havurah

Pronunciations

havurah

(chah-voo-RAH)

Definitions

• n. A group of friends, frequently a social or religious group, either within a synagogue or apart from one.
  

Example Sentences

• My Havurah meets monthly for Shabbat dinner and to socialize. The Havurah meets at Moshe's house this week for Shabbat services.
  

• "The Havura began with a group of Jews who were interested in developing an inclusive and egalitarian community with programs and the services to accommodate different approaches to Judaism." (source)
  

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Aramaic
• Modern Hebrew

Etymology

• Heb חבורה
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

Alternative Spellings

havura, chavurah, chavura