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Nahalat Shalom Enews: Nisan
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In this Edition: About the month of Nisan, Mask Update, Upcoming Events at Nahalat Shalom, Save the Date, and more! |
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Image of the first blossoms on the plum tree growing in the courtyard at Nahalat Shalom. Image courtesy of Hershel Weiss. |
Spring Equinox Prayer
Place four objects representing earth, water, air, and fire around you and recite the following verses from Ecclesiastes:
Earth: One generation goes and another comes, And the earth remains forever.
Fire: The sun rises and the sun sets
and returns to its place and shines there.
Air: Blowing to the south, turning northward,
Ever turning blows the wind.
Water: The rivers run to the sea, but the sea is never full, To the place from which they flow, the waters flow back again.
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About Nisan
From Rabbi Jill Hammer, link to full article
“The buds appear in the land, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the dove is heard in our land…” —Song of Songs 2:12
The first of Nisan is one of the four new years of the Jewish calendar marking the “first of the months,” (rosh chadashim), or the beginning of time itself.
According to the Torah, the first of Nisan is the death date of Miriam the prophetess. Miriam is best known for dancing at the shores of the Sea of Reeds when the Israelites became free, playing a hand drum. Later, she led the people through the wilderness along with her brothers Moses and Aaron, providing healing and wisdom. A mysterious well of water followed her, sustaining the people and quenching their thirst. At the moment that Miriam’s breath departed, the mysterious well of water disappeared.
Moses and the people had to search for the well and discover it in a new place. Miriam’s moving well represents the ever-flowing, ever-moving, Divine source, and the first of Nisan celebrates the journey toward freedom and change. On the first of Nisan, it is Miriam’s drum that sustains us—the heartbeat-rhythm that we feel only when we allow ourselves to be as free as the wind.
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Image of a blue surgical mask. Masks are now optional at Nahalat Shalom. Please contact [email protected] if this will prevent you from attending in person events you would otherwise have liked to attend. | |
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QUEER SHABBAT
March 24th, Friday, 6-8 pm
A space for self-identified queer Jews and loved ones to gather. Light service with conversation after. Bring your own food if you'd like to snack or eat dinner. Hybrid event in person at Nahalat courtyard with fire pits or on zoom at this link.
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Journey to the Heart of Shabbat
March 25th, Saturday, 10-12 pm
Alan Wagman will be leading Shabbat services after a brief hiatus. Contact Alan at [email protected] for description, siddur, and more information.
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Community Klezmer Band & Rikud Dancers Rehearsals
March 26th, April 9th, & April 16th, Sundays 3-5 pm
New dancers with Rikud (Hebrew for dance) are always welcome! New band members please contact Beth Cohen at [email protected] before attending your first rehearsal. Basic knowledge and skills for your instrument are required.
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Chanting Shabbat
April 1st, Saturday, 10-11:15 am
Contemplative service using Hebrew chants and silence. April Shabbat will be lead by Ariel Lippman. Zoom only. Meeting ID: 801 481 3128, Passcode: Sinai. Contact [email protected] with any questions.
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Second Night Community Passover Seder
April 6th, Thursday, 6-9 pm
A unique Seder with a klezmer band accompanying our songs and prayers from the Haggadah, AND dancing! Led by Cantor Beth Cohen, Maggid Batya Podis and others. Hybrid event, zoom info will be sent out soon. Matzoh, Kosher for Pesach grape juice, Haggadah, and salt water will be provided. Please bring your own place-settings and 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 and wine must follow kosher for Passover guidelines. Free event donations welcome, CLICK HERE to donate. Contact [email protected] with questions.
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Image of a purple and pink butterfly on a red flower in a nighttime nature scene with the words resist, build, reform, and heal written on the wings. Image courtesy of Molly Costello, www.mollycostello.com
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Der Freylecher Shabbos
April 7th, Friday, 6:30-8:30 pm
With Rikud dancers, & The Nahalat Klezmer Band
Celebrate Shabbos JOY and PESACH Sameach (Happy Passover)! Our participatory klezmer Shabes service includes some of our favorite prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv. Dancing is optional. Please do not bring any food that is not Kosher for Passover into the synagogue. In person in the sanctuary and on Zoom.
Meeting ID: 815 6235 4633 Passcode: SIMKHE. Contact Cantor Beth Cohen with questions: [email protected].
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Counting the Omer
April 7th through May 19th, Fridays 8-8:45 am
The Omer count was once used to determine taxes. It's now a way to look at ourselves. In this class we'll count the beginning of each of the 7 week's Sefirah (Qualities) that start each Omer week. We'll also nosh on food for thought to launch us into each weekly Omer count. 8-8:30am learning, 8:30-8:45am for meditation or journaling on the week’s teachings. With Rabbi Chavah Carp and Mashpiah Robin Berman
On Zoom only. Click here for link. Meeting ID: 810 2960 0193
Passcode: 734342. Contact Chavah at [email protected] with questions.
