LA Aish HaTorah Community

 

Parshas Vayetze: Dec 6, 2008 / 9 Kislev 5769

 

Shabbos Schedule

Fri. Dec 5

04:25 pm      Candle Lighting

04:30 pm      Mincha

                        Hilchos Shabbos - Candlelighting

04:45 pm      Kabbalas Shabbos and Maariv

05:23 pm      Krias Shema (earliest time)

 

Sat, Dec 6

08:15 am      Chumash Shiur                                                                  R. Quinn

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

09:14 am      Krias Shema                                                                       (latest – before davening)

09:30 am      Krias HaTorah                                                                   Nat Eisman

10:15 am      Spirituality 101                                                                  R Heller

10:15 am      Dvar Torah                                                                          R Kosman

11:00 am      Kiddush       

11:30 am      Shiur                                                                                      R Kosman

                        How to Taste Eternity

11:30 am      Young Couples Class (Wmn)                                         Rbzn Shenker

                        The Priorities of a Jewish Woman

03:00 pm      Kiruv Kollel                                                                          M Abramson

03:15 pm      Gemara Brochos                                                              R Denbo

04:00 pm      Mincha         

04:30 pm      Seudah Shlishis    

                        Dvar Torah                                                                          R Kosman

Finding One’s Way

Through the Maze of Unhealthy Guilt

05:25 pm      Maariv

 

Weekday Schedule

Sun Dec 7 – Fri Dec 12

05:55 am                  Earliest Tallis – Vayishlach

7:00/8:00 am           Sun. Shacharis

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

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

09:14 am                  Latest Shema

10:04 am                  Latest Shacharis

12:08 pm                  Earliest Mincha

04:30 pm                  Weekday Mincha/Maariv

09:00 pm                  Maariv b’zmano

04:25 pm                  Candle Lighting next week – Vayishlach

04:30 pm                  Next week 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             7:30 am                    Women’s Parsha               L. Pritikin

Thurs             Noon                          Pirkei Avos                          H. Witkin

 

Vayetze – Don’t judge a book…

 

Bereishis 30:14: “and Reuven went out in the days of the harvest and found madrakes in the field.”

Rashi: This is to tell you the praises of the tribes, that they were honest and only took that which was ownerless.

 

It once happened that a student of Mirrer Yeshiva came to Rav Elchonon Wasserman to buy one of his seforim. Rav Elchonon took the sefer and gave it to the young man. The bachur asked him how much it costs.

 

“I do not want to receive any money form a ben Torah!” answered Rav Elchonon.

 

“But I have the means to pay for the sefer!” said the bachur.

 

“In that case please give me back the sefer.” said Rav Elchonon

 

“If you would accept it as a gift I am not obligated to check to see if there are mistakes. However if you wish to purchase it, I am obligated to check it, because if there is a mistake then I would be guilty of theft.”

 

Rav Elchonon took the sefer and proceeded to examine the pages carefully until he finished the book and was satisfied that there were no mistakes, and only then did he return the book to its owner.

 

Shabbat Shalom, R’ Moshe Cohen

 

AISH CHANUKAH BINGO EXTRAVAGANZA!

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

1 Bingo Card - $10

3 Bingo Cards - $25 

DON'T MISS THIS! 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

 KIDDUSH SPONSOR

No sponsors this week.

 

SEUDAH SHLISHIS  SPONSOR 

Seudah Shlishis is sponsored by Eran Abramovich in honor of the birth of a baby boy to Evan and Sarah Sagal and the recent marriage of Greg and Maya Spinrad.

 

Aish is sponsoring seudah shlishis Sheva Brachos in honor of newlyweds Greg and Maya Spinrad. 

 

MAZAL TOV

- To the Blinkoff family on the bris and naming of their son, Asher Chaim.

- To grandparents Yaakov and Marga Hochman & Zev and Nechama Tyner on the birth of a boy. 

- To Charlie Stein on his recent engagement to Kyla Gore.   

- To the Witkin family on the bar mitzvah of Adam Hadriel

- To Evan and Sarah Sagal on the birth of a boy. Community men and women are invited to the shalom zachor Fri night from 8 – 10:30 pm at 1112 Glenville Dr (North of Pico). The bris will IYH take place on Thurs morning at Aish!

 

CONDOLENCES

To the Abel family on the passing of Chuck’s mother, Julia Waller Abel, last Shabbos in Salem, Mass. Chuck is sitting shiva in Mass. until Dec 12.  May her neshama have an aliyah.

 

THANK YOU

- To Gil Weinreich and his son, Ariel, for driving the Tomchei Shabbos route this week.

- To Eliezer Light for sponsoring the Ner Tamid in our shul to help “keep the lights on” in memory of his father and mother. He thanks the community for your support with his recent shiva. 

 

HEAR O’ ISRAEL

Community men, the latest time to say shema on Shabbos morning is just a few minutes after minyan begins. In order to fulfill your obligation, you must say shema before you come to shul.

 

REMINDER

We have begun saying “V’sen Tal Oo’matar L’vracha” in the Shemonei Esrei.

