Wednesday, January 27, 2023

Nahalat Shalom Inheritance of Peace
3606 Rio Grande Boulevard NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107 
call / text: 505-343-8227 Monday-Friday 10 am - 4 pm
call / text: 505-681-8273 After hours and Emergencies
Nahalat Shalom is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization 
Voices of Nahalat Shalom

February 10-12, 2023 (Friday-Sunday) GET READY FOR KlezmerQuerque 2023 - Nahalat Shalom's 21st Annual Festival of Klezmer Music & Dance!  KlezmerQuerque is an internationally recognized festival featuring Jewish dance, Yiddish and Jewish song and 'klezmer' instrumental music rooted in the traditional wedding ceremonies of the Eastern European Jewish people. Join our community for three joyous days of music, dance, concerts, storytelling, Shabbat services, and hands-on workshops. Our special guest artists this year are musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Mark Rubin, a.k.a. "Jew of Oklahoma [ https://www.jewofoklahoma.com/ ], and Bruce Bierman - award-winning Jewish dance master, dramaturg, playwrite, film and theater director.


Mark Rubin is touted by the National Museum of American Jewish History as "One of the great American Jewish musicians of our time." His credits in the Jewish music world include long time collaborations with Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars, The Other Europeans, and Andy Statman, as well as two decades on faculty at KlezKamp in NYC. He has been featured performer and instructor with multiple appearances at Yiddish Summer Weimar, KlezFest London, KlezMore Vienna, Klezmer Festival Furth, Festival of Jewish Culture Krakow among others. Mark will be featuring music from his new highly acclaimed album "The Triumph of Assimilation" on Friday and Saturday evenings and he will teach two 90-minute hands-on workshop sessions on Sunday.


Bruce Bierman serves as co-artistic director of the Yiddish Theatre Ensemble of Berkeley and was recently the dramaturg in collaboration with the San Francisco Playhouse's production of "Indecent' which is an adaptation of Sholem Asch's 'God of Vengeance' (1907). Bruce is a leading presenter of Jewish Dance throughout the Western U.S. and has learned from a handful of great teachers and scholars of Yiddish, traditional Yemenite and Israeli folkdance. We celebrate Bruce's eighth year with us at KlezmerQuerque. He will lead dances on Friday and Saturday evening and he will teach two 90-minute workshop sessions on Sunday. 


VISIT:  https://www.nahalatshalom.org/klezmerquerque   Please  CLICK HERE to RSVP by completing a KlezmerQuerque Online Registration. All people attending in-person events need to register on-line and list in the notes which events you are attending in person. Please note: a minimum ticket/ donation of $18.00 are required for each of these 4 events: Saturday Night Concert/Dance Party, and for each of the 3 Sunday workshop sessions.  For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen at: [email protected]  


Highlights


HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

In honor of holocaust remembrance day, the Abq JCC is hosting a reception in collaboration with the New Mexico holocaust Museum for "Lita: A Survivor’s Life in Images". More info here.


MEMBERSHIP for 5783

Fill out out our NEW membership form online! PDF is available to print and mail in or drop off. 


CHECK OUT ALL OF THE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNIES!


ZOOM VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers have completed (Thank you, Marciel Romero) a major IT overhaul to bring our Zoom capabilities to the highest level possible. This is where you come in. Can you help our Rabbi's and Service leaders? We promise to fully train you (it's actually really easy) if you will volunteer to be an in-person-Zoom support for one service a month, 2 1/2 hours tops. Whether you are already confident or want to develop your Zoom skills, you can do this. Thinking this might be a fit? Have questions? [email protected]


New Fundraising Committee Needs You

Let's help Nahalat Shalom reach our fundraising goals--as we keep the "fun" in fundraising. Bring your ideas for fundraising events, activities and outlets! Bring your skills for organizing, communicating and creativity. To volunteer, contact Ilene Dunn at [email protected] (and if you'd like to chair or co-chair this committee, let her know.)


INTERESTED IN AUTHORING THE ENEWS EVERY WEEK?

