GOOD SHABBOS!!

 

Parshas Miketz

Shabbos Chanukah

Rosh Chodesh Teves

Dec 27, 2008 / 30 Kislev 5769

 

 

 

Shabbos Schedule

 

Fri. Dec 26

04:32 pm    Candle Lighting

01:00 pm    Mincha Gedola

04:32 pm    Mincha

R Cohen      Hilchos Shabbos - Laws of Chanukah

05:30 pm    Krias Shema (earliest time)

 

 

Sat, Dec 27

08:15 am    Chumash Shiur                       R. Quinn

08:45 am    Shacharis      Gabbaim R Quinn & S. Gross

09:26 am    Krias Shema (latest – before davening)

09:30 am    Hallel

09:45 am    Krias HaTorah                         Nat Eisman

10:15 am    Spirituality 101                       R Heller

10:30 am           Dvar Torah                        R Braverman

11:15 am    Kiddush                     

11:45 am    Shiur                                                            R Cohen

                       

03:15 pm    Kiruv Kollel                               M 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 28 – Fri Jan 2

06:08 am    Earliest Tallis – Vayigash

6:45/7:45 am                                    Sun. Shacharis

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

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

09:25 am    Latest Shema

10:15 am    Latest Shacharis

12:19 pm    Earliest Mincha

04:35 pm    Weekday Mincha/Maariv

09:00 pm                  Maariv b’zmano

04:37 pm              Candle Lighting next week – Miketz

04:42 pm                Next Friday - Mincha

in-Reach Class Schedule

Sun        7:30 am Morning Kollel               R Shenker

Sun        9:00 am               Hilchos Tefilos               N. Eisman

Mon-Fri                6:30 am               Morning Kollel                R Shenker

Mon-Fri                6:50 am               Gemara                              R Cohen

Mon-Fri                8:30 am               Mishne Brura: R Cohen

Laws of Prayer               

Tues      8:15 pm Tehillim Group                              Weinsteins

Wed       8:00 am               Valley AM Learning      R Heller

Wed       11:00 am Mommy, Me & Torah                Rbzn Shenker

Thurs    Noon     Pirkei Avos                      H. Witkin

 

OUTREACH CLASS SCHEDULE

(For Aish students ages 18-33 only)

Mon       R Jacobs: Laws of Shabbos @ 8 pm                      Aish

Tues      R Jacobs: Intro Hebrew Speaking @ 7:30 pm  Aish

Tues      R Jacobs: Topics in Judaism @ 8:30 pm                             Aish

Wed       Rb Heller: Intro Judaism (women) @ 8 pm                        Home

Shabbos R Heller: Spirituality 101 @ 10:15 am                              Aish

 

Chanuka - A simple Jew from Crakow

 

The great Torah luminary R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (1863 – 1940) the Rav of Vilna, once visited the city of Crakow in Poland, during Chanuka, to go to the grave of the R. Moshe Isserles, author of the Shulchan Aruch. On the way he ripped his coat badly and needed a tailor to repair it. He was taken to the quarter where the tailors were located and quickly found a simple Jewish tailor, and asked him to do he repair

“Please forgive me Rebbe, but I am just about to light Chanuka licht”

“Please continue…” replied R. Chaim Ozer

He stood and watched as the tailor went and changed from his work clothes into his Shabbos clothes. Then he went and washed his hands. Finally he lit with great simcha and yiras shomayim (reverence of HaShem)

R. Chaim Ozer was greatly impressed

“If this is how the tailors of Crakow live, now I understand why it produced such great Torah scholars!”

A freilichin Chanuka!

 

Shabbat Shalom, R’ Moshe Cohen

AISH CHANUKAH BINGO EXTRAVAGANZA!

This Sunday, Dec 28, 2008

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Free Admission for Members!

($18 for non-members)

Free Food!

Free Kids Crafts & Games!

Fun for the Whole Family!

3 Rounds of Bingo!

 

$100, $200, $300 Cash Prizes

and more!

1 Bingo Card - $10

3 Bingo Cards - $25

 

Kiddush SPONSOR

Kiddush is sponsored this week by Eran Abramovich in loving memory of his mother, Sonya bat Shlomo. May her neshama have an aliya. Congratulations to the Sullivans and their new baby boy, Mazel tov to Jay and Tali on their upcoming marriage, and thank you to the entire community for their continuing support.

