Friday, June 25, 2010
Shabbos Bulletin 06/26/2010
Parshas Pinchas
Jun 26, 2010 / 14 Tammuz 5770
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Shabbos Schedule
Fri. Jun 25
07:50 pm Candle Lighting
06:20 pm Mincha before plag
Dvar Halacha R Cohen
07:55 pm Mincha / Maariv (Shul)
08:48 pm Krias Shema (earliest time)
Sat. Jun 26
08:15 am Halachos of the 3 Weeks R Cohen
08:25 am Shacharis
09:20 am Krias Shema (Latest)
09:15 am Krias HaTorah B. Kahn
10:15 am Dvar Torah R. Kahn
10:45 am Drosha B. Kahn
11:00 am Kiddush
11:00 am Spirituality 101 (Sem Rm) R Heller
11:15 am Wisdom for the Home (Lib) Rbzn Shenker
11:30 am Shiur R Cohen
Bilaam and the Self-hating Jew
06:40 pm The 48 Ways (Shul) R Markman
06:40 pm Kiruv Kollel (Library) M Abramson
07:00 pm Pirkei Avos (Shul) H Witkin
07:40 pm Mincha
08:10 pm
08:48 pm Maariv
Weekday Schedule
Sun. Jun 27 – Fri. Jul 2
07:00/8:00 am Sun Shacharis
08:00 am Mon July 5th Shacharis
04:49 am Earliest Tallis – Pinchas
06:00 am Shacharis – Gabbai Eliezer Kahn
06:30 am Shacharis – Beis Medrash
07:30 am Shacharis – Gabbai Yonah Light
09:20 am Latest Shema
10:32 am Latest Shacharis
01:33 pm Earliest Mincha
05:40 pm Early Mincha (Mon-Thurs)
07:55 pm Weekday Mincha/Maariv (SMWTh)
07:30 pm Tues 17th of Tammuz
09:00 pm Maariv b’zmano
06:20 pm Fri Mincha before plag
07:50 pm Candle lighting next week
Sun 8:00 am Business Halacha M. Abramson
Mon-Fri 6:50 am Gemara Succah R Cohen
Mon-Fri 8:30 am Mishne Brura R Cohen
Hilchos Tefillah
Mon-Thurs 8:00 pm Hilchos Shabbos R Cohen
Mon/Wed 9:15 pm Gemara Skills R Abramczik
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
Pinchas – The fast track
A young talmid chochom, who had been diagnosed with a mysterious life threatening illness, came to the Chofetz Chaim for a brocho. The Chofetz Chaim listened to the young man and told him that he would give him advice on the condition that he would never reveal it to anyone. The young man agreed. The Chofetz Chaim then told him that he should go to visit a certain well known tsadik who lived in a city far from Radin, and ask him for a brocho. The young man went and received the brocho and miraculously within a very short time he began to feel better, and he eventually completely recovered from the illness. He returned to learning and never mentioned anything to anyone.
He got married and never thought about the matter again until some twenty years later his sister-in-law was stricken with the same mysterious illness that he had had. However, he remembered his promise to the Chofetz Chaim and said nothing. His wife also remembered that he had once mentioned that he had been ill as a young man and had a remarkable recovery and she began to question him about it. He tried to change the subject, but his wife was relentless. How could he watch her sister waste away? He explained that he had given his word never to reveal the details of his recovery, but in the end he capitulated, reasoning that after such a long time it probably did not matter. However, almost immediately he himself began to feel ill. He decided to go back to the Chofetz Chaim to ask for advice.
He traveled to Radin. The Chofetz Chaim was now old and weak. However, he remembered their meeting and listened intently as the man told the story.
“Please can the Chofetz Chaim help me?” implored the man.
“I wish that I could,” whispered the Chofetz Chaim who was now extremely frail.
“When you first came to me with the illness, I was a young man and I was able to fast for 40 days for you to recover. Now I am old and weak and I am not able to do that any more!” Within a short time, the man passed away!
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Moshe Cohen
Halacha of the Week
Arizal: held that the brocho of shehecheyanu is not made even on Shabbos during the three weeks.
Magen Avrom: held that it may be made on Shabbos during the three weeks.
Gra: held that it may be made anytime throughout the three weeks.
Mishne Brure: The custom is not to make this brocho. This is the reason that some do not buy or wear new clothes that would require the brocho. If the clothing needed alterations, it may be bought during the Three Weeks and altered after the Three Weeks. For a new fruit we are lenient to make the brocho on Shabbos. If the fruit will not be available after the three weeks, one can make the brocho even during the week.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
KIDDUSH SPONSOR
Kiddush is sponsored by the Kahn family in honor of our dear son Benjamin Naphtali's Bar Mitzvah. We are so proud of you.
