LA Aish HaTorah Community

 

GOOD SHABBOS!

 

 

Parshas Lech Lecha

Oct 16, 2010 / 8 Cheshvan 5771

 

 

Shabbos Schedule

 

Fri. Oct 15

06:01 pm                              Candle Lighting

04:50 pm                              Mincha (plag)/ Maariv     

Dvar Halacha                     R Cohen

06:06 pm                              Mincha / Maariv

07:04 pm                              Krias Shema (earliest time)

 

Sat. Oct 16

08:15 am                              Dvar Halacha                                 R Cohen

                                                “shnayim mikra v’echad targum”    

08:25 am                              Shacharis        

09:45 am                              Krias Shema (Latest)

09:15 am                              Krias HaTorah                               Jon Sher

10:15 am                              R Cohen                  

10:45 am                              Kiddush

11:15 am                              Shiur                                                  R Cohen

                                                Get Smart   

11:00 am                              Wisdom for the Home (Lib)        Rbzn Shenker

11:15 am                              Spirituality 101 (Sem Rm)          R Heller

04:50 pm                              Kiruv Kollel (Library)                   M Abramson

05:25 pm                              The 48 Ways (Shul)                      R Markman 

05:40 pm                              Mincha         

06:00 pm                              Seudah Shlishis                             Y Hochman

07:04 pm                              Maariv

 

Weekday Schedule

 

Sun. Oct 17 – Fri. Oct 22

07:00/8:00 am                    Sun Shacharis

06:00/7:30 am                    Mon – Fri Shacharis

06:12 am                              Earliest Tallis – Vayera

09:47 am                              Latest Shema

10:44 am                              Latest Shacharis

01:05 pm                              Earliest Mincha

05:40 pm                              Early Mincha (Mon-Thurs)

06:00 pm                              Weekday Mincha/Maariv

09:00 pm                             Maariv b’zmano

05:52 pm                              Candlelighting next week

04:45 pm                              Fri Mincha before plag

 

 

 

Lech Lecha – A sell out bris mila

 

Breishis 17:10 zos brisi asher tishmeru  beynee uvenchem….

This is my covenant that I shall make between you and Me…..

 

The Sefas Emes, the great Rabbi of Ger, once asked a relative to bring his son, Avrohom Mordechai, to Warsaw, to receive a bracha from a certain Jew. The relative set out on the long and arduous journey. When he arrived in Warsaw, he made inquiries about the individual in question, thinking that he must be a well-known Tzadik. However, he had great difficulty in locating the individual in question. Furthermore, when he finally tracked him down, he appeared to be quite an ordinary fellow. Even after he had explained the purpose of his visit, this Jew was quite stunned and did not understand.

 

“If the Rebbe wishes that I give his son a bracha then I shall certainly do so, even though I have no idea why he would ask such a thing from me!”

The relative thought he must be one of the 36 hidden righteous people in the world. When he returned, he questioned the Sefas Emes, who told him that the fellow was indeed quite ordinary. However, once his wife had given birth to a son, but did not have money to make a seudas bris. He therefore sold his bed linens in order to have money to make the bris. This had made such an impression in heaven, that any future blessing that he would give would be fulfilled!

 

Good Shabbos,

 

Rabbi Cohen

 

 

Advanced Halachic Bulletin:

 

Mishna Brura It is permissible to eat seudah shlishis after sundown.  Even if you have already eaten, you may eat until half an hour before tzais hakochavim. 

 

Az Nidbiru states that this only applies in countries where night is much later than sundown.  In Eretz Yisroel where night is a mere twenty minutes after sundown you are already within the half hour and should not eat after sundown.

In the USA you may still wash within 15 minutes after sundown

 

 

NEXT WEEK: Oct 22-23- Parshas Vayera

 

Rabbi Hanoch Teller

 

Fri night dinner*: Man of the Century

Shabbos day lunch*: The Greatest Revolutionary

Shabbos afternoon: The People’s Choice

Motsei Shabbos: To Dream the Impossible Scheme

 

*Meals are by advanced reservation only:

Price per meal: Members $18 per adult / $10 per child

Non-members $36 per adult / $18 per child

 

To RSVP: Menucha@aishla.com

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

KIDDUSH SPONSOR:

There is no Kiddush sponsor this week.

 

SEUDAH SHLISHIS SPONSOR:

This week’s Seudah Shlishis is sponsored by Yaakov & Marga Hochman in honor of the yahrzeit of Yaakov’s father, Tzvi Hersh ben Yosef. May his neshama have an aliyah.

