Executively Speaking: Kehilla Updates
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director I am imagining that as you are reading this, you are enjoying a beautiful sunny weekend, you are away on an exciting vacation or you […]
Executively Speaking: The State of the Congregation
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director [The following is adapted from a talk given at the Kehilla Annual Community Meeting on May 3, 2017.] We are completing another fine year at […]
Executively Speaking: Change Can Be Tough
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director Change can be tough. When things that we count on or are used to shift, we can feel disoriented. When people change their roles, or […]
Executively Speaking: An Extraordinary Celebration
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director It was an extraordinary celebration. On February 12, 2017, close to 400 people packed the pews of First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley for From Justice […]
Executively Speaking: It Takes A Team!
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director “We can’t do it alone. We must do it together.” It was election night and I was hanging out with my son playing basketball in […]
Executively Speaking: What A Start!
Well, friends, we are off to quite a start to the year 5777! We recently completed a marvelous holiday season. From everyone I have spoken with, there is mutual agreement […]
Coming Closer to Home: Erev Rosh Hashanah 5777/2016
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director Last summer, my mom took my family on a trip to Belarus, where her parents were born and raised. My grandpa Willy and my Nana […]
Executively Speaking: A New Year~ Looking Ahead
It is again that time of the Jewish cycle when we reflect on the past year and imagine the one that is coming. This year, my first full Jewish year […]
Executively Speaking: Kehilla Staff Transitions
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director When I was learning about Kehilla in preparation for my job interview, a friend (and Kehilla member) talked to me about the people working at […]
Executively Speaking: A New Database!
by Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director There are behind-the-scenes systems that allow complex community organizations like Kehilla to run effectively and efficiently. In this day and age, it is crucial to […]