Shana tova
Rosh Hashana is upon us. May the spirit of teshuva (return) fill us all, allowing us to discover and be at peace with who we really are, to renew and rebuild relationships with all those around us, and to be filled with the spirituality of Hashem and Torah as the centering and guiding force in our lives.
May this new year bring peace in our community, to the Jewish people throughout the world, to our beloved State of Israel, and to all of humanity. May evil soon depart from the world, and may tranquility and happiness fill the earth forever.
We wish everyone a sweet, peaceful, prosperous and happy new year, filled with every blessing.
L'shana tova tikateivu - may you be written for a good year!
Rosh Hashana Services
Wednesday, September 12th
– 6:15pm Mincha / ma'ariv
Thursday, September 13th
– 9.00 am Shacharit
- 10.00 am Torah Reading
- 11.30 am Children's Service
- 12 noon Shofar
- 6.15 pm Mincha
– 6.30pm Tashlich
- 7.00 pm Ma'ariv
Friday, September 14th
– 9.00 am Shacharit
- 10.00 am Torah Reading
- 11.30 am Children's Service
- 12 noon Shofar
Shabbat Shuva Services
Friday, September 14th
– 6.15 pm Mincha / ma'ariv
Saturday, September 15th
– 9.30 am Shacharit
- 11.30 am Shabbat Shuva Lecture Topic: "Our Attitude Towards Sinners."
Yom Kippur Services
Please wear white in honor of the Chag
Friday, September 21st
– 6.00 pm Kol Nidrei
Candle Lighting – 6.30 pm
Saturday, September 22nd
– 9.00 am Shacharit
- 11.30 am Children's services
- 12 noon Yizkor
- 4.30 pm Afternoon services
- 6.15 pm Neilah
Yom Kippur Ends 7.45pm
No charge for services
There is no charge for Yom Tov services, all are welcome to attend. Donations are much appreciated, and membership is strongly encouraged. Please contact Geoff Patz at 858/733-3777 for more information. All donations are tax deductible and should be made payable to Kehillat Ahavat Yisrael and mailed to Selwyn Lurie at 13030 Brixton Place, San Diego CA 92130-1325. Thank you for your support!
New web site
Thanks to Barbara Berkovich and Selwyn Lurie for all their hard work in creating our new web site - check it out at
www.kaysandiego.org!
Sukkah Decorating for Kids
@ Rav Menashe and Donna's Sukkah. Tuesday afternoon, September 25, 4pm. come play music, eat great food and get ready for sukkot. Cost: $5 Location: 3905 Carmel Brooks Way 92130 Sunday. Please RSVP
KAY's Trip to the Dead Sea Scroll Exhibit Oct 21st
Save the Date: KAY"s Trip to the Dead Sea Scroll Exhibit in Balboa Park will be after the High Holiday season. Sunday October 21st, at 11am-1pm. Please RSVP to Rav Menashe to let us know how many tickets we need to order.
KAY's Torah Study Opportunities
Advanced Talmud Class: Men and Women are invited to study high level Talmud. We will be starting this Class after the High Holiday Season. Please speak to Rav Menashe to inquire further and to vote on what will be this year's Talmud tractate for the Kehilla.
KAY Chavurot: Join an informal, social Chavurah study group this year. Please speak to Rav Menashe on which Chaburah you'd like to join or create.
Work Person's Shiur: Join us every third week for a lunchtime Torah class at Aubrey Meyerowitz's office. 9863 Pacifc Heights Blvd. Suite E SD 92121
Virtual Beit Midrash
Join Jewish communities from all over America for a
monthly study seminar in conjunction with The Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Please contact Rav Menashe for this very special learning opportunity.
Community events
JCC Jewish Book Fair. November 1-10 and the 27th
The Museum of Man – Copper Age Exhibit, featuring Archeology in Israel, runs through February.
Museum of Natural History- Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit- runs through December.
Jewish and Single? A new group of San Diego Jewish Singles has formed. Contact Rose to be included at shoshilender7@sbcglobal.net.
Refuah Sheleima
Please contact Rav Menashe to let him know of any family or friends who are ill.
