All Havurah Members are invited to join this annual tradition - a time to connect, celebrate the year behind, and plan for the next year.

Join us at 5 for our Annual Meeting, followed by a Celebration of Rabbi Simcha's from 6:30-8.
To RSVP click Here.

Join Havurah friends and members for “Supper Club,” a series of monthly meals at local restaurants, for camaraderie, conversation, and various types of cuisine.

Attendees will be responsible for their own bill.

Please email Sharon & Franklin a week in advance to let them know you're coming.

Join Havurah members and their families for our Village Shabbat dinner in members’ homes. Come and enjoy the celebration of Shabbat, meeting old and new friends and sharing a lovely dining experience!

All Havurah members are encouraged to participate! We have many host volunteers looking forward to welcoming you to their homes.

Email Peggy Greenfeld to sign up to host or attend by 4/16.

There is no fee for this dinner but if you would like to make a donation to the Havurah, click here.

We gather at 6pm to welcome Shabbat with a short Kabbalat Shabbat musical service featuring co-leaders Rabbis Simcha and Shawn Zevit followed by a community potluck and Wine and Widsom. Services start at 6pm, dinner around 6:30pm, and Wine and Wisdom begins 7:30pm. You are welcome to join for any portion of the evening that interests you.  Sign up here to let us know what you can bring and to help with set-up or clean-up.

Join Havurah members and their families for our Village Shabbat dinner in members’ homes. Come and enjoy the celebration of Shabbat, meeting old and new friends and sharing a lovely dining experience!

All Havurah members are encouraged to participate! We have many host volunteers looking forward to welcoming you to their homes.

Email Peggy Greenfeld to sign up to host or attend by 4/16.

There is no fee for this dinner but if you would like to make a donation to the Havurah, click here.

Our time together will weave Passover themes, texts and songs, and provide a space of deep listening to hear each other's questions, concerns, and realities on themes of freedom and oppression. Being in community will be our way of participating in each other's journey towards creating a world where - as one of our favorite Havurah songs says - "one day we'll all be free, and proud to be, under the same sun singing songs of freedom".

Please email Rabbi Simcha (rabbisimchazevit@gmail.com) to RSVP and if you can host us in your home!

Join the Shaw family in celebrating Shabbat as Louisa becomes a Bat Mitzvah!

Louisa will be co-leading the service with Rabbi Simcha and others, in a Havurah-style Shabbat service, filled with traditional and contemporary melodies, song, chant, poetry and Torah.

Through traditional and contemporary melodies, song, chant, meditation, poetry and engaging  discussions of the weekly Torah portion, we’ll experience the Spirit of Shabbat and grow our connections to each other.

We gather at 6pm to welcome Shabbat with a short Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by a community potluck. Services start at 6pm, dinner around 6:30pm. You are welcome to join for any portion of the evening that interests you.  Sign up here to let us know what you can bring and to help with set-up or clean-up.

Join Havurah friends and members for “Supper Club,” a series of monthly meals at local restaurants, for camaraderie, conversation, and various types of cuisine.

This month’s SC will be held at Winnie’s Manayunk.

Attendees will be responsible for their own bill.

Please RSVP to Jen Pardee to let her know you're coming.

Join Havurah friends and members in supporting Louisa's Bat-Mitzvah project at JRA! Packing begins at 10AM. Around 11AM if you choose to reserve a route, you will deliver boxes. Please register in advance by going to: https://jewishrelief.org/register-to-volunteer

Start your weekend off with Shabbat services and Havurah schmoozing. Rabbi Simcha will join us for a Shabbat morning service at 10am followed by brunch. After our service, there will be an optional opportunity to learn about upcoming leadership opportunities and we look to the next programming year. 

Join us as we celebrate Purim this year! There will be activities for all to enjoy including baking hamantashen, face painting, and art projects followed by dinner and a Purim spiel. Come in costume or not - it is all good!

Please RSVP here and sign up to help with set-up, clean-up, dinner, hamantashen, and more.

Looking forward to celebrating together!

