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A huge THANK YOU to all of the faculty and staff who delivered lawn signs and graduation gear to each senior! Just another way our community supports each other, even while apart. ❤️
Congratulations to all our amazing athletes! We're thrilled to share this piece created by Coach Greenfield, the below video is a celebration of all of our athletes accomplishments. The sweat they invested in their various athletic pursuits paid off in...
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Kehillah Israel Club hosted an event with politician and former Member of Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) Dr. Einat Wilf. Dr. Wilf is a leading political voice in Israel, a Zionist thinker, and an author. We were so lucky to have...
Walking into the music studio at Kehillah means arriving to the sweet sound of students jamming as Mr. Romero guides the talented teens in one helpful way or another. Often the music emanates from elsewhere, from a nook, down a...
Last Friday, just before Shabbat started, Kehillah hosted a virtual challah braiding event on Zoom. Savtas, bubbies, zaydes, students, staff, teachers, parents, children, and siblings joined in from near and far. We shared stories, laughed, traded braiding and recipe secrets,…
Attention DIY-ers! This is a hub for all of your at-home swag needs. Below you'll see downloaded pdfs with some sweet designs to put on your garment of choice. We've included logos that work on dark or light colors and...
Dear Kehillah Families, We hope this note finds your family well. Before Passover Break, we communicated that Kehillah’s campus will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year. This letter is to communicate some important…
Student Art Contributions: The use of typography can be lyrical in a sense that the font, the spacing, and the way flow can be hand designed much like a throwback to the letterpress days. The students in Digital Design class...
The senior class trip leaders recently posted a video to help lift spirits. Their enthusiastic dance moves, interspersed with some of the highlight photos of the Senior trip, along with a message to keep their "chins up" was well-received on...
Maestra Strafelda's class chose something extra to put on their seder table and this is what they said: "A lemon, because even though they are sour they can be made into something sweet" "Candy, because I am sweet and it...
Kehillah is not just a building, it's a community. As schools across California braced for the impact of remote learning, we found our staff, ready, willing, and able to make the shift. Kehillah Zoom classes quickly took flight and our...
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Last Sunday, the staff at Kehillah were given gorgeous boxes of fresh, local veggies from our wonderful KPA! Organized thoughtfully as a drive-thru pick-up situation, our staff and their families now have one less grocery trip to worry about. Thank…
Dear Kehillah, In times like this, the right words are often hard to come by, so I am grateful for the words of others. Here are some prescient ones from Mary Oliver: Don’t Hesitate (2012) If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel...
Distance Learning Program for Instructional Continuity will remain operational until Friday, May 1st
Dear Kehillah, We hope this communication finds you well in the midst of the current health crisis. We are grateful to have heard from countless parents expressing gratitude for our Distance Learning Program for Instructional Continuity. We know you all…
First and foremost we want to note that Kehillah, its faculty and administration, do not endorse any candidate. Each of these uniquely amazing individuals is an asset to our school. With that said, we offer this comprehensive page to you,...
"Life is either a daring adventure or Nothing at all" - Helen Keller Kehillah students enjoyed a variety of adventures this March, as Seniors took a jaunt to New York, the Juniors trekked all the way to Israel, the Sophomores...
Finding more and more ways to stay connected during social distancing. Thanks to Mr. Romero, Kehillah music teacher, for starting Mandolin Mondays. A much-needed break during lunchtime to lift our spirits.
Dear Kehillah, What a week. What I’m grateful for: I am grateful for our students for being so brave at this time, for showing up for Zoom classes, and for being there for one another. I am grateful for our…
Please join Rabbi Darren Kleinberg, Ph.D. Thursdays @ 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm PST Join Rabbi Kleinberg, Head of School at Kehillah Jewish High School, for this weekly opportunity (Thursdays) to gather, pause, and learn together. Drawing on our shared...
View this post on Instagram During virtual KabShab, over 200 kehillah students and staff sang LEAN ON ME karaoke. It is by far the cutest epic fail ever. ❤️🎤🎶 (SOUND ON FOR FULL EFFECT) - - - #whyilovekehillah #kabshab #shabbatshalom🙏...
Dear Kehillah, By now, many of you are likely aware that residents of the Bay Area, including Santa Clara County, are being directed to ‘shelter in place’ for the next three weeks. Given this new development, our Distance Learning Plan…
Dear Kehillah Students and Parents, I hope everyone is having a restful, healthy weekend. This note is to communicate the details of our Distance Learning Plan for Instructional Continuity (linked below). Parents and students should read this document carefully to...
