Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
Enjoy songs and stories to welcome shabbat! Aimed for kids ages 0-5 and their parents, we will sing songs, do the shabbat blessings, and build community. Families are welcome to come and go as they please, and to bring along dinner or snacks!
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 in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; 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
Come be part of the deconstruction and reconstruction of Rabbi Josie’s new office!
What do we need? Movers to move items out of the space so that it can be transformed, Organizers to reconfigure our storage space so that we can move items out of the future office into a new location, Carpenters and Painters to do some framing and painting, Flooring people to help with the flooring, Food Folks to make sure our workers have snacks! If you have any questions please feel free to email Esteban - esteban@nahalatshalom.org.
Nahalat Shalom’s Community Klezmer Band rehearses on most Sundays from 3-5pm. Rikud dancers often rehearse with the band and practice dancing to live Klezmer & Jewish folk music. The band & dancers also host the monthly Freylekher Shabbes held on the first Friday of every month.
All ages and levels of musicians and singers are welcome in the band. You must know the basics of your instrument to play or sing in the band (no drums or percussion please). Sheet music and professional instruction is provided by Nahalat Shalom’s Cantor & music director Beth Cohen. If you do not read music, it is recommended that you record the rehearsals.
All ages and levels of dancers are always welcome: no pre-skills are needed.
Before attending a band rehearsal, please CONTACT Beth Cohen- Nahalat Shalom’s music director & Cantor at: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 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-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
CANCELED THIS MONTH!
Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)
PDF Chant Sheet
NEW Meditation opportunity:
On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting. Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary. Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space.
At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. 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.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required
Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS
POEM (coming soon)
POET’S BIO
Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish and a bilingual (English/Spanish) poetry reading.
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share!
If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up.
Shabbat Morning Service led by Rabbi Josie Boskoff.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week.
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.
Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha
Zoom ID: 282 164 5784
No password needed
PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
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 in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; 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
Nahalat Shalom’s Community Klezmer Band rehearses on most Sundays from 3-5pm. Rikud dancers often rehearse with the band and practice dancing to live Klezmer & Jewish folk music. This is the last “official” rehearsal of the Spring/Summer season so Alavados High Holy Days band can rehearse for the next 2 months for the high holidays. The next Klezmer Band / Rikud rehearsal will be on Sept. 27th.
The Klezmer band & Rikud also host the monthly Freylekher Shabbes held on the first Friday of every month.
All ages and levels of musicians and singers are welcome in the band. You must know the basics of your instrument to play or sing in the band (no drums or percussion please). Sheet music and professional instruction is provided by Nahalat Shalom’s Cantor & music director Beth Cohen. If you do not read music, it is recommended that you record the rehearsals.
All ages and levels of dancers are always welcome: no pre-skills are needed.
Before attending a band rehearsal, please CONTACT Beth Cohen- Nahalat Shalom’s music director & Cantor at: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)
PDF Chant Sheet
NEW Meditation opportunity:
On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting. Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary. Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space.
At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. 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.
Alavados Holy Days Ensemble rehearses during August and September (and sometimes October) for Nahalat Shalom’s High Holiday observances of Selichot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & Simchat Torah.
The ensemble is open for all members of Nahalat Shalom who wish to sing or play an instrument that they are skilled on (no percussion or drums please) for the community’s high holiday services. Rehearsal attendance is a requirement to be able to play/ sing for a service.
Contact Nahalat Shalom’s Cantor & music director Beth Cohen for a detailed rehearsal and service schedule and for more information: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 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-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Alavados Holy Days Ensemble rehearses during August and September (and sometimes October) for Nahalat Shalom’s High Holiday observances of Selichot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & Simchat Torah.
The ensemble is open for all members of Nahalat Shalom who wish to sing or play an instrument that they are skilled on (no percussion or drums please) for the community’s high holiday services. Rehearsal attendance is a requirement to be able to play/ sing for a service.
Contact Nahalat Shalom’s Cantor & music director Beth Cohen for a detailed rehearsal and service schedule and for more information: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
Alavados Holy Days Ensemble rehearses during August and September (and sometimes October) for Nahalat Shalom’s High Holiday observances of Selichot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & Simchat Torah.
The ensemble is open for all members of Nahalat Shalom who wish to sing or play an instrument that they are skilled on (no percussion or drums please) for the community’s high holiday services. Rehearsal attendance is a requirement to be able to play/ sing for a service.
Contact Nahalat Shalom’s Cantor & music director Beth Cohen for a detailed rehearsal and service schedule and for more information: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week.
