upcoming events
Would you like to join a family for your Passover Seder? Are you willing to give someone a seat at YOUR table? Then join Narberth Havurah members for “A Seat at Our Table.” Click HERE if you would like to host a seder OR join a seder. As we get closer to Passover, we will provide the location of your seder.
Would you like to join a family for your Passover Seder? Are you willing to give someone a seat at YOUR table? Then join Narberth Havurah members for “A Seat at Our Table.” Click HERE if you would like to host a seder OR join a seder. As we get closer to Passover, we will provide the location of your seder.
Would you like to join a family for your Passover Seder? Are you willing to give someone a seat at YOUR table? Then join Narberth Havurah members for “A Seat at Our Table.” Click HERE if you would like to host a seder OR join a seder. As we get closer to Passover, we will provide the location of your seder.
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.
Monthly Torah study online the 4th Sunday of every month at 2pm. Facilitators Beth and Juliana will have some discussion questions-- bring your own questions, opinions, and favorite commentaries as well.
This month, we’ll discuss Acharei Mot, also known as Leviticus 16:1-18:30 (link goes to Sefaria with the portion and notable sources. There is A LOT to talk about in this parsha, get excited!).
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 Supper Club will be at TBA.
Attendees will be responsible for their own bill.
Please email Sharon & Franklin the Thursday of to let them know you're coming.
Menu: https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-goats-beard-wayne?utm_source=ashare
Think you know stuff? Join Havuarah friends for Trivia Night with the Narberth Havurah! Teams of up to six people, Some Jewish Trivia some other questions. 4 rounds with prizes. No cell phones! Please bring a snack, appetizer or drink to share. Sign up HERE and get ready to strain your brain!
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 “Supper Club,” a series of monthly meals at local restaurants, for camaraderie, conversation, and various types of cuisine. This month’s Supper Club will be at TBA.
Attendees will be responsible for their own bill.
Please email Sharon & Franklin a week in advance to let them know you're coming.
All Havurah Members are invited to join this annual tradition - a time to connect, celebrate the year behind, and plan for the next year. We will discuss next year's budget, elect next year's Executive Committee, and talk about changes for next year. Rabbi Simcha will join us for the second half of the meeting. Happy hour refreshments will be served.
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 Supper Club will be at TBA.
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 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 Supper Club will be at TBA.
Attendees will be responsible for their own bill.
Please email Sharon & Franklin the Thursday before to let them know you're coming.
Our Shabbat morning service will honor HIAS's (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) 8th annual Refugee Shabbat. Drawing on Jewish values and history, HIAS stands for a world in which refugees find welcome, safety, and opportunity. Many of our own families received aid from HIAS when they came to the United States. Our usual Shabbat morning service, filled with traditional liturgy, contemporary song, silence, and poetry, will integrate themes of "welcoming the stranger", and text study on the topic. We'll also highlight the work of New Sanctuary Movement Philadelphia, an organization that the Havurah has supported over the years, with Havurah member David Borden speaking about the important work he does with NSM. After the service, join us for bagels and "shmoozing" with Havurah friends old and new.
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!
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 Supper Club will be at TBA.
Attendees will be responsible for their own bill.
Please email Sharon & Franklin a week in advance to let them know you're coming.
Enjoy a cozy, welcoming space for creativity and connection. Bring your own craft, or simply bring yourself for relaxed, low-pressure socializing in a warm atmosphere.
Extra yarn will be available for anyone interested in learning a yarn craft, and crochet hooks or knitting needles can be borrowed. All experience levels are welcome!
To RSVP and for address, email Emma: emmarandallartist@gmail.com
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.
Sign up here to HOST
Sign up here to ATTEND
There is no fee for this dinner but if you would like to make a donation to the Havurah, click here.
Tu B’Shvat marks the New Year for Trees and invites us to notice the natural cycles around us and our connection to the earth. We’ll begin at 10am with a short walk in the Merion Botanical Garden, then gather at Liz and Charlie’s nearby home for a Tu B’Shvat Seder of fruits and nuts led by Rabbi Simcha. We’ll finish between 11:30–12pm. Children are welcome.
Location: Let’s meet at the main entrance to Merion Botanical Park on Civic Circle, which is near the outbound Merion Station train stop (Coordinates: 39.99711° N, 75.25072° W).
Join us as we celebrate our new members 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.
Think you know stuff? Join Havuarah friends for Trivia Night with the Narberth Havurah! Teams of up to six people, Some Jewish Trivia some other questions. 4 rounds with prizes. No cell phones! Please bring a snack, appetizer or drink to share. Sign up HERE and get ready to strain your brain!
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.
More Latkes, More Light! Our annual "Gotta Latka" contest is back! Sign up here for the potluck, and 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 some Hanukkah holiday fun, sing and dance to Hanukkah music, enjoy a festive meal, and connect with our wonderful community!
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
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 “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.
