Sadly, we are still without a #2. Gentle reader, you might be able to take this (volunteer) job and join the Committee Connection committee. “But I’m not an editor, you say?” Well, a Managing Editor is a logistics maven who primarily handles deadlines and contributors, coming up with story angles and finding others to bring those ideas to fruition.
In spite of the tragic war now raging in Gaza, Kehillans are participating in two programs where positive relationships among Jews, Muslims, and Christians thrive…
On May 4, the Immigration Committee and Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity co-hosted the first community screening of Cady Voge’s heartfelt documentary, All We Carry. [It] focuses on a young Honduran family…
… It was difficult to find good films around end-of-life issues through a Jewish lens. While that perspective was the preference, not all our films qualified, but some had other aspects that made them acceptable to present…
I love many things about the Immigration Committee. Our accompaniment work can sometimes be very emotional and intimate. … I see this work as a way of building community at Kehilla…
After helping to birth and raise Kehilla’s online newspaper, Committee Connection, founding Managing Editor Abby Farrell is stepping down … If you’re interested in taking on Managing Editor duties, you don’t need any copy editing experience, as the role is mostly logistical.
…This issue’s Leadership Spotlight reminded me of another key way I‘ve felt comfortable at Kehilla: as a single person and an only parent…
Kehillans joined thousands of Native Americans, Palestinians, and others at the annual Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay…
Along with Israel’s assault on Gaza in response to Hamas’ horrific October 7 attack, the violence of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and settlers in the West Bank has escalated rapidly.
Boudin’s bottom line, and that of many others, is that tough-on-crime policies do not work. They make no one safer.
…Liz and Bob first highlighted the importance of a rapid response in letters-to-the-editor, since some issues will only receive attention for a few days in a news cycle…
Part of the vision of Sacred Land is that the group hopes to grow what Kehilla uses for communal ritual.
Our major focus is how to make Kehilla welcoming for Jews of color, which involves expanding our awareness of our own unconscious white supremacy behaviors…
…As part of that work, I initiated the Speak-Up, a community-wide annual meeting for Kehilla folks to bring their ideas for social action projects…
I had the thought that peace-minded, humanity-loving Western Jews should pay for a flotilla of ships to go to Palestine and save people who are trying to get out. I want to pretend that Bernie Sanders is president and …
As activists, we are all fighting for relevance as we decide how to act up. We want to make a difference. We want to save lives. We fight feeling irrelevant and powerless.
Why is media attention so needed? Many of the people incarcerated at Santa Rita Jail are detained inappropriately. What they need is appropriate community-based prevention resources and treatment services …
At first, the Embassy had been dismissive of the three penniless refugees and baby, canceling their visa interview on a pretext …
By respecting the land, which means taking care of it, cleaning up …, and being intentional about what is planted and the care needed …
In 2017, when the Nazis came to Berkeley and the white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, I felt compelled to create something.
Write to Congress to advocate for Palestinians in the West Bank! Since the Hamas attack …
These are terrifying days, particularly for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank and their loved ones around the world. And for their loved ones’ loved ones…
The Chavurah honored Palestinians who are denied access to the sea, whose cisterns are drying up because they are denied access to the water beneath their feet…
The BIPOC Congress has invigorated BIPOC leadership in Kehilla and beyond…
