Both the Jewish and African-American communities have suffered atrocities in the past. What can first-person narratives tell us about the commonalities between these experiences? How do they differ? What can an Italian chemist who survived Auschwitz tell us about a road map for healing race relations going forward? A lecture by nationally-known scholar Nancy Harrowitz, “Connecting the Legacies: Primo Levi, Holocaust Testimonies and ’12 Years a Slave’” offers an opportunity for all of us to see how our collective histories affect our present and our future.
We will gather each week to find some moments of quiet. We’ll start with a brief teaching and/or song, and then sit together in silence. We’ll end with brief optional hevruta (Jewish study) sharing. This is for folks with experience in meditation, those with curiosity but no experience, and those who wonder what happens when Jews aren’t talking the whole time. The group will be led by Deborah Eisenbach-Budner and community members. Please call 503-248-4662 ext 5 with any questions. Come when you can.
Thought-provoking films and discussion afterwards by Israeli Shaliach Shiran Halfon.
One Film Cost: $8 (guest) $5 (members)
Series pass: $20 (guest) $12 (members)
Register at: oregonjcc.org/film
WANT TO DO SHABBAT BUT HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO FALL ASLEEP EARLY?
Congregation Shaarie Torah & PJ Library Present:
A Little Shabbat at Shaarie Torah
Join Rabbi Josh Rose and Dorice Horenstein for a lively Shabbat full of singing, greeting, stories, eating and new friends. Come welcome Shabbat together with our young community. Appropriate for families with children in preschool, 2 years and older.
Free and open to all, no prior knowledge/Hebrew required
Interfaith families welcome!
3rd Friday of the Month
5-6:30 pm
Temple Emek Shalom and the Havurah Synagogue join in inviting young families to the upcoming PJ Library events. PJ Library is a Jewish literacy organization providing young children up to eight years of age with free Jewish books each month. There will be two events each month this year facilitated by Cyrise Beatty Schachter, local storytellers, song leaders, artists and rabbis.
A Tot Shabbat with a light, organic meal is planned for Friday, October 16 at 5:00 PM at Temple Emek Shalom, 1800 E. Main St., Ashland. Please call 541-488-7716 for more info and to RSVP for the Tot Shabbat so that ample food will be available.
Young children (0-5) and their parents celebrate Shabbat with singing, movement, blessings, and storytelling. We touch on the main highlights of the Shabbat morning service: wonder, fun, song, listening to the world, dancing, and Torah. Afterwards, we enjoy an informal oneg nosh and the chance to play and schmooze. Led by Deborah Eisenbach-Budner.
Please RSVP at RSVP@havurahshalom.org by Oct. 14.
This class focuses on giving contemporary parents the tools they need to bring holiness into their daily lives. We’ll begin by taking a look at the soul planted within us and how we can integrate it into other aspects of our life. We’ll rediscover the spiritual side of food and eating; and appreciate the wonder of the human body. We’ll explore the many blessings that invoke holiness at bedtime, when we awake, and when we are outside appreciating the wonders of nature. We’ll learn the central core at the heart of every Jewish prayer service. Each class will introduce blessings and prayers with an explanation of their meaning and their accompanying melodies. Come be inspired and have your joy of life expanded and enriched.Taught by Natan Meir. Free to Neveh Shalom members, $36 for non-members. (no class on Oct. 11)
P’nai Or’s Siddur (prayer book) study class will resume on October 18, 2:30 to 4:00 PM, in the St. Mark’s classroom or social hall located at 9750 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland. No knowledge of the prayer book or of Hebrew is required, and it’s open to new students as well as returning students.
The purpose of the class is to gain an understanding of the multiple meanings behind each prayer, enriching our davenen (praying) experience and empowering us to pray more independently.
The first class will include an overview of the morning prayer service (Shacharit service). We’ll talk about how the destruction of the second Temple changed our fundamental relationship with prayer, and we will review how the Shacharit service is a voyage through the four worlds of Kabbalah.
Although not essential, Bob Lowe requests that you email him at robert.a.lowe.pdx@gmail.com if you plan to attend, so that he can send you materials in advance of the class.
Classes will generally be the third Sunday of the month, 2:30 to 4:00 pm.
Each Adult Ed session is free for members, $10 for nonmembers.
Friends of Robison hosts “Bingo for our Residents,” a fundraiser supporting the residents of Robison Jewish Health Center at Cedar Sinai Park. Sunday, Oct. 18, 6:30-8:30 pm. $ 18.00 per person. Snacks, prizes, Fun! Bring your spouse, significant other and friends! Games will take place at Congregation Beth Israel in Goodman Hall. Call 503-482-5814 for questions or Mary Jane Schenk at CSP for reservations at 971-717-7165. 18.00 per person to support the Residents of Robison and Cedar Sinai Park.