January 10, 2019
|| 4th of Sh'vat, 5779 || ד׳ בִּשְׁבָט תשע״ט
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Tu B'Shvat in the Redwoods
with
Wilderness Torah
& Kehilla!
Sunday, January 20, 10am-3:45pm
East Bay Regional Park in Oakland
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Join us to celebrate the coming awakening of spring!
We will gather in the morning in the forest to create an experiential Tu B’Shvat seder that connects us to the trees and the elements and takes us on a journey from the physical world to the spiritual world.
We will delight in p’ri ha-etz (the fruit of the trees) and celebrate the season together through the five senses, song, meditation, and Tu B’Shvat teachings.
In the afternoon, join us for a variety of fun, informative, and inspired Tu B’Shvat offerings.
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Protest the Wall and the Government Shutdown
Friday, Jan 11, 11:30am-12:30pm in SF
At the ICE building in San Francisco, the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and Bay Resistance are calling for this action, “Compassion Has No Walls.”
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Kabbalat Shabbat: Liturgically Traditional, Radically Inclusive
Friday, Jan 11, 6-7:30pm in the Fireside Room
Join us for a more traditional davenning style of Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, the Shabbat evening service, songful and in Hebrew, following the full liturgy.
Learn more here.
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Family Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, Jan 12, 10:30am-12:15pm
Join us for Family Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Gray and Beth Dickinson. For an engaging, musical service for people of all ages. Families especially encouraged to join in the fun! Please bring a veggie dish to share for kiddush lunch after services.
Learn more here.
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Book Discussion Group
Monday, Jan 14, 7-9pm
All Kehilla members are welcome to join us for our customary meetings on the second Monday of the month at 7pm. January's book selection:
Diary of the Fall
by Michel Laub.
Learn more here.
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The Art of Seeing Mindfully
Tuesday, Jan 15, 6:30-8:30pm, with Betsy Imershein
Deepen and expand your mindfulness practice • Learn & practice how to observe and pay attention more deeply • Connect your heart and sight to deepen your compassion. “The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” With Betsy Imershein,
Learn more here
and rsvp to
maya@kehillasynagogue.org
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Morning Meditation Sit
Wednesday, Jan 16, 7:50am
With Rabbi Dev. In the Fireside Room (Enter through the patio entrance on Fairview Ave).
Learn more here.
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Immigration Committee Meeting
Wednesday, Jan 16, 7-9pm in the Fireside Room
This is an important meeting to plan our next steps to respond to the crisis at the border, to welcome immigrants to our community, and to continue the fight to end deportation, detention and incarceration.
Learn more here.
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*Sign Up for Yahrzeit Reminders*
We invite you to add the names of your loved ones to your Kehilla account using
this form
(even if you think we have a record of it).
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Shabbat Morning Service & Baby Naming
Saturday, Jan 19, 10am-12:30pm
With Rabbi Dev, Julie Nesnansky and Jenna Stover-Kemp. For Shabbat Shira, the Sabbath of Song, as we explore parashat Beshallach and celebrate the twin Sachowitz babies and baby Donahue, welcoming three new souls into the covenant and our community.
Learn more here.
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Women's March
Saturday, Jan 19, 10am start with a rally at Lake Merritt Amphitheater
We encourage you to come to services in the morning and then go to the march, but if it's important to you to go to the march earlier, you can meet Rabbi David for an intimate and short off-book Shabbat service at 9:45 on the lawn near the Camron-Stanford House at the corner of
Lakeside Drive and Lake Merritt Boulevard.
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A Living Room Conversation with the folks of the Faith Trio
Saturday, Jan 19, 2-4pm in the Fireside Room
A Living Room Conversation is planned for congregants from Kehilla, the Montclair Presbyterian Church and the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California - a wonderful opportunity to listen to each others’ perspectives and feeling about each of our faiths.
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Tikkun Ha-Nefesh (Repair of the Soul)
Healing Racism, Unpacking White Privilege – Affinity Group
Sunday, January 20, 10am-12pm
The group is part of the community’s larger project of addressing racism and de-centering whiteness within and beyond our congregation. It is an outgrowth of Kehilla’s affinity group for those who identify as white or as benefitting from white privilege. This will be a safe space in which to engage in the emotional and spiritual journey of healing and repairing the soul around these critical issues. You do not have to participate in the larger affinity group in order to attend these sessions, and you are welcome to come to as many or as few sessions as will facilitate your healing journey.
