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21 Tevet 5783 | 14 January 2023

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In this Issue

Kahal Joseph Schedule
Rabbi Halevy's Message
Shabbat Kiddush in memory of Liza bat Giza v'Yaacov, z''l
Shabbat Melodies with Hazzan Jalali
Thank You to Sephardic Spice Girls
Bar Mitzvah of Menachem Halevy 1/28
Guest Author, Joseph Sassoon 1/31
Tu Bshvat Hike at Will Rogers, 2/5
Refua Shlema & Azkarot

KJ Schedule

Erev Shabbat

Friday, January 13th

Shabbat Candle Lighting 4:47 pm

Shabbat

Saturday, January 14th

Shaharit at KJ 9:00 am

Kids Korner 9:30am

Havdallah 5:47 pm

Weekdays

Sunday, January 15th

Shaharit 7:00 am

Talmud Torah 9:45 am

Mon-Fri, January 16-20

Shaharit 6:30 am

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Rabbi's Message

Rabbi Natan Halevy

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Shalom U’vracha,

Our parasha opens by listing the names of the sons of Jacob who came with him to Egypt, where “the children of Israel were fruitful…and multiplied, and grew very strong; and the land was filled with them.”

We are told that, “Although G‑d had already counted them in their lifetime, He again counted them at the time of their death, to express His love for them. For they are like the stars, which He takes out and brings in by number and name, as it is written ‘He takes out their hosts by number; He calls them each by name.’”

As long as Jacob’s sons were alive, the children of Israel prospered in the land which Joseph had saved from starvation; but after the passing of Joseph and his brothers:

There arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph. And he said to his people: “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and mightier than we.

“Come, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass that when any war should chance, they also join our enemies, and fight against us . . .”

Some say it was actually a new king; others say that it was the same king with new decrees. “Who knew not Joseph”—who acted as if he did not know Joseph (since, in either case, he surely knew about Joseph and his salvation of Egypt). The Egyptians’ way of dealing with their “Jewish problem” was to enslave the Jews. “They made their lives bitter with hard labor, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of work in the field.” And yet, “The more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew.” The king of Egypt summons two Jewish midwives, Shifrah and Puah, and commands them to kill all Jewish newborn males. When the midwives defy his instructions . . .

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Shabbat Kiddush

is sponsored

in memory of

Liza bat Giza v'Yaacov, z''l

Einav and Eli Fligelman

Shabbat Melodies with Hazzan Saeed Jalali

Listen to Hazzan Jalali chant First Aliya in Shemot and the Haftara .

Thank You

Rachel Sheff and Sharon Gomperts

The Sephardic Spice Girls

for organizing the Melt-Away-Stress Meditation and Sound Bath with Artist, Leat Silvera for our KJ Young Professionals. And, thank you to Kahal's staff, especially Sarah Bouchoucha and Penina Meghnagi Solomon for assisting with the event.

The evening was a great success! The Young Professionals program was very well-attended and everyone had a wonderfully relaxing, replenishing experience.

Kahal Joseph Events

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:

Flexi Silpa / Flexi bat Mazal

Joseph Tizabi / Yosef ben Yehezkiel

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

Karen bat Chana Meir

Eti Esther bat Fortuna

Ezra ben Rahel

Albert Nissan ben Victoria

Reuven Halevi ben Batsheva

David ben Tova

Fouad Salem / Hayeem ben Naima

Noach Yaakov ben Tzipporah

Ori ben Nuphar Chaia

In Memoriam

We remember these azkaraot, or yahrzeit anniversaries from January 14 to 21, 2023 (21 to 28 Tevet 5783). We light memorial candles, donate tsedaka, & attend services in honor of the memory of our loved ones.

21 Tevet/ Shabbat, January 14th

Reuben Solomon Shlomo ben Reuven D'loomy

Behejohn Yehudah Behejohn bat Yehudah

Seemah Saul Betz Seemah bat Shaul

22 Tevet / Sunday, January 15th

Matooka Girgiyr Matooka bat Farha

23 Tevet / Monday, January 16th

Kovkah Cohen Kovkah bat Yaakov Hacohen

Pinchas Khalili Pinchas ben Nissan

Emma Moses Amuma bat Farha

24 Tevet / Tuesday, January 17th

Rev Moses Hai Abraham Moshe Hai ben Avraham

Louise Jacob

Sulman Sheeri Sulman ben Yosef

Shather Shokri Shather ben Jacob

26 Tevet / Thursday, January 19th

Ronny Assia Ronnie ben Naji

27 Tevet / Friday, January 20th

Sally Amron Matana bat Moselle v'Michael

Sassoon Elias

Stanley Feinberg Stanley ben Jesse

28 Tevet/ Shabbat, January 21st

Joseph David Yoseph ben David

Aziza bat Amam

Maurice Zekaria Moshe ben Seon

Edmund Sayers Ezra Moshe ben Khatoon v'Moshe Hai Ezra

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Rabbi Natan Halevy

Saeed Jalali, Hazzan

Sasson Ezra, Sr. Hazzan

Yvette Dabby, President

Orly Kattan, Sr. Vice President

Sarah Bouchoucha, Administrator

Penina Meghnagi Solomon, Administrative Assistant

Dafna Young, Editor

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