Kiddush is sponsored this week by Charles and Andrea Gonik in honor of their son, Jay’s, upcoming marriage to Tali Michaelson.

Kiddush was sponsored last week by Peter and Sarah Weintraub for a refuah shleima for Shmuel ben Arlene.

 

seudah shlishis SPONSOR

No seudah shlishis sponsor this week L

 

MAZAL TOV

To Ryan and Tamar Sullivan on the naming of their son, Shmuel Zev!

To Jay Gonik and Tali Michaelson on their upcoming marriage!

 

THANK YOU

To the Quinn and Bloom college team for driving the Tomchei Shabbos route this week.

 

SHALOM ALEICHEM

Aish welcomes the college students who are here for Shabbos this week.

 

SHABBOS KALLAH

Ladies in the community are invited to a Shabbos Kallah for Tali Michaelson, kallah of Jay Michael Gonik. Please come and welcome Tali to our community at 4:00 pm today. The Shabbos Kallah will take place at the Hellers, 8834 Alcott St.

 

KEREN Y&Y

R Kaplan of Keren Y&Y is trying to find people to sponsor food coupons for needy families. He has a donor who will sponsor at least $36,000 worth of food coupons if he raises another $36,000.   You can help by either going online to wwwkerenyandy.org or by mailing a check payable to Keren Y&Y, 805 Rossevelt Court, Far Rockaway, NJ 11691. Any amount is helpful!

 

MISSING COAT

If anyone recently found a tan overcoat in the building, please see David Weinman.

 

B’NOS AT AISH

B’nos is cancelled this week, in honor of Chanukah. Bnos will resume next week, Jan 3.

To sponsor a Shabbos of Bnos, please contact Esther at (310) 838-4568.

 

HACHNASSAT KALLAH TEA

The annual Hachnassat Kallah tea will be held Mon, Jan 12^th (not Jan 5^th). Aish has been fortunate to benefit tremendously from Hachnassat Kallah of Los Angeles. Come show your support, and hear our very own Diane Veitzer speak about her experience!

 

 

Aish Los Angeles and the Barbara Desatnik Memorial Lecture Series Present

A Shabbos with World Renowned Speaker and Author of “More Precious Than Pearls,” “Our Bodies Our Souls,” “Let’s Face It,”and “This Way Up and Here You Are”:

REBBITZEN TZIPORAH HELLER

This year Rebbitzen Heller will be addressing the issue of:

“The Challenge of Wealth (or lack thereof)”

Join Rebbitzen Heller for Fri night and Shabbos seudas:

                Special price (per meal) for members: $25 adults $18 kids

                Non-members: $36 adults $25 kids

RSVP: 310-278-8672 or menuchac@hotmail.com

*See flyer in back for more details

 

COMMUNITY CORNER

AISH WOMEN’S TORAH INITIATIVE presents esteemed Rebbetzin, MRS. FRUMIE KRAUSE, teaching a series on “YOU AND THE SHEMONEH ESREI -- Making an IN-Depth Connection.” 

 

 

HALACHA OF THE WEEK

Ask all your Jewish-related questions to Rabbi Cohen at asktherabbi@aishla.com.  All questions will be answered and a few will be published in the bulletin each week.  Raffle to be held after four weeks of published questions.

 

Q: Can I buy non-kosher candy to give to my non-Jewish work colleagues?

A:  There are many poskim who are stringent about this because it may fall into the category of doing business with non-kosher products. It is best to give your colleagues kosher products, but you may give them non-kosher products that someone else gave to you. (*You should also not give it to them on Xmas day).

 

Q: Can I use my maaser money for the tzedaka that I give after saying Yizkor?

A: There is no problem using maaser kesafim for tzedaka. However, it is best not to make a neder for Yizkor since the status of a pledge might be a debt, and there is a question whether one can use maaser kesafim to pay a debt.

 

*If you think any of these cases apply to you, please make sure to ask your own question because your particular details may render a different answer. 

 

 

 

Tamar Sullivan

Community & Hospitality Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

(310) 278-8672 x 305