Anti-Racism: Beginning at Home from the Rabbi by Rabbi Benjamin Barnett Once Heard a Fellow Jewish Leader, a Jew of Color, Share by Rabbi Joshua Lesser

Hakol January 2020 Volume 42, Issue 3

Photo by Ellen Regal Anti-Racism: Beginning at Home From the Rabbi by Rabbi Benjamin Barnett once heard a fellow Jewish leader, a Jew of color, share by Rabbi Joshua Lesser:

a story about being mistaken for a food delivery worker • Avoid making assumptions about gender identity, sexual at a Jewish convention. She was about to present on a orientation, religious identity, Jewish background, race or panel. Upon re-entering the building on her way there, I reasons for joining us. carrying a bag of takeout lunch which she had just purchased, • Respect a person’s identity and self-label, and respect a she was encountered by another convention participant who person’s chosen name and pronouns. Do not comment proceeded to take out her phone to settle her lunch order — about whether a name sounds Jewish or not. the lunch which she assumed this person was carrying. • Do not comment on whether someone looks Jewish I have never had an experience like the one my colleague or not. had. This fact demands being underscored. Never in all my years of entering synagogues, JCCs, Jewish camps, or other • Do not assume people want to only speak about their Jewish spaces has my Jewishness been questioned. That can identity, particularly when their identity is different from be attributed quite clearly to the fact that I am white. I have yours. Engage them in conversation and get to know heard Jews of color, on the other hand, recount time and again them. Be engaging rather than curious. having to endure experiences like this one. As my colleague • Do not expect a guest to immediately become your resource on understanding their identity. relayed the incident, she did not express shock. It was along the lines of what she had experienced, in one form or another, This past month we dedicated our annual Human Rights far too many times. Shabbat to the work of anti-racism. This is work we must do In the Jewish community, this is a reality we must be within Havurah and within the Jewish community as a whole. aware of and with which we must reckon. The Institute for There are many directions in which we can and will go during Jewish and Community Research estimates that 20% of the this effort. One road we must clearly take is that of revealing American Jewish community is racially and ethnically di- and dismantling any exclusive behaviors we practice within verse. Yet, as Rabbi Sandra Lawson and Donna Cephas ex- our own community. While none of us might intend to be plain, “There still exists an unspoken assumption that all exclusive, for those of us who are white, the chances are vir- American Jews are white and from Eastern European back- tually certain that we have violated, explicitly or subtly, the grounds.” Especially for those of us who are white, this erro- guidelines above. So let us begin, or re-dedicate, here, at neous assumption, which repeatedly hurts Jews of color and home in our own community. Let us each examine our as- all of us, is something we must diligently examine and work sumptions and work to ensure that everyone who calls Havu- to eradicate within ourselves. rah home, and everyone who walks through our doors, is hon- Toward this end, I offer these five guidelines practiced by ored as they are. May each of our Jewish identities be cele- Congregation Bet Haverim in Atlanta. They are given to us brated and supported.

Office Hours Monday — Thursday Friday Contents 10:00 am — 4:00 pm 10:00 am — 3:00 pm The Havurah Office will be closed on: January 1 & January 20

Anti-Racism: Beginning at Home 1 February Hakol Tuesday, January 14 Machzor Survey 2 Submission Deadline

Events 2-4 To find the form, click the “Submit” tab on Havurah’s website at havurahshalom.org. The Library: Thank You Miryam! 3 Weekly Email tinyurl.com/ Deadline: Upcoming HCAT Events 4 Submission Form HavShaNL Tuesdays, 12 pm MACG Looks at Housing Crisis 4 Adult B’nei Mitzvah: Feb. 1 4 To find this form, click the “Submit” tab on Havurah’s website at havurahshalom.org. Poverty & Homelessness Update 5 Have a Question Send your questions to: New Photo Submission Policy 6 About Havurah? [email protected] Memoir Writing Workshop 6 Revised Facilities Use Policy Havurah Staff 7 Kitchen Kvetch Anniversary Benjamin Barnett, Rabbi – [email protected] 8 Weekend in Quest Adela Basayne, Program Director – [email protected] 8 Celebrating Shabbat School Rachel Pollak, Office & Facilities Manager – [email protected] 9 Tributes & Photos Brad Pector, Communications & Membership Coordinator – [email protected] 10 Calendar Deborah Eisenbach-Budner, Education Director – [email protected] 11 Kabbalat Shabbat 12 Carrie Kirschner, Assistant Coordinator of Education – [email protected] Hakol is Havurah’s monthly newsletter that is edited, designed, and printed in-house by Havurah staff. Cover photo by Ellen Regal. The Machzor Survey Is Live! Spend time evaluating the Machzor options and then choose your favorite by going to: havurahshalom.org/machzor

