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 […]
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 […]
Economic Justice Committee Report, March, 2020
by Myrna Schwartz and Richard Speiglman February 2020 Schools and Communities First initiative – EJCers are actively engaged in the gathering of signatures to get this important initiative on the […]
Special Passover Food Policy at Kehilla
Kehilla is observing a completely chometz-free practice in regard to Passover, i.e., no leavening (no bread, no beer, no distilled drinks). We need the cooperation of anyone who is planning […]
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 […]
New Chavurot Forming!
GOOD NEWS FOR FOLKS WANTING TO TAKE A STEP CLOSER INTO KEHILLA The Spiritual Life Practices Committee (SLPC) sponsored a Chavurah Shabbat Meet and Greet on Nov. 22nd at Kehilla […]
B’nei Mitzvah on the Horizon! December 2019
Report on Three Recent Immigration Committee Events
Welcoming the Stranger: A Call for Kehilla Sanctuary & Shelter Volunteers On February 3rd the Immigration Committee held an event for those interested in volunteering when Kehilla has a guest […]
Kehilla supporting “Bread for Ed” to bring food to Oakland students and teachers
Dear Kehilla Community members, As you likely know, Oakland Unified Teachers are going on strike starting this Thursday – teachers are demanding higher salaries, smaller class sizes, more student support […]
Kehilla Has Plot 70 in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland
Dear Kehilla Community Synagogue congregants, It is with great pleasure that I write this article for the Kol Kehilla. As many of you already know, we have embarked upon an […]