September 13, 2018 || 4th of Tishrei, 5779 || ד׳ בְּתִשְׁרֵי תשע״ט
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Join us on for Kol Nidre
Tuesday, Sept 18
and Yom Kippur Services
Wednesday, Sept 19
Kol Nidre; Tuesday, Sept 18
Main Services
Doors open 6pm, Scottish Rite Center
Family Kol Nidre
6:30 pm, Kehilla Sanctuary
Tot Kol Nidre
6:30pm, Kehilla Social Hall
Yom Kippur; Wednesday, Sept 19
at Scottish Rite:
Main Services;
doors open 9am
Story Time w Rabbi Gray;
9:30 am
Teen Program;
12pm
At Kehilla:
Afternoon Workshops;
3-4pm
Afternoon+Evening Services
; 4:30pm
Havdalah and Break the Fast
; 8pm
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Yom Kippur Al Cheit list is now live
here
.
This year we're trying something new! Each year we have "Al Cheit sheets" available in the lobby during High Holy Days. We use these sheets to reflect on, and to write down the ways we feel we've missed the mark over the past year. The sheets are read by members of the Spiritual Leadership team, and some are read aloud during services on Yom Kippur. We'll still have those paper forms at services. And this year, we're adding an online version - an anonymous google doc that we can all access and add to. The google doc lets us make this process as more communal one, while keeping our reflections anonymous. We hope this will support your practice as we enter the Holy Days. L'Shana Tovah!
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Simchat Torah
Monday, October 1
Kehilla, Chochmat HaLev, Aquarian Minyan and Beyt Tikkun come together at Kehilla to end and begin the Torah and to dance, dance, dance with our community-enhanced Klezmer band led by local klezmer greats Mike Perlmutter!
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Shabbat Shuva
Saturday, September 15, 10:30am-12pm
Practice in the power of this one Shabbat between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur – the Shabbat of Turning. Led by Howard Hamburger and Julie Nesnansky. Kiddush sponsored by Amy Bat Tzipora and Beth Weinberger.
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Yom Kippur Morning Meditation Sit
Wednesday, September 19, 8:45am
In the Family Service room on the 3rd Floor behind/beyond childcare, from 8:45 to 9:15 am.
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The Fast I Desire: Yom Kippur Direct Service
Wednesday, Sept 19, 2pm
Starting at Oakland Scottish Rite Center, Ending: The Pergola
During the pilgrimage around the lake from Yom Kippur morning services to Kehilla’s shul for Ne'ilah, we will be taking the food our community has not eaten - in the form of sandwiches and bottles of water we’ve prepared - and blessing it by offering it to the hungry. More info + get involved below.
Learn more here
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Note: this is one of four of Kehilla's Yom Kippur Afternoon Workshops. To see descriptions for the other workshops, click
here
. To learn more about Yom Kippur Services, see details above or click
here
.
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Third Annual High Holy Days Art Show Reception
Saturday, September 15, 3:00-5:00pm
Please join Kehilla’s Art Gallery Committee and contributing artists at our annual High Holy Days Art Show Reception.
The Days of Awe bring us together in a community of spiritual practice that celebrates truth-seeking. See how Kehilla members are lifting up this year’s High Holy Days theme, “Truth.”
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Yoga for Renewal
Sunday, September 16, 2-4 pm at 4th Street Yoga
Enter into the High Holy Day season with a gentle Iyengar-based yoga and movement practice, infused with wisdom teachings rooted in Jewish Mystical tradition. Discover your own sensing, moving body as a resource for presence, joy and calm while gaining a deeper connection to yourself on all levels- mind,body, heart and spirit- at this time of return and renewal on the Hebrew Calendar.
Register/More Info
here
;
Facebook event
here.
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Kabbalat Shabbat
Friday, September 21, 7:30-9pm
Join with Hazzan Shulamit, Julie Nesnansky, & Jen Miriam Altman to light Shabbat candles and for a song-filled and soulful evening of spirited and contemplative prayer. Kiddush follows the service. Please bring something veggie to share.
Learn more here.
