LA Aish HaTorah Community

 

On Saturday night January 12^th the Etta Israel Center will be honoring Holly and Terry Magady at its annual gala banquet entitled: “If You Can See the Invisible, You Can Do the Impossible.”  For more information, call Rachael at (818) 985-3882 ext 226.

 

Karen Siles

Community & Hospitality Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

Phone:310.278.8672 ext. 305

 

Shabbat Shalom!

 

Fri, Dec 28

 04:33 pm                  Candle Lighting                    

 04:33 pm                  Mincha

 PEP!                           R’ Cohen                              Birkas HaShanim

05:30 pm                   Krias Shema                         (earliest time)

     

Sat, Dec 29

08:25 am                   Shacharis                              S. Gross

09:15 am                   Krias HaTorah                      Nat Eisman

09:26 am                   Krias Shema                         (latest time)

10:15 am                   Spirituality 101                     R’ Heller

10:15 am                   Dvar Torah                           R’ Gedalia Zweig     

11:00 am                   Kiddush 

11:30 am                   Shiur                                       R’ Moshe Cohen

                                    “The Green-Eyed Monster”

12:19 pm                   Early Winter Mincha

03:15 pm                   Kiruv Kollel                            Michael Abramson

03:30 pm                   Gemara Brochos                R’ Denbo

04:15 pm                   Mincha           

04:45 pm                   Seudah Shlishis                     

Dvar Torah                           R’ Cohen

05:30 pm                   Maariv

 

 

Weekday Schedule

Sun Dec 30- Fri Jan 4

 05:54 pm                   Earliest Tallis – Shemos

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

 07:30 am                   Shacharis – Gabbai Yona (Jonah) Light

 08:00 am                  Shacharis (only one time) January 1 ONLY 

 07:00/8:00 am          Sunday Shacharis

 09:26 am                   Latest Shema

 10:15 am                   Latest Shacharis

 12:19 pm                   Earliest Mincha

 04:35 pm                  Mincha/Maariv

 09:00 pm                  Maariv

 

 

 

Shemos – Goral HaGra

“Shemos 4:27 “Vayomer HaShem el Aharon Lech Likras Moshe Hamidboro”

 

    And HaShem said to Aharon: “Go to the desert and meet Moshe”

Rav Aharon Kotlar z”l and Rav Moshe Feinstein z”l learned together in Slutz. After Rav Moshe became the Rabbi in Lubin, he and his family were persecuted for years by the Communists. Eventually he and his family emigrated to the United States. Rav Aharon stayed in Europe until the outbreak of World War 2. Then through the mercy of Hashem he escaped the Holocaust and made it across Russia to Japan 

  

 In Japan he was faced with two choices: either to go to Eretz Yisroel and join his father-in-law Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer or to go to America and try to build Torah from the remnant of European Jewry. America, at the time, was a spiritual wasteland for Judaism.

   

Rav Aharon decided that he would follow the “goral haGra” – a type of lottery – to determine what he should do. The lottery fell on the pasuk:  

“Shemos 4:27 “Vayomer Hashem el Aharon lech likras Moshe hamidboro”

And Hashem said to Aharon: “Go to the desert and meet Moshe”

   

He moved to America and started Lakewood Yeshiva which is the largest Torah institution in America today.

Shabbat Shalom, R’ Moshe Cohen

 

JEWISH LAW TIP

    

Mishne Brura held that you should stand for Havdalah even though you are being Motzei others. 

 

In the Yeshivas in Europe the custom was to sit for Havdalah.

 

Announcements:

 

KIDDUSH SPONSORS

-Rabbi Moshe Cohen is sponosoring Kiddush in honor of the Yartzheit of his father, Zalkind ben Chaim HaCohen.

-The Bonert Family is sponsoring kiddush in honor of the Bat Miztvah of their daughter, Henna Raizel.

 

SEUDAH SHLISHIS SPONSOR

Shoshana Weinstein is sponsoring Seudah Shlishis in honor of her mother, Ezat bas Yitzchak.

 

Thank You

Thank you to Joanna Brookler and Isaac Benporat ­­­­­­­­for driving the Tomchei Shabbos route this week.

 

Mazal Tov

-Mazal Tov to Amanda (Adina) Eisenberg on her engagement to Binyamin from France.

-Mazal Tov to Leiba Braverman on her engagement to Rafi Breiner from Connecticut. 

-Mazal Tov to Alla Smarodinsky on her recent engagement to Mark Ellman.

The Aish Community wishes the new couples much Bracha and Simcha.

 

Hosting for Shabbos

Families who would like guests at their Shabbos tables are encouraged to contact the hospitality coordinator, Karen, with preferred dates and meals.  In addition, if you can accommodate sleep-over guests it is greatly appreciated!

 

Etta Israel Banquet

Saturday night January 12^th the Etta Israel Center will be honoring Holly and Terry Magady at its annual gala banquet entitled: “If You Can See the Invisible, You Can Do the Impossible.”  For more information, call Rachael at (818) 985-3882 ext 226.

