Saturday, January 30, 2010
Rabbi Heller's Dating Seminar Sunday January 31 Please come and forward to Friends
THE TEN REASONS WHY PEOPLE MARRY
THE WRONG PERSON (Part I)
Because no one wants to make a mistake!
RABBI DOV HELLER, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
A CLEAR STATGEY FOR DATING EFFECTIVENESS
Sunday, January 31
8:00 PM
The Aish Center, 9100 Pico Blvd.
$5.00 at the door
RSVP 310-659-7449 or dov@claritytalk.com
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Save the Date for Part II:
The Ten Questions to Ensure You Don’t
Marry the Wrong Person
Sunday, February 21, 8:00 PM
same time, place, price and rsvp!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Shabbos Bulletin 1/29/2010
GOOD SHABBOS!
Parshas Beshallach / Tu B’Shvat
Jan 30, 2010 / 15 Shevat 5770
Shabbos Schedule
Fri. Jan 29
05:02 pm Candle Lighting
05:07 pm Mincha / Maariv (Shul)
Dvar Halacha – Hilchos Birkas HaPas
05:20 pm Ohr Zaruah Carlebach Kabbalas Shabbos
06:00 pm Krias Shema (earliest time)
Sat. Jan 30
08:25 am Shacharis
09:31 am Krias Shema (Latest)
09:45 am Krias HaTorah C Saks
10:45 am Kiddush
11:00 am Wisdom for the Home (Library) Rbzn Shenker
11:15 am Spirituality 101 (Sem Rm) R Heller
11:15 am Shiur R Rosenblum
Raising Enthusiastic Jewish Children
03:45 pm Shiur R Rosenblum
A Look at Gedolim Biographies
03:47 pm Kiruv Kollel M Abramson
04:47 pm Mincha
05:15 pm Seudah Shlishis
06:00 pm Maariv
Weekday Schedule
Sun Feb 1 – Fri Feb 5
7:00 / 8:00 am Sun Shacharis
06:05 am Earliest Tallis – Yisro
06:00 am Shacharis – Gabbai Eliezer Kahn
06:30 am Shacharis – Beis Medrash
07:30 am Shacharis – Gabbai Yonah Light
09:30 am Latest Shema
10:22 am Latest Shacharis
12:33 pm Earliest Mincha
05:05 pm Weekday Mincha/Maariv
09:00 pm Maariv b’zmano
5:09 pm Candlelighting next week
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 Birkas HaPas
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
Beshallach – The power of prayer
Yaakov was known not only for his intellectual capabilities (kishronos), but also for his piety (yiras shomayim) and refined character traits (middos), but was having problems finding a good shidduch. Yaakov was getting older, and a veil of sadness could be discerned beneath his normally happy disposition. Despite his personal problems, Yaakov continued to learn with hasmada.
However, one day he made an exception to attend the bris of his chavrusa’s son in the Beis Medrash of the Gaon, HaRav Yitzchak Hutner, z’tl. After the bris, the attendants crowded around Rav Hutner to greet him and receive a brocha. Rav Hutner nodded to each person in greeting. When Rav Hutner spotted Yaakov, he stared at him with a piercing gaze and whispered to him that Yaakov should meet him in his private office. Yaakov stood by the door of Rav Hutner’s office, wondering what Rav Hutner could possibly wish to speak to him about. A few minutes passed before Rav Hutner appeared and ushered Yaakov into his office. When the door closed, Yaakov suddenly broke down. His emotions from years of internalizing his sorrow and loneliness were released. There was no need to explain – Rav Hutner understood everything, and he spoke:
“It’s possible that once in your life you were mechallel shem Shamayim and due to this, the gates have been closed to you. I have a segulah from our rabannim. If you answer “Amen yehey shmey rabbah” with all your strength, you fulfill the mitzvah of kavod Hashem. This is a tested segulah - if you persist in following it, you’ll soon merit to stand at the chuppah, and if you’ll continue afterwards, you’ll also merit a bris.”
