“Havurah: An Experiment in Jewish Gathering” 
The Havurah Initiative encourages and provides funding for the formation of ongoing, intimate, peer-led groups that share and explore a Jewish focus of their own choosing. Havurot bring a richness of Jewish experience, personal meaning and interpersonal connection to their members. Havurot are groups of 10-15 people who gather monthly.

Fill out the interest form below and let us know how you want to gather. From there you will be connected to  our Havurah Coordinator, Amy Stein, to learn more. 

Jewish Veg Pod Havurah
For veg-oriented adults to connect for fun and friendship, enjoy delicious vegan food, share recipes, and discuss topics related to compassionate eating and taking care of the earth. The meals we share in the havurah will be vegan, but the group is open to anyone interested in learning about compassionate cooking especially for Jewish holiday celebrations.

Hilltowns Havurah
All hilltown adults and friends are invited to join a monthly outdoor gathering on Saturday evenings for havdalah, bonfire, discussion, food and drinks.

We are excited to develop several new Havurot this year to create more spaces for connection and gathering in the CBI community. We're interested to find out how you'd like to gather in these coming months and years.

Jewish Holiday Celebration Havurah (connector needed*)
This havurah will welcome people of all ages to gather for Jewish holidays and/or Shabbat. Gatherings will be outdoors in the summer, spring, and fall, and will likely be on Zoom in the winter as a Covid precaution. Havurah members share leadership and this group invites the richness of varied Jewish knowledge among its members. This Havurah is projected to be multigenerational, everyone from babies to elders included, LGBTQ inclusive and to focus on sharing holidays in unique ways that meet the needs of the members.

Family Havdalah Havurah (connector needed*)
Potluck havdalah gatherings with other families one Saturday per month.

Please indicate below any and all Havurot that you would like to see at CBI. Your expressed interest does not assume your participation, it helps us to understand which Havurot have the most interest from the community. 

*Connectors: Connectors are people who support the formation of the Havurah by reaching out to individuals who are looking for connection; listening to the community's interests and ideas; helping the group develop expectations around scheduling, communication, and decision-making; and facilitating the members of the group in taking full ownership of all aspects of the havurah. If you are interested in this stipended role, please indicate below.