On Peter Beinart and the One-State Issue

Posted by on Aug 5, 2020 in Rabbi David's Blog | No Comments

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 Land of Many Nations

Posted by on May 6, 2020 in Rabbi David's Blog | No Comments

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 […]

Song Supplement and Links / Resources from the Kehilla 2020 Online Seder

Posted by on Apr 8, 2020 in Rabbi David's Blog | No Comments

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 […]

Kehilla in the West Bank: The Palpable Reality of Occupation: A Report Back

by Rabbi David J. Cooper On Monday, February 17, Rabbi David, Jim Haber and Becca Heisler will report about their experiences together this last December and January in the Occupied […]

Passover: The Quintessential Kehilla Holiday

by Rabbi David J. Cooper Between our Kehilla’s Annual Community Seder, our on-line downloadable Haggadah, Kehilla takes Passover seriously and provides the means to make it meaningful and accessible to […]

The Kehilla Trip to Israel/Palestine?

by Rabbi David J. Cooper For well more than a decade there has been some discussion about a trip to Israel/Palestine that could uniquely reflect Kehilla’s values and the variety […]

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 […]

The Kehilla Shabbat at the Climate Action September 8

From Rabbi David and Kehilla’s Greening Committee We will observe the last Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah on Sept. 8 with a short service before the action: “Rise for Climate, Jobs […]

Tips for Using the Kehilla Home Seder

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

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 […]

Me and the High Holy Days

Posted by on Sep 4, 2017 in Announcements, Rabbi David's Blog | No Comments

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 […]