Newsletter

In this newsletter:

• Bonfire Melave Malka with Tamales and Cafe De Olla: Welcome in the winter with KSH!
• Scholar In Residence Shabbat: Professor Zvi Zohar

We are honored and privileged to welcome such an esteemed scholar to our community!

Professor Zohar is coming to visit our Kehillah through his own means, but we would like to respect him by contributing towards his travel costs. Please consider sponsoring the event at the link below, or submitting any donation through our donations page and writing "Professor Zvi Zohar" in the notes.

In this newsletter:

• Bonfire Melave Malka with Tamales and Cafe De Olla: Welcome in the winter with KSH!
• Scholar In Residence Shabbat: Professor Zvi Zohar
• Brief Update From The Rabbi
• Shiviti Podcast Update! 153+ episodes
• New Shulchan Aruch Playlist! VIDEO
  
• Shiviti Bet Midrash - Classes resume this week
• Shiviti Bet Midrash - Updated Zoom Guidelines
• Join us for Kiddush Lunch THIS Shabbat
• Seudah Shelishit with Q&A! Please plan to join us!
  
• Shabbat Times and Schedule
• Mazal Tov Announcements
• Join our Google Classroom to participate in online classes
  Some classes resume this week

We are honored and privileged to welcome such an esteemed scholar to our community!

Professor Zohar is coming to visit our Kehillah through his own means, but we would like to respect him by contributing towards his travel costs. Please consider sponsoring the event at the link below, or submitting any donation through our donations page and writing "Professor Zvi Zohar" in the notes.

Shalom!

SHABBAT SCHEDULE

We will continue meeting in our temporary Bet Knesset location for Shabbat. All members and regulars are invited to attend. 

Friday night Tefillot are getting earlier. This Friday we will meet at 5:30pm.

Join us for Shabbat Tefillah with Torah reading followed by a Kiddush Lunch! Kiddush Lunch is missing a sponsor. Kindly consider sponsoring us by responding to this email!

Join us for the Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit. Seudah Shelishit is missing a sponsor. Kindly consider sponsoring us by responding to this email!

Thank you to our generous sponsors from last week!

CLASSES

Class schedule will be announced in the Google Classroom.

SPECIAL EVENTS

We have two special events coming up. Details are posted in the fliers above. Please join us for both of them!

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom when it arrives,
Rabbi Yonatan Halevy

44 Aggadeta episodes
+
38 Expanding Horizons episodes
+
71 Rambam’s Mishneh Torah episodes
=
153 total podcast episodes available to listen to!

It has been more than a year since we announced the launch of our Shiviti podcast which is officially live across the web, featuring our most popular playlists!
Search “Shiviti” or “Rabbi Yonatan Halevy” on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify - and subscribe!

Thanks to the hard work of Shiviti’s volunteer audio/video team!

Erev Shabbat - Friday

Kabbalat Shabbat: 5:30pm
 
Candle Lighting: 5:36pm
 
Shekiah (Sunset): 5:54pm

Shabbat - Saturday
 
Shacharit: 9:00am

Latest Shema: 9:13am or 9:51am

Latest Shacharit: 10:44am

Kiddush Lunch ​​​​​​​following Tefillah

Shiur/Class: N/A

Mincha: 5:00pm

Seudah Shelishit 5:30pm
 
Shabbat Ends: 6:33pm

Arvit

Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov!

To have your joyous occasion mentioned here, kindly email info@kshsd.org the week before. Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim does not have a record of occasions and announces only what we are provided by our members each week!

We are utilizing state-of-the-art technology to continue our Torah classes.

Each class series has its own unique login code.

For classes, see the information below on joining our Google Classroom.

If you are not part of one of our regular Google Classrooms and wish to join, I ask that you send an email as soon as possible to info@shiviti.org, requesting to join our "Special Shiviti" Google Classroom. Or just reply to this email!

For those who plan to only use this temporarily during this period, you can join our special Google Classroom setup just for the current situation. You will receive all live updates about any relevant classes being offered online without having to subscribe to one of the dedicated classrooms.

A tremendous tool in bringing our Shiviti Bet Midrash on-line is our official Shiviti channel on YouTube.

