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.
ISLE OF KLEZBOS IN CONCERT – TUESDAY, JULY 10TH, 7:30 PM On Tuesday, July 10 at 7:30 PM the Havurah Synagogue will host ISLE of KLEZBOS in concert. Tickets are $25 in advance, available at the Music Coop,… Read More
TWO MITZVAHS, TWO BENEFITS! אנחנו זוכרים WE REMEMBER Purchase plaques by June 1 and pay only $26 each, or seven for $22 each! Remembrance is not only about bringing loved ones to mind, but calls us to do… Read More
Yom Ha’atzmaute: Israel Independence Day Slide Show with Rabbi David Wed. eve April 18 at 7:30 PM Last year Rabbi David spent a week in Poland that culminated in an extraordinary event where he marched with thousands of high school students… Read More
Exits and Entrances, a farewell reading in celebration of National Poetry Month
Join Rabbi David and long-time Havurah member, Jonah Bornstein, on Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30 PM for a poetry reading before Jonah and Rebecca depart for Denver.
TWO MITZVAHS, TWO BENEFITS!
אנחנו זוכרים WE REMEMBER
Purchase plaques by June 1 and pay only $26 each, or seven for $22 each!
Remembrance is not only about bringing loved ones to mind, but calls us to do things to honor their memory and the impact they have had upon us.
To remember is to lift up all those things our ancestors have taught us so that their lives continue through our own hearts.
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Yom Ha’atzmaute: Israel Independence Day Slide Show with Rabbi David
Wed. eve April 18 at 7:30 PM
Last year Rabbi David spent a week in Poland that culminated in an extraordinary event where he marched with thousands of high school students from around the world. They marched from Auchwitz to Berkinau to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. They flew to Israel and a week later celebrated Israeli Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaute. Read More
Exits and Entrances, a farewell reading in celebration of National Poetry Month
Join Rabbi David and long-time Havurah member, Jonah Bornstein, on Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30 PM for a poetry reading before Jonah and Rebecca depart for Denver.
Join Havurah Shir Hadash and Temple Emek Shalom for our yearly shared commemoration of Yom HaShoah this Thursday evening, April 12th at 7:00pm at TES. The Director and some of the cast the Collaborative Theater Project’s recent powerful performance of “The Diary of Anne Frank” will be on hand to talk about how putting on the play impacted them. Rabbi David will share about his experience in Auschwitz last year as part of the March of the Living program, and Rabbi Joshua will bring some “poetry of witness” from Paul Celan, Nellie Sachs, and others. As always, we will light candles and offer songs and prayers in memory of the six million and more.
ISLE OF KLEZBOS IN CONCERT – TUESDAY, JULY 10TH, 7:30 PM
On Tuesday, July 10 at 7:30 PM the Havurah Synagogue will host ISLE of KLEZBOS in concert. Tickets are $25 in advance, available at the Music Coop, 268 E. Main St. in Ashland or online at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3385911
Rabbi Sue Morningstar will teach a series of classes on Age-ing to Sage-ing, rooted in the teachings of Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. The class will be limited to 12 participants so as to ensure an intimate group in which to do deep sharing. No live streaming will be Read More
Judaism: The Essential Spiritual Practice, Ethics & Ritual, begins Thursday, Feb 1,
5-6 PM at the Havurah
Rabbi David and guest teachers, including Rabbi Sue, Morah Cyrise, Devorah Zaslow, Emanuel Ben-David and others, will each take on a topic to introduce you to the essential ritual and ethical spiritual practices. Each week one topic will be covered including Shabbat,
Wisdom Garden’s Social Action, Ecology Program Opens to All Young Teens, starts October 14
The Havurah Synagogue’s Wisdom Garden program provides a hands-on early teen educational program, geared toward 11-14 year old Jewish and non-Jewish students. The program’s curriculum is based on making the world a better place and includes outdoor and social action components. The focus of the curriculum is to give young teens the confidence to be the best they can be by helping make the world and the planet a better place.
Students will learn values and ethics, rooted in Judaism and universally applicable, that offer guidance in the stewardship of the earth, social action, and encouraging the cultivation of a universal approach to spirituality. The 1-2 year program culminates with a transformational, coming-of-age sacred ceremony for the non-Jewish participants and a bar or bat mitzvah for the Jewish students.
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. The next gathering is on Friday, Friday, February 23 at 6:30 PM.
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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