Ma'avar Committee
Ma'avar Committee
Ma'avar is Hebrew for "transitions." The Ma'avar Committee, led by Karen Erde, Annie Goldberg, Ericka Kimball, and Candi Wuhrman, provides educational support for Havurah members and their families, to improve their quality of life and the dying process, and to support them in facing death. They help individuals and the community deal with the different stages of life, from health to illness and/or aging to end of life, including support as they experience chronic disease, death, and the grief caused by these losses.
Programs include panel discussions about current media and support groups on the following topics:
- improving the quality of life and death
- talking to the people who matter in our lives about what's most important to us during the different stages of life and end of life
- developing an ethical will to leave a legacy for our loved ones
- talking about death and dying to our children
- encouraging young families to make plans, such as guardianships, if they are unable to care for their children
- helping children, young adults, and their families deal with life changes that are out of their control (death of a young person, divorce, pandemic, suicide, overdoses, etc.)
- supporting the community during end of life and bereavement
- developing resources for anticipating grief, incomplete relationships, and loss, and helping people develop resiliency
- discussing Jewish tradition and spirituality to deal with transitions such as aging and death
Wed, October 23 2024
21 Tishrei 5785
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Upcoming Events
All Events
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 23 , 2024
Wednesday, Oct 23rd 6:00p to 8:00p
Havurah's Climate Action Team (HCAT) will be hosting a Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action activity, Virtual Phone Bank to Get Out the Vote. Both a personal laptop/tablet and a smartphone are needed to phone bank. Be sure to register here. All are welcome. RSVP for Zoom info. -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 23 , 2024
Wednesday, Oct 23rd 6:30p to 8:30p
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Wednesday ,
OctOctober 23 , 2024
Wednesday, Oct 23rd 6:30p to 8:30p
Youths being called to the Torah this year will build community and ask, “What does being Jewish and becoming bar, bat, or b’nei mitzvah mean to me?” Led by Rabbi Benjamin. -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 23 , 2024
Wednesday, Oct 23rd 6:30p to 8:15p
Explore Sephardic music through lecture, recordings, and live music. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and sing songs, but no singing ability is required. Led by Eric Stern. -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 23 , 2024
Wednesday, Oct 23rd 6:30p to 8:30p
For Grades 7 and 8. -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 23 , 2024
Wednesday, Oct 23rd 6:30p to 8:30p
For Grades 9-12. -
Thursday ,
OctOctober 24 , 2024
Thursday, Oct 24th 8:00a to 9:15a
For all who want a regular prayer practice and for people saying Kaddish. Today's service will include Shmeini Atzeret Yizkor. We meet both in person and streaming online in Zoom Room Aleph. All are welcome. Please email info@havurahshalom.org for join info. -
Thursday ,
OctOctober 24 , 2024
Thursday, Oct 24th 5:00p to 6:00p
On the last day of Sukkot every year, as we conclude the Days of Awe, we recite Yizkor prayers for loved ones no longer with us. In addition this year, just before Simḥat Torah, we will gather for a special Yizkor service to remember those killed in the Hamas attacks on this day in the Hebrew calendar a year ago. We will then move directly into Simḥat Torah, rejoicing in all that connects us and renewing our story once again. -
Thursday ,
OctOctober 24 , 2024
Thursday, Oct 24th 6:00p to 9:00p
Join us for a family-friendly and joyous celebration featuring music and dancing with the Torah! Simchat Torah means "Rejoicing in the Torah." On Simchat Torah, we celebrate the conclusion of our annual Torah reading cycle and the beginning of another. We read the last Torah portion, then the first chapter of Genesis, remembering that the Torah is a circle of life that never ends. Torah brings sweetness to the lives of all of us! More information on this celebration will be shared as the date nears. -
Saturday ,
OctOctober 26 , 2024
Shabbat, Oct 26th 10:00a to 12:00p
Led by community members and Rabbi Benjamin, this service includes davening, Torah reading, and discussion. Join us afterward for a light community brunch provided by the Lunches and Noshes Committee! Free childcare is provided. For Zoom information, please email info@havurhshalom.org.
Wed, October 23 2024 21 Tishrei 5785