B’nei Mitvah on the Horizon! March
Dear Kehilla community, You are invited to join us as at the Shabbat morning service on March 30 as the first student of the 2019 Bat/Bar Mitzvah cohort, Ellie Broscow, becomes Bat […]
Give Detainees Hope – Be a Friend on the Outside
By Jeanne Finberg The Kehilla Immigration Committee is organizing a contingent to help support immigrants who are currently being held in ICE detention. We are working with Friends Afuera, which […]
Kehilla Administrative Offices Closed for Shavuot
Our offices will be closed in observance of Shavuot, we will re-open on Tuesday, May 22nd during our normal business hours.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Cohort’s Ceremonies Begin in April!
Dear Kehilla community, We are very excited to announce that the 2018 Bar/Bat Mitzvah cohort’s ceremonies begun in April! You are invited to join us at the following shabbat morning services as […]
Liturgically Traditional and Radically Inclusive Kabbalat Shabbat: The Why and How
by Rabbinic Intern SAM Luckey For a long time, several Kehilla members have hungered for a more liturgically traditional service, for various reasons. People are different and like […]
Two Recent Blows Against Immigrants in Detention
by Sam Davis and Julie Litwin CIVIC Visitation Terminated On March 5, 2018 the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office stopped volunteers from the organization Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in […]
ICE Raid In My Neighborhood
by Carol Rothman, Kehilla Immigration Committee On Feb. 20th Kehilla hosted a rapid response training run by ACILEP (Alameda County Immigration Legal & Education Partnership) to prepare over 150 members of […]
An Interview with Kehilla Congregant Lea Delson
by Bill Lazurus From 1972 to 1978, Lea Delson spent junior high school and high school years growing up in Omer, a Jewish village near Beersheba. Lea’s parents, originally from […]
Thank You for Your Time
Thank You for Your Time Purim, from Rabbi Gray and Natalie: Natalie and I want to thank everyone who contributed to making the Kehilla School Purim schpiel and the Purim […]
Thank You for Your Generosity
Thank You for Your Generosity Annual Fund Harold and Diana Feiger Jeanette Nicols Ellen Burke in honor of Burke Rainey Helene Frommer and Steve Lipton Ruth Fagen Phillips Laura Nelson […]