Panim el Panim: Conversations on Israel & Palestine Thursdays, February 6 & 27, 7pm - 9pm at Havurah

Troubled by issues around Israel and Palestine? Looking for deeper understanding of your own and others’ perspectives? All Havurah members are welcome to join these evenings of honest and re- spectful dialogue about Israel and Palestine. In the context of intentional and supportive formats, we will encounter one another’s positions regarding this important and difficult topic. No prior knowledge or experience required, simply an open mind and a willingness to meet one another with honor and curiosity amidst our differences of perspective. Ideally participants will attend both sessions. Attendance at the first session is required for participation in the second. Coordinated by Nancy Becker, Lee Gordon, Eliana Temkin, and Rabbi Benjamin. Please reach out to any of us with questions.

Where Would We Be Without A Library? From Steering by Ken Lerner Have you ever been in our Havurah library? My guess is Shabbat School materials occupied the space that is now Debo- that every member has spent some time in that well-stocked rah’s office. Upon completion of the second stage of our con- and cared-for enclave at one point or another. But how many struction, the library was moved to its current home. have actually thought Miryam was assisted about how this resource in creating our current is sustained and curated library by Janet Byrd, for the benefit of all of with Kate Loggan em- us? ploying her professional We largely have librarian skills to help Miryam Brewer to thank create a catalogue sys- for her selfless devotion tem for our growing to the library for most of trove. Susan Lazareck the last 24 years. The was also a help in organ- library might not exist izing and shelving without her caring stew- books. The library has ardship, aided by a few grown under Miryam’s other helpful congre- patient guidance, using gants along the way. funds from our budget Miryam has decided that to continually update after 24 years of caring what is needed. for Havurah’s library she Miryam has devoted will step down from this herself to Havurah in role. We are beginning a many ways beyond the search for 1-3 people library. She served on who have the time and many committees, in- energy to continue to cluding the Steering sustain our library. Committee, served as Back before we had a building, Havurah Co-President from 2013-2015, and was the chair we also did not have much of a li- of our Rabbi Search Committee that culminated in the hir- brary. A selection of books for ing of Rabbi Benjamin, all the while nurturing and growing Shabbat School was kept in a rolling the library. Most recently she has added her talents and bookcase built by Bob Epstein, one energy to Havurah’s Leadership Development Team. of Havurah’s early members and Miryam is a shining example of a hands-on leader in a par- Havurah president from 1981-1982. ticipatory congregation, taking on many roles as the needs Shabbat School classes were held at arose. We are forever grateful for all she has given to help the MJCC, and the folding, rolling our community thrive. bookcase was stored in a closet there. Monica Moriarty became somewhat of a custodian of this tiny collection and color-coded the books. Miryam Brewer donated some of her own Judaica for this “library,” and Monica asked If this important service to the congregation might interest her if she would take on the task of maintaining our library. you, please contact Debbi Nadell or Shelley Sobel: debbin- When we moved to our new building in 1998 the library and [email protected] // [email protected]

