Havurah Shir Hadash Jewish Renewal Synagogue and Temple in Ashland, Oregon.
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. Check out our classes and services being offered via Zoom online!
Tish’a B’Av Service August 2, 2025 8:15-10:00 PM
In conjunction with the Aquarian Minyan and Temple Beth Shalom of Oakland, we’ll be conducting a Tish’a B’Av service over Zoom. Please subscribe to our Announcements to receive instructions for participating in this Zoom service.
Learn MoreJewish Renewal
Jewish Renewal is a worldwide, trans-denominational movement grounded in Judaism’s prophetic and mystical traditions. Jewish Renewal carries forward Judaism’s perpetual process of renewal. Jewish Renewal seeks to bring creativity, relevance, joy, and an all embracing awareness to spiritual practice, as a path to healing our hearts and finding balance and wholeness—tikkun halev
Learn MoreViewpoint: The dangerous misuse of words by Rabbi David Zaslow
January 11, 2024
Highly charged terms such as ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid’ only promote divisiveness if they are applied inaccurately
By Rabbi David Zaslow
Criticism of a nation’s policies is a vital feature of thriving democracies like the United States and Israel. But the misuse of words in order to advance one’s belief only adds fuel to the fires of divisiveness and hatred.