LA Aish HaTorah Community

Dear Community,

 

The Krevoys have a sukkah at their home that they will not be sitting in for the first three meals of Sukkos – dinners 10/2 and 10/3, and lunch 10/3 – and would like to make it available to someone(s) in the Aish community to use if you do not have a sukkah.  You can store food in their refrigerator and use their blech!  Contact Joni asap if you're interested: (310) 770-1707.

 

 

Tamar Sullivan

Community Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

tamar@aishla.com

 

GOOD SHABBOS!

 

 

Parshas Ha’azinu – Shabbos Shuva

Sep 26, 2009 / 8 Tishrei 5769

 

 

Shabbos Schedule

Fri. Sep 25

06:27 pm                  Candle Lighting

06:00 pm                  Ohr Zaruah Carlebach Minyan (Annex)

06:32 pm                  Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos (Shul)

Dvar Halacha – R Cohen

07:25 pm                  Krias Shema (earliest time)

 

Sat. Sep 26

08:15 am                  Chumash Shiur                  R Quinn

08:45 am                  Shacharis                     

09:44 am                  Krias Shema                       (latest time)

09:45 am                  Krias HaTorah                   N Eisman

10:15 am                  Spirituality 101                  R Heller

10:45 am                  Kiddush

11:30 am                  Shiur                                      Cancelled

05:00 pm                  Shabbos Shuva Drosho  R Cohen

06:15 pm                  Mincha

06:45 pm                  Seudah Shlishis                 D Zarmi

07:25 pm                  Maariv

 

SEE SPECIAL SCHEDULE FOR

EREV YOM KIPPUR & YOM KIPPUR DAY

 

Weekday Schedule

Tues Sep 29 – Fri Oct 2

06:00 am                  Earliest Tallis – Sukkos

7:00/7:30/8:00am  Sun Shacharis

06:00 am                  Shacharis – Shul, Gabbai Eliezer Kahn

06:30 am                  Shacharis – Beis Medrash

07:30 am                  Shacharis – Shul, Gabbai Yonah Light

09:44 am                  Latest Shema

10:44 am                  Latest Shacharis

01:15 pm                  Earliest Mincha

06:25 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 Succos

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

Thurs 8:30 pm        Moshe to Mishne Brura   Beis Medrash

 

Erev Yom Kippur

 

On Erev Yom Kippur after Mincha in Tiferes Yerushalayim, everybody hurried home to eat the seudah hamafsekes and finish preparing for Yom Kippur. The Rosh Yeshivah, Rav Moshe Feinstein, zt"l, however, had other plans. Walking home with his talmid, he suggested that they visit the elderly Rabbi of Boyan. The Rov was bedridden, and Reb Moshe was aware that most people would be too busy to visit him on Erev Yom Kippur. His talmid agreed and they both hastened to reach his house. When they arrived, they found the elderly Rov lying in bed alone and dejected. His face lit up when he saw Rav Moshe and his talmid. They sat down, and Rav Moshe talked to the man at length, without showing the slightest bit of impatience or concern about the passing time. He continued to engage him in discussion until he saw a discernible change in the Rov's mood. Only then did he arise, and wish him a gemar chasimah tovah. Once he was outside, he quickly hurried his steps to reach home in time to eat the seudah hamafsekes.

 

Shabbat Shalom,

 

Rabbi Moshe Cohen

 

HALACHA OF THE WEEK  

 

Birkei Yosef: If you have wronged your friend and you do not ask for mechila (forgiveness), Yom Kippur will not be michaper (atone) even your aveiros that are between you and Hashem.

 

Mateh Efraim: If you cannot remove hatred against your friend from your heart, your tefilos are not accepted.  You should ask mechila in person and not through an intermediary.  If you cannot get in touch with your friend you should have in mind that you will contact him as soon as possible after Yom Kippur.  Others say this is not necessary.

Rav Yisroel Salanter: You must specify what it is that you did when asking for Mechila, unless telling your friend what you did will cause him more pain. In that case, it is best to ask for mechila without getting into details.   

