We are an extended family of Jews by birth and by choice. We are blessed to be a dynamic, egalitarian, spiritual community, rich in diverse approaches to Jewish learning and practice. We strive to deepen personal connection to the Divine through prayer, music, movement, and storytelling. We are proud to be an LGBTQ Safe Zone.
Mussar Practices for Uncertain Times; Passover, Freedom and the Wisdom of Not Knowing The Havurah Synagogue and Temple Emek Shalom are co-hosting a dynamic weekend of learning, prayer, music and community featuring Estelle Frankel, MFT on April 5-7,… Read More
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Wednesday, May 15, 7:30 PM. Tickets are $22 advance, $25 door and available at Brownpapertickets.com or at the Music Coop in Ashland PURCHASE TICKETS YAIR DALAL composer, violinist, oud player singer and a teacher; A prolific ethnic musician, plays… Read More
Please join us for an evening of music, story and tradition with wonderful food and a community Seder that feels intimate. Rabbi David leads an interactive Seder, unpacking the beautiful story of our people. Registration is online and simple to do.
Read MoreMiddle Eastern Rhythms of Peace
Wednesday, May 15, 7:30 PM, $22 advance, $25 door available online at Brownpapertickets.com and at the Music Coop.
Read MoreThursday, May 16, 7:30 PM, $20
Tickets $20 at the Music Coop or online at http:// https://shanekoyczan.brownpapertickets.com
Read MoreThe Singing Out Tour 2019
Tickets at the Music Coop or online at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4104248
Saturday, June 29, 7:30 PM at the Havurah
Read MorePlease join us for an evening of music, story and tradition with wonderful food and a community Seder that feels intimate. Rabbi David leads an interactive Seder, unpacking the beautiful story of our people. Registration is online and simple to do.
Tom Paxton and The DonJuans
In concert March 7 at 7:30 PM
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and folk icon, Tom Paxton, teams up with the Grammy winning singer/songwriter duo The DonJuans – Don Henry & Jon Vezner. Collectively, their songs have been covered by: Harry Belafonte, John Mellencamp, Miranda Lambert, Neil Diamond, Ray Charles, Nancy Griffith, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, Kathy Mattea, John Denver, Faith Hill, B.J. Thomas, Blake Shelton, Peter, Paul & Mary and Bob Dylan.
Concert producer David Zaslow says, “Tom Paxton has composed some of the great folk songs of all time: The Last Thing On My Mind, Ramblin’ Boy, I Can’t Help But Wonder, Bottle of Wine, and Whose Garden Was This. He’s been a folk music hero of mine since 1965 and it really is an honor for us to host him in what promises to be a fantastic evening of music, memories, and inspiration.”
After 56 years of performing around the world and writing and recording innumerable songs and recordings, Tom Paxton has found yet another outlet for his creativity; he has joined his friends and song-writing colleagues Jon Vezner and Don Henry –– known collectively as The DonJuans. About their concerts their agent Jim Fleming humorously says that “in writing and performing the experience of Tom with the DonJuans is calculated to keep them too busy to get into trouble. A trembling world awaits the results.”
Tom’s career has taken him from his days as a drama student at The University of Oklahoma to thousands of concerts in a variety of venues––from coffee houses in Greenwich Village to The Albert Hall in London to Carnegie Hall in New York; from festivals in Hong Kong to Denmark, from Tokyo to Oslo.
He has done over 50 concert tours of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and has recorded over 50 albums of his own songs. Recordings of his songs by other artists number in the hundreds and include artists such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Judy Collins, John Denver, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul & Mary, to name just a very few.
He began his performing career in Greenwich Village in 1960, coming in on weekends from Fort Dix, New Jersey, where he was toiling away in the Clerk Typist School. (He used his typewriter one day to compose his famous song for children, The Marvelous Toy, later a hit for The Chad Mitchell Trio and Peter, Paul & Mary). Upon his release he stayed in New York and put in several years playing in now-legendary coffee houses like The Gaslight and befriending other singers like Dave Van Ronk, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, and Eric Andersen.
His shows with The DonJuans have him on his toes. Paxton says; “These guys are long-ball hitters and if I don’t want to get smoked I’d better do a little rehearsing. I probably need to do that anyway,” he says, laughing. “It certainly couldn’t hurt.”
Tickets are available at the Music COOP in Ashland and online at www.brownpapertickets.com. $35 Premier seating, $25 General Seating. The Havurah is located at 185 N Mountain Ave. in Ashland. Call 541-488-7716 for more info.
Mussar Practices for Uncertain Times;
Passover, Freedom and the Wisdom of Not Knowing
The Havurah Synagogue and Temple Emek Shalom are co-hosting a dynamic weekend of learning, prayer, music and community featuring Estelle Frankel, MFT on April 5-7, 2019.
Rabbi Emanuel Ben-David leads a monthly Kabbalat Shabbat at 5:30 PM for less than one hour.
The next date is Friday, March 15th at 5:30 PM for less than one hour.
Mark your calendars now and join us.
Welcome Shabbat with song, prayer and chant.
Welcome Shabbat and head home for your Shabbos meal. Short and very sweet!
Wisdom Garden Program for 8-14 year olds
The Havurah Synagogue’s Wisdom Garden program is opening on Saturday, September 29 at 12:30 PM. The program provides a hands-on program for 8-10 year olds and pre-teen and teens. The focus of the curriculum is to give our children and teens the confidence to be the best they can be by helping make the world and the planet a better place.
Beginner’s Hebrew Class begins Thursday, May 17 with Rabbi David Zaslow. Five weeks. Fee is $25 members, $40 non-members and includes the text. Call 541-488-7716 to pre-register by May 2.
Advanced beginner’s Class with Ayala Zonnenschein, American Israeli, for Advanced Beginners who would like to become more fluent readers, learn Hebrew roots and gain vocabulary.
Class meets on Mondays from 2-3:30 PM. $20 donation for each 4 week block for members, $25 for non-members. Classes are ongoing and open to new students.
Call Ayala at 541-393-0805 for more info
CARLEBACH KABBALAT SHABBAT
Join Hadassah Dejack and Allen Kenner for monthly Kabbalat Shabbat gatherings on Friday nights. The short (less than one hour) gathering of singing in Shabbat is followed by a veggie potluck dinner and group clean up. Bring your instruments and stay after the meal to play music and shmooze. All welcome. Next date Frida.y, November 23, 2018
Here are some links if you would like to familiarize yourself with the music we’ll be singing:
First song of the service:
Yedid Nefesh sung at the grave of the Baal Shem Tov Click Here
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