LA Aish HaTorah Community

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25

07:10 p.m.   Candle lighting

06:30 p.m.   Mincha                        

08:10 p.m.   Krias Shema             (earliest time)

 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26

08:25 a.m.   Shacharis

09:15 a.m.   Krias HaTorah           Nat Eisman   

09:38 a.m.   Krias Shema              (latest time)                          

10:15 a.m.   Spirituality  101         R' Heller

10:15 a.m.   Dvar Torah                R' Braverman           

11:00 p.m.   Kiddush                      

11:30 a.m.   Shiur                           R' Ordan                   

05:15 p.m.   Rashi Workshop         Nat Eisman

05:45 p.m.   Pirkei Avos                  Howard Witkin

06:00 p.m.   Men's Kiruv Kollel        Cancelled                   

06:00 p.m.    Innocence                  Jeff Gruen

06:45 p.m.   Mincha                                     

07:15 p.m.   Seudah Shlishis                     

                    Dvar Torah                R' Shenker               

08:10 p.m.   Maariv

 

Sun. August 27

08:00 a.m.               Shacharis

05:21 a.m.               Earliest Tallis - Ki Tzetze

09:38 a.m.               Latest Shema

10:44 a.m.               Latest Shachris

01:28 p.m.               Earliest Mincha

05:45 p.m.               Mincha-Summer Schedule

09:00 p.m.               Maariv-Summer Schedule

06:00/6:50 a.m.       Weekday Shacharis

    

Shoftim –  Winning the Lottery

 

Devorim 18:13 “Be perfect with HaShem.”

 

It once happened that a Talmid Chochom who was under immense financial

pressure turned to the great R' Mordechai Benet for assistance. R' Mordechai

told him to buy a lottery ticket and to tell him the number, and he would pray

that the number would win. Overjoyed at this suggestion, he went and bought

a ticket and told the Rov the number. The night before the lottery, feeling

completely confident that he held a winning lottery ticket, he told his family

what he had done. They were not so convinced, and so he decided to run a

mini lottery just to prove to them that he held the winning number. They wrote

out a series of numbers and put them into a plate together with the number of

the “winning” ticket and did a trial run of the lottery.

Imagine the joy of the family when indeed they took out the winning number!

However the next night the winning lottery ticket was not their number.

Dejected he went to visit the Rav to ask what had gone wrong.

Rav Mordechai was in a state of utter disbelief when he heard the news.

“But I davened for that number to win!” he exclaimed.

Then he told him the story of the trial lottery 

“Now I understand!” said the Gaon “My Tefillah was accepted. If only you

had waited a few more hours you would have been a wealthy man!”

 

kiddush sponsorship

Susan and Fred Rodin are sponsoring Kiddush in honor of Rabbi Aryeh Markman for organizing, and the Aish community for supporting a blood drive for Fred, who is now recovering from a bone marrow/stem cell transplant. We thank you for your generosity and your prayers, all of which are very greatly appreciated.

 

 

mazal tov

Mazal tov to Bill Dickerman and Geula Moskovitz on their engagement

 

 

shabbaton in running springs

Aish and 20 community families are in Running Springs for a Shabbaton with the Twerskys to be filled with inspring lectures and loads of fun!

 

 

simcha

Rabbi Noach Orlowek will be giving a symposium for women, married or single on acquiring true Simcha. Sun. September 3rd. Bagel brunch will be served. 9:30am-12:15pm at Aish. $18 RSVP to Naami ext 720. Private appointments available Sun & Mon Sept 3-4. Call Robin 323-934-1038 or 323-559-3330 to schedule.

 

 

Handwriting Spiritual before the Holy Days

Aish Rabbi, Tom Meyer will be in from Jerusalem doing handwriting analysis/counseling for those that want an inside track for their Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur game plan. Thur, Sept. 7 - Wed. Sept 13. Appointments are one hour for $150. Call early! Call Barbara 278-8672 ext. 704. All appointments are in the Aish Center.

 

 

New! Shalom Bayis Roundtable for Women

A Shalom Bayis Roundtable discussion group for married women will begin in September/Elul here at Aish. The group will be facilitated by Mrs. Yehudit Cohen, and will feature monthly meetings with a small reading requirement for each participant. The first meeting will be on Sept 12 at 8:30pm. Future meeting times to be determined. Location TBA. Call Francesca Gross at 925-1132.

 

 

Mistaken hat-entity

There are many black hats hanging on the hat rack on Shabbos that look very similar to each other. Please make sure that the one you are taking is your own.

 

 

sefarim dedication opportunity

New Sefarim were purchased for the library. Dedication opportunities available.

It's a merit to the Neshomo of the niftar every time the sefer is used! Call Naami

  

PRE BAR MITZVAH BOYS (Ages 8-12)

The boys program is being revamped, beginning this week, to encourage their Jewish maturity. Boys who wish to play at Aish on Shabbos must daven in shul, preferably next to their father, from “Shochane Ad Marom” at 8:50am to the Torah processional 9:20am. Short parsha time later with tickets for prizes.

 

Listing of Weekly Classes at aish center

Tuesday      8:00 pm           Mark Sarto                   Success through Torah

Wednesday 8:30 pm           Michael Abramson      Sefer HaChinuch

Thursday     12:00 noon      Howard Witkin             Pirkei Avos

Thursday     8:00 pm           Shmuel Petlak             Mishneh Torah

Thursday     8:00 pm           Bill Gross                    48 Ways to Happiness

 

 

beginner's mishnah class

Join a beginner's Mishnah class with David Notowitz every Wed beginning Sept 6 at Aish that focuses on the actual text of the Mishnah. 8:00-8:45PM

 

 

 

gem israel learning experience

Reveal new facets of your spirituality with the Gem program for Jewish women ages 30 and up. Oct. 23-Nov. 4 in Jerusalem. Contact Nechama neshamah@012.net.il.

 

 

 

WOMEN'S TEHILLIM

A few precious minutes can make a difference!

Every Wed. 8:30pm at the home of Ze'ev and Shoshana Weinstein 1540 Edris.

 

 

PEP! PRAYER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

This week's reading is PEP! Hakdamah to Shemoneh Esrei, p. 401-405

 

                   

Advanced Halachic Bulletin

Shulchan Aruch 158:11  In Netilas Yadayim, we make the Brocho after the action, because sometimes one cannot make the Brocho beforehand due to dirty hands  In order not to make a break between the main part of the Mitzva and the following Brocho, one should not talk once he starts washing.

Between Birkas Netilas Yadayim and “Hamotzi” we try to minimize the break. If one did speak there is no need to repeat anything, unless he got so involved in other things that he forgot about keeping his hands clean.

The Brocho of “Hamotzi” must directly precede the eating. Therefore, one should not stop, and certainly not speak, between the Brocho and the eating.

Shulchan Aruch 167:6 If one talks about anything other than needs related to the food, he must repeat the Brocho. Since the Brocho is related to the main part of the eating process, i.e. swallowing, one should not talk until he has swallowed.         

Biur Halacha: However, since chewing is the beginning of the eating process and it is usually accompanied by swallowing some of the food’s flavor, one does not repeat the Brocho if he spoke after beginning to chew.

 

Have a great Shabbos!