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		<title>Tikkun Olam begins at Home or Does it? Join us October 28th!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are invited to join your Havurah family for the first of four Friday night Tikkun Olam Services  and “Simple Souper Suppers” on  Friday,October 28th at 6:30 pm
Dinner starts at 6:30 PM
Services to begin at 7:30 PM
You are welcome at services even if you cannot attend the supper
Dinner  reservations are required
Deadline for reservations  is October [...]


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<li><a href='http://havurahshalom.org/2018/last-chance-tikkun-olam-friday-night-shabbat-dinner-friday-january-27th-rsvp-by-this-friday-january-13/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: NEW RSVP Date: Tikkun Olam Friday Night Shabbat Dinner: Friday, January 27th: RSVP by Friday, January 20th!'>NEW RSVP Date: Tikkun Olam Friday Night Shabbat Dinner: Friday, January 27th: RSVP by Friday, January 20th!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://havurahshalom.org/1827/celebrate-sukkot-with-havurah-shalom-join-us-for-the-next-kabbalat-shabbat-dinner-and-service-on-october-14/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Celebrate Sukkot with Havurah Shalom: Join us for the next Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner and Service on October 14.'>Celebrate Sukkot with Havurah Shalom: Join us for the next Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner and Service on October 14.</a></li>
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		<title>Yom Kippur Afternoon Break: Food for Thought!</title>
		<link>http://havurahshalom.org/1823/yom-kippur-afternoon-break-food-for-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join Layton Borkan, Steve Rudman, Ben Walters, Rabbi Joey and other pushers, pokers and prodders for Havurah’s tikkun olam efforts at the break on Yom Kippur afternoon.  Progressive Jews, not just on this big day, are hungry to imagine what it means to translate Jewish spiritual insights into action.  One world opens to another, [...]


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		<title>Trip to El Jocote, Nicaragua in December 2011!</title>
		<link>http://havurahshalom.org/1726/trip-to-el-jocote-nicaragua-in-december-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings Potential Nicaragua Trip Participant!
Last fall, Havurah raised the money and now the water is flowing in El Jocote, Nicaragua!
Havurah is organizing a trip this December to visit the community that recently installed the solar water pumping system that is bringing water to their households. This service project trip is being organized for interested folk [...]


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<li><a href='http://havurahshalom.org/1685/read-the-final-green-empowerment-report-from-el-jocote-nicaragua/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Read the Final Green Empowerment Report from El Jocote, Nicaragua!'>Read the Final Green Empowerment Report from El Jocote, Nicaragua!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://havurahshalom.org/1221/help-fill-the-rain-gauge-for-el-jocote/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Help Fill the Rain Gauge for El Jocote'>Help Fill the Rain Gauge for El Jocote</a></li>
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		<title>Havurah Celebrates Gay Pride</title>
		<link>http://havurahshalom.org/1699/havurah-celebrates-gay-pride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcastellar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at this photo of Havurah members, including Deborah Eisenbach-Budner and Rabbi Joey, at the 2011 Portland Pride Parade!



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		<title>Read the Final Green Empowerment Report from El Jocote, Nicaragua!</title>
		<link>http://havurahshalom.org/1685/read-the-final-green-empowerment-report-from-el-jocote-nicaragua/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcastellar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to read all about the finishing touches in El Jocote, Nicaragua!


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Trip to El Jocote, Nicaragua in December 2011!



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		<title>Tikkun Olam: Habitat for Humanity Report</title>
		<link>http://havurahshalom.org/1632/tikkun-olam-habitat-for-humanity-report/</link>
		<comments>http://havurahshalom.org/1632/tikkun-olam-habitat-for-humanity-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcastellar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, April 24, about a dozen chavurahniks contributed their time to help build a single family home for Habitat for Humanity in northeast Portland. The group ranged in ages from 16 to 60. Steve Eisenbach-Budner from Havuurah and Ev Hu from Habitat helped supervise the day&#8217;s work. The group erected scaffolding, installed insulation, did [...]


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		<title>Weatherize for Good: Comfort, the Environment, Jobs, and Fundraising</title>
		<link>http://havurahshalom.org/1622/weatherize-for-good-comfort-the-environment-jobs-and-fundraising/</link>
		<comments>http://havurahshalom.org/1622/weatherize-for-good-comfort-the-environment-jobs-and-fundraising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A four-in-one opportunity!  What if you could make your home more comfortable, take action to mitigate climate change, support living wage jobs AND fundraise for Havurah??  Come to a house meeting on May 1st to find out about this wonderful opportunity, called the &#8220;Weatherize for Good&#8221; campaign.
 
From presenters Bob Brown and Michael Heumann, you will [...]


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		<title>Havurah Tikkun Olam: Build a House and a Community Center</title>
		<link>http://havurahshalom.org/1599/havurah-tikkun-olam-build-a-house-and-a-community-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcastellar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to:
Work with your body AND mind?
Contribute something tangible to low-income housing and economic justice?
Here are two great opportunities!
April 24, 9:30 am &#8211; 3:00 pm, Habitat for Humanity
NE Portland; work on a single family home; minimum age 16;
sign up by April 8 (6-10 participants)
 
May 15, 9:30 am &#8211; 3:00 pm, Pineros y Campesinos [...]


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		<title>Havurah Shalom Celebrates Purim: Saturday, March 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Costumes, hamentashen, singing, and a special Purim Shpiel (play)&#8230;Purim is on the way! All ages are invited.
This year our celebration will focus more on kids, but will incorporate many of the familiar elements from years past, including:
 
2:45-3:30         Make Hamantashen and/or Masks:
3:30 &#8211; 5:00       Purim Spiel, Costume Parade, Singing: A kid-friendly rendition of the Purim story [...]


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		<title>Read the Torah of Wisconsin</title>
		<link>http://havurahshalom.org/1544/read-the-torah-of-wisconsin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mcastellar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Torah of Wisconsin
BY ELISSA BARRETT AND ARYEH COHEN
In the streets of Madison, we can hear the echoes of Torah. From Moses to Maimonides to modern day Rabbis across the country, Jews have a long and lively history of supporting the rights of working people. Rabbis Bonnie Margulis and Jonathan Biatch recently reported from Wisconsin [...]


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