May 10, 2018 || 25th of Iyyar, 5778 || כ״ה בְּאִיָּר תשע״ח
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Kehilla’s board, staff, spiritual leaders and committee chairs invite you to join us for:
Kehilla’s Annual Community Meeting
Wednesday, May 16th, 6:45-9:15pm
6:45pm – Schmoozing and Snacks
7:00–9:15pm – Congregational Gathering
Share our successes, appreciate our congregational leadership, and think about our hopes and goals for the coming year. And toss in some fun, music and food as well!
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Friday Night Peace Walk with OCO
Friday, May 11th, 6:30-8pm
Join Rabbi David in this walk for peace in our own community led by Oakland Community Organizations’ Ceasefire campaign. The Ceasefire campaign is many-sided including the training and mobilization of neighborhood peace interveners, the retraining of police, and a weekly peace walk with local congregations to support a “culture of peace and healing” in neighborhoods at risk.
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NEW!! Traditional-style Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday, May 11th, 7
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8:30pm
with Rabbinic Intern SAM Luckey, Talya Husbands-Hankin, Wren Ganin-Pinto & Chloe Piazza. A more traditional davenning style of Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv, the Shabbat evening service, songful and in Hebrew, following the full liturgy. Kiddush and light oneg after the service. Sponsored by Kehilla and Glitter Kehilla. In the Fireside Room.
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Celebrate, learn about and discuss Kehilla's deepening commitment to sanctuary!
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10am: Morning Service with special guest speakers, 12:15pm: Lunch
1pm: Afternoon Program and Community Conversation
Childcare available throughout the day, with special activities in the afternoon.
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Cancelled:
The Middle East Peace Committee Film Night: The Wanted 18: Saturday, May 12th, 7-9pm
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Protest at the Richmond Immigration Detention Center
Sunday, May 13th, 11am
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noon
This is a multi-faith, accessible-for-all-ages action to call for an end to the detention/deportation and mass incarceration of our communities and neighbors. Bring signs and noisemakers to let those being interned—and forced to work—know we have not forgotten them. Let’s show up now! If not now, when?
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Book Discussion Group
Monday, May 14th, 7-9pm
All Kehilla members are welcome to join us for our customary meetings on the second Monday of the month at 7pm. May's book is
Let It Be Morning
by Sayed Kashua.
Learn more.
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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.
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Kehilla’s Annual Community Meeting
Wednesday, May 16th, 6:45-9:15pm
6:45pm – Schmoozing and Snacks
7:00–9:15pm – Congregational Gathering
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Save the date for the
Annual Kehilla Summer Retreat!
Saturday, July 21, 9:30am - 4:30pm
at the Temescal Regional Recreation Area
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“Welcome to the Cancer Cafe”
Thursday, May 17th, 7:30-9pm
This one woman show about Judith’s experiences with Myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, is inspiring, moving, funny, and very educational. This show benefits Charlotte Maxwell Clinic for low income women with cancer. Suggestion donation $20, no one turned away for lack of funds. (Cash or check only.) In the Sanctuary.
Learn more.
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A Call for Volunteers for Tikkun Leyl Shavuot!
Come help with the all-night study session on May 19-20th. Learn more
and sign up
here
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Joyfully Jewish
Sunday, May 20th, 10-11:30am
Joyfully Jewish
is our program for kindergartners and their parents who are looking for welcoming, creative, and (of course!) joyful Jewish experiences. In the back classroom on the main floor of Kehilla. Entrance on Fairview Avenue, around the corner from Kehilla’s main entrance on Grand Ave.
Learn more here
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May 21st: Kehilla Administrative Office Closed for Shavuot
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Food Symbols Revelation -- Torah Medicinals, Part I
Shavuot Season: Monday, May 21st, 6:30-8:15pm
$20 members; $35 non-members
Come hear Kehilla members Rabbi Shifrah Tobacman and Ayurvedic Doctor Victoria Alara Alcoset share some knowledge and understanding revealed to them each regarding ancestral healing foods in the Torah.
Register and learn more here
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Kehilla Members in the Wider Community
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Rockin' Solidarity Labor Chorus performance of "No Human Is Illegal"
Saturday, May12th, 7:00pm at Or Shalom
Admission is free | Kehilla members and supporters, Isabel Berkelhammer, Pnina Tobin and Eric Bergman perform with the Chorus. "No human Is Illegal" is a history of U.S. expire in narrative and song, and features current chorus members' own experiences.
Learn more.