Events Sacred Action: Contemplative Practice InterPlay Torah Study: Fun as a Spiritual Practice! for Engaging in the World Tuesdays, Jan. 7, 14, 21; Feb. 4, 11, 18, 7pm - 9 pm Wednesdays, Jan. 29 - March 4, 12 pm - 1pm Beginning in text, we’ll use “sacred play” to find and express In what ways can Jewish spiritual practice guide our work for our own meaning and connections to Torah. Facilitated by healing and justice in the world? In this group we will ex- Cassandra Sagan. plore this question together through learning, discussion, and practice. At each meeting we will engage in various modali- Leadership Development Training ties, including meditation, chanting, contemplative study, and Sunday, Jan. 12; March 15, 2 pm - 4:30pm self-reflection. Guidance will be given for continued practice Havurah’s Leadership Development Committee and MACG and engagement between sessions. Our intention will be to (Metropolitan Alliance for the Common Good) are teaming form a trusting and supportive group as a foundation for this up to present a series of three workshops for Havurah leaders sacred work. No experience necessary, but participants and members. To register, go to tinyurl.com/y6b6aa3n. For should be able to commit to all or nearly all of the meetings. info, contact Debbi Nadell at [email protected]. Please RSVP by January 15. Limited to 12 participants. Childcare is available with prior arrangement: please con- Facilitated by Rabbi Benjamin. tact Rachel in the Havurah office for this.

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Tikkun Olam Upcoming Havurah Climate Action Team Events MACG Delegates' HCAT (Havurah Climate Action Tu B’Shvat Assembly Looks at Team) is planning several upcoming February 10, time TBD at Havurah events around Tu B’Shvat and Earth Havurah members and guests are invit- Day. Exact times have not been worked ed to our second annual Tu B’Shvat Housing Crisis out for all events but the dates are set. Seder. Join us for prayer and learning Contact Harriet Cooke with questions about the critical role trees play in miti- at [email protected]. gating climate change. MACG holds regular meetings of delegates from member HCAT Book Group: The Hidden organizations to review cam- Climate Fair paigns and actions, budget and Life of Trees April 22, 2020, time and location TBD to hear from MACG Research Feb 3, 2020 7 pm - 8:30 pm at Havurah Join us for a celebration of the 50th Action Committees. These com- Leading up to Tu B’Shvat we will dis- anniversary of Earth Day. Havurah will mittees focus on social justice cuss this groundbreaking book about host a Climate Fair that will explore issues including climate change trees and forest communities. This book climate change and other environmental and environmental justice, im- is guaranteed to surprise you and issues. Learn how you can get involved. migrants' rights, and housing. change the way you think about trees We have invited other local Jewish There are Multnomah and and forests. Read before your next hike communities to join in planning and Clackamas housing teams. in the woods! hosting this event. Delegates focused on the housing crisis and heard personal stories detailing the pressures some MACG members are facing. 1-1 and group meetings Save the Date for Adult B’nei Mitzvah! were held to discuss creative solutions to the crisis. The Saturday, February 1, 2020; 6 Sh’vat 5780; Parashat Bo Storyline Community brought their traveling housing crisis exhibit to help delegates under- Please share in the joy of community and learning as Havurah stand the scope of the crisis. It Shalom’s Adult B’nei Mitzvah group is called to the Torah: has been determined that the main cause of homelessness is Amy Lennon, Kate Dreyfus, Benjamin Walters, Beth Yoha- the lack of affordable housing. MACG believes that we lem-Ilsley, Laurel Singer, Patricia Schwartz, Curtis Shipley, build the capacity for change Rachel Shipley, Nancy Spigal, Rochelle Hannah Cohen, when we come together for the common good. You can also Charles Green, and David Naphtali Kertzner visit macg.org to find out more. If you would like to join a After services, you are invited to a luncheon sponsored by the MACG Research Action Team B’nei Mitzvah group along with the help of the Havurah Communi- or the Havurah/MACG Core ty and other friends and family. RSVP here by January 19: Team that manages Havurah's relationship with MACG, please tinyurl.com/adultbneimitzvahHS. contact Andy Beers at his email address: [email protected].

Events Step into Havurah Parenting with Multiple Layers Saturday, Jan. 25, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Mondays, Feb. 10 & 24, 7 pm - 8:30 pm Are you new to Havurah? Or have you been a member for These two sessions aim to build a safe space for parents to be awhile but don't know what's been going on in the syna- heard, break down the isolation that can come with parenting, gogue? Have questions about how decisions are made? This is and explore how Jewish community and Judaism can be help- an opportunity to learn about the inner workings of Havurah! ful. Although each situation is unique and parenting experi- This session will offer some history, explain its organizational ences differ tremendously, mental/physical health conditions structure, and explore how our congregation is different from and a history of trauma can add another layer to parenting. other synagogues. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/StepIntoHavurah Facilitated by Laura Orgel, psychologist and child/family therapist, and Deborah Eisenbach-Budner. Maximum of 8 20th Annual Havdalah Service & Social participants; commitment to confidentiality prior to attend- Saturday, Jan. 25, 7pm at Cedar Sinai Park ance required. Please contact Laura at [email protected] Led by Rabbi Hannah of P’nai Or. Refreshments following. by January 20 to indicate your interest.

