Newsletter

In this newsletter:​​​​​​​

• Brief Update From The Rabbi
• Daniel Schwartz z"l - First Azkarah (Yahrzeit) This Wednesday
• Shiviti Podcast Update! 153 episodes
• New Series at The Habura! 3 more Mondays continuing this week!
  (This Monday's class will begin 1 hour before the scheduled time)
• On Prayer and Proper Pronunciation [14 minutes] VIDEO
• Shiviti Bet Midrash - Classes resume this week
• Shiviti Bet Midrash - Updated Zoom Guidelines
• Kiddush Lunch THIS Shabbat! Please plan to join us!
• 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. 

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 followed by Kiddush Lunch (fish)! Kiddush Lunch is missing a sponsor. Kindly reply to this email to sponsor it. 

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 - Angel and Lucy Lopez!

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.

In addition to our regular classes, I invite you to join me at The Habura, where I will be teaching 3 more class on the laws of Kashrut, continuing this Monday. (This Monday's class will begin 1 hour before the scheduled time)

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

This Tuesday night and Wednesday, the 8th of Adar 1, is the first Azkarah (Yahrzeit) of our beloved Kehillah founder, Daniel Schwartz z"l.

Azkarah details will be announced at the Bet Knesset during Shabbat.

We ask that you learn and pray L'Iluy Nishmat

Yitzchak Daniel

ben Moshe Ze'ev z"l

and Batya Ilana (may she live and be well)

All Shiviti Kollel classes this week will be dedicated in his memory.

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!

CONTINUING THIS MONDAY! 

(This Monday's class will begin 1 hour before the scheduled time)

An all-new 8-part series covering the Fundamentals of Hilkhot Kashrut, every Monday.

As per The Habura’s request, high-definition class videos will be made available to the public on the Shiviti YouTube channel after the series concludes. Habura members can access the Zoom recordings via the member portal.

Join The Habura for this Members series via www.thehabura.com/join

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: 5:00pm
 
Candle Lighting: 5:06pm
 
Shekiah (Sunset): 5:24pm

Shabbat - Saturday
 
Shacharit: 9:00am

Latest Shema: 8:44am or 9:21am

Latest Shacharit: 10:15am

Shiur/Class: N/A

Mincha: 4:15pm

Seudah Shelishit 4:45pm
Bread and spreads will be provided for Seudah Shelishit!
 
Shabbat Ends: 6:04pm

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