IN-PERSON: 700 Benches Beit Midrash: Rabbinic Reparations? Spring 2023 Title: 700 Benches Beit Midrash: Rabbinic Reparations? Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey and Rabbi Dev Noily Fairy: Natalie Boskin (A ‘Fairy’ is an assistant / helper) Join Rabbi Dev and Rabbi SAM for this IN-PERSON four (4) week session for this beit midrash (‘study house’), you […]
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: Spring Holiday Arc for Rookies 2023 (And we are all rookies) Title: Spring Holiday Arc for Rookies (and we are all rookies) Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey Weekly on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9pm ONLINE Join Rabbi SAM for this ONLINE ONLY seven (7) course session starting just after Passover and ending just after Shavuot. […]
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 Join us as we welcome Shabbat with music, prayer and community, led by Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman, Beth Dickinson and Debbie Fier. Sweet and Savory kiddush to follow, sponsored by the former Kitchen Angels crew, Amy bat Tzipora, Ruthie and Jon Levin, Hedy Strauss, Ruth and Jay Koch, Shoshana Finacom, and […]
MULTI-ACCESS Shabbat Morning and Tova Ryan becoming Bar Mitzvah Join us for a celebratory Shabbat morning service. Rabbi Gray Myrseth, Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman, Natalie Boskin and Debbie Fier will co-lead the service with Tova Ryan, exploring parashat Emor. Tova will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah! Thanks to Tova’s family for […]
IN-PERSON: Tot Shabbat with Jen Miriam and Alon Altman with 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. LOCATION: Back Classroom/Back Garden – access from Main Parking Lot. For in-person attendance, please adhere to the COVID […]
VIRTUAL: Sacred Land Monthly Committee Mtg. (updated March 15) The Sacred Land Committee is dedicated to honoring the heritage of the Lisjan Ohlone people and our own Jewish heritage. We are seeking to bring the unceded land (called Huchiun) of the Lisjan Ohlone people, on which Kehilla rests, into harmony with Indigenous and Jewish values. We will be refurbishing the outside spaces (like the courtyard, and front and back gardens) and reconnecting with the land and […]
VIRTUAL: Book Talk – Rethinking Judaism’s Relationship to Israel on “Reclaiming Judaism from Zionism” Join us for an online panel that will explore the journeys of Jewish activists who have changed their perspectives on Zionism and its relationship to Judaism, moderated by the book’s editor, Carolyn Karcher. In this powerful collection of personal narratives, forty […]
IN PERSON ONLY: HavurTot Picnic at Dimond Park Join us for a HavurTot* Picnic at Dimond Park, next to the Tot Lot. HavurTot is a Kehilla community space for families with tots ages 0 – 4 ish. BYO picnic blanket and snacks. If it is actively raining, we will cancel. If it is wet but […]
IN-PERSON: 700 Benches Beit Midrash: Rabbinic Reparations? Spring 2023 Title: 700 Benches Beit Midrash: Rabbinic Reparations? Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey and Rabbi Dev Noily Fairy: Natalie Boskin (A ‘Fairy’ is an assistant / helper) Join Rabbi Dev and Rabbi SAM for this IN-PERSON four (4) week session for this beit midrash (‘study house’), you […]
VIRTUAL: White Folx Decentering Whiteness Affinity Group Mtg. (formerly Folks with WhitePrivilege) Please email us for the zoom link: wfdwhitenesscontact@kehillasynagogue.org Any 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 and in the world — so that Kehilla […]
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 2023-2024 Book Selections All Kehilla members are welcome to join us online when we meet the second Monday of each month, 7 pm. The titles are listed in the Book Selections in […]
IN-PERSON: Understanding the Nakba and the Palestinian Perspective on “Israel 75” Please join the Kehilla Chavurah for a Free Palestine for an IN-PERSON educational program with a light dinner at in the Fireside Room at Kehilla Synagogue. In the spirit of Kehilla’s commitment to Antiracism, Justice and Liberation, we will hear from Palestinian speakers who […]
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.
