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Purpose

The Umpqua Valley Havurah is a non-profit organization that seeks to support and educate the Jewish community and friends in Douglas County, Oregon. We welcome all people to celebrate and explore the various aspects of Judaism, including religious, cultural and social. This is what embodies the meaning of Havurah: Fellowship.

Activities

The Havurah gathers for religious, social and educational events throughout the year. Guest rabbis, cantors, speakers, and lay leaders conduct events.

Maurycy Gottlieb - Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur

 

Maurycy Gottlieb, 1878 – “Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur”; Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons