LA Aish HaTorah Community

Dear Community

Derek and Debra Greenstein are moving to Israel and would like to sell the following items at ‘best offer’ prices.  Please email dskgreenstein@gmail.com or call 310 553-5747 if you are interested.

Dining Room
• Asian Inspired & Modern Wood Dining Table, Buffet & Chairs
• Small lacquered wood dining table seats four comfortably and six snugly. Can also be used as a desk. Very elegant.
• Lacquered wood buffet matches and has sliding doors with lots of large interior storage space.
• Six chairs in bent plywood resembles 50s Arne Jacobsen originals. Chrome plated legs.
• All furniture slightly worn with nicks and scratches.
• Can be sold as a set, or as separate pieces

Bookcases
• Wrought Iron Corner Bookshelf
• IKEA 3 piece Corner Bookshelf in Chocolate Brown

Tamar Sullivan

Community Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

tamar@aishla.com

GOOD SHABBOS!

Parshas Vayetze

Nov 28, 2009 / 11 Kislev 5770

To read this week’s OU Parsha Insights, click here:

http://www.ouwestcoast.org/parshainsights.html

Shabbos Schedule

Fri. Nov 27

04:26 pm                  Candle Lighting

04:31 pm                  Mincha / Maariv (Shul)

Dvar Halacha – Teyn Tal U’Matar

05:24 pm                  Krias Shema (earliest time)

Sat. Nov 28

08:45 am                  Shacharis                     

09:08 am                  Krias Shema                       (Latest) Say before davening

09:45 am                  Krias HaTorah                   N Eisman

10:15 am                  Spirituality 101                  *R Heller

10:30 am                  Dvar Torah – P.C.              R Cohen

11:00 am                  Kiddush

11:30 am                  Shiur                                      R Cohen

Integrity

03:11 pm                  Kiruv Kollel                          M Abramson

04:11 pm                  Mincha

04:45 pm                  Seudah Shlishis                 R Cohen

05:25 pm                  Maariv

Weekday Schedule

Sun Nov 29 – Fri Dec 4

05:47 am                  Earliest Tallis – Vayishlach

7:00/8:00 am           Sun Shacharis

06:00 am                  Shacharis – Gabbai Eliezer Kahn

06:30 am                  Shacharis – Beis Medrash

07:30 am                  Shacharis – Gabbai Yonah Light

09:08 am                  Latest Shema

09:58 am                  Latest Shacharis

12:05 pm                  Earliest Mincha

04:25 pm                  Weekday Mincha/Maariv

09:00 pm                  Maariv b’zmano

04:28 pm                  Candlelighting next week

*R Heller’s Spirituality 101 Class will take place in the Seminar Room.

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 Teyn Tal U’Matar

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 8:30 pm        Moshe to Mishne Brura   Beis Medrash

Vayetze

Breishis 28:11 “…vayikach m’avnei hamakom…” “….He took from the stones of that place…”

Breishis 28:11 “…vayikach es ha’even..” “..and he took the stone..”

Rashi: “alai yane’ach rosho” “upon me should this righteous person place his head.” “meyad asa HaKodosh Boruch hu even achas” “Immediately HaShem made them into one stone”

A sofer, who was a chossid of the Gerrer Rabbe, once came and told the Rebbe that he insists on writing tefilllin and mezuzos on klaf (parchment) that not only comes from a kosher animal, which is a requirement in halacha, but that the animal is properly shechted and is not neveila or treifa.

The Rebbe thought for a moment and said to him:

“Perhaps you should do just the opposite of what you are doing. You should only write on parchment from animals that have been declared treif or neveila!” 

He then proceded to cite the pasuk and the Rashi from this week’s parsha: “alai yane’ach tsadik es rosho!” “You see’” continued the Gerrer Rebbe, “the entire world seeks to do the ratzon HaBorei (will of HaShem). Kosher animals serve their purpose and get their tikun in the world by being eaten by a Jew, and hopefully by a tsadik. Treifos and neveilos, however, cannot get their tikun this way. But they can get their tikun by being used for a holy purpose such as tefillin or mezuzos!”

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Moshe Cohen

Halacha of the Week

If a ben Eretz Yisroel leaves Israel before the 7th of Cheshvan, he should insert “vesen tal umatar” in shema koleinu and continue to recite Birkas HaShanim as if it were summertime. 

If a ben Eretz Yisroel leaves Israel after the 7th of Cheshvan and has already begun to insert “vesen tal,” he should not change back.  If he is traveling with his family for an extended period of time, he should adopt the custom of the Diaspora community and begin inserting “vesen tal” the 5th of December.

