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• Pesach Preparation Seminar Advanced Registration Required
• Communal Pesach Seder Advanced Registration Required
• Communal Pesach Meals Advanced Registration Required (Sponsorships Available)
• Mechirat Chametz - Sell Your Chametz
• Maot Chittim - Pesach Charity
• Bedikat Chametz - Searching for Chametz
• Fast of the Firstborn
• Latest Time to Eat/Burn Chametz
• Destroying Chametz
• Download your own Haggadah FREE
• Our Pesach Kashrut Forum is OPEN! Facebook
• Mimouna Celebration Advanced Registration Required

You are invited to join us for a dynamic and refreshing Pesach Seder with Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!!

This year's Seder will be full of inspirational teachings, uplifting customs, soulful songs, and lively discussions - with you as an active participant! The Seder meal will feature Soft Matzot and a full-course dinner.

Members Rates
$50 per adult/$20 per child (4-12)

Non-Members Rates
$65 per adult/$30 per child (4-12)

Students and Active Military
$45 per adult

The Seder is open to Kehillah members and regulars (and their guests) only.

Gold and Platinum Members receive (2) complimentary tickets to this event.
Reply for details.

NOTE: The KSH Seder is meant to be an uplifting and transformational spiritual experience, not merely a communal dinner. As such, the Haggadah portion of the Seder is not rushed, but rather intentionally focused and elaborated on.

You are strongly encouraged to eat lunch and take an afternoon nap so that you will be well fed and rested for the Seder.

Don't tell us that you weren't warned! :)
---
As per Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim's policy, no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

Please contact Rabbi Yonatan privately if you would like to join us and require assistance.

When registering, kindly consider sponsoring a reservation for someone else by leaving us a note in the proper field.

Don't want to cook again?

Consider sponsoring a Pesach meal at the Bet Knesset!

Advanced registration required!
​​​​​​​All meals are free-of-charge, and sponsorship opportunities are available!

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

Rabbi Yonatan will be selling Chametz this year for Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim through Rabbi Moshe Benzaquen shlit"a of our Shiviti Bet Din in Los Angeles.

Sale will only work for those who will spend the entire holiday of Pesach in the Pacific time zone  

You may sell your Chametz by submitting your name, address, phone number and email address, using the form below.

Deadline
The deadline for selling Chametz through Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim is Wednesday, April 13th at 11pm.

In the opening paragraph of the Haggadah recited at the Seder, we declare: "All who are hungry, let them come and eat." Each of us as individuals make up a singular entity, and in order to experience freedom ourselves, we must ensure that our brothers and sisters have the means to celebrate freedom too.

Don't be left out of this special Mitzvah!

(Halachot from the Bet Midrash of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef zt"l)

The Laws of Searching for Chametz

One must search for Chametz by candlelight.  One is obligated to search in every room in the house where Chametz is found. The same applies regarding balconies, gardens, cars, and the like.

The Proper Time for the Search
The proper time for searching for Chametz is when three stars come out (if one was unable to search at this time he may still search and recite a blessing even later on during the night). One may not partake of bread or cake more than a “Kebetza” (approximately 54 grams) before searching for Chametz starting from a half-hour before the proper time of the search. Nevertheless, less than a Kebetza of bread or cake or even more than a Kebetza of fruits, vegetables, rice, and the like, may in fact be eaten before performing the search.

Sunset this year in San Diego is at approximately 7:18pm, which would make the proper time to search for Chametz 7:56pm.

The Customary Ten Pieces of Bread
Some have the custom to hide ten pieces of well-wrapped bread throughout the house, so that they may be found by the person searching for Chametz. Those who follow this custom should be exceedingly careful to write down the locations of the ten pieces of Chametz, so that in the event that one (or more) piece(s) is/are not found, they will be able to be located using this list.

Renouncing Chametz
After completing the search for Chametz, one must verbally nullify the Chametz by reciting:

“Kol Chamira De’Ika Birshuti De’La Chazitei U’dla Bi’artei Livtil Velehevei Ke’Afra De’Ar’ah.”
(English Translation: “Any Chametz (leaven) which is in my possession, which I have not seen and I have not destroyed, is hereby nullified and should be considered like the dust of the earth.”)

One must recite this verbal renunciation in a language one understands, for if not, one does not fulfill one’s obligation of renouncing Chametz. It is customary to repeat the text of the renunciation three times in order to strengthen the matter.

As with every year, firstborns have a custom to on the Eve of Pesach.

Fast begins:

5:02am

This year, it is suggested to study something short that will be considered an accomplishment for you - and make a Siyum with the members of your household tomorrow morning.

A suggested text to study is Pirke Avot, Mishnah of Sukkah, or the Laws of Pesach in the Rambam. Links below.

Latest time for eating Chametz
סוף זמן אכילת חמץ

10:39am

Latest time for burning Chametz
סוף זמן ביעור חמץ

11:44am

The Rabbi will be burning Chametz publicly this year at his home at 11:15am.
Do not bring aything wrapped in plastic or aluminum.

On the morning of the 14th of Nissan, meaning this year (5782) which falls out on Friday morning, one must eliminate Chametz before the last time to do so arrives. All Chametz must be burnt (or renounced), and sold by this time. 

The Mitzvah is to get rid of the Chametz - not burn it, necessarily.

The following options are suggested for those who cannot burn Chametz:

1. Donate to the poor, homeless, or non-Jewish organization that helps provide food for the needy.
OR
2. Discard in the black trash cans outside, as they become city property. 

A special Hebrew/English Sephardic Haggadah has been made available for your use!

With gratitude to HaKadosh Baruh Hu, we are excited to finally resume our Pesach programming in our temporary location for Tefillot and Shiurim throughout the holiday after the last two years!

Please stay tuned for future emails regarding how we will be observing this special holiday as the special community we are!

You are invited to join us for a dynamic and refreshing Pesach Seder with Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!!

This year's Seder will be full of inspirational teachings, uplifting customs, soulful songs, and lively discussions - with you as an active participant! The Seder meal will feature Soft Matzot and a full-course dinner.

Members Rates
$50 per adult/$20 per child (4-12)

Non-Members Rates
$65 per adult/$30 per child (4-12)

Students and Active Military
$45 per adult

The Seder is open to Kehillah members and regulars (and their guests) only.

Gold and Platinum Members receive (2) complimentary tickets to this event.
Reply for details.

NOTE: The KSH Seder is meant to be an uplifting and transformational spiritual experience, not merely a communal dinner. As such, the Haggadah portion of the Seder is not rushed, but rather intentionally focused and elaborated on.

You are strongly encouraged to eat lunch and take an afternoon nap so that you will be well fed and rested for the Seder.

Don't tell us that you weren't warned! :)
---
As per Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim's policy, no one will be turned away for lack of funds!

Please contact Rabbi Yonatan privately if you would like to join us and require assistance.

When registering, kindly consider sponsoring a reservation for someone else by leaving us a note in the proper field.

Rabbi Yonatan will be selling Chametz this year for Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim through Rabbi Moshe Benzaquen shlit"a of our Shiviti Bet Din in Los Angeles.

Sale will only work for those who will spend the entire holiday of Pesach in the Pacific time zone  

You may sell your Chametz by submitting your name, address, phone number and email address, using the form below.

Deadline
The deadline for selling Chametz through Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim is Wednesday, April 13th at 11pm.

In the opening paragraph of the Haggadah recited at the Seder, we declare: "All who are hungry, let them come and eat." Each of us as individuals make up a singular entity, and in order to experience freedom ourselves, we must ensure that our brothers and sisters have the means to celebrate freedom too.

Don't be left out of this special Mitzvah!

(Halachot from the Bet Midrash of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef zt"l)

The Laws of Searching for Chametz

One must search for Chametz by candlelight.  One is obligated to search in every room in the house where Chametz is found. The same applies regarding balconies, gardens, cars, and the like.

The Proper Time for the Search
The proper time for searching for Chametz is when three stars come out (if one was unable to search at this time he may still search and recite a blessing even later on during the night). One may not partake of bread or cake more than a “Kebetza” (approximately 54 grams) before searching for Chametz starting from a half-hour before the proper time of the search. Nevertheless, less than a Kebetza of bread or cake or even more than a Kebetza of fruits, vegetables, rice, and the like, may in fact be eaten before performing the search.

