Kehilla Spiritual Leaders’ Statement on Sanctuary
And when an immigrant comes to live with you in your land, you should not wrong them. You should treat the immigrant who lives with you as […]
The Jewish Roots of Kehilla’s Values: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Part 4
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson When Abraham Joshua Heschel arrived in the U.S. in 1940 from war-torn Europe, he was determined to write a book on the Ba’al Shem Tov. My […]
Hope in a Challenging Time
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson I offered the following message about hope at this year’s community seder, and I wanted to share it with the entire community. Having grown up during […]
Kehilla Becoming a Sanctuary Synagogue
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’ […]
Expanding Our Social Justice Work Through Sanctuary
Greetings Kehilla! We are writing to update the community on a journey led by our Immigration Committee’s Sanctuary Task Force over the last two years. As you may remember, the […]
Kehilla Community Synagogue Questions and Answers on Sanctuary
Please click on a question to see the answer. [expand title=”What is sanctuary?”] Sanctuary is an ancient tradition of providing asylum. For our purposes, the term is used to describe […]