◈ Homepage — http://kehillasynagogue.org/Skip to content MY BILLING MEMBER LOGIN CONTACT US DONATE Facebook Instagram About Events Youth Give Act Join/Renew Resources Search At Kehilla we’re co-creating a loving community that reaches for joy, shared liberation, and justice, rooted in Jewish spiritual teachings and practice, and sustained by interdependence and mutual care, in the Lisjan Ohlone territory of Huchiun. Kehilla is a Synagogue for Ceasefire. We support an immediate ceasefire by all sides; release of all hostages, the unrestricted entry of humanitarian assistance into Gaza; the restoration of food, water, electricity, and medical supplies to Gaza; the respect for international law; and a resolution that protects the security of all innocent civilians.  » The red card below details the Constitutional Rights that we all have and should exercise in case of an encounter with ICE. 510-241-4011: Rapid response number to call in Alameda County in case of ICE activity.  Rapid responders will be sent to verify and witness, and lawyers will be deployed to assist those who are arrested. Link to order or print red cards in many languages:  https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas  Link to short Know Your Rights Videos in Various Languages:  https://www.wehaverights.us  Contact the Kehilla Immigration Committee to learn more or to get involved in our work: [email protected] Kehilla exists on the indigenous Lisjan-Ohlone territory of Huchiun. 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Email subscribe Urgent Pastoral Care – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Urgent Pastoral Care Our pastoral care is only available to current Kehilla members. Kehilla members who need urgent pastoral care, for example regarding a death, serious loss or personal emergency, should contact us the following ways: During Office Hours Monday – Thursay: 9am-5pm & Friday: 9am-3:30pm Contact Maristella Ostrewich , office administrator, by emailing [email protected] (please write “URGENT” in the subject line) and calling 510-547-2424 x 100. If Maristella is out of office, please read her automated reply email to find the appropriate staff member to contact. Outside Office Hours Call 510-547-2424 and dial 5 for our on-call pastoral clergy number. Our clergy strive to respond as quickly as possible to these calls. We will respond to calls within 12 hours, or up to 24 hours during holidays. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Leave a Legacy – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Leave a Legacy Legacy Society We are delighted to let you know we now have over 80 members of the Legacy Society — people who have committed to an afterlife gift to Kehilla. The total value of these commitments is over $1.6 million dollars. These are contributions that will come in over time, helping to grow Kehilla’s endowment when we are no longer here. We’d love to have you join us in helping to secure Kehilla’s future for generations to come. You don’t have to be wealthy to leave a legacy to Kehilla – in fact, this is a way to give Kehilla money when you can’t use it anymore. There are lots of ways to do this; some are as simple as naming Kehilla as a beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k) or other retirement savings fund. That takes only a few minutes, and often can be done online. Another way is to designate Kehilla as one of the beneficiaries of your life insurance policy. Even your bank account has a place for you to designate who should get your savings when you die. If you have a trust or will, you can add Kehilla as a beneficiary of your estate through those documents. You can specify an amount, or you can specify a percentage of your estate. You can even specify that Kehilla gets money only after your children do. To learn more about the Legacy Society , email Executive Director Samm Azen at [email protected] 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Kehilla Community Synagogue: COVID-19 Safety Protocols – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Kehilla Community Synagogue: COVID-19 Safety Protocols 2025 High Holy Days Masking Policy General Covid Protocols Effective Date: April 14, 2025 Kehilla Community Synagogue is committed to the health and safety of our community. This policy outlines our current guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and other potentially contagious illnesses. These guidelines are subject to change based on evolving public health recommendations and local conditions. 1. Staying Home When Ill: Anyone experiencing any symptoms of a potentially contagious illness (including, but not limited to, fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, fatigue, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea) should remain at home and participate in Kehilla events virtually when possible.   2. Masking at In-Person Events and Services: Indoor Masking Requirement: All attendees of in-person Kehilla events or services are expected to be masked indoors . Acceptable Masks: Required masks include N95, KN95, KF94, or comparable high-filtration masks . Cloth masks alone are not sufficient. Exception: Saturday Morning B’Mitzvah Services: B’Mitzvah families are given the choice to either follow Kehilla’s existing masking policy (as outlined above) or to make masking optional on the Shabbat morning of their ceremony. Families who choose optional masking are guided by Kehilla’s Protocols & Expectations For Mask-Optional B’mitzvah Services The masking status for individual B’Mitzvah services will be announced in advance of the service. Medical Exemption: Individuals who are medically unable to wear a mask are exempt from this requirement. They are invited to inform Kehilla staff in advance to avoid any unnecessary requests for masking during the event. Masking for Children and Those Medically Unable to Wear High-Filtration Masks: People under 12 or those medically unable to wear an N95/KN95/KF94 but able to wear a less restrictive mask may wear any well-fitting mask . Double masking (wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask) is strongly recommended in these circumstances. Children under 4 years old may go without masks.   3. COVID-19 Testing: We encourage everyone to take a COVID-19 test before attending in-person events at Kehilla, particularly those anticipated to have over 50 people. If you test positive for COVID-19, please stay home to protect the health and well-being of others.   4. Eating and Drinking: Eating and drinking are permitted indoors only in designated rooms . Outdoor eating options will be made available whenever feasible.   5. Masking Outside of Events and in Meetings: When in the Kehilla building but not actively participating in an event or service , masking is optional . In meetings held at Kehilla, participants can decide amongst themselves whether to mask. We encourage respectful communication and consideration for individual comfort levels.   6. Vaccination and Boosters: We encourage everyone to stay current on their COVID-19 vaccinations and booster doses when eligible and possible, as this remains a crucial tool in preventing severe illness.   7. Ventilation and Air Filtration: Kehilla will maintain maximum air filtration and ventilation throughout the building. Doors and windows will be opened whenever weather and safety conditions permit to increase airflow.   8. Rentals: Renters using rooms at Kehilla may determine their own masking policy within the spaces that they are renting. Kehilla will communicate these policies to event attendees when applicable. 9. Additional Protocols: Specific Kehilla programs or activities may institute additional public health protocols based on the nature of the event and current public health conditions. These will be communicated to participants in advance. Thank you for your cooperation in helping us maintain a safe and healthy environment for our Kehilla community. 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Contact kaiya@ kehillasynagogue.org to discuss enrollment An important part of a child’s developing sense of identity is an awareness of their cultural heritage. Our goal with the Joyfully Jewish curriculum is to deepen your child’s appreciation of the Jewish tradition and culture, and to engage the whole family as well! To do so, we will use the most successful tool available: FUN! Joyfully Jewish classes focus on Jewish holidays, traditions, and finding joy in Judaism through story-telling, song and art. Joyfully Jewish is a family program that meets about twice a month on Sundays, so students are accompanied by at least one parent/guardian for class. Tuition is $400 for members, and $550 for non-members. 2025-26 Joyfully Jewish Calendar (10:30-11:45am) October 19 November 2 and 16 December 7 January 4 and 18 February 1 and 15 March 1 (time change 12pm-1pm for Purim Carnival) March 15 and 29 April 19 and 26 May 17 For questions about Kehilla’s Joyfully Jewish Program or to enroll, please contact Kaiya Garcia ([email protected]). 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. 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In October 2022, five long-time committee leads kicked off the newspaper with a PDF format. Then, in December 2022, it was taken on by a new team of editors and put online as  Committee Connection . Read more about our Origin Story on the  About page . Although our  Committee Connection  team has an admittedly tiny beat, we approach our work with news values and edit pieces for readability and consistency. We want to help Kehilla’s many social justice committees, community care crews, and affinity groups get the word out about what they’re up to. We also hope to help congregants find committee work that interests them via a quick list of all the member-led groupings on our  Teams page . Contact Us Interested in photographing or interviewing folks about their latest projects? Want to try your hand at copy editing articles? Get in touch via  [email protected] . Belonging and Allyship: Racial Justice Initiative Chesed (Lovingkindness) Coordinating Committee Chevra Kadisha (Holy Burial Society) Committee Connection Economic Justice Committee Face-to-Face: A Jewish-Palestinian Reparations Alliance Faith Trio Greening Committee Homeless Action Committee Immigration Committee Middle East Peace Committee Sacred Land Committee Working Class / Low Income Group (WCLIG) More Community Action Belonging and Allyship: Racial Justice Initiative Chesed (Lovingkindness) Coordinating Committee Chevra Kadisha (Holy Burial Society) Committee Connection Economic Justice Committee Face-to-Face: A Jewish-Palestinian Reparations Alliance Faith Trio Greening Committee Homeless Action Committee Immigration Committee Middle East Peace Committee Sacred Land Committee Working Class / Low Income Group (WCLIG) More Community Action 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! 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Email subscribe Meditation – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Meditation Join us on Wednesday and Friday mornings for morning meditations. We gather at 7:50 am, and at 7:55 am have a short teaching/intention to root us in Jewish time, followed by 30 minutes of silence. We end with singing modeh ani, the morning gratitude prayer. Mourners are invited to say kaddish. Held on Zoom. See our calendar for the next meditation! 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. 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Email subscribe Community Happenings – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Community Happenings Submit Announcements/Events Community Announcements Women’s Empathy Support Group Well, Passover is over, but is Mitzrayim still constricting your life? What “narrow places” have you endured alone? Are you…Living with chronic illness/pain/disability? …Suffering with accompanying anxiety & depression, or both? …Feeling alone & isolated? …Feeling as though no-one understands? YOU’RE NOT ALONE! There are others of us. Are you interested to join a group of women for Empathy, Support & Sharing Best Practices/What helps? For more information please call/text Joi Jencuyah, RN, MFT 925.917.1382. Community Events 16 May 2026 A Treasury of Jewish and Arabic Music 2:00 pm A concert by the Women's Antique Vocal Ensemble (WAVE), directed by Kehilla member Susan Swerdlow Location: St Mary Magdalen Church, 2005 Berryman St, Berkeley Kehilla members who love music and […] Find out more 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Lifecycles – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Lifecycles Life cycles include gathering with community for the important transitions in your life, and marking your moments of celebration or loss with spiritual guidance and meaningful ritual. Kehilla’s lifecycle services are available for Kehilla members only. Celebrating Children & Baby Naming We celebrate the arrival of children, welcoming them with joy into our community and into the Jewish people. Whatever their path into your family, we celebrate children of all genders, newborn and older children, at home or in the synagogue, with or without brit milah/circumcision. Kehilla’s spiritual leaders work with you to build the welcoming ritual that is right for your family. Contact Rabbi SAM to learn more: [email protected] Youth B’Mitzvah Program See Kehilla’s B’Mitzvah program Adult B’Mitzvah Program Studying for and completing an adult b’mitzvah is a wonderful way to deepen one’s Jewish education, practice, and sense of community. Kehilla’s Adult B’Mitzvah Program is designed to support growth of learning and spiritual practice integrated in relationships with peers, teachers, clergy, and our wider community. Kehilla membership is