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Office Hours
Tues: 9:00am - 11:00am
Thurs: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Fri: 9:00am - 11:00am
No office hours on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday. We will make every effort to be in the office at the posted times but please call first, 343.8227 to ensure that we will be in the office or make appointment. |
Your Weekly News & Updates
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VOICE OF THE VA'AD
The Va'ad hears loud and clear that an overwhelming number of Nahalat Shalom members want a rabbi. No doubt you are all wondering where we are on that.
The Va'ad recognizes that our most urgent and immediate rabbinic need is coverage for the High Holidays and other already-scheduled events. We have been working hard on those issues - on May 4th and May 11th, three representatives from the Va'ad met with Rabbi Brin and two congregants she chose as support persons. Since those meetings, negotiations have continued via email. Va'ad members have put in hours of work behind the scenes, analyzing our finances and considering and fine-tuning various proposals and counter-proposals.
Most recently, the Va'ad sent a detailed proposal to Rabbi Brin on Friday, May 27th. Rabbi Brin has been out of town, but she has notified us that she received the proposal. Since time is of the essence, we have set a deadline of Friday, June 10th to conclude negotiations. We should have more news for you after that deadline.
On another front, and based on a suggestion from Rabbi Brin, the Va'ad has set up an emergency fund. This fund would enable us, G-d forbid it should it be necessary, to cover the costs of a funeral for a member of our congregation as that should be the responsibility of Nahalat Shalom.
In the meantime, the Vision Committee, formed during our April 10, 2016 community meeting, continues its work. Chaired by Meta Hirschl, the committee is defining and addressing intermediate and long term issues, including rabbinic services, infrastructure, and more. The Vision Committee plans to get input from every household in the congregation.
We will keep you posted.
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Fundraising: Make a tax-deductible donation to Nahalat Shalom. Do you have a friend/relative who "has everything"? Please consider a gift to Nahalat Shalom in his/her honor. Those wishing to donate by credit card may visit www.nahalatshalom.org and use the Donate button. Mailed donations should be sent to 3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107. Questions? Call the office at 343-8227 or send an email to office@nahalatshalom.org.
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Thursday, June 2, 7-9 pm. Sanctuary. Rabbi Arik Asherman, President and Chief Rabbi of Rabbis for Human Rights, will speak on human rights in Israel/Palestine. Rabbis for Human Rights is the only rabbinic voice in Israel explicitly dedicated to human rights. RHR derives its authority from the Jewish tradition and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. RHR informs the public about human rights violations, and pressures Israeli State institutions to redress these injustices. In contrast to the frequently heard, isolationist understanding of Jewish tradition, Rabbis for Human Rights proclaims the traditional Jewish responsibility for the safety and welfare of the stranger, the different and the weak, the convert, the widow and the orphan. Admission is free, but please bring your checkbook to support this vital work. Friday, June 3- 11:45 am -1 pm. Beyond the Torah. Front Entry Room. We are delving into the entire Bible, book by book. Join us as we discern the literal, ethical and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. We are a self-led group and rely on assorted commentary as well as our own sensibilities. No ongoing commitment is required. Join us every week or as the spirit moves you.
- 6:30 pm. Der Freylekher Shabbes. Sanctuary. A joyous danced Shabbat service in a heimishe, old-country Eastern European style led by cantorial soloist/ music director Beth Cohen, Alavados holy days band, Rikud dance troupe, The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band and surprise appearances by Rabbi Brin. These are USUALLY on the first Friday evening of the month. At 6:30pm we begin with a danced Shabbat service led by Rikud to live music by Alavados, plus lighting candles, Mishebeyrach, Kaddish Yatom, Kiddush & motzee; 7:10pm-potluck vegetarian dinner; 7:55-Birkat Hamazon; 8-9pm Yiddish dancing with Rikud to a live Klezmer music JAM led by The Community Klezmer Band. Everyone is welcome to all or any part of the evening's celebrations.
Saturday, June 4, 10 am. Sanctuary. No Service.Sunday, June 5, 2:30 - 4:30 pm. Planetary Judaism: Bringing Down the Torah of the Future. Gallery. This ongoing series of talks by Rabbi Miles Krassen, updating the teachings of Hasidism and Kabbalah, explores ways in which Torah can support an emerging vision of planetary consciousness. The Torah of the Future is the Torah of the Whole Earth that reveals the inherent holiness and essential interconnectedness of all people and of the Earth itself and all that she contains. "The Whole Earth is full of Your Glory." (Isaiah 6:3). Rabbi Krassen is a former Professor of Contemplative Judaism at Naropa University and is the author of significant works on Kabbalah and Hassidism. Your generous donations will pay for these classes. Checks may be made out directly to Rabbi Miles Krassen.
