Ravenna Kibbutz information

The Ravenna Kibbutz was a nondenominational Jewish intentional community from 2007–2012 located in the Ravenna neighborhood of Seattle. Its three rented houses and one apartment were home to 15 resident-organizers, who plan public programs such as Shabbat dinners and Jewish movie nights. The Kibbutz's ideology was not communistic; it was not a true commune but simply an example of cohousing. The Pacific Northwest contains many cohousing communities and a wide variety of Jewish organizations, but thus far the region has no other Jewish cohousing community.

House Aleph, the original Kibbutz house, was supported in part by the Moishe House program,^[1] which offers financial and other resources to young Jews interested in hosting a certain number of public events per month. Houses Bet and Gimel were unaffiliated with Moishe House and played host to events like a monthly open-mic nights, film screenings, yoga classes, storytelling events, and meditation sessions.

Resident-organizers ranged from secular to Modern Orthodox in their religious views and vary also in their Jewish practices. Several kept kosher, while others did not, and only some were shomer Shabbat. Nonetheless, all Kibbutz households maintained kosher (dairy) dishes, silverware, and other kitchen implements in addition to treyf plates and utensils that may be used to prepare non-kosher food.