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PLEASE READ: CHANGE IN Location DUE TO RAIN FORECAST After a number of community members suggested the idea, and after much deliberation, due to the heavy rain expected this Shabbat we will be holding all regular Shabbat Tefillot and meals at the Rabbi and Rabbanit's home: 3667 Syracuse Ave.   Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to seeing you this Shabbat!

RSVP NOW AT WWW.KSHSD.ORG!

Parashat Vayeshev - Shabbat Shalom!

Shabbat Times Erev Shabbat - Friday   Candle Lighting: 4:29pm   Shekiah (Sunset): 4:47pm   Shabbat - Saturday   Latest Shema: 8:39am or 9:18am   Shabbat Ends: 5:29pm   Shabbat Schedule Erev Shabbat - Friday   4:25pm - Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat   6:30pm - Shabbat Dinner at Rabbi and Rabbanit's home Click here to donate to the Shabbat dinner (Please RSVP by replying to this email)   Shabbat - Saturday   9:00am - Shacharit NOTE: Latest Shacharit at 10:05am   12:00pm - Kiddush Lunch and Torah Study     4:10pm - Mincha   4:40pm - Seudah Shelishit/Arvit

Shabbat Sponsors Kiddush Lunch and Torah Study, as well as Seudah Shelishit are still missing sponsors.   Kindly consider sponsoring us this week!   Thank you to Barry and Rachel Savin, as well as Carolyn Cohen, for generously sponsoring Kiddush Lunch and Torah Study last Shabbat!   May Hashem bless you with goodness and light in merit of the upcoming Chanukah holiday, Amen!   Sponsorship opportunities 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 invited - Always! 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.

NEW Shabbat Series for Ladies!

Real Chassidut: A New Series 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 4:10pm   POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT SHABBAT   THIS WEEK - JOINT SEUDAH SHELISHIT AT THE RABBANIT'S HOME   Seudah Shelishit will be served

Chanukah at Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim!

You're invited to our annual Family Chanukah Party at the Rabbi and Rabbanit's home on December 24th! (3667 Syracuse Ave)   Join us for a celabratory evening of singing, stories, and food in the glow of the Chanukah Menorah!   Feel free to bring any Kosher, Pareve, gluten-free refreshments - and yourmusical instruments!   RSVP REQUIRED Deadline - Friday, NOON   Members: $15 per adult/$10 per child/$50 family max Non-Members: $18 per adult/$12 per child/no family max   Click here to RSVP online now! Rabbi Yonatan and Rabbanit Devorah warmly invite you to participate in their nightly candle lighting.   Join us for a Kabbalistic candle-lighting ceremony, followed by joyous singing and dancing, as well as light Chanukkah refreshments!   3667 Syracuse Ave   Candle lighting will take place each night of Chanukkah at 6pm, in order to allow you to light first at home.

Membership

Are you a Member? Don't Stay on the SidelinEs! Join our community today as a valued member!   Monthly Membership Rates $72 Single Membership $101 Family Membership $180 Single/Family Gold Membership* $360 Single/Family Platinum Membership*   Please contact Rachel Savin for more information: bsavin@san.rr.com   *All membership categories include special benefits and discounts, but these two categories include free tickets and higher discounts to various events throughout the year.

Already a Member? Thank you! Just a friendly reminder that the new membership month of December has begun.   If you have already sent in your membership this month, kindly accept this as a warm "thank you"!

Educational Center at Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim

LAtest Article From www.RabbiYOni.com Don't You Want To Be Eulogized?   I once had an extremely unsettling conversation that left its marks on me until this very day.   My wife and I once hosted acquaintances we had met while visiting a die-hard Chassidic enclave, one that was extreme even when compared to my wife’s own Chassidic circles.  Mr. and Mrs. Guest work in quite a successful business that they themselves own. They were both pleasantly intelligent and educated, and both relatively close in age to my wife and I. As is usually the case, our conversation quickly turned from small talk into an intense conversation on Jewish philosophy. At a certain point, my wife turned to Mrs. Guest and asked her, “what do you think?”. She quickly responded, “I am not educated enough in this matter, in order to have my own opinion”. We didn’t think twice about her response, and the conversation just flowed on to the next topic. READ MORE...

our Virtual Bet Midrash CLICK HERE > Halachot of Chanukah - Part 1 AUDIO (2015)   CLICK HERE > Halachot of Chanukah - Part 2 AUDIO (2015)   Thank you to Barry Savin for taking upon himself the new initiative of uploading our classes in high quality video!

Weekly Classes Classes in blue will be meeting this week. Classes in red will resume at a later date.   Refreshing Perspectives: Discovering New Horizons in Jewish Thought Mondays, 10:30am to 12:00pm - Rabbi Yonatan Halevy Class has returned to the Rabbi and Rabbanit's home Topics in the Talmud: Academic Talmud Study for All Ages Mondays, 7:30pm - Rabbi Dr. Shalom Halevy   Wisdom of the Heart: New Learning Group! (Ladies) Tuesdays, 7:00pm - Mrs. Yehudit Halevy   Night Kollel: Advanced Study Group Mondays and Tuesdays, 8:30pm - Rabbi Yonatan Halevy   The Kuzari: In Defense of the Despised Faith Thursdays, 7:30pm - Rabbi Yonatan Halevy Class has moved to Rabbi and Rabbanit's home   Pele Yoetz: Relevant Ethics through the Lens of Halachah and Kabbalah Shabbat Mornings, 12:30pm - Rabbi Yonatan Halevy   Ask The Rabbi! Open Floor Question and Answer Session Shabbat Afternoons during Seudah Shelishit - Rabbi Yonatan Halevy   Real Chassidut: Exploration of Chassidic Philosophy (Ladies) Shabbat Afternoons, 4:10pm - Rabbanit Devorah Halevy Meeting at the Rabbanit's home

Subscribe to our Youtube Channel! Have you always wanted to come to a morning class but couldn't because of work obligations?   Or perhaps you wish to attend an evening class but need to stay home with the kids?   Barry Savin has radically changed the way classes work at KSH, by recording, editing, and uploading virtually all classes online - for free!   Take advantage of this! Just go to YouTube.com and put in "Rabbi Yonatan Halevy" or "Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim" and subscribe to our channel!

Community Announcements!

MAZAL TOV! Mazal Tov to Rabbi Dr. Shalom and Yehudit Halevy on their anniversary! Mazal Tov!   Mazal Tov to Ronen Halevy on his birthday! Mazal Tov!   YOUR SIMCHA HERE? To have your joyous occasion mentioned here, kindly email info@kshsd.org the week before.   KSH does not have a record of occasions and announces only what we are provided with by our members each week!

Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim's Campus

PHysical and Mailing Address Our campus is located at: 3232 Governor Drive Suite K San Diego, CA 92122   All mail and donations should be sent to our PO Box: PO Box 221132 San Diego, CA 92192

Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim Kehillat Shaar HaShamayim is a division of Shiviti, a non-profit organization.   Contact Us Office info@kshsd.org   Rabbi Yonatan Halevy (858) 752-1025   Rabbanit Devorah Halevy (347) 957-1226