Please take a moment and subscribe by following this link and CLICKING "subscribe"!
  www.youtube.com/c/shiviti

In this email:

• Shabbat and Holiday Communal Holiday Meals - Register Now ​​​​​​​!
  
• Shabbat Schedule - Shabbat Chol HaMoed
  Kiddush Lunch this Shabbat
• Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah Schedule DOWNLOAD​​​​​​​
• Yizkor - Submit Names Online

Don't want to cook again?

Consider sponsoring a communal meal at the Kehillah!

Advanced registration required!

Sukkot meals are open to Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim members and regulars only.

Erev Shabbat - Friday

Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:00pm
 
Candle Lighting: 5:58pm
 
Shekiah (Sunset): 6:16pm

Shabbat - Saturday
 
Shacharit: 9:00am

Latest Shema: 9:07am or 9:43am

Latest Shacharit: 10:40am

Kiddush Lunch ​​​​​​​following Tefillah

at Lee Family Home

Mincha: 5:15pm

Seudah Shelishit with Q&A Class

at Lee Family Home: 6:00pm
 
Shabbat Ends: 6:53pm

Arvit

It is a long-standing practice at Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim to show respect to those who observe Yizkor on the days the Ashkenazi communities worldwide do by reciting a "Hashkavah Kelalit", a communal memorial prayer.

This year, especially for those unable to join us in person, names can be submitted for the Rabbi to recite during Yizkor at the Kehillah.

Kindly submit names before 1:00pm on Sunday (10/16).

Please use the form below - may their memory be for a blessing.

In this email:

• High Holiday Appeal
  
• Yom Kippur Schedule DOWNLOAD
• Lulav and Etrog Order - Stay Tuned For Pickup Date
• Questioning Kapparot VIDEO [11 minutes]
• Kapparot Online Form Available
• Yizkor/Hashakavah Kelalit Submit Names Online
• Morning Selichot Broadcast: In-Person and LIVE Via Zoom
• Selichot Schedule at KSH

Please Note: Registration for all holidays through Simchat Torah closed on September 25th. Baruch Hashem, our temporary space is filled to capacity for Yom Kippur, which means we will be unable to accomodate anyone without a prior reservation. 

Kapparot
Hatarat Nedarim
Kal Nidre
Yizkor/Hashkavah Kelalit
Ne'ilah
and more!

As is the custom at Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim, Kapparot is performed with Tzedakah money and not live chickens.

If you wish to perform this Mitzvah yourself, you are welcome to join us after services at the Bet Knesset on Erev Yom Kippur.

If you will be unable to make it, the Rabbi will be able to have you in mind by submitting the form below.

It is a long-standing practice at Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim to show respect to those who observe Yizkor on the days the Ashkenazi communities worldwide do by reciting a "Hashkavah Kelalit", a communal memorial prayer.

This year, especially for those unable to join us in person, names can be submitted for the Rabbi to recite during Yizkor at the Kehillah.

Kindly submit names before 1:00pm on Tuesday (10/4).

Please use the form below - may their memory be for a blessing.

All are welcome to join us for a LIVE broadcast of our Selichot from Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim via Zoom.

In this newsletter:

• Special Elul Lecture Series
• Ignoramus Infestation: Inaugural Class - Shiviti New York VIDEO
• Don't Be Too Religious - at Eretz in Los Angeles VIDEO
• The Mechanism of Teshuvah (Part 1): Rabbi Chaim David Halevy VIDEO
• Brief Update From The Rabbi
• Selichot Continue This Week! See separate email
• Shiviti Podcast Update! 153+ episodes
• New Shulchan Aruch Playlist! VIDEO
  
• Shiviti Bet Midrash - Classes resume this week
• Shiviti Bet Midrash - Updated Zoom Guidelines
• Join us for Kiddush Lunch THIS Shabbat
• Summer classes continue this Shabbat at 4:45pm!
• Seudah Shelishit with Q&A! Please plan to join us!
• Expanding Horizons: Law(lessness) and (Dis)order (Part 4) VIDEO
• Shabbat Times and Schedule
• Mazal Tov Announcements
• Join our Google Classroom to participate in online classes
  All classes resume this week

Shalom!