R Moshe Feinstein held that an Israeli should not stop reciting “vesen tal” since he and his family continue to require rain in their homeland. Similarly, the authorities disagree regarding one who travels from the Diaspora to Eretz Yisroel between the 7th of Cheshvan and the 5th of December. 

If he intends to stay in Eretz Yisroel he should most certainly pray according to the custom of the land. If he intends to return before the 5th of December, some suggest that he insert “vesen tal” into shema koleinu while others suggest praying in accordance with the custom and needs of Eretz Yisroel. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

KIDDUSH SPONSORS

No sponsors this week.

SEUDAH SHLISHIS SPONSOR

No sponsors this week.

MILUYIM (RESERVE) DUTY

Thank you to Michael Malk and Avraham Gordon for volunteering for our Security Patrol last Shabbos.  Thank you to the following people for volunteering for our Security Patrol this Shabbos: Aryeh Leib Block (8:45-9:15 am) and Romain Hini-Szlos (11:00-11:30 am). This week's Team Leader is Aryeh Leib Block.

AISH ALARM

During weeknights, an alarm will be activated in the Aish Center.  No one should try to gain access after 10 pm.

MAZAL TOV

-To Gedaliah and Samantha Raich on the naming of their daughter, Naomi Maayan.

-To Jonathan and Rivka Sack on the bris and naming of their son, Yisrael Dovid.

-To Tova Hack on her recent engagement!

THANK YOU

To Eithan & Devorah Ratzabi for delivering last week’s Tomchei Shabbos route, and to Danny Iltis for delivering this week’s Tomchei Shabbos route.

AISH CITIZEN OF THE WEEK

Ryan Schneider, for donating the sefer Ahavas Chesed by the Chofetz Chaim.  We will begin a short shiur on this sefer between mincha and maariv daily.

COMMUNITY OFFICE HOURS

Tamar’s 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. 

PARKING INFO

Those who daven mincha on weekdays at 4:25 pm at Aish should park on the street and not in the Aish staff lot or in the Chase bank lot.  There is two hour street parking before 6:00 pm.  Thank you for your cooperation.

AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE

The shutters of the mechitza are to be opened when the aron is opened, before the Torah is taken out, and remain open until the kaddish, before musaf, at which time they should be gently closed, with the exception of the two front mechitzos which should remain open. Any men who are distracted by their reflection in the mechitza should stand behind these mechitzos.  The mechitzos may not be opened at mincha as the mirrors do not work effectively in the late afternoon.

CHIZUK MISSION IN ERETZ YISROEL

Renew, study, & learn.  Join committed Jewish women like you for 7 days in Israel, one week of ultimate inspiration. Jan 31-Feb 7. $1699 plus airfare.  For more info, contact 216 469-7629 or barriefeld@aish.com.

SAVE THE DATE!

AISH COMMUNITY CHANUKAH MELAVEH MALKA

Motsai Shabbos, Dec 12

Bingo, Pizza, & Fun for the Whole Family!

AISH CLASS INFORMATION:

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.

YETzER HARA

The  6:50 am  shiur on gemara Succos has  started  the section that deals with the yetzer hara!!

ADVANCED EVENING CHABURA

Rabbi Cohen and Rabbi Bloom are available to assist learning Hilchos Shabbos b’chavrusa Mon through Thurs from 8-9 pm in the Aish Beis Medrash. The class is presently learning the laws of hatmana.

GEMARA SKILLS

We are excited to welcome Rabbi Shimon Abramczik, formerly of LINK and now a rebbe at YOLA, to teach Gemara skills beginning with the 2nd perek of Kiddushin.  Every Mon & Wed from 9:15 – 10 pm in the Aish Beis Medrash.

dec 2: 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.

DEC 3: MISHMAR – 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 a shiur with Rabbi Quinn starting with Chumash and covering a wide range from Gemara to Halacha.  Maariv to follow at 9:30 pm.

WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE?

Rabbi Shalom Denbo is giving an inspiring 5 part weekly lecture series on R Moshe Chaim Luzzatto z'tzl’s most influential work,The Path Of The Just, which he had the privilege of learning directly from Rav Noach Weinberg z'tzl.  Series begins Tues Nov 24 at the Aish Center from 8:15pm - 9:00pm.  Entire lecture series costs only $2. Please RSVP to thepathofthejust@me.com or speak directly to Saul Blinkoff.

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MISHMAR

From Moshe to Mishne Brura

TONIGHT’S TOPIC:

Turkey and Cranberry Sauce – Are they really a good combo?

