Kehilla Goes Greener
You may know that in 2014, Kehilla installed solar panels on our roof. This has enabled us to get most of our electricity from our solar panels. We are thrilled […]
Kehilla’s Board Column: Lisa’s Kol Nidre Speech (October 8, 2019)
Kehilla board member, Lisa Korwin, spoke about her relationship to Kehilla at Kol Nidre services this year. We’re choosing to print her talk here to support each of us in […]
Hiring a new half-time Assistant Rabbi for our community
We are excited to announce that a search committee is now being formed to recruit, interview and select a candidate to fill a new halftime Assistant Rabbi position, intended to […]
Executively Speaking: Kehilla’s Retreat for Leaders
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director Planning is underway for Deepening Our Design, our third bi-annual Kehilla’s Retreat for Leaders, to be held January 31-February 2, 2020 at Walker Creek Ranch. […]
Celebrate Hanukkah with Puppets, Latkes, and Special Guest, Muslim Civil Rights Leader Zahra Billoo!
Monday December 23rd – The Second Night by Rabbi Dev Noily This year’s Kehilla Hanukkah party will include our usual fabulous puppet show for the littlest Kehillians, latkes, candle lighting […]
Electrify Everything: What We Can Do About the Climate Crisis – Updates from the Greening Committee
Save the Date—Feb. 11—for presentation of “Electrify Everything” at Kehilla. For urban dwellers the main sources of greenhouse gases are the gas we use to heat our homes and water, […]
Executively Speaking: Completing a Crucial Step Towards Physical Sanctuary
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director Kehilla first declared itself a Sanctuary congregation in the 1980s. In November 2016, the Kehilla Board passed a resolution to reaffirm our commitment to being […]
Economic Justice Committee Report Back: Schools & Communities First Ballot & Tiny House Village
Kehilla’s Economic Justice Committee has focused on criminal justice and affordable housing issues throughout the past year, while closely watching the progress of a ballot measure to reform California property […]
Faith Trio News (December 2019)
by Lea Delson On Saturday evening, November 9, congregants from four Oakland faith communities joined together at the Harvest Dinner for fellowship and a wonderful potluck vegetarian feast, held at […]
Kehilla Board Service Myths and Facts
Every year new members join the Board of Trustees, starting in July. The process involves attending a board meeting, and a conversation with board members, as well as the executive […]