Sunset this year in San Diego is at approximately 7:18pm, which would make the proper time to search for Chametz 7:56pm.

The Customary Ten Pieces of Bread
Some have the custom to hide ten pieces of well-wrapped bread throughout the house, so that they may be found by the person searching for Chametz. Those who follow this custom should be exceedingly careful to write down the locations of the ten pieces of Chametz, so that in the event that one (or more) piece(s) is/are not found, they will be able to be located using this list.

Renouncing Chametz
After completing the search for Chametz, one must verbally nullify the Chametz by reciting:

“Kol Chamira De’Ika Birshuti De’La Chazitei U’dla Bi’artei Livtil Velehevei Ke’Afra De’Ar’ah.”
(English Translation: “Any Chametz (leaven) which is in my possession, which I have not seen and I have not destroyed, is hereby nullified and should be considered like the dust of the earth.”)

One must recite this verbal renunciation in a language one understands, for if not, one does not fulfill one’s obligation of renouncing Chametz. It is customary to repeat the text of the renunciation three times in order to strengthen the matter.

As with every year, firstborns have a custom to on the Eve of Pesach.

Fast begins:

5:02am

This year, it is suggested to study something short that will be considered an accomplishment for you - and make a Siyum with the members of your household tomorrow morning.

A suggested text to study is Pirke Avot, Mishnah of Sukkah, or the Laws of Pesach in the Rambam. Links below.

Latest time for eating Chametz
סוף זמן אכילת חמץ

10:39am

Latest time for burning Chametz
סוף זמן ביעור חמץ

11:44am

The Rabbi will be burning Chametz publicly this year at his home at 11:15am.
Do not bring aything wrapped in plastic or aluminum.

On the morning of the 14th of Nissan, meaning this year (5782) which falls out on Friday morning, one must eliminate Chametz before the last time to do so arrives. All Chametz must be burnt (or renounced), and sold by this time. 

The Mitzvah is to get rid of the Chametz - not burn it, necessarily.

The following options are suggested for those who cannot burn Chametz:

1. Donate to the poor, homeless, or non-Jewish organization that helps provide food for the needy.
OR
2. Discard in the black trash cans outside, as they become city property. 

A special Hebrew/English Sephardic Haggadah has been made available for your use!

In this newsletter:

• Brief Update From The Rabbi
• Matzah Baking Schedule!
• Rabbi and Rabbanit in London! VIDEOS
• Kashrut Series: Released to the public! VIDEO
• Shiviti Podcast Update! 153+ episodes
• New Shulchan Aruch Playlist! VIDEO
• A Story Of Rabbi Zusha and Rabbi Elimelech [2.5 minutes] 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!
• 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!

We will continue meeting in our temporary Bet Knesset location for Shabbat. 

All members and regulars are invited to attend. 

SHABBAT SCHEDULE

Join us for Shabbat Tefillah with a special "Parah" Torah reading! Kiddush Lunch this week is generously sponsored by Dr. Roneet Lev in honor of the birth of baby Meira to Oren and Chava Lee! Mazal Tov!

Join us for the Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit. Seudah Shelishit is missing a sponsor. Kindly reply to this email to sponsor it.

Thank you to our generous sponsors from last week!

CLASSES

B'ezrat Hashem, all of our regular classes are scheduled to continue THIS week,  b'ezrat Hashem, aside from Monday night Kollel and Tuesday's UK class.

Sunday class will not be taking place as scheduled, due to the Matzah bake on Sunday.

As part of our effort to rejuvenate the environment we have spent years creating in the Bet Midrash, all classes have returned to in-person learning as they were before COVID. Your assistance is kindly requested in order to revive the unique, in-person learning experience which we have all grown to know. Thank you for your full cooperation!

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Yonatan Halevy

Soft Matzah Baking Schedule
Sunday, March 27th

6:15am Shacharit
6:43am Netz (Sunrise)
7:15am Breakfast for baking crew
8:00am Baking begins!

We are still in need of volunteers - please text the Rabbi for more information

(Men and women are invited to join us - we are looking for serious, hard-working volunteers!)