This volunteer role is ideal for someone who has experience with constant contact or a wilingess to learn. Reach out to Ariel for more info at [email protected].


OFFICE HOURS

Ariel will be in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 3pm. Feel free to call 505-343-8227 (leave a message and I will get back to you!) or email [email protected].


*Masks are required by all while inside the premises for all events*

Nahalat Shalom Services

E-blast—if you are a service leader or other leader and need to send a fast message to the Congregation, please contact Ariel to send an email out to all members.  

Friday January 27, 6-8pm In Person and Zoom (4th Friday)

Queer Shabbat

Hello Queer Shabbat family! After our winter planning hiatus we will be back January 27th, 2023 with a hybrid service. Start time of 6 pm, ending around 8. If you come in person, be prepared for the cold! Firepits will be present. Bring your own food if you'd like to snack while you chat after the service.


Zoom standing meeting for Queer Shabbat:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82481104085?pwd=QXRqRlJ4SjIzcnY5Uk5XdlVlVGd4UT09

Meeting ID: 824 8110 4085

Password: QSh@bbat18

Friday, February 3, 7 pm MT (2nd Friday) In Person and on Zoom

Sephardic Kabbalat Shabbat 

with Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen

Please join us as we celebrate Shabbat in the Sephardic tradition. Sofie Shefia will lead us in song and

prayer, joined by Hershel Weiss, one of the founding organizers. The evening includes an opportunity for

everyone to share from their heart, and Sephardic poetry readings presented by writer, researcher,

teacher and translator Héctor Contreras López. In December, January and February we are reading

poems by Colombian Sephardic poet Jorge Isaacs Ferrer. December's poem is El dios del siglo (The God of This Age).

We're meeting in person around a campfire so dress warmly, bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share, and a mug for hot drinks and enjoy the company, the poetry, the singing. Or join us on Zoom! 


POEM and TRANSLATION

See Sephardic Siddur

Meeting ID: 898 1462 4964 Passcode: 662484

JORGE ISAACS FERRER


Jorge Isaacs Ferrer (Cali, Colombia, 1837-Ibagué, Colombia, 1895) is Spanish America’s most

well known romantic writer. His father, George Henry Isaacs, was born in Jamaica to a family of

English Jews. At a very young age he moved to Colombia, first to Chocó, and then to Cali,

where he married Manuela Ferrer. According to Donald McGrady, George Henry Isaacs

converted to Catholicism in order to marry her, and lived the rest of his life as a true Christian

(14).

Jorge Isaacs’s fame rests on the novel María, published in 1867. It became an immediate

success, with many editions in Spanish; it was later translated into many languages. It still is the

most read novel by a Spanish American writer. After his success as a novelist, Isaacs started a

career as a journalist and a politician.

It is perhaps the success of María that has obscured Isaac’s poetry. Before publishing his novel,

Jorge Isaacs was well known as a poet in Bogotá. He published a collection of his poems,

Poesías, in 1864. During the last years of his life he worked on a long poem, Saulo, but he

managed to finish only the first Canto or section. His poems were collected and published in

Barcelona, in 1920, by the Maucci Publishing House.


Saturday, February 4, 10:00 am, MST, ZOOM (1st Saturday )

Chanting Morning Shabbat Service with Miryam Levy

Going Deep with Davennen

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. See this month's chant sheet here as well as the kaddish.

Meeting ID: 801 481 3128 Passcode: Sinai (same each month)  

Friday, February 10, 6:30-9:00 PM MST

KlezmerQuerque - Der Freylekher Shabes: Free Festival Opening Event (Hybrid)

All are welcome to our free festival opening event!! Join us in person (mask required) or on ZOOM. From 6:30-7:45PM Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band, Rikud dancers & special guest Jewish dance master Bruce Bierman will lead our klezmerer Shabes Service which includes our favorite prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat, Ma’ariv, the lighting and blessing of the candles, Kaddish Yatom, Mishebeirach (prayer for healing), Kiddush and Hamotzee. Maggidah Batya Podos will also treat us to an inspiring story!


