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All HaMakom Services and Events
Take Place at
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
107 W. Barcelona @ Galisteo
Santa Fe, NM 87505
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January at HaMakom
January 4, 10 AM Shabbat morning service and potluck lunch
January 6, 4 PM Book Club discussion on Zoom
January 11, 10 AM Shabbat morning service and potluck lunch
January 17, 6 PM Friday Evening Kabbalat Shabbat service and Potluck Community Shabbat Dinner
January 20 9 AM Morning Blessings resumes Monday, Wednesday, Friday mornings with Hazzan Cindy
January 21, 7 PM Continuing Education Presentation on Zoom featuring Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev, Living Between Two Worlds
January 21 Noon, Monthly Zoom Torah Study with Rabbi Jack
January 25, 10 AM Shabbat morning service and potluck lunch
January 26, 3 PM Voices of Shekhinah concert
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Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, January 4 at 10 AM MST
Dynamic Musical Shacharit
and Interactive Torah Study
Parshat Vayigash
Read This Week's Torah Portion
Service Led by Rabbi Jack Shlachter
and Hazzan Cindy Freedman
Livestream On Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88958779072?pwd=NkxkTktHeEk0K1BHV0hFK2JRNTJqZz09
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During the winter months, if there is snow on a Shabbat morning please check your email to see if services have been designated online only.
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Kiddush Vegetarian Potluck Lunch
following service.
Bring a delicious vegetarian food offering that will serve at least 10 people.
We'll provide the bagels and lox!
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HaMakom Continuing Education Presents
Living Between Two Worlds
Presenter: Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev
Tuesday, January 21, 7PM MST on Zoom
We all live at a time of worldwide instability and uncertainty. To clearly view our historical moment, we need to understand that we are living between two worlds. One world is dying—fitfully and with great resistance. Another world is gestating, yearning to be born. The Biblical prophets envisioned a different world than the oppressive regimes in which they lived. They articulated another way of living in God’s Creation. In this presentation, we will explore their analysis and vision to understand more clearly the deep cultural/societal patterns we need to leave behind, and those patterns that we need to nurture—in our personal lives and in our communities.
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Morning Blessings
Join
Hazzan Cindy Freedman
Monday, Wednesday, Friday Mornings at 9 AM MST on Zoom
Start the day with 15 minutes of blessings from our morning
liturgy, songs of gratitude, and community sharing.
Morning Blessings will not meet
the second and third weeks of January (6th-17th).
Plan to join our Morning Blessings on Monday, January 20 following our 2 week break!
Enrich your weekday mornings in 2025
with gratitude and community sharing.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83760948?pwd=eWNISW9pajBsREJHRk5veTdVTE5UZz09
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FRAGRANCE FREE, PLEASE!
Respecting the health and well-being of our members, please refrain from wearing scented body oils and fragrances when attending services. Todah rabah.
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Rabbi Jack Speaks About His Experience in Thailand
Saturday, January 4 at 5 PM
Location: Travel Bug
839 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Going to Baht* for the Jewish Community in Bangkok
Presentation by Rabbi Jack Shlachter
The progressive (non-Orthodox) Jewish community in Bangkok,
Thailand, is composed largely of expats, some of whom
have been in the country for decades while others are more
recent arrivals. During the year, the worship services are lay
led, but a Rabbi is brought in to lead High Holiday services
each fall. This year, Rabbi Jack had the privilege of serving as prayer leader for the congregation. He’ll share his experiences both with the community and as a tourist in Bangkok through
a colorful and informative slide show.
*Baht is the unit of currency in Thailand
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We Remember Them
Yahrzeits
Elinor Carlton
mother of Pat Carlton
Sarah Freedman
stepmother of Hazzan Cindy Freedman
Donate to honor the memory of departed loved ones
and support HaMakom
The observance of Yahrzeit is a sacred mark of reverence for the beloved departed; remembering them imparts a dimension of sanctity to our lives as we join together to recite Kaddish at services. Our noble tradition also invites us to kindle a memorial candle at home, and to make a memorial offering in honor of the person who is being remembered.
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Judaism and Ecology
submitted by Marge Lazar
and Karen Milstein
AI--Another Climate Challenge and What You Can Do
The following is a summary of an article in this winter's issue of Audubon magazine. Artificial intelligence in all its applications utilizes a tremendous amount of energy. This is especially true of generative AI, which can write emails, conjure images, and compose music based on a user's prompts. Vast amounts of electricity are used, enough to derail efforts to ditch fossil fuels and confront climate change. Generative AI requires so much energy because it churns through extraordinarily complex math, with each line of text from a chatbot requiring billions of calculations. Writing a single email with ChatGPT can use as much energy as driving a two-ton electric vehicle half a mile! As a result, some companies are seeking out other sources of carbon-free energy, but some of those "solutions" are indeed frightening. Constellation Energy and Microsoft are working to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power data centers, and Google plans to build small nuclear reactors. AI's environmental impact also includes significant water consumption to keep servers from overheating.
Some businesses are attempting to adopt sustainability measures, but we can all help out. Doing everything possible to avoid using AI generative would obviously be a major step in a good direction, and we hope all of you will make such efforts. Thanks for all you do to help maintain our God-given planet!.
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Jewish New Mexico
Inclusion in this section does not represent an endorsement by HaMakom
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Final Kindness:
An Introduction to Chevrah Kadisha & Taharah
Sunday, January 19, 2025, 9 am-4 pm
Location: JCC of Albuquerque
The Day of Learning will explore and explain Jewish customs and practices surrounding death, the history of the Chevrah Kadisha and Taharah, and the present state of the Chevrot Kadisha in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, with their outlook for the future. There will be a Taharah training that includes a practicum for those who wish to participate. There will also be a special opportunity for funeral directors to learn how to support the Chevrah Kadisha for the performance of Taharah.
For more information, contact Fred Helms
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The Chevrah Kadisha of Northern New Mexico (CKNNM) performs taharah for all Jews in the Santa Fe, Los Alamos, and Las Vegas areas. The CKNNM has members from six shuls and is always ready to help families honor their dead. To get involved in this holy work, or for more information, please see website of the chevrah’s sponsor organization, the Jewish Community Council of Northern New Mexico (JCCNNM), at https://jccnnm.org/, or call 505-395-6627. | |
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Become a Legacy Donor
Assuring Jewish Tomorrows
in New Mexico
LIFE & LEGACY is an endowment program designed to help create permanent legacy gifts, demonstrating belief in the continuity of Jewish life in New Mexico for generations to come.
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