Rabbi Burt Jacobson was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1966. He was involved in the creation of both the Havurah and Jewish Renewal movements. In 1984 he founded Kehilla Community Synagogue in Berkeley (now in Piedmont).
Contact: rabburt@earthlink.net
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
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
The Jewish Roots of Kehilla’s Values: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Part 2
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson What were the Jewish origins of the spiritual and moral values that guided the fashioning of
Jewish Roots of Kehilla’s Values: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Part 3
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson As important as social justice was to my teacher, Abraham Joshua Heschel, he would not have
A Universal Embrace: The Faith Trio’s Interfaith Art Show
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson A version of the talk below was delivered by Rabbi Burt at the opening of the
Jewish Roots of Kehilla’s Values Abraham Joshua Heschel – Part 1
by Rabbi Burt Jacobson What were the Jewish origins of the spiritual and moral values that guided the fashioning of