SEUDAH SHLISHIS SPONSOR
Seudah Shlishis is sponsored by Dr. Jacob Pelta in honor of the yahrzeit of his father, Yehuda Leib Pelta, Yehuda Leib ben Yaakov A”H (20 Tammuz). May his neshama have an aliyah.
THANK YOU
To Shmuel Petlak, Cliff Alsberg, and all others who volunteered for our Security Patrol last Shabbos, and to those volunteering to our Patrol this Shabbos.
To Ari Zeltzer for delivering the Tomchei Shabbos route. Yasher koach!
CONDOLENCES
To Michael Schwartz on the recent passing of his father, Eliezer Ben Yosef A"H Schwartz. Shiva minyanim are at his home, 1475
MAZAL TOV
To R Dov and
To Benjamin Kahn on his Bar Mitzvah!
PLEASE DAVEN
For the refuah shleima of Rafael
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.
THE 5th OF JULY
Is a federal holiday this year (since the 4th is a Sun). There will be one 8:00 am Shacharis minyan at Aish this Mon.
ON GUARD
We all feel very safe on Shabbos thanks to Matcal, our Israeli security patrol, which also advises us on security matters. We ask that you please contribute toward this fund so that we can continue this very valuable service uninterrupted through the summer months. Contact Tamar for details.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION VOLUNTEERS
We are looking for volunteers to designate as helpers in case of an emergency evacuation. If you daven at Aish every Shabbos (or, if you usually daven at Aish & you give notice to us of when you won't be there), then are you eligible to help. There will not be any ongoing weekly commitment other than generally davening at Aish on Shabbos, and helping out in case of an emergency evacuation. We will provide training regarding what to do in such a case (the training should not take more than one hour). Please email Michael Malk at mm@malklawfirm.com or call Eliezer Light at (310) 277-7730 if you can help, and please don't assume that someone else will help.
EARLY SHABBOS MINYAN
The early Shabbos Shacharis minyan continues this Shabbos at 8:00 am in the Sem Room. Participants learn b’chevrusah from 10-11 am. For details, contact R Quinn.
KIRUV KOLLEL
R Azriel Muller, a talmid of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein ztz"l and Executive Director of Orech L'Shabbos, Inc. will be speaking on Shabbos parshas Mattos-Masei, July 10, and parshas Devarim/Shabbos Chazon, July 17. The Kiruv Kollel will be taught by R Muller on the halachos, shailos, teshuvos and anecdotes of Rabbi Feinstein ztz"l. R Muller is in town on behalf of Orech L'Shabbos,an organization that assists the poor and needy in
SUMMER TUTORING AVAILABLE
Would you like to enhance your learning or reading skills ? Tutoring available by a 10th & 11th grade Yeshiva students in the following areas – learning skills in Gemara or Mishnah, Chumash with Rashi, Reading from the Torah (Layening) or Haftorah. For more information please call Chaim or Yehuda Sher at (310)205-9160.
LOST & FOUND
Lost Tikkunim. One tikun was dark red and the other was blue. Please contact Yisroel Kovacs if you know their whereabouts: dykovacs@yahoo.com.
LEARNING SPONSORSHIPS
We are pleased to offer our membership the opportunity to sponsor a week of R Cohen's morning Gemara Shiur for $180 – a wonderful way to commemorate a Yahrtzeit, celebrate a Simcha, support Torah learning here at Aish, AND fulfill the Mitzvah of advancing Torah study! Please contact tamar@aishla.com to sponsor your week.
This week’s learning is sponsored by Gil and Nedra Weinreich in honor of Ariel and Leora’s learning achievements in 7th and 3rd grade.
AISH CLASS INFORMATION:
SHABBOS: WISDOM FOR THE HOME
A Shabbos class with Rbzn
SHABBOS: Bitachon: The Challenge and The
Continuing this Shabbos, Rabbi Nachum and Emuna Braverman are teaching a series of classes on “Bitachon: The Challenge and The Opportunity,” at 5 p.m. at their home. Men and women welcome.
SHABBOS: THE 48 WAYS
R
SHABBOS: PIRKEI AVOS
A thought-provoking Shabbos afternoon class with Howard Witkin. This Shabbos at 7:00 pm in the main shul.
ADVANCED EVENING CHABURA
R Cohen is 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 zoreya – planting.
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.
JUN 23: 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.
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