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 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 […]
Song Supplement and Links / Resources from the Kehilla 2020 Online Seder
Links for the Kehilla Seder THE KEHILLA HAGGADAH https://staging5.kehillasynagogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Home-Haggadah-2013-Heb-Eng.pdf ACORN ON THE SEDER PLATE https://staging5.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
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
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 […]