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!!