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.
Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha
Zoom ID: 282 164 5784
No password needed
PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!
Alavados Holy Days Ensemble rehearses during August and September (and sometimes October) for Nahalat Shalom’s High Holiday observances of Selichot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & Simchat Torah.
The ensemble is open for all members of Nahalat Shalom who wish to sing or play an instrument that they are skilled on (no percussion or drums please) for the community’s high holiday services. Rehearsal attendance is a requirement to be able to play/ sing for a service.
Contact Nahalat Shalom’s Cantor & music director Beth Cohen for a detailed rehearsal and service schedule and for more information: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
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 in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; 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
Alavados Holy Days Ensemble rehearses during August and September (and sometimes October) for Nahalat Shalom’s High Holiday observances of Selichot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & Simchat Torah.
The ensemble is open for all members of Nahalat Shalom who wish to sing or play an instrument that they are skilled on (no percussion or drums please) for the community’s high holiday services. Rehearsal attendance is a requirement to be able to play/ sing for a service.
Contact Nahalat Shalom’s Cantor & music director Beth Cohen for a detailed rehearsal and service schedule and for more information: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 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-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Alavados Holy Days Ensemble rehearses during August and September (and sometimes October) for Nahalat Shalom’s High Holiday observances of Selichot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & Simchat Torah.
The ensemble is open for all members of Nahalat Shalom who wish to sing or play an instrument that they are skilled on (no percussion or drums please) for the community’s high holiday services. Rehearsal attendance is a requirement to be able to play/ sing for a service.
Contact Nahalat Shalom’s Cantor & music director Beth Cohen for a detailed rehearsal and service schedule and for more information: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Alavados Holy Days Ensemble rehearses during August and September (and sometimes October) for Nahalat Shalom’s High Holiday observances of Selichot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur & Simchat Torah.
The ensemble is open for all members of Nahalat Shalom who wish to sing or play an instrument that they are skilled on (no percussion or drums please) for the community’s high holiday services. Rehearsal attendance is a requirement to be able to play/ sing for a service.
Contact Nahalat Shalom’s Cantor & music director Beth Cohen for a detailed rehearsal and service schedule and for more information: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week.
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.
Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha
Zoom ID: 282 164 5784
No password needed
PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!
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 in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; 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
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 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-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week.
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.
Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha
Zoom ID: 282 164 5784
No password needed
PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!
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 in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; 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
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 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-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week.
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.
Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha
Zoom ID: 282 164 5784
No password needed
PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!
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 in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; 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
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate the joy of Khanikeh (Hanukkah) AND Shabes (Shabbat) in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 PM can be danced to and includes prayers from Kabbalat Shabbat and the Ma’ariv services plus Hanukkah songs and prayers. We will also observe the Shabbat candle lighting/blessing and lighting/blessings of the Hanukkiah/menorah candles, Mourners’ Kaddish, blessing for healing, Kiddush and Hamotzee. Bring your own candles and Hanukkiah / Menorah to light. The service will be followed by a vegetarian-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week.
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.
Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha
Zoom ID: 282 164 5784
No password needed
PDF of Chant Sheet coming soon!
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 in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; 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
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 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-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 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-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 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-kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Come be part of the deconstruction and reconstruction of Rabbi Josie’s new office!
What do we need? Movers to move items out of the space so that it can be transformed, Organizers to reconfigure our storage space so that we can move items out of the future office into a new location, Carpenters and Painters to do some framing and painting, Flooring people to help with the flooring, Food Folks to make sure our workers have snacks! If you have any questions please feel free to email Esteban - esteban@nahalatshalom.org.
On the first three Sundays in June we will have workshops/workdays to Enjarre (re-plaster) our Adobe wall in order to preserve it so that it will be around for another 20+ years.
How can you be part of this?
We need volunteers to do the plastering. Our Shaman of Enjarre, Ian Daitz and the Ayudante Mayor, Andrew Stone, will be teaching us the traditional technique of Zarpeo (mud is slung at the wall) to accomplish the refurbishing of our wall. Please bring latex, nitrile or other chemical resistant gloves, as the masa (mud mixture) will have lime added for stability.
We need hospitality volunteers to coordinate the rest area with various snacks, water, sandwiches, sodas or selzer, etc.
We need folks to help with the cleanup at the end of the work day.
We would like to have a big wall dedication celebration when Rabbi Josie gets back, so we need some folks to help plan this event!
