All of you be comforted, be comforted my people
Nachamu, nachamu ami All of you be comforted, be comforted my people אמי נחמו נחמו — Isaiah 40:1 by Rabbi Dev Noily When I hear those words, I imagine the […]
How Do We Meet Rising Antisemitism? Let’s Beef Up Solidarity.
by Rabbi Dev Noily Let’s talk about antisemitism. Since the election I’ve felt more vulnerable as a Jew in the U.S. than at any other time in my life. I’ve […]
Rousing Our Better Angels
by Rabbi Dev Noily Better angels of our nature, stay awake now. You’re in danger. — Storyhill, […]
High Holy Day Sermons 5777/2016
Our High Holy Day Sermons are now available to read online: Erev Rosh Hashana Sermon by Rabbi Dev Noily: “A River Goes Out From Eden” Rosh Hashana Sermon by Rabbi […]
Erev Rosh Hashana Sermon by Rabbi Dev Noily: “A River Goes Out From Eden”
I want to talk with you tonight about home. About what it means to have a home, to be pushed out of our home, and to long for home. These […]
High Holy Days 5777/2016 ~Seeking Shelter in the Days of Awe: Immigrants and Refugees, Longing and Home
by Rabbi Dev Noily In March of this year a group of Kehilla members working on immigration issues called a meeting to connect people in our community who are involved […]
In Reponse to the Pulse Orlando Shooting
by Rabbi Dev Noily In the early hours of June 12, as we celebrated Shavu’ot, a massacre was erupting at Latin Night at Pulse in Orlando. Scores of mostly young […]
Join me at SVARA’s Queer Talmud Camp!
July 3-7 @ Walker Creek Ranch by Rabbi Dev Noily You don’t have to be queer to come to Queer Talmud Camp—you just have to be curious about queer readings […]
Kehilla’s First Annual Leadership Retreat: Growing Kehilla from Strength to Strength
by Rabbi Dev Noily On February 5-7, at Black Mountain Retreat Center near Cazadero, a group of Kehilla’s leaders, including staff, spiritual and musical prayer leaders, and lay leaders, will […]
Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon 5776/2015 by Rabbi Dev Noily
Standing Together, Right Smack in the Middle of the Torah Speech as Spiritual Practice When my partner Sara and I were younger and first together, probably in our late […]