Each month the MJCC and PJA communities will collect items for the monthly mitzvah. Drop off items in the green bin in the MJCC lobby. Check the display for how you can participate and donate to these worthy causes.
This project reflects the Jewish commitment to Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), providing opportunities to give back to our community.
Please drop off items in the green bin in the MJCC Lobby.
June
New and Like New Children’s and Teen Clothing and New (packaged) Underwear for foster children and their families
• Project Lemonade
• With Love (Oregon)
“Prayer, Poetry & Politics”
The Next-Generation Leaders of Jewish Renewal to
Lead Weekend of Spirituality in Ashland
Rabbi Rachel Barenblat, the Velveteen Rabbi and Rabbi David Markus
Contact: Ayala Zonnenschein ayala@ashlandhavurah.org (541) 488-7716
Havurah Shir Hadash (Ashland, Oregon) announces a weekend of spiritual learning and transformation with nationally-recognized rabbis Rachel Barenblat and David Markus over the weekend of June 5-6, 2020. The weekend, “Prayer, Poetry, & Politics: renewing the call to bless and repair the world,” will feature spirited, musical and participatory prayer in the innovative style of Jewish Renewal, and opportunities to learn with Barenblat and Markus about public affairs, mysticism, blessing, ethics, poetic liturgy and the ethical path of spiritual innovation.
Rabbi David Zaslow, the spiritual leader of the Havurah since 1996 says, “This weekend of prayer and learning promises to be spectacular. The gifts that Rabbi Barenblatt and Rabbi Markus will bring are at the cutting edge of the new and emerging forms of Jewish spiritual practice.”
Rabbi David Markus’ perspective on faith in public life reflects his unique position as North America’s only pulpit rabbi simultaneously holding a public oath of office. His teachings on spiritual channeling will offer ways to give and be a blessing. Rabbi Rachel’s perspective on spiritual creativity reflects her position at the intersection of professional poetry and rabbinic leadership. She will teach on balancing artistic authenticity with healthy ethical boundaries, and share some of the poetry for which she was named one of America’s “most inspiring rabbis.”
Rabbi Rachel Barenblat is known nationally for her writings as The Velveteen Rabbi. She says, “Religion and spirituality, at their core, are about building a wise, loving and ethical future together. ” Rabbis Barenblat and Markus serve together as senior builders at Bayit: Building Jewish (a Jewish innovation incubator). Rabbi Markus says, “We learned this Jewish path from the legacy of Reb Zalman as a continuing call that our increasingly fractured world especially needs now.”
Rabbi Markus is the nation’s only pulpit rabbi simultaneously holding a public oath of office. In spiritual life, Markus serves as rabbi and music director for Temple Beth El (New York, NY), and seminary faculty at the Academy for Jewish Religion. In secular life, Markus presides in New York Supreme Court as part of a parallel public service career that has spanned all branches and levels of government – from presidential campaigns to legislation to environmental affairs. Markus has won numerous awards as an “innovator in public service” (Harvard University).
Rabbi Barenblat is one of “America’s most inspiring rabbis” (Forward 2016). Barenblat serves as rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel (North Adams, MA); her Velveteen Rabbi blog was rated as one of the top sites on the Internet (Time Magazine 2008). Barenblat is an accomplished poet and narrator of Jewish spiritual life: her collections include Texts to the Holy (Ben Yehuda 2018), Open My Lips (Ben Yehuda 2016), Waiting to Unfold (Phoenicia 2013) and 70 faces: Torah poems (Phoenicia 2011)
The weekend schedule is below. For additional information and to register, please visit the Shir Hadash website at https://havurahshirhadash.org/2020/01/shabbaton-2020.
Fri., June 5 7:00 pm Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
9:00 pmCelebratory oneg of food and drink
Sat., June 6 9:00 am Innovative “All Worlds” Torah study
10:00 am Shabbat service & keynote: Faith in the Public Square
12:30 pm Catered lunch
1:15 pm And I Will Bless Them: Becoming Spiritual Vessels
2:15 pm Spiritual Creativity: Authenticity, Boundaries & Balance
3:15 pm Break
7:00 pm Seudat Shlishit (“dining” on poetry and song), Social
Justice Havdalah & Poetry Jam
Torah Troop for 3rd-5th Graders
1st and 3rd Shabbat every month at 10:00am
Torah Troop allows families at Congregation Neveh Shalom to move into the main sanctuary while still enjoying youth-oriented activity. At 10:00am, families meet in the main service. After the beginning Torah service, youth join their friends for a lesson on the Torah portion (parsha) of the week with adult leaders, and come back to help lead the Adon Olam at the end of the service.
As always, we end with our community for lunch!
Young Family Tot Shabbat for children 0-5 years, at CNS
1st and 3rd Saturdays, 10:15am, Zidell Chapel
Experience the joy of Shabbat! A fun and engaging service for families with kids 5 and under. Join our early childhood educators: Levia, and Amy and their good friend Shabbos Mouse for our liveliest Shabbat service.
Enjoy singing, dancing, storytelling and more!
Stay for a kiddush lunch and become a part of our young family community.
Jewish Community Orchestra: 2019 – 2020 Season
All concerts: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students.
Children under 6 free. Tickets at the door.
More info: JCO
FALL CONCERT
Meyerbeer – Overture to Les Huguenots
Vaughan Williams – The Wasps Suite
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Sunday, November 17
3:00 pm
YOUNG ARTISTS SHOWCASE
Goldmark – Scherzo for Orchestra
4 concerti soloists
Sunday, February 9
3:00 pm
SPRING CONCERT
Goldmark – In Italien Overture
R. Strauss – Horn Concerto No. 1
Dan Partridge, soloist
Diamond – Elegy in Memory of Maurice Ravel
Rimsky-Korsakov – Sinfonietta on Russian themes
Sunday, April 2
3:00 pm
SEASON FINALE
Beethoven – Fidelio Overture
Mahler – Songs of a Wayfarer
Laura Beckel Thoreson, soloist
Franck – Symphony in d minor
Sunday, June 7
3:00 pm
Gates of Light: A New-Old Approach to Torah and Kabbalah
Jewish mysticism helps us understand the Torah, the world, and ourselves. Delve into the core teachings of the majestic Kabbalistic tradition. Red bracelets aren’t going to do it – dig deep into the texts and into ourselves. Join Rabbi Joshua Rose for a look into the book Sha’arei Orah – Gates of Light.
Join us virutally every other Monday starting on April 27, 2020.
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Free and open to the community.
Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrf-qpqDItGdI7YNnnX2p-QTtAPxYuwWL5
In partnership with Congregation Shaarie Torah
Mah Jongg for Beginners
Learn to play this ancient game. It will give your mind a workout!
Tuesday Mornings
May 19 – June 23
10:30 am – 12:30 pm, CG304
Cost: $110. Members: $90.
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration
Join Sylvia Frankel in the lobby for a discussion in Hebrew. Purchase lunch or just enjoy the conversation. Some conversational Hebrew required.
Tuesdays, 12:15 pm
Mah Jongg for Intermediate Players
Take your game to the next level.
Tuesday Afternoons
May 19 – June 23
1:30 – 3:30 pm, CG305
Cost: $110. Members: $90.
Register: oregonjcc.org/registration