Text-based Chavrusas and Shiur for Men

On Chumash, Gemara, and Halacha

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

Dear Community,

Shiva hours for the Prinsky family are from 10 am until 7 pm, Tues through Thurs, and 10 am until 1 pm on Fri.  Their home address is 450 S. Maple Drive #302, Beverly Hills, 90212.  Maple Drive is between Rexford and Palm.

Dear Community,

The levaya for Anita Prinsky has been changed to 3 pm tomorrow, Monday, at Eden Memorial Park.  Eden Memorial is located at 11500 Sepulveda Boulevard,
Mission Hills, CA 91345.  Phone: (818) 361-7161.  Directions: 405 N, exit Rinaldi, left on Sepulveda Blvd.  We encourage all who can to attend.

There will be no minyanim.  Shiva information to follow.

Tamar Sullivan

Community Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

tamar@aishla.com

Dear Community,

We regret to inform you of the passing of Anita Prinsky.

The levaya will IYH take place at Eden Memorial at 11 am tomorrow, Mon morning.  Eden Memorial is located at 11500 Sepulveda Boulevard,
Mission Hills, CA 91345.  Phone: (818) 361-7161.  Directions: 405 N, exit Rinaldi, left on Sepulveda Blvd.

May Hashem comfort the bereaved family along with all the mourners of Zion and Yerushalayim.

Tamar Sullivan

Community Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

tamar@aishla.com

GOOD SHABBOS!

Parshas Toldos

Nov 21, 2009 / 4 Kislev 5770

To read this week’s OU Parsha Insights, click here:

http://www.ouwestcoast.org/viewParsha.html?pos=77

Shabbos Schedule

Fri. Nov 20

04:28 pm                  Candle Lighting

04:33 pm                  Mincha / Maariv (Shul)

Dvar Halacha – Cancelled

05:26 pm                  Krias Shema (earliest time)

Sat. Nov 21

08:45 am                  Shacharis                     

09:05 am                  Krias Shema                       (Latest) Say Before davening

09:45 am                  Krias HaTorah                   Yishai (Jesse) Glaser

10:15 am                  Spirituality 101*                 R Heller

10:30 am                  Dvar Torah                          Sam Glaser

11:00 am                  Bar Mitzvah Drasha         Yishai (Jesse) Glaser

11:15 am                  Kiddush

11:30 am                  Shiur                                      Cancelled

04:13 pm                  Mincha

04:45 pm                  Seudah Shlishis                

05:28 pm                  Maariv

Weekday Schedule

Sun Nov 22 – Fri Nov 27

05:42 am                  Earliest Tallis – Vayetze

7:00/8:00 am           Sun Shacharis

06:00 am                  Shacharis – Gabbai Eliezer Kahn

06:30 am                  Shacharis – Beis Medrash

07:30 am                  Shacharis – Gabbai Yonah Light

09:05 am                  Latest Shema

09:56 am                  Latest Shacharis

12:05 pm                  Earliest Mincha

04:25 pm                  Weekday Mincha/Maariv

09:00 pm                  Maariv b’zmano

04:28 pm                  Candlelighting next week

*R Heller’s Spirituality 101 Class will take place at the home of the Alsbergs, 1445 S. Oakhurst Drive. Exit Aish, turn right (South) on Doheny Dr., right (West) on Alcott St., and left (South) on Oakhurst Dr.

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 Teyn Tal U’Matar

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

Wellsprings of Torah – Toldos

Breishis 26:18 “vayoshev Yitzchok vayachpor es be’eros hamayim asher chofru b’yemei Avrohom”

“and Yitzcok returned and dug wells of water which they had dug in the days of Avrohom.”

Rav Yechezkel Avramsky z”l once described what the Ponovitzer Rov, Rav Yosef Kahaneman z”l, had accomplished as a fulfillment of a promise that Chazal made in Tractate Megillah – that the botei medresh and knesses of the Diaspora will be uprooted and replanted in Eretz Yisroel.

The Torah tells us that Yitzchok re-dug the wells of water that had been dug by his father Avrohom and had been filled in by the Plishtim after the death of his father. Yitzchok then gave them the same names as Avrohom had given them. 

The Nazis destroyed the wells of water that had existed in Europe. They murdered those who taught and learned Torah and burned and destroyed the buildings. The Ponovitzer Rov miraculously escaped from the devastation and came to Eretz Yisroel where he re-dug the old wells, and renewed the learning and teaching of Torah. He called the yeshivos by their old illustrious names – Ponovitz, Grodno, Slabodka!!

