Join us to see what we are all about!

As a group, we get together and practice in person in preparation for our safety team work.  At our kick-off orientation meeting on May 17, we will share bagels, fruit and coffee, talk a bit about foundational values and team structure, and engage in play and practice. 

If you are intrigued but can’t join us May 17 (or just want more information), we invite you to have a 1-1 with a person from our team. The purpose of this time is to get to know each other, share our baseline values and commitments, build continuity, and answer questions.

The Nahalat Shalom Community Safety Team grew out of the Racial Justice Committee with the foundational value of making our community more safe and welcoming to all Jews and Allies across race, ability and identity. We’ve been working together for over 5 years learning and connecting, and are excited to bring in more people to maintain the continuity and connectedness of our vibrant crew. We share a vision of being able to partner with other communities in working together to keep ourselves supported and safe.

To join us, follow these 2 Steps:

Step 1

🏫 Attend Introductory In-Person Training May 17, 2026, 9:00–noon, at Nahalat Shalom  → Join us to see what we are all about! As a group, we get together and practice in person in preparation for our safety team work.  At our kick-off orientation meeting on May 17, we will share bagels, fruit and coffee, talk a bit about foundational values and team structure, and engage in play and practice. 

🔌 Connect → If you are intrigued but can’t join us May 17 (or just want more information), we invite you to have a 1-1 with a person from our team. The purpose of this time is to get to know each other, share our baseline values and commitments, build continuity, and answer questions. If you haven’t spoken to anyone on the team yet and wish to, please contact a team member: 

Clem: 505-717-6413; Ann: 505-417-6006; Lena: 505-453-3770; Ahava 505-452-7620

Step 2

🏫 In-Person Training→Following our initial introductory training, we will meet several more times

during the summer to prepare for the High Holidays.  This helps us build trust and relationship, learn tools together and play out potential scenarios. We are asking that you attend at least one training offered between June and September 2026.

Practice dates/times (all practices at Nahalat Shalom)

• June 7th  Sunday 12:30–2:30 pm

• July 16th Thursday 6-8 pm

• August 9th Sunday 12:30–2:30 pm

• August 30th Sunday 12:30–2:30 pm (building walk-through and practice)

🌑Shadow In-Person Shifts 1 or 2 times → We also learn from partnering with each other and observing real-time safety shifts. 

High Holidays this year: - Rosh Hashanah - September 11-13 and Yom Kippur - September 20-21 

• We will all sign up for shadowing/shifts when we get closer to the High Holidays. Any role will be open to the newer safety team members, except for the role of Liaison (only those who have been coming to year-round practice will be in the role of Liaison)

recommended viewing for context around community safety/abolition

👁️Watch → 13th (The Full feature Movie) (https://youtu.be/krfcq5pF8u8)

👁️Watch → From Antisemitism to Anti-racism: Jewish Perspectives on Defunding the Police

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfNYOqXe0Y0&feature=youtu.be)