June 13, 2019 || 10th of Sivan, 5779 ||
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בְּסִיוָן תשע״ט
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Our Fiscal Year is Ending!!
Are you up to date on your dues / tuition / BBM payments?
We ask that you check your books and make sure you're up to date with payments! If you're not sure what you owe, contact our bookkeeper, Molly, at
molly@kehillasyangogue.org
or at 510.547.2424 x 102. She's here on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
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Liturgically Traditional, Radically Inclusive Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday, June 14, 6-7:30pm
A more traditional davenning style of Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv, the Shabbat evening service: songful and in Hebrew, following the full liturgy. Please bring veggie finger food to share. Cosponsored by Kehilla and Glitter Kehilla.
Learn more here.
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Tikkun Ha-Nefesh (Repair of the Soul) Healing Racism, Unpacking White Privilege – Affinity Group
Sunday, June 16, 10am-12pm
This 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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Shabbat Service and Noa Leifer becoming Bat Mitzvah
Saturday, June 22, 10am-12:30 pm
Join us as we celebrate Shabbat Morning Service and Noa Leifer becoming Bat Mitzvah with Rabbi Dev, Hazzan Shulamit, Red Karpman, and Debbie Fier. Join us for a celebratory and musical Shabbat morning service exploring Parashat Beha’olotecha. Everyone is welcome! Kiddush provided by Noa’s parents, Dee (Diane) Cherix and David Leifer.
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Kehilla's Annual Retreat: July 12-14 at Bort Meadow
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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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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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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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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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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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KEHILLA MEMBERS
IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY
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Living Room Conversation with Interfaith Council of Alameda County
Saturday June 15, 2019, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. ON TIME
Disagreement on important issues is a fact of life. Living Room Conversations are a conversational bridge across issues that separate us. Join us! Facilitated by Kehilla member Steven Falk. At the West Side Missionary Baptist Church 732 Willow Street, Oakland.
Learn more here.
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Obereks, Mazurkas, and Polkas Oh My!
Sunday, June 23, 3:30-6:30pm in Kehilla's Social Hall
In this workshop for instrumentalists, we will examine some Polish folk tunes and compare Jewish and Polish styles of playing them. Teachers: Cookie Segelstein and Stefan Puchalski.
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Beauty and Terror: Robin Bernstein at Transmission Gallery
Saturday, July 13, 2-4 pm
Beautiful and intricate art works by Robin Bernstein commemorate little known horrors of the Holocaust at Transmission Gallery in Oakland through July 20. Artist's Talk July 13th.
Learn more here.
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Pride Comedy Night
Sunday, June 23, 7pm, at the Freight & Salvage
A multicultural LGBT comedy fest with Marga Gomez, Sampson McCormick, Irene Tu, and Lisa Geduldig. A Kung Pao Kosher Comedy production. Also in Santa Cruz Sat June 22. Tix: $25 adv/$30 door.
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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