havurah

or cha·vu·rah

[ Sephardic Hebrew, Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-voo-rah; English khah-voo-rah ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural ha·vu·roth, ha·vu·rot [kh, ah-voo-, rawt, kh, ah-voo-, rohs], English ha·vu·rahs.

1. a Jewish fellowship, especially an informal one that meets regularly for discussion or prayer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of havurah¹

ḥăbhūrāh literally, company, group