Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. 

ZOOM LINK HERE

Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week. 
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.  

Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha

Zoom ID: 282 164 5784

No password needed

Click on Event Title and scroll down for Chant sheet!

Join us to see what we are all about!

As a group, we get together and practice in person in preparation for our safety team work.  At our kick-off orientation meeting on May 17, we will share bagels, fruit and coffee, talk a bit about foundational values and team structure, and engage in play and practice. 

If you are intrigued but can’t join us May 17 (or just want more information), we invite you to have a 1-1 with a person from our team. The purpose of this time is to get to know each other, share our baseline values and commitments, build continuity, and answer questions.

The Nahalat Shalom Community Safety Team grew out of the Racial Justice Committee with the foundational value of making our community more safe and welcoming to all Jews and Allies across race, ability and identity. We’ve been working together for over 5 years learning and connecting, and are excited to bring in more people to maintain the continuity and connectedness of our vibrant crew. We share a vision of being able to partner with other communities in working together to keep ourselves supported and safe.

To join us, follow these 2 Steps:

Step 1

🏫 Attend Introductory In-Person Training May 17, 2026, 9:00–noon, at Nahalat Shalom  → Join us to see what we are all about! As a group, we get together and practice in person in preparation for our safety team work.  At our kick-off orientation meeting on May 17, we will share bagels, fruit and coffee, talk a bit about foundational values and team structure, and engage in play and practice. 

🔌 Connect → If you are intrigued but can’t join us May 17 (or just want more information), we invite you to have a 1-1 with a person from our team. The purpose of this time is to get to know each other, share our baseline values and commitments, build continuity, and answer questions. If you haven’t spoken to anyone on the team yet and wish to, please contact a team member: 

Clem: 505-717-6413; Ann: 505-417-6006; Lena: 505-453-3770; Ahava 505-452-7620

Step 2

🏫 In-Person Training→Following our initial introductory training, we will meet several more times

during the summer to prepare for the High Holidays.  This helps us build trust and relationship, learn tools together and play out potential scenarios. We are asking that you attend at least one training offered between June and September 2026.

Practice dates/times (all practices at Nahalat Shalom)

• June 7th  Sunday 12:30–2:30 pm

• July 16th Thursday 6-8 pm

• August 9th Sunday 12:30–2:30 pm

• August 30th Sunday 12:30–2:30 pm (building walk-through and practice)

🌑Shadow In-Person Shifts 1 or 2 times → We also learn from partnering with each other and observing real-time safety shifts. 

High Holidays this year: - Rosh Hashanah - September 11-13 and Yom Kippur - September 20-21 

• We will all sign up for shadowing/shifts when we get closer to the High Holidays. Any role will be open to the newer safety team members, except for the role of Liaison (only those who have been coming to year-round practice will be in the role of Liaison)

recommended viewing for context around community safety/abolition

👁️Watch → 13th (The Full feature Movie) (https://youtu.be/krfcq5pF8u8)

👁️Watch → From Antisemitism to Anti-racism: Jewish Perspectives on Defunding the Police

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfNYOqXe0Y0&feature=youtu.be)

Come Cheer on our new Rabbi, Josie Boskoff!

The congregation is invited to a potluck where we will be streaming Josie’s Graduation and Ordination service. We will begin the stream and potluck at 12:30, though it may be an hour before we actually see Josie. Here is the signup for food as well as setup/clean-up

We have a beautiful community of dancers from
all different social circles, who have created a
space of joy, laughter, and mutual support.

So join us for this round! Drop-ins are welcome at any time!

This is a 7-week session meeting on Mondays 6:00-7:15pm Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25 and June 1. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Becky Gordon and drummer Paul Ryder will be teaching new material learned on their recent trip to Guinea!

Torah teachings from Rabbi Lynn and 18th generation Jerusalem native Rinat Abastado and personal stories of reclaiming culture by members of the Sefardic community.

Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. 

ZOOM LINK HERE

Art opening and gallery talk with curator Janelle Worthington Cardenas

Talk starts at 5:30 PM

Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.

For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com

Vegetarian pot luck dinner and Kabbalat Shabbat service with Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, Rinat Abastado, Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, Carol Vigil, Leila Flores Dueñas, Adam Horowitz, and special guests.

Torah ceremony with the Sephardic Borderlands Ensemble, Rinat Abastado, Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb and members of the Sefardic Community.

By the Indian Pueblo Kitchen

Advance purchase required. Buy Lunch

With Dr. Enrique Lamadrid

Hear personal stories by the artists whose work makes up the Fragments of Ritual and Memory art show and a discussion of their work. Q&A follows.

A sacred meeting of the ancestral voice of Indigenous Poetry and its resonance in the Sefardic community, united by the Spanish language and the movement of life. With Sandra Marroquín-Evans and Sarah Hogland-Gurulé.

A compelling conversation with Christina Castro, Camilla Bustamante and Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb on indigeneity, diaspora and other topics.

An embodied inquiry into the Paradox of Identity’—-an experimental practice space with Evie Vigil and Blanca Stacey Villalobos of Song Dog Relations. (Advance sign up required.)

Catch a preview of the new version of The Merchant of Santa Fe by Ramón Flores. This will be a performance of the prologue scene from the play, newly revised.

Take some time to process the weekend’s information in this participatory writing workshop focused on healing. A booksigning with Dr. Fleg follows the workshop.

The only band that plays Sephardic music with a sound that comes from the Southwest closes the festival with an extraordinary concert.

We have a beautiful community of dancers from
all different social circles, who have created a
space of joy, laughter, and mutual support.

So join us for this round! Drop-ins are welcome at any time!

This is a 7-week session meeting on Mondays 6:00-7:15pm Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25 and June 1. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Becky Gordon and drummer Paul Ryder will be teaching new material learned on their recent trip to Guinea!

Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. 

ZOOM LINK HERE

We have a beautiful community of dancers from
all different social circles, who have created a
space of joy, laughter, and mutual support.

So join us for this round! Drop-ins are welcome at any time!

This is a 7-week session meeting on Mondays 6:00-7:15pm Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25 and June 1. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Becky Gordon and drummer Paul Ryder will be teaching new material learned on their recent trip to Guinea!

Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. 

ZOOM LINK HERE

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet

NEW Meditation opportunity: 

On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting.  Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary.  Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space. 

At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. The service will be contemplative as we take time to enter the liturgy through chant, then pause in the silence long enough to allow for an unfolding of possibilities and to develop the skillful practice that allows for Shabbat consciousness to flourish.

Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. 

ZOOM LINK HERE

Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. 

ZOOM LINK HERE

Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week. 
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.  

Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha

Zoom ID: 282 164 5784

No password needed

PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!

Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. 

ZOOM LINK HERE

Queer Shabbat is a monthly ritual space for reflection, connection, grounding in the sacred cycles of Jewish time. This is a space for self-identified Queer Jews and their loved ones to gather. We will be hosting hybrid Queer Shabbat in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; Please come masked! Whether you are attending virtually or in person, you're invited to bring: songs, poetry, movement, creative activities, and meditations from your heart. Bring (vegetarian) food to eat yourself or to share while we chat after the service (some people may choose to unmask in order to eat together). Ritual items and challah welcome.

For any questions and zoom link, please contact queershabbatnahalatshalom@gmail.com

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services. We will also observe the candle lighting/blessing, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net