New Series at The Habura! 8 Mondays beginning this week!
Survival Of The Fittest: Government And Welfare States In The Writings Of Rabbi Chaim David Halevy VIDEO
Jews and Non-Jewish Politics: In the writings of Rabbi Yosef Messas VIDEO
Shiviti Bet Midrash - Classes resume this week
Shiviti Bet Midrash - Updated Zoom Guidelines
Kiddush Lunch THIS Shabbat!
Seudah Shelishit with food provided by the Kehillah! 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
Brief Update From The Rabbi
Shalom!
We will continue meeting in our temporary Bet Knesset location for Shabbat. Though we will not be having a Kiddush Lunch this week, we will still have Seudah Shelishit with a Q&A Shiur, b'ezrat Hashem.
A number of our regulars have reported testing positive for COVID this week.
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.
NEW MASK GUIDELINES
On 12/15, the California Department of Public Health updated the face covering guidance for places of worship. We appreciate your grace as we navigate these changes, and we will continue to keep you all up-to-date with the latest information. We recieved the following communication for Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim directly from the county:
Per the CDPH Face Coverings Guidance, starting on December 15, Californians must wear a mask in all indoor public settings, regardless of their vaccination status. The indoor face covering mandate will last at least through January 15, 2022 and will be reevaluated.
Does the new requirement apply to attendees at religious worship services at places of worship?
No, but vaccinated attendees at religious worship services held indoors at places of worship are strongly recommended to wear masks in such settings. This does not change the requirement that has been in effect since June 15, 2021 that unvaccinated individuals must wear masks in indoor public places. What about singing? Are people required to wear masks when singing indoors in a place of worship?
No, the guidance above also applies to singing. Vaccinated attendees are strongly recommended to wear masks when singing indoors, and unvaccinated individuals must wear a mask indoors, whether they are singing or not.
SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Join us for Shabbat Tefillahfollowed by a Kiddush Lunch! Kiddush Lunch is missing a sponsor.Kindly reply to this email to sponsor it. NO Kiddush Lunch this Shabbat.
Join us for the Mincha followed by Seudah Shelishit. Seudah Shelishit is missing a sponsor. Kindly reply to this email to sponsor it.
CLASSES
B'ezrat Hashem, all of our regular classes will continue NEXT week, b'ezrat Hashem, aside from Tuesday's UK class.
In addition to our regular classes, I invite you to join me at The Habura, where I will be teaching an 8-part series on the laws of Kashrut, continuin this Monday.
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
New Series at The Habura! 8 Mondays beginning this week!
CONTINUING THIS MONDAY!
New 8-part series covering the Fundamentals of Hilkhot Kashrut, every Monday.
Join The Habura for this Members series via www.thehabura.com/join
Survival Of The Fittest: Government And Welfare States In The Writings Of Rabbi Chaim David Halevy VIDEO
Shiviti Bet Midrash - IN PERSON Classes Have Resumed
Shiviti Bet Midrash - Updated Zoom Guidelines
Expanding Horizons: Law(lessness) and (Dis)order (Part 4)
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!
Seudah Shelishit 4:30pm Bread and spreads will be provided for Seudah Shelishit!
Shabbat Ends: 5:40pm
Arvit
Mazal Tov Announcements
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!
Zoom for Video Meetings!
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.
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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.
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