required. Participants will spend a minimum of a full Jewish year / complete holiday cycle in the learning year part of the program, during which they will meet as a cohort each month. The journey will culminate in shared leadership at a Kehilla Shabbat morning service, in collaboration with Kehilla spiritual leaders. Contact Rabbi SAM if you are interested: [email protected] Learn more here about adult b’mitzvah » Conversion Program Kehilla’s conversion program is designed to support growth of learning and spiritual practice integrated in relationships – with peers, teachers, clergy, and our wider community. Kehilla membership is required. Participants will spend a minimum of a full Jewish year / complete holiday cycle in the program. Contact Rabbi SAM if you are interested: [email protected] Learn more about conversion » Weddings / Kiddushin Whenever two beloveds get married, the celebration extends beyond the couple — to the people closest to them, to their community, and in Jewish tradition, to the whole world. We are blessed to share in your simcha (celebration), and to accompany you through this amazing life transition. One of our rabbis or our hazzan/cantor will guide you through the process of moving from “single” to “married,” including counseling, ceremony planning and preparation, officiating, and the option to be recognized and celebrated during a Shabbat aufruf – a blessing with the Kehilla community. We work closely with you to craft the ritual that’s right for you. We do our best to match you with the officiant you prefer. Death and Dying We accompany you in loss and grief, facilitating rituals and supporting grieving processes to hold you as you move through the stages of transition that can follow the death of a loved one. We understand that loss is as complex as relationships are, and that each mourner’s path is unique and unpredictable. Our clergy and spiritual leaders work with people who are dying, holding open the possibilities for the end of life as an intricate and profound experience for people approaching death and those close to them. Our Chevra Kadisha, or Holy Burial Society, is a devoted group of volunteers who offer the holy service of ritually preparing the loved one after death for burial or cremation. Our clergy are available to plan and lead the funeral or memorial, as well as shiva gatherings at your home during the week after the funeral. Kehilla members can contact the Chevra Kadisha at [email protected] . If you are a Kehilla member seeking urgent pastoral care, get in touch with us here. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. 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For urgent pastoral care, please scroll to the last section of this page. Contact Info Phone (510) 547-2424 See below for staff extensions. Address Kehilla Community Synagogue 1300 Grand Avenue Piedmont CA 94610 kehillasynagogue.org Appointments are needed to meet with staff members, who work hybrid-remote. Find staff contact info below. Clergy Current Kehilla members can schedule time with clergy by contacting Maristella Ostrewich at [email protected] Rabbi Dev Noily , Senior Rabbi [email protected] Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman , Musical Director [email protected] Rabbi SAM Luckey , Rabbinic Program and Community Builder [email protected] Rabbi David Cooper , Emeritus Rabbi [email protected] Administration Samm Azen , Executive Director [email protected] | 510-929-0601 Maristella Ostrewich , Operations Manager [email protected] | 510-547-2424 x 100 Fred Williamson , Building Custodian [email protected] | 510-547-2424 x 162 Leora Cockrell, Communications Manager [email protected] Jonathan Ruchlis , Technology and Member Engagement Manager [email protected] | (510) 903-4445 Kehilla School & Youth Programs Kaiya Garcia , Director of Kehilla School [email protected] Becky Bob-Waksberg , Director of B’Mitzvah Program [email protected] Board of Trustees Jaime Jennet & Michael Myers , Board Co-Chairs [email protected] Urgent Pastoral Care Kehilla pastoral care is only available to current Kehilla Community Synagogue members at this time. Kehilla members who need urgent pastoral care, for example regarding a death, serious loss or personal emergency, should contact us: During Office Hours – Mon – Thurs: 10am-5pm & Friday: 10am-3:00pm Contact office administrator Maristella Ostrewich by emailing [email protected] (please write “URGENT” in the subject line) and/or calling 510-547-2424 x 100. If Maristella is out of office, please read her automated reply email to find the appropriate staff member to contact. Outside Office Hours Please call 510-547-2424 and dial 5 for our on-call pastoral clergy number. Our clergy strive to respond as quickly as possible to these calls, however, we will respond in no later than 12 hours or 24 hours during holidays. Get in Touch Name Email Message Submit 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Job Opportunities – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Job Opportunities Kehilla doesn’t currently have any open roles Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the first updates about all new openings About Kehilla Kehilla Community Synagogue is a Jewish Renewal community center located on Lisjan-Ohlone land in the Grand Lake neighborhood of Oakland. Hiring Non-Discrimination Policy Kehilla Synagogue does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, ability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status. People of Color, Mizrahi and Sephardi Jews, & Trans, Gender Non-Conforming and queer people are encouraged to apply. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Kehilla School – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Kehilla School Kehilla School Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) B’Mitzvah Program Tots Kehilla School Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) B’Mitzvah Program Tots Kehilla School: 1st Through 6th Grade Lovingly embracing the wholeness of each child through Jewish education and community. We have open spots for Kehilla School 1st -6th grade, and Joyfully Jewish. Contact kaiya@ kehillasynagogue.org to discuss enrollment Kehilla School is a kid-centered community of Jewish life and learning where students engage the cultural, historical, spiritual, intellectual, social, artistic, and religious dimensions of their growing Jewish identity. Our school community is Jewish and multi-faith; it includes Jews of Color, LGBTQ folx, people of all genders, blended families, families created through adoption, and many more. Our school community reflects Kehilla’s vision of spiritual practice and social justice work. Check out this letter from July 2024 that explains how we are thinking about building structures for racial equity and decentering whiteness in Kehilla School. Additionally, Kehilla has a justice based relationship to Israel/Palestine and as a community we are guided by the values statement adopted in 2016. Our faculty are vibrant educators who love sharing their enthusiasm for contemporary Jewish life with our kids. Kehilla School meets every Thursday afternoon from about September to May. A typical day at Kehilla School is as follows: 3:45 – 4:15 pm Snack is available, students arrive and prepare for class. 4:15 pm Kehilla School starts! All grades will spend about 15 minutes of the day in T’fillah (prayer), and the rest of the day in their classes (broken up by grade). During T’fillah we give the students an opportunity to express gratitude, we sing a few prayers/songs, and finally have a discussion that relates to Torah. 6:00 pm Dismissal Our curriculum takes a Jewish Renewal approach to Torah, Jewish history, social justice, spiritual practice, celebration of Jewish festivals, and community building. Our curriculum is thematic by grade, with an open invitation to teachers to share their creativity. Curriculum Themes Kitah Aleph (first grade) Cycle of the Jewish Year Kitah Bet (second grade) Exploring Mitzvot Kitah Gimel (third grade) Learning about life through Torah Kitah Dalet (fourth grade) Tzedek (justice) Kitah Hey (fifth grade) Ark of Jewish history & global Jewish diversity Kitah Vav (sixth grade) Honing tools for drawing wisdom from Torah & modern Jewish identities Kehilla School approaches Hebrew as a sacred language of Jewish spiritual practice and traditional text. Our focus is on decoding and reading (we do not teach modern language or conversational Hebrew). Students in most grades get some exposure to the Hebrew Aleph Bet. In 5th and 6th grades there is a dedicated 20-30 minutes per week of Hebrew instruction. School tuition, which covers both spring and fall semesters, is on a sliding scale of $1150 – $1,600 per student for members of Kehilla and $1,850 per student for non-members. Non-member enrollment is available through 4th grade. Financial aid is available – please contact us for information. Please note that membership in Kehilla Community Synagogue and two years’ attendance in Kehilla School, level 5th & 6th grades, is a prerequisite to enrollment in the B’ Mitzvah program. For questions about Kehilla School, please contact Kaiya Garcia, Kehilla School Director ( [email protected] ). Kehilla Youth Programs Calendar: Take a look at the 2025-26 Kehilla School Calendar (Thursdays, 4-6pm) here! Take a look at the 2025-26 Joyfully Jewish calendar here ! Kehilla School will no longer require masking, beginning in 2025-26 school year. We remain committed to maintaining a safe and respectful environment for all. While masking will no longer be required, we fully support any students, staff, or families who choose to continue wearing masks, and we ask everyone to honor and respect individual choices. We will develop a more complete policy over the summer that will be flexible and responsive to changing circumstances, and we will do our best to meet the access needs of our students. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. 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Kehilla members are welcome to attend our meetings. Find out how to join us on the Kehilla events calendar . The Kehilla Board has started a Listening Protocol, in which congregants and/or committees can share with Board Members items that you would like us to know or consider. Submit to the Listening Protocol form here. Members can learn about our current board members here . Becoming a Board Member: The Kehilla Board of Trustees plays a crucial role in guiding our community, ensuring its financial and organizational health, and upholding our values and mission. Board nominations and elections take place in the spring. If you have expertise in any of the following areas, we would love to hear from you at [email protected] Communications, messaging, or marketing Digital strategy or social media Leading diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives Facilitation and collaboration skills Finance, such as CPA experience or budgeting expertise Human resources and personnel management Legal expertise Professional fundraising and resource development Public relations and community engagement Public speaking and presentation skills Strategic planning and vision development Writing and editorial skills By serving on the Board, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute your unique skills and perspectives to strengthen our synagogue’s operations and build a vibrant and inclusive future for our community. If you’re interested or know someone who would be an excellent candidate, please reach out to [email protected] by April so someone can connect with you to discuss this further. 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We are excited that you are considering joining Kehilla and look forward to getting to know you better! If you are interested in joining Kehilla, here’s the New Member Signup Form If you have more questions, please fill out this membership interest form or contact our Member Engagement Manager Jonathan. Email him at [email protected] or call/text at (510) 903-4445 For other info, see our Prospective Member Information Sheet . Why Join? To nurture your soul, or to stimulate your mind, or to bring new friends into your life, or to give you an outlet for your passion for social justice and environmental sanity. (Or all of the above — how much time do you have?) Caring Community Kehilla members are there for each other in times of simcha (joy) and tsuris (trouble), to celebrate together and, when necessary, to mourn together. Meaningful Life-Long Learning Kehilla’s B’Mitzvah program, only open to member families, is renowned for its innovative, authentic approach to this ancient process of learning and growth, and is only open to members and their children. Educating Our Children Kehilla School helps our families raise the next generation of progressive, compassionate leaders. Open-Hearted Diversity Kehilla is an open-hearted community of diverse beliefs, backgrounds, and interests. We warmly welcome you! 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Kehilla in Community – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Kehilla in Community Kehilla in Community, Coalition & Collaboration Kehilla is part of a complex local and national Jewish world, and part of large and diverse movements seeking justice. We join in many coalitions, partnerships and community collaborations in both the Jewish and Movement landscapes. We find strength in being in relationship with others where our values, hopes, and visions intersect, while accepting that we may also have significant differences and tensions within those relationships. We affirm the generative possibilities of valuing relationship over complete agreement, and we lift up the value of holding our passionate ideas and ideals lightly enough to make space for the change and growth we all aspire to. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Kehilla Statement of Values on Israel/Palestine – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Kehilla Statement of Values on Israel/Palestine Dee Ward November 3, 2016 “That which is hateful to you, do not do to another” Hillel, Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 31a “You shall not oppress the stranger, and you know the heart of a stranger because you were strangers in the land of Mitzrayim” Exodus 23:9 “Zion shall be redeemed by justice…” Isaiah 1:27 From its inception, and in our statements and resolutions over the years, Kehilla Community Synagogue has affirmed the inherent dignity of all people. We affirm that equal respect must be accorded to Jews and to Palestinians—whether they have Israeli citizenship or not—and to all others who currently live in areas controlled by the Israeli government or its military. And we must acknowledge that everyone in Israel/Palestine has deep fears for their security and that they all desire a future for their children in which they live with peace and justice. In regard to Zionism: In Kehilla, we recognize the historical connection of the Jewish people to the land of Israel and we recognize the love for that land as expressed in Jewish biblical, liturgical, legal, and literary texts. We distinguish between this historical attachment and modern political Zionism. Our individual members have a variety of relationships to Zionism, but as a congregation, we do not fuse the practice of our spirituality and morality with any form of political nationalism. On Oppression & Injustice: We recognize that the establishment of the State of Israel was an outcome of oppression experienced by the Jewish people over many centuries, most notably the Shoah, the Nazi Holocaust. And we must also acknowledge that the creation of a Jewish state in historic Palestine and the occupation or control over the West Bank and Gaza Strip has resulted in tragic injustices experienced by the Palestinian people. Peace & Justice, the Occupation, Human Rights: We seek a future that includes security and full civil and human rights for all who live in the land—Jews and non-Jews alike. We do not accept the oppression of non-Jews—Palestinians and others—nor the denial of equal treatment in the territories and within Israel. As a congregation, we believe that Israel’s maintaining of the occupation, the extensive blockade of Gaza, and the creation and continued construction of Jewish-only settlements in the West Bank defeat the interests of peace and justice. Rejecting Exclusivity: We affirm the unique role that the land between the Jordan River and the sea has played in Jewish history and in the aspirations of many Jews for a time or a place of safety, justice and peace. Nevertheless, we do not accept exclusive Jewish entitlement to the land, nor to the city of Jerusalem. We recognize that the land and the city are sacred to many faiths, and are a home to a variety of peoples, ethnicities and cultures. Religious Freedom: We affirm the human right to freedom of religious conscience, belief and practice where it does not infringe on the human rights of others. We affirm this right in our own country and everywhere. Religious freedom must be available in Israel/Palestine for Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze, atheists and all others with the full separation of religious and state authority. Open Discussion, Open Ears : We believe that open dialogue is a necessary activity within our synagogue, in the Jewish community, and in society at large. In regard to discussions about Israel/Palestine, we seek to speak compassionately and to listen compassionately to many ideas about resolving the violent and tragic situation that has emerged and persists in Israel/Palestine. The cohesiveness of our community is not dependent upon unanimity on these issues, but rather it depends upon a willingness to listen and to speak with compassion and with respect for the dignity of the other. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers If you would like the community to keep you or a loved one in mind this Shabbat, and include you/them in their thoughts and prayers, please fill out the form below. This form will be read by one or more members of the Spiritual Leadership team, who will offer their prayers. Names of Kehilla members will be read aloud during the Mi Sheberach for healing during Shabbat morning services.  Names will be kept on the Mi Sheberach list for one month, unless you indicate otherwise. If you have trouble with the Mi Sheberach form below, please contact Maristella at  [email protected]  or (510) 547-2424 ext.100 with your wishes for the Mi Sheberach List. Loading… 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine W e are here for each other and we are holding our differences with love and compassion. We are learning together and supporting one another. We are organizing. We are steadfast. We are part of larger movements for peace and justice. Spiritual care is available. Here is a collection of resources from within Kehilla and beyond that are connected to our individual and collective responses to the devastating violence i n Gaza, Israel, and Palestine. If you are a Kehilla member seeking pastoral support from one of our Spiritual Leaders, please email Rabbi SAM ( [email protected] ). Please check the Kehilla Calendar for coming services and gatherings. A Talk by Rabbi David - The Jewish Spiritual Necessity of Palestinian Freedom - Oct. 2nd, 2025 Rabbi David Cooper gave this talk on Yom Kippur afternoon: Preserving Judaism Requires Our Protest: The Jewish Spiritual Necessity of Palestinian Freedom The Torah mandates that the Jewish people act as a holy people, even to be a nation of priests. In the spirit of Rabbi Burt who would not separate divine Presence from ethical action, what does genocide in Gaza require of us as a holy community while so much of Jewish leadership has lost its ethical footing? View the transcript of the talk here . View a Youtube recording of the talk here . High Holy Days Aid for Palestine Food Aid Massafer Yatta Fund MECA Palestine Legal Kehilla, Gaza, Israel and Palestine - What you can expect at Kehilla HHD's 2025/5786 A Talk by Rabbi David – Supporting Ceasefire and Allyship with Jews - January 18th, 2024 From Rabbi David: This is a talk I gave in January at Twin Towers United Methodist in Alameda to a gathering of mostly Christians who supported a ceasefire. Some of the clergy there had recently been in discussion with a rabbi who opposed ceasefire and felt that they needed to also hear from a rabbi who supported it. I was contacted and invited to speak at the church. Inasmuch as I knew that it was unnecessary for me to convince anyone there to support a ceasefire, I decided to aim my remarks on processes confronting American Jews at this time which affected how people, especially non-Jews, could engage compassionately and strategically with Jews in regard to the war in Gaza. In addition to those present physically, there were others watching on YouTube. Since then, this written version of what I said has been circulating as has the YouTube recording. The recording includes the Q & A session but the written version does not. View the transcript of my talk here. View a Youtube recording of my talk here. Cohort Groups for Jewish Progressives Reconstructionists Expanding Our Conversation on Israel-Palestine invite Jewish progressives to come together to connect with one another, share concerns, and build community at this time of war. This group is making space for conversation with the goal of creating monthly havurot (small groups). These groups are for people who identify as Jewish and fit into the particular cohort. Check out the new dates for current groups here, including Jewish academics, Multi-generational Jews, Jews who work in the Jewish community, and Shalom Bayit: Jews navigating family tensions. Note that these groups are not specifically Kehilla-sponsored. About the Group Reconstructionists Expanding Our Conversation on Israel-Palestine is an independent project organized by rabbis and laypeople and co-sponsored by several Reconstructionist congregations – Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Havurah Shalom Israel/Palestine Committee, Kadima Reconstructionist Community, Kol Tzedek, Mishkan Shalom, and Or Haneshamah. We embrace the Reconstructionist movement’s values of justice (tzedek), compassion (chesed), and the dignity of all human life (b’tselem Elohim). Our embrace of these values leads us to oppose Israel’s domination of the Palestinian people. We hope this series will expand our understanding of historical and present-day conditions in Israel/Palestine and strengthen our commitment to a just future. All are welcome to join us in learning and listening with open hearts and minds. What changed? What's next? Panel Recording A panel recording of Rabbi Dev Noily (Kehilla), Rabbi Alissa Wise (Rabbis For Ceasefire), and Morriah Kaplan (If Not Now) speaking about their perspectives and experiences as Jews grappling with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Watch the recording of this discussion here. Passcode to access the recording: c9#BzC0* Amplifying Kehilla’s Support for a Ceasefire & Holding Our Community in Love - December 22nd, 2023 At this time of winter solstice we are deep into the 12th week of the war in Gaza/Israel/Palestine. As conditions in Gaza become incomprehensibly worse, Kehilla’s Spiritual Leadership team and Board of Directors feel compelled to do more to amplify Kehilla’s communal voice in the urgent and growing call for an immediate ceasefire, including release of all hostages and restoration of aid and services to Gaza. We believe that an immediate and permanent ceasefire is the way to stanch the spilling of civilian blood, to pause the unprecedented harm and human suffering in Gaza, to bring home the remaining hostages abducted on 10/7, and to give Israelis and Palestinians a diplomatic path to greater safety that we know this unrelenting violence will never achieve. We are motivated by our love and concern for all people in Gaza/Israel/Palestine, and believe that everyone there is entitled to basic safety, dignity, health, life and freedom from systemic persecution. We acknowledge that people in our community have different relationships to and analysis of the causes and conditions that led to this war, and different orientations to long-term solutions to the conflict. We feel the urgency to come together in this moment to raise our shared voice around a point of convergence in our appeal for an immediate ceasefire. Why amplify our call for a ceasefire now? 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Kehilla Community Synagogue was started in 1984 by people who wanted a synagogue that would be a spiritual home for politically progressive people who felt no connection with traditional synagogues. The core of this vision, and central to Judaism, is a spiritual mandate to heal and repair the world by increasing social justice, eschewing war and all forms of violence and aggression, caring for the planet, and exhibiting loving kindness to all. Kehilla Community Synagogue is comprised of people of all colors, genders, sexual orientations, with a wide range of religious and spiritual persuasions. We are committed to being a safe and welcoming place for everyone in our community. We invite you to come and experience Kehilla Community for yourself. In the meantime, use the links above to explore Kehilla. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! 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Events Events Search and Views Navigation Search Enter Keyword. Search for Events by Keyword. Find Events Event Views Navigation Month List Month Day This Month 5/13/2026 May 2026 Select date. Calendar of Events S Sunday M Monday T Tuesday W Wednesday T Thursday F Friday S Saturday 2 events 26 2 events, 26 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ONLINE ONLY: Living in the Presence Monthly Book Group April 26 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ONLINE ONLY: Living in the Presence Monthly Book Group Join us in reading Rabbi Burt Jacobson’s (z”l*) book Living in the Presence: A Personal Quest for the Baal Shem Tov. We will gather online monthly on the fourth Sundays from 4 to 5 pm to discuss a section, and work our way through the book. This month we will be discussing chapter 21. The […] 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm VIRTUAL: Face-to-Face – a Jewish/Palestinian Reparations Alliance April 26 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm VIRTUAL: Face-to-Face – a Jewish/Palestinian Reparations Alliance VIRTUAL: Face-to-Face – a Jewish/Palestinian Reparations Alliance NOTE: Time Change to 11am start for Second Sundays (effective 07/17/2023) Meeting Days: Second Sundays every month, 11am-12:30pm/Fourth Sundays every month, 5-6:30pm Learn how Kehilla is engaged in Palestinian allyship with Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. Our regular Sunday meetings address the current work of the Committee and […] 0 events 27 0 events, 27 1 event 28 1 event, 28 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm VIRTUAL: Board of Trustee Meeting April 28 @ 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm VIRTUAL: Board of Trustee Meeting All are welcome. Please join us online here. 2 events 29 2 events, 29 7:50 am - 8:45 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit April 29 @ 7:50 am - 8:45 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit Join for Morning Meditation – VIRTUAL ONLY at 7:45am. Look for the password to join Meditation in the Kehilla Weekly Email. A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. All Morning Meditations (Wednesdays & Fridays) will be online ONLY. 