West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Jan
20
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights Jan 20-Feb 24, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. CLICK ABOVE TO READ MORE

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CANCELLED THIS WEEK! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jan
23
6:00 PM18:00

CANCELLED THIS WEEK! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

CANCELLED THIS WEEK!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Queer Shabbat
Jan
24
6:00 PM18:00

Queer Shabbat

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 OUTDOOR IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM. We are meeting in the Courtyard (weather permitting) or in the Cheder Room if rainy. 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

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Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom
Jan
25
10:00 AM10:00

Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom

Meeting ID: 282 164 5784
No Passcode Required


Have you wondered why we call organized prayer, “services”? We gather together in sacred space to “serve,” to do sacred work with and for each other.

The Shabbat morning “service” is not a random collection of prayers. It is a journey taking us both out of ourselves and into ourselves. Through prayer, chant, song, movement, and meditation, we will travel the path of the Jewish mystics to the sacred heart of Shabbat.

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Klezmer band/Rikud: First Official rehearsal of the W/Spr season
Jan
26
3:00 PM15:00

Klezmer band/Rikud: First Official rehearsal of the W/Spr season

Rehearsal for the Community Klezmer Band & Rikud Dancers is open to all. No experience required for dancing - all dances are taught. Musicians and singers must know the basics of their instrument. Before coming to band rehearsal for the first time, please contact band director Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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JORDAN WAX - INTIMATE PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSSION (IN PERSON)
Jan
26
6:00 PM18:00

JORDAN WAX - INTIMATE PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSSION (IN PERSON)

Join Jordan Wax for an intimate acoustic performance and discussion of the 30-years process behind "The Heart Deciphers," an album of 12 original Yiddish-language songs from New Mexico, including stories of the elders who informed the cultural dimensions of the work and Q + A.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Jan
27
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights Jan 20-Feb 24, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you Monday Jan 20!

Bio: Becky has taught, studied and performed West African dance for over 20 years. She started taking classes on Chicago's southside in 1989, taught by members of the renowned Muntu Dance Company. She continued in Brooklyn with Marie Basse, former dancer in Les Ballets Maliens, Mali's national dance company. For another 10+ years in Albuquerque, she took classes with Rujeko Dumbetshena of Zimbabwe and performed in her Blue Tribe company. She also attended a 3-week dance seminar in Senegal led by Mary and Kobiana Nakigan and performed in their dance group, Casadimanza. In addition, there were countless workshops and dance camps with visiting teachers from Guinea, Senegal and Cote D'Ivoire. All of these teachers shared their dances with enthusiasm, tremendous joy and above all, grace.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jan
30
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen  (In Person and interactive  zoom)
Feb
1
10:00 AM10:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen (In Person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet


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.

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MAKE YOUR OWN SELF-ORACLE: AFFIRMATION AND DIVINATION FOR THE NEW YEAR - Roxie Ehlert (in person)
Feb
1
5:00 PM17:00

MAKE YOUR OWN SELF-ORACLE: AFFIRMATION AND DIVINATION FOR THE NEW YEAR - Roxie Ehlert (in person)

NAHALAT SHALOM - BEIT B’RACHA

Come gather in supportive community to create your own monthly oracle deck of  personal themes & affirmations for 2025! This workshop will include: guided reflective journaling time, basic instruction in working with mixed media, and optional community sharing. Art supplies and creative guidance provided. Please bring a journal and last year’s calendar! Masks required. $35-$75 sliding scale.

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Feb
3
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights Jan 20-Feb 24, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you Monday Jan 20!

Bio: Becky has taught, studied and performed West African dance for over 20 years. She started taking classes on Chicago's southside in 1989, taught by members of the renowned Muntu Dance Company. She continued in Brooklyn with Marie Basse, former dancer in Les Ballets Maliens, Mali's national dance company. For another 10+ years in Albuquerque, she took classes with Rujeko Dumbetshena of Zimbabwe and performed in her Blue Tribe company. She also attended a 3-week dance seminar in Senegal led by Mary and Kobiana Nakigan and performed in their dance group, Casadimanza. In addition, there were countless workshops and dance camps with visiting teachers from Guinea, Senegal and Cote D'Ivoire. All of these teachers shared their dances with enthusiasm, tremendous joy and above all, grace.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Feb
6
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
Feb
7
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and 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 potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a live klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

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

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Feb
10
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights Jan 20-Feb 24, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you Monday Jan 20!