VIRTUAL: Spring Holiday Arc for Rookies 2023 (And we are all rookies) Title: Spring Holiday Arc for Rookies (and we are all rookies) Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey Weekly on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9pm ONLINE Join Rabbi SAM for this ONLINE ONLY seven (7) course session starting just after Passover and ending just after Shavuot. […]
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: Disability Justice Committee Meeting The Disability Justice Committee (DJC) seeks to promote accessibility, recognition, and belonging for disabled people at Kehilla by providing emotional and spiritual support for disabled Kehillans, addressing inaccessibility, and integrating disability justice principles into Kehilla practices. Our meetings will be the second Friday of every month from 10:30am-11:30am. If you want […]
IN PERSON: BIPOC and their white beloveds 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. This month your white beloveds are welcome to join! We will slow down, embody self-care and step […]
MULTI-ACCESS Shabbat Morning and Summer Seidenfeld becoming Bat Mitzvah Join us for a celebratory Shabbat morning service. Sharon Grodin, Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman, and Debbie Fier will co-lead the service with Summer Seidenfeld, exploring parashat Behar-Bechukotai. Summer will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah! Thanks to Summer’s parents Josh Seidenfeld and Diana […]
Join Rabbi Dev and Rabbi SAM for this IN-PERSON four (4) week session for this beit midrash (‘study house’), you will learn ancient Jewish texts in their original language, explore Talmud study as a spiritual practice, and co-create a supportive, queer-normative community of study. How can we repair harm? What if our communal infrastructure is built with stolen […]
IN-PERSON: 700 Benches Beit Midrash: Rabbinic Reparations? Spring 2023 Title: 700 Benches Beit Midrash: Rabbinic Reparations? Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey and Rabbi Dev Noily Fairy: Natalie Boskin (A ‘Fairy’ is an assistant / helper) Join Rabbi Dev and Rabbi SAM for this IN-PERSON four (4) week session for this beit midrash (‘study house’), you […]
Please join us Tuesday, May 16 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm at our multiaccess Annual Community Meeting as we will gather both in person and on Zoom to enjoy each others’ company, speak together in small groups, and share highlights of our year and visions for the future. There is much to share about what we have done this […]
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: Spring Holiday Arc for Rookies 2023 (And we are all rookies) Title: Spring Holiday Arc for Rookies (and we are all rookies) Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey Weekly on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9pm ONLINE Join Rabbi SAM for this ONLINE ONLY seven (7) course session starting just after Passover and ending just after Shavuot. […]
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: Sacred Land Monthly Committee Meeting TIME CHANGE FOR THIS MTG: 1:30-3:30pm The Sacred Land committee will meet on the 3rd Friday of each month in the Courtyard for hands on work. Please join for any amount of time in that window that works for you. The Sacred Land Committee is dedicated to honoring the heritage of the Lisjan Ohlone people and our […]
MULTI-ACCESS Shabbat Morning and Maddy Gamson-Knight becoming Bat Mitzvah Join us for a celebratory Shabbat morning service. Rabbi Dev Noily, Beth Dickinson, Rabbi SAM Luckey and Debbie Fier will co-lead the service with Maddy Gamson-Knight, exploring parashat Bamidbar. Maddy will be called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah! Thanks to Maddy’s parents Josh Gamson […]
IN-PERSON: Tot Shabbat with Jen Miriam and Alon Altman with 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. LOCATION: Back Classroom/Back Garden – access from Main Parking Lot. For in-person attendance, please adhere to the COVID […]
VIRTUAL: Face-to-Face – a Jewish/Palestinian Reparations Alliance Date & Time Changed – from May 14 Learn how Kehilla is engaged in Palestinian allyship with Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. Our regular Sunday meetings address the current work of the Committee and ideas for what is being planned for the upcoming year. If you are interested […]
ONLINE – Chavurah for a Free Palestine Meeting We meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday, please contact chavurahforfreepalestine@gmail.com for the Zoom link. Learn about the Chavurah here
IN-PERSON: 700 Benches Beit Midrash: Rabbinic Reparations? Spring 2023 Title: 700 Benches Beit Midrash: Rabbinic Reparations? Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey and Rabbi Dev Noily Fairy: Natalie Boskin (A ‘Fairy’ is an assistant / helper) Join Rabbi Dev and Rabbi SAM for this IN-PERSON four (4) week session for this beit midrash (‘study house’), you […]
All members are welcome. This meeting will be held on Zoom, please join us HERE.
IN-PERSON: Community of Practice: Leaning In, Together Facilitated by: Rabbi SAM Luckey & Aaron Vanderwerff Title: Community of Practice: Leaning In, Together Facilitated by: Rabbi SAM Luckey & Aaron Vanderwerff Interested in trying on Jewish spiritual practices, but not sure where to start? Join our peer-facilitated and rabbi-informed Community of Practice to explore what feels […]
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.
IN-PERSON: Torah All Night Long! Kehilla’s In-Person Tikkun Leyl Shavu’ot Thursday May 25, 9:00pm – Friday May 26, 7:00am (more or less) Join Kehilla rabbis and teachers of Torah for this traditional practice of staying up all night learning Torah as Shavu’ot comes in – the day G-d revealed Torah on Mt. Sinai in the […]
Shavu’ot – Administrative Holiday The Kehilla Administrative Office will be closed on Fri., May 26 in observance of Shavu’ot and we will reopen on Tues., May 30 during our normal business hours.
VIRTUAL ONLY: Judaism Unbound presents Shavuot Live 2023 A 24-hour festival of Jewish learning, on Friday, May 26 from 9am to Saturday, May 27 till 9am. Learn more and Register Here
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: The 35th Annual East Bay Tikkun: A Day of Learning on Shavu’ot Once again, in partnership with dozens of Bay Area synagogues and organizations, the JCC East Bay will offer a day of community learning on the holiday of Shavuot. All classes will be held at the JCC East Bay on 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley. Kehilla […]
MULTI-ACCESS: Shabbat Morning – Shavu’ot Join us for a celebratory Shabbat morning service with Rabbi SAM Luckey and Julie Nesnansky as we dip into the book of Deuteronomy in honor of Shavuot, the holiday of receiving the Torah. We will celebrate the folks in our Kehilla community who have completed conversions in the past year. […]
VIRTUAL: Face-to-Face – a Jewish/Palestinian Reparations Alliance Meeting Days: Second Sundays every month, 10-11:30am/Fourth Sundays every month, 6-7:30pm Learn how Kehilla is engaged in Palestinian allyship with Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. Our regular Sunday meetings address the current work of the Committee and ideas for what is being planned for the upcoming year. If […]
Memorial Day – Administrative Holiday The Kehilla will be closed on Mon., May 29 in observance of Memorial Day and we will reopen on Tues., May 30 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.
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