Havurat Ee Shalom is a warm and welcoming home for the spiritual, social and intellectual needs of the Jewish Community of Vashon Island. Our mission is: to foster the exploration of the richness and diversity of Jewish life; to create an egalitarian setting where each member’s individual Jewish path is honored and supported; and to cultivate the tenets of Judaism through Study (Torah), Justice (Tzedakah), Prayer (T’filah), Deeds of loving Kindness (G’milut Chasidim), and Healing the World (Tikkun Olam).
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Passover 5770Passover begins at sunset on March 29, 2010. There is interest in a Havurah sponsored seder being held on Saturday, April 3rd. More information will be sent via email. If you’re interested in attending or helping with a seder at HES, please contact Gayle Sommers at 463-4687. For those having seders at home you may feel like trying a new haggadah or adding something new to the one you usually use.
The Public Library has a wide variety of haggadot for every interest.
The Family Haggadah / Ellen Schecter ; illustrated by Neil Waldman.The energizing Haggadah for children / [cover illustration by Ron Barret] ; illustrated by Janet Zwe. A Passover Haggadah / as commented upon by Elie Wiesel and illustrated by Mark Podwal.30 minute Seder : the Haggadah that blends brevity with tradition / by Robert Kopman.Creating lively Passover seders : a sourcebook of engaging tales, texts & activities / David Arnow.The women's seder sourcebook : rituals & readings for use at the Passover seder / edited by Sharon Cohen Anisfeld, Tara Mohr, & Catherine Spector.
Shabbat Service with Rabbi LaytnerWe are delighted to welcome Rabbi Laytner to lead Shabbat Service for us on Saturday, March 27th , service begins at 10:30 am, following the Torah Study Group. Oneg to follow services.
Rabbi Anson Laytner
Rabbi Anson Laytner, Interim Rabbi at Congregation Kol HaNeshamah, also is an adjunct professor with Seattle University's Dept. of Theology and Religious Studies. Previously, Laytner served as the executive director of the Seattle Chapter of the American Jewish Committee, and executive director of Multifaith Works, a Seattle non-profit agency serving people with AIDS or other life-threatening illnesses, and prior to that he headed the Seattle Jewish Federation's Community Relations Council.
Laytner is the author of Arguing with God, The Animals' Lawsuit Against Humanity, and over sixty articles on subjects ranging from Jewish theology to the Arab-Israel conflict to the Chinese Jews.
Laytner has degrees from York University in Toronto, the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, a Masters in Not-for-Profit Leadership from Seattle University, and an honorary D.D. from Hebrew Union College. He is also a graduate of Seattle's Leadership Tomorrow program.
Rabbi Laytner is married to Merrily McManus Laytner, a development consultant. Between them, they share three daughters, two sons-in-law, and four grandkids.
Speaker Series “Vashon Havurah Presents…”
“Vashon Havurah Presents…” is a new series of notable local speakers. These free events take place at Havurat Ee Shalom, at 7 pm on the fourth Friday of each month. The first speaker launching the series in February was Dr. Barry Grosskopf. Speaking to a crowd that spilled into the foyer, Barry spoke about how trauma changes a person, whether the trauma results from abuse in childhood, rape, war, or disaster, and how to heal from trauma. Barry believes that the current conceptions of PTSD interfere with a person’s ability to make a life. A psychiatrist for the past 32 year, he has dedicated almost his entire career to community psychiatry, working with the disenfranchised and with those called “treatment-resistant.”
This session is available on video tape and available online at the following link. Thanks go to videographer Mark Corlis, Mobile Media Productions (206-498-8565). Mark has asked that viewers click on the heart in the upper right corner to indicate that they like the production, and also to please leave comments about the production.
On May 28, Wendy Marcus will return to Vashon with contributors to Drash: Northwest Mosaic and Polyglot: Stories from the West’s Wet Edge to share original stories.
Wendy Marcus was a reporter for the Seattle Times, Vancouver, Columbian and University of Washington Daily. She co-founded with Rabbi James Mirel, the Northwest’s first Klezmer band - the beloved Mazeltones - in 1983. After a successful run of 16 years, the band spawned many Klezmer ensembles and Marcus went on to build the music program at Temple Beth Am in Seattle’s North End, where she serves as Music Director and editor of Drash: Northwest Mosaic, a literary journal.
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