The service will be followed by brief performances from The Rebbe’s Orkestra-ABQ’s own Klezmer & Judaic Band, followed by our featured guest artist Mark Rubin “Jew of Oklahoma.” The evening will conclude with recreational and traditional Jewish dancing with Bruce Bierman & Rikud to live music by the Community Klezmer Band.

Meeting ID: 815 7305 2952  Passcode: klezq2023

CLICK HERE for Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Please  CLICK HERE to RSVP by completing a KlezmerQuerque Online Registration. All people attending in-person events need to register on-line and list in the notes which events you are attending in person.  

Please note: a minimum ticket/ donation of $18.00 is required for each of the following 4 events:

Saturday Night Concert/Dance Party, and for each of the 3 Sunday workshop sessions.  

For more information, Contact Beth Cohen:  [email protected]t



Saturday, February 11, 10 am - 11:30 MST, Zoom (2nd Saturday)

Special addition to the KlezmerQuerque weekend!

Renewal Shabbat with Rabbi Chavah Carp and guest Cantor Beth Cohen

Please note that this service has its own Zoom ID and Passcode different from the KlezmerQuerque events

Renewal Siddur (Prayerbook)

ZOOM ONLY

Our Renewal Shabbat is open to all. We embrace prayer with an open heart. At our services we imbed the Torah's themes and bring them forward into our daily life. Each Shabbat we are guided through a visualization that is intended to aid in our spiritual practice and to get better acquainted with the text of our Torah. Prayers for Healing are always included as well as the Mourners Kaddish to remember those who came before us. 


At each service we invite one member to share their story as a way of getting to know one another and to practice inclusivity. If you are interested in participating and are ready to set a Shabbat to share please contact Rabbi Carp [email protected]. Our stories are very important, and we need to hear yours. Meeting ID: 826 7157 0875  Passcode: 207145



February 17, 6:00-7:15 pm MT, ZOOM ONLY (3rd Friday)

Kabbalat Shabbat...just when we need Shabbat!!!

Join Rabbi Min for regularly scheduled Kabbalat Shabbat on Zoom. Gather in community to find connection, to rest from the frantic pace of worry, to sing and welcome Shabbat in our new way of being together.

ID: 860 0695 0921 Passcode: 877536

Saturday, February 18, 10:00 am MST, In Person and on ZOOM (3rd Saturday)

Minyan HaLev with Rabbi Deborah Brin & Noach Bloom

Have fun during Shabbat morning services with Noah Bloom and Rabbi Deborah Brin. Learn new Jew-stuff and enjoy FINALLY being in the sanctuary or in the Zoom room with our beloved community. Challah and grape juice will be provided. Shabbat Morning Siddur.

Ivdu et Hashem B’Simcha – eBook Siddur (Prayer Book) PDF purchase

Meeting ID: 842 9631 7328 Passcode: 411114

Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat

with Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen & Judy Brown

ON HIATUS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!

A contemplative way to greet Shabbat through sacred Hebrew chanting and meditation. Celebrate the end of your week, nourish your soul and welcome Shabbat. Join us as we move into holy space/time in a meditative mode: chanting sacred phrases and melodies and then melting into silence. No prior knowledge or special talent is necessary, only the willingness and intention to go inside yourself, to listen deeply and to be in community with others who are engaged in this practice. Co-led by Judy Brown and Sofie Shefia Stephanie Cohen.

Nahalat Shalom Events

Friday January 27, 11:45 am-1:00 pm, MT, ZOOM 

Beyond the Torah Study Group

Join us every week or as the spirit moves you. Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. All are welcome to join at any point. We hope you will join us!

Meeting ID: 836 7456 0234 Passcode: Neviim

Saturday Evening, January 28, 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:45) In Person: An Evening of Klezmer Music-- A Klezmer Music Fundraiser

Di Kavene Kapelye will play klezmer tunes for us--listen, dance, enjoy! Bring a friend or two. We'll also be serving refreshments and opening the Second Chance Table – If you missed bidding at the Hanukkah Silent Auction – here’s a chance to purchase some lovely items.

