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KJ Happenings

2 Kislev 5783 | 26 November 2022

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In this Issue


  • Shabbat Greeting from Rabbi Halevy
  • Kahal Joseph Schedule
  • Guest Message
  • Shabbat Kiddush in memory of Batya bat Shimon, z''l
  • Thank You for Challah Bake in memory of Rica Emquies, z''l
  • Shabbat Melodies with Hazzan Jalali
  • Hanukkah & Halaka Celebration, Sun 12/18@4pm
  • Sun 11/27! Joe Samuels at Holocaust Museum, 3 pm
  • Helping Teens Shine, 12/2@noon online
  • Bat Mitsva Classes continue, Join Now!
  • Refua Shlema & Azkarot

A Shabbat Greeting from Rabbi Halevy

KJ Schedule


Erev Shabbat

Friday, November 25th

Candle Lighting 4:27 pm


Shabbat

Saturday, November 26th

Shaharit at KJ 9:00 am

Kids Korner 9:30am

Havdallah 5:25 pm


Weekdays

Sunday, November 27th

Shaharit 7:00 am


Mon-Fri, Nov 28-Dec 2

Shaharit 6:30 am




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Guest Message

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, z''l

BSD


In this week’s sedra, we see Isaac as the parent of two very different sons. We have no difficulty understanding why Rebecca loved Jacob. She had received an oracle from God in which she was told:


“Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.” Gen. 25:23



Jacob was the younger. Rebecca seems to have inferred, correctly as it turned out, that it would be he who would continue the covenant, who would stay true to Abraham’s heritage, and who would teach it to his children, carrying the story forward into the future.


The real question is, why did Isaac love Esau? Could he not see that he was a man of the outdoors, a hunter, not a contemplative or a man of God? Is it conceivable that he loved Esau merely because he had a taste for wild game? Did his appetite rule his mind and heart? Did Isaac not know how Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of soup, and how he subsequently “despised” the birthright itself (Gen. 25:29-34). Was this someone with whom to entrust the spiritual patrimony of Abraham?


Isaac surely knew that his elder son was a man of mercurial temperament who lived in the emotions of the moment.



Read more . . .

Shabbat Kiddush

is sponsored


in loving memory of

Batya bat Shimon, z''l


by

Jim Berookhim and Family
 

Thank You

for the Thanksgiving Challah Bake

with the Sephardic Spice Girls

in loving memory of Rica Emquies, z’’l

Thank you to the amazing Sephardic Spice Girls, Sharom Gomperts and Rachel Sheff


Thank you to Kahal's Team and Volunteers, Rabbi and Bracha Halevy, Yvette Dabby, Orly Kattan, Sarah Bouchoucha, Penina Solomon, Dafna Young & Felix Quesada


Thank you to our generous sponsors

Sharon & Alan Gomperts

Rachel & Neil Sheff

Shabbat Melodies with Hazzan Saeed Jalali

Listen to Hazzan Jalali chanting the first aliya in Toledot and the Haftara.

Kahal Joseph Events

Hanukkah & Halaka Celebration

Sunday, December 18th@4pm

Joe Samuels speaks at

Holocaust Museum

This Sunday! 11/27@3 pm


Holocaust Museum LA invites you to join them in honoring Mizrahi Heritage Month. Joseph Samuels was born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1930 and survived the Farhud massacre in 1941. His story illustrates the wider geographic scope of the Holocaust's influence, which extended beyond Europe.
Register for Joe Samuels's Talk

Supporting Teens to Shine Their Light: A Class with Robin Wald

sponsored by the Jewish Federation

12/2@noon Online


Our Live, Lunch, Learn Series returns Friday, December 2nd from 12:00 – 1:00 PM to discuss ways for us to respectfully allow our teens to explore their identity.


Jewish wisdom teaches that we are all created as unique expressions of God's light in the world. As parents, how do we encourage our teens’ self-exploration and self-expression? How can we become more accepting of their choices as they experiment with everything from hairstyle to gender pronouns to social groups? In this session, we will cover strategies to move us beyond our personal preferences and discomforts so we can be allies for our teens on their journey to becoming who they are intended to be.


Live, Lunch, Learn Presents: Supporting Teens to Shine Their Light

Friday, December 2nd, 2022


Robin Wald has taught and mentored Jewish teens in educational programs, leadership roles, and Rosh Hodesh groups for nearly 20 years. As a certified yoga and meditation teacher, and certified life and wellness coach, Robin is committed to supporting young people to be resilient and lead healthy, balanced lives.
Register for Teen Class

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:


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 November 26 to December 3, 2022 (2 Kislev to 9 Kislev 5783). We light memorial candles, donate tsedaka, and attend Shabbat services in honor of the memory of our loved ones.


2 Kislev / Shabbat, November 26th

Doron Ironi Doron ben Yosef

Victoria Kadosh Victoria ben Reuben

Ralph Nathan Raphael ben Mordechai

Aziza bat Farha

Ezekiel Ezra Reuben Yehezkel ben Reuven Dloomy


3 Kislev / Sunday, November 27th

Rebecca Benbeniste Rivka bat Dudu

Rachel Jacob Rahel bat Salha Mattana


5 Kislev / Tuesday, November 29th

Elias Ezekiel Isaac Eliyahu ben Yehezkel Itzhak

Silas Moshe Kadoorie Silas ben Moshe Kadoorie

Nassim Reuben Suleiman

Molly Zachariah Mazal bat Shalom

Saul Sassoon


6 Kislev / Wednesday, November 30th

Maggie Dabby Marjorie bat Sam


7 Kislev / Thursday, December 1st

Emma Shapiro

Eliyahu Ezer Eliyahu ben Yoseph


8 Kislev / Friday, Decemer 2nd

Diana Saul Yael bat Florence


9 Kislev / Shabbat, December 3rd

Isaac Joseph Itzhak ben Yoseph

Ezra Itzhaki Ezra ben Reuven

Sholkat Zekharia Sholkat bat Zekharia
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