SHABBAT SCHEDULE

We will continue meeting in our temporary Bet Knesset location for Shabbat. All members and regulars are invited to attend. 

Friday night Tefillot are getting earlier. This Friday we will meet at 6:20pm.

Join us for Shabbat Tefillah with Torah reading!

Kiddush Lunch is generously sponsored by Carolyn Cohen in honor of the Zeved HaBat (baby naming) of her granddaughter, born to proud parents Eric and Alana. Mazal Tov!

Our summer classes continue this Shabbat at 4:45pm at the Bet Knesset! This week, we conclude the Laws of Mashiach according to the Rambam! Source material will be provided.

Join us for the Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit. Seudah Shelishit is missing a sponsor. Kindly consider sponsoring us by responding to this email!

Thank you to our generous sponsors from last week!

CLASSES

Class schedule will be announced in the Google Classroom.

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom when it arrives,
Rabbi Yonatan Halevy

44 Aggadeta episodes
+
38 Expanding Horizons episodes
+
71 Rambam’s Mishneh Torah episodes
=
153 total podcast episodes available to listen to!

It has been more than a year since we announced the launch of our Shiviti podcast which is officially live across the web, featuring our most popular playlists!
Search “Shiviti” or “Rabbi Yonatan Halevy” on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify - and subscribe!

Thanks to the hard work of Shiviti’s volunteer audio/video team!

In this week's class, we will continue dispelling the myth that the Rama’s Halachic stances are “more stringent” than those of Maran by gathering dozens of examples where the former deviates from Talmudic Law while the latter upholds it, with a special focus on the permissibility of Rabbanim receiving payment for their services.

This class is part of our newest series “Expanding Horizons: Refreshing Perspectives From Giants of Jewish Thought” at the Shiviti Bet Midrash UK!

Erev Shabbat - Friday

Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:20pm
 
Candle Lighting: 6:25pm
 
Shekiah (Sunset): 6:43pm

Shabbat - Saturday
 
Shacharit: 9:00am

Latest Shema: 9:02am or 9:39am

Latest Shacharit: 10:39am

Kiddush Lunch ​​​​​​​following Tefillah

Shiur/Class: 4:45pm

Mincha: 5:45pm

Seudah Shelishit 6:15pm
 
Shabbat Ends: 7:20pm

Arvit

Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov!

To have your joyous occasion mentioned here, kindly email info@kshsd.org the week before. Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim does not have a record of occasions and announces only what we are provided by our members each week!

We are utilizing state-of-the-art technology to continue our Torah classes.

Each class series has its own unique login code.

For classes, see the information below on joining our Google Classroom.

If you are not part of one of our regular Google Classrooms and wish to join, I ask that you send an email as soon as possible to info@shiviti.org, requesting to join our "Special Shiviti" Google Classroom. Or just reply to this email!

For those who plan to only use this temporarily during this period, you can join our special Google Classroom setup just for the current situation. You will receive all live updates about any relevant classes being offered online without having to subscribe to one of the dedicated classrooms.

A tremendous tool in bringing our Shiviti Bet Midrash on-line is our official Shiviti channel on YouTube.

Please take a moment and subscribe by following this link and CLICKING "subscribe"!
  www.youtube.com/c/shiviti

In this newsletter:

• Rare Oppurtunity - Partner with the Shiviti Bet Din
• Special Elul Lecture Series
• Ignoramus Infestation: Inaugural Class - Shiviti New York VIDEO
• Don't Be Too Religious - at Eretz in Los Angeles VIDEO
• The Mechanism of Teshuvah (Part 1): Rabbi Chaim David Halevy VIDEO
• Brief Update From The Rabbi
• Selichot Continue This Week! See separate email
• Shiviti Podcast Update! 153+ episodes
• New Shulchan Aruch Playlist! VIDEO
  
• Shiviti Bet Midrash - Classes resume this week
• Shiviti Bet Midrash - Updated Zoom Guidelines
• Join us for Kiddush Lunch THIS Shabbat
• Summer classes continue this Shabbat at 4:45pm!
• Seudah Shelishit with Q&A! Please plan to join us!
• Expanding Horizons: Law(lessness) and (Dis)order (Part 4) VIDEO
• Shabbat Times and Schedule
• Mazal Tov Announcements
• Join our Google Classroom to participate in online classes
  All classes resume this week

As you know, our Shiviti Bet Din offers conversion to Judaism absolutely free of charge to prospective converts. With Hashem's help, we are set to meet just after Sukkot and welcome a number of new members to the Jewish people.