 

This is Di Kavene Kapelye’s first concert since the Great Isolation, celebrating their return to live Klezmer performance and the 35th anniversary of Jeff’s 29th birthday!

 

Cost: This is a mini-FUNdraiser and donations are gratefully accepted! Much thanks to Di Kavene Kapelye for donating their time and music. Bring cash or check or CLICK HERE to donate online.

 

About Di Kavene Kapelye

Randi Thompson (accordion) and Jeff Brody (fiddle, mandolin) have been playing Klezmer music together in the Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band since 2007. In 2014 they formed Di Kavene Kapelye with clarinetist Clara Byom; they continue presently as a duo.


You may RSVP to [email protected]

Sunday, January 29, 2023, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Klezmer band & Rikud dancers rehearsal

New dancers with Rikud are always welcome!!

Current band members only please - we’ll be open to new members after our KlezmerQuerque klezmer music & dance festival.

Contact Beth Cohen at [email protected]

Thursday, February 2, 6 pm MT, 7 pm CT, 8 pm ET

KZOOM with Rabbi Shefa Gold

Friends, please come on time (which means a few minutes early). Please find all of the practices we will do together here. Feel free to prepare in advance by learning and exploring these sacred medicines.

Zoom Meeting ID: 815 976 0138 Passcode: 270959

Thursday, February 2, 4:00-5:30pm MT, In Person

This is Yeshiva

This is The Yeshiva I Would Go To!


Prayer Through Art

a six week series

Thursdays 4:00-5:30

February 2-March 9


In this 6 week segment of class, we’ll explore Tu B'shevat and Purim as we

learn in creative ways such as art, text, psalm, movement, song, prayer.

Don’t let the art part scare you. Stick figures or doodles are all the art skills

needed.

With Rabbi Chavah Carp and Mashpiah Robin Berman.

RSVP: [email protected]

Hybrid. Link and details after rsvp.

Masks Required (per Nahalat Shalom policy)

Donations to Nahalat Shalom's sustenance gratefully accepted.

February 2, 9, 16, 23 March 2, 9


*Bring an art journal or paper and less messy art materials ( i.e. pencils, crayons,

markers). Participants responsible to clean their own art mess.

*Children welcome with parent or guardian to assist, supervise and participate.

Childcare not provided.

Sunday, February 5 at 11:30

Tu B'Shevat Seder

Tu B’Shevat, also known as the birthday of the trees, is an opportunity to strengthen our connection to the environment. Enjoy this ceremonial meal of fruits and nuts with the Nahalat Shalom Cheder Religious School families and our special guests—open to all!


Special guests include Pastor Paul Schick of the Community of Joy Lutheran Church, Chad Pfeiffer of the Navaho Nation and Aamna Nayyar from the Muslim community. They will be sharing their faith tradition’s relationship with trees and the natural world


Please bring your own plates and utensils. As we will be eating only fruits and nuts, feel free to bring your own vegetarian lunch as well.

Saturday, February 11, 2023  7:00 PM 9:30 PM

KlezmerQuerque Concert & Dance Party (Hybrid)

KlezmerQuerque presents Mark Rubin “Jew of Oklahoma” in concert! In person (wear a mask) and on Zoom! Doors open at 6:45PM concert starts at 7:00PM. Then dance with Jewish Dance Master Bruce Bierman to The Rebbe’s Orkestra - ABQ’s own Klezmer & Judaic Band with special guest Mark Rubin!

Suggested donations: $18-$36 per person, $378 (21 years x $18) — or more!! (Donation /Ticket link coming soon!)

Contact Beth Cohen: [email protected]

Meeting ID: 815 7305 2952 Passcode: klezq2023

Sunday, February 12, 10:00AM - 5:30PM MST

KlezmerQuerque workshops (in person only - please wear a mask)

Suggested minimum ticket donation: $18-$36 per person PER workshop session --or $378 (21 years x $18) --or more!  

