Kavana Cooperative

The Kavana Cooperative is a nondenominational Jewish organization in Seattle, Washington, United States, formed in 2006. Members of Kavana are called "partners" [ [http://www.kavanaseattle.org/join.html Kavana - Join ] ] . Kavana offers educational, religious, and social programs that are planned by its partners. Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum, a Conservative rabbi educated at the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York, is the organization's spiritual leader.

Awards

In June 2006, Kavana was awarded the Levitan Innovation Award [ [http://www.kavanaseattle.org/news.html Kavana - News ] ] . 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 [http://www.kavanaseattle.org/documents/Kavana%20Slingshot%20press%20release-web.pdf] . Additionally, Kavana received a 2007-2008 grant from the Legacy Heritage Fund [ [http://www.legacyheritage.org/ip_grantees.html The Legacy Heritage Innovation Project ] ] for its "Prep and Practice" program. In April 2008, Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum was named one of the Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America by Newsweek [ [http://www.newsweek.com/id/131598?tid=relatedcl Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America | Newsweek Religion | Newsweek.com ] ] .

References

ee also

*Judaism
*Chavurah

External links

* [http://www.kavanaseattle.org/ Kavana Cooperative Official Website]
* [http://www.newsweek.com/id/131598?tid=relatedcl Newsweek's Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America]
* [http://www.jtnews.net/index.php?/news/item/kavana_receives_national_recognition/ JT News: Kavana Receives National Recognition]
* [http://www.kavanaseattle.org/documents/Kavana%20Slingshot%20press%20release-web.pdf Press Release: Kavana Cooperative Named One of North America’s 50 Most Innovative Jewish Nonprofits in the Third Annual “Slingshot” Guidebook]
* [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003880357_kavana12m.html Seattle Times: Queen Anne Jewish Community Goes Its Own Way]
* [http://www.jtnews.net/index.php?/guide/item/the_kavana_cooperative/ The Guide to Jewish Washington: The Kavana Cooperative]
* [http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/104121.html 'Emerging' communities receive microgrants]
* [http://religionnews.com/ArticleofWeek061407.html Religion News: New congregations see ’Net results in communication and cost savings]