Kehilla Community Synagogue
| Kehilla Community Synagogue | |
|---|---|
 The synagogue | |
  Location in San Francisco Bay Area | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Rite | Unaffiliated |
| Synagogue | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont, Oakland, San Francisco Bay Area, California 94610 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37°49′13″N 122°14′39″W / 37.820192°N 122.244101°W |
| Architecture | |
| Established | 1984 (as a congregation) |
| Website | |
| kehillasynagogue | |
Kehilla Community Synagogue is an unaffiliated Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the suburb of Piedmont, Oakland, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, in the United States.
Founded 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 congregation sees its "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."
The congregation is open to people of all colors, genders, and sexual orientations.[1] They support Palestinian liberation, oppose the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, and have supported the creation of an independent Palestinian state since 1988.[2][3] They are part of the Jewish Renewal movement[4] and are affiliated with ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal.[5]
References
- ↑ "About Kehilla School". Kehilla Community Synagogue. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Palestinian guests of Kehilla synagogue detained at SFO and deported". The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Rabbi Burt Jacobson, a political activist and founder of Kehilla, dies at 87". The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Bay Area synagogue mobilizes for 2 Palestinian visitors detained at airport". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
- ↑ "Directory". ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal. Retrieved May 7, 2026.
Further reading
- Glass, Dr. Ron (June 4, 2019). "Kehilla Community Synagogue". Leviathan Jewish Journal (Interview). Interviewed by Georgie Blewett. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- Davis, Linda (January 27, 2021). "How Piedmont's Kehilla synagogue adapted to survive pandemic". East Bay Times. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- Mirsky, Maya (December 10, 2014). "Piedmont: Kehilla Community Synagogue to celebrate 30th anniversary". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
External links
- 1984 establishments in California
- 20th-century synagogues in the United States
- Jewish organizations established in 1984
- Piedmont, California
- Progressivism in the United States
- Religious buildings and structures in Alameda County, California
- Synagogues completed in 1984
- Synagogues in Oakland, California
- Unaffiliated synagogues in California
- Jewish Renewal
- Jewish pro-Palestinian activism
- Palestinian solidarity movement in the United States