September 6, 2018 || 26th of Elul, 5778 || כ״ו בֶּאֱלוּל תשע״ח
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Shana Tova!
Join us on Sunday to begin the celebration
of the new year!
Erev Rosh Hashanah; Sunday, Sept 9
Main Services
Doors open 6pm, Scottish Rite Center
Rosh Hashanah Day 1; Monday, Sept 10
Main Services doors open 9am
Family Service 10am
Tot Service 10:15 am
All at Scottish Rite Center
Tashlich at Lake Merritt 12:45 pm
Rosh Hashanah Day 2; Tuesday, Sept 11
Morning Service 9:30am
at Kehilla
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TODAY is the LAST DAY to
Renew your Kehilla membership
to secure
your High Holy Day tickets!!
The primary contact for your household received an email with a link to your membership renewal form! Members must have renewed to pick up their High Holy Day ticket at Will Call.
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High Holy Days
• Rosh Hashanah • September 9-11
• Yom Kippur • September 18-19
• Sukkot • September 23-30
• Simchat Torah • October 1
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Yom Kippur Al Cheit list is now live
here
.
This year we're trying something new! Each year we have "Al Cheit sheets" available in the lobby during High Holy Days. We use these sheets to reflect on, and to write down the ways we feel we've missed the mark over the past year. The sheets are read by members of the Spiritual Leadership team, and some are read aloud during services on Yom Kippur. We'll still have those paper forms at services. And this year, we're adding an online version - an anonymous google doc that we can all access and add to. The google doc lets us make this process as more communal one, while keeping our reflections anonymous. We hope this will support your practice as we enter the Holy Days. L'Shana Tovah!
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Elul Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, September 7, 7:30-9pm
Join Hazzan Shulamit, Debbie Fier, and Julie Nesnansky for the final shabbat of 5778! A song-filled and soulful evening of spirited and contemplative prayer, weaving in themes and melodies for the High Holy Days. Kiddush follows the service. Please bring something veggie to share.
Learn more here.
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Elul Shabbat Service at the Climate March in SF with Rabbi David
Saturday, Sept 8, 10am
We will observe the last Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah with a short service before the action: “Rise for Climate, Jobs & Justice.” This is an action across the country and we will gather near the local convening point of the march at Ferry Park near Clay and Davis Streets, SF (we suggest arriving at 9:30).
Learn more here.
Map is here.
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Let Our People Go! Protest Detention/Deportation
Sunday, September 9, 11am-12pm
across the st from West County Detention Facility
at
5555 Giant Highway, Richmond.
An interfaith/secular, multi-racial protest
to oppose the racist, immoral machinery of mass incarceration, deportations and exclusion acts being unleashed against our loved ones and neighbors. Organized monthly by members of Kehilla’s Immigration Committee and activists from Congregation Beth El. Learn more
here
on FB or
here
on the Kehilla website.
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Morning Meditation Sit
Weekly on Wednesdays, 7:50-8:45am
With Rabbi Dev. In the Fireside Room (Enter through the patio entrance on Fairview Ave). Doors open at 7:50 a.m., short teaching at 7:55 a.m., silent sit from 8:00 - 8:30, mourner's kaddish and announcements at 8:30.
Learn more.
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Shabbat Shuva
Saturday, September 15, 10:30am-12pm
Practice in the power of this one Shabbat between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur – the Shabbat of Turning. Led by Howard Hamburger and Julie Nesnansky. Kiddush sponsored by Amy Bat Tzipora and Beth Weinberger.
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Third Annual High Holy Days Art Show Reception
Saturday, September 15, 3:00-5:00pm
Please join Kehilla’s Art Gallery Committee and contributing artists at our annual High Holy Days Art Show Reception.
The Days of Awe bring us together in a community of spiritual practice that celebrates truth-seeking. See how Kehilla members are lifting up this year’s High Holy Days theme, “Truth.”
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Yoga for Renewal with Julie Emden: Save the Date!
Sunday, September 16, 2-4 pm at 4th Street Yoga
Co-sponsored by Kehilla, 4th Street Yoga and Chochmat HaLev.
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Kol Nidre • Tuesday, September 18
Main Services | 6:30 pm at the Scottish Rite Center, doors open at 6pm
Yom Kippur • Wednesday, September 19
Al Cheit list is now live
here
(see details in heading above)
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Main Services | 9:30am
Story Time with Rabbi Gray | 9:30 am
Teen Program | 12pm-1:15pm
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Afternoon Workshops | 3-4pm
Evening Services | 4:30pm
Havdalah and Break the Fast Meal | 8pm
all at Kehilla Community Synagogue
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Kehilla Neighborhood Brunches
: Save the Date!
