Kehilla’s Kitchen Angels are Back!

Posted by on Jan 17, 2019 in Announcements, News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

We’re excited to be working on getting Kehilla’s kitchen more organized and to build community in that space once again! Interested in joining the effort? We’d love to have you! It’s a great way to meet your Avodah commitment 😉 Email kitchenangels@kehillasynagogue.org to get information about our next meeting!

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Kehilla Art Gallery Committee Looking for Volunteers

Posted by on Dec 20, 2018 in Announcements, Kol Kehilla Newsletter, News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

Have you ever visited Kehilla’s Fireside room and noticed the beautiful art on the walls? Have you felt inspired to get more involved in Kehilla and haven’t known what form that might take? How about bringing your appreciation of art and desire for deeper connection to Kehilla by joining Kehilla’s Art Committee? It’s a great […]

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Norah Needs Us! Register Today

Posted by on Dec 5, 2018 in Announcements, News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

Our own Zachary & Rachel Gratz-Lazarus’ daughter, Norah, needs our help. Read what her family wrote, and follow this link to register with ‘Be the Match’.   Norah is an expert joke-teller, modern-dancer, ice cream-licker, and loving big sister. At four years old, she takes her jobs pretty seriously. Norah was diagnosed with a rare […]

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Thank You for Your Generosity: December 2018

Posted by on Nov 30, 2018 in Announcements, Kol Kehilla Newsletter | No Comments

Thank You for Your Generosity Financial Annual Fund Flossie Lewis Day to Day Operations Leif Pope General Donation Andrea Gilbert Kaia Burkett Naomi Baran in memory of Ariel Herschcopf Ronald and Shoshana Levy High Holiday Tzedakah Robert Cohen Terumah Building Fund Kaia Burkett Shoshana Halle in memory of Layla Halle Susan Goldstein and Victor Herbert […]

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B’nei Mitzvah on the Horizon! December 2018 & January 2019

Posted by on Nov 28, 2018 in Announcements, Kol Kehilla Newsletter | No Comments

Dear Kehilla community, You are invited to join us at the following shabbat morning services as these amazing humans become Bat/Bar Mitzvah. Some of us may feel a little hesitant about coming to a shabbat service when a young person we do not know personally is becoming Bat/Bar Mitzvah. Please be assured that having Kehilla community members present brings […]

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If you are experiencing abuse in an intimate relationship

Posted by on Nov 20, 2018 in Announcements, Kol Kehilla Newsletter | No Comments

If you are experiencing abuse in an intimate relationship, please be in touch with one of our clergy members (Rabbi Dev, Hazzan Shulamit, Rabbi Gray, Rabbi David or Rabbi Burt), or with one of these organizations: www.thehotline.org – National Domestic Violence Hotline 1−800−799−7233 www.shalom-bayit.org – Shalom Bayit (East Bay) 866-SHALOM-7 / or (510) 845-SAFE www.thehotline.org/help/for-abusive-partners/ […]

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Mitzvah, Community, & Avodah – All at Once!

Posted by on Nov 19, 2018 in Announcements, Kol Kehilla Newsletter, News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

by Barbara Cohen Kiddush is an important part of community and our community is what makes kiddush work. But it doesn’t just happen on its own – kiddush happens when members of the community step up and make it happen. There are three ways you can do a mitzvah:  (1) you do the shopping and […]

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Thank You for Your Generosity: November 2018

Posted by on Oct 28, 2018 in Announcements, Kol Kehilla Newsletter | No Comments

Thank You for Your Generosity Financial Annual Fund Danielle Rosenman and Steven Falk, in memory of our mothers, Adele Essman and Lillie Falk Shelley Nathans and Sam Gerson, in memory of Ariel Hershcopf General Fund Andrea Bryck Cathy Jane Steirn, in memory of my sister Judy and Irwin Miller, in memory of Irene McPhail Nahum […]

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B’nei Mitzvah on the Horizon! November

Posted by on Oct 20, 2018 in Announcements, Kol Kehilla Newsletter | No Comments

Dear Kehilla community, You are invited to join us at the following shabbat morning services as these amazing humans become Bat/Bar Mitzvah. Some of us may feel a little hesitant about coming to a shabbat service when a young person we do not know personally is becoming Bat/Bar Mitzvah. Please be assured that having Kehilla community members present brings […]

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TIKKUN HA-NEFESH (REPAIR OF THE SOUL)

Posted by on Oct 18, 2018 in Announcements, News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

TIKKUN HA-NEFESH (REPAIR OF THE SOUL) HEALING RACISM, UNPACKING WHITE PRIVILEGE WHEN: First session Sunday, November 11, 2018 10am – 12pm WHERE: at Kehilla in the Back Classroom – Main Floor FACILITATORS: Rabbi Shifrah Tobacman and Chaplain Laura Fitch The group is part of the community’s larger project of addressing racism and de-centering whiteness within […]

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