The Kavana Cooperative is an independent
Jewish
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community in
Seattle, Washington
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, 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. 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
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Philanthropies. Additionally, Kavana received a 2007-2008 grant from the Legacy Heritage Fund for its "Prep and Practice" program. In 2009, Kavana was named one of the Top 25 Most Vibrant Congregations by ''
Newsweek
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''Newsweek'' named Nussbaum one of the Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America in 2008.
[{{cite web , url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/131598?tid=relatedcl , title=Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America , date=April 11, 2008, work=Newsweek] Nussbaum was again named one of America's Top 50 Most Influential Rabbis by ''Newsweek'' and ''Daily Beast'' in 2011.
See also
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Judaism
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Chavurah
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References
External links
Kavana Cooperative Official WebsiteNewsweek's Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in AmericaJT News: Kavana Receives National RecognitionPress Release: Kavana Cooperative Named One of North America’s 50 Most Innovative Jewish Nonprofits in the Third Annual "Slingshot" GuidebookThe Guide to Jewish Washington: The Kavana Cooperative
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