havurah

American

[khah-voo-rah, khah-voo-rah] / ˌxɑ vuˈrɑ, ˌxɑ vʊˈrɑ /

Or chavurah

noun

Hebrew.

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

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Etymology

Origin of havurah

ḥăbhūrāh literally, company, group

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havurah

Thunemann, 52, once lived in an ashram — or spiritual retreat center — and years later tried to start a havurah, or lay-led Jewish community, outside Seattle.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2021

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