Friday, June 10 - 11:45 am -1 pm. Beyond the Torah. Front Entry Room. We are delving into the entire Bible, book by book. Join us as we discern the literal, ethical and spiritual meaning of the great writings of our ancestors. We are a self-led group and rely on assorted commentary as well as our own sensibilities. No ongoing commitment is required. Join us every week or as the spirit moves you.Friday June 10 - Sunday, June 12. Shavuot Camp at Sandia Mountains Retreat.Who: Cheder families and others. Arrival: 5:00-6:30 pm. Ends: before lunch Sunday (after clean-up) Full camp: $40/adult, $25/child. Partial camp: $10 adult meal, $5 child meal. Make checks payable to Nahalat Shalom. Please RSVP by Wed 6/8 To: Chuck Buxbaum, cbuxbaum@sandiaprep.org, Amy Sweet, sweet@aps.edu, or Emet Ma'ayan, Findemet@gmail.com.
Program
- Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat Service, Dinner, Medurah (campfire) with stories, songs, and s'mores
- Saturday: Meditation at waterfall, hikes, discussions/Torah study, arts & crafts, games, welcoming Shavuot service, folk dancing, stories & songs around the medurah
- Sunday: Shavuot meditation, cave exploration, clean-up
Directions Up the crest road (rte. 536), about .7 mi past the ski area turn right into the La Madera Canyon Parking area, but keep to the left and continue onto rte. 165 (toward Placitas). Drive slowly 2.8 miles along Rte.165 and when you see a driveway up to the left, turn onto it and drive up to gate* . We will give the combination to the gate lock to those who intend to attend. Once through the gate, you will lock it again and continue very slowly up the road, always keeping left (past several private residences on the right). We will place signs to help you along. If you get to Las Huertas Canyon Parking area, you've gone a bit less than a mile too far. *The gate lat./long. is approximately (from google earth) 35°13'39.4"N 106°24'42.8"W or (35.22760, -106.4119).
Saturday, June 11, 6:00 pm. Erev Shavuot Service. Sanctuary. We will share a dairy veggie pescatarian pot luck dinner, followed by a Shavuot exploration of Judaism. Bring your favorite reading, story, lesson, Chasidic tale, midrash, ritual you've seen or would like to invent, or even your most perplexing question. We'll talk, dance, move, sing, chant, and question everything together. Bring a pot luck dish plus snacks to share. Facilitated by Alan Wagman.Sunday, June 12, 2-3:30 pm. Being Mortal - Book Discussion Group. Bayt B'racha. This reading group is open to all of Nahalat Shalom and beyond. We will discuss our current book, The December Project by Sara Davidson. The book is available at Bookworks on Rio Grande at a 10% discount to Nahalat Shalom members involved in this book club. For more information/questions, contact Joan at 341-2306 or 1robins@swcp.com.
Monday, June 13, 5:30-7:30 pm. Va'ad Meeting. Bayt B'racha. All NS members are welcome.
Tuesday, June 14, 7:30 pm. Enchanted Circle with Rabbi Shefa Gold. Bayt B'racha. Please note the change to Tuesday for this month.
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By-Laws Committee By-Laws Committee formed earlier this spring and had their first meeting May 14. If you have any skills or interest in helping to update our by-laws to reflect the structure of our organization, please contact Gary Stein at steingaryst@aol.com or 505-382-1843
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Library Committee
Library Committee is forming and needs members who will sort through many books that have been donated. The books we keep need to be catalogued and shelved. Returned books also need to be shelved. Anyone interested in helping in our library please contact Ellen Light at 243-7333.
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Want to Help: If you would like to help with special projects, please email the office (office@nahalatshalom.org) with your name, phone number, and your area of interest. From time to time, we need help with building/property maintenance (like planting, weeding, shoveling, and painting), parking, greeting, BB kitchen cleaning, and other stuff that is fun to do as a group and helps build and nurture our community. Thank you!
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Community Events/Announcements
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June 4, Saturday, 10:30 am - 10:30 pm. Albuquerque Folk Festival
At Balloon Fiesta Museum Grounds, off Alameda Blvd. Come see the Klez Band, dance with Rikud, learn Klezmer music from Beth Cohen, jam with the Rebbe's Orkestra, and hear them perform. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the gate or online. www.abqfolkfest.org |
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June 11, Saturday, 7-9 pm. Detained and Deported: Stories of Immigrant Families Under Fire
At First Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle NE. sponsored by the NM Faith Coalition for Immigrant Justice, author Margaret Regan will talk about how immigrants who've lived in the US for years are being detained and deported at unprecedented rates while US policies empower police and enrich a private prison industry. The evening includes music by Dan Golden, slam poetry by Damien Flores, reception and book-signing. For info: 505-504-0463. Donations welcome.
