LA Aish HaTorah Community

 

 

Parshas Shelach – Shabbos Mevarchim

June 20, 2009 / 28 Sivan 5769

 

 

 

Shabbos Schedule

 

Fri, Jun 19

07:49 pm      Candle Lighting

06:30 pm      Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos (Shul)

08:47 pm      Krias Shema (earliest time)

 

Sat. Jun 20

08:15 am      Chumash Shiur                  R Quinn

08:45 am      Shacharis                     

09:18 am      Krias Shema                       (say before davening – latest time)

09:45 am      Krias HaTorah                   N Eisman

10:15 am      Spirituality 101                  R Heller

11:00 am      Kiddush

11:30 am      Shiur                                      R Cohen

What is teshuva? Why did it not work for the meraglim?

06:30 pm      Kiruv Kollel                          M Abramson

06:30 pm      Pirkei Avos                          H Witkin

07:30 pm      Mincha

08:00 pm      Seudah Shlishis                 M Cohen

08:50 pm      Maariv

 

Weekday Schedule

 

Sun Jun 21– Fri Jun 26

04:48 am                              Earliest Tallis – Shelach

7:00/7:30/8:00am              Sun Shacharis

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

06:30 am                              Shacharis – Annex

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

09:18 am                              Latest Shema

10:30 am                              Latest Shacharis

01:31 pm                              Earliest Mincha

05:40 pm                              Early Mincha (Mon – Thurs)

07:50 pm                              Weekday Mincha/Maariv

09:00 pm                              Maariv b’zmano

 

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                      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 Tefillas haDerech 110

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

 

Shlach – The “eyes” have it…

 

Bamidbar 15:39 …You should not go after your heart or after your eyes.”

 

A yeshiva bochur once approached the great sage Rav Elya Lopian zt”l,  the author of Lev Eliyahu and the mashgiach (spiritual advisor) of Kfar Chasidim, and asked for permission to attend an upcoming wedding of a relative.

 

“Do you know for a fact that there will be no mingling of the sexes there?” asked Rav Elya.

 

The bachur hummed and hawed a little and responded, “Well I am not sure, but my father and mother will be with me, and we shall be sitting at a table separate form the other guests! I am sure that I will not be influenced by what goes on there”

 

Rav Elya trembled: “Please listen to me carefully,” he continued, “I am over eighty years old. I walk with a cane, and I am blind in one eye and yet even when I cross the street I fear to fall into the trap of following my eyes. What makes you think that you, a bochur of eighteen years with perfect eyesight and strength will not be affected?!”

 

Shabbat Shalom,

 

Rabbi Moshe Cohen

 

HALACHA OF THE WEEK

 

There are some poskim who hold that it is forbidden to blow soap bubbles on Shabbos because it resembles creating (nolad).

 

According to this logic it would not be permitted to blow bubbles with gum on Shabbos.

 

R. Shlomo Zalman Auerbach: held that one should not prevent young children from blowing bubbles on Shabbos because they (the bubbles!) burst quickly  

 

It is permitted to whistle on Shabbos as it was never included in the gezeira against musical instruments.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

KIDDUSH SPONSOR

Correction: Two weeks ago, Kiddush was sponsored by Bob and Pat  Shuken in honor of the yahrtzeit of Bob’s father, Philip.

 

This week’s Kiddush is sponsored by Candace and Barry Weisz in honor of the 8th yartzeit of Barry's mother, Estelle, Esther bas Ruben (2 Tammuz).  May her memory continue to inspire us and may her neshama have an aliyah. 

 

Seudah shlishis SPONSOR

Last week’s Seudah Shlishis was sponsored by Menashe ben Avrohom HaKohen for the parnasa and health of the community.

 

This week’s Seudah Shlishis is sponsored by Jeff and Judy Gruen in memory of the 16th yahrtzeit of Judy’s father, Yaakov ben Herbert (29 Sivan).

 

MAZAL TOV

- Nir and Atrian Yacoby on the birth of twin boys! 

- To Chaim Zevi Quinn on his upsherin!

- To Rabbi Dov and Chana Heller on their 29th anniversary this past Wed!

 

THANK YOU

- To Cydney Kaplan and Delaram Sabzerou for driving this week’s Tomchei Shabbos route.