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Excavating the BeShT Taught by Rabbi Diane Elliot April 29 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Excavating the BeShT Taught by Rabbi Diane Elliot Bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:30 pm Pacific Time, ONLINE for 8 sessions Hosted by the Aquarian Minyan Yeshiva and co-sponsored by Kehilla and Havurat Shir Ha-Yam. Have you ever wondered how the spiritual teachings of the Jewish Renewal movement are rooted in Jewish tradition? Have you acquired Rabbi Burt Jacobson’s book Living in […] 1 event 30 1 event, 30 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm 700 Benches Beit Midrash: A Taste of Talmud April 30 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm 700 Benches Beit Midrash: A Taste of Talmud Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey   Weekly on Thursdays from 6:30-9 pm for 6 sessions, in person only, starting on Thursday, April 23rd. In this 6-week IN-PERSON beginner-friendly and mixed-level beit midrash (‘study house’), you will learn ancient Jewish texts in their original language, explore chevruta (study partner) text study as a spiritual practice, and […] 2 events 1 2 events, 1 7:50 am - 9:00 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit May 1 @ 7:50 am - 9:00 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. Wednesday & Friday mornings on Zoom Zoom room opens at 7:50am, short teaching at 7:55am, silent sit from 8:00-8:30am, followed by mourner’s kaddish and time to share about loved ones […] 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm MULTI-ACCESS: Kabbalat Shabbat Service and Potluck Dinner May 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm MULTI-ACCESS: Kabbalat Shabbat Service and Potluck Dinner We will welcome Shabbat with music, prayer and community, led by Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman, Beth Dickinson, Jenna Kemp and and Debbie Fier. This will be followed by an in-person potluck dinner at Kehilla from 7:30 to 8:45 pm. Please bring a vegetarian (fish ok) potluck dish to share (sign up here) and feel free […] 1 event 2 1 event, 2 10:00 am - 12:30 pm MULTI-ACCESS: Shabbat Morning and Asher Sklar becoming Bar Mitzvah (Mask Optional Service) May 2 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm MULTI-ACCESS: Shabbat Morning and Asher Sklar becoming Bar Mitzvah (Mask Optional Service) Join us for a celebratory Shabbat morning service. Rabbi David Cooper, Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman, Rabbi SAM Luckey, Rabbi Carol Caine and Debbie Fier will co-lead the service with Asher Sklar, exploring parashat Emor. Asher will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah! Thanks to Asher’s family for sponsoring kiddush. JOIN HERE Kehilla […] 1 event 3 1 event, 3 9:30 am - 10:30 am VIRTUAL: Sacred Land Monthly Committee Meeting May 3 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am VIRTUAL: Sacred Land Monthly Committee Meeting The Sacred Land Committee is dedicated to honoring the heritage of the Lisjan Ohlone people and our own Jewish heritage. We are seeking to bring the unceded land (called Huchiun) of the Lisjan Ohlone people, on which Kehilla rests, into harmony with Indigenous and Jewish values. On the third Friday of each month we will be refurbishing the outside spaces (like the courtyard, and front and back gardens) and reconnecting with the land and […] 0 events 4 0 events, 4 0 events 5 0 events, 5 1 event 6 1 event, 6 7:50 am - 8:45 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit May 6 @ 7:50 am - 8:45 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit Join for Morning Meditation – VIRTUAL ONLY at 7:45am. Look for the password to join Meditation in the Kehilla Weekly Email. A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. All Morning Meditations (Wednesdays & Fridays) will be online ONLY. 2 events 7 2 events, 7 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm VIRTUAL: Disability Justice Committee Meeting May 7 @ 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm VIRTUAL: Disability Justice Committee Meeting The Disability Justice Committee (DJC) seeks to promote accessibility, recognition, and belonging for disabled people at Kehilla by providing emotional and spiritual support for disabled Kehillans, addressing inaccessibility, and integrating dis Belonging and Allyship: Racial Justice Initiative – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Belonging and Allyship: Racial Justice Initiative The Belonging & Allyship Project is a big and long term initiative to address white supremacy and racial justice internally within Kehilla, at all levels of our organization and community. Goals: For Kehilla to be a place where Jews of color experience belonging, and are able to bring their full selves into the community. This includes building our capacity to support the particular experiences of kids and youth of color and to help create space where POC can explore their experience and needs and create relationship with each other. For Kehilla to be a place for white people to do the work they need to do to recognize, understand and actively challenge white supremacy both in U.S culture and within Kehilla. Build the capacity of Kehilla, as an organization, to work in broader coalitions beyond Kehilla, to be allies and accomplices with Black, Indigenous, Mixed Heritage, People of Color-led organizations [BIMPOC], especially following their leadership. All of this is in a context of acknowledging that Kehilla is currently an organization that has a larger White and White-Jewish membership than BIMPOC and Jews-of-Color membership. Along with our comrades on the Disability Justice Committee, we affirm that racial justice and disability justice are inseparable. We encourage all Kehilla members to support the work of the Disability Justice Committee. You can learn about disability justice here: https://kehilladjc.carrd.co/ Our Team Kehilla’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Team is guided by the BIPOC vision of our community becoming a magnet for Jews of color – continually growing in the practice of racial justice as we work to diminish white supremacy culture. The DEIB Team includes approximately equal numbers of BIPOC and White participants and was formed in 2020 to be community ambassadors for the Arc of Change, a year-long anti-racism training of 80 Kehilla leaders led by African-American Jewish leader Yavilah McCoy of Dimensions Educational Consulting . DEIB Team members : Victoria Alcoset, Lia Barrow, Sophi Hirsch, Miriam Khalife, Ruthie Levin, Rachael Reiley, Penny Rosenwasser Past Members : Avi Brooks, Ali Cannon, Julia Caplan, Lisa Feldstein, Rabbi SAM Luckey, Lev Michael Moses, Rabbi Gray Myrseth, Rabbi Dev Noily, Michael Saxe-Taller, Dee Ward, Aviva Wilcox You can reach the DEIB Team at [email protected] . Make Space, Take Space Kehilla’s Black, Indigenous, Mixed Race, and All People of Color (BIPOC) Congress is excited to share with you our Make Space, Take Space Statement below. At the end of our year-long Arc of Change training facilitated by Yavilah McCoy, an African American Jewish leader – that was attended by over 100 congregants including 80 Kehilla leaders in 2021-2022 – participants asked the BIPOC Congress to share their top priority for white folks to work on. The response was: conscious inclusion, to feel like we belong together. The BIPOC Congress created this statement, taking into consideration what would help all members and guests feel at home in Kehilla spaces. Acknowledging cultural shifts can be slow, we, and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Team, view honoring this statement as one concrete act – an act to move our Kehilla community towards decentering whiteness, and centering the experiences and leadership of our BIPOC community, and in extension, all marginalized congregants. Thank you for participating in the practice of supporting Kehilla as a place of belonging. MAKE SPACE, TAKE SPACE: A Communication Guide for Practicing Belonging and Equity Please know that all people who are here are supposed to be here. In every space that you are in, notice who is present, who is leading, who is speaking, and whose voices, perspectives, and lived experiences are not reflected. Consider, what is your individual role and what is our communal responsibility to make appropriate changes that support belonging and equity. When in collective conversation, please notice who else is in the conversation with you. Please make space for those whose identities have been historically and systematically oppressed to speak first and more often if they so choose. That means, for example, Black, Indigenous, mixed-race, or any person of color, may speak before white people. Additionally a person living with disabilities may speak before those who have more access to conversations. In our community it may also mean youth are purposefully included. In this model of making space for those voices who are traditionally oppressed, you support creating belonging for all of us. If time is a constraint, you might not get to share; and your voice also matters. Please connect with someone else in the conversation after the gathering. These guidelines were created by the BIPOC Congress to support our larger community with practicing belonging and equity in all spaces, particularly in groups, meetings, classrooms, workshops, and services at Kehilla Community Synagogue. Kehilla’s Belonging & Allyship / Arc of Change Initiative History: Partial Timeline Check out the timeline here. BIPOC and Beloveds Shabbat Held on Second Fridays. Beloved community, this space is for Black, Brown, Indigenous folks, folks who identify as People of Color, and their Beloveds. It’s time to slow down, embody self-care and feel the liberation of stepping into this special time of the week. We’ll light the candles together to invoke our time of rest. Please feel free to bring ritual items if so moved and share elements of your own practice as we deepen connection and community. This space is for us, created by us. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to co-lead, lead, or contribute. White Folx Decentering Whiteness Affinity Group We meet once a month via zoom, 6:30-8:30pm PT, usually mid-month: see the Kehilla calendar to find the meeting date or check the Kehilla Weekly. Penny Rosenwasser facilitates this group with assistance from Leanne Grossman. 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Events Events Search and Views Navigation Search Enter Keyword. Search for Events by Keyword. Find Events Event Views Navigation List List Month Day Today Now Now - 6/4/2026 June 4 Select date. May 2026 Thu 14 700 Benches Beit Midrash: A Taste of Talmud May 14 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm 700 Benches Beit Midrash: A Taste of Talmud Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey   Weekly on Thursdays from 6:30-9 pm for 6 sessions, in person only, starting on Thursday, April 23rd. In this 6-week IN-PERSON beginner-friendly and mixed-level […] Fri 15 VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit May 15 @ 7:50 am - 9:00 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit Zoom A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. Wednesday & Friday mornings on […] Fri 15 Volunteer Opportunity – In-Person: Sacred Land Committee Hands On Gardening May 15 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Volunteer Opportunity – In-Person: Sacred Land Committee Hands On Gardening Avodah/Volunteer hours opportunity: The Sacred Land Committee is dedicated to honoring the heritage of the Lisjan Ohlone people and our own Jewish heritage. We are seeking to bring the unceded land (called Huchiun) of the Lisjan Ohlone people, on which Kehilla rests, into […] Sat 16 MULTI-ACCESS: Shabbat Morning – new siddur trial – and Baby Naming! May 16 @ 10:00 am - 12:15 pm Shabbat Mornings Join us for a celebratory Shabbat morning service led by Rabbi Dev Noily and Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman, exploring parashat Bamidbar, the first Torah portion in the book of Numbers. […] Sat 16 IN-PERSON: Tot Shabbat with Jen Miriam and Alon Altman with their Puppet Friends May 16 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am Designed for babies, tots, and children up to 5 with their families! Join us for Shabbat songs and prayers, dancing and puppets and community. LOCATION: Back Classroom/Back Garden – access […] Mon 18 IN PERSON: Kehilla Sings! May 18 @ 7:00 am - 8:30 pm in the Courtyard Join Hazzan Shulamit and Musical Prayer Leaders Julie Nesnansky and Beth Dickinson to circle around, sing together, and tend to our spirits! We will widen our repertoire […] Wed 20 VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit May 20 @ 7:50 am - 8:45 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit Zoom Join for Morning Meditation – VIRTUAL ONLY at 7:45am. Look for the password to join Meditation in the Kehilla Weekly Email. A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us […] Thu 21 VIRTUAL: White Folx Decentering Whiteness Affinity Group Meeting May 21 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm We invite anyone who identifies as white, whether or not you’ve been to these meetings before! We work experientially as co-learners, building our anti-racist muscle, to de-center whiteness at Kehilla […] Thu 21 IN PERSON: Ascending the Mountain: A Tikkun Leil Shavuot (with Or Shalom and Kehilla) May 21 @ 7:00 pm - May 22 @ 6:30 am Location: 331 Cortland Ave and Bernal Hill, San Francisco (Bernal Heights) Last year we hosted Or Shalom at our site for a night of Torah learning; this year they are […] Fri 22 VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit May 22 @ 7:50 am - 9:00 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit Zoom A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. Wednesday & Friday mornings on […] Sat 23 ONLINE ONLY: Shabbat Morning – 2nd day of Shavuot May 23 @ 10:30 am - 12:15 pm Shabbat Mornings Join us for a celebratory online only Shabbat morning service and 2nd day of Shavuot with Avi Rose and Julie Nesnansky.   