Friday, December 29, 2006
Shabbos Bulletin
PARSHAS VAYIGASH
9 TEVES 5767
FRIDAY, DEC 29
SATURDAY, DEC 30
Actualizing Our Potential
Siyum Michael Abramson
Sunday DEC 31: Asara b'teves
Monday Jan 1
weekday schedule
Vayigash – and you will love…..
Breishis 46:29 “and he (Yosef) fell on his (Yakov’s) neck and wept…”
Rashi: “However Yakov did not fall on his neck….(as) he was saying Shema.”
Rabbi Dovid of Lelov, known as the Lelover Rebbe, lived in Yerushalayim.
While still very young, there arose an occasion for his eldest son to go to
He spent some years there while his father, who loved and missed him dearly,
pined after him. When his son finally returned to Yerushalayim, it was dusk and
the first thing he did was to go straight to his father’s Beis Hamedrash.
As he entered the Shul his father was preparing to daven Maariv. He came up to
his father and his father looked at him for a brief moment, and without saying
a word, indicated to the Shliach Tzibur to daven Maariv. Only when he had
finished davening did he turn to his son and give him a hearty welcome.
The Chasidim who witnessed the event understood that the Lelover Rebbe was
emulating our forbearer Yakov when he met his son Yosef after 22 years of
absence, and he wished to direct his great joy of seeing his son only towards
HaShem!
kiddush sponsorship
for sponsorship opportunities call naami ext 720
seudah shlishis sponsorship
Michael and Alex Abramson are sponsoring Seudah Shlishis in honor of Michael's completion of Meseches K'Suvos.
Mike and Daisy Cofsky are sponsoring Seudah Shlishis in memory of his father, Abbeh ben Yechezkiel's Yarzheit.
Tanya and
mazel tov
To the Stepen family on the engagement of Shira to Moshe Vanounou.
To Dick and Beverly Horowitz on the birth of a granddaughter Sara to Sam and Ruth Horowitz!
Bon Voyage to Viva
The discernable lack of Aish Rabbis this Shabbos is due to their leading 2 simultaneous trips to
Bikur Cholim Blood and Platelets Program
Community blood drive
improved boys program
It is mandatory for all boys to either be with their groups or in Shul davening with their father or mother. There can be no roaming in the halls or ball playing other than at the designated times with the assigned group leader.
Group leader for boy's ages 4-6: Yossie Parry
Group leader for boy's ages 7-12: Zack Plotzker
Sign from Above
Join Jeff Gruen on a hike to the
REBBETZIN lori palatnik-Jan 17th!
Don't miss Rebbetzin
Getting to know your Shabbos
Enhance your Shabbos experience by learning the do's and don'ts of sorting, sifting, selecting, building, breaking, baking and more. Sun 9.30am starting Jan 7 with
scholar in residence jan 20
A special Shabbaton with R' Avi Kosman, the Maggid shiur of the Master Daf, Master Mishna, and Master Rambam audio cassette and CD-Rom series. He will speak throughout Shabbos day, Jan 20th.
Listing of Weekly Classes at aish center
Tuesday
Thursday
Thursday
END OF YEAR GIVING
Thank you to the following families: Bonert, Mandel, Kemp, Bron, Pomeranz, J. Schwartz, Firestone, H. Schwartz, Maurer, Kleinman, Barnes, Sher, Madris, and Sari Katz for generously giving towards the matching fund! There is still time to give!
women's tehillim tuesday evenings!
Women's Tehillim is every Tues at
This week's reading is
10th teves fast sunday
The Fast of the Tenth of Teves marks the day that Nevuzadran, the Babylonian general, laid siege to
Fast begins
Advanced Halachic Bulletin
If brushing ones teeth or using mouth wash are considered necessary then they are permitted on a regular Taanis. However one should be careful not to swallow the water. This means that he should bend forward and one should use less than a Revi’is.
Have a great Shabbos!!
Sunday, December 24, 2006
A Call To Kiruv: The Ultimate Kiruv Convention Tomorrow!
