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Thank you to all those who contributed generously to our end-of-year campaign! Receipts for 2017 will be sent out in the near future.

Didn't get a chance? Just click here to start off 2018 with a bang!

A West Orange native, Rabbi Shimshon Jacob is a product of the Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy and Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School of Livingston NJ. After studying in Israel at Yeshivat HaKotel for two years he attended Yeshiva University in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan, where he acquired a bachelors degree in Jewish Studies, as well as a masters in Teaching and Rabbinic Ordination. 

He currently serves as the Director of Jerusalem's Kemach Institute where he strives to create experiential learning, embracing opportunities to bring the content to life.

Having struggled with dyslexia through out childhood and yet succeeded in attaining a higher level of education, Rabbi Jacob has visited major Jewish communities around America speaking on behalf of inclusion and special needs children in our school system. We warmly welcome him to our community!

Please stay tuned for more information!

Erev Shabbat - Friday
 
Candle Lighting: 4:38pm
 
Shekiah (Sunset): 4:56pm
 
Shabbat - Saturday
 
Latest Shema: 8:44am or 9:23am
 
Shabbat Ends: 5:38pm

Erev Shabbat - Friday
 
4:35pm - Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat
 
6:35pm - Shabbat Dinner at Rabbi and Rabbanit's home
Click here to donate towards the Shabbat dinner (Please RSVP by replying to this email)

 
Shabbat - Saturday
 
9:00am - Shacharit
NOTE: Latest Shacharit at 10:13am
 
12:00pm - Kiddush Lunch and Torah Study
 
4:00pm - Mincha
 
4:30pm - Seudah Shelishit/Arvit 
(Ladies are invited to Seudah Shelishit with the Rabbanit at her home. See below.)

Kiddush Lunch and Torah Study is still missing a sponsor.
 
Kindly consider sponsoring us!

Seudah Shelishit is still missing a sponsor.
 
Kindly consider sponsoring us!
  
Thank you to all of last week's generous sponsors!

Please consider sponsoring a KSH event!
 
Kiddush Lunch and Torah Study $180
Challah, Salads, Fish, Chamin and Dessert
 
Seudah Shelishit - Men and Women $101
Challah, Salads, Tuna and Egg Salad
 
Weekday Class - Honor, Memory etc $90
Fresh Salad, Salmon, and Rice
 
Weekday Class - Honor, Memory etc $54
Torah study (without food)

You're a cherished part of the Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim family! 
 
That means that you are ALWAYS invited! For Tefillah, classes, and any of the Shabbat or Holiday meals!
 
You are welcome to bring Kosher food and refreshments for any of the Shabbat meals before Shabbat begins.

Join Rabbanit Devorah and the ladies of Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim for an exciting new Shabbat afternoon series!
 
Born in a Chassidic home, in the heart of a Chassidic community, the daughter of a Chassidic rabbi, and a close follower of one of the generations most venerated Chassidic Rebbes...
 
Rabbanit Devorah will take us on an exhilarating journey of the personalities, teachings, and fundamental spiritual paths that have changed the Jewish world forever.
 
Where: At the Rabbanit's home - 3667 Syracuse Ave
 
When: Saturday, Shabbat Afternoon (at Seudah Shelishit time - above)
 
Seudah Shelishit will be served

 Thank you for your generous donation during our High Holiday services! Your support allows us to make the impact we make throughout the year.

To make it easier for members and guests to participate in our High Holidays appeals, we are again offering the ability to submit appeals pledges online.

Thank you for submitting your High Holiday pledges before the 2018 calendar year!

It's already the end of 2017!

This is just a friendly reminder that there are only a few days left to make your tax-deductible contribution.

If you have already given, please accept this a warm thank you!

The tax laws that go into effect in 2018 will impact tax payers in many different ways, and a consultation with a tax consultant can help you determine how you will be affected personally. In the meantime, you can still benefit from the more easily assessed tax deductions for your 2017 tax filing by making your charitable gift to before December 31, 2017.

Dear Friend,

As we wrap up our 3rd year at Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim, it is with tremendous gratitude to Hashem for his unwavering help - and to you for you unfaltering dedication - that we can declare this year to be one of tremendous success! Our community has transformed into a spiritual powerhouse which has impacted innumerable lives! 

Be Proud! Numbers You Must See
This year alone, we have successfully engaged thousands of people through our diverse programs. Whether connecting with us through our Bet Knesset, Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim; being one of 200 friends who danced together as we rejoiced with our new “Halevy Family Torah”; or through our educational center, the Shiviti Bet Midrash and its 572 (last year 416) annual classes; by enjoying one of our 248 lively and stimulating Shabbat or holiday meals where the discussion is as delightful as the over 5,000 portions of food served; and through watching one of our 650 (last year 438) YouTube videos or Facebook live-streamed events and programs – which have reached 15,362 (last year 5,960) views; or by welcoming 6 new souls to the Jewish people and preparing to do so with a dozen more dear friends currently enrolled in our Foundations Conversion Course, a branch of our very own and newly established Shiviti Bet Din; each individual has found in us their spiritual home in which they can thrive and soar to new heights. You have not just enhanced your own life – but together we have created the truly inclusive Shiviti family! Thank you!

We Are Building Our Future
This is your Kehillah. This is your Shiviti movement. This is your spiritual home. This is your oasis for stimulating study. We are building this for each other, for our children, and for our friends – and this is your opportunity to take an active role in our future. 

Our Year-End Campaign Goals
Today, we are reaching out to you as we wrap up the 2017 calendar year. During the next 7 days, our two main goals are:

1. Everyone A Member! Our goal is to encourage each and every individual who benefits from our programming, to become a member of the Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim Family. This attitude of being in a mutually beneficial relationship with our community is what allows us to remain self-sufficient and continue our proud tradition of not needing to constantly solicit funds from our dear friends. (Monthly membership rates are: Single, $72; Family, $101; Donor, $180 or $360.)
   