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Moshe Cohen

Halacha of the Week

Rav Braun in She'arim Metzuyanim B'Halacha cites Sefer HaEshkol that when a man goes to mikveh, a chatzitza (interposition) does not invalidate the Tevila.  He also adds that from the words of the Eishel Avrohom it seems that Negel Vasser (washing in the morning) is not as stringent as Netilas Yadayim for a seudah and the rules of chatzitza do not apply.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

KIDDUSH SPONSORS

This week’s Kiddush is sponsored by the Glaser family in honor of Jesse Yishai Yaakov Glaser’s bar mitzvah.  Mazel tov!

SEUDAH SHLISHIS SPONSOR

This week’s Seudah Shlishis is sponsored by Ada Abed in honor of the yahrtzeit of her father, Sasson ben Rachamim (4 Kislev).  May his neshama have an aliyah.

MILUYIM (RESERVE) DUTY

Thank you to those who are volunteering for our Security Patrol this Shabbos.  It is greatly appreciated!

AISH ALARM

During weeknights, an alarm will be activated in the Aish Center.  No one should try to gain access after 10 pm.

MAZAL TOV

-To Jesse Yishai Yaakov Glaser on his bar mitzvah this Shabbos!

-To Gedaliah and Samantha Raich on the birth of a baby girl this week!

-To Jonathan and Rivka Sack on the birth of a baby boy last Shabbos!  There will be a Shalom Zachor Fri night at 147 S. Detroit St.  The bris and kiddush will IYH take place this Shabbos morning at approximately 11:15 am at Aish Tamid, 5909 W. 3rd St.

THANK YOU

To Devorah and Eitan Aratzabi for delivering the Tomchei Shabbos route this week.

To Toppings on Robertson Blvd. for donating a frozen yogurt gift ceriticate to our older boys’ childcare group.

COMMUNITY OFFICE HOURS

Tamar’s 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. 

PARKING INFO

Those who daven mincha on weekdays at 4:25 pm at Aish should park on the street and not in the Aish staff lot or in the Chase bank lot.  There is two hour street parking before 6:00 pm.  Thank you for your cooperation.

AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE

The shutters of the mechitza are to be opened when the aron is opened, but before the Torah is taken out and remain open until the kaddish, before musaf, at which time they should be gently closed, with the exception of the two front mechitzos which should remain open. Any men who are distracted by their reflection in the mechitza should stand behind these mechitzos.  The mechitzos may not be opened at mincha as the mirrors do not work effectively in the late afternoon.

CHIZZUK MISSION IN ERETZ YISROEL

Renew, study, & learn.  Join committed Jewish women like you for 7 days in Israel, one week of ultimate inspiration.  Jan 31-Feb 7.  $1699 plus airfare.  For more information, call 216 469-7629 or email barriefeld@aish.com.

BATTLE PLANS

After Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller’s inspiring visit, be sure to check out her most recent book, Battle Plans: How to Fight the Yetzer Hara.  For sale at Aish for $25 each.  Contact tamar@aishla.com.

AISH CLASS INFORMATION:

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.

SUCCOS SUCCESS

R. Cohen’s 6:50 a.m. ½ hour action-packed gemoro shiur is about to finish the 4th perek and commence the 5th perek of meseches succos. Do not miss this opportunity!

ADVANCED EVENING CHABURA

Rabbi Cohen and Rabbi Bloom are available to assist learning Hilchos Shabbos b’chavrusa Mon through Thurs from 8-9 pm in the Aish Beis Medrash.

GEMARA SKILLS

We are excited to welcome Rabbi Shimon Abramczik, formerly of LINK and now a rebbe at YOLA, to teach Gemara skills beginning with the 2nd perek of Kiddushin. Every Mon & Wed from 9:15 – 10 pm in the Aish Beis Medrash.

NOV 25: 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.

NOV 26: MISHMAR – FROM MOSHE TO MISHNE BRURA

Gentlemen, please join us in the Beis Medrash every Thurs., 8:30 – 9:30pm 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.

WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE?

Rabbi Shalom Denbo will be giving an inspiring 5 part weekly lecture series on Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto's z'tzl most influential work; 'The Path Of The Just,' which he had the privilege of learning individually from Rabbi Noah Weinberg z'tzl.  Series begins Tues Nov 24th right here at AISH LA from 8:15pm - 9:00pm.  Entire lecture series costs only $25.00. Please RSVP at thepathofthejust@me.com or speak directly to Saul Blinkoff.

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