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Renewal Shababt
April 8th, Saturday, 10:30 am
All are welcome for our Renewal Shabbat Service. Join us in prayer and in meditation to access the teachings of Torah. During services a sermon of the portion of the week will highlight traits that stand out for our times with an opportunity for in depth, (yet brief) sharing. There is always a prayer for healing as well as Kaddish for mourners and yarhzeits. Zoom only, Meeting ID: 826 7157 0875, Passcode: 207145. Contact Rabbi Chavah Carp with questions at [email protected].
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Sephardic Shabbat
April 14th, Friday, 7-8:30 pm
Featuring Sephardic Prayers and songs, trilingual poetry reading and personal sharing with special guests from UNM reading in Portuguese. Hybrid event on zoom and at Nahalat Shalom's courtyard. Contact Hershel at [email protected] for zoom link and any questions.
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Bar Mitzvah of Mosei Melis
April 15th, Saturday, 1o am
Please join us for a celebration of Mosei Melis's bar mitzvah! This is your opportunity to delve into the blood and guts of Torah with Mosei. He will be co-leading the service, reading an aliyah, and presenting his parasha illustrations. These include the deaths of Nadav and Avihu as well as details of kashrut. Do you have questions related to locust-eating? Is there a deceased raccoon in your well? Has a tasty-looking cow died of natural causes in your field? Not to worry, Torah can tell you how to handle it, and Mosei is here to interpret for you. Everyone is welcome to participate in kiddush after the service. Catered lunch will be available afterwards for those invited by the family. After lunch, Mosei will present an entertaining and educational game of Jewpardy, covering general Torah knowledge, information specific to his parasha, and other Jewish topics.
Zoom Meeting ID: 842 9631 7328 Passcode: 411114. Contact Noah Bloom, [email protected], with questions.
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Fundraiser: Paint a Tree of Life at Kelly Jo Designs
Wednesday April 19th, 6:30-9:00 pm
Come have fun at this fundraiser as we paint this beautiful tree of life and support Nahalat Shalom while we are at it! A great time to get together with friends, family, and our Nahalat Shalom community at Kelly Jo Designs by Wine. An instructor will lead us, step-by-step, through the process of completing our own colorful painting.
CLICK HERE to Register Registration is required! Questions? Contact ilene at [email protected]
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Festival Sefardí
May 5th, Friday, 5:30-9:30 pm
May 6th, Saturday, 9:30 am-4:30 pm
May 7th, Sunday, 12 pm-5:30 pm
Shabbat dinner, poetry readings, art show, mini service, panels, writing workshop book signings, catered lunch, and personal stories.
Special guests: Poet Denise León from Tucumán, Argentina and Ladino expert Rachel Amado Bortnick from Dallas, TX. Location: Nahalat Campus and Zoom.
Contact Hershel at [email protected] with questions.
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Repair the World/Tikkun Olam | |
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“You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it (2:21)" Pirkei Avot, Ethics of our Fathers
Contact Kathryn at [email protected]/
505 256 7669 to arrange drop off or for questions about
Tikkun Olam Projects.
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Help Unhoused APS students
We are collecting 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!
Let’s do what we can to help these kids stay in school. Thank you!
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Nahalat Shalom Mishpocha
Mishpocha means extended family in Yiddish. We support Nahalat Shalom members in times of need and times of joy. 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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Opportunities for Engagement | |
"Todos los dedos de la mano no son unos" (all the fingers of the hand are not the same). For more Ladino phrases click here. | |
Support the Enews & Social Media
Editors, content creators, designers, artists, photographers, and nosy people unite! Help craft the weekly and monthly enewsletters and brainstorm about a possible revitializiation of Desert Sage. Social media savvy folks welcome. Contact Ilan Fichman at [email protected].
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Help at the Community Seder
Don't just Seder, do something! :-) Help welcome and desired to plan our community Seder and support with set up, clean up, and front door greetings. Contact Ilene Dunn at [email protected].
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Festival Sefardí, May 5-7th
Get involved with Nahalat Shalom's premier celebration of Sephardic life and culture. Support is desired with publicity and social media (remote), art show and gallery prep (in person starting March 15th), and set up and clean up at the event itself. We are also looking for greeters, chauffeurs, and zoom monitors.
Contact Esteban Rael, [email protected], if you want to support the art show and Hershel Weiss, [email protected], for everything else.
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Tech Hero/ines Wanted
Have you ever wondered how Nahalat Shalom has such an amazing Zoom presence? Come learn the ins and outs of our tech set ups, empower yourself to take on the mystical art of Zoom, and support the congregation's accessible events. Contact Marciel at [email protected] if you want to join our awesome tech team.
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Rosh chodesh tov! Have a wonderful and full month. | |
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