Welcome to Kab Shab! Shalom, I’m writing to you from my office at school, which is eerily quiet for a Friday in March. I hope everyone who is reading this is safe and following the guidelines to do whatever we...
Dear Kehillah community, The World Health Organization has announced that COVID-19 is now considered a pandemic and health officials across the globe are calling for social distancing as the most effective proactive method for slowing the spread of the virus….
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Dear Kehillah Families, Last Friday, we provided you with a detailed overview of the developments related to coronavirus (COVID-19) and the ongoing actions we are taking to protect the Kehillah community going forward. We are writing with another status update...
Dear Kehillah Families, We are reaching out to provide a status update on new developments related to coronavirus (Covid-19) and share additional details about the actions we are taking to protect our school community. The health and safety of Kehillah’s…
Dear Families, As you are likely aware, on Tuesday, February 25th, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) gave a press conference updating the country on the current status of the coronavirus (COVID-19). As the CDC emphasized, there is not currently…
Our language classes came together to celebrate all they've learned thus far with a Language Day celebration that was trés magnifique! The intention of the celebration was a collaboration between four language classes: Hebrew, French, Latin, and Spanish. Facilitated by...
The Kehillah JV Boys basketball team pulled off a thrilling victory against Kipp Collegiate last week. The team was led by Jonjon Antebi (21 points, 8 rebounds, 8 blocks), Sanjay Raj (9 points, 16 rebounds), and Josh Lipman (21 points)….
Kehillah highlighted this year's Tu B'shvat holiday (birthday of the trees) with special programming around the theme of reflecting on the lessons we can derive from our botanical analog. Students broke off into various classrooms to cover the following topics:...
This weekend, seven Kehillah students participated in the Santa Clara Valley Model United Nations (SCVMUN) hosted by Santa Teresa High School. We joined over 1,000 delegates from schools on the west coast (and Rome, Italy!) in rigorous debate and policymaking. We...
The Kehillah Debate Team competed (for the first time!) in the California Forensic League debate and speech competition this past weekend in Milpitas. Our team competed in Lincoln Douglas Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Impromptu speaking, which included Alex Forrester (’22),…
It's only been a few months since Ben Green, Kehillah Class of 2015, graduated from University of Oregon. While studying at Oregon, he played on the Duck's hockey team and was a photographer for the Daily Emerald Media Group, gravitating...
During Thursdays Reflective Practice, Kehillah was fortunate enough to welcome three incredible speakers from NASA, to our halls, it's fair to say they were out of this world (bios below). Brian Day - Astronomer, Lynn Harper - Astrobiologist and Col....
Jonah Bornstein and Alex Leiman (class of 2018), started SexyCakes at Tulane University. When Alex Leiman (class of 2018) came into town for the Annual Kehillah Alumni Basketball Game, we learned something intriguing... He had been enjoying his time at...
This past Thursday, Kehillah hosted over 20 representatives from various organizations at our annual Summer in January - Summer Opportunities Fair. The MPR was packed so that students could walk around and speak to reps that provided info and excitement...
Photos from Kehillah's Gravedigger! The Musical production
Dear Kehillah community, I am thrilled to announce that, after an exhaustive and productive international search, the Head of School Search Committee unanimously recommended and the Kehillah Board unanimously voted to choose Dr. Daisy Pellant as our new Head...
As an extra credit assignment in US History this fall, Ms. Ratledge encouraged students to submit an original cartoon to the New York Times’ 5th Annual Student Editorial Cartoon Contest. In December, Rachel Berman’s (’21) cartoon on Trump’s recent impeachment…
Kehillah recently hosted a conversation for students led by educators and administrators around current issues including, Impeachment, Iran, and Rising Anti-Semitism. Our Dean of students, Dr. Nathan Bennett, opened the session with the following sentiment, “Perhaps one of the more…
Thank you to all who participated in the 6th Annual Tammy Toth Alumni Basketball game. This event grows every year and has quickly become an essential yearly event. It’s a pleasure to reconnect with those who have contributed so much…
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Last week, Henry Shane (’21) championed a Global Climate Strike in San Francisco. With multiple police officers closing down the streets in front of the demonstration, Henry led an estimated 400 students down Howard & 2nd street, making their way…
Last week, 16 AP Government students took an early morning train to Sacramento to advocate at the state capital for state bills. Students chose state bills that they were interested in and were tasked with figuring out a way to…
Dr. Dooley's AP Art History class took its first field trip of the year to the Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University. They specifically went to see the museum's indigenous American art collection, the focus of their current...
Please find the Kehillah Jewish High School 2018-2019 Annual Report linked HERE. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information and listings. We deeply regret any error or omission and ask that any oversight be brought to...