It was a beautiful day and Rachel was inspired to draw. When asked to tell us about her picture Rachel responded it is a "Chavurah". "We get together at my house with other families, I think 5 families." I was struck by the facial expressions of joy depicted in the illustration of this event. When I looked up the root meaning of Chavurah I read that it was the Hebrew word for a gathering of friends, and that a Chavurah is one way to celebrate the gift of friendship with one another. What a positive sense of Jewish identity and love of being Jewish that Rachel communicated.
It was a beautiful day and Rachel was inspired to draw. When asked to tell us about her picture Rachel responded it is a "Chavurah". "We get together at my house with other families, I think 5 families." I was struck by the facial expressions of joy depicted in the illustration of this event. When I looked up the root meaning of Chavurah I read that it was the Hebrew word for a gathering of friends, and that a Chavurah is one way to celebrate the gift of friendship with one another. What a positive sense of Jewish identity and love of being Jewish that Rachel communicated. 
I LOVE this picture. Thank you for posting it. I have sent this blog post to everyone in my chavurah and they all loved it.
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