{{Short description|Unaffiliated Jewish synagogue in Oakland, California, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{multiple issues| {{notability|Organizations|date=August 2013}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2013}} {{third-party|date=August 2013}} }} {{Infobox religious building | name = Kehilla Community Synagogue | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Kehilla Community Synagogue 1.jpg | image_upright = 1.4 | alt = | caption = The synagogue | religious_affiliation = [[Judaism]] | tradition = | sect = | district = | prefecture = | province = | region = | deity = | rite = [[Non-denominational Judaism|Unaffiliated]] | festival = <!-- or |festivals= --> | organisational_status = [[Synagogue]]<!-- or |organizational_status= --> | ownership = | governing_body = | leadership = | bhattaraka = | patron = | consecration_year = | functional_status = Active | religious_features_label = | religious_features = | location = 1300 Grand Avenue, [[Piedmont, California|Piedmont]], [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], [[San Francisco Bay Area]], [[California]] 94610 | locale = | municipality = | cercle = | state = | country = United States | map_type = San Francisco Bay Area | map_size = 250 | map_alt = | map_relief = 1 | map_caption = Location in [[San Francisco Bay Area]] | grid_name = | grid_position = | sector = | territory = | administration = | coordinates = {{coord|37.820192|-122.244101|region:US-CA_type:landmark|format=dms|display=it}} | coordinates_footnotes = | heritage_designation = | architect = | architecture_type = | architecture_style = | founded_by = | creator = | funded_by = | general_contractor = | established = 1984 {{small|(as a congregation)}} | groundbreaking = | year_completed = | construction_cost = | date_demolished = <!-- or |date_destroyed= --> | facade_direction = | capacity = | length = | width = | width_nave = | interior_area = | height_max = | dome_quantity = | dome_height_outer = | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = | minaret_height = | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | site_area = | temple_quantity = | monument_quantity = | shrine_quantity = | inscriptions = | materials = | elevation_m = <!-- or |elevation_ft= --> | elevation_footnotes = | nrhp = | designated = | added = | refnum = | delisted1_date = | website = {{url|kehillasynagogue.org}} | module = <!-- for embedding other infobox templates --> | footnotes = }} '''Kehilla Community Synagogue''' is an [[Non-denominational Judaism|unaffiliated]] [[Judaism|Jewish]] congregation and [[synagogue]], located in the suburb of [[Piedmont, California|Piedmont]], [[Oakland, California|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 [[Progressivism in the United States|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kehillasynagogue.org/about-kehilla/ |work=Kehilla Community Synagogue |title=About Kehilla School |date= |access-date= |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122014657/http://www.kehillasynagogue.org/about-kehilla/ |url-status=dead }}{{self-published-inline|date=March 2024}}</ref> They support Palestinian liberation, oppose the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, and have supported the creation of an independent Palestinian state since 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jweekly.com/2025/06/12/palestinians-guests-of-kehilla-synagogue-detained-at-sfo-and-deported/ |title=Palestinian guests of Kehilla synagogue detained at SFO and deported |publisher=[[The Jewish News of Northern California]] |accessdate=2026-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://jweekly.com/2024/06/24/rabbi-burt-jacobson-a-political-activist-and-founder-of-kehilla-dies-at-87/ |title=Rabbi Burt Jacobson, a political activist and founder of Kehilla, dies at 87 |publisher=[[The Jewish News of Northern California]] |accessdate=2025-05-07}}</ref> They are part of the [[Jewish Renewal]] movement<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2025/06/12/israel/bay-area-synagogue-mobilizes-for-two-palestinian-visitors-detained-by-border-officials-at-airport |title=Bay Area synagogue mobilizes for 2 Palestinian visitors detained at airport |publisher=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]] |accessdate=2026-05-07}}</ref> and are affiliated with ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aleph.org/directory/ |title=Directory |publisher=ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal |accessdate=2026-05-07}}</ref>
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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 }}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.kehillasynagogue.org}}
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