A ticket and a reservation (and mask) are required for all in person attendees:  CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A TICKET  and  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER  --VISIT:  https://www.nahalatshalom.org/calendar/2023-klezmerquerque-workshops

Contact Beth Cohen: [email protected] 


10:00-11:30am SESSION ONE (choose #1-dance OR #2-music):

   #1- Jewish Dance Master Bruce Bierman presents a multi-generational participatory Yiddishe dance, movement & song workshop for Nahalat Shalom’s Hebrew school students, their families & Rikud dancers.

   #2- Hands-on workshop in klezmer Music with Mark Rubin.


  11:30am-1:15pm BREAK FOR LUNCH OUT


1:30-3:00pm SESSION TWO (choose #1-storytelling OR #2-music):

   #1- Maggidah Batya Podos presents TELLING YOUR STORY AS A STORY FROM CHELM: Have you ever felt out of step with the rest of the world? Have you had insights that no one else understands? Do you believe in miracles, magic, mashiach, and the wisdom of your rebbe? Then you might be living your life as though you were in a tale from Chelm. Come play in the town of wise fools. Bring a true story to tell and transform.

    #2- Hands-on Klezmer music workshop with Mark Rubin.


3:30-5:00pm SESSION THREE (one session for all in dance):

   Jewish Dance workshop with Bruce Bierman (description coming soon).


5:15-5:30pm: ALL JOIN TOGETHER for zey gezints (be wells) & farewells.


Sunday February 19, 8:30am MT Zoom

NS Va'ad (Board) Meeting

Nahalat Shalom Va'ad Meeting All Nahalat Shalom members are invited to attend our monthly Va;ad (Board of Directors) meeting. Please email [email protected] for zoom invitation.

Community Action / Tikkun Olam
Human Rights Advocacy Training Project Fundraiser
From Lori Rudolph: There is a new advocacy project for Palestinian youth who live in three different communities in the West Bank. This is a collaborative project with the Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association in the UK and the UK/Palestine Social Work and Human Rights Society. This is the first step towards realizing our vision of creating a mental health/advocacy center in Hebron. Riad Arar, former director of Defense for Children International-Palestine’s Protection and Social Mobilization Program is the founder of the UK/Palestine Social Work and Human Rights Society. More info here.
Support Asylum Seekers
 Hi, all. We are receiving asylum seekers from the border in ABQ once again, now that some border policies have expired, and we're helping families on their way to their sponsors by assisting them at the ABQ Sunport. If you speak Spanish, French, or Portuguese (and perhaps soon we'll need Ukrainian and Russian) and you want to help out a couple of hours per week or per month at the airport, please let me know. Otherwise, you can also provide support with donations of items on the attached list or monetarily by donating to St. Therese Catholic Church at 300 Mildred, NW, ABQ, 87107. Please write "asylum-seekers" on the memo line. Feel free to contact Cris Elder [email protected] with questions.

Nahalat Shalom Tikkun Olam Projects

Please contact [email protected] or Kathryn at [email protected] / 505 256 7669 to arrange drop off and with questions about all our Tikkun Olam Projects. https://www.nahalatshalom.org/tikkun-olam

Homeless APS students

WANT to HELP HOMELESS APS STUDENTS??

We need non-perishable easy open foods, pop tops, tuna and chicken salad snack boxes, small cups of fruit, ramen noodles, peanut butter, juices, breakfast and energy bars and sports drinks! Roger and James picked up a good load of foods and hygiene supplies on Friday 01/13/23. There seem to be more kids than last year and they are on the street, living in cars, or bunking with friends’ families. Some are unaccompanied by any family member. Roger and James said they count on our steady donations. Let’s do what we can to help these kids stay in school. When we work together we can make a difference. Thank you!


St Martins HopeWorks Re-homing project and day shelter 

Matt picked up a truck load of clothes, shoes, household goods and supplies on Wednesday 01/11/23! The re-homing project and Hope Village need small lamps, brooms, mops, cups and bowls, bedding, sheets, blankets, towels and other household goods. There is also a special request for bar soaps as well as any travel size personal hygiene supplies. No children’s items, please. This was a huge donation and was greatly appreciated. These donations help the diverse homeless in our community. Thank you!

