Participation
Participation
Havurah’s founders emphasized that their new community would be built around the central value of member participation. For over 40 years, Havurah members have jumped into a variety of roles – service leaders, committee members and co-chairs, holiday celebration organizers, greeters, musicians, Shabbat School teachers, kitchen crew, office and mailing supporters, Steering members, adult learning teachers, building maintenance helpers, Tikkun Olam organizers, High Holiday service and music leaders, ushers and flower arrangers, and many more.
Our vibrancy as a congregation has relied on this model. Through our participation, we build relationships with each other and strengthen our commitment to supporting fellow members through good times and challenges. Even with a growing staff in the coming year, Havurah leaders recognize that we would not be the community we are without this foundational principle.
The following chart shows the many areas where Havurah members engage with the community. We come together to celebrate the High Holidays with a majority of the congregation. We also see significant numbers of congregants taking roles in leadership across several different areas.
In the Havurah census conducted in the summer of 2021, we asked all members to identify why they joined and why they remain members. This chart shows that many joined when looking for community, for holiday and Shabbat observances, or for Shabbat School for their children. While some factors are less important as children and parents age, the strength of the Havurah community has increased as an important factor for most of us.
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Upcoming Events
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Sunday ,
OctOctober 27 , 2024
Sunday, Oct 27th 9:00a to 1:00p
The holidays are over! Time to disassemble the sukkah and take it down to the basement! Members, please sign up on the High Holiday Volunteer Signup to help us out! -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 27 , 2024
Sunday, Oct 27th 11:00a to 1:00p
Join us to hear about plans for the future of Havurah and give your input! -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 27 , 2024
Sunday, Oct 27th 11:00a to 2:00p
RSVP for key event information. This is an opportunity for Havurah teens (grades 7-12) hosted by Tivnu and Havurah's Teen Engagement Committee. This project will be at Hazelnut Grove, a self-governed tiny house village. We will build planter boxes for the community and assist with any other work the residents of Hazelnut Grove ask us to help with. Don’t worry if you don’t know how to use tools to build stuff – our staff will teach you. -
Sunday ,
OctOctober 27 , 2024
Sunday, Oct 27th 2:30p to 5:00p
Come to a MACG (Metropolitan Alliance for the Common Good) training session hosted by Havurah's MACG committee. RSVP at https://www.macg.org/octla -
Monday ,
OctOctober 28 , 2024
Monday, Oct 28th 6:00p to 7:30p
We are resuming our monthly letter writing on the last Monday of each month to write letters to our lawmakers for Israel/Palestine justice. Questions? Contact Dale Oller. Havurah members and non-members welcome. RSVP for Zoom info. -
Tuesday ,
OctOctober 29 , 2024
Tuesday, Oct 29th 7:00p to 8:30p
Join us to hear about plans for the future of Havurah and give your input! -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 30 , 2024
Wednesday, Oct 30th 6:30p to 8:30p
Youths being called to the Torah this year will build community and ask, “What does being Jewish and becoming bar, bat, or b’nei mitzvah mean to me?” Led by Rabbi Benjamin. -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 30 , 2024
Wednesday, Oct 30th 6:30p to 8:15p
Explore Sephardic music through lecture, recordings, and live music. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and sing songs, but no singing ability is required. Led by Eric Stern. -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 30 , 2024
Wednesday, Oct 30th 6:30p to 8:30p
For Grades 7 and 8. -
Wednesday ,
OctOctober 30 , 2024
Wednesday, Oct 30th 6:30p to 8:30p
For Grades 9-12.