JOIN HERE Kehilla requires masking at all in-person, […] Sun 24 ONLINE ONLY: Living in the Presence Monthly Book Group May 24 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join us in reading Rabbi Burt Jacobson’s (z”l*) book Living in the Presence: A Personal Quest for the Baal Shem Tov. We will gather online monthly on the fourth Sundays […] Sun 24 VIRTUAL: Face-to-Face – a Jewish/Palestinian Reparations Alliance May 24 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm VIRTUAL: Face-to-Face – a Jewish/Palestinian Reparations Alliance Zoom VIRTUAL: Face-to-Face – a Jewish/Palestinian Reparations Alliance NOTE: Time Change to 11am start for Second Sundays (effective 07/17/2023) Meeting Days: Second Sundays every month, 11am-12:30pm/Fourth Sundays every month, 5-6:30pm Learn […] Tue 26 VIRTUAL: Board of Trustee Meeting May 26 @ 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm VIRTUAL: Board of Trustee Meeting Kehilla Community Synagogue 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont, CA, United States All are welcome. Please join us online here. Wed 27 VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit May 27 @ 7:50 am - 8:45 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit Zoom Join for Morning Meditation – VIRTUAL ONLY at 7:45am. Look for the password to join Meditation in the Kehilla Weekly Email. A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us […] Thu 28 700 Benches Beit Midrash: A Taste of Talmud May 28 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm 700 Benches Beit Midrash: A Taste of Talmud Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey   Weekly on Thursdays from 6:30-9 pm for 6 sessions, in person only, starting on Thursday, April 23rd. In this 6-week IN-PERSON beginner-friendly and mixed-level […] Fri 29 VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit May 29 @ 7:50 am - 9:00 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit Zoom A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join us for sitting practice, framed by the weekly Torah portion and the season in Jewish time. Wednesday & Friday mornings on […] Sat 30 MULTI-ACCESS: Shabbat Morning – Honoring Conversion Completions May 30 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Shabbat Mornings Join us for a celebratory Shabbat morning service with Rabbi SAM Luckey and Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman, exploring parashat Nasso. We will celebrate the folks in our Kehilla community who […] June 2026 Wed 3 VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit June 3 @ 7:50 am - 8:45 am VIRTUAL – Morning Meditation Sit Zoom Join for Morning Meditation – VIRTUAL ONLY at 7:45am. Look for the password to join Meditation in the Kehilla Weekly Email. A meditation sit led by Rabbi Dev Noily. Join Organizational Development – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Organizational Development For Community Members For Prospective Consultants For Community Members For Prospective Consultants Organizational Development Dragonfly Partners’ Report Organizational Development Updates Update: Kehilla’s Brit/Covenant Process October 21, 2025 In the coming year, Kehilla will be creating a brit, or communal covenant, to help ground us and guide us as we deepen our connections and continue to co-create this joyful, kind and welcoming community for all of us, and as we welcome and orient new members to Kehilla. Creating a brit is one of the priorities of our Renewing Kehilla organizational development process, helping to articulate clear and transparent communal norms, aspirations and expectations that are rooted in Jewish teaching. This process is, in part, a result of our Organizational Development (OD) process in consultation with Dragonfly Partners. There are so many ways to participate in the creation of this covenant. Here is an outline of the process so that you can stay informed and engaged in uplifting our community. Please read the following information carefully, as it outlines and details the entire process. The first step in the process, beginning on October 27, is an eight-session class taught Read More » Introducing the Organizational Development Process December 11, 2024 On Wednesday, December 11, we kicked off our Renewing Kehilla Organizational Development Process. You are invited to watch the recording of the evening, at which we learned about the process and our goals to find better ways for members to connect to Kehilla, to each other, to Jewish spiritual practice, and to tikkun olam—while building a stronger foundation for our next 40 years. If you want to share your thoughts with our OD consultants Dragonfly Partners, please fill out this anonymous input form. Kehilla Community, Kehilla’s leadership has been working toward launching an organizational development process for more than five years, and we’re thrilled to finally begin. Over the past eight years, our beloved community has grown by 50%—a testament to the vibrant, welcoming space we’ve created together. Now, we’re embarking on a thoughtful process to ensure our organizational structures and processes can fully support our thriving community of nearly 1,000 members. 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Email subscribe Holidays – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Holidays High Holy Days Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (New Year’s and Day of Atonement) are the biggest gathering each year. A time of personal discernment surrounded by family, friends, and fellow synagogue congregants. Kehilla observance traditions include rousing music, contemplative music, prayer, meditation, and dance. How do we collectively access our deepest selves surrounded and supported by our community? How do we reënergize ourselves to continue our work for justice in the world in the coming year? We rediscover the secret each year. Sukkot Sukkot is a seven-day harvest festival that commemorates the time when the Israelites dwelt in the Sinai wilderness. We celebrate by building and decorating a temporary dwelling called a Sukkah. It is customary to wave a lulav, a bouquet of four different plant species (palm, myrtle, willow, and citron), in six directions, which connects the Sukkah to the world/divine force beyond it. Kehilla offers a community Sukkah to visit during the holiday. Simchat Torah Simchat Torah celebrates the beginning, ending, and cycle of the Torah. On this holiday, we read from both the last parsha (portion) of Deuteronomy as well as the first parsha of Genesis, reminding us that there is joy to be found in endings and beginnings. We also celebrate that we have cycles in our lives that allow us to experience both endings and beginnings, sometimes in the same evening! Sometimes we unroll the entire Torah scroll during services on Simchat Torah, but every year Kehilla celebrates by bringing movement into the sanctuary and dancing with the Torah! Hanukkah We celebrate Hanukkah at Kehilla with an annual family-friendly Hanukkah party! We light our menorahs together and enjoy a vegetarian potluck, with music and a special children’s program. Delicious latkes are provided. Purim On Purim, we retell the story of Megillat Esther (the Book of Esther). This story follows Esther, a courageous Jewish woman who wins the courtship of King Achashverosh  (yayyy!!). She quickly learns that his adviser, Hamen (booooo!!!), is plotting against the Jews, and Esther comes up with a plan to save her people. Esther’s story is often acted out on Purim with a joyful and, traditionally, funny rendition. It is customary to wear ridiculous costumes on Purim, eat hamentashen (triangular, fruit or chocolate filled cookies), retell Esther’s amazing story, and celebrate her bravery and wit. Kehilla has a fabulous family friendly Purim Carnival for kids and their grown ups on a Sunday near Purim too! Passover Passover retells the story of the Jews’ escape from our enslavement in Egypt. This holiday last eight days and it is customary to have a seder (a ritual dinner that walks us through the events leading up to and our escape from Egypt) on the first three nights. At Kehilla, Passover is an opportunity to explore how oppression continues to exist in our world and asking what we can do to support other groups who are trying to part their Red Sea and find liberation. We also use Passover to not only acknowledge how we are constricted in our own lives, but try to expand our hearts, minds, and spiritual awareness to help those around the world who continue to be enslaved. Shavuot Shavuot commemorates Israelites receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai and entering into a holy covenant. We celebrate by staying up all night and studying Torah along with Jews and friends from all over the East Bay at Kehilla Community Synagogue. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Strength In Community – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Art By Lizzie Sivitz General Info Become A Sponsor Buy Tickets Donate Auction Items Submit Art General Info Become A Sponsor Buy Tickets Donate Auction Items Submit Art Strength in Community Benefit Show An Evening of Laughter, Art & Community Join us for a meaningful, joyful evening to celebrate Strength in Community. We’re thrilled to welcome W. Kamau Bell, Emmy Award-winning comedian, director, and activist, born and raised right here in the Bay Area. Kamau has a rare and beautiful gift: he makes us laugh, think, and feel all at once. His work holds up a mirror to the political and human realities of our time with wit, warmth, and unflinching honesty. The evening will also feature a curated gallery of Bay Area artists rooted in social justice, a community auction filled with experiences and items donated by the people who make Kehilla what it is, hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and plenty of time to be with the people you love. This is our community, & this night is for all of us! Purchase tickets About W. Kamau Bell W. Kamau Bell is a stand-up comedian, filmmaker, husband, and dad – and one of the Bay Area’s own. For seven seasons he hosted and executive produced United Shades of America , the five-time Emmy Award-winning CNN docuseries. His 2023 HBO documentary 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed earned him a personal Emmy, and his Showtime docu-series We Need to Talk About Cosby won a Peabody Award. His latest comedy special, Private School Negro , is on Netflix. Kamau is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling Do the Work: An Antiracist Activity Book , the ACLU’s Artist Ambassador for Racial Justice, and sits on the boards of DonorsChoose and Live Free, a nonprofit dedicated to ending gun violence, mass incarceration, and mass criminalization. He and his wife Melissa co-founded Who Knows Best Productions, based right here in Oakland. More Details Date Saturday, June 6th, 2026 Time 6:00–7:00 PM: Gallery Fundraiser, hors d’oeuvres & drinks 7:00-9:00: Programming 9:00-10:00 PM: Shmoozing Location Multi-Access First Congregational Church of Oakland 2501 Harrison St, Oakland, CA 94612 Tickets Purchase here In Person: $45 earlybird members/ $80 earlybird general admission (Early Bird Ends May 8th) $54 members /$108 general admission Virtual: $35 members – virtual/$45 general admission – virtual No one turned away for lack of funds Attire Whatever makes you feel celebratory Accessibility Wheelchair accessible | Strong masks required (except for those medically unable to mask) | Full Covid Policy here | Please arrive fragrance free | More info about fragrance free Get Involved There are many ways to be part of making this evening possible. Consider Becoming a Sponsor to help sustain Kehilla’s programs and ensure no one is turned away for lack of funds. If you’d like to contribute to our community auction, we welcome Donated Items of all kinds – experiences, services, gift baskets, and more. Local artists whose work connects to social justice are invited to Submit Artwork for our curated gallery. And if you’d like to help on the night itself, we’d love to have you Volunteer . Every contribution, at every level, makes this community what it is. For questions about the event, please contact [email protected] Back to top 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. 