Even though our Bet Din operates free of charge, we still incur epenses in order to meet. Our projected cost for this meeting (airfare, local travel, certificates, ritual items, etc) is just over $1600.

If you would like to partner with us and sponsor any portion of our operating costs, please click the link below! Tizku L'Mitzvot!

Shalom!

ECUADOR

There will be a special Zoom class broadcasred to Ecuador on Sunday this week. Translated to Spanish by Rabbi Yisrael Villacis. Flier above!

SHABBAT SCHEDULE

We will continue meeting in our temporary Bet Knesset location for Shabbat. All members and regulars are invited to attend. 

Friday night Tefillot are getting earlier. This Friday we will meet at 6:30pm.

Join us for Shabbat Tefillah with Torah reading!

Kiddush Lunch is generously sponsored by Jack (Yaaghoub) and Louise Cohen in loving memory of their parents, Samuel and Zipporah (Sylvia) Rasminsky z"l, and Dawoud (David) and Farah Cohen z"l. Tizku L'Mitzvot!

Our summer classes continue this Shabbat at 4:45pm at the Bet Knesset! This week, we continue the Laws of Mashiach according to the Rambam! Source material will be provided.

Join us for the Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit. Seudah Shelishit is missing a sponsor. Kindly consider sponsoring us by responding to this email!

Thank you to our generous sponsors from last week!

CLASSES

Class schedule will be announced in the Google Classroom.

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom when it arrives,
Rabbi Yonatan Halevy

44 Aggadeta episodes
+
38 Expanding Horizons episodes
+
71 Rambam’s Mishneh Torah episodes
=
153 total podcast episodes available to listen to!

It has been more than a year since we announced the launch of our Shiviti podcast which is officially live across the web, featuring our most popular playlists!
Search “Shiviti” or “Rabbi Yonatan Halevy” on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify - and subscribe!

Thanks to the hard work of Shiviti’s volunteer audio/video team!

In this week's class, we will continue dispelling the myth that the Rama’s Halachic stances are “more stringent” than those of Maran by gathering dozens of examples where the former deviates from Talmudic Law while the latter upholds it, with a special focus on the permissibility of Rabbanim receiving payment for their services.

This class is part of our newest series “Expanding Horizons: Refreshing Perspectives From Giants of Jewish Thought” at the Shiviti Bet Midrash UK!

Erev Shabbat - Friday

Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:30pm
 
Candle Lighting: 6:35pm
 
Shekiah (Sunset): 6:53pm

Shabbat - Saturday
 
Shacharit: 9:00am

Latest Shema: 9:01am or 9:38am

Latest Shacharit: 10:39am

Kiddush Lunch ​​​​​​​following Tefillah

Shiur/Class: 4:45pm

Mincha: 5:45pm

Seudah Shelishit 6:15pm
 
Shabbat Ends: 7:29pm

Arvit

Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov!

To have your joyous occasion mentioned here, kindly email info@kshsd.org the week before. Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim does not have a record of occasions and announces only what we are provided by our members each week!

We are utilizing state-of-the-art technology to continue our Torah classes.

Each class series has its own unique login code.

For classes, see the information below on joining our Google Classroom.

If you are not part of one of our regular Google Classrooms and wish to join, I ask that you send an email as soon as possible to info@shiviti.org, requesting to join our "Special Shiviti" Google Classroom. Or just reply to this email!

For those who plan to only use this temporarily during this period, you can join our special Google Classroom setup just for the current situation. You will receive all live updates about any relevant classes being offered online without having to subscribe to one of the dedicated classrooms.

A tremendous tool in bringing our Shiviti Bet Midrash on-line is our official Shiviti channel on YouTube.

Please take a moment and subscribe by following this link and CLICKING "subscribe"!
  www.youtube.com/c/shiviti