Kehilla Community Synagogue

{{Short description|Unaffiliated Jewish synagogue in Oakland, California, United States}}

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| location = 1300 Grand Avenue, Piedmont, Oakland, San Francisco Bay Area, California 94610

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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",{{cn|date=March 2024}} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://kehillasynagogue.org/about-kehilla/ |work=Kehilla Community Synagogue |title=About Kehilla School |date= |access-date= }}{{self-published-inline|date=March 2024}}

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Further reading

  • {{cite interview |url=https://leviathanjewishjournal.com/2019/06/04/kehilla-community-synagogue-an-interview-with-dr-ron-glass/ |title=Kehilla Community Synagogue |author=Glass, Dr. Ron |interviewer=Georgie Blewett |date=June 4, 2019 |work=Leviathan Jewish Journal |access-date=August 22, 2021 }}
  • {{cite news |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/01/27/how-piedmonts-kehilla-synagogue-adapted-to-survive-pandemic/ |title=How Piedmont's Kehilla synagogue adapted to survive pandemic |author=Davis, Linda |date=January 27, 2021 |work=East Bay Times |access-date=August 22, 2021 }}
  • {{cite news |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/12/10/piedmont-kehilla-community-synagogue-to-celebrate-30th-anniversary/ |title=Piedmont: Kehilla Community Synagogue to celebrate 30th anniversary |author=Mirsky, Maya |date=December 10, 2014 |work=The Mercury News |access-date=August 22, 2021 }}