 

SAFETY FIRST

Thank you to Motti Gabler for teaching the Young Couples class, CPR and First Aid for Babies and Toddlers, last Sun at Aish. Over 20 people attended this essential hands-on course. Interested in future dates of this class? See Sharon Shenker.

 

THE LIFE YOU SAVE MAY BE

…a person sitting next to you on Shabbos. Every year, thousands of lives are saved by Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs). Each AED costs approx $1,200. We would like to install an AED at AISH by Dec 31, 2008. Total donations so far: $986. Please email Tamar to make your pledge. 

 

DEC 7: THE TEN REASONS WHY PEOPLE MARRY THE WRONG PERSON

Because no one wants to make a mistake! With R Dov Heller, LMFT.  For people who are serious about love and marriage. Get the list of “Must Ask Questions” before you say “I Do” and find out the difference between ‘being in love’ and ‘being loved.’ At 8:00 PM at the Aish Center.  No charge

 

 THIS SHABBOS, PARSHAS VAYETZE, SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE

RABBI AVROHOM KOSMAN

 

R Kosman is a Maggid Shiur in the Slabodka yeshiva in Bnei Brak, Israel, and is also the voice behind the Master Series, a tape/cd/mp3 presentation of the entire Shas, Mishna & Mishna Brura. His diverse background together with his vast Torah knowledge have made him a very sought after figure in the field of counseling with clientele ranging from troubled teens to couples looking for marriage guidance.

 

11:30 am : How to Taste Eternity

 

Seudah Shlishis : Finding One’s Way Through the Maze of Unhealthy Guilt

 

~This Shabbos is made possible by the Desatnik Fund and Jeff & Judy Gruen.~ 

 

 

 

NEXT SHABBOS, PARSHAS VAYISHLACH

RABBI MORDECHAI BECHER

 

R Mordechai Becher is a Senior Lecturer for the Gateways Organization. He was a Senior Lecturer at Yeshivat Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem for 15 years, taught at Neve Yerushalayim College, was a chaplain in the Israel Defense Forces and served in the Armored Infantry. R Becher is the co-author of After the Return: A Guide for the Newly Observant. R Becher received his Rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and was a Rabbi in Toronto for four years.

 

11:30 am:“The Rabbi Made Me Do It: The Oral Law” 

 

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.”  Dec 16 – With some upcoming Chanukah additions to the tefillah – and Dec 23 (tentative) at 7:45 pm at the home of Ellie Kulman , 9339 Cresta, Beverlywood. $10 per session. 

 

AISH WOMEN’S (PRE)CHANUKAH GATHERING!!  Highly acclaimed Torah scholar RABBI BARUCH KUPFER, Executive Director Maimonides Academy, "WHY CHANUKAH – THE MAGIC AND THE MYSTERY.”  R. Kupfer's classes offer penetrating insights and are spiced with Chassidic inspiration and Kabbalistic Wisdom.  Tues, Dec 9 @ 8 pm @ the home of Ellie Kulman , 9339 Cresta, Beverlywood.  This will surely add light to your life!! 

(A sponsored program).

 

Women, in lieu of a fee and in light of the great need this Chanukah season, please check your email flyer and select a donation to Global Kindness (the Pico-Robertson anti-poverty organization) and bring it with you to this event.  Thank you.

 

AISH CLASS INFORMATION:

 

B’NOS AT AISH

B’nos is a Shabbos program for girls run by Bais Yaakov students. The Pico branch of B’nos is scheduled for 2:50pm in the Aish courtyard for girls in grades pre-1A to 7th grade. No charge. To sponsor a Shabbos, please contact Esther at (310) 838-4568. If it rains after noon on Shabbos, please consider B’nos cancelled.

 

NEW ADULT DANCE CLASS AT AISH

Traditional, popular, Israeli, simcha, ethnic! Women only. Mon nights at the Aish Center from 8 – 9 pm. Dec 8 and 15. $10/class. To register: lseidenfeld@yha.org or 310 552-9420.

 

NEW! CHUMASH SHIUR

R Quinn is starting a weekly Chumash shiur for all levels in the main shul at 8:15 am on Shabbos mornings. This is your chance to explore deeper insights in Chumash. All welcome.

 

MORNING KOLLEL

To join the daily morning learning program, please speak to Rabbi Motti Shenker.  Shacharis is at 6:30 am (Sun’s at 7:30 am) and is followed by chavrusa learning of Arvei Pesachim.

 

DEC 6: YOUNG COUPLES

The Priorities of a Jewish Woman for women who are seriously dating, engaged, or married under 5 years. Today @ 11:30 am by Rbzn Sharon Shenker in the Seminar Room.

 

DEC 10: Mommy, Me & Torah

For women & young children every Wed at 11 am for one hour at Aish.  There is circle time with davening, songs, play, and snack time, followed by a 30 min parsha class with Rbtzn Shenker.

 

DEC 11: THE BUSY WOMAN’S PARSHA CLASS

Is back on!  Be there at 7:30 am in the Seminar Room.