LA Aish HaTorah Community

 

GOOD SHABBOS!

 

Parshas Shemini – Birkas Hachodesh

April 18, 2009 / 24 Nisan 5769

 

 

Shabbos Schedule

 

Fri. April 17

07:08 pm                                          Candle Lighting

06:30 pm                                          Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos

08:06 pm                                          Krias Shema (earliest time)

 

Sat. April 18

08:15 am                                          Chumash Shiur                                                      Cancelled

08:45 am                                          Shacharis                     

09:36 am                                          Krias Shema                                                           (latest time)

09:45 am                                          Krias HaTorah                                                       N Eisman

Birkas Hachodesh

10:15 am                                          Spirituality 101                                                      R Heller

11:00 am                                          Kiddush

11:30 am                                          Shiur                                                                          R Cohen

True love never dies

05:45 pm                                          Kiruv Kollel                                                              M Abramson

06:00 pm                                          Gemara Brochos                                                  Cancelled

06:45 pm                                          Mincha         

07:15 pm                                          Seudah Shlishis                                                     R Cohen

08:06 pm                                          Maariv

 

Weekday Schedule

Sun April 19 – Fri Apr 24

05:33 am                                          Earliest Tallis – Tazria-Metzora

7:00/8:00 am                                   Sun. Shacharis

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

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

09:36 am                                          Latest Shema

10:41 am                                          Latest Shacharis

01:25 pm                                          Earliest Mincha

05:40 pm                                          Early Mincha (Mon – Thurs)

07:15 pm                                          Weekday Mincha/Maariv

09:00 pm                                          Maariv b’zmano

07:13 pm                                          Candle Lighting next week, Tazria-Metzora

06:30 pm                                          Next Friday – Mincha

 

in-Reach Class Schedule

Sun 7:30 am                                    Morning Kollel                                                        R Shenker

Sun 9:00 am                                    Hilchos Tefila                                                          N. Eisman

Mon-Fri 6:30 am                             Shachris- Kollel Boker                                        R Shenker

Mon-Fri 6:50 am                             Gemara Succah                                                    R Cohen

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

Laws of Tefillah

 

An open door policy – Pesach

 

The Kotzker Rebbe, Rav Menachem Mendel, said that people make a mistake if they believe that we open the door on leil Pesach to let Eliyahu HaNavi enter.

 

A story is told of a man who came to visit the Maggid of Mezeritch, and complained that when he davened, all sorts of improper thoughts came into his head, and that he had no control over them.

 

The Maggid advised him to go and visit Rav Zev Wolf of Zhitmor. The man followed his advice and set out on the journey. He arrived late one winter’s night and knocked on the door. No one answered even though he continued to knock and scream and beg to be let in. The unfortunate man had no choice but to go to the local shul and spend the night there on one of the benches.

 

In the morning he made his way once more to Rav Wolf’s door. This time the Rav came to the door and welcomed him in warmly, without mentioning anything about the previous night.

 

After some hesitation the man told Rav Wolf that the Maggid of Mezeritch had sent him.

“It is good that you came!” answered Rav Wolf, “Now you have learned the lesson that one is a master of his home, and whomever he does not want to let enter cannot come in.”

 

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Moshe Cohen

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

KIDDUSH SPONSOR

Kiddush is sponsored by Gary and Maxine Rosenzweig.

 

Kiddush is sponsored by Rabbi Shalom and Nechama Denbo in honor of the naming of their baby girl this Shabbos.

 

Seudah shlishis SPONSOR

Seudah Shlishis is sponsored by Andrea Rubin and daughters in honor of the yahrtzeit of Beverly Friedman, Batsheva bas Joseph (26 Nisan), beloved mother and grandmother. We love you. May your memory be for a blessing. 

 

MAZAL TOV

To Rabbi Shalom and Nechama Denbo and family on the birth of a daughter.

 

To Simcha and Lilian Russak and family on the birth and bris of their son, Daniel Yehoshua.

 

To Tali Firestone and Binyomin Moss on their upcoming wedding.

 

To David and Tzepah Zarmi on the bris of their son, Yehudah Yitschak.

 

To Marcy and Ari Goldstein, formerly of the Aish LA community, on the birth of their daughter, Sephira Chaya-Malka, born 3/16 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Big brother Shayne and the rest of family are doing well.  They would love to hear from old friends at marcyandari@yahoo.com.

 

THANK YOU

Thank you to Jeff and Noach Gruen for driving the Tomchei Shabbos route last week.

 

AISH CITIZENS  OF THE WEEK

Darren Bonert & Ariel Shmagin for making it possible to have a siyum on Erev Pesach, and Conrad Sachs for layening beautifully last Shabbos.

 

IMPORTANT

No one is to try to enter the Aish Center after 10 pm.  This will set off the alarm!

 

A CON-SIDDUR-ABLE OPPORTUNITY

Brand new siddurim are ready to be dedicated in memory and in the merit of your loved one for only $36.  Contact Tamar for more information.

 

BNOS AT AISH

The Pico branch of Bnos resumes this Shabbos at 2:50 pm 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 Bnos cancelled.

 

Aish LA Presents…

Scholar-in-Residence

 

Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein

 

Shabbos Achare Mos – Kedoshim

May 2, 2009

 

Details to follow.

 

Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein is the founder of Ohr Yitzchak, Ateres Naava Seminary for Girls, and Ohr Naava Women's Institute in Brooklyn, New York.

 

 

 

 

AISH CLASS INFORMATION:

 

MORNING KOLLEL

To join the daily morning learning program, please speak to R Shenker.  Shacharis is at 6:30 am (Sun’s at 7:30 am) and is followed by chavrusa learning. Men of all levels are welcome.

 

april 22: Mommy, Me & Torah

For women & young children every Wed at 11am 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.

 

HALACHA OF THE WEEK:

 

It is permitted according to all opinions to get a haircut and shave next Friday because Shabbos is Rosh Chodesh Iyar.

 

 

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