Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

Join us for a continental brunch to welcome our new members to Nahalat Shalom! We will be serving pastry, bagels and schmear, fruit, coffee, and juice. (Feel free to bring something to share!)

Come see friends you may not have seen in a while and welcome the new Nahalat Shalom members!

A young mother in Bethlehem pays an ordinary visit to Huda's salon. However, the visit turns nightmarish when she discovers she’s been blackmailed by Huda into working for the Israeli Shin Bet secret service in the West Bank. When Huda herself is then kidnapped by resistance fighters and subjected to interrogation by her abductor, it becomes harder to distinguish between protagonist and antagonist, collaboration and resistance, loyalty and betrayal. The  impact of the Shin Bet in Omar is newly interpreted in this film from the woman’s perspective, which director Abu-Assad says was originally his wife’s idea. 

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. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

The weather is HOT, so let’s enjoy our time together out in the beautiful Nahalat Shalom Sanctuary (that is air conditioned), as we circle up for a night of  nigunim at Nahalat Shalom that is hosted by community member Adam Horowitz. A nigun  (meaning "melody" in Hebrew) is a wordless tune, sung in repetition and with devotion, to stir the soul and take us where words cannot. Drawing from the wellspring of Jewish mystical tradition, we'll sing nigunim new and old. No prior experience required! If there are nigunim that you know and would enjoy sharing, please feel free to bring and to teach!

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 8 week session will meet on Monday nights from July 7-August 25 from 6-7:15pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $60 up front for all eight which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208.

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

Join student rabbi Josie to welcome Shabbat with song, poetry, and words of Torah. We will sing through the psalms of Kabbalat Shabbat, followed by the evening Ma'ariv Service and explore niggunim, melodies, from different cultures and traditions.

You're invited to join for a song circle on Thursday, August 14th at 7:00p in Casa Sefarad to learn some of the melodies we will sing together at Shabbat Zimra!

Self-led group delves into the entire Bible, book by book, discussing literal, ethical, and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com

CANCELED THIS WEEK!

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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 8 week session will meet on Monday nights from July 7-August 25 from 6-7:15pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $60 up front for all eight which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208.

Join Intuitive Healing Arts practitioners Leah Berger and Liz Vance as they return to Nahalat Shalom for an evening of intuitive guidance, sound, and song. Click on Event title for full details.

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85865317386
Zoom ID: 858 6531 6386  No password required.

What Is Project Esther? A Blueprint for Repressive Government Action

Workshop by Jewish Voice for Peace

Have you or your organization donated to a humanitarian cause that provides food to Palestinians in Gaza? Have you or your organization attended a rally to call for peace in the Middle East? Have you or your organization spoken out to criticize Israel for the bombing of Gaza? What Is Project Esther? A Blueprint for Repressive Government Action Workshop by Jewish Voice for Peace Sunday, August 10 4-6 pm Congregation Nahalat Shalom, 3606 Rio Grande Blvd NW

COME LEARN ABOUT PROJECT ESTHER AND DISCUSS ITS RISKS TO FREE SPEECH AND CIVIL LIBERTIES!

RSVP appreciated but not required - projectestherjvp@gmail.com

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

Bring a chair or blanket, your instrument and/or your voice -and JAM on your favorite klezmr tunes with the Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band in Bataan Park on Lomas & Carlisle across from Walgreens. Dancing is welcome and encouraged! NOTE: If it is raining or it has rained and the ground is very wet, we will meet in Nahalat Shalom’s sanctuary instead. Contact Beth: cohenedmunds@netzero.net

ZOOM ID: 282 164 5784
No password required

Download SONG SHEET AND PRAYERS


Pot luck vegetarian dinner with songs and prayers in Ladino, Hebrew and Spanish and a bilingual poetry reading. Stephanie Sofie Shefia is visiting family this month so we will do our best without her!

This month’s poem is Ballad of a Draftee by Carlos Cortez Koyokuícatl, the second in our series on conscientious objectors.

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. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

 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 8 week session will meet on Monday nights from July 7-August 25 from 6-7:15pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $60 up front for all eight which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208.

Albuquerque Folk Festival First Sunday Sing-Along meets  on the first Sunday of EVERY month from 4-6pm in Beit B’racha.
We go around the circle, each person picking a song from Rise Up Singing or Rise Again Songbook (we have several)

 We sing songs of hope and peace.  And some songs of uncertainty and concern for our friends and fellow human beings. And love songs. And just fun.  You pick the songs. We’ll all sing together.

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

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.

PDF of Der Freylekher Shabes Prayer Booklet

Celebrate Shabes (Shabbat) JOY in-person in our sanctuary. The participatory klezmer Shabes service from 6:30-7:45 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 8:15-9 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. For more information, and to request zoom link, please email: NSTorahGroup@gmail.com

ID: 815 976 0138
Passcode: 270959

Please come on time or a few minutes early. We will take some time at the end of our practice to meet each other and reflect together.

We welcome you. Visit www.rabbishefagold.com/kzoom Sign up for the KZoom Chanting List mailing list. If you are moved, you can offer support at www.rabbishefagold.com.

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 8 week session will meet on Monday nights from July 7-August 25 from 6-7:15pm. Requested donation of minimum $8 per class or $60 up front for all eight which pays the drummers. Call, text or email if you have questions. 505-967-8208.

Class description: "Have you ever wanted to study Talmud but had no idea where (or how) to start? With only knowledge of the aleph-bet you can delve into one of the most widely studied Jewish texts and learn how to break down the meaning of text on a daf (page). Through yeshivah style instruction, we will break down a section of Berachot in the original Hebrew and Aramaic with an emphasis on building dictionary skills, understanding of the structures of rabbinic arguments, and feeling a sense of ownership over our own places in the Rabbinic tradition. Classes will meet for three hours once a week on Sunday afternoons from from 1pm-4pm. REGISTER HERE!

WE ASK FOR A MINIMUM CONATION OF $5.00 TO COVER SCREENING FEES, THOUGH NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY

The discovery of an Israeli student’s PhD thesis on Palestinian books housed separately in Israel’s National Library led renowned filmmaker Benny Brunner to investigate a little known cultural  dimension of the 1948 Nakba–the systematic appropriation of tens of thousands of books of Palestinian literature and scholarship from private libraries. Were the books looted? Were they catalogued and saved? Engaging interviews with the student, with Palestinian and Jewish scholars and a museum curator, reveal a range of perspectives on this controversial program.