Jewish Emergent Network

the jewish emergent network comprises the leaders of seven path‐breaking jewish communities from across the united states who have come together in the spirit of collaboration. these include: ikar in los angeles, kavana in seattle, the kitchen in san francisco, mishkan in chicago, sixth & i in washington, d.c., and lab/shul and romemu in new york. the seven communities in the network do not represent any one denomination or set of religious practices. what they share is a devotion to revitalizing the field of jewish engagement, a commitment to approaches both traditionally rooted and creative, and a demonstrated success in attracting unaffiliated and disengaged jews to a rich and meaningful jewish practice. while each community is different in form and organizational structure, all have taken an entrepreneurial approach to this shared vision, operating outside of conventional institutional models, rethinking basic assumptions about ritual and spiritual practice, membership models,