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Young Adult Havurah

The Young Adult Havurah is a community for people in their mid-twenties to mid-thirties organized by Shaarei Shamayim. Madison is a city where people come and go, especially young adults, and we seek to create a Jewish community that is welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant. We meet once a month for holiday celebrations, Shabbat dinners, social events, and service projects.

Our schedule for the 2007-2008 year is as follows:

  • September: Rosh Hashanah dinner
  • October: Sukkot dessert and drinks beneath the sukkah
  • November: Volunteer in a homeless shelter
  • December: Vodka-Latke party
  • January: Ice Skating and Hot Chocolate
  • February: Shabbat Dinner and Discussion
  • March: Challah Baking
  • April: Passover Seder
  • May: Lag B’Omer Campfire
  • June: Strawberry Picking

You do not have to be a member of Shaarei Shamayim to be involved with the Young Adult Havurah (though of course you are welcome to be!).

To find out exact dates and locations, please see our schedule. To join the Young Adult Havurah list, please send an e-mail to us.

Five Websites for Young Jewish Adults:

1. JewSchool: www.jewschool.com

A hip group blog that addresses a variety of Jewish issues including social justice, issues within different Jewish movements, culture (art, music, theater, etc.), and Israel. Features from May 2007 include counting the Omer and a public letter to the Orthodox Union regarding its stance on teaching abstinence. Sidebar includes exciting events for young adults happening across the country.

2. jspot: www.jspot.org

A project of the Jewish Funds for Justice blog. Jspot is a group blog veering left. The bloggers bring to light important domestic social justice issues and illuminate the reasons why Jews should care. Jspot bloggers include JFSJ staffers as well as other social justice activists from around the country.

3. The Jew and the Carrot: www.jcarrot.org

Another group blog, The Jew and the Carrot discusses the “intersection between Jews, food, and contemporary life.” The blog includes links to a Kosher wine list and how to host a sustainable Kiddush, among others. Conversation often covers sustainability, the environment, fair trade issues, and how those issues relate to us as Jews.

4. REBOOT:www.rebooters.net

REBOOT calls itself a “Network for Jewish Innovation.” The goal of the organization is to facilitate the process of questioning Jewish identity and community for Generation Y (Jews in their 20s and 30s). The website offers interesting resources including do-it-yourself kits for setting up salons, excerpts from Guilt and Pleasure Magazine (a magazine designed to inspire discussion), announcements about events, and links to other Reboot products (music, film, books).

5. ShulShopper:www.shulshopper.com

nother Matzat site (designer of JewSchool), ShulShopper is a wiki-esque resource of the vast sea of congregations, minyanim, and havurot that exist in this country. Especially useful if moving or visiting elsewhere. Visitors can read reviews of congregations or add their own.