Friday, December 22, 2006
Shabbos Bulletin
PARSHAS MIKETZ
2 TEVET 5767
FRIDAY, DEC 22
SATURDAY, DEC 23
The Chanukah Raffle
Sheva Brachos R' Cohen
Learning How To See the Hand of Hashem in our Lives
Sunday DEC 24
Monday Dec 25
Chanuka in
Several of the inmates in
lights They knew that they were putting their lives in great risk, for if they were
discovered they would be executed, and yet a fire burned inside them to be able
to perform this Mitzva. They had no Menorah or wicks or oil, but the men had
saved up bits of fat, and the women had pulled threads from their tattered
garments and twisted them into makeshift wicks. A Menorah had been hollowed
out of raw potato.
On the first night of Chanukah, Rabbi Israel Shapiro, better known as the
Bluzhever Rebbe, inserted the improvised candle into the improvised Menorah
and began to say the Brachos. On the third blessing, in which G-d is thanked
for having “ kept us in life and preserved us and enabled us to reach this time”
his voice cracked and he broke down, as he had already lost his wife, his
only daughter, his son-in-law, and his only grandchild.
Then in an effort to encourage the people he said:
“My dear friends, it is not a contradiction to thank G-d for miracles that he had
wrought for our ancestors long ago, while He seemingly performs none for us
now! By kindling this candle we identify ourselves with the Jewish people
everywhere. Our long history records many bloody horrors our people have
endured and survived. We may be certain that no matter what may befall us as
individuals, the Jewish people will - with the help of G-d - outlive their cruel
torturers and emerge triumphant in the end!"
kiddush sponsorship
Kiddush is being sponsored by
seudah shlishis sponsorship last week
The Weintraubs sponsored Seudah Shlishis last week in gratitude to the community for your kindness during the Shiva.
seudah shlishis sponsorship
Dick and Beverly Horowitz are sponsoring Seudah Shlishis in honor of the Sheva Brachos of
Julie Given is sponsoring Seudah Shlishis in memory of her father, Sherman Bernard Given's Yarzheit.
Rochel Markman is sponsoring Seudah Shlishis in memory of the first Yarzheit of her mother, Shayna Risha bas Noach Leib, Thursday night, the 8th of Teves.
mazal tov
To Az and Debbie Aharon on the birth of a baby girl!
To
THE JEWISH PEOPLE NEED YOU!
aish and the OU present "A Call to Kiruv", a practical guide to Kiruv R'chokim and K'rovim Dec 25 at Aish at
R' HILLEL GOLDBERG cancelled THIS WEEKEND
R’ Goldberg is snowbound in
Shalom Bayis Roundtable meeting!
For all married women our next Shalom Bayis Roundtable meeting will be Tues Dec 26
recent aish torah classes online
If you missed any of our recent guest speakers such as R' Orlowek, R' Morgenstern, or Dr. Manny Saltiel, you can now listen to their classes at notowitz.com/Torah.html.
REBBETZIN lori palatnik-Jan 17th!
Don's miss Rebbetzin
END OF YEAR GIVING
Sometimes we look in December and realize that the Maaser that we have given is less than 10% of our "after tax income." If you find that such is the case, Aish Shul is a Tzedakah that uses donated money responsibly and from whom you benefit on a daily basis. Moreover, a most generous donor has agreed to match all gifts! Please contact R’ Cohen, Joel Schwartz, or Bill Gross.
Listing of Weekly Classes at aish center
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Thursday
48 ways to Happiness is back
Begins again this Thurs at
Getting to know your Shabbos
Enhance your Shabbos experience by learning the do's and don'ts of sorting, sifting, selecting, building, breaking, baking and more. Sun 9.30am starting Jan 7 with Judith Cohen. Call Naami ext 720 or email naami@aishla.com.
urgent women's tehillim beginning nightly
Women's Tehillim is now every night at
This week's reading is
Advanced Halachic Bulletin
Chasam Sofer: It is the Ashkenaz Minhag for a father to fulfill the Mitzvah of lighting for his daughters.
Mishne Brure: If girls who are Bas Mitzva wish to light and make the appropriate Brachos, it is permissible. They should have in mind not to be Yotzei with their father lighting.
However (Eidot HaMizrach) Sefardic women are not permitted to light and make Brachos.
Have a great Shabbos!