Yaakov thanked Rav Hutner, left the office and returned to yeshivah. On the way, he realized that the advice of a Gadol Hador is not only a segula, but also a psak. When Mincha arrived, Yaakov already began to say “Amen yehey shmey rabba” loudly and with kavanah. A few short weeks later, Yaakov became a chassan and a year later, he was zoche to a son. Rav Hutner was the sandak.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi
Halacha of the Week
If you forget to daven Mincha, you may daven Shemone Esrei twice at Maariv. Rav Ephraim Greenblatt says that if you are in the middle of a business deal and you will lose money if you stop to daven, that is considered an “ones,” and you may continue your dealings and daven Shmone Esrei twice at Maariv. Even if you will not lose money and only profit, it is still considered an “ones.” Even if you had the whole afternoon to daven but decided to wait for later and then you found yourself caught up in business, this is still an “ones.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
KIDDUSH SPONSOR
Kiddush is sponsored by Janis Fuhrman, Josh Fuhrman, and Meira Amster in honor of the 3rd yahrzeit of Bruce Fuhrman (Binyamin Shalom), beloved husband and father; the 1st yahrzeit of Saul (Shlomo HaCohen), grandfather of Meira Amster and Josh Fuhrman; and the 35th yahrzeit of Max Farbman (Meir), grandfather of Janis Fuhrman. May all their neshamos have aliyos.
SEUDAH SHLISHIS SPONSORS
Last week’s Seudah Shlishis was sponsored by Menashe Shirazi and family for the good health and parnassa of the community.
This week’s Seudah Shlishis is sponsored by Nir and Atrian Yacoby in honor of the yahrzeit of Nir’s grandfather, Avraham ben Shalom. May his neshama have an aliyah.
This week’s Seudah Shlishis is sponsored by Debra Rudolph Berman in loving memory of her mother, Barbara Sands, on her 11th Yahrzheit. May her neshama have an aliyah.
MILUYIM (RESERVE) DUTY
Thank you to last week’s Security Patrol volunteers, Jonathan Karabenick and Ross Hirschmann, and to those who are volunteering this Shabbos.
THANK YOU
To Jason Levine for delivering this week’s Tomchei Shabbos route.
MAZAL TOV
To Ephraim and Cyndi Elbaz on the naming of Bella Chana Efrata!
To Chaim and Samantha Hirsch on the bris and naming of Yaakov Mordechai!
CITIZEN OF THE WEEK
Jonah Light for the amazing photos in the
Conrad Saks for preparing an entire parsha for layening.
Jeff & Judy Gruen for co-sponsoring last week’s scholar-in-residence, R Avraham Kosman.
Roy & Laurie Blumenstrauch for hosting R Jonathan Rosenblum this motsai Shabbos.
ALARMING NEWS
During weeknights, an alarm is activated in the
SHABBOS MINYAN
The new Shabbos Shacharis minyan continues this Shabbos at 8:00 am in the Seminar Room. Participants will be learning b’chevrusah from 10-11 am. For details, please contact R Quinn.
OHR ZARUAH
Join our monthly energy-filled, sushi-drizzled, Carlebach-style Kabbalas Shabbos next door in the Beis Medrash tonight, Jan 8. Mincha at 4:45 pm; sushi, schnapps, and schmooze at 5:00 pm; Kabbalas Shabbos at 5:15 pm; and Ma’ariv at 5:50 pm.
FRUM BUSINESS NETWORK
Join the Frum Business Network and help the Shomer Shabbos community of
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.
TEN REASONS WHY PEOPLE MARRY THE WRONG PERSON (PART 1)
With R Dov Heller, LMFT. A clear strategy for dating effectiveness. Sun, Jan 31 at 8:00 pm at the Aish Center. $5 at the door. RSVP to (310) 659-7449 or to dov@claritytalk.com.
THIS SHABBOS!
Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblum
Parshas Beshallach – January 29-30, 2010
Jonathan Rosenblum is the most widely read commentator in the Torah world today, through his articles in Mishpacha, Yated Neeman, HaModia, and the Jewish Observer, and is one of the few religious journalists writing regularly in both the general and religious press. He is also the best-selling author of eight biographies of modern Jewish leaders, including the just published Rabbi Sherer, and is currently at work on a biography of Rabbi Noah Weinberg, zt"l.
11:15 am: Raising Enthusiastic Jewish Children
3:45 pm: A Look at Gedolim Biographies
Melaveh Malkah
What the Ba’alei Teshuvah Have Contributed to Orthodoxy
Motsai Shabbos, Jan 30, at 8:15 pm
At the home of Roy & Laurie Blumenstrauch
For more information, call Tamar at 310 278-8672 x 305
Sponsored by the Barbara Desatnik Fund
AISH CLASS INFORMATION:
JAN 30: WISDOM FOR THE HOME
A new Shabbos class for women with Rbzn Shenker! Gain marriage insights and bring kedusha to your home. At 11:00-11:30 am every Shabbos in the Library.
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.
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 chabura has begun the sugya of melabein.
GEMARA SKILLS
R Shimon Abramczik, formerly of LINK and now a rebbe at YOLA, is teaching a Gemara skills class on the 2nd perek of Kiddushin. Every Mon & Wed, 9:15 – 10 pm, in the Aish Beis Medrash.
JEWISH MARRIAGE INSTITUTE
Two more great classes this week with R Motti and Sharon Shenker
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – 7 Steps to Elevate Your Marriage. Mon night at 8pm, at
War & Peace – Achieving Marital Harmony Through Teamwork. Wed night at 8pm at Young Israel of Northridge,
FEB 3: 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.
FEB 4: 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 shiur with Rabbi Quinn. Chumash, gemara, and halacha. Maariv to follow at 9:30 pm.
NEXT SHABBOS!
Rabbi Noach Orlowek
Parshas Yisro – February 5-6, 2010
Rabbi Orlowek is a distinguished teacher and counselor at Machon Yaakov in
10:15 am: Good to Great – Tools to Make a Good Marriage Great
11:30 am: Good to Great – Strategies to Handle Stress in all of Life’s Recessions
3:45 pm: Good to Great – Helping our Children have Healthy Self-Esteem
Melaveh Malkah
For the Aish LA Women’s Chesed Committee
What is Ahavas Chesed?
Motsai Shabbos, Feb 6, 2010 ~ 8:15 pm at a Private Home
For details, call Tamar at 310 278-8672 x 305
Sponsored by the Barbara Desatnik Fund
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Monday, January 25, 2010
The Yahrtzeit of Rav Noach Weinberg, ztl
THE FIRST YAHRZEIT OF RAV NOACH WEINBERG
Please join us at 7:30pm sharp TONIGHT at the
Tamar Sullivan
Community Coordinator
Aish
Friday, January 22, 2010
Shabbos Bulletin 1/23/2010
GOOD SHABBOS!
Parshas Bo
Jan 23, 2010 / 8 Shevat 5770
Shabbos Schedule
Fri. Jan 22
04:55 pm Candle Lighting
05:00 pm Mincha / Maariv (Shul)
Dvar Halacha – Hilchos Birkas HaPas
05:53 pm Krias Shema (earliest time)
Sat. Jan 23
08:25 am Shacharis
09:31 am Krias Shema (Latest)
09:15 am Krias HaTorah
10:45 am Kiddush
11:00 am Wisdom for the Home Rbzn Shenker
11:15 am Spirituality 101 R Heller
11:15 am Shiur R Kosman
03:40 pm Kiruv Kollel M Abramson
04:40 pm Mincha
05:05 pm Seudah Shlishis R Kosman
05:55 pm Maariv
Weekday Schedule
Sun Jan 24 – Fri Jan 29
7:00 / 8:00 am Shacharis
06:08 am Earliest Tallis – Beshallach
06:00 am Shacharis – Gabbai Eliezer Kahn
06:30 am Shacharis – Beis Medrash
07:30 am Shacharis – Gabbai Yonah Light
09:31 am Latest Shema
10:23 am Latest Shacharis
12:31 pm Earliest Mincha
05:00 pm Weekday Mincha/Maariv
09:00 pm Maariv b’zmano
5:02 pm Candlelighting next week
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 Birkas HaPas
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
Bo – The bark was worse than the bite
Shemos 11:7 “law ye’cheyratz kelev l’shono….” “No dog will bark…”
The mashgiach of Ponevitz, Rav Yechezkel Levenstein z’l, used to give mussar vaadim in his house. Groups of students would gather at his house bein hesedarim and would return to the yeshivah in time for the next learning seder. The route from the yeshiva to R’ Yechezkel’s home and back was far. Many of the gentile neighbors owned dogs that roamed outside in the courtyards, and the bochurim used to take a long circuitous route to avoid the courtyards and the barking dogs.