Bio: Becky has taught, studied and performed West African dance for over 20 years. She started taking classes on Chicago's southside in 1989, taught by members of the renowned Muntu Dance Company. She continued in Brooklyn with Marie Basse, former dancer in Les Ballets Maliens, Mali's national dance company. For another 10+ years in Albuquerque, she took classes with Rujeko Dumbetshena of Zimbabwe and performed in her Blue Tribe company. She also attended a 3-week dance seminar in Senegal led by Mary and Kobiana Nakigan and performed in their dance group, Casadimanza. In addition, there were countless workshops and dance camps with visiting teachers from Guinea, Senegal and Cote D'Ivoire. All of these teachers shared their dances with enthusiasm, tremendous joy and above all, grace.

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CANCELLED THIS WEEK! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Feb
13
6:00 PM18:00

CANCELLED THIS WEEK! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

CANCELLED THIS WEEK!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Feb
17
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights Jan 20-Feb 24, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you Monday Jan 20!

Bio: Becky has taught, studied and performed West African dance for over 20 years. She started taking classes on Chicago's southside in 1989, taught by members of the renowned Muntu Dance Company. She continued in Brooklyn with Marie Basse, former dancer in Les Ballets Maliens, Mali's national dance company. For another 10+ years in Albuquerque, she took classes with Rujeko Dumbetshena of Zimbabwe and performed in her Blue Tribe company. She also attended a 3-week dance seminar in Senegal led by Mary and Kobiana Nakigan and performed in their dance group, Casadimanza. In addition, there were countless workshops and dance camps with visiting teachers from Guinea, Senegal and Cote D'Ivoire. All of these teachers shared their dances with enthusiasm, tremendous joy and above all, grace.

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Nigunim by Candlelight
Feb
19
6:30 PM18:30

Nigunim by Candlelight

As winter marches on and our spirits need to be uplifted, we'll circle up around candlelight for a night of nigunim at Nahalat Shalom, hosted by community member Adam Horowitz. A nigun (meaning "melody" in Hebrew) is a wordless melody, sung in repetition and with devotion, to stir the soul and take us where words cannot. Drawing from the wellspring of Jewish mystical tradition, we'll sing nigunim new and old. No prior experience required! If there are nigunim that you know and would enjoy sharing, please feel free to bring and to teach!

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Feb
20
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom
Feb
22
10:00 AM10:00

Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom

Meeting ID: 282 164 5784
No Passcode Required


Have you wondered why we call organized prayer, “services”? We gather together in sacred space to “serve,” to do sacred work with and for each other.

The Shabbat morning “service” is not a random collection of prayers. It is a journey taking us both out of ourselves and into ourselves. Through prayer, chant, song, movement, and meditation, we will travel the path of the Jewish mystics to the sacred heart of Shabbat.

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BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Feb
23
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from February 23rd through April 6th from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon
Feb
24
6:00 PM18:00

West African Dance - Beginner Level (in person with live drumming) taught by Becky Gordon

West African dance is multi-layered, engaging every part of the body. But no need to be intimidated; you take on as many of those layers according to your comfort level. The physicality of the dance, so different from how we generally move, and the singing of the drums, invite you to release whatever emotions you might've been feeling earlier in the day, or what you are feeling in the moment. It's about moving from your core and from your heart. Most importantly, it's about supporting each other in learning a different kind of dance form, and building community. 

The first six-week session: Monday nights Jan 20-Feb 24, 6-715pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $44 up front for all six which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Hope to see you Monday Jan 20!

Bio: Becky has taught, studied and performed West African dance for over 20 years. She started taking classes on Chicago's southside in 1989, taught by members of the renowned Muntu Dance Company. She continued in Brooklyn with Marie Basse, former dancer in Les Ballets Maliens, Mali's national dance company. For another 10+ years in Albuquerque, she took classes with Rujeko Dumbetshena of Zimbabwe and performed in her Blue Tribe company. She also attended a 3-week dance seminar in Senegal led by Mary and Kobiana Nakigan and performed in their dance group, Casadimanza. In addition, there were countless workshops and dance camps with visiting teachers from Guinea, Senegal and Cote D'Ivoire. All of these teachers shared their dances with enthusiasm, tremendous joy and above all, grace.

