Join us Sunday January 7 at 5:00 pm for an origami class taught by Lisa Corfman. We will learn the origami Torah, a fortune telling where we can write Jewish sayings, and the Star of David which will be the centerpiece to Jewish cards you can decorate. Lisa will showcase the meaningful Crane of Remembrance and the Dove of Peace greeting cards and dreidel earrings. Come explore this unique art form!
Cost: $10.00
Register by January 1
As part of the Havurah's ongoing commitment to social justice, we're going to learn more about Islam by reading Tamim Ansary's Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes. Please join us in reading this book and then coming together to discuss it each Saturday in January. The first discussion group will meet after the Shabbat lunch on January 6, and the next 3 meetings will be on Saturdays January 13, 20 and 27 at 3:00 pm. The Havurah has one copy of the book to lend out if needed.
Join us for a compound extravaganza to celebrate Tu BiShvat on Tuesday night, January 30. Drop in any time from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm to plant carrot tops to grow greens for Passover, share stories and teachings about Tu BiShevat and see some anthologies and resources about the holiday that we have on hand.
From 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Havurat Shalom teams up with The Story Space to bring you a synergistic evening of participatory and performance storytelling. The Story Space is the current incarnation of the weekly gathering of storytellers started in Cambridge in 1992 by late storytelling legend Brother Blue and his wife, Radcliffe women's oral historian Ruth Edmonds Hill. Now in it's 26th year, this Tuesday night tradition remains one of the very few storytelling venues open to a wide range of tales and genres.
During the first hour (6 - 7), any and all are invited to share a story, up to eight minutes in length, on the suggested general Tu B'Shvat-inspired enviro/nature theme, or topic of your own choosing - or to just listen and enjoy. The second hour will feature the eco-storytelling of Rabbi Katy Allen. Rabbi Katy runs Ma'yan Tikvah - A Wellspring of Hope, leading year-round outdoor services at a number of nature areas in the greater Boston Metro-west area.
Feel free to wander back and forth from 7:00-8:00 between the planting drop-in and the Story Space activity. 
The Havurah is seeking new members! Members commit to doing some of the varied work that makes the Havurah run. If you might be interested in membership, please contact Heidi at info@thehav.org or 617-623-3376.
Or, if volunteering at the Havurah is not for you right now, become an associate member! Send us a tax-deductible donation with your name, address and email, or donate online here. Associate members can attend Havurah retreats, have access to the services of the G'milut Chasadim Committee and have the option of being on the Associate-Havnet and Havnot email lists.
Shabbat services at the Havurah are egalitarian, lay-led and usually involve a lot of singing. We have Shabbat services Saturday mornings at 10:00 and some Fridays. See January events for details.
The first Saturday of the month, we have children's book club, where the kids can choose from books for various ages to be read.
There are older and younger children's playrooms on the second floor, and a play structure in the back yard.
Contact us regarding childcare on Shabbat.
There are two potlucks this month: Lunch on Saturday January 6, and dinner on January 12. They are truly pot luck - no arranging of the dishes in advance. Feel free to bring anything dairy or parve to these vegetarian meals.
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