The International Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an event held yearly on November 20th. On this day, we honor the lives of the transgender people who have been lost to anti-trans violence over the past year. The Narberth Havurah will allow us to incorporate Jewish grieving practices into our vigil. You do not have to be Jewish and/or transgender to attend, just respectful. This event will feature multiple esteemed Jewish, transgender speakers. Address will be provided upon registration.
If you have any questions regarding this event, or would like to be involved, please email president@narberthhavurah.org.
Event help is needed, please register HERE to help with set-up and clean-up
How would you like to do an environment-saving tikkun olam craft experience? Then join Judy and other Narberth Havurah members in making reusable, sanitary pads. These pads are then given to period-insecure women in Africa and other places around the world through PASHI (Pan-African Sisterhood Initiative.) All supplies provided. Sewers and non-sewers invited! There is a job for everyone. Bring your own machine if you have one.
Ages 10 and up! Snacks provided!
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 “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.
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 us for a potluck dinner and evening of celebration and fun in the Sukkah! Please sign up for dinner items or to help with set up or clean up. Rabbi Simcha will join us! This event will be held in the backyard of Sara and Alex Schuh’s home. No need to bring your own utensils/cups./etc., they are on it!
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, and accessibility, please visit our High Holidays page.
We will hold Yizkor (remembrance) and Neilah (closing service), immediately followed by the break-fast.
High Holiday services with the Narberth Havurah are filled with prayer, introspection, the joyous music of our own Havurah band, discussion, and interaction designed to fill this holy time of year with personal and communal meaning.
We are excited to gather once again at The Narberth Havurah @ Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Services will also be broadcast for those not attending in person.
For information about donations, the High Holidays theme, children’s programming, locations and parking, and accessibility, please visit our High Holidays page.
High Holiday services with the Narberth Havurah are filled with prayer, introspection, the joyous music of our own Havurah band, discussion, and interaction designed to fill this holy time of year with personal and communal meaning.
For information about donations, the High Holidays theme, children’s programming, locations and parking, and accessibility, please visit our High Holidays page.
Our children’s services are for children aged 10 and under to join in the songs, stories, and prayers of Yom Kippur kid-style! The children’s services are led by Havurah volunteer parents who create a service that their children, and yours, will enjoy being part of!
For information about donations, the High Holidays theme, children’s programming, locations and parking, and accessibility, please visit our High Holidays page.
Kol Nidre is sung on the eve of Yom Kippur. This is a beautiful service that ends with the shofar blowing.
High Holiday services with the Narberth Havurah are filled with prayer, introspection, the joyous music of our own Havurah band, discussion, and interaction designed to fill this holy time of year with personal and communal meaning.
We are excited to gather once again at The Narberth Havurah @ Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Services will also be broadcast for those not attending in person.
For information about donations, the High Holidays theme, children’s programming, locations and parking, and accessibility, please visit our High Holidays page.
Come hear the shofar and join us in "Tashlich" - the ritual of symbolically "casting off" our regrets and mistakes of the year that has passed, by scattering breadcrumbs, leaves, or pebbles in the creek and watching them disappear. This beautiful ritual is meant to help us clear our hearts and minds to begin anew. All ages welcome!
Note that this event takes place in Shortridge Park.
For information about donations, the High Holidays theme, children’s programming, locations and parking, and accessibility, please visit our High Holidays page.
High Holiday services with the Narberth Havurah are filled with prayer, introspection, the joyous music of our own Havurah band, discussion, and interaction designed to fill this holy time of year with personal and communal meaning.
For information about donations, the High Holidays theme, children’s programming, locations and parking, and accessibility, please visit our High Holidays page.
Our children’s services are for children age 10 and under to join in the songs, stories, and prayers of Rosh Hashanah kid-style! The children’s services are led by Havurah volunteer parents who create a service that their children, and yours, will enjoy being part of!
For information about donations, the High Holidays theme, children’s programming, locations and parking, and accessibility, please visit our High Holidays page.
High Holiday services with the Narberth Havurah are filled with prayer, introspection, the joyous music of our own Havurah band, discussion, and interaction designed to fill this holy time of year with personal and communal meaning.
We are excited to gather once again at The Narberth Havurah @ Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Services will also be broadcast for those not attending in person.
For information about donations, the High Holidays theme, children’s programming, locations and parking, and accessibility, please visit our High Holidays page.
Join us for a welcome back, end of summer park gathering! There will be shmoozing, bagels and coffee. Those interested in the Havurah are invited to come and meet us, and members new and old will have the opportunity to reconnect.
Click here to sign up.
Join the Kline family in celebrating Shabbat as Boaz becomes a Bar Mitzvah! Boaz will be co-leading the Kabbalat Shabbat service with Rabbi Simcha, filled with traditional and contemporary melodies, song, chant, poetry, and Torah.
Please join Boaz, his parents Sharon and Franklin, and their family for a Kiddish directly following services.
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