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Save the date:
JYCA's Annual Gala: Get Down to Lift Up Youth! Sunday,
June 3, 5-8 pm
Jewish Youth for Community Action invites you to celebrate and support youth social justice leaders at our lively annual Gala! Come learn from powerful youth activists, celebrate inspiring justice leaders, eat delicious food, sip plentiful libations, and show your support for young organizers in joyful and loving community.
Learn more here
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Help in Regards to a Vehicle
Hi there. I'm a member and I have limited resources to replace my dying vehicle. Do you have a reliable car you don't need? Or know of one? Heaps of gratitude in advance for any help you can give. Sue Kearney: 510-504-6355, sue@magnoliaswest.com
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Purchase Graves in Mt. View Cemetery in Oakland
There is a limited time to buy enough graves (including cremains) to secure an area for Kehilla with Jewish consecration. If you are seriously interested in buying now, please contact one of the following by May 31: Jane Hoberman (510-333-1848;
hoberman@pacbell.net
), Cathy Steirn (510-289-2363;
ketzilah@sbcglobal.net
), Jay Koch (
jaykoch8@gmail.com
).
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Get Your Grand Bakery Challah at Kehilla This Summer! Enrollment Deadline is May 18
We are extremely excited to announce that we have partnered with Grand Bakery to give the Kehilla Community an opportunity to buy challah through us!
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Heads up for High Holy Days Art Exhibit!
As we look toward this year's High Holy Days, Kehilla's Art Gallery Committee invites members of the congregation to begin thinking about this year's HHD theme on "Truth." Do you feel inspired to create a piece on Truth for our annual HHD art show running from September - November? We will share more information in future newsletters. Stay tuned...
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Five-Week Sublet 5/29 - 7/4, 2 BR, 2 BA House near Kehilla
I am going out of town for five weeks beginning May 29 and my 1910 Craftsman bungalow is available to sublet. It has 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, a dining room, living room, fully-equipped kitchen, backyard and a warm and comfy feeling. If you are interested, please contact me, Karen,
karenrachels@gmail.com.
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Large Room with Bath available now in a shared home
Large bd w/ a virtually private Bath in 3 bd 2 bth home that has a beautiful sunset view of Mt Tam and the Bay from the El Cerrito hills. The house is mostly furnished and is .6 miles, uphill from Bart, 13 minute drive to Berk. This is a kosher home $1000 includes all utilities even wifi & 2x monthly housekeeping. For more information please contact Marcia at
marcia@lmi.net
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Immigration Committee Announcements
Do you have room in your home and hearts for this lovely person from mid-June until late August? Valeria, a young trans woman from Mexico who is seeking asylum, can move back in with us again in the fall.
Learn more here
One of Kehilla’s accompaniment teams has been working with an immigrant who has started to work cleaning houses. If you are in need of such assistance, it would be great if you would consider using her service
Learn more here
Housing Needed
A beloved immigrant family that a Kehilla accompaniment team has been supporting for a year and a half needs a new place to live beginning in June. The husband works full-time, the wife part-time, and they can afford about $1500/month.
Learn more here
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Donate Supplies to Help
People Experiencing Homelessness
Please help Tayla Husbands-Hankin support our homeless population by donating
tents, blankets, clothing (both used and new supplies welcome!), tarps, and new underwear & socks are greatly appreciated!
A large box is located by the sanctuary door at Kehilla. Please fill it with listed items only. Tayla 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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Marva Zohar and the Land for Women’s Healing
Sunday, May 13th, 7-9pm at Netivot Shalom
An evening with Marva Zohar, founder of the non-governmental organization Ohela, which advocates for comprehensive, compassionate services for survivors of sexual violence around the world and in Israel.
Marva, a midwife & poet, will present her vision for a rehabilitation village being planned in Israel. Poetry performance and Q&A included.
Learn more >>
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Kehilla Invited to Ramadan Open House
Saturday, May 26th, 7-10pm at the ICCNC
Kehilla is a partner with the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (ICCNC) in the Faith Trio, along with Montclair Presbyterian Church. ICCNC invites the Kehilla community to an Open House for the Muslim Holy Month of Ramadan.
Learn more >>
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JCC Afterschool Oakland:
Fall 2018-2019 Registration Now Open! The JCC East Bay
creates healthy communities inspired by Jewish values, culture, and tradition. JCC Afterschool programs provide safe and healthy environments for young people to play, grow, and explore through programming that encourages creativity, self-expression and community. Come find out more at our open house on Wednesday, May 30 6pm-7pm.
Learn more >>
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Are you unemployed and interested in building your technology skills for an in-demand career? JVS needs your input.
Fill out their survey by 5/11 and get a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.
www.jvs.org/survey2018
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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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