Please Contribute to an Appreciation Book for Kehilla’s Lead Custodian Josef Straub Who is Retiring!
Josef Straub, our lead custodian, is retiring on April 12, his 65th birthday, after 16 years of dedicated service to the Kehilla community. Sadly we’ve had to cancel his retirement celebration on April 3, so we’ve decided to show him another way how much we appreciate him and his care for the Kehilla building and […]
An Update from Kehilla’s Executive Director Michael Saxe-Taller
Dear Friends, As many of you know, I have been off work at Kehilla for the month of March. At the end of February, I had an intestinal obstruction and needed to have immediate surgery to correct the problem. After a few early complications, I have been resting, healing and regaining my strength, and expect a full recovery. I’m […]
Seder Preparation Classes by Chef Jesse Bloom – Via Zoom, April 7 & 8, 2:30-3:30pm AND April 7, 6-7pm
Sacred Kitchen’s Chef Jesse Bloom Seder was slated to cater our community seder and is excited to share the menu and recipes in an online format. Join him here on Zoom or here live on the Facebook event for any one of three classes in preparation for the first night of Seder. He’ll include a […]
Working Class/Low Income Group Meeting
Connect with other Kehilla members on Sunday, April 12, 1-3pm, for our ongoing monthly meeting. The meetings will be held from 1-3pm on the second Sunday of the month, through Zoom. If you are working class/low income and have experienced class/income in ways that have impacted you personally and/or in community, and you are looking […]
Kehilla’s Folks With White Privilege Affinity Group
The next meeting of Kehilla’s Folks With White Privilege Affinity Group is Thursday, May 7th, 7-9pm — likely on zoom, or else in the Fireside Room. Everyone who identifies as white is welcome, we’d love to have you, whether or not you have ever attended these meetings before. Questions? Contact Susan. And here’s our suggested Homework […]
Homeless Action – Emergent Needs!!! by Sue Greenwald
More than 9,000 homeless individuals live in Oakland, currently at extremely high risk for COVID-19. The newly formed Homeless Action, a subcommittee of Kehilla’s longstanding Economic Justice Committee, had its first Zoom meeting last week and immediately addressed this emergency. The emergent issues discussed were: Supporting an advocacy letter that will go to City and […]
Sharing Kehilla’s Sustainability During Vulnerable Times by Kehilla’s Board of Trustees
Dear Community, To recap “A Community Conversation: Sustaining our Congregation,” the Board’s March article in Kol Kehilla, our congregation has almost reached the tremendous milestone of 500-member households, a moment to both celebrate and to acknowledge the greater staffing needs posed by having a larger congregation. We hope that the article, still accessible on our […]
Kehilla Men’s Group Meets Monthly
An informal group of Kehilla men have been coming together as a monthly men’s group. A major focus has been creating relatively unstructured intimate space for sharing and listening. There is also discussion of topics generated by the group. We welcome participation from Kehilla men who would be interested in checking out the group! For […]
