On Peter Beinart and the One-State Issue
By Rabbi David Cooper One of the hot topics of discussion about Israel/Palestine in the last few weeks has been two essays by Peter Beinart about his turn to a one-state solution in regard to the impasse toward any resolution. The shorter of the two essays is in the New York Times of July […]
A Land of Many Nations
See below for a PDF file with Texts on the Non-exclusivity of the land, equal rights of the non-Jew, and texts on the provision of the land as contingent, assembled by Rabbi David J. Cooper. A Land of Many Nations [PDF]
Song Supplement and Links / Resources from the Kehilla 2020 Online Seder
Links for the Kehilla Seder THE KEHILLA HAGGADAH https://kehillasynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Home-Haggadah-2013-Heb-Eng.pdf ACORN ON THE SEDER PLATE https://kehillasynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/An-Acorn-on-the-Seder-Plate-5780.pdf SOGOREA TÉ LAND TRUST https://sogoreate-landtrust.com/shuumi-land-tax/ COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND FOR LOCAL INDIGENOUS https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/community-support-fund DONATIONS TO KEHILLA https://kehillasynagogue.org/makeadonation/ And where it says “In honor of or in memory of” put “Kehilla Zoom Seder” TALIA COOPER BODY LOVE […]
Nevertheless – the Truth Persists / Eppur Si Muove: Sermon Yom Kippur Afternoon 2018-5779
Sermon Yom Kippur Afternoon 2018-5779 David J. Cooper It’s Yom Kippur afternoon. I figure it’s a good time to tell a story. Some of you might know that I’m a sort of sidewalk-astronomer. I lead the annual fall equinox gathering at the Cesar Chavez park Solar Calendar on the Berkeley Marina. [So—by way of a […]
Tips for Using the Kehilla Home Seder
Tips for Using the Kehilla Home Seder HOW TO HAVE A SURPRISING SEDER USING THIS HAGGADAH Can you have a seder where no one person, no leader, knows exactly its content in advance? This Home Seder for Kehilla folk is short on words allowing space to invite people to bring in their own readings, stories, […]
Me and the High Holy Days
A Note from Rabbi David How unusual. I’m writing from an August vacation. Maybe that doesn’t seem unusual to you, but I haven’t had an August vacation in more than 20 years. Rather, I would be up to my elbows with work prepping for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. But this year, even though I […]
