Current Stuff + Recent Postings

Our Tashlich is in the news! Check out the article and slideshow online at the Main Line Times site

Thanks and gratitude to Lynn Seng for putting together our official guidelines for Holding a Shabbat at Home! Please have a look at her sheet posted here, and if you are so inspired to host one we would be most happy to support your idea.

We are presently conducting a musical field survey of all of you who wish to feed us tunes and songs. The goal is to assemble a repertoire of favorite songs for use at shabbat services and elsewhere. If you would like to be included please email Jim, and he and Moss will show up at your door with instruments and a tape recorder. So far the sessions have been a real blast, and we just about guarantee a good time!

If you would like to be part of the Havurah's interfaith efforts, let Yitzhak know. We could use some elbow grease. If you would like to consider what these efforts and gatherings may look like, consider taking a peak at the book "The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew - Three Women Search for Understanding."

A Welcome Message

The Narberth Havurah is a unique, growing and grounded Jewish community that is celebrating its fifth year. If you are intrigued by the idea of an engaged community, one developing its heart, working on peace and equality, and focused on the well-being of our whole planet, we encourage you to get in touch and become part of what has us so excited!

A havurah (fellowship) is a small group of people practicing Judaism and creating community together. We engage in nonjudgmental, egalitarian Judaism that embraces all kinds of learning. We run the gamut from newborns to baby boomers; singles and couples are equally welcome. A cornerstone of our community is to support those who have been excluded: Both partners of mixed-faith couples will find a spiritual home here. We also welcome those who are just beginning to explore Judaism, those returning to it, and those who have had various practices in their lifetimes. Finally, we welcome people of all sexual orientations, races and ethnic backgrounds.

We are a community focused on developing our compassion; we are about tikkun olam (repair of the world) and truly heartfelt prayer, meditation and study -- for youth and adults alike. We are thriving on various techniques we employ (chi gong, meditation, and chant) to move out of our heads and into our hearts. While many of our activities are child-focused, we also have regular Shabbat and holiday services and special evenings for adults. We are a founding force behind the Narberth Interfaith Council, sincerely embracing within our own midst the principles of diversity, participation, and careful listening.


Coming Events

2010

Midsummer Gathering & Potluck!

Saturday, July 24 6:00pm Narberth Park. There will be music, led by two gents who can both really play, Alex and Chris, so, come out to meet them and their families. They have 5 kids, so already, we have some numbers for the evening.

Rosh Hashanah

Wed., Sept. 8 6:15pm Young families: St. John's: Parish House, 7:00pm Service St. John's: Sanctuary. St. John's Church sanctuary, 404 Levering Mill Road, Bala Cynwyd

Rosh Hashanah Service

Thursday, Sept. 9 11am IN THE PARK {Music} Shortridge Park, Wynnewood Potluck lunch to follow

Yom Kippur

Friday, Sept. 17 6:15pm Young families St. John's: Parish House, 7pm Service St. John's: Sanctuary

Yom Kippur

Saturday, Sept. 18 10am Walk/contemplation at Narberth Park; 5pm Yizkor/Closing Service: Merion Friends Activities Building, 615 Montgomery Avenue; 7pm Break-fast: Merion Friends Activities Building

Sukkot

Sunday, Sept. 19 1pm Building sukkah! Home of Margie Smith and Todd Wall.

Sukkot

Friday, Sept. 24 6pm Sukkot potluck & {Music}Home of Margie Smith and Todd Wall

Simchat Torah

Fri., Oct. 1 6:45pm {Music}St. John's: Parish House

Fall Concert/Fundraiser

Sat., Oct. 9, 7pm Merion Friends Activities Building

Shabbat

Fri., Oct. 15 6:45pm St. John's: Parish House

Shabbat

Fri., Nov. 5 6:45pm St. John's: Parish House

Shabbat

Fri., Nov. 19 6:45pm St. John's: Parish House

Hanukkah

Fri., Dec. 3 6:00pm Party/Potluck/{Music}Merion Friends Activities Building

Shabbat

Fri., Dec. 17 6:45pm St. John's: Parish House


2011

Shabbat

Fri., Jan. 7 6:45pm St. John's: Parish House

Semi-annual meeting

Thur., Jan. 13 7:30 pm Location TBA

Tu B'Shevat

Sunday., Jan. 23 10am Visit to Morris Arboretum

Shabbat

Fri., Feb. 4 6:45pm St. John's: Parish House

Shabbat

Fri., Feb. 18 6:45pm St. John's: Parish House

Shabbat

Fri., Mar. 4 6:45pm St. John's: Parish House

Purim

Fri., Mar. 19 4:00pm Merion Friends Activities Building

Shabbat

Fri., Apr. 1 6:45pm St. John's: Parish House

Passover - 1st Seder

Fri., Apr. 18 6:00pm {Music}Merion Friends Activities Building

Shabbat

Fri., May. 6 6:45pm St. John's: Parish House

Progressive dinner fundraiser

Sat., May. 7 6:30pm (tentative date) Location TBA

Shabbat

Fri., May. 20 6:45pm St. John's: Parish House

Shabbat

SATURDAY., Jun. 4 10amTORAH in Narberth Park

Semi-annual meeting

Wed., Jun. 8 7:30 pmLocation TBA