 

LEARNING SPONSORSHIPS

This week’s learning is sponsored by Roy and Laurie Blumenstrauch in honor of Roy’s parents, Yosef ben Binyomin (2 Tammuz) and Rivka bas Hirsch (Sivan 5).  May their neshmos have an aliyah. 

 

Sponsor a week of R Cohen's morning Gemara Shiur for $180 – a wonderful way to commemorate a Yahrzeit, celebrate a Simcha, support Torah learning at Aish, AND fulfill the Mitzvah of advancing Torah study! Contact menucha@aishla.com to sponsor your week.

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Thank you to everyone who pledged a generous total of $17,800 on Simchas Torah. To date, we have collected $11,137. If you have not yet followed up on your pledge please contact Menucha. (310) 278-8672 ext 305 or menucha@aishla.com.

 

WELCOME

The Aish community would like to wish a warm welcome to Rabbi Sorani's Jewish Ethics and Leadership Fellowship's Shabbaton! The Fellowship is made up of 20 law students from 5 different Los Angeles law schools.

 

THANK YOU

To Shelly Shapiro for her generous donation to help keep our childcare running. May it be a merit for the refuah shelaima of Meytanyah Rivka bas Sara.

To Jonathan Karabenick for delivering the Tomchei Shabbos route this week.

 

MAZEL TOV

To Robert and Jenna Wilkin on the bris of their son, Chaim Noach, last Sunday

 

CONDOLENCES

To Joan Steinberg and family on the passing of Joan’s father, Eugene Rector. Joan will be sitting shiva at home, 1138 S. Cardiff Ave #4 until Tues night. Shiva hours are from 9am-noon, 2pm-5pm, and 7pm-9pm.

 

PLEASE DAVEN

For the refuah shleima of Rafael Aryeh ben Batsheva & Tanya Aviv bas Sara. 

 

NEW MISHEBERACH LIST

We have started a new misheberach list for the sick. To add your name, contact Menucha, menucha@aishla.com. 

 

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. 

 

NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITY

The Advanced Evening Chabura is beginning the new sugya of kosev & mochek (writing & erasing) this week. Come learn Hilchos Shabbos b’chavrusa, Mon – Thurs from 8-9 pm in the Aish Beis Medrash, with R’ Cohen there to assist you.

 

TZEISCHEM LESHALOM

Eran Abramovich would like to thank the entire Aish community for all their support and friendship over the last few years. He is going to be learning at Or Sameyach in Monsey and would like everyone to stay in touch. He can be reached at (347) 766-9105 or eranphotography@gmail.com

 

URGENT TEHILLIM

For Bracha Shira bat Ronit at the home of Shoshana Weinstein, 1540 Edris. Tues night, 8:30pm.  Tues night is the yahrzeit of Rachel Imainu, a very special time to daven. Women, please try to attend!

 

 

 

AISH CLASS INFORMATION:

 

RABBI DAVID LAPIN

R Lapin will be speaking on Shabbos at 4pm at the Notowitz home, 1518 S Crest, "A glimpse of the Messianic Era through the eyes of the Rambam", (for women only)  and on  Motzei Shabbos at 8:30pm,"The Silent Sabbath" at the Blumenstrauch home, 1553 Roxbury Dr, (come via Monte Mar) for men and women.

 

SHABBOS: WISDOM FOR THE HOME

A Shabbos class with Rbzn Sharon Shenker!  Gain marriage insights and bring kedusha to your home.  Every Shabbos morning at 11:00 am in library.

 

SHABBOS: THE 48 WAYS

R Aryeh Markman is teaching the pertinent 48 Ways of Rabbi Noach Weinberg at 5:25 pm.  Topic: Breaking Through your Pain Threshold

 

SUN: YESODOT V’ARACHIM

Understanding the underlying principles and values in halachah.  Rabbi Raphael Lapin begins a new weekly shiur that will focus on how human principles and values can be derived and applied from technical halachah. The class meets Sundays at 9 am in the Aish library.

 

WEEKNIGHTS: ADVANCED EVENING CHABURA

R Cohen is available to assist learning Hilchos Shabbos b’chavrusa Mon – Thurs from 8-9 pm in the Aish Beis Medrash. The chabura is beginning the sugya of kosev (writing), and mochek (erasing).

 

MON/WED: GEMARA SKILLS

R Shimon Abramczik, formerly of LINK and now a rebbe at YOLA, is teaching a Gemara skills class on the 2^nd perek of Kiddushin.  Every Mon & Wed 9:15 – 10 pm, in the Aish Beis Medrash.

 

MOMMY& ME

There is no Mommy & Me with Rbzn Shenker for the next two weeks. It will resume on Wed, Oct 30.

 

 

 

Menucha Cohen

Community Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

menucha@aishla.com