Member news
Happy birthday to Daniel Penner (Sept 14), Jenna Matus (Sept 15), Donna East (Sept 17), Daniella Lewis (Sept 19), Doron Lurie (Sept 19), Neville Stanger (Sept 19) and Joshua Saks (Sept 20)!
Yahrzeits - we wish a long life to Selwyn Lurie (for his father), Geoff Patz (for his mother) and Ivan & Fiona Strashoon (for their daughter).
Kiddush
Kiddush on 1st day Rosh Hashana will be sponsored by Shaya & Claudia Fainman to honor their children and the KAY community.
Kiddush on 2nd day Rosh Hashana will be sponsored by Rav Menashe to wish Donna a happy birthday - mazal tov!
Kiddush on Shabbat will be sponsored by the kehilla to wish all congregants a sweet, healthy and happy New Year and a meaningful Fast.
Please contact Barbara Lurie at barblurie@san.rr.com or 858/792-7942 if you would like to sponsor kiddush on Shabbat morning.
Membership registration
Your support is vital! Please complete and send in your membership form as soon as possible. To discuss your monthly contribution in strict confidence, please contact Geoff Patz at 858/733-3777. All donations are tax deductible and should be made payable to Kehillat Ahavat Yisrael and mailed to 13030 Brixton Place, San Diego CA 92130-1325. Thank you for your support!
Shabbat services
Friday night services: 6.15 pm. Shabbat morning: 9.30 am. Children's service 10.30 am. Services are held every week in the Bet Midrash of the San Diego Jewish Academy's Carmel Valley campus. Please see our web site for more information and directions.
Yom Tov and Shabbat times
- Wed Sep 12: Candle lighting 6.41 PM
- Thu Sep 13: Candle lighting after 7.57 PM (from an existing flame)
- Fri Sep 14: Candle lighting 6.38 PM (from an existing flame)
- Sat Sep 15: Shabbat ends 7.37 PM
Thought for the week
Rising from Our Slumber
We celebrate Rosh Hashanah tomorrow for two days and with the coming New Year, we welcome 5768 as a time to usher in peace and possibility. Rosh Hashanah is described as ‘Yom Teruah.' A vague term, but often translated as the day of shaking. This ‘shaking' relates to the shofar of Rosh Hashanah. When we hear the blast, we stir and shake. The Rabbis liken the concept of the shofar blasts to an alarm clock for our soul. "Rise you sleepy ones from your sleep."
Without the desire or encouragement to move from our comfort zones, how can we even think of peace, of better health, of better financial success in the coming year? Rabbi Eliezer ben Durdai makes this realization at the apex of his inner transformative experience, announcing to himself: "The matter is up to me." (TB Avodah Zara 17a)
It is all too easy to talk of wishes and blessings, but how do we make them actual, tangible? If we've been lacking those blessings or our wishes have gone unfulfilled, we must reevaluate our approach and find another way into the palace. Rosh Hashanah reminds us to wake up and shift our perspective. This shift, from sleep to waking, is the most elementary precondition to growth: the desire to grow, to make change.
This year, let us all find the strength to do something that maybe completely out of character and out of our norm; something that would surprise even ourselves. "You must be the change you want to see in the world." (Ghandi) And then we will enjoy a year full of goodness and sweetness.
Shana Tova Umetuka, Ktiva V'Chatima Tova
Rav Menashe
Kehillat Ahavat Yisrael (Love of Israel - the nation and the land) is a warm, caring Orthodox community welcoming Jews of all backgrounds to personal exploration and growth within Judaism. Our name symbolizes our passionate love for both fellow Jews and the State of Israel. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who you think might be interested. Let us know at any time if you'd like to be removed from this email list.
Contact information:
Rabbi: Rav Menashe and Donna East 858/605-1111
Board:
- President: Michael Lurie 858/794-8278
- Marketing: Ian Aires 858/481-2706
- At large: Barbara Berkovich 858/353-1420
- Programs: Gary Lewis 858/538-2330
- Programs: Jeff Max 858/481-7627
- Finance: Selwyn Lurie 858/792-7942
- Ladies: Barbara Lurie 858/792-7942
- Membership: Geoff Patz 858/733-3777
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