 

Kollel Inaugural Melave Malka

On Jan 5, Motzei Shabbos, Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel is having its Inaugural Melave Malka to introduce the Chavrei Kollel to the Community at the Aish Hatorah Beis Medrash.

 

Orthodox Union West Coast Torah Convetion

Rabbi Shalom Tendler is the former Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshiva of Los Angeles and former Rav of Young Israel of North Beverly Hills.  He is speaking on Shabbos at 11:30 on “The Truth About Emes” for the Orthodox Union’s West Coast Torah Convention.

 

Eyaht Cookbook

The Eyhat cookbook is progressing and we need to have all the recipes tested and evaluated.    If you are willing to be a tester, please either call or email June Abramson 310 859-9840 or jabramson@coldwellbanker.com.  There is still time to submit your recipes.

 

Mishne Brura Class

Rabbi Cohen’s 8:30 am daily class in Jewish Law has begun the section on fasts.

 

Need-a Review Weekend Seminar

Mrs. Judith Cohen will be teaching a refresher course on the laws of family purity. There will be four classes beginning Sun Dec 30 at 9:15 am for 45 min. in the Aish lecture room. For women only.

 

Especially for Young Couples

A relaxed evening of music and food.  Young couples are invited to a private lounge on 1150 S. Elm Dr at 8 pm.  RSVP with Rabbi Motti Shenker at mshenker@aishla.com / 310-927-5919

 

New Young Couple’s Class

“Jew Love: Creating a closer relationship with your friends, spouse and the

Almighty.” Monthly class will begin Wed Dec 26 at 8pm.

For details, contact R’ Shenker at ext 507 or mshenker@aishla.com.

 

Women’s Tehillim

Join the women’s weekly Tehillim group every Tues eve at 8:00pm at Zev and Shoshana Weinstein’s: 1540 Edris Dr.  You must attend to add names to the list.

Need-A-Review Weekend Seminar

Mrs. Judith Cohen will be teaching a refresher course on the laws of family purity. There will be four classes beginning Sun Dec 30 at 9:15 am for 45 min. in the Aish lecture room. Please RSVP by emailing me at KSiles@aishla.com.

 

For married women only.

 

 

 

Good Shabbos!

 

 

Shabbos Schedule

Fri, Dec 21

 04:29 pm       Candle Lighting                    

 04:29 pm       Mincha

 PEP!              R’ Cohen                                Borech Aleynu

05:27 pm        Krias Shema                         (earliest time)

  

Sat, Dec 22

 08:25 am       Shacharis                   Gabbai R’ Quinn & S. Gross

 09:15 am       Krias HaTorah                       Noah Gruen

 09:19 am       Krias Shema                         (latest time)

 10:15 am       Spirituality 101                      R’ Heller

 10:15 am       Dvar Torah                             R’ Cohen

                        “Great Expectations”           

 11:00 am       Kiddush                     

                        West Coast Torah Convention

 11:30 am       “The Truth about Emes”        R’ Tendler

 12:15 pm       Early Winter Mincha

 03:15 pm       Kiruv Kollel                             Michael Abramson

 03:30 pm       Gemara Brochos                  R’ Denbo

 04:15 pm       Mincha           

 04:45 pm       Seudah Shlishis                     

Dvar Torah                            R’ Cohen

 05:30 pm       Maariv

 

 

Weekday Schedule

Sun Dec 23- Fri Dec 28

 05:51 pm                   Earliest Tallis – Vayechi

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

 07:30 am                   Shacharis – Gabbai Yona (Jonah) Light

 07:00/8:00 am          Sunday Shacharis

 09:23 am                   Latest Shema

 10:12 am                   Latest Shacharis

 12:16 pm                   Earliest Mincha

04:30 pm                   Mincha/Maariv

09:00 pm                   Maariv

 

Vayechi – The Real Blessing in Life

Breishis 48:20 “..Vayevorachem Bayom Hahu”

“…and he blessed them on that day”

 

Reb Yisroel Salant, the 19^th century father of the Mussar movement, was once in Paris for some business.

   It was an exceptionally hot day and Reb Yisroel sat down at a cafe and ordered a glass of water.  It was a very elegant café in a very expensive district of Paris.  The water was brought by a waiter on a silver tray and in a beautiful glass.  When he finished drinking he was charged a franc.  He paid the franc and left.

   Later when he spoke about the incident he added:

“For a glass of water that is worth no more than a prutah  why did I have to pay a franc?  However, the owner of the café was correct to charge the inflated price.  His café was in an expensive part of town.  It was beautifully designed and decorated.  It was surrounded by a well tended garden.  Elegantly dressed waiters brought the water on a silver tray.  

“I was not just paying for the water!

“How much more should we have to thank Hashem for everything that He does for us?”

