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If you're a member of Havurah and want to submit news for our weekly email, calendar, or Hakol, please reference the Havurah Guidelines for Communications and the information describing the submission forms below.
If you're not a member of Havurah yet but want to receive monthly email updates about Havurah activities, please send your name and email address to info@havurahshalom.org. We would be happy to send you our monthly emails! Learn more about becoming a member of Havurah here.
You can also request a website update or new nametag, or submit minutes or reports on behalf of your committee or cluster. Scroll down to view these forms. If you have any questions, please email info@havurahshalom.org.
Hineinu Submission Form
Havurah members, please use the form above to submit news for Hineinu, Havurah's weekly email. The deadline is 12 noon on Tuesdays. If the submission deadline has to be changed due to a holiday or anticipated staff absence, a notice will be posted in the previous weekly community email.
Calendar
Email your calendar requests to Rachel Pollak. If you also want to include your event in the weekly email, fill out the form at the link above and check the box next to "please put this information on the Havurah calendar too." If you do this, there is no need to email Rachel directly.
Hakol Submission Form
Havurah members, please use the form above to submit articles for Hakol. Unless it is extended (check the Havurah calendar), the Hakol submission deadline is the third Thursday of each month for the issue of Hakol to be published at the start of the following month. Articles should be 500 words or less, unless you have reached out to tara@havurahshalom.org an received prior approval.
Misheberach Request Form
Havurah members are invited to use this form to submit the name of a relative or Havurah member to be read aloud during the Misheberach (healing prayer) at Shabbat services. You will need to log in as a member to access the form.
For Your Family Submission Form
Please use the form above to submit news to the For Your Family newsletter.
Text Opt-Out Form
Please use the form above if you would like to opt out of all texts from Havurah. This only applies to members, and you must sign in to fill out this form. Texts are sent in case of emergency.
Read Our News
Read recent Hineinus, our weekly community emails, here. Find issues of our monthly newsletter, Hakol, here.
Sat, November 8 2025
17 Cheshvan 5786
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Upcoming Events
IP = In person only (normally at Havurah Shalom);
ZM = On Zoom/online only;
HYB = In person and online; and
ANN = In person at Havurah's Annex.
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Saturday ,
NovNovember 8 , 2025(HYB) Shabbat Morning
Shabbat, Nov 8th 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@havurahshalom.org. -
Saturday ,
NovNovember 8 , 2025(IP) Shabbat School
Shabbat, Nov 8th 3:00p to 5:15p
This program gives children a foundation for lifelong Jewish learning and engagement while integrating parents and children in a caring Jewish community. -
Saturday ,
NovNovember 8 , 2025Grade 1 Kehillah Night
Shabbat, Nov 8th 5:15p to 8:00p
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Sunday ,
NovNovember 9 , 2025(IP) Private Event
Sunday, Nov 9th 9:00a to 4:00p
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Sunday ,
NovNovember 9 , 2025(HYB) Chanukah: Not Just For Kids Anymore
Sunday, Nov 9th 10:30a to 12:00p
We all think of kids, gelt and dreidels when we think of Chanukah. But in reality, is Chanukah just a kids holyday? Join us as we discover the ways in which Chanukah is a holyday for adults! Emily Simon will lead us as we study sections of the Book of Macabees and other Chanukah-related texts. We will learn things about Chanukah that Hebrew school did not teach us. All are welcome. Please RSVP below. Our class will include participants from a variety of congregations around Oregon, Washington and the USA. Facilitated by Emily Simon with assistance by David Dropkin. Please note that the start date for this class has been changed to Nov. 2. -
Monday ,
NovNovember 10 , 2025Gate Installation
Monday, Nov 10th (All day)
While the Havurah gate is being installed beftween 8 am and 5 pm, the main entrance through the courtyard will be closed. Visitors are asked to go to the entrance on the Kearney side of the street and call a number that will be provided to them there. A staff member will let you inside. After 5 pm, the gate doors will be propped open securely, allowing people to enter and exit the building through the main entrance in the courtyard as usual. Questions? Please email rachel@havurahshalom.org. -
Monday ,
NovNovember 10 , 2025(IP) Jam Committee
Monday, Nov 10th 6:45p to 7:00p
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Monday ,
NovNovember 10 , 2025(IP) Thinking About Palestine and Israel After the Destruction of Gaza [CLASS IS FULL]
Monday, Nov 10th 7:00p to 8:30p
Learn about the historical contexts behind Oct. 7, 2023, as well as the response that has resulted in massive destruction of life and society in Gaza. Led by Joel Beinin. -
Monday ,
NovNovember 10 , 2025(ZM) Teen Engagement Committee Meeting
Monday, Nov 10th 7:00p to 8:30p
Monthly meeting for the Teen Engagement Committee leadership. Havurah teens and their parents are welcome. -
Monday ,
NovNovember 10 , 2025(IP) Monthly Music Jam
Monday, Nov 10th 7:00p to 8:30p
All singers and instrumentalists welcome! Please join fellow Havurah musicians for an evening of music-making in community. Participants have the opportunity to choose and lead songs from our collection of Jewish and secular songs. Please RSVP here so we know how many chairs to set up. Thank you! Music Jams Committee: Nancy Chesler, Barbara Gundle, Patty Magid-Volk, Sandy Ramirez, Margie Rosenthal, Barb Ruben, and Joel Schipper. Questions? Please contact Sharon Klin
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