MULTI-ACCESS: Crowning: A Creative Arts Journey and the Tree of Life Facilitated by Dr. Laura Rifkin and Kohenet Yael Schonzeit In this workshop, we will be using the creative arts to celebrate our divinity. Drawing on the energies of Keter (the top most sephirot of the Tree of Life), which means crown, we will be […]
Spring Holiday Arc for Rookies (and we are all rookies) Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey The Jewish holiday cycle has two great arcs, one in the summer and fall around the High Holy Days, and one the in winter and spring, culminating in Shavuot, the all-night celebration of receiving the Torah. Starting with the tree […]
Our offices will be closed in observance of American Memorial Day, we will reopen on Tues., May 31 during our normal business hours.
Join for Morning Meditation – VIRTUAL ONLY at 7:45am. Look for the password to join Meditation in the Kehilla Weekly Email. A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. All Morning Meditations (Wednesdays & Fridays) will be online ONLY.
A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. Wednesday & Friday meditations will continue as virtual meetings. Zoom room opens at 7:50am, short teaching at 7:55am, silent sit from 8:00-8:30am, followed by mourner’s kaddish and time to share […]
MULTI-ACCESS - Kabbalat Shabbat with Julie Nesnansky and Debbie Fier Join us as we welcome Shabbat with music, prayer and community, led by Julie Nesnansky and Debbie Fier. Join us Virtually. For in-person attendance, please adhere to the COVID Public Health Protocols. IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ: The full Kehilla COVID Public Health Protocols here (updated May 20). […]
ON HIATUS: Tot Shabbat with Jen Miriam and Alon Altman with their Puppet Friends Tot Shabbat is taking a break for the month of June. Please join us on Saturday, July 2 for our next 1st/3rd Saturday Tot Shabbat!
MULTI-ACCESS: Shabbat Morning Bamidbar with Rabbi SAM Luckey and Julie Nesnansky Join us for a celebratory Shabbat morning service with Rabbi SAM Luckey, Julie Nesnansky, Beth Dickinson, and Debbie Fier, exploring parashat Bamidbar, the eponymous first Torah portion of the book of Bamidbar, ‘in the wilderness,’ also known as the book of Numbers. This is […]
Join together - in person and in the larger East Bay community - to celebrate receiving the Torah! We are happy to share that the 34th Annual East Bay Tikkun: A Day of Learning on Shavuot* will be in person this year. The JCC East Bay is excited to partner once again with synagogues and organizations […]
Spring Holiday Arc for Rookies (and we are all rookies) Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey The Jewish holiday cycle has two great arcs, one in the summer and fall around the High Holy Days, and one the in winter and spring, culminating in Shavuot, the all-night celebration of receiving the Torah. Starting with the tree […]
This meeting will be held online via Zoom, please email the Middle East Peace Committee Chair for the link to attend this meeting. Kehilla's Middle East Peace Committee (MEPC) educates and mobilizes for an end to the Occupation, advocating justice, freedom, compassion and equal rights for all the people in Israel/Palestine.
Join for Morning Meditation – VIRTUAL ONLY at 7:45am. Look for the password to join Meditation in the Kehilla Weekly Email. A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. All Morning Meditations (Wednesdays & Fridays) will be online ONLY.
VIRTUAL: Economic Justice Committee This meeting will be held online, please email the Economic Justice Committee chair for the link to attend this meeting. The meeting has a virtual potluck at 6:30pm; meeting from 7-8:30pm For more info see the Economic Justice Committee (EJC) webpage.
The Homeless Action Committee meets on the *second Thursdays online, please email unsheltered@kehillasynagogue.org for the link or with other inquiries. *Meeting date and time updated Dec. 19, 2022
TIME & DATE CHANGE (As of December 2022) The Homeless Action Committee meets on the second Thursday of each month via Zoom, please email unsheltered@kehillasynagogue.org for the link or with any other inquiries.
