Friday, May 15, 2009
Shabbos Bulletin 5/15/2009
GOOD SHABBOS!
Parshas Behar-Bechukosai
May 16, 2009 / 22 Iyar 5769
Shabbos Schedule
Fri. May 15
07:29 pm Candle Lighting
06:30 pm Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos
08:27 pm Krias Shema (earliest time)
Sat. May 16
08:15 am Chumash Shiur R Quinn
08:45 am Shacharis
09:20 am Krias Shema (say before davening)
09:45 am Krias HaTorah
10:15 am Spirituality 101 R Heller
10:30 am Dvar Torah R Wallerstein
11:00 am Kiddush
11:30 am Shiur R Wallerstein
Road Closed – Now What?
05:30 pm Women’s Shiur R Wallerstein
The Ultimate Relationship
06:00 pm Kiruv Kollel M Abramson
06:15 pm Gemara Brochos R Denbo
07:00 pm Mincha
07:30 pm Seudah Shlishis R Cohen
08:27 pm Maariv
Weekday Schedule
Sun May 17– Fri May 22
05:05 am Earliest Tallis – Bamidbar
7:00/8:00 am Sun. Shacharis
06:00 am Shacharis – Gabbai Eliezer (Rick) Kahn
07:30 am Shacharis – Gabbai Yona (Jonah) Light
09:20 am Latest Shema
10:30 am Latest Shacharis
01:25 pm Earliest Mincha
05:40 pm Early Mincha (Mon – Thurs)
07:35 pm Weekday Mincha/Maariv
09:00 pm Maariv b’zmano
07:34 pm Candle Lighting next week -- Bamidbar
06:30 pm Next Friday – Mincha
in-Reach Class Schedule
Sun 7:30 am Morning Kollel R Shenker
Sun 8:00 am Business Halacha M. Abramson
Sun 9:00 am Hilchos Tefila
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 Prayer 118
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 12:00 pm Pirkei Avos H. Witkin
Thurs 8:00 pm Business Halacha M. Abramson
Sefira – A lease on life
A very old and feeble man once came to visit R. Zilberstein in Bnei Brak before the beginning of sefiras haomer (the counting of the omer) to pose a question:
“Rebbe, I am over a hundred years old and the doctors tell me that I have only weeks to live. I know that there are opinions that if you know that you will be unable to complete the count that you should not begin, because there is an opinion that the brocha is only for a complete counting. Perhaps I should not begin to count with a brocha.”
The Rabbi answered him:
“My good man, sometimes a child wants a candy from his parents, but his parents do not want him to have it. How does he get the candy? He makes a brocha of shehakol, and the parents have to give him the candy to save him from having made a brocha l’vatolo (blessing in vain). So I recommend that you begin the count with a brocha and according to the opinion that the count is one complete count, HaShem will be ‘forced’ to let you complete the count.”
And so it was! The man lived until after Shavuous and then passed away.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Moshe
Halacha of the Week:
The Rabbis forbade taking medication on Shabbos out of concern that one might grind herbs to produce medication. Halacha establishes that foods normally eaten by healthy people were not included under the Rabbinic decree forbidding medication. It is therefore permissible to eat regular foods, such as vegetables, for medicinal purposes.
Beis Yosef rules that the prohibition against taking medications on Shabbos was from the outset applied only to those who are ill. Healthy people were never included in this prohibition, and thus, on Shabbos a healthy person may take medications (even those normally taken only by sick people) and vitamins (which are taken to maintain good health).
Rabbi Moshe Feinstein z”l held that today vitamins are considered food of healthy people, since many people who are healthy take vitamins daily.
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach z”l disagreed and forbade taking vitamins on Shabbos.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
KIDDUSH SPONSOR
Kiddush is sponsored by Dick and Beverly Horowitz in honor of Rabbi Wallerstein’s visit.
Seudah shlishis SPONSOR
Seudah shlishis is sponsored by Steve and Marianne Sherr, from Hispin,
MAZAL TOV
-To Edward Kinsbursky on his marriage to Julie Warner on Lag B'omer.
-To Brandon Silverman on his engagement to Sandra Marcus.
-To Ari (Erik) Werth on his engagement.