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See the full Kehilla COVID-19 Safety Protocols for more details. For Everyone, In Support of Those With Chemical Sensitivities Our wonderful Bracha Betty Stone has made us a You Tube video on Scent Sensitivity and coming scent free to Kehilla services and events, under her alter ego Aunt Esther. Please view this list of fragrance-free products and related resources that can assist you in keeping Kehilla fragrance-free. How to be Scent-Free at Kehilla So Everyone Can Attend Services & Events Please come fragrance-free to all of Kehilla’s services and events. This will help create a safe and healthy environment for Kehilla’s members and guests, especially those with multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), asthma that is triggered by fragrances and chemicals, and related health conditions. What does it mean to come scent-free? By “scent-free” we mean fragrance-free and non-toxic. To help make Kehilla safe, healthy and accessible to people with these health conditions, Kehilla requests that we all do our best to do the following: • Please only wear fragrance-free products to Kehilla. It is especially important to avoid wearing strong fragrances. Please also avoid wearing any scented products to Kehilla, if possible. • Please refrain from wearing clothes to Kehilla that were washed in scented detergents, fabric softeners or dryer sheets. Only use fragrance-free, environmentally-safe laundry products instead. Emissions from clothes washed with conventional fabric softeners or dryer sheets are particularly hazardous to many people with asthma, MCS, and related disabilities. Even the emissions from fragrance-free versions of these conventional fabric softeners and dryer sheets can be hazardous. Many fragrance-free, environmentally-safe laundry products are available locally and are listed in several documents that are linked to below. • Please avoid wearing clothes to Kehilla that were conventionally dry cleaned or dry cleaned using hydrocarbon solvents. These clothes emit indoor air pollutants that are especially toxic to many people with MCS and related disabilities. The chemical emissions continue for quite some time. Some dry cleaners that use hydrocarbon solvents claim to be “environmentally friendly” although none of them are. If you can’t avoid wearing clothes that were dry cleaned, please remove the plastic bags, thoroughly air the clothes out before wearing and avoid the scent-free section of our rooms. • Please avoid wearing clothes that were stored with mothballs to Kehilla. • Please avoid wearing brand new clothing to Kehilla, unless you have first washed them with fragrance-free laundry products. Fabric finishes in new clothes or bags can be toxic to many people with MCS and related disabilities. Please also avoid wearing fresh shoe polish to Kehilla. For Those With Mobility Concerns And In Wheelchairs Physical Access to Our Building at 1300 Grand Avenue Kehilla Community Synagogue is a three-story building located on a triangular, sloping lot bordered by Grand Ave and Fairview Ave. Although we do not have an elevator, our hillside location allows us to have doors with wheelchair ramps on the first two floors. The third floor of the building is a converted balcony, currently used as a classroom and offices. We minimize the use of the third floor for Kehilla activities. Both of the doors with wheelchair ramps have door bells that connect to our phone system. During regular office hours (Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm), please press the bell, and someone will answer the call. Main Floor Access (Sanctuary, Multipurpose Room, & Main Administrative Offices) The Sanctuary, the Multi-Purpose Room and our Main Administrative Offices are located on the main floor. This level is accessed by a ramp on Fairview Ave. There is a single handicapped parking space right next to this ramp. If this space is already in use, other street parking may be available on Fairview Ave. Someone using either the accessible parking space or other Fairview Ave. parking needs to be able to either independently walk up the curb or to navigate up a somewhat steep hill in order to use that ramp and entrance. If you have parked in the Kehilla parking lot, in order to reach the wheelchair accessible entrance, you will need to go the entire length of the building on Grand Ave, turn the corner and come up the hill on Fairview. Note that the hill is somewhat steep. Lower Floor Access (Social Hall, Fireside Room) The Social Hall and the Fireside Room are located on the lower floor of the building. The entrance for this floor is on Grand Ave, adjacent to the bus stop. We suggest parking in the Kehilla lot. Then go along the Grand Ave. side of the building (passing the main steps). When you get to the bus stop on your right, you will see the double doors into Kehilla on your left. Moving Between Floors For services that begin in the Sanctuary and are followed by refreshments in the Social Hall, you would need to first enter the building from the Fairview Ave entrance to attend the service. To transition from the service to the Social Hall, you need to exit through the Fairview Ave entrance, go down the hill and turn right onto Grand Ave. The double doors to the Social Hall are adjacent to the bus stop. Note that the hill is somewhat steep. Bathrooms Accessible bathrooms are available on the Social Hall level and partially accessible bathrooms are located on the Sanctuary level Animals in the Building We welcome service animals in our building. Pets that are not service animals are not permitted at public gatherings or in the sanctuary and social hall. Any animals brought to Kehilla are subject to our scent-free policy; please see above for more information on being scent-free. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Music – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Music Our prayer services are uplifting, participatory and full of song. We weave together a tapestry of traditional nusach (the musical modes in which liturgy is chanted), contemporary chants and settings by composers such as Cantor Linda Hirschhorn and Rabbis Hanna Tiferet and Shefa Gold, as well as hasidic and neo-hasidic melodies. We pray in unison, in harmony, through rounds, call and response, chanting and through traditional style davenen— when everyone prayers quietly, but audibly, at their own pace simultaneously. Our congregants are often moved to rise and dance while we’re singing and praying together. Our services are frequently enhanced by outstanding percussive accompaniment and sometimes by guitar as well. As our community grows and evolves, so does our music. While honoring the melodies that are known and loved amongst us, we also mindfully incorporate new melodies and liturgy into our services to broaden our internal and our shared prayer experience as a community. Our repertoire of sacred music and prayersong is largely, but not exclusively, Ashkenazic. We also incorporate a number of Sephardic and Mizrachi melodies into our prayer. When a particular body of music and liturgy is being introduced, we hold “Songshops,” where everyone gathers in the spirit of learning about the prayers and has a chance to practice learning new melodies together. Over the past several years, we’ve held songshops in preparation for High Holy Days, and for learning the music and liturgy of Kabbalat Shabbat to enhance our fabulous Friday night services. Children attending Kehilla School receive monthly music and prayer classes taught by Shulamit Wise Fairman, our Music Director, and our Musical Prayer Leaders, as well as a weekly opportunity to sing and pray together, led by our School Director, Rabbi Dev Noily, along with various Kehilla School teachers and teen leaders. Shulamit offers adult education courses several times a year that focus on teaching multiple liturgical and musical versions of many of our daily prayers and Shabbat prayers. These courses provide a wonderful opportunity to deepen your understanding of our prayers, to indulge your love for singing, and to experience the many ways that music can enhance your experience of prayer and awaken your senses. Everyone is welcome! We have special music events throughout the year, including performances and workshops by local and international Jewish music acts. We have now twice hosted an “instant choir” event that gives Kehilla congregants who seek to sing and perform Jewish choral music an opportunity to be led by acclaimed composers and conductors, Cantor Linda Hirschhorn and Fran Avni. We also have a congregant-led Chanting Group, Kol HaLev (“Voice of the Heart”) that meets monthly. Kehilla was recently honored to have been voted Best Synagogue Music of the East Bay ! Listen The best way to find out about Kehilla’s music is to experience it in person or virtually at one of our upcoming events – find the next service on our calendar . In the meantime, take a listen here: Arise Kehilla! Available in CD, streaming and MP3 formats Available now! The long-awaited album with the joyous songs of Jewish Renewal sung by the Musical Prayer Leaders of Kehilla Community Synagogue. Order an album for yourself right now – and get one for your friends, for your family, for everyone you’ve ever wanted to turn on to this music! If you really want to show your appreciation for Shulamit Wise Fairman, Debbie Fier, Beth Dickinson, Julie Nesnansky, Talia Cooper, Rina Gordon, Edie Murphy and Lisa Zeiler, buy a dozen albums! Moving with Morning Blessings: A Guided Yoga Practice with Jewish Song and Prayer Sandra Razieli and Shulamit Wise Fairman are happy to let you know that their album is now available. The album is easily accessible for people who’d like a gentle yoga practice that’s accompanied by soothing music. It will be especially of interest to people who’d like to deepen their connection to Jewish prayer through embodied practice. You can buy the album directly from Shulamit or the Kehilla office for $15. Recordings of High Holy Day Melodies Enjoy listening, learning, and singing along with these beloved High Holy Day melodies for your spiritual enrichment. Hebrew, transliterations, and translations of the liturgy are here. Recordings of Basic Melody Lines For sample melody recordings, listen to Kehilla’s Soundcloud Musical Prayer Leaders You can learn more about Kehilla’s Musical Prayer Leaders on our Team page . 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. 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It is geared for babies and children up to age 5 and their grown-ups, followed by kiddush. Check the Kehilla calendar for exact dates. If there are young children in your family, you are warmly invited to bring them to Tot Shabbat. It’s a wonderful way to introduce your children to Shabbat and to meet other Jewish families. We love that we have all kinds of families at Tot Shabbat. Some have two Jewish parents and some have one. We have queer families, multiracial families, and families with single parents. Sometimes grandparents bring their grandchildren. Come join us for a special time of Shabbat connection and fun! Additional Tot Programming In addition to regular Tot Shabbat services, Kehilla has many Tot holiday programs each year, including Tot Rosh Hashanah and Tot Yom Kippur services, Tot Tashlich, a Tot Hanukah party, and more. We also partner with the Jewish Baby Network for other fun Tot events in local parks. Tot Families Email List If you would like to be added to the Kehilla Tot Families email list or if you would like to learn more about our Tot programming, email Rabbi SAM at [email protected] 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. 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In its broadest terms, Kehilla’s B’ Mitzvah Program is designed to help students continue to build their relationship to Judaism through encounters with sacred texts, mitzvot, and perspectives on spirituality. Our program is a model (nationally) for creating meaningful, student centered B’mitzvah experience. Kehilla understands becoming B’ Mitzvah as a process of growth, reflection, and meaningful exploration. Our program intends to help students become more aware of their transition to Jewish adulthood and to envision the kind of adults they would like to become. The months that the student spends in concentrated study in a small group with 1 or two other students are celebrated in a Shabbat service in which the young person reads from the Torah, presents a drash (teaching) to the community and participates in leading the congregation in prayer. Membership in Kehilla Community Synagogue and attending Kehilla School for 5th & 6th grade are a prerequisite to enrollment in the B’ Mitzvah program. For questions about Kehilla’s B’mitzvah Program, please contact Becky Bob-Waksberg ( [email protected] ). All B’ Mitzvah ceremonies are open to the public. You are warmly invited to attend. You can find the dates on the Kehilla calendar . 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. 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It is a cornerstone of Jewish Renewal and is central to Kehilla’s mission and values. Like our spirituality, Tikkun Olam can take many forms, and there are many paths. We are a progressive community that has taken political and social action on poverty, racism, and the quest for non-violent solutions to international and domestic conflicts. We support peace in the Middle East that is based on a secure homeland for both Palestinians and Jews. Our members do not agree on all issues, but we all support the commitment to act in the world to secure peace and justice for all people on a healthy planet. We invite you to learn more Use the links on the right to explore our diverse committees and their specific focus. Be sure to check the calendar for dates and times of events and meetings. Belonging and Allyship: Racial Justice Initiative Chesed (Lovingkindness) Coordinating Committee Chevra Kadisha (Holy Burial Society) Committee Connection Economic Justice Committee Face-to-Face: A Jewish-Palestinian Reparations Alliance Faith Trio Greening Committee Homeless Action Committee Immigration Committee Middle East Peace Committee Sacred Land Committee Working Class / Low Income Group (WCLIG) More Community Action Belonging and Allyship: Racial Justice Initiative Chesed (Lovingkindness) Coordinating Committee Chevra Kadisha (Holy Burial Society) Committee Connection Economic Justice Committee Face-to-Face: A Jewish-Palestinian Reparations Alliance Faith Trio Greening Committee Homeless Action Committee Immigration Committee Middle East Peace Committee Sacred Land Committee Working Class / Low Income Group (WCLIG) More Community Action 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! 