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• Havdalah Club Series

  • Start
    Saturday, September 14, 2019
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  • End
    Saturday, June 13, 2020
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  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Participants' homes

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  Havdalah Club is a once a month, Saturday evening program for children in grades 3, 4 and 5. The goals of this program are: to help children develop critical thinking skills in a Jewish context, to teach kids how to grapple with life's questions and problems using Jewish texts and values, and to provide a fun environment in which to meet other Jewish kids.
  

  A note about the Series registration option:
  We encourage families to register for the series (rather than individual sessions) as ongoing participation helps build a sense of community among this cohort. As series participants, we assume that your child will attend each session, unless you tell us otherwise. Please email Maxine Alloway if your child will not be attending the upcoming session. 

  Location: 
  In order to provide an intimate environment, hosting responsibility will rotate to different kids' homes.  You will have the opportunity to host, if you'd like to.

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• Prep & Practice Series

  • Start
    Sunday, September 22, 2019
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  • End
    Sunday, May 17, 2020
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  • Schedule
    9 sessions
  • Location
    TBD
  • Registered
    27 registrants

  Register

  This monthly program is for families - parents and kids all together. This year, we'll be structuring the program to have three breakout groups (one for parents, younger children and older children) to ensure that the P&P program is appropriate for families with children ranging from preschool through elementary. 
  

  A note about this Series registration option: We encourage families to register for the series (rather than individual sessions) as ongoing participation helps build a sense of community among this cohort of families. As series participants, we assume that your family will attend each session, unless you tell us otherwise. Please email Maxine Alloway if your family will not be attending the upcoming session. 

  (Note: There is an option to sign up for individual sessions if you can't commit to the series. Email us for the individual registration page.)
  

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• High School Program

  • Start
    Sunday, September 22, 2019
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  • End
    Sunday, May 17, 2020
  • Schedule
    9 sessions
  • Location
    Participants' homes

  Register

  Kavana’s High School program is a place for Kavana High School students to be Jewish, do Jewish, and become a Jewish community of youth. This is a student-led program, where the participants choose the focuses and the activities, and often lead much of the programs. Like everything at Kavana, it is a place for participants to (continue to) develop their own Jewish identities on their own terms.
  

  We are a diverse, pluralistic group of teens from Kavana families with a wide variety of beliefs, identities, and ways of doing Jewish — all are welcome!

  This year will probably include a lot of the same kinds of activities, but the particular mix of activities and the specific things we do will — as always — be up to the participants!

  The program takes place once a month on Sunday evenings, 6:30-8:30pm. Most sessions are in participants’ homes. 

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• Friday Night Shabbat Service

  • When
    Friday, April 03, 2020
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    6:30 PM - 8:15 PM
  • Location
    Queen Anne Location - RSVP for details
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  End your busy weeks and celebrate Shabbat at Kavana with an experience designed to relax and renew. Each month, we welcome Shabbat with a liberal, multi-generational service that is musical, joyful and accessible. This service will be led by Rabbi Josh Weisman and musician Traci Marx. All are welcome. 
  

  We'll gather from 6:30-7pm for a little post-workweek nosh, with the service beginning at 7pm at a new Queen Anne location.
  

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• Prep & Practice: Passover

  • When
    Sunday, April 05, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Greenlake
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  This monthly program is for families - parents and kids all together. This year, we'll be structuring the program to have three breakout groups (one for parents, younger children and older children) to ensure that the P&P program is appropriate for families with children ranging from preschool through elementary. 

  We strongly encourage you to sign up for the series - we're trying to build a sense of community here, and the more you come, the more you'll get out of it. However, we know this isn't possible for every family, and so this is the option to sign up for the April/Passover P&P session. If you want to sign up for the series, please click here.

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• Shabbat Morning Minyan

  • When
    Saturday, April 18, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Queen Anne Location
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  All are welcome to join Kavana's monthly Shabbat morning minyan. Please RSVP for each service so that we can have a heads up on how many people to expect and set up for.  

  Want to read Torah, lead part of the service or give a d'var torah?  We'd love to have you - just contact us.

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• Book Club

  • When
    Sunday, April 19, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Mercer Island
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  Our next book is "The Hotel Neversink" by Adam O'Fallon Price.  It is a novel about the life of a hotel in the Catskills through the 20th century told through different character's points of view.  We will meet on Sunday, March 15 on Mercer Island to discuss.  

  All are invited to join us for this discussion. Participants take turns hosting these gatherings, so please be sure to RSVP in order to receive the address.

  
  

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• Friday Night Shabbat Service

  • When
    Friday, May 08, 2020
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:15 PM
  • Location
    Queen Anne Location - RSVP for details
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  End your busy weeks and celebrate Shabbat at Kavana with an experience designed to relax and renew. Each month, we welcome Shabbat with a liberal, multi-generational service that is musical, joyful and accessible. This service will be led by Rabbi Josh Weisman and musician Traci Marx. All are welcome. 
  

  We'll gather from 6:30-7pm for a little post-workweek nosh, with the service beginning at 7pm at a new Queen Anne location.
  

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• Prep & Practice: Shavuot

  • When
    Sunday, May 17, 2020
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Greenlake
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  This monthly program is for families - parents and kids all together. This year, we'll be structuring the program to have three breakout groups (one for parents, younger children and older children) to ensure that the P&P program is appropriate for families with children ranging from preschool through elementary. 

  We strongly encourage you to sign up for the series - we're trying to build a sense of community here, and the more you come, the more you'll get out of it. However, we know this isn't possible for every family, and so this is the option to sign up for the May/Shavuot P&P session. If you want to sign up for the series, please click here.

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• Shabbat Morning Minyan

  • When
    Saturday, May 30, 2020
  •  
    9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Queen Anne Location
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  All are welcome to join Kavana's monthly Shabbat morning minyan. Please RSVP for each service so that we can have a heads up on how many people to expect and set up for.  

  Please note: A 9:30am start time to include Hallel, Yizkor, and an awesome dairy kiddush and ice cream party to celebrate Shavuot and the end the year!
  

  Want to read Torah, lead part of the service or give a d'var torah?  We'd love to have you - just contact us.

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• Friday Night Shabbat Service

  • When
    Friday, June 12, 2020
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:15 PM
  • Location
    Queen Anne Location - RSVP for details
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  End your busy weeks and celebrate Shabbat at Kavana with an experience designed to relax and renew. Each month, we welcome Shabbat with a liberal, multi-generational service that is musical, joyful and accessible. This service will be led by Rabbi Josh Weisman and musician Traci Marx. All are welcome. 
  

  We'll gather from 6:30-7pm for a little post-workweek nosh, with the service beginning at 7pm at a new Queen Anne location.
  

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