        

                                                                                                                                    Shabbat Shalom, R’ Moshe Cohen

 

JEWISH LAW TIP

    

Mishna Brurah 109:2- If you are davening Shemonah Esrei word by word with the Shliach Tzibor, you  should say Kedusha with him and not with the Tzibor, and you should also say L’dor V’dor Nagid… along with him as well.

 

Aruch Hashulchan 109:11- If you are davening Shemonah Esrei word by word with the Shliach Tzibur, you may say Birchas Kohanim along with him.

 

Other Poskim say that it is better to remain silent and listen to the Shliach Tzibor.  

 

 

Announcements:

 

KIDDUSH SPONSORS

Alan and Bonnie Cohen are sponsoring Kiddush in honor of the 2^nd Yarzheit of Alan’s father, Yosef ben Betzalel. Thank you for adding so much light to our lives.

 

SEUDAH SHLISHIS SPONSOR

Mike and Daisy Cofsky are sponsoring Seudah Shlishis in honor of the 8^th Yarzheit of Mike’s father, Abbeh ben Yehezkel.

Rochel Markman is sponsoring Seudah Shlishis in memory of the 2^nd Yarzheit of her mother, Shayna Risha bas Noach Leib.  May her memory be for a blessing.

 

Thank YOu

Thank you to Rabbi Seidenfeld for giving Rabbi Heller’s Spirituality 101 class last Shabbos.

Thank you to Marc Firestone for driving the Tomchei Shabbos route this week.

 

Hosting for Shabbos

Families who would like guests at their Shabbos tables are encouraged to contact the hospitality coordinator, Karen, with preferred dates and meals.  In addition, if you can accommodate sleep-over guests it is greatly appreciated.

 

FINAL ROUND OF MUSSAR VAADIM WITH RABBI KELEMEN FORMING

Based on the success of the current 5 Vaadim in Los Angeles, Rabbi 

Lieb Kelemen of Jerusalem has agreed to start new ones.  Those 

interested are encouraged to come to an "open house" on Wednesday, 

December 26, at 8 PM, at Aish, to see a video, hear current Vaad 

members speak about the benefits of participation, and have their 

questions answered.  For further information, please contact Reuven 

Fauman (310/927-2146 or raf622@mac.com).  Rabbi Kelemen WILL NOT BE 

AT THIS MEETING.

 

Congratulations to RAFFLE WINNERS

Listed below are the first and second prize raffle winners:

First Prize: 729557    LAST WEEK TO CLAIM PRIZE                           

Second Prize: 729563  Won by Gil and Nedra Weinreich!

To claim your prize contact Karen at the office with your matching raffle ticket.  

 

HOLD THE DATE

Saturday night January 12^th the Etta Israel Center will be honoring Holly and Terry Magady at its annual gala banquet entitled: “If You Can See the Invisible, You Can Do the Impossible.”  For more information, call Rachael at (818) 985-3882 ext 226.

 

Volunteer for Hatzolah

Hatzolah of Los Angeles is actively looking for volunteer Emergency Dispatchers and Dispatch Schedulers.  All dispatching is done from the comfort of your home and Hatzolah will fully train perspective candidates.  If you are interested in finding out more, or know of someone who is, please call Az @ 310-497-9024.

 

Kollel Inaugural Melave Malka

On Jan 5, Motzei Shabbos, Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel is having its Inaugural Melave Malka to introduce the Chavrei Kollel to the Community at the Aish Hatorah Beis Medrash.

 

Orthodox Union West Coast Torah Convetion

Rabbi Shalom Tendler is the former Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshiva of Los Angeles and former Rav of Young Israel of Century City.  He is speaking on Shabbos at 11:30 on “The Truth About Emes” for the Orthodox Union’s West Coast Torah Convention.

 

MIshne Brura class

Rabbi Cohen’s 8:30 am daily class in Jewish Law has begun the section on fasts.

 

Need-a review weekend class

Mrs. Judith Cohen will be teaching a refresher course on the laws of family purity. There will be four classes beginning Sun Dec 30 at 9:15 am for 45 min. in the Aish lecture room. For women only.

 

New Young Couple’s Class

“Jew Love: Creating a closer relationship with your friends, spouse and the Almighty.”

 Monthly class will begin Wed Dec 26 at 8pm.  For details, contact R’ Shenker at ext 507 or mshenker@aishla.com.

 

women’s tehillim

Join the women’s weekly Tehillim group every Tues eve at 8:00pm at Zev and Shoshana Weinstein’s: 1540 Edris Dr.  You must attend to add names to the list. 

 

 

 

Mincha today will be at 4:15 pm

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Yitz Jacobs
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:37 AM
To: Karen Siles
Subject: RE: Fast of Tevet Times

 

What are davening times for today?

 

yjacobs@aishla.com

 

The Fast of Tevet will begin at:  5:33 AM

 

It will end at: 5:32 PM

 

Have an easy fast.