Please contact [email protected] or Kathryn at [email protected] / 505 256 7669 to arrange drop off and with questions.

ABQFaithWorks 


Singer/Songwriter David LaMotte will be performing a benefit concert on February 18th at 7:00 pm at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church.


Singer/Songwriter David LaMotte has performed in all 50 states and on 5 continents. His music has been described as "Genre fluid," with songs that lean toward Americana, Acoustic Pop, Southern Rock, and World Music. In addition to his music, David is passionate about peace work and his TED talk on "What Music Can Teach Us about Peacemaking" can be found on Ted.com. This concert is a rare opportunity to see him perform live in New Mexico.

A typical LaMotte concert involves a healthy dose of storytelling and you can expect this at this show as well. This concert benefits ABQ FaithWorks (abqfaithworks.org) and Asylum Seeker Welcome.

For tickets go to:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/513169733487

Care in the Nahalat Shalom Community
Nahalat Shalom Mishpocha Caring Committee
Mishpocha means extended family in Yiddish. We support Nahalat Shalom members in times of need and times of joy (new baby). Services are for those who live alone, don't have other support or whose caregivers are exhausted. We follow current COVID guidelines. Your message to us will be confidential. To volunteer to help, or if you have a need or know someone who has a need, please reach out to [email protected] or [email protected].
End of Life Resources
Visit our website at www.nahalatshalom.org/end-of-life for complete information about end of life preparation, support, and cemetery.

We ask for healing prayers for

Deborah Tyroler

Stephen Feldman.

Nolan Ben Roni.

Please email your requests for Healing Prayers to [email protected]

See VIDEO of Debbie Friedman z"l singing her beautiful healing prayer.

Community Events

Jewish Justice Circle: Awakening to whiteness

1/24/23 (Tuesday)

3:00 pm ET / 12 pm PT (60 minutes)


Join us for a one hour experiential information session to learn more about Jewish Bridge Project’s Jewish Justice Circle: Awakening to whiteness. Are you a white person ready to deepen your practice as an antiracist white Jew and wondering if this is the right venue for you? Are you a Jewish person of color curious about this work? Maybe you’re wondering if this work can support people in your organization? 

 

In this 60 minute session you’ll meet the white Ashkenazi facilitators: Amelia Mae Paradise, franny silverman, Andrea Jacobs, experience a piece of our curriculum, and ground in sacred Jewish time. Please come learn more about our 16 week intimate and spiritual deep dive into racial and economic justice, settler colonialism, white supremacy, and christian dominance in the U.S. through a Jewish lens. You’ll leave this hour session with a comprehensive resource tool to support ongoing growth for antiracist white Jews!

 

REGISTER HERE FOR THE JANUARY 2023 INFO SESSION


Already know you want to join our Spring 2023 Cohort? CLICK HERE to apply.

ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK
Free Food available every 3rd Tuesday of the month -- at Villa Nueva Senior Apartments -- Zearing @ 18th St. off Rio Grande (see more complete directions at end of announcement).
Every month what is brought varies greatly. There can be large quantities of a variety of breads, canned or boxed items, frozen organic dinners and frozen vegetables, dairy, sometimes frozen meats, fruits and vegetables (often in great condition, sometimes needing to be used soon), and much more!!! Take as much as you like - bring a big cart or basket. (A huge truck brings this delivery, so there's always quite a lot!!!) -- What is available can suit many dietary preferences - just pick and choose according to your own needs -- 
Please come after 12:30 (residents only from 11:30 to 12:30) then it's Open to All from 12:30 till @ 4 PM. Staff may start closing up after 3 PM and there is less left by then, so come early-ish, if you can. 
From Rio Grande, 2 small blocks South of I40 (or 1 block north of Bellamah, afterHotel ABQ) \call Varda at 505-553-6693 (cell) or email [email protected]

New Mexico Climate Action

There are many ways to become involvedIf you are interested in receiving their calendar in a monthly email newsletter or wish to add an event, reach them at Contact NM CLIMATE ACTION

[email protected].

