Kehilla in the News: Immigration

Posted by on Aug 30, 2018 in News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

The East Bay Express just ran an article about a Kehilla family and the young Trans asylum-seeker they are sponsoring, with the help of Kehilla’s immigration committee.

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High Holy Day Services

Posted by on Aug 24, 2018 in Announcements, News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

Rosh Hashanah: September 9-11, 2018 Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur: September 18-19, 2018 Click here for more information on services, tickets, live-streaming, and more 

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Want to join an affinity group? We would love to have you!

Posted by on May 29, 2018 in Announcements, Kol Kehilla Newsletter, News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

Dear Kehilla community, We are entering the next phase of the Racial Justice Initiative, now called the “Belonging and Allyship Project: Uncentering Whiteness and Building Racial Justice at Kehilla.” This is a working name, we are still trying to figure out the final form of the name and your suggestions are welcome. This project began […]

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Your vision of TRUTH

Posted by on May 24, 2018 in Announcements, Kol Kehilla Newsletter, News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

Calling all artists! We are excited to be putting together this year’s High Holy Days art exhibit reflecting the New Year’s theme of TRUTH. As the spiritual leadership team explains: Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. Psalm 51:8 The Days of Awe bring […]

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Kehilla Becoming a Sanctuary Synagogue

Posted by on Apr 25, 2018 in Announcements, News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

Learn about Kehilla’s deepening commitment to sanctuary with the following links: Rabbi Dev’s Article in the April Kol Kehilla: Kehilla’s Deepening Sanctuary Work in Our Season of Liberation Kehilla Spiritual Leaders’ Statement on Sanctuary These two articles from the May Kol Kehilla: Expanding Our Social Justice Work Through Sanctuary Q&A on Sanctuary  These two Kehilla Documents: […]

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Immigration Committee Announcements

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

Cleaning Services  One of Kehilla’s accompaniment teams has been working with an immigrant who has started to work cleaning houses. If you are in need of such assistance, it would be great if you would consider using her service. She and her co-worker wrote this description: We offer an excellent cleaning service with all natural […]

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Save the Date: Sanctuary Shabbat Morning Service Followed by Lunch and Community Conversation

Posted by on Mar 30, 2018 in Announcements, Immigration Committee, Kol Kehilla Newsletter, News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

Sanctuary Shabbat: Morning Service Followed by Lunch and Community Conversation ~ Cosponsored by Kehilla’s Economic Justice Committee for Affordable Housing Week May 12th 10am-3:30pm Kehilla has been a sanctuary synagogue since the 1980’s. In November of 2016 the Kehilla Board passed a resolution reaffirming this commitment. Kehilla members have been deeply involved in the many aspects of sanctuary […]

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Help with donations for people experiencing homelessness

Posted by on Feb 28, 2018 in Announcements, News Announcements Home Page | No Comments

Please help Tayla Husbands-Hankin support our homeless population survive the winter by donating blankets, tarps, tents, warm jackets, pants and men’s socks to be distributed to homeless folks in the area. We have a box located right by the front door (near name badges). It continues to be a pressing need.

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