LA Aish HaTorah Community

Parshas Vesachanan-Shabbos Nachamu

July 28, 2007 / 13 Av 5767

 

Shabbos Schedule

Fri, July 27

 07:40 pm                 Candle Lighting                      

 06:30 pm                 Mincha

 PEP!                        Elchonon Cohen          Cancelled

 08:40 pm                 Krias Shema                (earliest time)

 

Sat, July 28

 08:25 am                 Shacharis                   

 09:15 am                 Krias HaTorah              Nat Eisman

 09:30 am                 Krias Shema                (latest time)

 10:15 am                 Spirituality 101             R’ Heller

 10:15 am                 Boy’s Dvar Torah         R’ Sorani

 10:20 am                 Dvar Torah                   Cancelled

 11:00 am                 Kiddush                      

 11:30 am                 Kiruv Town Hall                      

 06:00 pm                 I Like Parsha!              R’ Dave Sorani

 06:30 pm                 Pirkei Avos                  Howard Witkin

 06:30 pm                 Kiruv Kollel                  Michael Abramson

 07:30 pm                 Mincha                                    

 08:00 pm                 Seudah Shlishis                      

 08:40 pm                 Maariv

 

Weekday Schedule

Jul. 29-Aug.3

 04:54 am                 Earliest Tallis – Vaeschanan

 06:00 am                 Shacharis – Gabbai Eliezer (Rick) Kahn

 07:30 am                 Shacharis – Gabbai Chanan (Steve) Gross

 08:00 am                 Sun. Shacharis only

 09:30 am                 Latest Shema

 10:40 am                 Latest Shacharis

 01:34 pm                 Earliest Mincha

 05:40 pm                 Mincha for rest of the summer

 07:45 pm                 Mincha/Maariv

 09:00 pm                 Maariv for rest of the summer

                               

 

Vaeschanan......With all your heart!

 

Devarim 6:5 "and you will love HaShem with all your heart..."

 

Rav Moshe Feinstein was once visiting some wealthy Baalei Batim to raise funds for a mikveh. He spent several hours going from house to house and was beginning to tire. His driver suggested that they return home for the night. However Rav Moshe wanted to continue.

 

The driver then suggested that perhaps Rav Moshe had not had enough time to learn that day and this would be a good opportunity to go home.

 

Rav Moshe responded, “We are commanded to love HaShem with all our heart, soul and possessions. Chazal explain this to mean that we must be prepared to sacrifice to Him that which is most precious to us. The most precious thing to me is Torah, and learning it is my greatest love. Therefore I must sacrifice my learning for the needs of the Jewish people!”

 

KIDDUSH SPONSOR

Steve Cohn is sponsoring Kiddush in honor of his wife Metuka.

 

THANK YOU

Thank you to Richard Polak for driving the Aish route of Tomchei Shabbos!

 

SHABBOS KALLAH

All women are invited to a Shabbos Kallah this Shabbos afternoon for Jenna Hamer at the home of Lolly Seidenfeld, 1565 Rexford Dr at 5pm.

 

KIRUV TOWN HALL

The Aish outreach staff would like to introduce you to their newest Kiruv faces and efforts! Hear the updates of past, present and future and learn about new ways to get involved! This Shabbos at 11:30am.

 

YOUNG FAMILIES AND COUPLES SEUDAH SHLISHIS THIS SHABBOS!

Young families and couples’ Seudah Shlishis get-together at the home of Jonah and Stacey Light, 1612 S. Canfield on Shabbos afternoon, July 28th at 4pm.

 

KIRUV CLUB FOR MEN

We have started a Kiruv blog at kiruvclub.blogspot.com for men.  As Chizuk, each of the participants adds a blog each week on one kiruv moment from the week. If interested contact Joel Schwartz.

 

AISH MEAL MAYVENS!

David Notowitz (dinner), Katy Callas and Jonathan Karabenick (lunch) will be pairing up hosts and guests! To become a Meal Mayven see Mordechai Yehuda (Mark) Shmagin.

 

DANCE WITH LOLLY STARTS THIS WED!

Lolly Seidenfeld is offering to teach your daughters, 10 yrs + to dance! Classes will be 4 consecutive Wed, August 1, 8, 15, 22 from 4:30-5:30pm at Aish. Contact lollyseidenfeld@sbcglobal.net or call (310)552-9420. Classes for younger girls too!

 

SPIRITUALS WITH R’ COHEN

Elul is the right time of year to get your annual "Spiritual" - a time to take stock and assess your life's goals and direction. Community members may meet with R’ Cohen in the month of Elul.  Call Naami for schedule.

 

FUEL YOUR MORNINGS

Men, 45 minutes each morning can greatly enhance your Gemara learning skills. Great rabbonim also teach that learning Torah is the anecdote for the evil inclination. Weekday mornings at 6:50am! Starting this Fri, Aug 3, R Cohen will start a new section of Gemara, Brachos 10b and a new section of Halacha in Mishne Brure on Rosh HaShana (8:30am each day). So join today!

 

SUNDAYS WITH R’ SIMCHA WEINBERG!

Through the month of Elul, we are arranging a live hook-up with R’ Simcha every Sun morning at 7am for men and women in the Aish seminar room! No cost, but this is a service for paying Aish members only! Begins Sun August 19-Sun Sept 9th.

 

OUR HERITAGE, OUR HEALTH

Join us for a complimentary presentation by Gary Frohlich, MS, CGC to learn more about common genetic conditions amongst Ashkenazim. Be informed about this vital information! Wed Aug 8 at 8:15pm at Aish.

 

PREPARE FOR ELUL WITH R’ MORGENSTERN

Prepare for Elul with R’ Morgenstern as he will address both men and women, Sun Aug 12 at Aish. Women at 9am on “Strategies for a Successful Teshuva” and men at 11am on “Strengthening the Marital Bond-An Elul Project.”

 

RABBIS VS. COMMUNITY

Get ready for another softball game, but this time it will be Aish Rabbis vs. the community! Sun Aug 12 at 2pm. Contact Dave ext 512 or dsorani@aishla.com.

 

SHUL DECORUM

In order to enhance the quality of davening, please daven in front of your chair and not in the aisles.  This will ensure that men and women will not have to daven in the back hallway.  Please do not use the side doors except for emergencies.

 

MISHEBERECH LIST

The Misheberech list (a list of those ill that need our prayers) will be renewed every 2 months beginning Rosh Chodesh Elul. If you would like a name to stay on the list, please renew it with Naami every 2 months at naami@aishla.com.

 

HALACHIC BULLETIN

Rav Yaakov Kaminetsky held that it was not necessary for a chason and kallah to give Maaser from their wedding gifts because wedding gifts are exchanges.

Rav Moshe Feinstein held that one should give Maaser unless he is a ben Torah and he would use the money to support himself in Kollel in which case there is a temporary exemption. 

 

HAVE A GREAT SHABBOS!