   
2. Sponsoring 12 months of rent. What helped us flourish this past year – was the generous sponsorship of rent at our main campus, which currently costs us $1554 a month. Just 12 such monthly sponsorships, or even half-month sponsorships at $777, will take a great financial burden off of our community and allow us to focus on the things that are truly important.

My Personal Request
You know how much I despise fundraising and how rare it is for me to turn to you for financial assistance. But for the sake of our beautiful community – I need your help to make this happen.

I ask you to consider becoming a proud member or upgrading to a higher membership level, generously sponsoring a month of rent, or even just making a special, one-time, year-end, tax-deductible donation of $180, $72, $36 – or whatever you can afford – to help us meet our goal.

Please, click here to make your donation now.  This is our chance to light up the world, one soul at a time.

Thank you once again for your continued friendship and support.

With love and so many blessings for a wondeful new year,
Rabbi Yonatan Y. Halevy
Spiritual Leader
Shiviti – Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim

I cannot tell you enough how much love overflows in our hearts to you! You have changed our lives and shown us that even in the driest desert, there can be an oasis of truth, holiness and friendship. We are eternally grateful to you and thank Hashem every day for allowing our paths to cross on this tremendous journey we call life! 

Love, 
Rabbanit Devorah Halevy
Spiritual Leader
Shiviti - Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim

Dear Friend,

As we wrap up our 3rd year at Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim, it is with tremendous gratitude to Hashem for his unwavering help - and to you for you unfaltering dedication - that we can declare this year to be one of tremendous success! Our community has transformed into a spiritual powerhouse which has impacted innumerable lives! 

Be Proud! Numbers You Must See
This year alone, we have successfully engaged thousands of people through our diverse programs. Whether connecting with us through our Bet Knesset, Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim; being one of 200 friends who danced together as we rejoiced with our new “Halevy Family Torah”; or through our educational center, the Shiviti Bet Midrash and its 572 (last year 416) annual classes; by enjoying one of our 248 lively and stimulating Shabbat or holiday meals where the discussion is as delightful as the over 5,000 portions of food served; and through watching one of our 650 (last year) 438 YouTube videos or Facebook live-streamed events and programs – which have reached 15,362 (last year 5,960) views; or by welcoming 6 new souls to the Jewish people and preparing to do so with a dozen more dear friends currently enrolled in our Foundations Conversion Course, a branch of our very own and newly established Shiviti Bet Din; each individual has found in us their spiritual home in which they can thrive and soar to new heights. You have not just enhanced your own life – but together we have created the truly inclusive Shiviti family! Thank you!

We Are Building Our Future
This is your Kehillah. This is your Shiviti movement. This is your spiritual home. This is your oasis for stimulating study. We are building this for each other, for our children, and for our friends – and this is your opportunity to take an active role in our future. 

Our Year-End Campaign Goals
Today, we are reaching out to you as we wrap up the 2017 calendar year. During the next 7 days, our two main goals are:

1. Everyone A Member! Our goal is to encourage each and every individual who benefits from our programming, to become a member of the Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim Family. This attitude of being in a mutually beneficial relationship with our community is what allows us to remain self-sufficient and continue our proud tradition of not needing to constantly solicit funds from our dear friends. (Monthly membership rates are: Single, $72; Family, $101; Donor, $180 or $360.)
   
   
2. Sponsoring 12 months of rent. What helped us flourish this past year – was the generous sponsorship of rent at our main campus, which currently costs us $1554 a month. Just 12 such monthly sponsorships, or even half-month sponsorships at $777, will take a great financial burden off of our community and allow us to focus on the things that are truly important.

My Personal Request
You know how much I despise fundraising and how rare it is for me to turn to you for financial assistance. But for the sake of our beautiful community – I need your help to make this happen.

I ask you to consider becoming a proud member or upgrading to a higher membership level, generously sponsoring a month of rent, or even just making a special, one-time, year-end, tax-deductible donation of $180, $72, $36 – or whatever you can afford – to help us meet our goal.

Please, click here to make your donation now.  This is our chance to light up the world, one soul at a time.

Thank you once again for your continued friendship and support.

With love and so many blessings for a wondeful new year,
Rabbi Yonatan Y. Halevy
Spiritual Leader
Shiviti – Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim

I cannot tell you enough how much love overflows in our hearts to you! You have changed our lives and shown us that even in the driest desert, there can be an oasis of truth, holiness and friendship. We are eternally grateful to you and thank Hashem every day for allowing our paths to cross on this tremendous journey we call life! 

Love, 
Rabbanit Devorah Halevy
Spiritual Leader
Shiviti - Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim

We regret to inform you of the passing of 

Eliezer ben Avraham z"l
(Eli Kahn)
of blessed memory

beloved husband of Shaina Kahn, may she live and be well. 

We offer our heartfelt condolences to the entire Kahn family.

.מן השמים ינוחמו
May they be comforted from Heaven.

בִּלַּע הַמָּוֶת לָנֶצַח וּמָחָה ה' אלוקים דִּמְעָה מֵעַל כָּל פָּנִים וְחֶרְפַּת עַמּוֹ יָסִיר מֵעַל כָּל הָאָרֶץ כִּי ה' דִּבֵּר
He will swallow up death for ever; and Hashem Elokim will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the reproach of His people will He take away from off all the earth; for Hashem has spoken it.

Amen,
Rabbi Yonatan and Rabbanit Devorah Halevy
on behalf of the entire Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim family

Shiva Information

Shiva information will follow when available.