New Year, New Members! The Weekend of 2/21 - we will have two of our community’s favorite events with an emphasis on our new members as well as prospective ones. The entire community is encouraged to attend one or both events, but we hope you will consider bringing a prospective member with you.

Join Havurah friends and members for “Supper Club,” a series of monthly meals at local restaurants, for camaraderie, conversation, and various types of cuisine.

Attendees will be responsible for their own bill.

Please email Jen Pardee a week in advance to let her know you're coming.

New Year, New Members! The Weekend of February 21st - we will have two of our community’s favorite events with an emphasis on our new members as well as prospective ones. The entire community is encouraged to attend one or both events, but we hope you will consider bringing a prospective member with you.

Start your weekend off with intergenerational Shabbat services and Havurah schmoozing. Rabbi Simcha will join us for a Shabbat morning service at 10am followed by bagels and coffee. Through traditional and contemporary melodies, song, chant, meditation, poetry and engaging discussions of the weekly Torah portion, we’ll experience the Shabbat Together and grow our connections to each other. Depending on interest, we'll offer separate programming for adults and children during the Torah study portion of the service.

PLEASE RSVP HERE

Join Us for a Unique Tu B'Shvat Celebration!

Featuring Havurah Member & Artist Rebecca Rutstein Speaking: Art, Nature, and the Interconnection of All Life

Tu B'Shvat is traditionally known as the  "Birthday of the Trees", a day of expressing gratitude for the blessings of the trees and their fruits, and the ways that we are nourished by the earth. Over time, it has expanded to be a day of also recognizing our obligation to care for all of creation, acknowledging the climate crisis, and committing to action.

Our celebration begins with a serene tree walk in the beautiful Merion Botanical Garden, starting at 10:00 AM at the park entrance near Merion Train Station. The twenty to thirty-minute walk will end at a member's home, where we'll enjoy the fruits of the trees as we hear from Havurah member Rebecca Rutstein, who will share a visual presentation of her work. An environmentally-focused multidisciplinary artist, Rebecca's work sheds light on hidden systems in the natural world to foster deeper connection in the face of our climate crisis. Her collaborations with oceanographers, ecologists, microbiologists, molecular scientists and planetary geologists give her a unique perspective and broad view of the interconnectedness of all things in nature.

Feel free to join us for both the walk from 10:00 am to 10:30 am, and the "mini Tu B'Shvat seder" and Rebecca's talk from 10:45 to 11:45, or just for one or the other! RSVP to rabbisimchazevit@gmail.com, and put “Tu B'Shvat RSVP” in the subject line, and the address of the members home will be sent to you.

We gather at 6pm to welcome Shabbat with a short Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by a community potluck and then "Wine and Wisdom". Services start at 6pm, dinner around 6:45pm, and Wine and Wisdom around 7:30pm. You are welcome to join for any portion of the evening that interests you. Sign up here to let us know what you can bring and to help with set-up or clean-up.

Join the Green family in celebrating Shabbat as Eliza becomes a Bat Mitzvah!

Eliza will be co-leading the service with Rabbi Simcha and others, in a Havurah-style Shabbat service, filled with traditional and contemporary melodies, song, chant, poetry and Torah.

Through traditional and contemporary melodies, song, chant, meditation, poetry and engaging  discussions of the weekly Torah portion, we’ll experience the Spirit of Shabbat and grow our connections to each other.

Join Havurah friends and members in supporting Eliza's Bat-Mitzvah project at JRA! Packing begins at 10AM. Around 11AM if you choose to reserve a route, you will deliver boxes. Please register in advance by going to: https://jewishrelief.org/register-to-volunteer

Can't make Distribution, but want to support Eliza in supporting JRA? Here's How!

1. Warm Clothing Drive for Kids: You can drop off NEW KIDS socks, mittens, hats and scarves (dollar store is great!) to the Green's home through Friday, January 17th - there isa bin in front of the garage labeled JRA.JRA when we go back next month. 

2. Make Caring Cards: You can drop any cards off in the JRA box as well! at my house if we aren’t home. These will go in the boxes to JRA recipients. Instructions on what to in/exclude in cards can be found here. 