A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. Wednesday & Friday meditations will continue as virtual meetings. Zoom room opens at 7:50am, short teaching at 7:55am, silent sit from 8:00-8:30am, followed by mourner’s kaddish and time to share […]
VIRTUAL POC Shabbat with Ruthie Levin, Kehilla’s People of Color organizer POC Shabbat – Beloved community, this space is for Black, Brown and Indigenous folks, and folks who identify as People of Color. Join us as we slow down, embody self-care and step fully into our time of rest. We’ll light our candles together and […]
MULTI-ACCESS: Shabbat Morning and Gabe Goldstone becoming Bar Mitzvah Join us for a celebratory online Shabbat morning service. Rabbi Dev Noily, Wren Ganin-Pinto, Rabbi SAM Luckey, and Debbie Fier will co-lead the service with Gabe Goldstone, exploring parashat Nasso. Gabe will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah! Kiddush sponsored by Gabe’s parents […]
This meeting will be held via Zoom; the Sunday before we meet, you can request the Zoom meeting link from the group by emailing: bookgroupcontact@kehillasynagogue.org Kehilla Book Group 2022-2023 Book Selections All Kehilla members are welcome to join us online for our customary meetings on the second Monday of the month at 7pm. For additional […]
All members are welcome. This meeting will be held on Zoom, please join us HERE.
Join for Morning Meditation – VIRTUAL ONLY at 7:45am. Look for the password to join Meditation in the Kehilla Weekly Email. A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. All Morning Meditations (Wednesdays & Fridays) will be online ONLY.
A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. Wednesday & Friday meditations will continue as virtual meetings. Zoom room opens at 7:50am, short teaching at 7:55am, silent sit from 8:00-8:30am, followed by mourner’s kaddish and time to share […]
ON HIATUS- Kabbalat Shabbat Please join us on Friday, August 5 for our next 1st/3rd Friday Kabbalat Shabbat!
MULTI-ACCESS: Shabbat Morning - Beha’alotecha Join us for a celebratory multi-access Shabbat morning service. Led by Rabbi Dev Noily, Beth Dickinson and Debbie Fier, exploring parashat Beha’alotecha with a Juneteenth sharing from Kehilla's POC Organizer Ruthie Levin. Kiddush to follow in the Courtyard. The bat mitzvah of Eden Henning-Gerson, originally scheduled for today, has been […]
ON HIATUS: Tot Shabbat with Jen Miriam and Alon Altman with their Puppet Friends Tot Shabbat is taking a break for the month of June. Please join us on Saturday, July 2 for our next 1st/3rd Saturday Tot Shabbat!
The Kehilla Offices will be closed on Mon., June 20 for the 1st time in observance of the Juneteenth Celebration we will reopen on Tues., June 21 during our normal business hours. We encourage everyone to join in some of the Juneteenth festivities and learn more over this weekend.
Join for Morning Meditation – VIRTUAL ONLY at 7:45am. Look for the password to join Meditation in the Kehilla Weekly Email. A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. All Morning Meditations (Wednesdays & Fridays) will be online ONLY.
ONLINE: White Folx Decentering Whiteness -- formerly Folks with White Privilege --Affinity Group Meeting 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 work on de-centering whiteness at Kehilla — so that […]
A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. Wednesday & Friday meditations will continue as virtual meetings. Zoom room opens at 7:50am, short teaching at 7:55am, silent sit from 8:00-8:30am, followed by mourner’s kaddish and time to share […]
IN-PERSON ONLY: Trans* March Shabbat Picnic We will gather at Dolores Park (up the hill from where 19th Street intersects with Dolores) to share Shabbat ritual and a BYO picnic dinner before the march. Co-sponsored by Sha’ar Zahav Congregation.
CANCELLED: - Liturgically Traditional, Radically Inclusive Kabbalat Shabbat a.k.a.Rad Trad Kab Shab Join us for the IN-PERSON ONLY: Trans* March Shabbat Picnic on Friday, June 24, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm . Where we will gather at Dolores Park (up the hill from where 19th Street intersects with Dolores) to share Shabbat ritual and a […]
MULTI-ACCESS: Shabbat Morning of PRIDE and Ezra Tornallyay becoming Bar Mitzvah Join us for a celebratory online Shabbat morning service celebrating SF PRIDE weekend. Sharon Grodin, Julie Nesnansky, Yael Platt and Debbie Fier will co-lead the service with Ezra Tornallyay, exploring parashat Shelach. Ezra will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah! Kiddush […]
IN-PERSON: HavurTot PRIDE Picnic Join us for a HavurTot* PRIDE themed picnic at Dover Park. HavurTot is a Kehilla community space for families with tots ages 0 - 4 ish. All families are welcome. Bring a picnic blanket and snacks. Contact R' SAM with questions: rabbisam@kehillasynagogue.org *Havurah means "a friend." Havurot means "friends." So HavurTot […]
Join for Morning Meditation – VIRTUAL ONLY at 7:45am. Look for the password to join Meditation in the Kehilla Weekly Email. A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. All Morning Meditations (Wednesdays & Fridays) will be online ONLY.
