January 3, 2019 || 26th of Tevet, 5779 || כ״ו בְּטֵבֵת תשע״ט
Happy new Gregorian year everyone!
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday, Jan 4, 7:30-9pm
Join us for a song-filled and soulful evening of Shabbat music and prayer, both spirited and contemplative, as we welcome in the first Shabbat of 2019! Kiddush follows the service, please bring something veggie/parve to share.
Learn more here
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Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, Jan 5, 10:30am-12:15pm
We will read from Vaera, the second parasha of Exodus. Moses has been having a difficult time moving forward with G-d’s exit strategy for the Israelites, but there is a renewed call to action, focused on the plagues - an opportunity to explore a powerful and challenging part of the Passover story without also having to worry whether the kugel is getting too dry in the oven. Kiddush is sponsored by Debra Guckenheimer in memory of her mother Helen Guckenheimer.
Learn more here
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Tot Shabbat
Saturday, Jan 5, 10:30am-12pm
Especially for the littlest tots (0-3 years) and their grown ups; children up to 5 are welcome! Join us for songs, prayers, friends and stories and end with challah and grape juice. Kiddush sponsored by Debra Guckenheimer in memory of her mother Helen Guckenheimer. In the Back Classroom.
Learn more here
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Come to Barbara's art reception!
Sunday, Jan 6, 3-5pm in the Fireside Room
Paintings and transformed photos by Barbara Haber, Kehilla artist: look, talk, nosh, discover...
(plus something a little different starting around 3:45!)
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Decoding Hebrew Continued with Bracha Stone
Sunday, Jan 6, 10:30am-12pm
Hebrew language springs from the deepest of wells, each letter, an entity with something practical and something mystical to teach us. We need only scratch the surface...and you’ve accessed a part of your past and your connection to the way our prayers, our psalms, our yearnings are expressed.
Learn more here.
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Morning Meditation Sit
Wednesday, Jan 9, 7:50am
With Rabbi Dev. In the Fireside Room (Enter through the patio entrance on Fairview Ave).
Learn more here.
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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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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 Program:
Learn to see, not just look | Awaken your ‘field of sight’ | Using your smartphone as a tool to focus.
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” With Betsy Imershein,
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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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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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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Save the date! Welcoming the Stranger: A Call for Kehilla Sanctuary & Shelter Volunteers
Sunday February 3rd 4-6pm at Kehilla
Learn what tasks will need to be done once we have a sanctuary guest and how volunteers will be organized!
Come to hear testimony from immigrant families about why people seek sanctuary and how congregations can best support those in sanctuary.
Sign up to help, and let us know what your special skills are-- we will need many volunteers!
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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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A Note of Gratitude from Naomi Baran
Dear Kehilla,
Thank you for all your loving support over the past two years through Ariel's fight with cancer. This community has offered my family more than I can possibly express. Thank you for meals and errands, thank you for calls, emails, texts, cards, thank you for coming to the shivas and memorial service, and for all your love and prayers through illness and death.
I am so deeply grateful.
Love, Naomi
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Kehilla Art Gallery Committee Looking for Volunteers
Ever visited the Fireside room and noticed the beautiful art on the walls? Feel inspired to get more involved in Kehilla and haven’t known what form that might take? Join the Art Gallery Committee.
Learn more here.
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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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Changes in your household? Update us!
Sometimes you move to a new place, or drop your phone in a lake and get a new phone number. Sometimes partnerships change, and a person is added to, or leaves, a household. These are important changes, and we would love to get an update from you if you've had one in the last year. Update me at maya@kehillasynagogue.org. Feel free to add tidbits of gossip about your kids, or attach your favorite new recipe.
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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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"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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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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