Kavana Cooperative
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The Kavana Cooperative is an independent Jewish community in Seattle, Washington, formed in 2006. The community is pluralistic and non-denominational. It is based on a cooperative model, where partners and participants take on the responsibility for actively creating a Jewish life for the group. It hosts educational, religious, and social programs for adults and families.
Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum is the organization's spiritual leader.
Awards[]
The cooperative received the Levitan Innovation Award in 2006.[citation needed] In 2007, Kavana was named one of North America's most innovative nonprofit organizations in Slingshot '07-'08, a guidebook published by the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies.[citation needed] Additionally, Kavana received a 2007-2008 grant from the Legacy Heritage Fund for its "Prep and Practice" program.[citation needed] In 2009, Kavana was named one of the Top 25 Most Vibrant Congregations by Newsweek.[1]
Newsweek named Nussbaum one of the Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America in 2008.[2] Nussbaum was again named one of America's Top 50 Most Influential Rabbis by Newsweek and Daily Beast in 2011.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "America's 25 Most Vibrant Congregations". Newsweek. April 3, 2009.
- ^ "Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America". Newsweek. April 11, 2008.
External links[]
- Kavana Cooperative Official Website
- Newsweek's Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America
- JT News: Kavana Receives National Recognition
- Press Release: Kavana Cooperative Named One of North America’s 50 Most Innovative Jewish Nonprofits in the Third Annual “Slingshot” Guidebook
- Seattle Times: Queen Anne Jewish Community Goes Its Own Way
- The Guide to Jewish Washington: The Kavana Cooperative
- 'Emerging' communities receive microgrants
- Religion News: New congregations see ’Net results in communication and cost savings
- Jewish organizations based in the United States
- Unaffiliated synagogues in the United States
- Jews and Judaism in Seattle
- 2006 establishments in Washington (state)
- Jewish organizations established in 2006