The Ravenna Kibbutz is a Jewish neighborhood and organization in Seattle. It looks like three houses and a couple of apartments on half of a beautiful city block full of houses (and apartments). We're talking cherry trees and tulip gardens, a cul-de-sac with a basketball hoop and plenty of parking. As a neighborhood, we hang out on the sidewalks, eat dinner at each others' houses, till communal gardens and keep our front doors open. As an organization, we run Jewish programming for Jews of all ages and stripes - from totally secular through modern Orthodox. A week's worth of events could include bowling, movie night, a bike ride and an open mic. We don't make assumptions about your politics. We argue like people who love one another. At our weekly Shabbat dinners, we say "Thank G-d and the unions for giving us the weekend."

Does this sound like a life you'd love? Check us out on the web: http://www.ravennakibbutz.org/. Our website is gorgeous, organized and chock-full of information. It can tell you what we're like, what the neighborhood is like, and some of the founding principles of the Kibbutz.

Here's what it won't tell you: we have an *entire house* open this summer. A four bedroom Craftsman with hardwood floors, a finished basement, lovely kitchen and solid backyard that looks right into the ravine for which Ravenna is named. It's a house that needs love and care, but will return your furniture-arranging and weed-whacking efforts with charm and delight.

We're looking for a group of committed individuals or a family to move into this house sometime this summer or early fall. If this sounds like an adventure, apply. Apply if you've got a group together; apply if you don't. Apply even if you're not sure. Get to know us. Share some jokes and stories. We'd love to hear from you.

The application is here: http://www.ravennakibbutz.org/application. Thanks so much for your time and attention!

In solidarity,
~Dane Kuttler