Tikkun Olam Poverty & Homelessness Volunteer Opportunities by Marcia Suttenburg The Poverty and Homelessness Committee of the Tikkun Olam Cluster offers Havurah members opportunities to volunteer in either direct service or advocacy/policy activities. We are currently clarifying our mission and goals as we focus our involvement with the following three organizations. We welcome your participation.

Interfaith Alliance on Poverty

This Alliance began in 2015 and is a volunteer-driven coalition of faith-based congregations on a common mission to work to alleviate poverty in the Portland region. The Alli- ance is focused to better understand and advocate for systems changes that address the root causes of poverty, such as Portland Homeless Family Solutions (PHFS) homelessness. Volunteers work on education and policy pro- This is an amazing shelter program for homeless families grams. with children in the Lents neighborhood. Havurah has com- mitted to a monthly evening of service (second Wednesday ______from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm) providing a meal, helping with things like sorting and organizing donations and supplies, and providing kid care to help with homework, read books, and All of these organizations offer Havurah members an hold babies, giving parents an opportunity to focus on other opportunity to be involved, either through service or policy/ tasks or just have a break. education work. Volunteers may work as part of a Havurah In addition to this second Wednesday work, a number of team, or give time as individuals representing our Havurah members also volunteer as individuals at their own conven- community. There are many opportunities for meaningful and ience. fun work! If you are interested in becoming involved in work around poverty and homelessness, please contact Gloria Halper at [email protected] or Steve Rudman at [email protected] and they will help you choose an area that best fits your interest, availability, and convenience. We look forward to your participation!

Lift Urban Portland (Lift UP) Volunteer for Poverty & Homelessness

Lift Urban Portland is a non-profit organization that aims to reduce hunger and improve the lives of low-income resi- Contact Gloria Halper at [email protected]. dents in northwest and downtown Portland. Volunteers can fill a variety of needs: picking up/gleaning food, packing food boxes at Lift UP’s northwest warehouse, delivering food to low-income residents, helping with nutrition and cooking classes; working in the Lift UP office, fundraising, and advocacy for food security. Havurah Shalom and Congregation Beth Israel are members of the Lift UP coalition.

Havurah members volunteering as part of the Poverty & Homelessness Committee.

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Policy Photo Submission Policy Approved by Steering

On December 10, this policy was approved by Steering. It goes • Photographers should only submit photos intended for into effect immediately. You can read the policy below. publication.

General Purpose • Havurah reserves the right to visually enhance photo-

Havurah Shalom has many members who take and submit pho- graphs such as by cropping, color correction, and other tographs for us to use in our emails, print publications, and on digital enhancements that do not change the original na- our website. The following policy has a positive dual effect of ture of the photograph. clarifying Havurah’s intentions and use of the submitted photograph(s), as well as outlining ways photographers’ rights will • If a photograph should be edited beyond the types of be respected. changes described above, a copy of the edited photograph will be shown to the photographer prior to publication, Definitions who can then give permission for use. The editor of the photograph may also be credited in print. For purposes of this policy, the term “submitted photograph” is used for any image taken or created by a member or nonmem- • Privacy concerns, including people’s likenesses being pub- ber that is then given to staff, physically or digitally. lished, will be addressed by a separate Havurah Photo Policy. Rules When Submitting Photographs Communal Responsibility • When photographs are submitted to staff, Havurah Shalom reserves the right to share these photographs, such as by Adherence to the rule for submitting photos is the responsibil- putting them in its community emails, print publications, ity of the entire Havurah community and staff. When submit- or on its website. ting photographs for the first time, Havurah members will be asked to acknowledge their understanding of this policy and • Staff members will save and store these photographs digi- acceptance to follow it. A copy of this policy will be shared tally and organize the data. To the best of their ability, with them physically or digitally, and they will need to accept they will include the photographer’s name, date, and the this policy for staff to use their submitted photographs. Once name of the event at which the photograph or photographs they have agreed to the terms of this policy once, all photo- were taken. graphs submitted by them thereafter will be considered usable.