Sunday, September 30, 11am-1pm
If you have ever wanted to find out more about the Kehilla members in your neighborhood and to make connections in your local village - come to a Kehilla Neighborhood Brunch! This year brunches will be held in East Oakland, North Oakland, Berkeley, and Richmond / El Cerrito.
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Kehilla's 'Belonging and Allyship Project'
racial justice affinity groups are starting!
The
Kehilla People of Color Affinity Group
Tuesday night, September 11, 6-9pm, at Chela Blitt's home. This is a potluck. To RSVP and for Chela's address, email Penny,
penro@comcast.net
.
Learn more here
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The first
'Kids of Color and their POC Parent(s)/Interracial Couple Co-Parents – Potluck Social'
affinity group will be: 5 - 7 pm, on Saturday, October 20th, at Kehilla. Please RSVP to Matthew:
mattleber75@gmail.com.
Learn more here.
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Time is of the Essence
Creation of Kehilla section in Mt. View Cemetery IN ACTIVE PROCESS. About $2000-$3000 off PER GRAVE through 10/31/18. 20 graves already sold, 13 committed, only 15 left to reserve. If interested, call soon.
Cathy Steirn: 510-289-2363, Jane Hoberman: 510-333-1848; Jay Koch: 510-915-0255. Join us!
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Donate Supplies to Help
People Experiencing Homelessness
Please help Tayla Husbands-Hankin support our homeless population by donating tents, blankets, tarps & socks! A large box is located by the sanctuary door at Kehilla.
Please fill it with listed items only
. Talya will pick up the items periodically and deliver them to people who need them. Pickup is on pause until Tuesday morning. Questions? Contact Jeanne Finberg,
jeanne.finberg@gmail.com
. Thank you!
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KEHILLA MEMBERS IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY
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Light and Rest: Women's Weekend Retreat at Westerbeke Ranch
Starts Friday, November 30th, 6pm
Early Registration Until September 21! Join Kehilla member Julie Emden, Founding Director of Embodied Jewish Learning, and guests at Westerbeke Ranch for a joy-filled, light-filled celebration of Hanukkah and Shabbat! Register
here
. Contact:
Julie@julieemden.com
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A Change of Mind: Neuroplastic Tools for Healing
Do you live with chronic pain, anxiety, depression, or chronic illness? Would you like to learn, in a supportive group, how to actually reduce your symptoms? Learn a cutting-edge method to feel better and stay better, to have a fuller more active life! Led by Kehilla member Danielle Rosenman MD. Groups: in-person in Berkeley and online starting October 2018. Free phone consult, sliding scale available.
Learn more here.
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Politically Progressive & Open Minded Man Looking for Housing
Responsible, neat, 54 y.o. single man seeking a room with other adults in a safe neighborhood in Oakland, Berkeley, Albany or El Cerrito, preferably close to public transit. U.C. Berkeley alumn with diverse interests, politically progressive and open minded. I'm a former journalist and financial analyst currently working as an editor and writer for companies and non-profit organizations. Can pay up to $1200/month. Please contact Jeff at
(510) 529-8311
or
jhoffman@sfwriter.org
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•
East Bay Express just ran
an article
about a Kehilla family and the young Trans asylum-seeker they are sponsoring, with the help of Kehilla's immigration committee.
• The J. just published
this
article about Jews of color in the Bay, prominently featuring several Kehilla families!
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Rabbi Dev mentioned
here
in an article title
d 'Activists Push Back Against Protest Ban' and
here
in one title
d 'Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department Bans Future Protests at West County Detention Facility;'
• Rabbi David is mentioned
here
in an article tit
led 'Bay Area Jews head for the border for weekend protests'
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Graduate Theological Union - Jewish Community Fellowship
The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is pleased to offer a fellowship for Bay Area Jewish educators and community professionals. The Fellowship provides full tuition for a single course in Jewish Studies at the GTU - CJS in the 2018-2019 year. See more information on the
flier
or
Learn more here
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Hear from our Community Leaders
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Kehilla Community Synagogue is comprised of people of all colors, genders, sexual orientations, including people with a wide range of religious and spiritual persuasions. We are committed to being a safe and welcoming place for everyone in our community.
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