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June 24-25. Festival Djudeo-Espanyol. Drury Plaza Hotel, Santa Fe
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June 26-28. Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies 2016 Conference. Drury Plaza Hotel, Santa Fe
The Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (SCJS) was founded in 1991 and fosters the research of the historical and contemporary development of Crypto-Jews of Iberian origin. It provides a venue for the descendants of Crypto-Jews, scholars, and other interested parties to network and discuss pertinent issues. Download Flyer |
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Last Chance/Last Chants
This summer I'll begin my FINAL Kol Zimra training. It will be my ninth cohort, and nine is a number of completion. When I first began exploring the practice of Chant back in the 1980's, I felt so blessed to have found a doorway to the treasures of my inheritance. As my practice deepened, I was falling in love with God and my chants allowed me to express that love and explore its intricacies. As I began to teach and share my practices with others, there were some who responded with passionate gratefulness for the revelation that they could walk a Jewish path that was heart-centered and boldly embodied. There were many others who thought I was crazy, misguided or simply ludicrous. I can't tell you how many Purim shpeils used me as the subject for their good-natured ridicule. And I persisted. As kindred souls took to chanting, many of them started chant groups in their communities, came to my workshops, and appreciated my counsel. It was for them that I started my leadership training program Kol Zimra. I wanted to support their leadership in a systematic way, and help ensure that the practice would not become stagnant or superficial, but instead would always be a vehicle for ever-deepening love and wisdom. Together we became a community of spiritual adventure, innovation, creativity and support. We evolved a curriculum that encompassed shamanic, rabbinic, artistic, contemplative, ecstatic and healing work that has been transformative for many souls who have then spread this magic to their communities. Though this will be the last time I am offering Kol Zimra, I am certainly not retiring. I want to open to what will come next. My institute, CDEEP, continues to offer workshops and retreats under the auspices of ALEPH. I continue to write, lead pilgrimages and Shabbatonim, develop practices that meet the challenges of the moment and offer spiritual coaching to my students.I wanted to announce that this will be your last chance to experience Kol Zimra, because there are many people who have expressed interest in coming, but then decided to wait for a future training. This is your last chance/chants.I am sad about this ending, but also excited about possibilities for the future. If you're interested in joining the LAST cohort, ( which begins July 25th in Santa Fe, New Mexico) please go to my website: www.RabbiShefaGold.com or write to me. With love and trust in the unfolding miracle, Shefa Gold |
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July 11-17, 2016, The Biennial ALEPH Kallah in Ft. Collins, CO
Kallah 2016 Pre-Registration is now officially open. Kallah offers 50 week long classes, new and exciting workshops, outdoor experiences, prayer, song, shabbat celebration, and so much more! For more details, see https://aleph.org/kallah. |
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July 31 - August 7, 2016, Camp Oranim
Camp Oranim is for children entering grades 2 through 10 with leadership opportunities available for 11th & 12th graders. This summer, camp is moving to a new location at Kamp Kiwanis, a beautiful campsite just south of Gallup. Please download this summer's brochure for more information. Tour coach transportation to Kamp Kiwanis will be provided to and from Congregation Albert or parents can drop off their children at the campsite. More info: 505-883-0306, Congregation Albert. |
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August 4-7, 2016, Join us for our 33rd annual NM August Global Dance Camp at NM Tech in Socorro, NM
Our featured teachers will be: Loui Tucker teaching line and couple dances from Israel, Hardeep Sahota teaching Bhangra from the Punjab, and Nicolle Jensen (of the Santa Fe Balkan band, Rumelia) teaching Balkan and Middle Eastern drumming. Dorm housing, four hours of dance classes plus one hour of percussion per day, extra-curricular specialty dance sessions, theme parties and our own home-grown costume bazaar. Plus a full program for kids ages 4-12. All are welcome - novice and experienced alike. See our web site at swifdi.org for detailed information and registration, or contact co-directors Becky Gordon 967-8208 / beckygordon1@gmail.com, or Terry Jordan-Culler 440-6767 / tjculller@mssn.com. |
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September 5-11, 2016. Lessons from the River
Lessons from the River: A Rafting Trip down the San Juan River in wondrous SE Utah with Rabbi Shefa Gold and Rabbi Eli Herb. $1295, for more info and to register: elisha.herb@gmail.com |
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Nov. 12 & 13, 2016, The NM Jewish Historical Society Fall Conference on "Jewish Identities: Lost, Rediscovered, and Reclaimed"
Will be held in conjunction with the exhibit "Fractured Faiths: Spanish Judaism, the Inquisition, and New World Identities" at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe on Nov. 12 & 13, 2016.
