havurah Shalom library catalogue is available online and searchable by author, title and subject. The catalogue is also available on our Library computer. (See below.)
Havurah Library
The Havurah Shalom Library supports Havurah members in our pursuit of learning as follows:
- Support for staff and students of current and forthcoming Havurah educational programs, classes, and workshops
- Support for the creation of new classes
- Support for informal study of Jewish knowledge, practice, and heritage
- Exposure to current Judaic issues, thinking, and literature
- Books (fiction, non-fiction, reference)
- Media (music CDs, cassette tapes, videos)
- Periodicals (Commentary, Hadassah, Hakol, Jewish Life, Jewish Woman, Moment)
Library Policies
- Only Havurah Shalom members may check out books, media, and periodicals.
- Only three books may be checked out at a time and for only one month. (A one-time renewal may be arranged by contacting our Library Committee via email.)
- Please follow the checkout procedure posted in the library.
- No food or drinks are allowed in the library.
- Please do not use the library for childcare.
Support Your Havurah Library
If you would like to help us grow our library, please consider making a financial contribution online (please specify the Library Fund donation category) or mail a contribution check to Havurah's office. Your financial support affords us the flexibility to purchase the books we need. We do NOT accept media, periodicals, or books (used OR new) dropped off in the library. Thank you.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Marjorie Bennett.
Sun, June 20 2021
10 Tammuz 5781
Upcoming Events
All 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.
Sun, June 20 2021 10 Tammuz 5781