Finding Your Spiritual Direction
Spiritual direction is a process of inner listening that enables individuals to discern the movement of the Spirit in their lives, so they can come to understand both the spiritual […]
The Annual Kehilla Membership Retreat: Toward Further Improvements in Accessibility
by Marilyn Golden & Don Stone In our debrief after another successful annual retreat, Kehilla’s Retreat Committee discussed how to achieve further improvements in the accessibility of the retreat to all […]
Coming Soon: Pronoun Stickers for Your Nametag
by Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fariman, Lynn Bravewomon and Rabbi Dev Noily As Davey Shlasko writes in the Trans*Ally Workbook, “Most of the time, most people are on autopilot about […]
Oakland Community Organizations Recommendations on CA, Alameda County, and City of Oakland issues
Number Title or focus Content OCO endorsement State Propositions 55 Tax extension Extends the temporary personal income tax on incomes over $250,000 to fund education and health care (Prop […]
Competing Death Penalty Initiatives on November Ballot
by Beth Weinberger This November we’ll have a chance to vote again to repeal California’s death penalty, replacing it with Life Without Possibility of Parole. Unfortunately, a competing measure […]
Death Penalty Reform & Savings Act of 2016—Proposition #66
by Beth Weinberger This November we’ll have a chance to vote again to repeal California’s death penalty, replacing it with Life Without Possibility of Parole. Unfortunately, a competing measure that […]
A Note on the Israel/Palestine Values Survey
by Rabbi David J. Cooper Last month we sent out to every member household a survey to determine support for a statement of values on Israel/Palestine. One could indicate where one […]
Chevra Kadisha Sh’mira Readings Project
Kehilla’s Chevra Kadisha is pleased to announce the completion of our “Sh’mira Readings Project.” We now have two beautiful volumes that can be used by the shomrim (“watchers”) –those […]
Solar Lights for Gaza Fundraiser & Pre-Shabbat Potluck
Please join Kehilla’s Greening and Middle East Peace Committees for a potluck dinner on September 16 at 5:30pm and fundraiser to support the children of Gaza. Gaza is still recovering from […]
On the Origins of Kehilla: Social Justice
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson Note: This is the fifth of a series of personal essays on the beginnings of Kehilla. Each article shares the origins of one or more of […]