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20 Shevat 5783 | 11 February 2023

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In this Issue

Kahal Joseph Schedule
Rabbi Halevy's Shabbat Greeting
Rabbi's Message
Donate to Relief Fund for T urkey
Mazal Tov Tikva and Yoel Iny
Congratulations Jennifer Hay and Michael Kamara
Shabbat Melodies with Hazzan Jalali
This Monday! Meditation & Sound Bath at 7:30 pm
Purim Events! Baking, Celebration, Megillah & More
Community Event: ADL Teen Symposium on Anti-Semitism
Refua Shlema & Azkarot

Shabbat Greeting from Rabbi Halevy

KJ Schedule

Erev Shabbat

Friday, February 10th

Candle Lighting 5:14 pm

Shabbat

Parashat Yitro

Saturday, February 11th

Shaharit at KJ 9:00 am

Kids Korner 9:30am

Havdallah 6:12 pm

Weekdays

Sunday, February 12th

Shaharit 7:00 am

Talmud Torah 9:45 am

Mon-Fri, February 13th to 17th

Shaharit 6:30 am

Membership & Sponsorship

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Rabbi's Message

Rabbi Natan Halevy

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Shalom U’vracha,

This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Yitro, introduces the concept of the intricate and fair judicial system. The qualities necessary to be a truly great judge are enumerated: “But you shall choose out of the entire nation people of substance, God fearing, of truth, who hate monetary gain, and you shall appoint Israel leaders over thousands, leaders over hundreds, leaders over fifties, and leaders over tens.”

We are limited human beings with a narrow perspective of reality. When coming to judge cases between people, the parties may have completely opposing stories in which each is trying to find favor. In cases dealing with guilt or responsibility for events, the truth can be hard to clarify. Therefore, the judges must be of this high quality of character recounted in the Torah in order to administer the best judgment possible.

The fact that our judges have attained these higher levels of being demonstrates the fortitude of such people. Their inner strength and resolve, and the value they place on life, stands above. Thus their judgment will be of a higher quality than average as well.

The entire system of judges was initiated by Yitro, Moshe’s father in law. He is considered to be an extremely important person on many levels. His own spiritual development and attainment was quite awesome in his own right. Read more online ...

Community Appeal for Assistance

to Survivors of Earthquake in Turkey

The Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood has created a fund to assist both Jewish and non-Jewish victims through. As you may know, Hatay, Turkey was devastated and they lost the head of the Jewish community along with his wife.

Turkish Relief Fund of Sephardic Jewish Brotherhood

Odin Ozdil is also collecting winter clothing, especially children's clothing, to deliver to a Turkish group next week. Anyone who brings clothing donations by Sunday, February 12th will be picked up on Monday.

Donate to Relief Fund for Turkey

Mazal Tov

Tikva and Yoel lny

on the bar mitzvah of

your grandson, Isaac Ashkenazi

From left to right, by the beautiful Tree of Life donated to Kahal by Tikva & Yoel:

Yael Levy, Nira Sayegh, Yoel Iny, Tikva Iny, Haskel Iny, Karen Ashkenazi, Mickey Kahtan

Mazal Tov

Jennifer Hay and

Michael Kamara

on your upcoming wedding

Besiman Tov

to your parents

Ourite and Abe Kamara

Jaklin and Joseph Hay

your grandmother

Claire Assia

and both families

Shabbat Melodies with Hazzan Saeed Jalali

Listen to Hazzan Jalali chant the first aliya of Parashat Yitro , the Haftara and the Ten Commandments .

Upcoming 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:

Farshid Shohed

Shimon ben Pari v'Eshagh

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 azkarot/yahrzeit (memorial anniversaries) from February 11th to 18th 2023 (20 Shevat to 27 Shevat 5783). It is customary to light memorial candles, donate tsedaka, & attend services to honor the memory of our loved ones.

20 Shevat / Shabbat, February 11th

Edward David Ezra ben Meir Shemtov

Nissim Moondani Nissim ben Moondani

Georgette Solomon

Georgette Youssefmir

22 Shevat / Monday, February 13th

Raymond Isaac Rahamim ben Hana v'Eliyahu

23 Shevat / Tuesday, February 14th

Victoria Elie Victoria bat Caden

Maurice Shamash Menashe Hayim ben Farha

Carl Zekaria Keduri ben Sion

24 Shevat / Wednesday, February 15th

Snira Klein Snira bat Avraham v'Devora

Rachel David Rahel bat Regina

25 Shevat / Thursday, February 16th

Norma Dabby Naima bat Farha

Morton Raymond Einy Mordecai ben Rahamim

Abraham Salel Avraham ben Sassoon

26 Shevat / Friday, February 17th

Moshe Solomon Moshe Hai ben David

Abraham Haim Jacob Avraham Haim ben Yaacov

27 Shevat / Shabbat, February 18th

Ezra Avrahamy Ezra ben Yosef

Nathan Bass Nathan ben Yisrael

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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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