One day, Rav Yechezkel spoke for longer than usual. When he finished and saw the time, he told the bochurim that they should cut through the courtyards in order to be on time to yeshiva. The bochurim admitted that they were frightened of the fierce dogs. Reb Yechezkel told the bochurim that they should not be afraid and that he would stand outside and watch them until they reached the end of the courtyards. He told them that they shouldn’t worry about a thing besides getting to yeshiva on time. The bochurim did as R’ Yechezkel said and went through the courtyards. Glancing back, they saw R’ Yechezkel standing in the doorway of his house gazing toward them. As they walked past the courtyards, each dog lay down quietly and passively on the ground until the bochurim passed. When they reached the yeshiva, the bochurim told their friends the amazing story, until the entire yeshiva heard.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Moshe Cohen
Halacha of the Week
What is the status of a hair piece in regards to wearing head tefillin?
Tshuvas HaRashba, based on a Yerushalmi, held that a chatzitza, a separation between the head and the Tefillin shel rosh, was not a problem.
Rav Menashe Klein holds that, at best, this Rashba is b’dieved and even the Rashba conceded that the Rishonim before him disagreed with him. Rashba himself admitted that his opinion is l’halacha and not l’maaseh.
Rav Menashe Klein mentions another possible heter – that the custom to put white powder in the hair (gel?) is only for aesthetic purposes and is therefore not a chatzitza. However, he dismisses this argument, arguing that you cannot compare powder, which disappears, to a hairpiece, which is very thick.
Shloh HaKadosh held that even if you put ashes in your hair for aveilus zecher l’churban, you must wash it off before putting on your tefillin.
Machatzis HaShekel OC 27:4 says that even very long hair is a chatzitza. Although some disagree with this, Rav Menashe Klein holds that certainly when it comes to a hairpiece all would agree that it is a chatzitza. If, after explaining to someone the problem with a hairpiece the person insists on putting tefillin on top of a hairpiece, he should not make a separate bracha on his tefillin shel rosh.
THE FIRST YAHRZEIT OF RAV NOACH WEINBERG
Please join us at 7:30pm sharp on Mon, Jan 25 at the
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
KIDDUSH SPONSOR
Kiddush is sponsored by Dick and Beverly Horowitz in honor of our outgoing President, Mark Shmagin, and our incoming President, Cliff Alsberg.
SEUDAH SHLISHIS SPONSORS
None.
MILUYIM (RESERVE) DUTY
Thank you to those who are volunteering for our Security Patrol this Shabbos.
THANK YOU
To Alan Greenstone for delivering this week’s Tomchei Shabbos route.
MAZAL TOV
· To
- To Chaim (Craig) and Samantha Hirsch on the birth of a baby boy this week!
- To Ephraim and Cyndi Elbaz on the birth of a baby girl this week!
YOU’RE INVITED
With joy and gratitude to the Almighty, we would like to invite you to a Kiddush in honor of our new granddaughter, Rena Moore, at our home, from 11:15 am – 12:30 pm. Rabbi Nachum and Emuna Braverman.
