Spirit Week Breakdown:

•Sunday, December 5 - Grade Level Hallway Decorating! Join us in the tradition of making the halls of Kehillah Spirit-tastic; each class has a theme and decorations are already on hand if you're interested in helping.

•Monday, December 6 - Theme: Anything but a backpack. We anticipate seeing a bevy of creative book carrying alternatives.

•Wednesday, December 8 - Theme: Anything but a student, dress like a teacher! Special Pep Rally @ Ramos Park.

The Salon presents: Kehillah Theater Schowcase 2021 - Don't miss it!

• Thursday, December 9 - Theme: Anything but the present, dress like a historical figure.

Kehillah Tailgate Party. Due to COVID19 safety guidelines we cannot attend the games inside but we can still support and celebrate our athletes!

• Friday, December 10 - Theme: Anything but a high schooler, upper classpersons dress like senior citizens and lower classpersons, dress like toddlers.

•Saturday, December 11 - Homecoming Dance 2021 in Kikar Kehillah.

🏀 Basketball is Back! 🏀

Spring Musical Auditions:

The Addams Family is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family and features an original story. More info on Schoology.

To register for an audition and for more information, please join the Spring Musical Schoology Group:

or email Ms. Cole-Farrell.

This year, Kehillah chartered an International Thespian Society Troupe, recognizing excellence in the Theater Arts. Members are inducted once they have completed 100 hours of excellent work in the theatre, equivalent to participation in approximately one or two school productions. Participation in the spring musical The Addams Family alone as an actor or Stage Manager will qualify you for membership! Thespian Society Troupe honors are smart additions to college applications as well as a way to celebrate the dedication of theatrical production.

Congratulations to our Fall 2021 Thespian Society Inductees: Roni Gal-Oz, Henry Koffman, Rachelle Lang, and Peter Leonard! 

Have questions about Thespian Society Troupe membership? Just email: Ms. Cole-Farrell

Chag HaBanot, falls on Rosh Chodesh Tevet (Head of the Month of Tevet) which is traditionally a women's holiday (Seniors who took Ms. Elman's Feminism class... remember?) It commemorates Judith and Hannah who were heroines in the stories that took place during the Maccabean revolt (167-160 BCE) who did much to save the Jews from the Seleucid Empire. This year it comes out over the weekend. It was mostly celebrated in Tunisia but there is also evidence that it was celebrated in Jewish communities in Libya, Algeria, Kushta, Morocco, and Thessaloniki. After Jews were persecuted and left these countries the tradition spread. So, do something to celebrate yourself or the fabulous women in your life this weekend for Chag HaBanot! Happy Girls Day! Chag HaBanot Sameach! 

By: Ms. Shifra Elman, Jewish Studies Teacher

In our continual efforts to improve efficiency and safety, we are making a few small changes to how pick-up and drop-off occur.

Most notably, we are asking families to line up and pick up and drop off along the inside lane and pass on the right. This keeps students from walking in the path of passing cars.

In order to expedite this process, we ask that everyone helps by pulling all the way forward when waiting to drop off and pick up students until reaching the loading/unloading zone.

 It is important that the passing area remains clear for cars needing to pass and not be used as an additional loading/unloading point.

We have ordered signs to help make it more clear how and where to drop and pick students up and more speed bumps to ensure our parking lot is safe.

Kehillah students received a Paperless Post invitation to attend our 2021 Homecoming dance; please RSVP to help us plan. The theme this year, running with the Spirit week "Anything but...your face" attendees are encouraged to wear masks. A craft table will be available to design your own mask at the event. Details on the event page linked here.

We are looking forward to hearing the song stylings of our band! They have been practicing a variety of familiar and skillfully rendered tunes in preparation for the annual Winter Concert. This year we will enjoy the live music in our kikar. More details on this in the coming week. Mark your calendars and save the date: December 15, 2021, starting at 7:00PM.

Get fresh, local, free-range Challah. Use the form linked here to sign-up for delicious locally baked challah. Proceeds go to charity.

Weekly Drash: Dare to Dream

Rabbi Brad Shavit Artson

When we speak of dreams, we mean two different things. On the most literal level, dreams are what we do in our sleep. Psychologists tell us that our dreams reflect the workings of our unconscious mind, sorting through our fears, wishes and desires, attempting to resolve whatever wasn’t clarified in the day that just passed.

🖊️ Head of School Blog: A Puzzling Story

Daisy Pellant, Ph.D, became our Head of School in the midst of a pandemic. She's kept us afloat and lead us through what has been repeatedly yet correctly labeled "unprecedented times". As our resilient community continues to thrive through all of this, we can now take a peek into her perspective by checking out her all new blog. The first entry: A Puzzling Story, is a sweet look at some of the ways our students create a uniquely wonderful space.

The Kehillah Parent's Association invites you and your family to an evening of ice skating OUTDOORS!

Who: Your Kehillah student and their family (parents and siblings included to skate), Kehillah staff, teachers and their families - RSVP below.

What: A community building event that will delight all your senses.

Where: The Winter Lodge @ 3009 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto

When: January 15. 2022 from 5:30-7:30 PM