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: 6:46pm
 
Shekiah (Sunset): 7:04pm

Shabbat - Saturday
 
Shacharit: 9:00am

Latest Shema: 9:12am or 9:49am

Latest Shacharit: 10:51am

Kiddush Lunch ​​​​​​​following Tefillah

Shiur/Class: N/A

Mincha: 6:15pm

Seudah Shelishit 6:45pm
 
Shabbat Ends: 7:42pm

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

Watch the Shiviti Night Kollel's Purim preparation classes.

6:30am - Shacharit with Torah reading (with Tefillin)
At Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim Temporary Location - Open to Members and Regulars ONLY
 
6:30pm - Mincha with Torah reading (without Tefillin)
At Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim Temporary Location - Open to Members and Regulars ONLY
 
Followed by Arvit and Megillah Reading (Schedule below)
 
NOTE: If you are interested in sponsoring break-the-fast refreshments at the Bet Knesset for $126, kindly respond to this email. Tizku L'Mitzvot! 

Fast Begins
 
5:44am dawn degrees
or at:
5:45am dawn fixed minutes
Eating of a settled character may not be started during the half hour immediately preceding dawn. Please consult the Rabbi for details. 
 
Fast Ends
           
Rabbi Tukaccinsky
The fast ends no later than the emergence of three average stars at: 
7:25pm
           
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
One who finds fasting difficult may eat at:
7:28pm
One who does not find fasting difficult should wait until the time for Motzaei Shabbat at:
7:35pm

Wednesday, March 16th

6:30am - Shacharit and Torah Reading

6:30pm - Mincha and Torah Reading

7:00pm - Arvit

7:25pm - Megillah Reading 
Come in your holiday clothing (or costumes) and hear the Megillah read for the first time this year!
We will begin promptly as many will be fasting!

8:00pm - Break-The-Fast Celebration
(if you wish to sponsor this break-the-fast Purim celebration for $126, kindly reply to this email)

8:45pm - Late Megillah Reading
with Rabbi Dr. Shalom Halevy
Please reply to this email to let us know if you plan to attend the late reading
 
Thursday, March 17th
 
6:30am - Shacharit
 
7:30am (approx.) - Regular Megillah Reading
Please come early - we will read as soon as we reach the reading and not wait for the time above

8:00am - Purim Breakfast and Celebration
This year's Purim Seudah is generously sponsored by Rabbi Dr. Shalom and Mrs. Yehudit Halevy in honor of the miracles of HaKadosh Baruch Hu!

 5:30pm - Late Megillah Reading
with Rabbi Dr. Shalom Halevy
Please reply to this email to let us know if you plan to attend the late reading

Welcome to Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim's Virtual Purim Corner!
 
There are three Mitzvot and one Minhag (custom) we must fulfill for Purim!
 
For your convenience, you can perform two of them online via our convenient website!

The Megillah must be read from an actual hand-written scroll on Kosher parchment.
 
Please see our Purim schedule for Megillah reading times.
 
The Megillah recordings in the links on our page are meant for educational purposes only - not to fulfill the Mitzvah with them.

We must give two gifts of food to at least one friend on Purim. This can easily be done on your own.

We are obligated to perform the Mitzvah of “Matanot La’Evyonim” on Purim day which is the distribution of two monetary gifts, one to each needy person.
 
If you would like to appoint Rabbi Yonatan as your messenger, you can use the convenient form at this link to perform this holy Mitzvah.

It is customary to donate money before Purim as “a commemoration of the Half-Shekel” which was donated by the entire Jewish nation when the Bet Hamikdash stood.
 
If you would like to perform this Minhag with actual silver coins, you are welcome to come to Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim any day before Purim, or before Megillah reading on Wednesday. We have three silver coins (generously donated by the Savin family) for this purpose.
 
If you will be unable to do so, you can use the convenient form at this link to perform this precious custom.

Watch the Shiviti Night Kollel's Purim preparation classes.

