The Synagogue Turns A Corner: An Invitation to Kehilla’s May 3rd Community Meeting
From Rabbi David, Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director, and Lynn Bravewomon, Board Co-Chair This is a special moment in the life of our congregation. We have emerged from a somewhat shaky […]
Some Reflections in the Wake of the Israeli Elections
by Rabbi David J. Cooper I write this the morning after the Israeli elections. Some part of me felt that, to some degree, it wouldn’t make much of a difference […]
From Rabbi David’s Hard Disk
10:30am Shabbat Service Start Times (mostly) & Social Action Opportunities by Rabbi David J. Cooper New Saturday Service Start Times Our Spiritual Leaders and our Spiritual Life Practices Committee […]
A Message from Rabbi David
Many of us in the religious clergy and communities have been alarmed at the announcement by San Francisco Catholic Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone that teachers and staff at the high schools […]
A Few Random Thoughts on Black Lives Matter
by Rabbi David J. Cooper Black lives matter. ?? Well, Duh! Or is it Duh? It should be Duh. Well it isn’t Duh. And until it is Duh, we have […]
Frustration, Anger, Compassion, and Action in A Time of Polarization
by Rabbi David J. Cooper A Note Before My Article: I wrote an initial draft of the following article and circulated it to some folks a few days ago. […]
Membership Renewal Letter from Rabbi David
June 2014 Dear Fellow-Kehilla folk, I am writing this note because even with all of Kehilla’s incredible programming, our services, our social action and other activities, I have become concerned […]
In Memorium: Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson, Kehilla Community Synagogue Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the chief founder of the Jewish Renewal movement, died peacefully, at age 89, in Boulder, Colorado on July 3, 2014. […]
Body, Soul and Social Action
by Rabbi David J. Cooper Repair and healing are the important words in the theme of this year’s High Holydays. But in actuality, this has been Kehilla’s theme for all […]
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Half Century Later
by Rabbi David J. Cooper A lot has changed in the 50 years since I celebrated becoming bar mitzvah on May 30, 1964, a few days after I turned 13 […]