If you have any questions, please email Esteban - esteban@nahalatshalom.org
PS - THERE IS STILL TIME TO WRITE (ON A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER) A NAME OF A LOVED ONE, A WISH, A MEMORY, ETC. INTO THE CRACKS OF THE WALL BEFORE THE ENJARRE!
Please join us for a celebration of Elizabeth Etigson’s life this Saturday, June 20th from 10-11:30 AM in Bosque School’s Budagher Hall. Elizabeth loved color, so please feel free to wear purple, green, pink, or whatever feels right. Bring a story about Elizabeth to share if you are so moved.
Please join Sofie Shefia as we welcome Shabbat.
With Hebrew chants from R. Shefa Gold, we’ll create a calming, uplifting and reflective experience as we gather ourselves from the week.
We will observe the candle lighting & blessing, healing prayers and mourners Kaddish, as well as Kiddush and hamotzi (challah) afterwards.
Nahalat Shalom - Bayt B'racha
Zoom ID: 282 164 5784
No password needed
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
Come be part of the deconstruction and reconstruction of Rabbi Josie’s new office!
What do we need? Movers to move items out of the space so that it can be transformed, Organizers to reconfigure our storage space so that we can move items out of the future office into a new location, Carpenters and Painters to do some framing and painting, Flooring people to help with the flooring, Food Folks to make sure our workers have snacks! If you have any questions please feel free to email Esteban - esteban@nahalatshalom.org.
On the first three Sundays in June we will have workshops/workdays to Enjarre (re-plaster) our Adobe wall in order to preserve it so that it will be around for another 20+ years.
How can you be part of this?
We need volunteers to do the plastering. Our Shaman of Enjarre, Ian Daitz and the Ayudante Mayor, Andrew Stone, will be teaching us the traditional technique of Zarpeo (mud is slung at the wall) to accomplish the refurbishing of our wall. Please bring latex, nitrile or other chemical resistant gloves, as the masa (mud mixture) will have lime added for stability.
We need hospitality volunteers to coordinate the rest area with various snacks, water, sandwiches, sodas or selzer, etc.
We need folks to help with the cleanup at the end of the work day.
We would like to have a big wall dedication celebration when Rabbi Josie gets back, so we need some folks to help plan this event!
If you have any questions, please email Esteban - esteban@nahalatshalom.org
PS - THERE IS STILL TIME TO WRITE (ON A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER) A NAME OF A LOVED ONE, A WISH, A MEMORY, ETC. INTO THE CRACKS OF THE WALL BEFORE THE ENJARRE!
ZZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required
Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS
POEM
POET’S BIO
Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish and a bilingual (English/Spanish) poetry reading of “Curfew” by Japanese -American poet, feminist, essayist and human rights activist Mitsuye Yamada. The English version of the poem will be read by our special guest, the great local poet Mary Oishi.
Please bring a vegetarian dish to share!
If you are able, please show up early and or stay late to help set up and clean up.
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
On the first three Sundays in June we will have workshops/workdays to Enjarre (re-plaster) our Adobe wall in order to preserve it so that it will be around for another 20+ years.
How can you be part of this?
We need volunteers to do the plastering. Our Shaman of Enjarre, Ian Daitz and the Ayudante Mayor, Andrew Stone, will be teaching us the traditional technique of Zarpeo (mud is slung at the wall) to accomplish the refurbishing of our wall. Please bring latex, nitrile or other chemical resistant gloves, as the masa (mud mixture) will have lime added for stability.
We need hospitality volunteers to coordinate the rest area with various snacks, water, sandwiches, sodas or selzer, etc.
We need folks to help with the cleanup at the end of the work day.
We would like to have a big wall dedication celebration when Rabbi Josie gets back, so we need some folks to help plan this event!
If you have any questions, please email Esteban - esteban@nahalatshalom.org
PS - THERE IS STILL TIME TO WRITE (ON A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER) A NAME OF A LOVED ONE, A WISH, A MEMORY, ETC. INTO THE CRACKS OF THE WALL BEFORE THE ENJARRE!
Zoom ID 282 164 5784 (no password required)
PDF Chant Sheet
NEW Meditation opportunity:
On Shabbat morning there will be a silent meditation from 9:10 -9:45 a.m. preceding the chanting. Plan to arrive by 9 a.m. to the main sanctuary. Doors will be locked at 9:10 to protect the silent space.
At 10:00 the Chanting Service begins. 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.
PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet
WE WILL ALSO BE CELEBRATING MAGGIDAH BATYA PODOS AS SHE RETIRES FROM BEING THE NS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION!
THE POTLUCK at 7:45PM is BACK!!
Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:35 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 HaMotzi. The service will be followed by a vegetarian/ kosher pescatarian potluck dinner at 7:45pm and recreational Jewish dancing to a klezmer music jam from 8-9 PM. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening’s events.
For more information, contact Cantor Beth Cohen: cohenedmunds@netzero.net
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
Nahalat Shalom Announced Sale on our La Puerta Natural Burial Ground Cemetery Plots
Membership to Nahalat Shalom includes space in our cemetery at La Puerta Natural Burial Ground.
Owners & stewards of the cemetery (Bryan and Claire) will provide an informational session at Nahalat Shalom on Thursday, June 4th at 5 PM.
Bryan & Claire will host a tour at La Puerta on Friday, June 5th, where they can answer any questions and explain the process of securing pre-need plots and services. Meet at NS at 10 AM or drive yourself and meet at La Puerta at 11:30 AM (see their website for directions).
If you've been on the fence, there's an incentive to move forward. Plots that are pre-paid by July 1st, 2026 begin at $1200+ tax (this includes a $950 plot fee and a $250 conservation and maintenance fee). Discounts are available for securing five or more plots at one time. After July 1st, the price for each plot will increase to $2000 + tax.
In order to benefit from the sale, our orders need to be coordinated through Nahalat Shalom. To order your plot and/or for questions, contact Emet at FindEmet@gmail.com.
Emet J. Ma'ayan, LCSW
We have a beautiful community of dancers from
all different social circles, who have created a
space of joy, laughter, and mutual support.
So join us for this round! Drop-ins are welcome at any time!
This is a 7-week session meeting on Mondays 6:00-7:15pm Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25 and June 1. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Becky Gordon and drummer Paul Ryder will be teaching new material learned on their recent trip to Guinea!
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 in Bayt B'racha IN-PERSON and also on ZOOM; 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
Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors.
We have a beautiful community of dancers from
all different social circles, who have created a
space of joy, laughter, and mutual support.
So join us for this round! Drop-ins are welcome at any time!
This is a 7-week session meeting on Mondays 6:00-7:15pm Apr 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25 and June 1. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208. Becky Gordon and drummer Paul Ryder will be teaching new material learned on their recent trip to Guinea!
The only band that plays Sephardic music with a sound that comes from the Southwest closes the festival with an extraordinary concert.
A space to give closure to the weekend.
“I was raised with my parents and grandparents, on both sides of the family, telling me that I was a mestiza, a mixed blood, half of this and half of that. One half of my lineage was “Spanish” and the other half ‘indigenous’.
“We were practicing Catholics from time immemorial, some more Catholic than others. Then again, we had strange customs. For example, we made our tamales with beef, never pork. Vestigial traces of long ago? Perhaps.
“As it turns out, according to my DNA and the maternal story in my bloodline, I have traces of Sephardic Jews, but then again, I also have northern African and “Bantu” people and Egyptian and French and Balkan/Baltic and even Viking traces. That’s just part of the story.
“This conglomeration of ancestors are clamoring to tell their side of the migration stories that I carry in my blood, in my genealogical family tree, in my ancestral memory.
“‘Are you Jewish?’ someone asked me not too long ago. After you participate in this two-hour long journey with me, you will be able to answer the question better than I can.”
María Eugenia Trillo Ph.d
María’s presentation will be followed by an opportunity for others to share the stories of their lineages.
An embodied inquiry into the Paradox of Identity’—-an experimental practice space with Evie Vigil and Blanca Stacey Villalobos of Song Dog Relations. (Advance sign up required.)
with Anthony Fleg (followed by book signing)
Performance of the prologue scene of the new version by Ramón Flores with Mia-Danielle Ceballos + Q&A
A compelling conversation with Camilla Bustamante, Jon Ghahate and Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb on Diaspora, Indigineity, and Querencia.
A gathering for current and interested supporters of Casa Sefarad, in the Sefardic Learning Center.
A sacred meeting of the ancestral voice of Indigenous Poetry and its resonance in the Sefardic community, united by the Spanish language and the movement of life. With Sandra Marroquín-Evans and Sarah Hogland-Gurulé.
Hear personal stories by the artists whose work makes up the Fragments of Ritual and Memory art show and a discussion of their work. Q&A follows.
With Dr. Enrique Lamadrid
Lunch catered by Indian Pueblo Kitchen (enchiladas, rice, beans, calabacitas); Baklava by Noor’s Sweets
Congregation Nahalat Shalom
3606 Rio Grande Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
505.343.8227
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