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20 Tishrei 5783 | 15 October 2022

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In this Issue

Shabbat Message from Rabbi Halevy
Kahal Joseph Schedule w/SimhatTorah
Guest Message from Rabbi Mirvis
Melodies with Hazzan Jalali
Thank You Perla Cegla
KJ's Simhat Torah Parochet Collection
Sukkot Luncheon, This Shabbat with rsvp
Bat Mitsva Classes this Fall!
A Year of Events 5783
Kidney Donor Drive for Mehry Hakimipour
Refua Shlema & Azkarot

Shabbat Message from Rabbi Halevy

KJ Schedule

Erev Shabbat Sukkot

Friday, October 14th

Candle Lighting 6:02 pm

Shabbat Sukkot

Saturday, October 15th

Shaharit at KJ 9:00 am

Kids Korner 9:30am

Luncheon after services w/rsvp

Minha/Arbit 6:00 pm

Havdallah 6:57 pm

Lel Hoshana Raba

Saturday, October 15th

Torah Study Night 9:30 pm

Hoshana Raba &

Erev Shemini Atzeret

Sunday, October 16th

Special Shaharit 7:00 am

Candle Lighting 6:00 pm

Shemini Atzeret &

Erev Simhat Torah

Monday, October 17th

Shaharit 9:00 am

Minha / Arvit 6:00 pm

Simhat Torah Eve Celebration with Hakafot 6:45 pm

Candle Lighting 6:54 pm

Click here for entire holiday schedule

Membership & Sponsorship

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AMAZON SMILE for KJ

Rabbi's Message

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

BSD

The day on which rain falls is as great as the day on which the Torah was given. This astonishing statement was made by Rabbi Yehuda in the Gemara in Masechet Taanit (Daf Zayin Amud Alef). He declared, “Gadol Yom Hagshamim K’Yom Shenitnah B’Torah – The day of rainfall is as great as the day on which Torah was given.”

He relies on a source in Parashat Haazinu which we recently read. “Yaarof K’Matar Likchi – (Hashem says) Let my doctrine, (which is the Torah) come down like the rain.” The Maharsha gives a beautiful ‘peirush’. He says that water is the most important element of matter which fills our universe and in the same way, Torah is the key ingredient of all spirituality. Rain in Hebrew – ‘Geshem’ – is the root for ‘Gashmiut’ which is materialism. And therefore, you have the material world and the spiritual world matching each other.

In the Gemara, Rava goes one step further. He says “Gadol Yom Hagshamim M’Yom Shenitnah B’Torah – The day of rain fall is greater than the day on which Torah was given. He learns this from the very same verse” Yaarof K’matar Likchi – (Hashem says) Let my doctrine, the Torah, fall like rain.” This means that the Torah is compared to rain, indicating that rain is even greater.

It is a bit like if I were to give a compliment to a musician by saying, “You’re just as great as Beethoven was.” Well that means that I really consider Beethoven to have been greater.

Thank You Perla Cegla

for sponsoring our

Sushi in the Sukkah

at the home of

Rabbi Natan and Bracha Halevy

Shabbat & Sukkot Melodies with Hazzan Saeed Jalali

Listen to Hazzan Jalali's complete Simhat Torah Playlist.

Kahal's Simhat Torah Parochet Collection

Kahal Joseph Community

Refuah Shelema

We wish complete healing of body, mind, and soul to all those who are suffering with illness in our community, including:

Sophie Elias / Sophie bat Victoria

Evelyn Salem / Evelyn bat Mazal

Modi ben Yvonne

Zvi Moalim

Ariella Rivka bat Tziporah

Rylla Elias / Rahel bat Mazal

Ben Elias / Benyamin ben Yohevet

Latif ben Chanina

Alexander ben Yehezkiel and Chana Hai Reiza

Shimon ben Yosef v'Leah / Simon Saul

Shmuel ben Yaacov v'Tova / William McAbian

Tal ben Alona Basha

Meir Iny / Meir ben Sabiha

Ezra ben Farha

Sassoon Ezra

Sylvia Cohen

Mehry bat Miriam Hakimipour

Yvonne Moalim

Florice Newberry

Aliza bat Rahel

Aliza bat Victoria

Chaya Chana bat Batya

Miriam bat Yetta

Miryam bat Malka

Chaya Rachel bat Simcha Ruhama

Dina bat Rahel

Karen bat Chana Meir

Eti Esther bat Fortuna

Ezra ben Rahel

Albert Nissan ben Victoria

Reuven Halevi ben Batsheva

David ben Tova

Rachel Bakhash / Rahel bat Dina

Fouad Salem / Hayeem ben Naima

Noach Yaakov ben Tzipporah

Ori ben Nuphar Chaia

In Memoriam

We remember these azkaraot, or yahrzeit anniversaries from Oct 15 to 22, 2022 (20 to 27 Tishrei 5783). We light memorial candles, donate tsedaka, and attend Shabbat services in honor of the memory of our loved ones.

21 Tishrei / Sunday, October 16th

Mary Mussry Miriam bat Toba

Menashe Ezrapour Menashe ben Ezra

Allon Iny

Menashi Jacob Yaacov ben Menashi Yaacov

22 Tishrei / Monday, October 17th

Ezra Hayim Ezra Ezra Hayim ben Norman

Joyce Jacob SEstherbat Sarah

Solomon Moses Salman ben Haskel

23 Tishrei / Tuesday, October 18th

Naima Somekh Naima bat Lulu

24 Tishrei / Wednesday, October 19th

Flora Cohen Farha bat Salha

Rahamim Salehani Rahamim ben Salman Saleh

Miriam Solomon Miriam bat Rachel

25 Tishrei / Thursday, October 20th

Farha Ezrapour Farha bat Rachel

Evelyn Itzhaki Evelyn bat Simha

26 Tishrei / Friday, October 21st

Moshe Duewk Moshe ben Aharon Hacohen

Irving Saber Yitzhak ben Aharon

27 Tishrei / Shabbat, October 22nd

Abraham Kattan Abraham ben Eliyahu

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