Friday, April 24, 2009

Shabbos Bulletin 4/25/2009

GOOD SHABBOS!

 

Parshas Tazria-Metzora

April 25, 2009 / 1 Iyar 5769

 

 

Shabbos Schedule

 

Fri. April 24

05:45 pm                                          Ohr Zaruah Carlebach Minyan (Annex)

07:13 pm                                          Candle Lighting

06:30 pm                                          Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos

07:10 pm                                          Krias Shema (earliest time)

 

Sat. April 25

08:15 am                                          Chumash Shiur                  R Quinn

08:45 am                                          Shacharis                     

09:31 am                                          Krias Shema                       (latest time)

09:30 am                                          Hallel

09:45 am                                          Krias HaTorah                   N Eisman

10:15 am                                          Spirituality 101                  R Heller

10:45 am                                          Dvar Torah                          R Mark

11:30 am                                          Kiddush

11:30 am                                          Shiur                                     Cancelled

05:30 pm                                          Kiruv Kollel                         M Abramson

05:45 pm                                          Gemara Brochos              R Denbo

06:30 pm                                          Mincha         

07:00 pm                                          Seudah Shlishis                R Cohen

08:10 pm                                          Maariv

 

Weekday Schedule

Sun April 26 – Fri May 1

05:24 am                                          Earliest Tallis – Achare-Kedoshim

7:00/8:00 am                                   Sun. Shacharis

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

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

09:31 am                                          Latest Shema

10:38 am                                          Latest Shacharis

01:24 pm                                          Earliest Mincha

05:40 pm                                          Early Mincha (Mon – Thurs)

07:20 pm                                          Weekday Mincha/Maariv

09:00 pm                                          Maariv b'zmano

07:13 pm                                          Candle lighting next week, Achare-Kedosh.

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: Laws of Tefillah , siman 114 R Cohen

 

 

Tazria – A bris meal

 

Vayikra  12:3 "In the eighth day he will circumcise the flesh of the foreskin"

 

The Sefas Emes, the great Rabbi of Ger, once asked a relative to take his son, Avrohom Mordechai, to Warsaw, to receive a brocho (blessing) from a certain Jew. The relative set out on the long and arduous journey with the son of the Sefas Emes. When they arrived in Warsaw, the relative made inquiries about the individual in question, thinking that he must be a well-known Tsadik (righteous man). However, he had great difficulty locating the individual. When he finally tracked him down, he appeared to be quite an ordinary fellow. Even after he had explained the purpose of his visit, this Jew was quite stunned and did not understand.

 

"If the Rebbe wishes that I give his son a brocho then I shall certainly do so," replied the Jew, "even though I have no idea why he would ask such a thing from me!"

 

The relative thought that the Jew must be one of the 36 hidden righteous people in the world. When he returned, he questioned the Sefas Emes, who told him that the fellow was indeed quite ordinary. However, once his wife had given birth to a son, he did not have money to make a seudas bris (circumcision meal), so he sold his bed linens in order to have money to make the bris.

 

This had made such an impression in heaven, that any future blessing that he would give would be fulfilled!

 

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Moshe Cohen

 

 

Halacha of the Week: Sefiras HaOmer

 

If you counted the wrong day, but corrected yourself immediately, it is a good count. If you did not correct yourself immediately, you should count again with a brocha. If you do not know which day it is, you may count several possible days without a brocha, and continue to count the next night with a brocha. If you count the number of days but not weeks, or the number of weeks and days but not the number of days, you have fulfilled your obligation.

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

KIDDUSH SPONSOR

Kiddush is sponsored and the cholent was made by Rabbi Dave & Aliza Sorani in honor of the birth of Shira. 

 

Kiddush is sponsored by Rick and Jill Kahn in honor of the 9th yahrtzeit of Rick's father, Meir ben Binyamin HaKohen (6 Iyar). May his neshama have an aliyah.

 

Seudah shlishis SPONSOR

Seudah Shlishis is sponsored by Marc and Beth Firestone in honor of the marriage of Tali (Firestone) and Benyamin Moss.  Thank you to all the friends and family who came from back east and all over the world to join us in our simcha.

 

MAZAL TOV

- To Tali (Firestone) and Benyamin Moss on their marriage!

- To Rabbi Shalom and Nechama Denbo on the naming of their daughter, Shifra Sara.

- To Rabbi Shimon Lesserson on his engagement to Leah Lowy.  A vort will be held for the chassan at kallah on Tues, April 28th from 7:30 – 10:00pm at the home of Robert & Jenna Wilkin, 174 S. Mansfield Avenue, LA 90036

 

CONDOLENCES

To Lawrence and Nechama Samson on the passing of Lawrence's mother, Estelle Samson. The family will be sitting shiva through Monday, April 27 at 329 S. LA Peer Drive, Beverly Hills. Shacharis Mon through Fri 7:30 am. Sun 8 am. Mincha/Maariv at 7:15 pm.

 

THANK YOU

- To Avi Almogue and Nathan Tatarsky for driving the Tomchei Shabbos route this week.