 

Some say that even if you know your friend was moichel you, you still need to ask mechila because the humility is part of the kapara.

 

Announcements:

 

KIDDUSH SPONSORS

Steve and Metuka Cohn and family are sponsoring this week’s Kiddush in honor of the Shabbos morahs.

 

Seudah shlishis SPONSOR

David and Tzepah Zarmi are sponsoring this week’s Seudah Shlishis in honor of the Shenkers and all they do for our community.

 

MAZAL TOV

To the daily morning kollel on their siyum on Moed Katan.

To Cathy Heller on her engagement to Lowell Rhinestein.

 

CONDOLENCES

To Bill and Nanci Gross on the passing of Nanci’s mother, Phyllis Fredd.

To Yossi Edelstein on the passing of his mother.

 

THANK YOU

To Liane Pritikin for organizing our Shabbaton with Rabbi Dov Brezak.

To Jonathan Fronen for delivering the Tomchei Shabbos route last week, and to David Notowitz and his daughter, Shira, for delivering this week.

To all the volunteer miluyim who ensured our security over Rosh Hashanah and continue to do so every Shabbos & Yom Tov. 

Special thanks to Michael Malk, Michael Bukshpun, and Eliezer Light for organizing security.

 

OHR ZARUAH

Ohr Zaruah is excited to welcome R' Jacobs’s Aish Kodesh group into our monthly Carlebach minyan this Fri night in the Aish Bais Medrash @ 6:00 pm – community members are invited and encouraged to join us!  Sponsorship opportunities are available.

 

CHOLIM LIST

All of the names on the misheberach list are cleared every Tishrei and Nisan.  Please resend any names to tamar@aishla.com and specify whether they should be on the list until the next Rosh Chodesh or until Nisan.

 

COMMUNITY OFFICE HOURS

Tamar’s new office hours are 4-6 pm Mon-Thurs.  You can reach her at (310) 278-8672 x 305 or via email, tamar@aishla.com, during these hours. 

 

SHADY DEAL

Aish wants to stay the coolest shul, so we would like to purchase a few more shades to keep us and our children cool on Shabbos. Please see R Cohen to contribute.

 

BI GEZUNT

With winter bugs just around the corner, we need to protect ourselves and our children.  We are asking for donations for hand sanitizer & dispensers for use in the shul bathrooms. Contact tamar@aishla.com to contribute.

 

HOT DOG, IT’S FREE!

Community members are invited to the shul’s 2nd annual Simchas Torah BBQ lunch on Oct 11 at no charge.  RSVP to tamar@aishla.com.  You MUST have a ticket to get your LUNCH!  Non-members are $36/adult and $18/child.

 

WHAT A DEAL!

The Crowne Plaza is so thankful for our business that they are offering $139 room rates during Sept- Oct. and $129 room rates during Nov – Dec. for the Aish Community and friends.  Call Robin Allison at 310-651-3243.

 

GOT SUKKAH?

Do you have a large sukkah to sell, lend, or donate?  Contact tamar@aishla.com.

 

GOT MITZVAH?

Do you have time to help build someone else’s sukkah?  Contact tamar@aishla.com.

 

GROWING ON THE ROAD

This year’s Partner’s Conference in Stamford, CT will take place Nov 19 – 22, $650 plus airfare.  The Men’s Intensive Learning Mission to Israel will be Nov 30 – Dec.6, $1000 plus airfare. See R Markman for details, 310-278-8672 ext. 601 or aryeh@aishla.com

 

WHAT A TRIP!

Spend winter vacation with Rabbi Cohen! Two days in the incredible historical Jewish quarter of Prague, touring & learning about Medieval Jewish life in Prague, and six days in the holy city of Yerushalayim, touring & learning about Dovid HaMelech. Sun Jan 24 to Tues Feb  2. Limited to the first 20 applicants.  Cost is $3000 per person – all inclusive. Contact Tamar to sign up.

 

ICE-CREAM BREAKFAST SUKKAH PARTY!

