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Nahalat Shalom Inheritance of Peace
3606 Rio Grande Boulevard NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107
call / text: 505-343-8227 See "Highlights" below for office hours
[email protected] www.nahalatshalom.org
Nahalat Shalom is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
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Voices of Nahalat Shalom | |
Hello everyone! The enews will be changing format on March 21st, 2023, the 1st day of Nisan in the Hebrew year 5783. The enews will switch to having a longer monthly edition around Rosh Chodesh, the Hebrew head of the month, and shorter "eblasts" the other three weeks of the month. We are also considering reinstating a print edition, budget willing, if the community is interested. The enews will be sent out on Tuesdays and all submissions will need to be in by the Friday before. If you are excited to join the editorial team for the enews, have access to low cost or free physical printing, or have a vision for what our newsletters could look like, please contact [email protected]. | | | |
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We have wonderful news to share. Through a grant from Project Heart Start, Nahalat Shalom is receiving an AED device (automated external defibrillator) at no cost! AED’s save lives. You can use this portable device to quickly shock someone’s heart if they collapse, have no pulse, and stop breathing. This condition is known as sudden cardiac arrest. “We estimate that about 1,700 lives are saved in the U.S. per year by bystanders using an AED” says Dr. Myron Weisfeldt of Johns Hopkins University.
Before receiving our AED, we need to have a team of community members attend a 90 minute training and practice in using the AED and in hands only CPR. Please consider stepping up and joining me to make our NS community and our city a safer place.
The training is scheduled on Thursday, April 13th at 10:00 AM, at New Heart, 601 Lomas Blvd. NE (near Embassy Suites Hotel). To attend, RSVP to [email protected] . If you have any questions, email or call me at 781-572-8882.
Yours,
Howie Sagrans
Nahalat Shalom Safety Team
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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 OUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!
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 willingness to learn. Reach out to Ariel for more info at [email protected].
OFFICE HOURS
The next time I will be in the office is today, Friday March 17th from 10am-3pm. Next week I will be in on Tuesday between 1:30-6pm, Wednesday and Thursday between 10 and 3pm. Call 505-343-8227 (leave a message and I will get back to you!) or email [email protected].
Thanks,
Ariel
*Masks are required by all while inside the premises for all events*
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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.
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Saturday, March 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
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Friday March 24, 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 Passcode: QSh@bbat18
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Friday March 24, 7pm Zoom Only (4th Friday)
Chanting Kabbalat Shabbat
with Stephanie Sofie Shefia Cohen
We greet the new moon of Nisan, following the month of Adar and increasing our joy, leading up to Pesah/Passover and counting the Omer. Come chant some themes from the week’s Torah portion of Vayikra, as we find ways to sustain our Divine connection.
Chant sheet here.
Meeting ID: 587 625 6104 Passcode: 501349
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Saturday, March 25, 10 am - noon MST, In Person and Zoom
Journey to the Heart of Shabbat
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.
We will not have a formal Torah reading, but we will have a Torah discussion. The parsha for this week is Pikudeh, the last parsha in the book of Shemot (“Names”), which we usually call, “Exodus.” At the end of the parsha, the holy tabernacle which the people built in the wilderness is finally completed. However, we are told, the people cannot enter the tabernacle, because the Holy Spirit fills it. In our discussion, we will ask ourselves and each other, “Why am I, and why are we, not permitted to enter into the Holy? What secrets do I keep from myself and others? Is it the content of my secrets that keeps me separate from the One and the All, or is it the secrecy itself? How do I reconcile myself with my failings? Can I be both human and Holy, even if just for an instant?”
Zoom link will be in next week's enews.
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Saturday, April 1, 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 soon as well as the kaddish.
Meeting ID: 801 481 3128 Passcode: Sinai (same each month)
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Thursday, April 6th, 6-9pm, In Person and Zoom
In Person and Zoom: Community Passover Seder with Cantor Beth Cohen, Maggidah Batya Podos, The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band & Rikud Dancers
A unique Seder with a klezmer band accompanying our songs and prayers from the Haggadah! AND dancing!
Zoom info coming soon! Haggadah PDF for Zoom Attendees.
We provide: Matzoh, Kosher for Pesach grape juice, Haggadah, salt water. Be green and bring your own place-settings!!