- To Jonathan Karabenick for organizing weekly drivers for Aish’s Tomchei Shabbos route.

 

AISH CITIZENS OF THE WEEK

Michael Malk for making sure our tallesim are kept in good repair.

 

KIRUV UPDATE

In June, 40 students went to learn about Israel activism at the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, DC, and 35 students went to see “The Accomplices,” a play about a man who tried to galvanize the American Jewish community to act during WWII.  Twenty of Chana Heller’s students attended a shabbaton with R Zecharia Wallerstein, and 50 young professionals attended R Dov Heller’s famous lecture on “Ten Reasons Why People Marry the Wrong Person.”  R Yitz Jacobs has 60 people every week attending his Relationships series, and Chana Heller has 30 students coming to her classes on a weekly basis.

 

STAY IN SHAPE!

The Aish Community adult softball game is postponed until later this summer.

 

OHR ZARUAH

Join our monthly Carlebach Kabbalat Shabbat next door in the Bais Medrash (formerly “the Aish Annex”) next Fri night at 6pm for sushi, schmoozing, singing, and child care!  Thank you to Bill Bron for sponsoring this month’s geshmacke davening!

 

CALLING ALL RIGHTEOUS WOMEN!

Rav Noach Weinberg, zt"l, supported the idea of small groups of women working to bring the Geula.  New "Ahavas Yisroel" group forming (as written about by Sara Yocheved Rigler in Binah Magazine) starting erev Rosh Chodesh Tammuz, with a 40-day commitment through Tisha B'Av.  Contact Liane Pritikin at lianepritikin@gmail.com for details.

 

CARPET CLEANING

Pesach is over, but kids are still messy!  Fredy is available to clean your carpets.  If you or someone you know could use a good carpet cleaning, you can reach Fredy at (213) 324-5373.

 

MOTHER – DAUGHTER DANCE CLASS

Ages 7 and up. June 24, July 1, 8, 15. Great for Bat Mitzvah prep! Or just to have fun and exercise! 7 pm to 8pm in the back of the shul. $60 per family for the entire series.

RSVP to (310) 552-9420 by June 21.

 

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, Layening, and Haftorah. For more info, please call Chaim Sher at (310)205-9160.

 

AISH CLASS INFORMATION:

 

JUN 20: CHUMASH SHIUR

R Quinn gives 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.

 

JUN 20: PARENTING ADOLESCENTS

This Shabbos afternoon, Rabbi Nachum and Emuna Braverman will be completing their series on “Parenting Adolescents – and Surviving to tell the Story!” at 5:00 pm at their home.  Men and women welcome.

 

PIRKEI AVOS CLASS

Howard Witkin will be resuming his Pirkei Avos class today at 6:00 pm in the main shul.

 

DAILY 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.

 

JUN 24: 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

 

MON JUN 22: ARI KAHN

Rabbi Ari Kahn will be giving a shiur titled “From Tammuz to Av – A March to Nowhere: Understanding the Three Weeks.” For men and women at 8:30 pm at the home of Dr. Roy and Mrs. Laurie Blumenstrauch, 1553 Roxbury Dr. in Beverlywood.  Rabbi Kahn was a student of Rabbi Soloveitchik.  He is a renowned author and international speaker from Jerusalem, a senior lecturer at Aish Jerusalem, and director of Foreign Student Programs at Bar-Ilan Univ. in Israel. Stay tuned for details.

 

JULY 11, 18: KIRUV KOLLEL

Rabbi Azriel Muller, a talmid of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein zt"l and Executive Director of Orech L'Shabbos, Inc. will be teaching the Kiruv Kollel on Shabbos parshas Pinchas, July 11, and parshas Mattos-Masei, July 18.  Rabbi Muller will be discussing the halachos, shailos, teshuvos and anecdotes of Rabbi Feinstein zt"l.  Rabbi Muller is in town on behalf of Orech L'Shabbos, an organization that assists the poor and needy in Jerusalem.

 

JUN 25: THURS NIGHT MISHMAR

 

Make Torah a part of your week!  Come learn every Thurs night from 9-10pm at the new Aish LA Bais Medrash (formerly the Annex).

"Let's Really Learn Some Chumash" Chavrusa Learning.

 

Thank you to last week’s sponsors: Nir Jacoby and Gil Weinreich

 

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