Kehilla Community Synagogue

About

We are an open-hearted, inclusive, and welcoming progressive Jewish Renewal congregation.

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Our liturgies partake of tradition, and also 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 can all be found at Kehilla services; the cerebral, the visceral, as well as the transcendent, are all part of the Kehilla religious experience in our search for God or for our inner truths.

In our youth programming – especially in Kehilla School and our Bar/Bat Mitzvah program – our goal is for students to treasure becoming 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.

We are keenly aware of the sense of isolation many people experience in their day-to-day lives, and understand that tikkun olam (healing the world) also requires creating and sustaining community. Thus, an essential part of Kehilla’s mission is community-building. We welcome you to join us!