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TENTATIVE - CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Feb
27
6:00 PM18:00

TENTATIVE - CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

TENTATIVE - CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen  (In Person and interactive  zoom)
Mar
1
10:00 AM10:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen (In Person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet


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.

View Event →
KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Mar
6
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KlezmerQuerque 2025 presents: Der Freylekher Shabes (In Person)
Mar
7
6:30 PM18:30

KlezmerQuerque 2025 presents: Der Freylekher Shabes (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

KlezmerQuerque 2025 presents der Freylekher Shabes!
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 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 potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a live klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

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

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BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Mar
9
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from February 23rd through April 6th from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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CANCELLED THIS WEEK! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Mar
13
6:00 PM18:00

CANCELLED THIS WEEK! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

CANCELLED THIS WEEK!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Mar
16
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from February 23rd through April 6th from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Mar
20
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

View Event →
Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom
Mar
22
10:00 AM10:00

Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom

Meeting ID: 282 164 5784
No Passcode Required


Have you wondered why we call organized prayer, “services”? We gather together in sacred space to “serve,” to do sacred work with and for each other.

The Shabbat morning “service” is not a random collection of prayers. It is a journey taking us both out of ourselves and into ourselves. Through prayer, chant, song, movement, and meditation, we will travel the path of the Jewish mystics to the sacred heart of Shabbat.

View Event →
BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Mar
23
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from February 23rd through April 6th from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Mar
30
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from February 23rd through April 6th from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
Apr
4
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 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 Potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a live klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

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

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen  (In Person and interactive  zoom)
Apr
5
10:00 AM10:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen (In Person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet


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.

View Event →
BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)
Apr
6
1:00 PM13:00

BEGINNER'S TALMUD CLASS - Sarah Arrowsmith (in person only)

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from February 23rd through April 6th from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom
Apr
26
10:00 AM10:00

Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom

Meeting ID: 282 164 5784
No Passcode Required


Have you wondered why we call organized prayer, “services”? We gather together in sacred space to “serve,” to do sacred work with and for each other.

The Shabbat morning “service” is not a random collection of prayers. It is a journey taking us both out of ourselves and into ourselves. Through prayer, chant, song, movement, and meditation, we will travel the path of the Jewish mystics to the sacred heart of Shabbat.

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Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
May
2
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 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 Potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a live klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

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

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen  (In Person and interactive  zoom)
May
3
10:00 AM10:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen (In Person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet


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.

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Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom
May
24
10:00 AM10:00

Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom

Meeting ID: 282 164 5784
No Passcode Required


Have you wondered why we call organized prayer, “services”? We gather together in sacred space to “serve,” to do sacred work with and for each other.

The Shabbat morning “service” is not a random collection of prayers. It is a journey taking us both out of ourselves and into ourselves. Through prayer, chant, song, movement, and meditation, we will travel the path of the Jewish mystics to the sacred heart of Shabbat.

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Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
Jun
6
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 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 potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a live klezmer music jam from 8:15-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

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

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Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom
Jun
28
10:00 AM10:00

Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom

Meeting ID: 282 164 5784
No Passcode Required


Have you wondered why we call organized prayer, “services”? We gather together in sacred space to “serve,” to do sacred work with and for each other.

The Shabbat morning “service” is not a random collection of prayers. It is a journey taking us both out of ourselves and into ourselves. Through prayer, chant, song, movement, and meditation, we will travel the path of the Jewish mystics to the sacred heart of Shabbat.

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Film Series: Eye on Palestine and Israel
Jan
19
3:45 PM15:45

Film Series: Eye on Palestine and Israel

Documentary and feature films exploring the complexities of power, resistance and relationships that layer the conflict between Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews both at the state and personal levels. Screening followed by discussion led by Ann Morrison and Becky Gordon. The first film will be screened Jan 19. Doors open 345pm.

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Phoebe's Bat Mitzvah! (in person and streaming video)
Jan
18
10:00 AM10:00

Phoebe's Bat Mitzvah! (in person and streaming video)

Zoom meeting ID: 889 5136 2383

Passcode: 336214

Please join us this Saturday, 1/18 at 10am at Nahalat Shalom as Phoebe Loyd Sment is called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah! We're so thrilled to be with her during this great accomplishment and we hope you will be there to cheer her on for her ceremony and reception to follow. We will have our favorite band, The Rebbe's Orkestra, lunch, snacks, and refreshments, music, dancing, and fun! Phoebe will also be leading a portion of family Shabbat on Friday evening and we'd love to be with you all then as well. See you this weekend!


