Mah Jongg Group supports Jewish Family and Child Service Task Program
January 6, 2010
Each year we support this program just by purchasing our Mah Jongg cards as a group. The Mah Jongg League sends a check to this local Portland organization based on our order.
Mail a check made out to: Rosanne Levi by February 1, 2010. Download form at the link below for the address.
We will also have a collection envelope at all January Havurah Mah Jongg Sunday games.
If you have friends who would like to order and help JF&CS-TASK program, give them the form to mail to Rosanne or drop it off at Havurah Shalom Office c/o: Fran Berg, Havurah Mah Jongg
Questions? Contact Fran Berg at 503-757-4839.
Click here for the form.
Operation Reconnect Launched
November 3, 2009
Many thanks to so many of you who attended Friday night services, as well as other meetings over the weekend with Rabbi Mordechai Liebling. We came together as a community to begin our work to move Havurah Shalom forward through Operation Reconnect. Friday night, we heard from Rabbi Liebling about the various stages of congregations and where Havurah fits in that cycle.
A cornerstone of Operation Reconnect will be one-on-one conversations between members lasting about 30-40 minutes. Members who will be taking a lead on getting these conversations scheduled had the opportunity to meet with Rabbi Liebling this weekend for training.
When you get a call or email over the next couple of weeks from a member asking to connect, please make some time in your schedule to participate in this short, but meaningful conversation. We aren’t going to be able to reach every member but we will do our best to reach as many of you as possible. However, if you aren’t contacted in the next couple of weeks and are interested in participating then please contact Chris Coughlin.
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High Holiday Tzedakah Project: Community Warehouse
September 5, 2009
The Havurah Shalom tzedakah project this year is to support Community Warehouse. Community Warehouse collects essential furniture and household items from the community and distributes them to local families in need.
The Warehouse works in partnership with over 100 local non-profit and social service agencies. Community Warehouse assists over 60 households each week providing mattresses & box springs, kitchen tables & chairs, dressers, lamps, pots & pans, cooking utensils, towels and blankets.
Please help Community Warehouse by bringing some of the most needed household items listed below with you during the High Holidays. If you have furniture items or items too large to carry, call 503-235-8786 to arrange a pick up. For more information www.communitywarehouse.org.
Most needed items: pots and pans, silverware, baking dishes, toasters, blenders, blankets, pillows and alarm clocks. Also needed: cooking utensils, kitchen knives, coffee makers, dishes, glasses, sheets, towels and heaters.