• Staff will credit photographers whenever their identity is known by writing “Photo by [member name]” near the photograph it pertains to. Credits may also be given in other locations if deemed appropriate by staff (for instance: the masthead of Hakol).

Memoir Writing Workshop: Sign-up Now for Jan. 16! Thursdays, Jan. 16, 23, 30; Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27; March 5; 7 pm - 9 pm at Havurah

Do you like to write? Would you like to write word. We strive to be a supportive, reflective commu- more? This year’s Havurah Adult Writers Workshop nity using writing prompts and discussion to generate will begin on January 16–now three weeks earlier than short pieces each week. Participants select one of their listed in the 2019-2020 Havurah brochure. The work- pieces to develop in more depth and then share at a shop is for anyone who wants to explore their interest culminating and enthusiastically supportive Friday in prose writing–and is not a published writer or look- Oneg for the Havurah community. ing for support on a big writing project. Group size is limited to 8 participants. The public Led for the third time by Havurah member and reading will take place at a Friday Oneg, March 6. writing hack David Kertzner, the workshop welcomes people who have never shared their own writing or Please call David at 503-231-2906 to sign up or if worked in a group before, but would like to try! The you have questions. Priority is given to first-timers, but focus is memoir writing in the broadest sense of the all are welcome.

Policy Revisions to Our Facility Use & Sponsorship Policy by Ken Lerner Havurah Shalom is now 40 years old, and much has circumstances where a Havurah committee has an ongoing rela- changed over the years of our existence. From our informal tionship with an outside group that has been approved by the start, members had to determine a governance structure. And Steering Committee. with governance came policies about how things would operate Section II.E.3.a shortens the lead time for requesting a fee for the benefit of all. We now have many policies on a range of or rental reduction from 60 days to 30 days. topics, and the Steering Section III.C makes Committee has been en- clear that once a committee gaged in an effort to or- has an approved, ongoing ganize, cull, and update relationship with a partner these to make them organization it does not openly available and need further permission to fitting to our current cir- co-sponsor meetings, cumstances. events, or activities with For instance, we did that partner organization. not always have a build- Section III.E.4 adds a ing to call home. But sponsorship guideline con- when we bought, reno- sideration of whether the vated, and moved into request for sponsorship our current building oth- from an outside group er issues arose, such as aligns with the current how we would manage work of the congregation our facility. Also, as we through its committee have grown and become structure. The purpose is to more involved in Tikkun focus more on events or Olam work, we have had issues that are consistent to wrestle with how and with our current work over when we lend our voice requests that may be meri- or name to actions or Past President Ken Lerner reads at the 40th Shabbat School Celebration. torious but are farther re- legislative efforts that we moved from the work that perceive as important community-wide issues. Both of these the congregation is actively engaged in. concerns are addressed in our Facility Use and Sponsorship Sections IV and V are new. They were added because our Policy (FUSP), which has been revised several times over the former policy did not directly address how we should make years. The most recent revision was approved by Steering this decisions about taking political positions, and did not address past November to address changes in our governance model and when members could use Havurah Shalom as a personal identi- growth of our Tikkun Olam projects. Special thanks to Chris fier in public settings. These new sections were added to clarify Coughlin and Roy Pulvers for extraordinary contributions to and provide guidance on when it may be appropriate for Havu- this effort, and to Ben Walters for his help along the way. rah to take positions on issues of public policy, and to make Because this is a lengthy and technical document, it went clear to members what is expected when they use Havurah’s through a year-long process of re-examination, re-drafting, and name in public-facing settings. circulation to the Steering Committee and Tikkun Olam to ar- I urge all members who are interested to read the policies rive at the current language. This article is meant to briefly expressed in the FUSP, or specific portions that interest them. highlight some of the key substantive revisions, and is by no Thoughts, questions, concerns, or suggestions are always wel- means a side-by-side comparison. Changes such as re- come and could lead to further editing of the policy in response. organization, numbering and renumbering, or clarifying edits Feel free to contact me at [email protected], or any of the other will not be addressed here. officers or Steering Committee members. Section I is new and contains definitions. The Executive Subgroup is a new identifier to replace the Executive Commit- tee that was eliminated with the changes made to our govern- Read Our Facility Use & Sponsorship Policy ance structure a few years ago. Section II is modified by eliminating a provision that tinyurl.com/havurahFUSP groups that deny Israel’s right to exist could not us our facilities. It was felt that this language was too broad and ill-defined, did not address the reality of many current objections to Israeli governmental policies and actions, and was adequately covered by section II.A.1. Subsection A.1 was also amended to include the terms “violence” and “political ideology” as bases for pro- hibiting a group’s use of Havurah facilities. Section II. D is in a new place for purposes of clarity. Two new sections were added (II.E.1 and III.C) to address