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Member Announcements Guidelines: Nahalat Shalom aims to provide a 'big tent' for members, who hold a wide range of political views and are involved in many activities. As a courtesy to all members, we offer an opportunity to post brief announcements. Inclusion in the newsletter is not an endorsement by Nahalat Shalom. Any member is welcome to submit items to office@nahalatshalom.org. In the interest of available space, items will run once, and they may be edited.
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Emergency Assistance Available
The Jewish Care Program at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque provides limited financial aid to Jewish individuals and families in crisis. If in need, please call (505) 348-4451. The Jewish Care Program receives a large number of calls and is not always able to respond to all requests for emergency assistance. Here's what they offer: - General Financial Assistance: The Miriam's Well Fund provides one-time, short-term emergency financial assistance to Jewish Women in crisis.
- Utility Assistance: The Jewish Women's Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of New Mexico (JCFNM) provides one-time utility assistance to Jewish women and children in crisis.
- Rental Assistance: The Ziegler Fund of the JCFNM provides one-time emergency rental assistance to Jewish men and women in crisis.
- Indigent Burial Assistance: the Carole Beckhoff Indigent Burial Fund of the JCFNM provides assistance with burial costs of Jewish individuals.
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About Tikkun Olam Club: Please email any project ideas or questions about current projects to nstikkunolam@gmail.com. We are looking for projects where we can work together. It has been suggested that we adopt a trail or median near Nahalat Shalom. This would require meeting monthly to pick up trash. Interested? If you wish to be on the Tikkun Olam mailing list, please send an email request to nstikkunolam@gmail.com.
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Alliance for Jewish Renewal
As a Renewal Congregation we are a member of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Click to read blog. |
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Please Renew!!
Your membership dues, financial contributions, and volunteering keep Nahalat Shalom's doors open and our community thriving. If you have already renewed your membership to Nahalat Shalom and/or signed up to volunteer on a committee, thank you! If you have not, please complete a membership form today (see our website) and make your pledge for the year, 5776. And, let us know if you would like to be part of one of our committees (AKA, fun working groups.) Here's how to make payments: - You may setup automatic or one-time payments by using the Donate button (PayPal) on our website or
- by using the bill payer service from your financial institution (creating a bank check to be mailed to NS). Of course, we also accept personal checks! Please indicate in the memo field if your payment is for dues or a donation; if a donation, you can specify "For General Operations" or another category/fund. If donating to the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund, please write the check to (or indicate in the online/PayPal memo field) "Rabbi's Discretionary Fund".
Please let us know if you have changes to your contact information or any yahrzeit additions. (Yahrzeits and contact info can be emailed to office@nahalatshalom.org.) |
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E-News
The NS E-News is usually a weekly publication. Changes will be announced. Look for it in your email box on Thursdays. If you want to include any items, please email office@nahalatshalom.org by 8 am each Tuesday. Special announcement emails (other than the regular e-news) require prior approval of the Va'ad President or Rabbi Brin. If you are not currently receiving the e-news, but would like to do so, you can sign-up on our website.
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Web Calendar
This is the most accurate calendar, so please use it! Be sure to click on "All Categories" in the colorful section at the bottom. Did you know that you can print our web calendar? Just go to our website, www.NahalatShalom.org, scroll to the month you want, and then click on the print icon at the top right corner of the page. You may want to adjust your printer setting to print it in landscape mode. |
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Sermons
Rabbi Brin's High Holy Days Sermons can be found on our website's Home page ( http://www.nahalatshalom.org), lower left corner, under the section called, Rabbi's Reflections. |
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How Shopping Can Helps Us
Did you know that shopping at Albertson's and using a swipe card (available at NS in the copier room) earns dividends for Nahalat Shalom? Also true for Smith's, and we will soon have a Smith's swipe card, too. It's an easy way to help NS, especially if you already shop there.
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Chemical-Free Space
Please keep our buildings free of perfumes/fragrances in consideration of our members who are chemically sensitive. This is a serious medical issue for some, and completely preventable. Leaders, please announce at all meetings that "this is a fragrance-free zone".
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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 Cheder (Hebrew 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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