Sincerely,

The Sment-Parsons family


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Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)
Jan
17
6:00 PM18:00

Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)

MEETING IN THE GALLERY THIS MONTH!

Zoom ID: 282 164 5784

No password needed

PDF of Chant Sheet

Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome the month of Tevet, entering the Book of Exodus with the parashat Shemot, Names. As we chant, together we’ll take the journey towards our liberation.

If you’re able and feel called, we’ll be starting at 6pm in the Gallery (come through the side office door).

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jan
16
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Standing Strong in Changing Times with Leah Berger and Liz Vance
Jan
12
5:00 PM17:00

Standing Strong in Changing Times with Leah Berger and Liz Vance

Zoom ID: 858 6531 7386 | no password required

Donations and information: https://www.theawakeself.com/standing-strong

Join Intuitive Healing Arts practitioners, Leah Berger (she/they) and Liz Vance (she/her). Through intuitive guidance, sound, and song, Leah and Liz create a spiritual resource for deep listening, inquiry, and receiving to stay authentically connected to ourselves, the Earth, and each other in these potent and turbulent times. 

This month's theme is UNITY: In the bosque and fields along the Rio Grande, we are blessed to witness the synergy and unity of the cranes as they migrate south. In this session, we will work with questions from participants to explore alignment and barriers to unity in our lives: in personal relationships, in community, with the Earth, and within ourselves. 

Every second Sunday of the month. In-person and by Zoom. Donations are requested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

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10th of Tevet: Zikaron Chai/Living Memory Potluck - Hosted by Marciel (in persona and zoom)
Jan
11
5:30 PM17:30

10th of Tevet: Zikaron Chai/Living Memory Potluck - Hosted by Marciel (in persona and zoom)

This day began as an historic marker and remembrance of the fall of the First Temple, and then after WWII of those who perished in the Holocaust. This evening will open with the Mourner's Kaddish and a blessing in remembrance of victims of the Holocaust, followed by a potluck meal and the sharing of stories, poems, songs, photos to honor all those lost to us: the unhoused, substance abusers, disowned youth, missing and murdered indigenous women who never returned, and las desaparacidas de la frontera, refugees who never arrived, and the innocent civilians in Palestine, Ukraine, South Sudan buried under the rubble of war. The evening will close with Havdalah. Saturday Jan 10 [TIME?]

We welcome volunteers for decoration, setup, clean-up.

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Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)
Jan
10
6:30 PM18:30

Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)

ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required

Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS
POEM

Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, and a bilingual poetry reading.

This month we present the “Snapshot” by Mizrahi poet Ronny Someck. Born in Baghdad in 1951, he studied philosophy and literature at Tel Aviv University. He is also a musician and a visual artist. 

If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up. And bring a vegetarian dish to share!

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CANCELLED THIS WEEK! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jan
9
6:00 PM18:00

CANCELLED THIS WEEK! KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

CANCELLED THIS WEEK!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Nigunim by Candlelight
Jan
8
6:30 PM18:30

Nigunim by Candlelight

As winter descends and our spirits need to be uplifted, we'll circle up around candlelight for a night of nigunim at Nahalat Shalom, hosted by community member Adam Horowitz. A nigun (meaning "melody" in Hebrew) is a wordless melody, sung in repetition and with devotion, to stir the soul and take us where words cannot. Drawing from the wellspring of Jewish mystical tradition, we'll sing nigunim new and old. No prior experience required! If there are nigunim that you know and would enjoy sharing, please feel free to bring and to teach!

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Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen  (In Person and interactive  zoom)
Jan
4
10:00 AM10:00

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy: Going Deep with Davennen (In Person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)

PDF Chant Sheet
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.

View Event →
Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)
Jan
3
6:30 PM18:30

Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (In Person)

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and 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 potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish folk dancing to a live klezmer music jam with the band from 8:15-9:00. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.

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

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Jan
2
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom
Dec
28
10:00 AM10:00

Journey to the Heart of Shabbat with Alan Wagman - In Person and Zoom

Meeting ID: 282 164 5784
No Passcode Required


Have you wondered why we call organized prayer, “services”? We gather together in sacred space to “serve,” to do sacred work with and for each other.