Nishmat Hayyim: Meditation Mindfulness Group

This Jewish mindfulness group welcomes meditators new and experienced. They meet every Friday 9:30-11am EST. Reach out to [email protected] for more info.

Meeting ID: 895 0580 6272 Passcode: 881780



Community Resources
ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal is a trans-denominational approach to revitalizing Judaism.We combine the socially progressive values of egalitarianism, the joy of Hasidism, the informed do-it-yourself spirit of the havurah movement and the accumulated wisdom of centuries of tradition. We offer many programs of spiritual support during the pandemic. Visit our WEBSITE. Nahalat Shalom is a member of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
A Jewish Partnership for Justice
BEND THE ARC
Bend the Arc is the only national Jewish organization focused exclusively on progressive social change in the United States.
Jewish Voice for Peace
Jewish Voice for Peace is a national, grassroots organization inspired by Jewish tradition to work for a just and lasting peace according to principles of human rights, equality, and international law for all the people of Israel and Palestine.
Learn more at WEBSITE. Become a MEMBER. Email [email protected] to join a local chapter.
Relationships Are the Keys to Community.
Every community has unique needs and personalities. Here's a story of how one congregation is responding to the unhoused at their door. ABQ FaithWorks can assist clergy and members discern and develop the appropriate response for their specific situations. Email Amy Malick, [email protected], and make a positive difference in your community. Read about the Friends Meeting at https://www.abqfaithworks.org/blog.

Jewish Care Program
The Jewish Care Program is dedicated to the well-being of our most vulnerable community members, moving them from isolation to connection. If you or someone you know is in need of JCP’s services, please visit our website or contact us.
Our Locations:
  • Jen Dennis, Senior Services Manager, at (505) 348-4443
  • Stacey McMullen, MSW, Social Services Manager, at (505) 395-4445
  • Rabbi Art Flicker, Community Chaplain, at (505) 400-7966
Albuquerque On the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Jewish Community Campus
5520 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Santa Fe: 50 Washington Ave, Suite 201 Santa Fe, NM 87501.

Ongoing Every Thursday, 2:30 pm MT, Zoom
Jewish Care Program Well-Being Conversations
Join Stacey McMullen, social Services Manager for the Jewish Care Program, for week gatherings to discuss how you are attending to your well-being and what you are learning from life during these uncertain times.Email [email protected] for Zoom link .
Spiritual Resources in the Renewal Tradition
Rabbi Gold's website is at wonderful resource for chants and teachings in good times and bad. You can find and listen to a chant for any situation, even now.
Rabbi Roth's website offers many meditations and teaching in the Renewal tradition.
Innovative and progressive spiritual programming dedicated to transforming Judaism, the Jewish people, and the world
Jewish tradition offers rich, accessible, and time-tested resources to cope with moments like these. The Institute for Jewish Spirituality, which has pioneered the development and teaching of Jewish mindfulness practices for over 20 years, is offering resources to our community:
Romemu (roh·meh·moo) is a vibrant, innovative synagogue in New York City led by Rabbi David Ingber. They offer many online experience in the Renewal Tradition.
Congregation Nahalat Shalom is a spiritual and cultural center for Jewish Renewal in the Southwest. We affirm and support the discovery and exploration of our diverse identities and heritages.
 
We are a vibrant community, open and welcoming to individuals, couples, and families of all sizes, shapes and colors. Nahalat Shalom values, nurtures, and needs the creative, spiritual, and intellectual contributions of each member. We cultivate and live our Judaism through worship, learning, dialogue, joyful celebrations, community involvement, arts, music, and dance.
 
Children are always welcome in our sanctuary and at our celebrations and events, and they genuinely enjoy themselves in our once a week religious school. We are committed to living, sharing and passing on a vital and heartfelt Judaism to those who come after us.
Congregation Nahalat Shalom | 3606 Rio Grande Blvd NW | 505.343.8227