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Community The Kitchen Kvetch: Kvetch Anniversary by Adele Thompson Preparing to write this column we were surprised to find ing leftovers to upcoming events — takes a certain tolerance that over a year of kvetching has passed. But in looking back for inconsistency but we are dreaming here. we were also surprised to see how often we have repeated ma- While it can be useful in an emergency for us to have a terial. Reviewing. Reminding. broad range of basic skills, I Recycling. By now some of you think for the most part we are could write this for me. So giv- specialists without exceptional ing you credit for some reten- aptitude or interest in every ele- tion, while pointing out that new ment. Acknowledging this, we kitchen signage makes it ever can see value in everyone be- easier for you to find what you coming as comfortable as they need or even figure out the dish- need to be in the kitchen while washer, let's move on today. not necessarily being enthusias- Dreaming a little…. Who tic experts in the details. We knows about the Havurah cook- could meet halfway (still dream- book that Gloria Halper coming) with your support for the piled over 15 years ago? If you general program assisted by are curious, we are trying to those who are more intrigued place a copy in the Havurah with the principles and practices. library. Would anyone consider Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. The working on a revised edition? rest is commentary. Or, a slightly foreign Many questions come up thought that emerged from a Labels like this one have been placed on the kitchen cabinets. in the course of kitchen life at conversation with Nancy Beck- Havurah and we know that you er, maybe we should de-emphasize food this year. Does every also have lots of ideas and opinions. In place of a "kitchen cabi- meeting require refreshments? Lowering consumption could net" the kvetch column could be a conduit. Or maybe an old- benefit many of us as well as the environment (does not apply fashioned suggestion box will do. to most teens or bicycle commuters). Juggling this thought with We appreciate the free hand we have been given with this another of our professed goals — reducing food waste by pass- column and thank you for your kind interest.

Weekend in Quest 2020: The Dreyfus Affair The fourteenth annual Weekend in Quest, a Shabba- around this question. ton (study weekend), will be held on the weekend of She will present four lectures on the topic “Friends, March 6-8, 2020, in Astoria, Oregon. Weekend in Quest Foes, Fanatics and Proto-Fascists: The Dreyfus Affair in is sponsored by The Institute for Judaic Studies in Port- Fin-de-Siècle France (1894-1906).” Her lecture titles land. are “The Dreyfus Affair and the Origins of Modern Anti Evlyn Gould is College of Arts and Sciences Distin- -Semitism,” “Bernard Lazare: Unsung Hero of the guished Professor in the Humanities and Professor Dreyfus Affair,” “Modern Marranos: Marcel Proust and Emerita of French at the University of Oregon, where the Salons of Turn-of-the-Century France,” and “The she has taught since 1983. She also serves as cantorial Trials of Public Education and the Rise of the Modern intern at Temple Beth Israel in Eugene and as Hazzanite Secular State.” at Temple Har Zion in Mt. Holly, New Jersey. Also included in the Shabbaton will be Shabbat ser- Prof. Gould's work focuses on 19th century French vices led by Beth Hamon and Elizabeth Schwartz of literature, culture, and the performing arts, as well as Havurah Shalom. We will enjoy catered kosher-style issues in Jewish and European Studies. She is the author meals including a festive Erev Shabbat dinner, Kiddush of Virtual Theater from Diderot to Mallarmé (1989), lunch and Saturday evening dinner. Social time, enter- The Fate of Carmen (1996; 2001), and co-author and tainment and possibly a Shabbat afternoon walk along editor of Engaging Europe: Rethinking a Continent in the Columbia River will also be woven into the experi- Change (2005; 2007). Her latest book, Dreyfus and the ence. The weekend promises to be a dynamic, spiritual, Literature of the Third Republic: Secularism and Toler- and educational experience.

ance in Zola, Barrès, Lazare and Proust (2012) ex- plores the "Jewish question" during the Dreyfus Affair For more information, go to weekendinquest.org or in France and the moral turning of each of these authors contact Mimi Epstein at [email protected].