Our annual "Gotta Latka" contest is back! Bring your tried and true traditional latkes, or latkes with a creative twist to win the coveted prize(!) for best tasting latkes. We’ll enjoy post Hannukah hoiday fun, sing and dance to Hannukah music, make havdalah candles, and enjoy a potluck feast and time to connect with Havurah friends new and old! 

Please bring serving utensils for your dish, which should serve 12-15 people. We ask that all food be labeled, so that those who have food sensitivities, keep kosher, or are vegetarian will know what is in them.

Please RSVP and sign up here

Join Havurah friends for a homestyle version of Dining with Adults! This month's dinner is a potluck at the home of Sara and Alex and has a limit of 12 attendees.

Please rsvp to Sara Schuh no later than December 11th - she will send out the potluck sign-up by December 12th.

We gather at 6pm to welcome Shabbat with a short Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by a community potluck and then "Wine and Wisdom". Services start at 6pm, dinner around 6:30pm, and Wine and Wisdom around 7:30pm. You are welcome to join for any portion of the evening that interests you.  Sign up here to let us know what you can bring and to help with set-up or clean-up.

Join Havurah friends and members for “Dining With Adults,” a series of monthly meals at local restaurants, for camaraderie, conversation, and various types of cuisine.

This month’s DWA is at Goat’s Beard in Manayunk.

Attendees will be responsible for their own bill.

Please email Jen Pardee a week in advance to let her know you're coming.

Havurah kids and their families are invited to Rabbi Simcha's home for a Shabbat Together experience that includes a brief morning service and discussion of the Torah portion, a craft, and of course challah and snacks with time to play,  "shmooze", and connect. Please text Rabbi Simcha at 216-402-2949, or email rabbisimchazevit@gmail.com to let her know you'll be there, and she'll send you the address! 

In the midst of all that Havurah members are feeling and thinking in the aftermath of the election, and as we navigate the stress and uncertainty of these times, we turn to our tradition and to our connection to community. We'll gather on Zoom for a gathering space of inspirational readings, poems, and prayers (feel free to bring one to share) and to hear one another in a Listening Circle where all voices can be heard and held with respect and care. 

All Havurah Members are invited to join our fall Open Community meeting. This is a time to reflect on the last few months and look ahead to what's next! Email Tara for address

Start your weekend off with intergenerational Shabbat services and Havurah schmoozing. Rabbi Simcha will join us for a Shabbat morning service at 10am followed by bagels and coffee. Through traditional and contemporary melodies, song, chant, meditation, poetry and engaging discussions of the weekly Torah portion, we’ll experience the Shabbat Together and grow our connections to each other. Depending on interest, we'll offer separate programming for adults and children during the Torah study portion of the service.

Join Havurah friends and members for “Dining With Adults,” a series of monthly meals at local restaurants, for camaraderie, conversation, and various types of cuisine.

This month’s DWA will be held at Ripplewood Whiskey and Craft in Ardmore.

Attendees will be responsible for their own bill.

Please RSVP by October 24th to Jen Pardee to let her know you're coming.

Join us an evening of celebration and fun in the Sukkah! We encourage all attendees to bring dinner items and sign up to help with set-up or clean-up. Rabbi Simcha will join us! We will hold our potluck at Sara and Alex Schuh’s home. No need to bring your own utensils/cups./etc., they are on it!

Please RSVP and sign up to bring something or help here.

Join us after the Yiskor/Neilah concluding service of Yom Kippur as we break the fast together in community. Both Havurah members and guests are welcome! The timing is dependent on when services end, with the expectation that we will be ready to break the fast by 6:15 or 6:30 pm.

This is a potluck, so please sign up to bring something. This will not be a "sit down dinner"; rather offerings should be easy take and eat "pick up" foods that can be enjoyed standing and mingling with others, both indoors and outside, weather permitting. 

For information about donations, the High Holidays theme, children’s programming, locations and parking, accessibility, and virtual attendance, please visit our High Holidays page.