Programs

Below are examples of Kevah groups past and present. For more information about joining a current Kevah group, please email Deb Fink, Kevah's Intake and Outreach Coordinator, at dfink@kevah.org. Deb will connect you to the organizer of the group(s) that is the best fit for your interest and schedule, and will work with you throughout the group matching process.

Interested in starting your own Kevah group? Contact Noa Silver, Kevah's Program Coordinator, at nsilver@kevah.org. Noa will work with you to create your group and match you with the educator best suited to your interests.

East Bay

Beth El Kevah-OPEN
Educator: Rabbi Dorothy Richman
Organizer: Elizabeth Brannoff
Theme: Jewish Parenting
Target Population: Moms

East Bay Yidden-OPEN
Educator: Yedidya Etzion
Organizer: Jen Blumenfeld
Theme: Prophets
Target Population: Young Adults
Jewish Educators in the 'Hood-

Healthcare Fathers-OPEN
Educator: Rabbi Daniel Isaacson
Organizer: Josh Bamberger
Theme: Jewish Wisdom on Healing and Suffering
Target Population: Fathers working in Healthcare

Talmud HaYom-OPEN
Educator: Ma'ayan Rabinovitch
Organizer: Debbie Weinstein
Theme: Talmud
Target Population: Women

Torah the Explorah-OPEN
Educator: Jack Cohen, Noa Silver
Organizer: Jack Cohen
Theme: Parsha and Holidays
Target Population: Young Adults

Tri-Valley Pioneers-OPEN
 Educators: Rabbi Yonatan Cohen, Professor Deena Aranoff
Organizer: Mark Hoffman
Theme: Halachic Authority
Target Population: Tri-Valley Couples

Cool Women - FULL
Educator: Rabbi Dorothy Richman
Organizer: Leslie Valas
Theme: Liturgy
Target Population: Empty Nesters

East Bay Chevrei-FULL
Educator: Rabbi David Kasher
Organizer: Laurie Jagoda
Theme: Jewish Conundrums
and Paradoxes
Target Population: Young Adults

Family Torah-FULL
Educators: Liora Brosbe, Sarah Lefton, Bridget Wynn, Noa Kushner
Organizer: Jane Gottesman
Theme: Jewish Storytelling
Target Population: Families

Friday Night Liturgy and Nusach: Kabbalat Shabbat - FULL
Educators: Rabbi Shalom Bochner, Professor Deena Aranoff, Rabbi Chai Levy, Infinity Rothbard, Rabbi Dorothy Richman, Judy Massarano
Organizer: Roger Studley, East Bay Minyan
Theme: Kabbalat Shabbat
Target Population: All

Friday Night Liturgy and Nusach: Ma'ariv - FULL
Educators: Rabbi Shalom Bochner, Rabbi David Kasher, Rabbi Chai Levy, Professor David Henkin, Rabbi Dorothy Richman
Organizer: Roger Studley, East Bay Minyan
Theme: Ma'ariv
Target Population: All

Pilpul People-FULL
Educator: Rabbi Lavey Derby
Organizer: Eileen and Rob Ruby
Theme: 5 Books of Moses
Target Population: Couples

Women's Shabbat Learning-FULL
(Congregation Beth Israel)
Educator: Ma'ayan Rabinovich
Organizer: Juliet Stamperdahl
Theme: Jewish Parenting
Target Population: Observant women with young children

San Francisco
 
Estimated Prophets-OPEN
Educator: Tamar Rabinowitz
Organizer: Sarah Lefton
Theme: Prophets
Target Population: Young Adults

Jewish Educators in the 'Hood-OPEN
Educators: R. Creditor and Jenni Mangel
Organizers: Rabbi Menachem Creditor and Jenni Mangel
Theme: Leadership in Theory and Practice
Target Population: Jewish Community Professionals

Jewish Foundations-FULL
Educator: Maya Bernstein
Organizer: Josh Miller
Theme: Jewish Professional Development
Target Population: Staff Only

Peninsula

MishMash-OPEN
Educator: Marina Zilbergerts Bitzan
Organizer: Vera Belova Fishman
Theme: Jewish Holidays
Target Population: Russian-Speaking Young Adults 

San Mateo Kevah-FULL
Educator: Rabbi Lavey Derby
Organizer: Ross Weiner
Theme: Genesis
Target Population: Peninsula Couples

Marin

Mill Valley Torah-OPEN
Educator: Yedidya Etzion Organizer: Beth Rutchik
Theme: Free Will in Classical Jewish Text
Target Population: Jewish Moms in Marin