Kehilla Community Synagogue

I spent most of my adult life avoiding synagogues mostly due to a chronic lack of compassion, or indifference, towards Palestinians that I experienced in almost every synagogue I've visited for...

My daughter was sexually assaulted while in the affiliated youth group on a retreat while in high school. The group made her sit in a room with her attacker and no parents for close to 4 hours...

"Sigh...Don't you just LOVE Shabbat?" exclaimed Julie, who was leading Kabbalat Shabbat, after a rousing rendition of "Rom'mu" on my first visit to Kehilla. Her expression of pure bliss and joy...

I love Kehilla. It is a Renewal Synagogue, not one of the main 3 types, not reform. It is participatory, which is something I love - there's a wonderful cantor, but we don't have to just sit and...

As a lowly visitor (non-member) I couldn't get in the door today for under $180 for a single High Holy Day service. So, I decided to leave rather than part with an exorbitant amount of money....