Susan Lazareck with Jack, Anna, and Allison, as Susan receives the Song of Miriam Award on June 5th. July/Aug 2016 Volume 38 Issue 10.

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1 July/Aug 2016 Volume 38 Issue 10 Inside this Issue Steering Commi ee.page 2 Tributes.Page 2 Bulle n Board... Page 3 Calendars....Page 4 & 5 Tikkun Olam Page 6 FiredUp!...Page 7 inman onna Kle ah D o t s k avur Than other H or r u o d f an raphers s and photog ik n h a g Havur capturin at the Portland Friends Parade! Pride HAVURAH@ Susan Lazareck with Jack, Anna, and Allison, as Susan receives the Song of Miriam Award on June 5th. HAKOL July/Aug 2016

2 Steering Committee As a follow up to passing the new Havurah Bylaws related to governance structure at the June 5th Congrega onal Mee ng, here is the Nomina ng Commi ee s proposed slate of candidates for open Steering Commi ee posi ons. The nominees are the following: Co President Bill Kwitman Vice President Ken Lerner Past President Debbi Nadell Treasurer Janet Byrd Lead: Limud (Educa on) Lisa Cordova Lead: Avodah (Spiritual Life) Susan Brenner Lead: Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World) Chris Coughlin Lead: Kehillah (Community) Aaron Pearlman If you would like to nominate a congrega on member not listed above, please Laura Ehrlich at laurae704@hotmail.com by 5:00 pm on July 5th. Laura will need the person's name, the role he or she is being nominated for, and a confirma on that the person is willing to serve, if elected. On July 6th, 2016, you will receive an official ballot so you can vote on the slate of candidates. Each member of the congrega on who is older than 18 can vote, though votes are limited to two per household. If you have provided Havurah Shalom with only one for your household but wish to receive two ballots, please Rachel by July 1st, at rachel@havurahshalom.org so she can add the addi onal address to the list of members receiving ballots. To be counted, your final votes must be received at Havurah Shalom by 5:00 pm, July 12th, If you choose to print and mail your ballot to Havurah Shalom instead of vo ng online, please mail it ahead of me to ensure that it is received by the deadline. Havurah Shalom Steering Commi ee Rabbi Discre onary Fund Roberta Schmaltz, in memory of our wonderful Mother Lilly Evans we cherish your beau ful memory! Raphael Kahn, in thanks to Rabbi Joey Joey Wolf Educa on Fund Wally Stein, in honor of all the par cipants joining in Lots of Helping Hands for the wonderful dinners that successfully facilitated my speedy recovery from recent hip surgery especially Sara Morris, Joni Kutner, Ken Lerner, Sandy Ramirez, Adele Thompson, Alanna Hein, Jeff Go ried, & Gloria Halper Adult Educa on Fund Susan & Jack Lazareck, in memory of Stanley Dickie, father of Susan Lazareck, and Allen Lazareck, brother of Jack Lazareck Alanna Hein & Evan King, in honor of Susan Lazareck for the Song of Miriam Award Tributes 2 Havurah Shalom Steering Commi ee: May Present: Kate Haas, Laura Ehrlich, John Neiheisel, Andy Gordon, Eve Berry, Janet Byrd, Liz Joffe, Miryam Brewer, Nancy Spigal, Rabbi Joey Wolf, Larry Reichman, Rachel Palmer, Teri Ruch, Karen Ballard, Debbi Nadell Agenda Items: For the complete minutes of the mee ng, please contact the Havurah office. The following topics were discussed: Financial Update Endowment & small group mee ngs Shabbaton & JRC update Rabbi Search Updated Bylaws Proposal Nomina ng Commi ee The mee ng was adjourned at 9:00 pm. Respec ully Submi ed, Nancy Spigal Thanks to our Nomina ng Commi ee Laura Ehrlich, Eve Berry, Alan Cordova, Alanna Hein and Ben Walters for their work in choosing our new Steering Commi ee slate! Havurah Endowment Fund Sarah Wetherson & Mark Kreider, in memory of Rochelle Wetherson Lisa Rackner & Rabbi Joey Wolf, in Memory of Alvin Rackner, with deep love and apprecia on for all you have given us Karen Labinger, in memory of Paula Sornoff Anne Goldberg, in honor of Susan Lazareck Tikkun Olam Fund Shera Sinell & Andrew Ehrlich, in memory of Shirley & Sam Sinell Debbi Nadell & Steve Birkel, in apprecia on of Hank Kaplan Susan & Jack Lazareck, in honor of the marriage of Alison Lazareck and Ma Mastrantuono Linda Boise & Steven Goldberg, to honor and welcome our granddaughter, Ellis Jane Goldberg Dilg, born May 18th HAKOL July/Aug 2016

