Who are we and what do we do?
This is our 50th year, and
we're still going strong!
Back in the day, about 10 young Brooklyn/Bronx families who had moved to Northern Westchester sought a Jewish experience but didn’t feel that any of the local resources suited them. They formed a chavura in order to create their own Jewish experience for themselves and their children. They formed committees to do what needed to be done and hired a part-time Rabbi. For their children they became teachers, and then provided the education that would lead to some 70 bar or bat mitzvot!
And so, according to a front page article in the Journal News on our 30th anniversary, Chavura Beth Chai become one of the first chavurot in the nation, a movement that is continuing to grow. Our part-time Rabbis have valued the opportunity to have a congregation while holding leadership and senior educational responsibilities in other areas of Jewish life.
The children are all grown now, and we’ve been called an “empty nest congregation,” but we continue to increase our membership. We meet for monthly services and for potluck Shabbat dinners in each other’s homes. We attend adult education and other Jewish theme events together, and we continue as a community of friendship.
Forgotten how to access the Members page?
Back in the day, about 10 young Brooklyn/Bronx families who had moved to Northern Westchester sought a Jewish experience but didn’t feel that any of the local resources suited them. They formed a chavura in order to create their own Jewish experience for themselves and their children. They formed committees to do what needed to be done and hired a part-time Rabbi. For their children they became teachers, and then provided the education that would lead to some 70 bar or bat mitzvot!
And so, according to a front page article in the Journal News on our 30th anniversary, Chavura Beth Chai become one of the first chavurot in the nation, a movement that is continuing to grow. Our part-time Rabbis have valued the opportunity to have a congregation while holding leadership and senior educational responsibilities in other areas of Jewish life.
The children are all grown now, and we’ve been called an “empty nest congregation,” but we continue to increase our membership. We meet for monthly services and for potluck Shabbat dinners in each other’s homes. We attend adult education and other Jewish theme events together, and we continue as a community of friendship.
Forgotten how to access the Members page?