You bring: Seder plate (What’s on a Seder Plate?). You may also bring food to enjoy for yourself and to share with your friends/family. All food must follow kosher for Passover guidelines. CLICK HERE to read Kosher for Passover guidelines. You may bring wine – it MUST be Kosher for Passover.
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Friday, April 7, 2023 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Der Freylekher Shabes with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Klezmer Band & Rikud dancers (Hybrid)
Celebrate Shabes JOY with Cantor Beth Cohen, The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band and Rikud Dancers. Join us IN-PERSON (wear a mask) -or via ZOOM if there is a volunteer to run & host it. The participatory klezmer Shabes (Shabbat) service begins at 6:30PM and includes some of our favorite prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv plus candle lighting & blessing, Kaddish Yatom, Mi Shebeirach, Kiddush and Hamotzee. The service will be followed by optional recreational Jewish dancing to live music.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: [email protected]
Link to 2022-23 PDF of NEW Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet:
2022_Der_Freylekher_Shabes_Prayer-Booklet.pdf (squarespace.com)
Meeting ID: 815 6235 4633 Passcode: SIMKHE
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Saturday, April 8, 10 am - 11:30 MST, Zoom (2nd Saturday) Zoom Only
Renewal Shabbat with Rabbi Chavah Carp
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 me at [email protected]. Our stories are very important, and we need to hear yours.
Meeting ID: 826 7157 0875 Passcode: 207145
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Friday March 17, 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: 816 6522 5789 Passcode: Neviim
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Sunday March 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.
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Thursday, March 23, 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
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Sunday, March 1, 2023, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Klezmer band & Rikud dancers rehearsal
New dancers are always welcome. New band members please contact Beth Cohen at [email protected] before attending rehearsal. Basic knowledge and skills for your instrument are required.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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!
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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.
In-Person Volunteer Orientation
We are excited to invite volunteers to our campus for an in-person orientation! To help prepare new and returning folks, we are offering orientations monthly. While mandatory for first-time participants, all are welcome! Sessions will include an overview of service options, waivers, and a brief tour. The first orientation will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, March 7th, with subsequent sessions occurring on the first Tuesday of every month.
If you or someone you know is ready to help out at our shelter or warehouse, please sign up by replying to this email or using the button below. Our Community Engagement Coordinator, Matt Aranez, is waiting to hear from you!
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ABQFaithWorks
We have some very exciting training opportunities that are available coming up in a four part series over the next 5 weeks.
This training series centers around the importance of being Trauma Informed as we help those who are the most vulnerable among us (our immigrant and unhoused neighbors). Understanding how to best help someone (and how to take care of ourselves when helping traumatized individuals) ensures that we are able to best help people meet them where they need and understand that people may not act or behave like we may expect due to their experiences.
The presenter for this series is Julia Montany, who has has over ten years of experience working with populations who have experienced trauma in New Mexico, Georgia, Nigeria, and South Africa and is currently the Program Manager for Las Cumbres' WINGS Survivors of Torture program. The trainings will take place at our new office every Friday afternoon from 2:30pm - 3:30pm for the next 5 weeks with the exception of Friday March 3rd due to a conflict with the NMILC (New Mexico Immigrant Law Center) and ABQ FaithWorks Asylum Application and Work Permit Application Clinics. Please note, if you cannot make it to one, they will be recorded and made available digitally following the date of the final part of the series so you can watch them at your convenience.
You must RSVP to attend any of the events. To register for any of the trainings in the series, please use this SignUp Genius link to reserve a spot https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094aadac2ba4fec16-lascubres#/
Please see below for all of the dates and times as well as the location and the attached flier to learn more about the sessions as well as attached photos for how to get to the location.
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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].
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We ask for healing prayers for
Deborah Tyroler
Stephen Feldman
Please email your requests for Healing Prayers to [email protected]
See VIDEO of Debbie Friedman z"l singing her beautiful healing prayer.
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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]
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New Mexico Climate Action
There are many ways to become involved. If 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].
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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Rabbi Roth's website offers many meditations and teaching in the Renewal tradition.
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Innovative and progressive spiritual programming dedicated to transforming Judaism, the Jewish people, and the world
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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:
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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.
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Congregation Nahalat Shalom | 3606 Rio Grande Blvd NW | 505.343.8227
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