The annual Aish Youth Sukkos event is scheduled for Fri, Oct 9 from 10 to 11:30 am.  Children ages 4-11 only are invited to an ice-cream breakfast party for sundaes in the Aish sukkah!  Cost is $3 per child.

 

AISH CLASS INFORMATION:

 

SEP 26: CHUMASH SHIUR – “THIS IS A REALLY HARD PARSHA!”

R Quinn provides a unique blend of insights into the parsha for all levels in the main shul at 8:15 am on Shabbos mornings. This is your chance to explore deeper insights in Chumash.

 

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.

 

SeP 30: 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.

 

OCT 1: FROM MOSHE TO MISHNE BRURA

Gentlemen, please join us in the Beis Medrash every Thurs., 8:30 – 9:30 pm for text-based chavrusa-learning and shiur starting with Chumash and covering a wide range from Gemara to Halacha.  Maariv to follow at 9:30 pm.

 

 

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SILENT AUCTION FOR HIGH HOLIDAY ALIYOS

Updated: Sept 24, 2009.

 

Dear Community, Please submit your ‘bid’ ($180 minimum for all Aliyahs, $100 minimum for Hagbah, $36 minimum for Gelilah). Bids will be accepted as they are received by email (tamar@aishla.com) or voicemail (310-278-8672 x 305).  There will be a daily update via email this week.

 

The deadline for bidding has been extended to this Friday, September 25^th, at 9:30 am for Yom Kippur aliyos. At 9:30 am, all bidders will be informed by email if they have been outbid and will have 30 minutes to raise their bid.

 

Thank you in advance for your continued support. May you be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life for a sweet year!

YOM KIPPUR-KOL NIDREI:   Pesicha - $180 Kol Nidrei – Holding Torah 1) SOLD 2)   SHACHARIS: 1) Kohen: $300 2) Levi: $200 3) $420 4) $400 5) $400 6) $500 Maftir: $140 Hagbah 1) $180 Gelila    1) $180 Hagbah 2) $120 Gelila    2) $50   YOM KIPPUR-MINCHA 1) 2) Maftir Yonah: $360 Hagbah: $100 Gelilah: $50   NEILAH – Pesicha: $620

 

Tamar Sullivan

Community Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

tamar@aishla.com

 

SILENT AUCTION FOR HIGH HOLIDAY ALIYOS

Updated: Sept 23, 2009.

 

Dear Community, Please submit your ‘bid’ ($180 minimum for all Aliyahs, $100 minimum for Hagbah, $36 minimum for Gelilah). Bids will be accepted as they are received by email (tamar@aishla.com) or voicemail (310-278-8672 x 305).  There will be a daily update via email this week.

 

The deadline for bidding has been extended to this Friday, September 25^th, at 9:30 am for Yom Kippur aliyos. At 9:30 am, all bidders will be informed by email if they have been outbid and will have 30 minutes to raise their bid.

 

Thank you in advance for your continued support. May you be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life for a sweet year!

YOM KIPPUR-KOL NIDREI:   Pesicha - $180 Kol Nidrei - Holding Torah 1) SOLD 2)   SHACHARIS: 1) Kohen: $300 2) Levi: $200 3) $400 4) $400 5) $400 6) $375 Maftir: $120 Hagbah 1) $180 Gelila    1) $180 Hagbah 2) $120 Gelila    2) $50   YOM KIPPUR-MINCHA 1) 2) Maftir Yonah: Hagbah: $100 Gelilah: $50   NEILAH – Pesicha: $620

 

Tamar Sullivan

Community Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

tamar@aishla.com

 

MISHMAR

From Moshe to Mishne Brura

 

Text-based Chavrusas and Shiur for Men

On Chumash, Gemara, and Halacha

 

Tonight’s Topic: “Revealing the End of Time”

 

Every Thurs, 8:30 – 9:30 pm

in the Aish Beis Medrash

 

Maariv to follow at 9:30 pm

The Aish LA Beis Medrash is located at 9100 W. Pico Blvd. LA, CA 90035.

Enter from the alley.

 

 

Tamar Sullivan

Community Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

tamar@aishla.com