An Update from Kehilla’s Executive Director Michael Saxe-Taller
Dear Friends, As many of you know, I have been off work at Kehilla for the month of March. At the end of February, I had an intestinal obstruction and needed to have […]
Executively Speaking: Following Youth Towards Climate Justice
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director For several years now the magnitude of the world-wide climate crisis has been lingering like a dark cloud at the edge of my consciousness. I […]
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. […]
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 […]
Executively Speaking: A Year of Inspiration
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director The following is excerpted from a talk given on Erev Rosh Hashanah I consider it an honor to have the opportunity to offer my viewpoint […]
Executively Speaking: Off and Running in the New Year
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director As our son Sam headed off this morning to his first day of junior year at Berkeley High School, reality hit me head on – […]
Executively Speaking: It’s About the Bathrooms
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director Inclusion is one of our community’s central values. The latest opportunity that we have to live out our values is connected to our bathrooms. Having […]
Executively Speaking: Membership Matters
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director Summer is almost here, which means it is membership renewal time at Kehilla. On July 1st, the primary contact in your household will receive an […]
Executively Speaking: Thoughts on a Powerful Trip to Israel
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director I just returned from a Passover trip to Israel. I went to participate in a Jewish Leaders Conference of Jews from Israel and diaspora communities […]
Executively Speaking: The Spring is Heating Up
by Michael Saxe-Taller If you have stopped by Kehilla during the workweek recently, you may have noticed me in a meeting, on the phone or intently writing on my computer. […]
