June 27, 2019 || 24th of Sivan, 5779 || כ״ד בְּסִיוָן תשע״ט
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Our Fiscal Year is Ending!!
Are you up to date on your dues / tuition / BBM payments?
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** Membership Renewal Forms go out Monday!! **
The primary contact in your household will receive an email with a link to your form on July 1
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Shabbat picnic at Trans*March 2019
Friday, June 28, 5-6:30pm in Mission Dolores Park, SF
Join Kehilla and Glitter Kehilla for a Shabbat ritual and picnic at the Trans*March. The Trans*March is a Pride event for trans and gender non-comforming folks and their allies.
Bring a picnic dish to share, and BYOG (bring your own glitter).
Learn more here.
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Shabbat Service &
Amieh Brooks becoming Bat Mitzvah
Saturday, June 29, 10am-12:30pm
Join us as we celebrate Shabbat Morning and Amieh Brooks becoming Bat Mitzvah with Rabbi David, Hazzan Shulamit, Red Karpman, and Debbie Fier. Join us for a celebratory and musical Shabbat morning, exploring parashat Shelach Lecha. Everyone is welcome! Kiddush provided by Amieh’s parents, Jocelyn Fabello and Avi Brooks.
Learn more here.
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Morning Meditation Sit
Wednesday, July 3, 7:50am
With Rabbi Dev. In the Fireside Room
(Enter through the Patio entrance on Fairview).
Learn more here.
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**July 4: Kehilla Admin. Offices Closed For American Independence Day**
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**July 1-5: Kehilla Administrative Offices at Limited Capacity**
Our Kehilla Administrative Offices will be at limited capacity during this week, as many of our staff members are out on vacation or off-site events. It is possible response times will be slow as the staff on-site will be fielding all requests. We appreciate your support and understanding.
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Kehilla's Annual Retreat: July 12-14 at Bort Meadow
Pack up the babies and come join us -
there will be childcare and youth programming!
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A unique opportunity to get away from the hustle of our busy lives
and spend some time in community in connection with nature.
We hope you can join!
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Kehilla Sings!
Upcoming dates:
A monthly gathering with Hazzan Shulamit to circle round and sing together!
Special focus on High Holy Day preparation in August and September.
We’ll nourish our bodies, minds, and spirits with nigunuim (wordless melodies), new tunes for ancient prayers, and songs to take out into the streets. Join us for a delicious time of tuning into our souls and to one another. Everyone’s welcome! Donations accepted at the door $5-15 (for gatherings at Kehilla).
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Shabbat Morning Service
Saturday, July 6, 10:30am-12:15pm in the Fireside Room
Join us for Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Dev and Hazzan Shulamit. Join us for a delightful morning of prayer and torah and togetherness! Kiddush follows the service. Please bring something vegetarian to share.
Learn more here.
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Tot Shabbat
Saturday, July 6, 10:30-11:15am in the Back Classroom
Join us for Tot Shabbat with Jen Miriam and Alon Altman with their Puppet Friends. Geared towards babies and children up to age 5 with their grownups! Join us for songs, prayers, friends, puppets, and stories and end with challah and grape juice. Bring a snack to share if you’d like.
Click here to learn more.
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The Lost and Found Closet at Kehilla Empties July 1
Perhaps you left a water bottle, a jacket, a beloved sock?
We have them all! Contents of the Lost and Found Closet at Kehilla will be taken to goodwill on July 1 - if you've perchance lost an item, please come check to see if it's there! (door in the lobby with a sign that says 'lost and found')
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Teens and Adults, let’s do this, one aliyah at a time Join us for Shabbat morning services and share your skills and love of leynen with our community.
See dates and learn more here!!
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Immigration Committee Requests
Jon and Karen are Kehilla Immigration Committee members who will be providing Dora, who holds Temporary Protected Status (TPS), with housing while she pursues her immigration case in the courts, seeking the right to remain in the US permanently. Dora has held Temporary Protected Status (TPS) since 2001, but the current Administration is seeking to terminate TPS for her and hundreds of thousands of other immigrants.
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I have housed and accompanied a lovely Guatemalan family over the last 2 1/2 years. In the past month, 3 of their close relatives have arrived as asylum-seekers. After an awful stint in detention, they are thrilled to be here. The Kehilla Accompaniment Team helped post bond for them, and I've taken the responsibility of being their sponsor.
They are looking for casual work opportunities -- house-cleaning or repairing, gardening, painting, cooking. If you have any questions or opportunities, please contact me, Lili, at either 510-599-3611 or
lili.shidlov@gmail.com
or Juan, their brother, at 510-837-2771. I trust them and have appreciated the fine work they've already done for me.
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Have you fulfilled your Avodah commitment for this membership year?
We have only one month left!
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Norah Needs You!!
Norah is a 5 year old in our Kehilla Community who needs a bone-marrow donor. You might save a life by joining the marrow-donor registry, which is easy and free to do. If that isn't an option for you, there are other ways you can help. We invite you to step in and help us find Norah a match!!
Learn more here.
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This is Aurora Levins Morales, a resident poet of Kehilla. You’ve heard me read my work during services for years. Now, other synagogues are using my poetry, too, and asking me to write pieces for them. While it’s fun and rewarding, it’s a disorganized and mostly unpaid way to work.
Learn more here.
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Photography by Glenn Shor
& Mixed Media & More by Lynn Lazarus
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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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Urban Adamah is Hiring
PEER CONNECTOR & YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Full-time: 50% Peer Connector and 50% serving as the key support member for our young adult programming, including the Young Adult Fellowship, Alumni Retreat, Hillel Alternative Spring Break, and the Residency program.
Learn more here.
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Hear from our Community Leaders
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Need to book a room at Kehilla for an event or committee meeting?
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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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