Dear Havurahniks, Two years ago, when Daf Yomi students were finishing Psachim just before Pesach, I thought people would be interested in learning a little of what we had been studying about Passover. This year we are finishing Nazir a week before Passover. While there are some slight connections between… READ MORE
Apply to be a Timbrel Artist in Residence at the National Havurah Committee Summer Institute! The Timbrel Artist in Residence Program seeks artists with talent and passion to share at the 2023 Havurah Summer Institute. Artists from all creative disciplines are welcome. Past artists have represented the disciplines of music,… READ MORE
Applications are open for the Liturgist in Residence at the 2023 Summer Institute.We especially welcome applications that share your process of creating new prayers, reinterpreting prayers, or designing new rituals through example. Please offer at least one session on “how you do what you do” so that others may learn… READ MORE
We invite you to submit a course proposal for the 2023 National Havurah Committee Summer Institute, to be held in person at Pearlstone Retreat Center from Friday, August 4 to Tuesday, August 8. Applicants are encouraged to consider how they will draw on this year’s theme: וְאָסַפְתָּ Ve-asafta “and you… READ MORE
We’ll meet in person on August 4th-8th for a 5 day/4 night retreat at Pearlstone Retreat Center in Maryland. We listened to you. Many of you told us that it was important to be together for Shabbat. We weren’t able to book a time that ends with Shabbat, but we think… READ MORE
Teaching by Talia Laster on the topic, “Freedom, Strength, or Faith: When Celebrating Hanukkah Means Different Things To Different People.” Talia Laster is a life-long NHC member who loves this community. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts where she completed her studies at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College this… READ MORE
Dear NHC Community, We are writing to invite you to participate in a “Do It Yourself,” asynchronous, collaborative creative experiment! Most years, the Timbrel Artists in Residence offer a concluding workshop to Institute participants. This year, we are offering creative prompts for anyone and everyone you to engage with at… READ MORE