3 Bulletin Board New Havurah Member Marian Rhys Condolences Adrienne Wollenberg, mother of Laurie Paul, passed away on May 23 Ira Plo nsky, father of Rachel Plo nsky, passed away on June 11 Ken Simon, father of Emily Simon, passed away on June 13 HaMakon Y nachem. May we all be comforted. Many thanks to outgoing Steering Commi ee Members listed below for their dedica on to sustaining and nurturing Havurah! The community is enriched by your efforts! Karen Ballard, Eve Berry, Miryam Brewer, Andrew Ehrlich, Laura Ehrlich, Iris Ellenberg, Andy Gordon, Kate Haas, John Neiheisel, Larry Reichman, Barbara Simon, & Nancy Spigal. Mazel tov! To Steven Goldberg & Linda Boise on the birth of their granddaughter Ellis Jane Goldberg Dilg, born May 18. To Rich Eichen on the birth of his first grandson, Felix Evere Robinson, born on June 15. Havurah UnPicnic Mark your calendars Congrega onal UnPicnic at Havurah! We are star ng with bagels at 10, then games, either the standing and moving kind (bean bag toss, or other games to play in the courtyard) or the intellectual sort (board games, Se lers of Cataan, chess, mah jong) or just catching up with old and new friends. Followed by a potluck lunch at 12:30! Please come and join us. RSVP Online. Sunday Aug 21, 10 Havurah In the coming months Havurah Shalom will call to the Torah the following B nai Mitzvah: Saturday July 9 Elena Kirschner Daughter of Carrie and Mitchell Kirschner Saturday July 30 Talia Sibilla Daughter of Brynna & Dana Sibilla Saturday August 20 Dylan & Jordan Moliken Daughters of Sharon & Warren Moliken Saturday August 27 Zev Green Son of Johanna Cohen & Doug Green Please join us in celebra on and welcome them to our community. MAZEL TOV! September Hakol The deadline for submission of articles, pics, tributes, announcements, etc. is Monday August 15. any submissions to Rachel@havurahshalom.org From Our Library My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit (Spiegel & Grau, 2013) Another book about Israel? What does this one have to offer? Here s what the author himself has to say: While Israel remains innova ve, seduc ve, and energe c, it has become a na on in doubt... This book is the personal odyssey of one Israeli who is bewildered by the historic drama engulfing his homeland... What was achieved here and what went wrong, and where are we heading? That Israeli is journalist and commentator Avi Shavit. He serves up solid nonfic on with a narra ve flavor that draws you into the story star ng with his Bri sh great grandfather, who arrived in Jaffa in 1897 to fulfill Zionist dreams, and con nues to nearly the present day. Shavit is opinionated so what else is new? He shares his version of history with you, as if he were si ng next to you, speaking in the present tense. He makes you think. Shavit s philosophy of life might not exactly track yours, but his explora on of Israeli history and culture cap vates and enlightens. Thanks to Marc Becker, who has revitalized our book discussion group, we ll be exploring My Promised Land in September. Come join us. Ruth Tenzer Feldman 3 HAKOL July/Aug 2016