Celebrating 40 Years of Shabbat School!

Thank you to all the folks who helped us celebrate with their beautiful music, beautiful words, decorating, feeding people, organizing, movie making, and rejoicing.

All praise and thanks to the hundreds of families who have built Shabbat School, to the parent- teachers who have invested immeasurable time, energy, creativity, faith, and persistence, and to the Havurahniks who have lead the community with wisdom and devotion.

If you missed it, make sure to watch our 40 year retrospective on Shabbat School here: tinyurl.com/HS40YearVideo

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In the next month, Tributes

Havurah Shalom will call to the General Contributions Prayerbook Fund Torah the following B’nei Anne M. Goldberg, in honor of Susan Eve Berry, in honor of Susan Brenner and the Mitzvah: Lazareck. Machzor Committee. I appreciate all the thoughtfulness that has gone into this Anonymous, in memory of Harris Hyman, in decision. loving memory. January 18

Nathaniel Shine Rabbi Discretionary Fund High Holidays Contributions Roberta Schmalz, in memory of our beloved Son of Sarah and Greg Shine Mary and Sandy Pomerantz, in honor of Mary grandmother Hilda Siegel. and Sammy Pomerantz Roll. Jason Labinger, in memory of Karen Labinger. January 25 Eileen Lipkin, in memory of Herman J. Lipkin. Cora Paasch Daughter of Educator's Discretionary Fund Greta Klungness and Christopher Diane Budner, in memory of my beloved husband, Alan. Congratulations to my granddaughter, Paasch Vivy Kaye Diamond, who honored us Robbin and Jan DeWeese, in honor of all with her spectacular accomplish- Deborah Eisenbach-Budner and helpers who Please join us in celebration and ments in the Honors College of organized and executed a wonderful University of Oregon. welcome them to our community. celebration of Shabbat School. — Sivia Kaye Mazel tov! Michele H. Goldschmidt, in memory of my father, Clarence Francis Hanson.

Havurah members and prospective members (above and left) at Havurah’s Winter Welcome Tea, listening to Cassandra Sagan tell an old Hasidic story.

Deborah Eisenbach-Budner (left) talks about Havurah’s unique Shabbat School model. The festivities ended with plenty of chocolate cake (above).

January 2020

Havurah Shalom Non-Profit Org. 825 NW 18th Ave. US Postage Portland, OR 97209-2333 PAID Portland, OR Permit No. 2180

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RSVP for Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner Kabbalat Shabbat Registration Form

Friday, Janurary 10, 2020 First and last name(s) for name tag(s): ______Dinner at 6:30 pm ______

Services at 7:30 pm Number of Adults (Ages 13+) ______Cost adjustments for the dinner are available. $16.50 Each $______Contact Rachel in the Havurah office for information at (503) 248-4662. She will be happy to help. Number of children ages 4 to 12 ______

$5.50 each $______Dinner will include dairy-free, gluten-free, & nut-free choices. Number of children ages 3 & under ______You are invited to bring wine/juice to celebrate. No Charge

RSVP by Sunday, January 5 Consider an extra donation to ______help others attend Please mail the completed form (on the right) with payment to the Havurah office or visit Total Enclosed $______www.havurahshalom.org/KabbalatShabbat to pay online.

Due to space limitations, we must limit seats for the dinner, so please sign up Childcare is available for ages 2-8, from 6:30 pm until as soon as possible to be assured of a seat. Registration will close when seats the end of the service. are filled; however, RSVP no later than the time noted above. If your RSVP is Name(s) & age(s) of child(ren): ______being mailed, please let the office know. All are welcome to attend the service at 7:30 pm — no RSVP required. If you are unable to attend the ______dinner, we hope you will join us for services.