6:30am - Shacharit with Torah reading (with Tefillin)
At Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim Temporary Location - Open to Members and Regulars ONLY
 
6:30pm - Mincha with Torah reading (without Tefillin)
At Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim Temporary Location - Open to Members and Regulars ONLY
 
Followed by Arvit and Megillah Reading (Schedule below)
 
NOTE: If you are interested in sponsoring break-the-fast refreshments at the Bet Knesset for $126, kindly respond to this email. Tizku L'Mitzvot! 

Fast Begins
 
5:44am dawn degrees
or at:
5:45am dawn fixed minutes
Eating of a settled character may not be started during the half hour immediately preceding dawn. Please consult the Rabbi for details. 
 
Fast Ends
           
Rabbi Tukaccinsky
The fast ends no later than the emergence of three average stars at: 
7:25pm
           
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
One who finds fasting difficult may eat at:
7:28pm
One who does not find fasting difficult should wait until the time for Motzaei Shabbat at:
7:35pm

Wednesday, March 16th

7:25pm - Megillah Reading 
Come in your holiday clothing (or costumes) and hear the Megillah read for the first time this year!
We will begin promptly as many will be fasting!

8:00pm - Break-The-Fast Celebration
(if you wish to sponsor this break-the-fast Purim celebration for $126, kindly reply to this email)

8:45pm - Late Megillah Reading
with Rabbi Dr. Shalom Halevy
Please reply to this email to let us know if you plan to attend the late reading
 
Thursday, March 17th
 
6:30am - Shacharit
 
7:30am (approx.) - Regular Megillah Reading
Please come early - we will read as soon as we reach the reading and not wait for the time above

8:00am - Purim Breakfast and Celebration
This year's Purim Seudah is generously sponsored by Rabbi Dr. Shalom and Mrs. Yehudit Halevy in honor of the miracles of HaKadosh Baruch Hu!

 5:30pm - Late Megillah Reading
with Rabbi Dr. Shalom Halevy
Please reply to this email to let us know if you plan to attend the late reading

Welcome to Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim's Virtual Purim Corner!
 
There are three Mitzvot and one Minhag (custom) we must fulfill for Purim!
 
For your convenience, you can perform two of them online via our convenient website!

The Megillah must be read from an actual hand-written scroll on Kosher parchment.
 
Please see our Purim schedule for Megillah reading times.
 
The Megillah recordings in the links on our page are meant for educational purposes only - not to fulfill the Mitzvah with them.

We must give two gifts of food to at least one friend on Purim. This can easily be done on your own.

We are obligated to perform the Mitzvah of “Matanot La’Evyonim” on Purim day which is the distribution of two monetary gifts, one to each needy person.
 
If you would like to appoint Rabbi Yonatan as your messenger, you can use the convenient form at this link to perform this holy Mitzvah.

It is customary to donate money before Purim as “a commemoration of the Half-Shekel” which was donated by the entire Jewish nation when the Bet Hamikdash stood.
 
If you would like to perform this Minhag with actual silver coins, you are welcome to come to Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim any day before Purim, or before Megillah reading on Wednesday. We have three silver coins (generously donated by the Savin family) for this purpose.
 
If you will be unable to do so, you can use the convenient form at this link to perform this precious custom.

In this newsletter:

• Brief Update From The Rabbi
• Purim Schedule!
• Rabbi and Rabbanit in London! 3/8-21 
• Kashrut Series: Released to the public! VIDEO
• Shiviti Podcast Update! 153+ episodes
• New Shulchan Aruch Playlist! VIDEO
• A Story Of Rabbi Zusha and Rabbi Elimelech [2.5 minutes] VIDEO
• Shiviti Bet Midrash - Classes resume this week
• Shiviti Bet Midrash - Updated Zoom Guidelines
• No Kiddush Lunch THIS Shabbat
• 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 Mazal Tov to Elchanan and Leila!
• Join our Google Classroom to participate in online classes
  All classes resume this week

Shalom!

We will continue meeting in our temporary Bet Knesset location for Shabbat. 

If one has been infected with COVID-19 or has self-quarantined because of exposure to an individual infected or suspected to have been infected with COVID-19, we ask that you keep others in the Kehillah safe by being symptom-free and quarantining the correct amount of time before attending in-person meetings.We wish all our Kehillah members and their loved ones a Refuah Shelemah!