4 Calendar July 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 (25 Sivan) 8:45p 2 (26 Sivan) Sh'lach Shabbat Mevarchim 9:53pm 3 (27 Sivan) 4 (28 Sivan) Independence Day (Havurah Closed) 5 (29 Sivan) 6 (30 Sivan) Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 8:15am 7 (1 Tammuz) Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 8 (2 Tammuz) 8:42pm 9 (3 Tammuz) Korach Bat Mitzvah of Elena Kirschner. 9:50pm 10 (4 Tammuz) 11 (5 Tammuz) 12 (6 Tammuz) 13 (7 Tammuz) 14 (8 Tammuz) 15 (9 Tammuz) 8:38pm 16 (10 Tammuz) Chukat Aufruf by Heidi Bader & Andy Waxman 9:45pm 17 (11 Tammuz) 18 (12 Tammuz) Rabbi Search 4:00pm Connections/ Membership Committee 19 (13 Tammuz) Steering Committee 6:30pm 20 (14 Tammuz) 21 (15 Tammuz) Let s Take a Deep Breath on BDS Tikkun Olam Speaker 22 (16 Tammuz) 8:32pm 23 (17 Tammuz) 24 Balak 9:39pm 24 (18 Tammuz) Fast of Tammuz Ma'avar Committee 25 (19 Tammuz) 26 (20 Tammuz) 27 (21 Tammuz) LLC Committee 28 (22 Tammuz) 29 (23 Tammuz) 8:24p 30 (24 Tammuz) Pinchas Shabbat Mevarchim Bat Mitzvah of Talia Sibilla. Portland Thorns 6:30pm 9:30pm 4 HAKOL July/Aug 2016

5 Calendar August 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday July 1 (25 Tammuz) 1 (26 Tammuz) 2 (27 Tammuz) 3 (28 Tammuz) 4 (29 Tammuz) 5 (1 Av) Rosh Chodesh Av 8:14pm 6 (2 Av) Matot-Masei Shabbat in the Pool 5:15pm 9:21pm 7 (3 Av) 8 (4 Av) 9 (5 Av) Steering Committee 10 (6 Av) 11 (7 Av) 12 (8 Av) 8:04pm 13 (9 Av) Devarim Shabbat Hazon 14 (10 Av) Fast of Tisha B'Av 9:07pm 15 (11 Av) Hakol Deadline 16 (12 Av) 17 (13 Av) 18 (14 Av) Tikkun Olam Meeting 19 (15 Av) Tu B'Av 7:52pm 20 (16 Av) Vaetchanan Shabbat Nachamu B'nai Mitzvah of Dylan & Jordan Molliken 8:59pm 21 (17 Av) Havurah unpicnic 22 (18 Av) 23 (19 Av) 24 (20 Av) 25 (21 Av) 26 (22 Av) 7:40pm 27 (23 Av) Eikev Shabbat Mevarchim Bar Mitzvah of Zev Green Havdallah/Kumsitz 8:46pm 28 (24 Av) 29 (25 Av) 30 (26 Av) 31 (27 Av) 8:30a September 1 (28 Av) 2 (29 Av) 7:27pm 3 (30 Av) Re'eh Rosh Chodesh Elul 8:33pm 5 HAKOL July/Aug 2016