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Email subscribe Facility Rentals – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Facility Rentals Welcome to Kehilla Community Synagogue! Located on Grand Avenue in the Grand Lake district of Oakland, our synagogue is easily accessible by public transportation and offers a variety of gathering spaces suitable for: Small meetings Intimate classes Larger celebrations Concerts and events requiring multi-room setups Explore the possibilities with us! Scroll down to see photos and descriptions of our rental spaces. Let’s start the conversation! Use the button below to send us your contact information and share your vision for your event. We’ll be happy to set up a tour of our spaces and help plan your next gathering. Rental Times Monday–Thursday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM Friday & Saturday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Accessibility All rental spaces are wheelchair accessible. Our parking lot accommodates up to 10 cars, including one designated disabled parking space. Additional disabled parking spaces are available on Grand Avenue and Fairview Avenue. The Sanctuary The Jewel of Kehilla! Capacity : Seats 270 (movable chairs and stationary pews). Features : Built-in speaker system, excellent acoustics—ideal for concerts, weddings, lectures, and special events. Rental Fee: $990 (4 hours) / $200 per additional hour. Deposit: $300 (Non-refundable). Social Hall Capacity: Accommodates 150 people seated at tables; additional room for buffet tables. Outdoor Access: Direct access to an outside patio (seats up to 30). Features: Includes a pass-through counter to the kitchen, making it perfect for wedding receptions and special events. Rental Fee: $600 (4 hours) / $150 per additional hour. Deposit: $200 (Non-refundable). Fireside Room Capacity: Accommodates up to 40 people. Features: Ideal for meetings, classes, and small receptions. Also serves as the Fireside Gallery, displaying members’ artwork. Rental Fee: $350 (4 hours) / $75 per additional hour. Deposit: $125 (Non-refundable). Classrooms We have four other rooms perfect for classes, small groups, and meetings. These classrooms can accommodate up to 30 people in each room with tables and chairs. Each classroom comes equipped with a dry erase board. Capacity: Accommodates up to 30 people per room with tables and chairs. Features: Each classroom is equipped with a dry erase board, making it ideal for classes, small groups, and meetings. Rental Fee: $250 (4 hours) Deposit: $75 (Non-refundable) Kitchen Type: Commercial-style kitchen (not health department licensed, for private, non-commercial, and non-profit use only). Equipment: 6-burner stove, griddle, two ovens and broil compartment, commercial refrigerator, full-size freezer, and a single-bin hot/cold water hand sink. Kashrut Policy: Adherence required (No meat or shellfish allowed on-site, recycling is mandatory). For compliance, renters must submit a list of dishes and ingredients at least 7–10 days before the event to [email protected] . Rental Fee: Single-use rental: $400 (4 hours) Significant cooking projects: Additional $200 (4 hours) Kitchen rental must be connected to another room rental. Use Policies & Regulations Conditional Use Permit Compliance Operational Hours: Monday–Thursday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM Friday & Saturday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Amplified Sound: Allowed within permitted hours but must not disturb neighbors. If complaints arise, amplified sound will be prohibited. Audio-Visual Requests Projector and screen available with advance request (minimum 2 weeks notice, additional cost applies). Renters must provide their own computer and technical support. General Use Requirements Kashrut & Eco-Kashrut Compliance : No meat or shellfish allowed. Recycling is mandatory. Scent-Free Environment: All promotional materials must note that Kehilla is a scent-free space. Space Restrictions: Renters may only use the reserved rooms. Additional fees apply for exceeding rental time. Alcohol: Allowed, but renters must provide their own supplies. Open Flames: Prohibited, except for steno fuel for food warming. Storage: Not available on premises. COVID-19 Protocols Vaccination & Illness Policies: Vaccination status will not be checked, but attendees are encouraged to stay up to date on COVID boosters. Anyone experiencing symptoms must stay home and access virtual events. Attendees should take a rapid antigen test before large events (>50 people). Masking Requirements: Rentals may choose to forgo masks within their rented space. In shared spaces, N95/KN95/KF94 masks are strongly recommended for those over four years old. Food & Beverage: Eating and drinking are allowed indoors in designated rooms. Outdoor dining is available when weather permits. Hand Hygiene: Frequent handwashing is encouraged. Ventilation: Maximum air filtration provided; windows and doors will be opened when possible. Final Notes Kehilla reserves the right to modify rental policies in response to public health conditions or operational needs. Renters must comply with all facility rules and regulations to avoid penalties or additional charges. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. 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In this 6-week IN-PERSON beginner-friendly and mixed-level beit midrash (‘study house’), you will learn ancient Jewish texts in their original language, explore chevruta (study partner) text study as a spiritual practice, and co-create a supportive, queer-normative community of deep learning. Through a close study of a provocative talmudic story on G-d’s inner life, we will explore theology, prayer and what ultimately guides us. LEARN MORE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Alef Bet & Beyond! Taught by: Rabbi SAM Luckey Weekly on Thursday evenings from 7:30-8:45 pm for 5 sessions, online only, starting on Thursday, February 26th Come learn to decode the alef-bet! In this five week course, we will learn the Hebrew letters and vowels using fun visual and aural mnemonics. LEARN MORE ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Torah of Place and Diaspora Taught by: Rabbi Dev Noily Weekly on Mondays from 7-9 pm for 6 sessions, in person only, starting on Monday, February 16th. What does the Torah teach about our relationship to land and about how we are to live with integrity and in harmony with the land? What’s the role of the land of Israel/Palestine in the covenantal relationship between the Jewish people and YHVH / G-d? How does Torah and later Jewish teaching guide us in our experience as Jews living in, and embracing diaspora? Together we will study both sacred Jewish texts and current scholarship that is (re-)revealing Jewish diaspora and exile as generative, creative and necessary – both physically and spiritually – for Jewish thriving. LEARN MORE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Excavating the BeShT Taught by Rabbi Diane Elliot Bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:30 pm Pacific Time, ONLINE for 8 sessions, starting January 7th Have you ever wondered how the spiritual teachings of the Jewish Renewal movement are rooted in Jewish tradition? Join Rabbi Diane Elliot for this series designed to unpack some of the essential teachings of the Baal Shem Tov (also known as the BeShT), the great 18th century shaman, kabbalist and mystic who sparked a revival of Jewish spirituality across Eastern Europe that echoes through the Renewal Judaism of today. Co-sponsored by Kehilla. LEARN MORE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Exploring Jewish * Learning * Reflection * Adult Bar/Bat/B’ Mitzvah * Conversion * If you’ve been thinking about giving your interest in Jewish learning and experience more focused attention, Kehilla would like to encourage, and help support your effort. However you define what “Jewish” experience means to you, there are opportunities to explore and enrich that part of your life. You may have a desire to study toward a bar/bat/b’ mitzvah, a conversion, or an affirmation ceremony, or just to give yourself the gift of deeper personal exploration. If this intrigues you (“I’m curious” is a sufficient response, more is welcome), write to Rabbi SAM at rabbisam@kehillasynagogue. org . 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! 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Email subscribe Our Vision & History – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Our Vision & History Kehilla Community Synagogue is a Jewish spiritual home for politically progressive people. Our approach to progressive politics is based on a spiritual mandate to heal and repair the world, a central theme in Judaism, by showing compassion to all, and actively working towards social justice, peace and environmental sanity. This is the core of what Rabbi Burt Jacobson envisioned when he started Kehilla School, and later Kehilla Community Synagogue, in 1984. For more than a quarter of a century, Kehilla has lived — and continues to live — this vision through our liturgy, our music, our rituals, our inclusive and egalitarian community, our advocacy and social action, our education of our children. Kehilla Community Synagogue at a demonstration against US intervention in El Salvador, circa 1985 Rabbi Burt was also keenly aware of the sense of isolation many people experience in their day-to-day lives, and recognized that tikkun olam (healing the world) also requires creating and sustaining community. Kehilla is a community of participation, of creating together the community and the world we want. Kehilla has many leaders, many teachers, and many learners. That is why we call ourselves a “community synagogue.” In Kehilla, you don’t need to experience life’s inevitable simchas and tsuris – joys and heartaches – in isolation. Being in community sweetens our joyous times and holy days, and softens the times of distress as we support and console each other. Our liturgies are drawn from tradition, and use newer prayer forms that reflect our feminism, our egalitarianism, our concerns for the health of the planet, our spiritual seeking and our faith, as well as our healthy skepticism. Music, dancing, humor, joy, and meditation all can be found at Kehilla services; the cerebral, the visceral, as well as the transcendent; all are part of the Kehilla religious and spiritual experience. Our youth programming – especially in Kehilla School and our Bar/Bat Mitzvah program – is designed to help our young people become critical thinkers: empowered to develop their own perspectives; understanding the contributions of the Jewish past, while grappling with the values and challenges facing the human community in today’s world. As Kehilla enters its second quarter century we delight in seeing the character of our community evolve, as a new generation – some already in leadership in Kehilla –use their experiences, visions, needs and leadership to guide us through the next decades. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. 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Kehilla’s commitment to Tikkun Olam (fixing the world) requires nutrients from the community. Giving financially provides those nutritions necessary for the essential work that we do in the world. Read more about the funds that directly support Kehilla’s mission: Sponsor Kehilla! To sponsor Kehilla, select the General fund for day-to-day operations in the donation form below. Your contributions will allow Kehilla to cover costs and to go into our next fiscal year in a stronger financial position. Please give as generously as you can; all donations are appreciated at any amount. General Fund Giving to the General Fund to Support Daily Operations will be put to use meeting synagogue needs. Youth Education Fund The Youth Education Fund will enable us to expand our Bar/Bat Mitzvah program and Hebrew school, and continues our tradition of ensuring access through tuition scholarships. Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund This fund is used solely at the discretion of the Rabbi for appropriate purposes, to assist individual, educational and communal needs. 