Kavana Cooperative

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The Kavana Cooperative is a nondenominational Jewish organization in Seattle, Washington, United States, formed in 2006. Members of Kavana are called "partners"[1]. Kavana offers educational, religious, and social programs that are planned by its partners. Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum, a Conservative rabbi educated at the Jewish Theological Seminary of New York, is the organization's spiritual leader.

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In June 2006, Kavana was awarded the Levitan Innovation Award[2]. In 2007, Kavana was named one of North America's most innovative nonprofit organizations in Slingshot '07-'08, a guidebook published by the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies[3]. Additionally, Kavana received a 2007-2008 grant from the Legacy Heritage Fund[4] for its "Prep and Practice" program. In April 2008, Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum was named one of the Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America by Newsweek[5].

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  1. ^ Kavana - Join
  2. ^ Kavana - News
  3. ^ http://www.kavanaseattle.org/documents/Kavana%20Slingshot%20press%20release-web.pdf
  4. ^ The Legacy Heritage Innovation Project
  5. ^ http://www.newsweek.com/id/131598?tid=relatedcl

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