October 24, 2019 || 25th of Tishrei, 5780 ||
כ״ה
בְּתִשְׁרֵי תש״פ
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Morning Meditation Sit
Wednesday, October 30, 7:50am
With Rabbi Dev every Wednesday morning! In the Fireside Room
(enter through the Patio entrance on Fairview).
Learn more here.
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Family Shabbat
Saturday, October 26, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
With Rabbi Gray and Beth Dickinson. Celebrate Shabbat Breishit, as we start from the very beginning of the Torah! Join us 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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Board of Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, October 29, 6:15 - 9pm
(Dinner at 6:15) All members are welcome. In the back Classroom (main floor, straight down the hall).
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Artists Reception - Save the Date!
Sunday, November 10, 3-5pm
Please join us at a reception for the 20 talented artists in our annual High Holy Days Art Show. Enjoy the widely varied artwork! Meet and chat with the artists! Refreshments provided! In the Fireside Room.
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday, November 1 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
A song-filled and soulful evening of Shabbat music and prayer with Hazzan Shulamit, Debbie Fier, and Julie Nesnansky. Kiddush follows the service. Please bring something veggie to share, sweet or savory.
Learn more here.
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Shabbat Service & Zack McGowan becoming Bar Mitzvah
Saturday, November 2, 10am-12:30pm
With Rabbi David, Beth Dickinson, Noa Grayevsky, and Debbie Fier. Join us for a celebratory and musical Shabbat morning service exploring Parashat Noach. Everyone is welcome! Kiddush provided by Zack’s folks, Dani, Jim and Niki.
Learn more here
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Tot Shabbat
Saturday, November 2, 10:30am-11:15am
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. In the Back Classroom – Main Floor.
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Faith Trio Harvest Dinner
Saturday, November 9, 6:30-9pm
Join with our Muslim and Christians friends for a giant interfaith potluck at the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California. RSVP please, donation requested but not required, all welcome.
RSVP here
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Surfing Safely on the Web
Wednesday, November 13, 12:30-2pm
Join us for an exciting FREE class on the basics of staying safer on the internet. Learn how to identify fake websites, avoid dangerous links and recognize scams. Taught by Susan Schulman & Dale Davis.
Learn more here.
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Save the dates!
Craft Fair at Kehilla to Support Immigrants
Thursday December 19, 3-6 pm &
Monday December 23, 4-8 pm
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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.
Learn more here.
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Immigration Committee Request #1
A shy, kind Colombian immigrant is in urgent need of stable housing. She is 9 months pregnant and has just been evicted from her room in Oakland. She must move very soon. She can pay $700 per month, and is seeking a place where she can stay six months with a newborn child. She is also seeking baby gear, most urgently a stroller with a car seat for coming home from the hospital. She has been in the US for less than two years and has no family here. Please contact Yael with any leads at
yael@mujeresunidas.net
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Immigration Committee Request #2
We have a sponsor and young Guatemalan man who need housing as soon as possible. The sponsor is a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley, whose landlords decided to sell their house. He is a wonderful, perfectly-matched sponsor (has lived on & off in Guatemala and started his own nonprofit there) who is committed to providing housing for our recently-arrived friend. An ideal setup would be with someone who has a back house or empty rooms that understands the situation and is willing to offer below-market rent as an act of solidarity. They are looking for: Reasonable rent. Sponsor's price range is $800-$1,400, but the upper end of that range is a hardship. Two rooms if possible. Oakland or Berkeley--closer to their accompaniment team and to campus. The sponsor's classes resume Aug 28, so they are hoping to move in sometime August 19-28. I know this is a tight window, but let's think hard, spread the word, and see what housing we can find! Please email the sponsor, Michael, directly at <
michaelbakal@gmail.com
> with possibilities. Both individuals are wonderfully warm, positive, energetic, and conscientious
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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!!
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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KEHILLA MEMBERS
IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY
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Home help needed
I seek home assistance after surgery: help with bathing, dressing, medications, food preparation, errands, laundry etc. No transfers or heavy lifting required. Approx half-time, M-F, mornings.
Email Sandy for more info.
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Looking for a temporary home for a painting
I have a 50" x 50" maroon & red & orange painting for which I am looking for temporary home, time TBD. I can deliver it in my car. It's lightweight. Email Sheella Mierson if interested,
sheella.mierson@gmail.com
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Middle Eastern Rhythms Drum Class
Sunday afternoons, 4-5:15pm in Oakland (near Mills College)
Learn hand drum technique and play Middle Eastern Rhythms!
The dates are November 3, 10, 17, and 24. $100 for the 4-class series or $35/class fee for drop-in.
More info:
debbie@debbiefier.com
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Cancer Cafe and Writing Workshop (Reimagine End of Life)
Monday, October 28 6:30pm-8:30pm free, donations requested
Using performance, Judith demonstrates a role reversal, from chronic pain specialist to patient diagnosed with cancer. Facilitated writing, reflection and discussion will be our tools for deepening.
Learn more here.
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Brand new CD - Waterways!
I am thrilled to tell you that I just released a CD of original compositions on handpan and cello! This is music for relaxation, meditation, movement and contemplation. Available in CD or download,
click here to learn more.
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Peace Literacy Day at Montclair Presbyterian Church
Sunday, November 3, 10am-3pm
Paul Chappell is a dynamic and inspiring speaker whose knowledge and vision can help people learn how to diminish violence and possibly over time end war in our world. Free program, open to all.
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.
510-547-2424
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