Book Discussion Group – DEADLINE FOR BOOK NOMINATIONS for 2021
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS for books we'll choose to read in 2021. Each person can nominate two books. Email the coordinator, Jamie McGrath for more details.
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS for books we'll choose to read in 2021. Each person can nominate two books. Email the coordinator, Jamie McGrath for more details.
Kehilla New Member Open House On Zoom! We are delighted that you became full-fledged members of the Kehilla community. Please join us for a gathering to meet other new members, as well as Kehilla clergy, staff and lay leaders. Learn more about the congregation and ask that burning question about Kehilla life. Bring along your favorite dessert […]
Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat with Hazzan Shulamit, Debbie Fier, and Julie Nesnansky. As we welcome Shabbat with music and prayer, and connect with the community. We’ll begin with candle lighting and end with kiddush and motzi-- bring candles, juice, or challah to your zoom prayer space if you’d like! Join us here
Join us for Shabbat Morning - Vayishlach and Elana Seplow becoming Bat Mitzvah with Rabbi David, Hazzan Shulamit, and Wren Ganin-Pinto. Join us for a celebratory Shabbat morning of musical prayer and an exploration of parashat Vayishlach. Everyone is welcome! RSVP and join us here! Service handout: parashat VaYishlach *Closed Captioning (CC) provided for this […]
*Singing and Dancing* *Puppets* *Blessings* *Storytelling* *Community Zoom Menorah Lighting* Get ready to celebrate Hanukkah with Jewish Baby Network and Kehilla! Please bring your own Hanukkah menorah and 2 - 9 candles to light on screen with our Zoom community. Featuring songs and puppets with Jen and Alon Altman and storytelling with Rabbi […]
Taught by: Rebecca Kaplan, with occasional guest teachers **Classes are being held via Zoom** An opportunity to study the Torah as it unfolds week by week for 12 weeks; each class covers the same parasha that will be read/discussed at that week’s Shabbat service. For adults of all backgrounds and all levels of Torah/Bible experience. […]
Join Kehilla Board Member and Contra Costa County Deputy Health Officer Dr. Ori Tzvieli for an update on COVID-19 in the Bay Area, and time to answer your questions about the pandemic. The Bay Area has moved back into the purple (most restrictive) zone as COVID cases are rising again, and the holidays are likely […]
Join our Monthly JOOL meeting. Newcomer Orientation at 6:30pm, meeting starts at 7pm. Each month Jews on Ohlone Land (JOOL) meet on the second Wednesday of the month to build beloved community, learn about topics related to Jewish solidarity with Indigenous people on Turtle Island, and plan our actions, events, campaigns and workshops. If you join JOOL […]
Join us on the First Night of Hanukkah with candle-lighting with the Saxe-Taller family. RSVP & Register Here Candle-lighting begins promptly at 6pm! Please come ready with your menorah, candles and matches. For local Hanukkah supplies and fair-trade gelt, we recommend Afikomen Judaica in Berkeley. You need only register once to attend all eight nights of candle-lighting ceremonies. […]
Join us for BIPOC Hanukkah-Shabbat with Ruthie Levin, Kehilla’s People of Color organizer. Beloved community, this space is for Black, Brown and Indigenous adults and children, folks who identify as People of Color and their white identifying siblings, parents and partners. We’ll light the candles together to celebrate Hanukkah and Shabbat! This space is for […]
Join us on the Second Night of Hanukkah with candle-lighting with Rabbi David Cooper. See the specific blessings for this night here, in PDF format. RSVP & Register Here Candle-lighting begins promptly at 6pm! Please come ready with your menorah, candles and matches. For local Hanukkah supplies and fair-trade gelt, we recommend Afikomen Judaica in Berkeley. You need […]
Join us for Hanukkah Shabbat - Vayeshev with Rabbi Dev, Hazzan Shulamit, and Wren Ganin-Pinto. As we have Shabbat morning with musical prayer, torah, and community. We’ll sing HALLEL, psalms of longing, gratitude, and praise as part of our celebration of Chanukah! We’re delighted to welcome Wren Ganin-Pinto to the virtual bima, as they are […]
Join us on the Third Night of Hanukkah + Havdalah at 5:40pm and candle-lighting with Rabbi Dev and Hazzan Shulamit. RSVP & Register Here Candle-lighting begins promptly at 6pm! Please come ready with your menorah, candles and matches. For local Hanukkah supplies and fair-trade gelt, we recommend Afikomen Judaica in Berkeley. You need only register once to attend all […]
Join us on the Fourth Night of Hanukkah + Glitter Hangout candle-lighting with Binya Koatz, followed by a Glitter Kehilla Hangout for folks in their 20s & 30s with Rabbi Gray at 6:30pm. RSVP & Register Here Candle-lighting begins promptly at 6pm! Please come ready with your menorah, candles and matches. For local Hanukkah supplies and fair-trade […]
Join us on the Fifth Night of Hanukkah candle-lighting with Debbie Fier. RSVP & Register Here Candle-lighting begins promptly at 6pm! Please come ready with your menorah, candles and matches. For local Hanukkah supplies and fair-trade gelt, we recommend Afikomen Judaica in Berkeley. You need only register once to attend all eight nights of candle-lighting ceremonies. You will receive the […]
This meeting will be held via Zoom; the Sunday before we meet, you can request the Zoom meeting link from Jamie McGrath. All Kehilla members are welcome to join us online for our customary meetings on the second Monday of the month at 7pm. This meeting will be held via Zoom. In December we are voting on […]
Join Bay Area's favorite kids' band Octopretzel for a super fun family friendly Hanukkah show! ??? Fun and interactive songs, klezmer music, traditional candle lighting with blessings, and super silly puppets - all from the comfort of your own home. Since we can't perform our annual Hanukkah puppet show in person this year, we are […]
Join us on the Sixth Night of Hanukkah candle-lighting with Sharon Grodin. RSVP & Register Here Candle-lighting begins promptly at 6pm! Please come ready with your menorah, candles and matches. For local Hanukkah supplies and fair-trade gelt, we recommend Afikomen Judaica in Berkeley. You need only register once to attend all eight nights of candle-lighting ceremonies. You will receive […]
All members are welcome. This meeting will be held on Zoom, please join us HERE.