ALARMING NEWS
During weeknights, an alarm is activated in the
SHABBOS SCHEDULE
Beginning this Shabbos. Shacharis will begin at 8:25 am and Kiddush will begin at 10:45 am. Rbzn
SHABBOS MINYAN
The new Shabbos Shacharis minyan starts this Shabbos, Parshas Bo, at 8:00 am in the Seminar Room. Participants will be learning b’chevrusah from 10-11 am. For details, please contact R Quinn.
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.
STOLEN PLAQUES
Over the past year, more than 40 steel pegs and 4 glass dedication plaques have been stolen from the
AISH LA “NON-MISSION” TO
Join an unofficial group traveling to
HACHNASSAS KALLAH RECEPTION
The Feige Dominitz Rabner Hachnassat Kallah of
AISH CLASS INFORMATION:
JAN 23: WISDOM FOR THE HOME
A new Shabbos class for women with Rbzn Shenker! Gain marriage insights and bring kedusha to your home. At 11:00-11:30 am every Shabbos in the Library.
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.
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 chabura has begun the sugya of melabein.
GEMARA SKILLS
R Shimon Abramczik, formerly of LINK and now a rebbe at YOLA, is teaching a Gemara skills class on the 2nd perek of Kiddushin. Every Mon & Wed, 9:15 – 10 pm, in the Aish Beis Medrash.
JEWISH MARRIAGE INSTITUTE
Two more great classes this week with Rabbi Motti and
“Loving with Style: How to Get and Give the Love You Need” on Mon night, 8 pm @
“Expectations” on Wed night, 8 pm @ Young Israel of Northridge.
JAN 27: 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.
JAN 28: 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 shiur with Rabbi Quinn. Chumash, gemara, and halacha. Maariv to follow at 9:30 pm.
Upcoming Scholars-in-Residence at Aish LA
Made Possible by The Barbara Desatnik Fund
Rabbi Avraham Kosman
Parshas Bo – January 22-23, 2010
Rabbi Kosman is a Maggid Shiur in the Slabodka yeshiva in
Ballad of Dreams
Moving from the cerebral to the experiential, weaving together song, story, and idea, the ballad touches heart and soul as well as minds.
This is sure to be a deeply moving experience.
Motsai Shabbos, Jan 23, 2010
8:00 pm @ the Aish Center
$5 per person
Harmony in Personality
A presentation of a powerful tool to enhance our most important relationships. This tool is a system of Personality "classification and recognition" that has literally changed the lives of thousands of people.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010
7:30 pm @ the Aish Center
$5 per person
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Jonathan Rosenblum
Parshas Beshallach – January 29-30, 2010
Jonathan Rosenblum is the most widely read commentator in the Torah world today, through his articles in Mishpacha, Yated Neeman, HaModia, and the Jewish Observer, and is one of the few religious journalists writing regularly in both the general and religious press. He is also the best-selling author of eight biographies of modern Jewish leaders, including the just published Rabbi Sherer, and is currently at work on a biography of Rabbi Noah Weinberg, zt"l.
11:15 am: Raising Enthusiastic Jewish Children
3:45 pm: A Look at Gedolim Biographies
Melaveh Malkah
What the Ba’alei Teshuvah Have Contributed to Orthodoxy
Motsai Shabbos, Jan 30, 2010
8:15 pm at a Private Home
For details, call Tamar at 310 278-8672 x 305
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rabbi Noach Orlowek
Parshas Yisro – February 5-6, 2010
Rabbi Orlowek is a distinguished teacher and counselor at Machon Yaakov in
10:15 am: Good to Great – Tools to Make a Good Marriage Great
11:30 am: Good to Great – Strategies to Handle Stress in all of Life’s Recessions
Seudah Shlishis: Good to Great – Helping our Children have Healthy Self-Esteem
Melaveh Malkah
For the Aish LA Women’s Chesed Committee
What is Ahavas Chesed
Motsai Shabbos, Feb 6, 2010
8:15 pm at a Private Home
For details, call Tamar at 310 278-8672 x 305