- To everyone who donated siddurim in response to the yizkor siddur drive, and especially to Liane Pritikin for sponsoring ten siddurim in loving memory of her mother and to Harlan Schwartz for sponsoring ten siddurim in honor of his beloved brother Dr. Joel Schwartz z"l, who, together with his wife Shelley, purchased the first 100 siddurim when the Aish Center opened in the present location about 20 years ago!  You can still sponsor a siddur for a loved one.  Contact tamar@aishla.com.

 

AISH CITIZENS  OF THE WEEK

Jonathan Tessler and Gedaliah Raich for working tirelessly to get our homeland security grants and for making our shul a safer place.

 

SHABBOS SHIUR

Rosh HaYeshiva HaRav Menachem Mark, shlita, will give a women's shiur at the home of Rabbi Dave and Aliza Sorani (1420 S. Rexford Dr #11 corner of Rexford and Alcott) on Shabbos at 5pm. He is one of the founders of the Lakewood Kollel in Melbourne, Australia, and is currently Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Ruach HaTorah in Brooklyn. Topic: "A Positive Outlook"

 

IMPORTANT

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

 

PLEASE NOTE

There may be a problem purchasing actual chometz  from Smart & Final and 99 cent stores for the next few weeks.

 

BANQUET RESERVATIONS

If your banquet tickets are included as a part of your Aish membership package, you must still reserve your seat(s) with tamar@aishla.com. 

 

A CON-SIDDUR-ABLE OPPORTUNITY

Siddurim are ready to be dedicated in memory and in the merit of your loved one or for a birthday or other special occasion for only $36.  Contact tamar@aishla.com.

 

NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

Michael Abramson will be leading a chabura (learning group) on issues in business related halacha.  This group is suitable for lawyers, business men and law students as well as anyone else who would like to learn these subjects.  We will be looking at the sources in the Gemara and Shulchan Aruch as well as commentaries such as the K'tzos ha'choshen.  The chabura will meet Thursday evenings at 8pm and Sunday mornings at 8 am.

 

Aleinu evening of appreciation

Honoring women who bring child safety ideals into our homes and schools. Hosted by Mark & Marlene Kahan. Master of Ceremonies Rabbi Elazar Muskin. Sun, April 26, 2009. Dessert reception begins at 7:30 pm at 9508 Cresta Dr. RSVP to sbarocas@jfsla.org or (310) 247-0534.

 

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.

 

 

Mark Your Calendar

 

Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein

Shabbos Behar-Bechukosai

May 18, 2009

 

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

 

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Harold Gans

Mathematician, Scientist, and International Lecturer

Shabbos Bamidbar

May 23, 2009

 

Fri Night – Creation and the Age of the Universe with Q & A

11:30 am – Prophecy, Science, and History

5:30 pm – Signature of G-d

 

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Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

Shabbos Shavuos Shabbaton

May 29-30, 2009

 

Friday night dinner and Shabbos day lunch

Per meal: $25 members / $10 children - $36 non-members / $18 children

More details to follow.

 

 

Community Corner

Childcare Program: Attention Parents. During R Cohen's regular 11:30am Shabbos drasha, all children are expected to be either in the childcare program or with their parents.  Children 18 months to 3 years old and older kids wanting to read quietly should be in the Annex with Morah Jaqueline. Other children should be with Eli Sudaley in the courtyard for games.  Parents of children not in either location may be pulled out of the shiur. Thank you for helping make Aish a safe place for all our children.

 

 

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 29: 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.

 

 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:

At the Mar 29th community meeting, 30 people met to discuss the strategic plan for the Aish Ha Torah L.A. community, which focused mostly on Kiruv and Member Programming. The meeting reaffirmed the community's commitment to kiruv 

 

1) "outreach" (to unaffiliated Jews), and

 

2) "in-reach" (to promote growth for BT's and other frum Jews). 

a.   in-reach should also focus on the different stages of life Aish members are at and how one stage can serve as a mentor for another. 

b.   Two examples:

Younger people with more formal yeshiva/seminary education to be inspirational to older, less Jewishly-educated community members;

Older members, having raised children through the elementary or high school system, can better advise younger families. 

c.    Paired learning, a Life Cycle series and "How To Do Kiruv" training were also suggested. 

 

3) Aish is pleased to announce that Chana Heller will begin a methodical coordination of the outreach and in-reach efforts of the community.

 

Membership programming discussed: childcare, safety, marketing, education, Rosh Chodesh Member's lunch, bulletin board, single's program.  Women's learning steering committee was suggested as the best possible way to build support for and interest in women's programming.    

 

PLEASE PARTICIPATE:  If you are interested in any of the following topics, please see the persons indicated:

 

Kiruv (outreach/in-reach): Chana Heller or Ross & Debbie Hirschman

 

Women's Programming: Rabbi Cohen, Jill Kahn or Ellie Kulman-Jaffe

 

Member Programming: Ross Begun or Mark Shmagin 

 

 

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