Kehilla Community Synagogue is located on the Lisjan Ohlone territory of Huichin at 1300 Grand Avenue, at the corner of Fairview Avenue and Grand Avenue in Piedmont, California.
For urgent pastoral care, for example a loss or personal emergency, please scroll to the last section of this page.
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TELEPHONE
(510) 547-2424
See below for staff extensions.
BUILDING HOURS
Monday – Thursday
9am – 5pm
Fridays
9am – 3pm
Appointments are needed to meet with staff members, who work hybrid-remote. Find staff contact info below.
We close on national and Jewish holidays. Check our calendar for details.
MAILING ADDRESS
Kehilla Community Synagogue
1300 Grand Avenue
Piedmont CA 94602
STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
See more staff details here.
Clergy
Current Kehilla members can schedule time with clergy by contacting Dee Ward at dee@kehillasynagogue.org
Rabbi Dev Noily, Senior Rabbi *
rabbidev@kehillasynagogue.org
* Rabbi Dev is on sabbatical and therefore out-of-office from January 2023 through March 2023.
Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman, Musical Director
shulamit@kehillasynagogue.org
Rabbi SAM Luckey, Rabbinic Program and Community Builder
rabbisam@kehillasynagogue.org
Rabbi David Cooper, Emeritus Rabbi
rabbidavid@kehillasynagogue.org
Administration
Michael Saxe-Taller, Executive Director
michael@kehillasynagogue.org | 510-547-2424 x 101
Elle Newton, Director of Communications & Member Engagement
elle@kehillasynagogue.org | 510-547-2454 x 106 *
* Please note, email is the best method of contact
Dee Ward, Office Manager
dee@kehillasynagogue.org | 510-547-2454 x 100
Kavitha Prabhu, Bookkeeper & Financial Records
kavitha@kehillasynagogue.org | 510-547-2424 x 102
Fred Williamson, Building Custodian
fred@kehillasynagogue.org | 510-547-2424 x 162
Ruthie Levin, People of Color Organizer
ruthie@kehillasynagogue.org
Kehilla School & Youth Programs
Rabbi Gray Myrseth, Rabbi Educator
rabbigray@kehillasynagogue.org
Natalie Boskin, Assistant Director of Youth Programs
natalie@kehillasynagogue.org | 510-547-2424 x 107
Maria Lewis, Kehilla School Coordinator
maria@kehillasynagogue.org
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URGENT PASTORAL CARE
Kehilla pastoral care is only available to current Kehilla Community Synagogue members at this time.
Kehilla members who need urgent pastoral care, for example regarding a death, serious loss or personal emergency, should contact us:
During Office Hours – Mon – Thurs: 9am-5pm & Friday: 9am-3:30pm
Contact office administrator Dee Ward by emailing dee@kehillasynagogue.org (please write “URGENT” in the subject line) and/or calling 510-547-2424 x 100. If Dee is out of office, please read her automated reply email to find the appropriate staff member to contact.
Outside Office Hours
Please call 510-547-2424 and dial 5 for our on-call pastoral clergy number. Our clergy strive to respond as quickly as possible to these calls, however we may take up to 24 hours to respond, or 48 hours during holidays.