6 Tikkun Olam Portland Homeless Family Solu ons Goose Hollow Shelter Tikkun Olam Direct Service Project News Meet July, a single mother of two wonderful children: Joaquin, age 12, and April, age 10. In 2014, July lost her job at Goodwill and her landlord was increasing her family's rent from $750 to $1,000 a month. As a result, July lost her housing and she and her kids became homeless, sleeping in their car for fi een months. July's family came to PHFS in the fall of July worked with a housing specialist to create an ac on plan. July reflects back on her me with PHFS: "PHFS was a family atmosphere. The staff made sure people were produc ve, accomplishing goals, and working as a team. Ge ng to know the volunteers was awesome. I loved the life lab classes. I learned budge ng skills, got resume assistance, took yoga, and was able to prepare for the future so something like this doesn't happen again. Shelter even got me ea ng healthier food at home and making healthy dinners for the kids. My children and I made good, life me friends. We have good memories from PHFS." July and the kids moved back into a home in March of 2016, with PHFS helping cover the cost of the security deposit and first two months of rent. July is working full me again, and April and Joaquin are doing well in school. Right: July and PHFS Program Director Kurt ge ng furniture at Community Warehouse for July's new apartment. Tikkun Olam welcomes Mitchell Plitnick Let s take a deep breath on BDS Mitchell Plitnick is the vice president of the Founda on for Middle East Peace. Previously, he was Director of the US Office of B Tselem: The Israeli Informa on Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories & Director of Educa on and Policy for Jewish Voice for Peace. His wri ng has appeared in Ha aretz, the New Republic, the Jordan Times, Middle East Report, the San Francisco Chronicle, and many other outlets. He has spoken across the country on Middle East poli cs, and regularly offers commentary through a wide range of radio and television outlets including PBS News Hour, the O Reilly Factor and CNBC Asia. Thursday, July 21, 7:00 to 8:30 pm Havurah Shalom Sponsored by J Street & Havurah From Brandi Tuck, Execu ve Director of PHFS: Have you heard in the news or no ced in your own neighborhood that there are more people sleeping outside these days? On any night of the year, there are over 800 homeless families with children living on the streets, in cars, and on couches in living rooms. Every year, PHFS helps over 200 families with children on their journey from homelessness to housing. It takes the support of our en re community to help make housing a reality for homeless families with children. For $1,500 we can provide a new home and the life skills needed to keep that housing long term. Jay Moskovitz and Gloria Halper met July and her two children last year when Havurah started its "adopt a night" project at Goose Hollow. April, her brother Joaquin and other children talked about their school the Community Transi on School (CTS), a private school for homeless children. Monday Friday school buses pick up and drop off children all over town. Jay and Gloria were so impressed with children like April that they wanted to volunteer at CTS and were delighted to learn that the SMART program (Start Making a Reader Today) was there, in need of more volunteers. From January May they read once a week for an hour with Kindergarten and First grade students, and will return next year (Oct May). More volunteer readers are needed! The above ar cle comes from PHFS Execu ve Director, Brandi Tuck. She lists $1500 as a figure that supports PHFS in their work to get families back into housing, along with teaching them some new life skills to help them keep stable housing. This $1500 figure is the cost to PHFS for total services for an average family staying an average amount of me (from several weeks to several months depending on a family's specific situa on and needs). Havurah began this Tikkun Olam project as a way to engage us in direct service. At our one year mark, seeing not only the work that the shelter does, and the opportuni es it provides for Havurah to do the work of Tikkun Olam (Bat Mitzvah Tzedakah projects as an example), the Tikkun Olam Commi ee began to use some of the commi ee funds (coming from tributes) to support PHFS. Thank you for your con nued me, energy, caring and financial support. Fi y Havurah families are signed up to volunteer at Goose Hollow. To join this group consider a ending an orienta on. PHFS orienta ons for Goose Hollow: July 11 & 27 & Aug 24, 5 6 pm at the shelter, 1838 SW Jefferson, parking behind the church. Ques ons regarding Meal Provider volunteer opportuni es: Leonard Shapiro lenshap@gmail.com General ques ons regarding Goose Hollow or SMART at CTS contact Gloria Halper: losninos6@gmail.com 6 HAKOL July/Aug 2016

7 July 30th, 2016 Join us at Providence Park as the Portland Thorns take on the Seattle Reign! We have our own Havurah section reserved on the south end of the field. Get Fired Up! -- Pick up your family s dinner and make new Havurah friends as you watch the Thorns and contribute to your favorite synagogue! Saturday, July 30th Gather at 6:30 pm to buy your dinner and eat together Game starts at 7:30 pm Family of 4 special price: Two adults, two kids for $150 Adults $54 Kids under 13 $36 Adults receive $5 in Timbers bucks at the stadium. Don t wait We sold out all of our seats last year and are limited to 60 Thorns fans for the game. To reserve your seats, visit: 7

8 Non-Profit Org. US Postage PAID Portland OR Permit No Havurah Shalom 825 NW 18th Ave Portland OR Address Service Requested Address label here Shabbat in the Pool On Saturday, August 6, we will have the Sellwood Outdoor Pool to ourselves from 5:15 6:15 pm, then gather for singing and Havdallah under the trees. RSVP online: h p:// nyurl.com/poolshabbat by Monday, July 25 8