Social Action – Moving Forward!!
November 29, 2010
Inclement Weather and Havurah Events
November 23, 2010
As we head into the stormy winter weather, please be aware that some events may be postponed or cancelled due to icy road conditions. If the weather seems to interfere with safe driving, we will record a cancellation message on the main Havurah Shalom phone message (503-248-4662) at least 2 hours before each event and update the website calendar.
Join us for the next Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner on December 10th. Online registration now available!
November 17, 2010
Second Friday Kabbalat Shabbat Services: December 10 at 6:30 pm
Did you miss it!? Or were you one of 140 standing through the opening niggun of the service, joining in song and prayer as we welcomed in the day of rest? We provided the food, and you provided the energy throughout a memorable evening.
The next dinner is scheduled on December 10th and is the Human Rights Shabbat, being celebrated across the country, on the 61st Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
A modestly-priced dinner will be incorporated into the service starting at 6:30 pm(contact the office for details). Water and Teas are provided so please bring your own wine and juice.
If you can’t attend dinner, please come to the service portion.
Future Dates: January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8, May 13
You won’t want to miss the next one. Send in your RSVP form and your check, and you can still make the December 3rd deadline for the December service. Or pay online, using this convenient registration website . Please note that there is a $1.00 service charge for each person for online registration.
And place this event on your calendar on the second Friday of each month.
Havurah Takes Donations On-Line
November 8, 2010
Anyone who wishes to make a donation to Havurah can now do so using our secure on-line link. You can use your credit card and you will be able to designate a Fund for the donation, indicate if the donation is in honor or memory of someone and even make it recurring! It’s very user-friendly, just go to this link. You will get a receipt e-mailed to you immediately and a copy goes to the Havurah office so that Tribute notes can still go out.
The link for these donations is also found on every page of our website. Look in the footer area for “Donate Securely to Havurah Shalom”.
Please remember that Havurah will pay a fee for credit card transactions, so consider adding a little to your donation to cover this. Typically, the fee is 3-4% (fees vary based on the type of credit card you use).
Read Rabbi Joey’s Book Review on David Grossman’s To the End of the Land.
November 5, 2010
In theory, a woman’s view of big events would dispense with hype we commonly associate with androcentric historiography. David Grossman’s tour de force, To the End of the Land, attempts this authorial subterfuge. It’s a double-nuanced title, but the original Hebrew name for the novel translates to something more like Woman Running Away from the News. In fact, she (whose life serves as a prism for all else that has happened in this story of stories) cannot tolerate hearing anything more, especially regarding her soldier son’s safety. At sixty, she instead hikes the land, out of cell-phone range, and brings along an old friend. Everyone wants to check in these days and be apprised of what’s happening, but when it comes to happenings in the family, especially when survival is the ever-present leitmotif, getting away from it all is sometimes necessary.
Click here to read complete review.