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Shabbat Services – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Shabbat Services Kabbalat Shabbat First Fridays (multi-access): Join us for a soulful, song-filled evening to welcome Shabbat in community with spirited and contemplative prayer. Led with voices, percussion, handpan, and guitar. Second Fridays (in-person): BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) and Beloveds Shabbat. Beloved community, this space is for Black, Brown and Indigenous folks, and folks who identify as People of Color AND their Beloveds!! Join us as we slow down, embody self-care and step fully into our time of rest. We’ll gather at 6:45 and at 7pm we will light candles and invoke sacred space together in a brief service. Please bring a potluck dish to share. This space is for us, created by us. Please contact the BIPOC Council at [email protected] if you would like to co-lead, lead, or create. Fourth Fridays (during the winter and online): Liturgically Traditional, Radically Inclusive Kabbalat Shabbat. A.k.a. Rad Trad Kab Shab. This service is songful and in Hebrew (transliteration provided), following the full liturgy. Whether this type of prayer service is new for you, familiar, or intimately known, ALL are welcome! Co-sponsored by Kehilla and Glitter Kehilla. Shabbat Morning Service Our Shabbat morning practice grounds in a Jewish Renewal approach, lifting up the essence of the traditional liturgy through song and prayer, welcoming our celebrations, gratitudes, challenges and losses, as we refresh ourselves with Torah and community. Sponsor a Kiddush! – In-person and multi-access Shabbat Morning services are followed by a kiddush lunch, sponsored by Kehilla committees, or by members in honor of a special occasion or in memory of a loved one. To sponsor a kiddush or find out more, email R’ SAM: [email protected] Shabbat Service with B’Mitzvah Celebration At some Shabbat morning services we celebrate the coming of age of a young member of Kehilla as they step into leadership of our community: chanting from the Torah, offering a drash /teaching, and speaking and reflecting on their year-long experience of learning and exploring moving toward adulthood, in relationship to Jewish ancestral teachings and Jewish community. Everyone is welcome to share in these simchas / joyous celebrations, as we receive the wisdom of our youth. Chai Shabbat A few times a year, we enhance our shabbat practice with a special, celebratory “Chai Shabbat” to gather more of our community, with more of our prayer and musical leaders. After a morning Chai Shabbat service, we enjoy a fabulous kiddush lunch, and when we have Chai Kabbalat Shabbat, we kick off Friday night services with a festive shabbat meal together . Tot Shabbat Led by Jen Miriam and Alon Altman and their puppet friends, Tot Shabbat generally takes place on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month, from 10:30 am to 11 am. It is geared for babies and children up to age 5 and their grown-ups, followed by kiddush. If there are young children in your family, you are warmly invited to bring them to Tot Shabbat. It’s a wonderful way to introduce your children to Shabbat and to meet other Jewish families. We love that we have all kinds of families at Tot Shabbat. Some have two Jewish parents and some have one. We have queer families, multiracial families, and families with single parents. Sometimes grandparents bring their grandchildren. Come join us for a special time of Shabbat connection and fun! If you would like to be added to the Kehilla Tot Families email list, email Rabbi SAM at [email protected] . 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Kehilla Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Kehilla Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation We enter this season of liberation wracked by the brutal truths of this year –  so many dead, so many held captive,  so many injured, so many starving,  so many displaced, so many waiting in agony for news of a missing loved one,  so much grief, so much brutal violence raining down.  Liberation, peace, justice and healing seem to recede into a distant and hard-to-imagine future. Maybe a seder feels impossible this year. Some of us can’t imagine connecting with this ancient story centering Jewish suffering and liberation right now. Some of us need exactly this story. Some of us will be with family who are in a very different place, and real talk may feel too risky. Whatever you need in this season, we hope you’ll find something here to support your Passover practice.  If you find more resources you’d like to share here, please send them to Rabbi Dev.   We’ll share things here that are aligned with Kehilla’s Values Statement on Israel Palestine . 2024 New Passover Resources Freedom for All Haggadah 2024 A collaboration of If Not Now (USA), Na’amod (UK), Freedom for All Zurich Group (Switzerland), Laboratorio Ebraico Antirazzista (Italy), Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (NYC) and All That’s Left (Israel/Palestine). A Shulchan Orech – Pledge for Passover Fast for Gaza, If Not Now, Jewish Voice for Peace Notes Toward a Passover Haggadah for 2024 R’ Arthur Waskow & The Shalom Center JOCI Passover Resource List for 2024/5784 Jews of Color Initiative A Housekey on the Seder Plate A new practice offered by the Kehilla Homeless Action Committee 2024 Supplement from T’ruah: Rabbis for Human Rights T’ruah’s 2024 Supplement by Rabbis Jenna Shaw and Lev Meirowitz Nelson. Includes materials for The Four Children, V’hi She’Amda , and Next Year in Jerusalem. Passover Social Justice Issues Resources  from Rabbi Shawn Zevit, Mishkan Shalom, Philadelphia Dayenu Seder Supplement   A new supplement from Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action  Kehilla’s Home Seder Haggadah from years past!  Rabbi David put together a Haggadah you can download for free and print for your seder. While it includes the most essential traditional and non-traditional pieces, it also creates spaces for you and your guests to insert songs, readings, and conversations of your own. Instructions are available here to help you and guests collaboratively prepare.  Many More Passover Resources Haggadah from Chavurah for a Free Palestine This is an anti-zionist haggadah created/curated by Kehilla’s Chavurah for a Free Palestine in 2022. Gather Bay is a local organization that supports younger adults connecting to Jewish communities and resources, and they have gathered an extensive collection of seder resources here . The topics included are local seders (some for all ages, some for just younger adults); Other Passover Events, Celebrations and Classes; Hosting and Seder-Matching; Recipes and Haggadot Resources; and More articles and Resources.  Avodah : Sparking Jewish Leaders, Igniting Social Change has Passover Resources for This Moment and Beyond , including over a dozen social justice oriented haggadot and many other rituals and supplements on justice themes. “Avodah has collected [these] Haggadot and Passover resources from our partners and allies in our social justice work. Please use these materials to help foster dialogue, lead prayers, and build community during this holiday of liberation.” The LUNAR Collective “cultivates connection, belonging and visibility for Asian American Jews through intersectional community programming and authentic digital storytelling.” There are Asian Jewish haggadot accessible to download, more info here .  Songs! Here is a collection of songs and musical resources from Kehilla’s 2023 seders.  Counting the Omer Here is a guide for this daily spiritual practice from the second night of Passover to Shavuot, created by Kehilla spiritual leaders in 2017: Sefirat HaOmer: Counting the Omer – Daily Reflections & Practice 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont CA 94610 | privacy policy © 2026 Kehilla Community Synagogue, All Rights Reserved (510) 547-2424 Search Join our Mailing list! The Weekly, Kehilla’s newsletter, is released every Thursday. Email subscribe Our Team – Kehilla Community Synagogue Skip to content My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate My Billing Member Login Contact Us Donate Facebook Instagram About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) About Our Vision & History Our Team Job Opportunities Organizational Development Board of Trustees COVID-19 Protocols Accessibility Facility Rentals Newsletter Kehilla in Community Spiritual Ritual Leadership Guidelines Events Upcoming Events Calendar Shabbat Services Classes Community Happenings Meditation Holidays Youth Tots Joyfully Jewish (Kindergarten) Kehilla School B’Mitzvah Program Give Donate Make a Payment Leave a Legacy Act See All Committees Committee Connection Join/Renew Join Renew Resources Responding to the devastating violence in Gaza, Israel, and Palestine High Holy Days Learnings Lifecycles Mi Sheberach Healing Prayers Prayerbooks Urgent Pastoral Care Music Give Feedback Statement on Israel/Palestine Passover Resources in a Time of Devastation Membership Directory (Member Login Required) Search Our Team Spiritual and Executive Leadership Rabbi Dev Noily Senior Rabbi Pronouns: They/Them [email protected] Bio » Rabbi Dev Noily grew up in Tongva / Chumash territory in Southern California, with roots in Eastern Eurorpe (Cracow, Brzozow), and family migrations through New York and Palestine/Israel. Seeds of Torah were planted in them by Rabbi Michael Roth, z”l, and were watered by the queer Jewish community of Sha’ar Zahav in San Francisco / Ramaytush Ohlone land. Rabbi Dev is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and also studied at the Graduate Theological Union and SVARA. They are a proud alum of San Francisco State University. R’ Dev trained as a chaplain with Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Philadelphia, and at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. R’ Dev came to Kehilla in 2010, and served as the Director of Kehilla School, Associate Rabbi, and Co-Rabbi with R’ David Cooper before becoming Senior Rabbi in 2017. They are grateful beyond measure to be part of the Kehilla community. Dev is moved to build empowered and nourishing Jewish community by connecting people with Jewish ancestral teachings and practices, including the creative interpretive practices that deepen our living relationship with Source of our lives. For them, nurturing this spiritual connection is the foundation for compassion, justice and joy. Read their blog here . Rabbi Dev is a co-founder of Jews on Ohlone Land , and of 700 Benches, Kehilla’s Beit Midrash/House of Study. Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman MUSIC DIRECTOR Pronouns: She/Her [email protected] Bio » Hazzan Shulamit Wise Fairman, Music Director, hails from Mid-Missouri, where she began her personal and professional Jewish journey. Graduate studies in Boston led to a freelance career as a prayer leader, educator, and ritual creatrix. B’nai Or, the Jewish renewal community in Boston, became her spiritual home for six years, where she was mentored by her beloved Rabbis, Daniel and Hanna Tiferet Siegel. Since her youth, music and activism have been integral threads in the spiritual matrix of her life. Serving Kehilla since June of 2005, Shulamit continues to weave her vision of community building, personal healing, and world change through music and prayer. She was ordained through the ALEPH Cantorial Program in January, 2013. You can contact Shulamit by email at [email protected] . Samm Azen Executive Director Pronouns: Any [email protected] Bio » Bio coming soon! Staff Becky Bob-Waksberg Director of B'Mitzvah Program Pronouns: She/Her [email protected] Bio » Becky is a long-time middle school educator. She appreciates the combination of curiosity and skepticism that middle schoolers bring to their learning, and loves building opportunities for them to access deep thinking and discovery. Jewish learning has always been a big part of her life, starting in the children’s section of the Jewish bookstore her family owned. After majoring in religion in college, she has continued to pursue Jewish learning as an adult through varied routes such as organizing a feminist Torah study group and participating in the Jewish Studio Project’s Studio Immersive. Outside of work, she serves on the board of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. She also collects creative hobbies, including choir, ukulele, junk journals, making comics, watercolor, felting, and many more. Elijah Barrow Ward Custodial Staff Pronouns: He/Him Bio » My Name Is Elijah Barrow Ward and I have been part of Kehilla my whole life. Currently I work part time at Kehilla and full time as a student at local community colleges. I follow the good sports, just not the cowboys, and I played some in high school too. Emma Regev Youth Programs Assistant Pronouns: Any [email protected] Bio » Hi, I’m Emma, and I’m so excited to be joining your community as the Kehilla School Assistant! I grew up in the East Bay and have spent a lot of time exploring the intersection of my Jewish identity and social justice values, primarily as a counselor and educator at Habonim Dror Camp Gilboa in LA and through organizing work here in the East Bay. I studied religion and Arabic at Haverford College and I really enjoy thinking and talking about ritual as a tool for facilitating belonging. I am passionate about building meaningful relationships with students and their families, building equitable and just communities, and supporting kids’ curiosity and joy. Outside of Kehilla you can find me dragon boating, doing the crossword, and climbing a tree. Emmett Guthmore Custodial Staff Pronouns: He/Him Bio » Hi my name is Emmett Guthmore. I’ve been a part of Kehilla since 4th grade; I am 16 now. I have always enjoyed being a part of the community. Thankfully, this job has helped me stay in the community as I’ve grown up. I have lived in Alameda all my life. I have two moms and a brother going to Oregon state. During my free time, I like hanging out with friends, drumming, skating, and cooking. I work services on Saturdays so if you ever wanna stop by and stay hi that would be nice. Eric Avirett Senior Accountant Pronouns: He/Him Bio » Eric is a recovering hairstylist, resulting in a surprisingly outgoing accountant. He balances his professional life as an accountant with his roles as a husband, and father of two incredible kids. When he’s not crunching numbers, you’ll find him working on woodworking projects or playing drums (with earplugs). Eric is passionate about making a difference, whether in his community, his family, or the lives of those he helps through his work. Fred Williamson Lead Custodian Pronouns: He/Him [email protected] Bio » Hi, my name is Fred Williamson. I am originally from Texas and I moved to the Bay Area in 1975 and have called this home with my wife Audrey and our four daughters and one son. In my spare time, I enjoy going on walks or bike rides and watching the Dallas Cowboys. You can contact Fred at [email protected] or (510) 547-2424 x162. Jonathan Ruchlis Technology and Membership Engagement Manager Pronouns: He/They [email protected] Bio » Jonathan Ruchlis grew up