The Jewish Roots of Kehilla’s Values: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Part 2

Posted by on Mar 30, 2018 in Announcements, Rabbi Burt's Blog | No Comments

by Rabbi Burt Jacobson What were the Jewish origins of the spiritual and moral values that guided the fashioning of my vision of Kehilla Community Synagogue? Four prominent modern Jewish […]

Jewish Roots of Kehilla’s Values: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, Part 3

Posted by on Feb 28, 2018 in Announcements, Rabbi Burt's Blog | No Comments

by Rabbi Burt Jacobson As important as social justice was to my teacher, Abraham Joshua Heschel, he would not have labeled himself a “political activist.” He saw his activism as […]

A Universal Embrace: The Faith Trio’s Interfaith Art Show

Posted by on Jan 31, 2018 in Announcements, Rabbi Burt's Blog | No Comments

by Rabbi Burt Jacobson A version of the talk below was delivered by Rabbi Burt at the opening of the Interfaith Art Show at the Northern California Islamic Cultural Center […]

Jewish Roots of Kehilla’s Values Abraham Joshua Heschel – Part 1

Posted by on Jan 31, 2018 in Rabbi Burt's Blog | No Comments

by Rabbi Burt Jacobson What were the Jewish origins of the spiritual and moral values that guided the fashioning of my vision of Kehilla Community Synagogue? Four prominent modern Jewish […]

Transforming the Fear of Death

Posted by on Oct 29, 2017 in Rabbi Burt's Blog | No Comments

by Rabbi Burt Jacobson These last years have been immensely challenging for me as my body has been experiencing its inevitable decline and I feel myself moving inexorably toward death. […]

Mending Our Souls

Posted by on Aug 1, 2017 in Rabbi Burt's Blog | No Comments

by Rabbi Burt Jacobson The Ba’al Shem Tov was a mystic who was able to ascend to higher spiritual realms through ecstatic worship, experiencing the underlying radiance, mystery and oneness […]

Wisdom of the Ba’al Shem Tov

Posted by on Jul 5, 2017 in Rabbi Burt's Blog | No Comments

by Rabbi Burt Jacobson NOTE: This is the first of a series of articles that articulate the wisdom of the Ba’al Shem Tov. The pieces come from my new book, […]

On the Origins of Kehilla

Posted by on May 25, 2017 in Rabbi Burt's Blog | No Comments

by Rabbi Burt Jacobson Note: This is the thirteenth and final essay in a series devoted to the beginnings of Kehilla. Re-Visioning the American Synagogue The phrase “Jewish Renewal” came […]

  On the Origins of Kehilla

Posted by on Apr 27, 2017 in Rabbi Burt's Blog | No Comments

by Rabbi Burt Jacobson Note: This is the twelfth of an ongoing series of personal essays on the beginnings of Kehilla. Each article shares the origins of one or more […]

On the Origins of Kehilla

Posted by on Mar 30, 2017 in Rabbi Burt's Blog | No Comments

Note: This is the eleventh of an ongoing series of personal essays on the beginnings of Kehilla. Each article shares the origins of one or more of the ideals and/or […]