Learn more here
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Request from Aurora Levins Morales
Aurora Levins Morales is looking for an East Bay member willing to support her work with Kehilla by hosting her rent-free for two weekends a month through March, to allow her to participate in Talmud study with Rabbi Dev, lead the People of Color affinity group, and take part in other Kehilla related study and creative work.
Learn more here.
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Housing Search
An extended member of our Kehilla community, Cole, is looking for new housing in the East Bay, ideally in Oakland or Berkeley. He’s lived in Oakland for eleven years and is a consultant and leadership coach. He doesn’t have any pets, but is great with dogs and allergic to cats. Do you have a room becoming available in your home or have other housing leads? If so, please send a note to Kehilla member Rachel Bloch at
rkbshapiro@gmail.com
. Thank you!
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Have you joined yet?
Norah Needs You!
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Our own Zachary & Rachel Gratz-Lazarus’ daughter, Norah, needs our help. Read what Norah's family wrote, and follow the button below
to register with ‘Be the Match’
today:
Norah is an expert joke-teller, modern-dancer, ice cream-licker, and loving big sister. At four years old, she takes her jobs pretty seriously.
Norah was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Fanconi Anemia (FA). Essentially, FA interferes with her body’s ability to properly repair its DNA. If untreated, it increases her risk of leukemia or bone marrow failure to 90%.
Norah will need a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, none of Norah's family members are a match for her. Norah has a donor match out there – it could be YOU. Join the “Be The Match” registry with a simple, painless cheek swab to help save Norah’s life. Adding donors to the registry increases the likelihood of finding a life-saving match for Norah and others in need.
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Donate Supplies to Help
People Experiencing Homelessness
Please help Tayla Husbands-Hankin support our homeless population by donating
new
& used
tents, tarps, blankets, warm socks, warm men’s coats, sweatshirts & sweaters! A large box is located by the sanctuary door at Kehilla.
Please fill it with these items only
. Talya will pick up the items periodically and deliver them to people who need them. Questions? Contact Jeanne Finberg,
jeanne.finberg@gmail.com
. Thank you!
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KEHILLA MEMBERS
IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY
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Dragon in the Drop-Off Lane
January 19 - February 23rd,
Saturdays at 5 p.m.
A solo show by Lisa Rothman
"I loved it." — Rabbi David
After her kids dodge bullets at her local park, Lisa takes them to a Winter Solstice Carnival at a private school in Marin where she grew up.
Learn more here.
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"When I Dare to be Powerful" 4-Session Workshop Series with Penny Rosenwasser
Four Wednesdays, starting January 30, 2019
Focuses on empowering our leadership by examining what gets in the way, through the lens of internalized anti-Semitism & misogyny: for Jewish women and gender-queer folks targeted by misogyny
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Learn more here.
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Exploring
The Zohar
with Daniel Matt
Beginning January 16, 2019 (through February 20), 6-session course on Wednesday evenings, from 6 pm – 7:15 pm
Rabbi Dev says:
Daniel Matt is a treasure of our generation who just happens to live in Berkeley. This is an amazing opportunity to learn with him!
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Film Screening -"Leaving Memel - Refugees from the Reich"
Thursday, Jan 17, 6:30 PM at Congregation Ner Tamid
"Leaving Memel" is the story of the the Golden-Fleischmann family and their lives as German Jews in Lithuania in the 1930s on the cusp of Hitler's rise to power. Filmmaker Fred Finkelstein will host.contact Fred Finkelstein: freddy1818@att.net for more information.
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March to Reclaim MLK’s Radical Legacy
Monday, January 21, gather at 11am at Oscar grant plaza , in front of Unify credit union facing the park
Join the Anti Police-Terror Project and the racial justice community to march against state & police oppression in our cities, at our borders, globally. Join SURJ in the Allies & Accomplices - For more information, contact Kasey 510-290-6273. Member of SURJ.
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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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