Join us on the Seventh Night of Hanukkah candle-lighting with Beth Dickinson and Rachel Bloch. RSVP & Register Here Candle-lighting begins promptly at 6pm! Please come ready with your menorah, candles and matches. For local Hanukkah supplies and fair-trade gelt, we recommend Afikomen Judaica in Berkeley. You need only register once to attend all eight nights of candle-lighting ceremonies. […]
Please email Susan Schulman for the Zoom link: susanschulman60@gmail.com Any Kehilla – connected folks who identify as white, we’d love to have you, whether you’ve ever been to these meetings before or not! We meet every month to work on decentering white supremacy at Kehilla and working to make Kehilla more welcoming to people of color – […]
Join us on the Eighth Night of Hanukkah candle-lighting with Lia Barrow and family. RSVP & Register Here Candle-lighting begins promptly at 6pm! Please come ready with your menorah, candles and matches. For local Hanukkah supplies and fair-trade gelt, we recommend Afikomen Judaica in Berkeley. You need only register once to attend all eight nights of candle-lighting ceremonies. You […]
Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat with Hazzan Shulamit and Julie Nesnansky. As we welcome Shabbat with music and prayer, and connect with the community. We’ll begin with candle lighting and end with kiddush and motzi-- bring candles, juice, or challah to your zoom prayer space if you’d like! Join us here
Join Rabbi David, Beth Dickinson, Bracha Stone for a celebratory Shabbat morning with musical prayer and an exploration of Parashat Miketz. Everyone’s welcome! RSVP and join us here. *Closed Captioning (CC) provided for this service.
Taught by: Rebecca Kaplan, with occasional guest teachers **Classes are being held via Zoom** An opportunity to study the Torah as it unfolds week by week for 12 weeks; each class covers the same parasha that will be read/discussed at that week’s Shabbat service. For adults of all backgrounds and all levels of Torah/Bible experience. […]
Our administrative offices will be closed in observance of the Winter Holiday starting Thurs. December 24th we will reopen on Mon., January 4 during our normal business hours.
This meeting will be held via this Zoom. Join us for Liturgically Traditional, Radically Inclusive Kabbalat Shabbat, this service is songful and in Hebrew (transliteration provided), following the full liturgy. Whether this type of prayer service is new for you, familiar, or intimately known, ALL are welcome! Cosponsored by Kehilla and Glitter Kehilla. Siddur on the Hill […]
Join us for Shabbat Morning Service. For enlivening Shabbat morning of prayer, torah, and community. *Closed Captioning (CC) provided for this service.
A monthly drop-in healing circle for ourselves and those we love. These times leave us with so many losses, large and small. And there is so much needed healing for so many, in body, mind and spirit. Join us for this monthly drop-in group. We'll hold each other in our tender places, pray for healing […]
Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat with Hazzan Shulamit, Debbie Fier, and Julie Nesnansky. Join us as we welcome Shabbat and the secular year 2021 with music and prayer, and connect with community. We’ll begin with candle lighting and end with kiddush and motzi-- bring candles, juice, or challah to your zoom prayer space if you’d like! Join […]
Join us for Zoom Tot Shabbat with Jen Miriam and Alon Altman and their Puppet Friends. Designed for babies, tots, and children up to 5 with their families! Join us for Shabbat songs and prayers, dancing and puppets and community. Join us HERE. This event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Baby Network - jewishbabynetwork.org
Join us for Shabbat Morning Service - Vayechi with Rabbi David and Hazzan Shulamit. The first Shabbat of the new year and the last chapters of the book of Genesis which winds up with the death of Jacob and later Joseph. During this service of musical prayer, the Torah segment will look at the entire arc […]