The Shabbat morning “service” is not a random collection of prayers. It is a journey taking us both out of ourselves and into ourselves. Through prayer, chant, song, movement, and meditation, we will travel the path of the Jewish mystics to the sacred heart of Shabbat.

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Queer Shabbat
Dec
27
6:00 PM18:00

Queer Shabbat

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 OUTDOOR IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM. We are meeting in the Courtyard (weather permitting) or in the Cheder Room if rainy. 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

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Dec
26
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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KABBALAT CHANTING IS BACK THIS MONTH! Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)
Dec
20
6:00 PM18:00

KABBALAT CHANTING IS BACK THIS MONTH! Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat with Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen (in person and interactive zoom)

Zoom ID: 282 164 5784

No password needed

PDF of Chant Sheet

Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Sabbath Bride in the month of Kislev, with the Parashat of Vayeshev.

Bring your heart’s dreams as we lift them and each other up with our chants, and honor the light during Hanukkah and winter solstice time.

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KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold
Dec
19
6:00 PM18:00

KZOOM: Chanting with Rabbi Shefa Gold

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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Funky Hanukkah Fiesta
Dec
15
1:00 PM13:00

Funky Hanukkah Fiesta

Lively entertainment, wonderful bargains, good food —and most importantly, the chance to support Nahalat Shalom
while have fun doing so!

Don't miss . . . 
Nahalat Shalom’s Annual FUNky Hanukkah Fiesta THIS SUNDAY, December 15th from 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Enjoy lively entertainment, amazing bargains, great food — and support Nahalat Shalom while having fun doing so!

ENTERTAINMENT— DANCE AND ENJOY Klezmer Music by The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band and dancing led by Rikud Dancers. Performance and symbolic lighting of the menorah by our Religious (Simcha) School Students. A Hanukkah Story by Maggidah Batya Podos.

FOOD — Latke lunch with Greek salad, dolmathes, humus, pita + sufganiyot (jelly donuts). Come early to eat - food while supplies last!!

SHOP — Silent Auction, Local Crafts - featuring beautiful gift items, Judaica and Jewelry shop, Clothing Boutique (all clothes are brand new and only $5), and a “FREE or pay-what-you-want table.” And YES, we have Hanukkah candles! Silent Auction closes at 3:00 PM.

ARTISTS AND OTHER VENDORS 1. Melanie LaBorwit Books and Chackes; 2. Julianna Kirwin Printmaking - Julianna is a printmaker whose work, inspired by her Polish roots, includes cut paper and folk images. She uses printmaking, paper, and cloth collage to create large representational images. https://newmexicowomeninthearts.org/julianna-kirwin; 3. Liz Unique Jewelry and Gift Items; 4. Hershel Weiss Woodworks will be selling handcrafted menorahs and mezuzahs - all are made from trees on the Nahalat Shalom property hershelweiss.com

SILENT AUCTION, LOCAL CRAFTS — featuring beautiful gift items, Judaica and Jewelry shop, Clothing Boutique (all clothes are brand new and only $5), and a “FREE or pay-what-you-want table.” And YES, we have Hanukkah candles! Silent Auction closes at 3:00 PM.

SING ALONG —Join Dan Matthews and Nancy Koenigsberg at 3:15 PM for this fun musical event. Sing songs of peace, justice and Hanukkah. Song sheets will be provided.

JEWISH BOOK GIVEAWAY— A free book to each attendee (while supplies last).

COST — Suggested donation of  $3 admission for adults; no charge for children. Food is not included with festival admission.



NEEDED: 


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED — Please CLICK HERE to volunteer for a little task to help make or festival a success.

SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS — It's not too late!  Please contact the office or Ilene Dunn if you would like donations picked up from your house.  Or bring them to Nahalat Shalom during business hours.

FUN STUFF — space clearing?  Do you have fun or useful items for our FREE or Pay-What-You-Want table?  You may bring items with you to the festival.

DOWNLOAD FLYER HERE

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Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)
Dec
13
6:30 PM18:30

Sephardic Shabbat (In Person and Zoom)

ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required

Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS
Download
POEM

Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish led by Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen, and a bilingual poetry reading.

This month we present Pathways to Heaven, the third and final poem in our series on the contemporary Mizrahi poet Sami Shalom Chetrit. Born in Morocco and raised in Israel, Sami Shalom Chetrit makes his home in New York City where he teaches at Queens College.

If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up. And bring a vegetarian dish to share!

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