Kehillat Israel

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Kehillat Israel
Religion
Affiliation Reconstructionist
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Synagogue
LeadershipRabbi Amy Bernstein
StatusActive
Location
Location16019 W. Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California 90272
CountryUnited States
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Location in Los Angeles
Coordinates 34°02′56″N118°32′04″W / 34.048919°N 118.534486°W / 34.048919; -118.534486
Architecture
FounderRabbi Abraham Winokur
Established1950 (as a congregation)
Completed1997
Website
www.ourki.org

Kehillat Israel is a Reconstructionist synagogue located in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, in the United States. [1] It is one of two Reconstructionist synagogues in greater Los Angeles (the other being the Malibu Jewish Center and Synagogue). [2] Its senior rabbi is Amy Bernstein. [2]

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In 2025, tensions over Israel led Kehillat Israel, to announce plans to disaffiliate from the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation. The congregation cited the organization's "failure to confront hostility to Israel among affiliated rabbis and rabbinical students", including failure to adequately address rising anti-Zionist sentiment among Reconstructionist rabbis and institutions. [3]

Notable members of the congregation

Notable current and former attendees include:

References

  1. ↑ "Kehillat Israel". Kehillat Israel. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Torek, Ryan (February 7, 2018). "Reconstructionist Group Votes to Change Its Name". Jewish Journal . Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ Elia-Shalev, Asaf (2025-07-23). "The largest Reconstructionist synagogue is set to cut ties with the movement over Israel tensions". The Forward. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  4. ↑ "kiQuarterly" (PDF). Kehillat Israel. December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kvell Corner". Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  6. ↑ "kinews Volume 61, Issue 4" (PDF). Kehillat Israel. Dec 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-15. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  7. ↑ Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation of Pacific Palisades Bulletin Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine MAY-AUGUST 2012 | Iyar/AV 5772 - Volume 61 | Issue 9
  8. ↑ "Bob Saget: Clean-cut and filthy (G-rated version)". 14 August 2008.
  9. ↑ Kehillat Israel: "COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY" Archived 2016-11-25 at the Wayback Machine retrieved December 5, 2016


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