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Shabbat Service
Saturday, September 22, 10:30am-12pm
Join Rabbi David and Beth Dickenson as we approach the annual reading of the Torah, we will read from the parashat Haazinu. It is a poem from the time of the prophets but written as if recited by Moses in his last weeks of life. It is a song decrying the worship of false gods and a call to respond to truth. What are the false idols of our time? What are the consequences of worshipping them? The Torah reading will be in three parts—let Rabbi David know if you want to leyn. Please bring something veggie to share.
Learn more here.
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Morning Meditation Sit in the Sukkah!
Wednesday, September 26, 7:50am
With Rabbi Dev. in the Sukkah (Outside of the Fireside Room) ~ enter through the Patio entrance on Fairview. 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.
Learn more here.
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13th Annual Faith Trio Harvest Dinner
Friday, September 28, 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Join Kehilla, the Islamic Cultural Center, and Montclair Presbyterian for a special evening of shared food and connection. KEHILLA FOLKS: bring a main vegetarian dish to serve at least 6 people in addition to your party.
This year’s Harvest Dinner theme will be “Sanctuary” and “Immigration” and fittingly.
Held in Kehilla’s Sukkah in Courtyard (entrance on Fairview Avenue).
Learn more here.
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First
'Kids of Color and their POC Parent(s)/Interracial Couple Co-Parents –
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Kehilla's 'Belonging and Allyship Project'
racial justice affinity groups are starting!
The first
'Kids of Color and their POC Parent(s)/Interracial Couple Co-Parents – Potluck Social'
affinity group will be: 5 - 7 pm, on Saturday, October 20th, at Kehilla. Please RSVP to Matthew:
mattleber75@gmail.com.
Learn more here.
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Time is of the Essence
Creation of Kehilla section in Mt. View Cemetery IN ACTIVE PROCESS. About $2000-$3000 off PER GRAVE through 10/31/18. 20 graves already sold, 13 committed, only 15 left to reserve. If interested, call soon.
Cathy Steirn: 510-289-2363, Jane Hoberman: 510-333-1848; Jay Koch: 510-915-0255. Join us!
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Donate Supplies to Help
People Experiencing Homelessness
Please help Tayla Husbands-Hankin support our homeless population by donating tents, blankets, tarps & socks! A large box is located by the sanctuary door at Kehilla.
Please fill it with listed items only
. Talya will pick up the items periodically and deliver them to people who need them. Pickup is on pause until Tuesday morning. Questions? Contact Jeanne Finberg,
jeanne.finberg@gmail.com
. Thank you!
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KEHILLA MEMBERS IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY
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Light and Rest: Women's Weekend Retreat at Westerbeke Ranch
Starts Friday, November 30th, 6pm
Early Registration Until September 21! Join Kehilla member Julie Emden, Founding Director of Embodied Jewish Learning, and guests at Westerbeke Ranch for a joy-filled, light-filled celebration of Hanukkah and Shabbat! Register
here
. Contact:
Julie@julieemden.com
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A Change of Mind: Neuroplastic Tools for Healing
Do you live with chronic pain, anxiety, depression, or chronic illness? Would you like to learn, in a supportive group, how to actually reduce your symptoms? Learn a cutting-edge method to feel better and stay better, to have a fuller more active life! Led by Kehilla member Danielle Rosenman MD. Groups: in-person in Berkeley and online starting October 2018. Free phone consult, sliding scale available.
Learn more here.
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•
East Bay Express just ran
an article
about a Kehilla family and the young Trans asylum-seeker they are sponsoring, with the help of Kehilla's immigration committee.
• The J. just published
this
article about Jews of color in the Bay, prominently featuring several Kehilla families!
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Rabbi Dev mentioned
here
in an article title
d 'Activists Push Back Against Protest Ban' and
here
in one title
d 'Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department Bans Future Protests at West County Detention Facility;'
• Rabbi David is mentioned
here
in an article tit
led 'Bay Area Jews head for the border for weekend protests'
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Free Screening of the movie Human Flow
Sat, October 13, 7pm
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Graduate Theological Union - Jewish Community Fellowship
The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) at the Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is pleased to offer a fellowship for Bay Area Jewish educators and community professionals. The Fellowship provides full tuition for a single course in Jewish Studies at the GTU - CJS in the 2018-2019 year. See more information on the
flier
or
Learn more here
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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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