Havurat Shalom Community Seminary

Somerville, MA   |  http://www.thehav.org

Mission

Founded in 1968, Havurat Shalom is an egalitarian Jewish community in Somerville, Massachusetts where women and men come to pray and learn; explore, celebrate and grapple with Jewish tradition; work for social justice; and discuss a variety of Jewish concerns.

Ruling year info

1969

Principal Officer

Rotating Co-facilitators

Main address

113 College Ave.

Somerville, MA 02144

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EIN

04-2445035

NTEE code info

Jewish (X30)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is not required to file an annual return with the IRS because it is a church.

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Childrens' Programming

We provide childcare during Saturday morning services September-June for children 18 months and older.  At this time, we are the only synagogue in the Somerville area to provide childcare. Havurat Shalom offers children's services for 4-9 year olds on the first Saturday of the month from October through June, corresponding to the time of the Torah service at the adult minyan (approximately 11:30).

Population(s) Served

Havurat Shalom offers free monthly Friday evening classes on Jewish topics after services, accompanied by a catered dinner. Classes have included topics such as the Jews of Cuba, Yiddish Folksongs, and Tu B'shevat.

Population(s) Served

We hold services every Friday evening and Saturday morning.  Services are lay-led and full of spirited singing.
 
Year after year people pack into our small building to experience Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.  All are welcome to attend High Holiday services at the Havurah without tickets or any charge. We also celebrate other Jewish holidays throughout the year. Highlights include davenning in our Sukkah, hilarious Megillah reading and skits on Purim, and all-night Tikkun study sessions on Shavuot.

Population(s) Served

One of the ways Havurat Shalom expresses our commitment to egalitarianism is by davenning with Siddur Birkat Shalom, a prayer book being developed by our own Siddur Project. Siddur Birkat Shalom contains the Shabbat morning service before the Amidah, meditations on the Amidah, and the Aleinu.
Features of this work-in-progress include:
Hebrew and English egalitarian language for both God and humans
New, original blessing for diversity
Greater variety of God images
New perspectives on Jews and non-Jews, good and evil, reward and punishment, and hierarchy

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Havurat Shalom Community Seminary

Board of directors
as of 06/04/2016
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Rotating Co-facilitators

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