All members and regulars are invited to attend. 

SHABBAT SCHEDULE

Join us for Shabbat Tefillah with a special "Zachor" Torah reading! No Kiddush Lunch this week.

Join us for the Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit. Seudah Shelishit is missing a sponsor. Kindly reply to this email to sponsor it.

Thank you to our generous sponsors from last week!

CLASSES

B'ezrat Hashem, all of our regular classes are scheduled to continue THIS week,  b'ezrat Hashem, aside from Monday night Kollel and Tuesday's UK class.

Sunday class will be taking place as scheduled, b'ezrat Hashem.

You are invited to Monday evening's 8:30pm seminar on Hilchot Purim.

As part of our effort to rejuvenate the environment we have spent years creating in the Bet Midrash, all classes have returned to in-person learning as they were before COVID. Your assistance is kindly requested in order to revive the unique, in-person learning experience which we have all grown to know. Thank you for your full cooperation!

PURIM

Purim schedule will be sent out after Shabbat. Tentatively: We will have a Purim evening Megillah reading and celebration, as well as a morning Megillah reading and Seudah. We will not be having an afternoon party this year.

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Yonatan Halevy

Shalom to our dearest friends and Shiviti members in the UK! 

With gratitude to Hashem we are pleased to inform you that we are (finally) scheduled to visit later this month for the Shabbat of the 19th! We have wanted to do this since 2020 and finally are excited that it is coming to fruition! 

We will be in the Hendon neighborhood of London from Friday until Monday, with a Melave Malka scheduled for Saturday night! 

Please stay tuned for more information which will be sent out as soon as we have it! 

We literally cannot wait to greet you in person! 

Sending all our love and blessings,
Rabbi Yonatan and Rabbanit Devorah

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: 5:30pm
 
Candle Lighting: 5:35pm
 
Shekiah (Sunset): 5:53pm

Shabbat - Saturday
 
Shacharit: 9:00am

Latest Shema: 8:24am or 9:00am

Latest Shacharit: 10:00am

Kiddush Lunch ​​​​​​​following Tefillah

Shiur/Class: N/A

Mincha: 5:00pm

Seudah Shelishit 5:30pm
 
Shabbat Ends: 6:32pm

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Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov!

Mazal Tov to Elchanan Halevy and Leila Farajzadeh on their Chumash party this week! May the continue learning Torah and making HaKadosh Baruch Hu proud, Amen!

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Shalom!

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID - we are making history in San Diego once again! Soft Matzah is coming back to town!

The History
Every year we reach the famous words in the "Korech" section of the Haggadah:

"In memory of the Temple according to Hillel. This is what Hillel would do when the Temple existed: He would wrap the Matzah and Marror and eat them together, in order to fulfill what is stated, (Exodus 12:15): "You should eat it upon Matzot and Marrorim."

How do you wrap a thin, crunchy cracker? You can't!

So how did Hillel do it? He ate soft Matzah, which is the original form of unleavened bread that our forefathers and mothers ate. The best part is that this Matzah is Kasher for Pesach for both Sepharadim and Ashkenazim!

The News
We have once again secured a shipment of special Shemurah Matzah flour, and are setting up a Matzah bakery on Sunday, April 27th - and are asking you for help to make it happen!

A number of families have already joined us in donating $100 to the Matzah effort, and - aside from the tremendous Mitzvah of sponsoring this effort - will recieve fresh Matzot for their Seder!

Want To Join?
We are reaching out to offer you this tremendous oppurtunity - do you want to sponsor $100 and make history?

Please let me know as soon as you can by responding to this email and/or clicking the link above!

Also, please respond to this email to let me know if you will be able to help us volunteer at the bakery on baking day!

Wishing you a holiday of true freedom - and soft Matzah!

Rabbi Yonatan Y. Halevy

PS At this point in time, we will not be selling Matzah - it will be reserved for our sponsors only, and for use at Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim.

PPS  If you have sponsored the Matzah effort and also wish to join in the baking process at our Matzah bakery, you are asked to please attend a mandatory seminar at Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim on Thursday night, March 24th at 7:00pm to study all the relevant laws and customs of this fascinating process.