- To Rabbi Sorani’s UCLA MBA student, Doron Gavra, and his wife, Karen, on the birth of a son. The Gavras do not have family in the area and do not know anyone in the community. Please try to come to the shalom zachor that Rabbi and Mrs. Sorani are hosting for them. TONIGHT, 9:30 pm,
THANK YOU
To Jonathan Fronen, Shirley, Jori, and Michelle for driving the Tomchei Shabbos route this week.
CONDOLENCES
To Zev Weinstein and family on the passing of Zev’s father, Asher. There will be mincha on Fri at 2 pm, motsai Shabbos maariv at 8:30 pm, and Sun morning Shacharis at 8 am at
KEEP IT KOSHER!
Just in time for summer vacation and family get-togethers. A “how-to” halacha class on “Keeping Kosher in a Non-Kosher Home” by Rebbetzin Cohen. June 7, 9:30-11am in the Seminar Room. Please call (310) 557-3509 to register. Basic knowledge of kashrus recommended.
SUMMER TUTORING
Would you like to enhance your learning or reading skills? Tutoring available by a 10th grade Yeshiva student in the following areas – learning skills in Gemara, Mishna, Chumash with Rashi, Reading from the Torah(Layening) or Haftorah. For more information please call Chaim Sher at (310)205-9160.
MINYANIM AT THE AISH BANQUET
Where: In the Int’l Gallery, down the hall from the Int’l Ballroom towards the Self Park Garage.
When: Mincha at 615pm. Maariv at 915pm. Please bring your own siddur.
GEMARA TELECONFERENCE
With R David Lapin every Sun at 9:00 AM on Maseches Kiddushin. Listen & learn as R Lapin depicts every dimension of the Torah's view of relationships and builds a worldview out of the process of gemara learning. For men of all levels. No charge. To join: director@iawaken.org.
APARTMENT IN PICO
Newly remodeled 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit for rent for $2,200 a month on Olympic and
BNOS AT AISH
The Pico branch of Bnos will take place this Shabbos from 3:30 – 4:45 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.
This Year’s Banquet is Not To Be Missed!
Wed, May 20 at Beverly Hilton
Video Tribute to Rabbi Noah Weinberg z”tl – Moving.
Inspiration from the IDF – Never-before-told stories.
Rabbi Benjamin Blech – Over the Top
One Minute Commercials from all the Aish Rabbis – Cutting Edge!
*Sure you are coming, but what about our brothers and sisters who are totally unaware of this awesome opportunity for Inspiration and Innovation? Talk to Rabbi Aryeh Markman for the banquet deal of the year. 310-278-8672 ext. 601 or aryeh@aishla.com.
R’ Zecharia Wallerstein
THIS Shabbos -- Behar-Bechukosai
TODAY, May 16, 2009
11:30 am:
Road Closed – Now What?
5:30 pm (Women):
The Ultimate Relationship
Sun, May 17, 2009
8:00 pm:
Adults at Risk
Suggested Donation $10
For Men & Women
*Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein lectures around the world and is the founder of Ohr Yitzchak, Ateres Naava Seminary for Girls, and Ohr Naava Women's Institute in
Mr. Harold Gans
Mathematician, Scientist, & Lecturer
NEXT Shabbos!
Parshas Bamidbar
May 21-23, 2009
Thurs @ 7:30 pm – Torah Codes
Fri @ 9:15 pm – Creation and the Age of the Universe with Q & A
Shabbos @ 11:30 am –
Prophecy, Science, and History
Shabbos @ 5:30 pm –
Signature of G-d
*Mr. Gans was a Senior Cryptologist and Mathematician at the Nat’l
Rav Simcha Weinberg
Shabbos Shavuos Shabbaton
May 28, 2009 – Leil Shavuous
Mincha/Maariv: What is Shavuous?
Starting at 11:00 pm: Rav Simcha on Hallel
All-night simcha at Aish!
Shacharis at 5:00 am and 8:30 am
May 29-30, 2009
Fri night dinner & Shabbos day lunch at Aish -- RSVP Now!
*Per meal: $25 members / $10 children - $36 non-members / $18 children
RSVP to tamar@aishla.com
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.
May 20: 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.
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