Friday, October 22, 2010
Shabbos Bulletin- Parshas Vayera
good shabbos!
Shabbos Schedule
Fri. Oct 22
05:52 pm Candle Lighting
04:45 pm Mincha (plag)/ Maariv
Dvar Halacha R Cohen
05:58 pm Mincha / Maariv (Shul)
06:50 pm Krias Shema (earliest time)
07:30 pm Dinner (advanced reservation only)
“Man of the Century”
Sat. Oct 23
08:15 am Dvar Halacha R Cohen
“Do we have to kiss a Mezuzah?”
08:25 am Shacharis
09:45 am Krias Shema (Latest)
09:15 am Krias HaTorah Jon Sher
10:15 am Shiur
10:45 am Kiddush
11:30 am Lunch (advanced reservation only)
“The Greatest Revolutionary”
11:00 am
11:15 am Spirituality 101 (Sem Rm) R Heller
04:30 pm “The People’s Choice” R Teller
04:50 pm Kiruv Kollel (Library) M Abramson
05:30 pm Mincha
06:00 pm Seudah Shlishis R Cohen
06:50 pm Maariv
08:30 pm Melave Malka R Teller
“To Dream the Impossible Scheme”
Weekday Schedule
Sun. Oct 24 – Fri. Oct 29
07:00/8:00 am Sun Shacharis
06:00/7:30 am Mon – Fri Shacharis
06:18 am Earliest Tallis – Vayera
09:50 am Latest Shema
10:46 am Latest Shacharis
01:05 pm Earliest Mincha
05:50 pm Weekday Mincha/Maariv
09:00 pm Maariv b’zmano
05:45 pm Candlelighting next week
05:50 pm Fri. Mincha
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Vayera – Chesed
In Slonim, a hachnasas orchim organization was founded which was funded by the kehilla. At one point, the irreligious representatives of the community began raising opposition to the use of community funds for maintaining the organization. They argued that respectable guests are anyway invited to private houses and therefore the organization was only providing hospitality for vagrants.
Rav Shabtai Yigal, the Rosh Yeshivah of Slonim stood up and said:
“It says in Avos that the world stands on three things, HaTorah, HaAvodah, and gemilus chassadim. Why did the Tanah mention the first two thing with the “hey hayideah” – the Torah, the Avodah, and the third thing – gemilus chassadim- is mentioned without the first letter “hey”?
It must be that that Chazal saw with ruach hakodesh that days will come when it will be disputed in Yisrael what Torah is and what avodah is. Therefore, they ascertained from the beginning that Torah is the Torah – Torah from the Shamayim, and avodah is the avodah – avodas Hashem. However, they didn’t add the “hey hayideah” to gemillas chassadim because this mitzvah is without differentiation. It’s not important to whom we are extending chesed –whether it be honored guests or vagrants. Which one of us is greater than Avraham Avinu? He exerted himself while he was ill to provide hospitality for guests and to prepare a meal for them, despite the fact that they appeared to him like Arabs.”
Good Shabbos,
Rabbi Cohen
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Advanced Halachic Bulletin:
Rav Ephraim Greenblatt, in Rivevos Ephraim, holds that if you are davening maariv with a minyan of exactly ten men and one person davens a very long shmoneh esrei, you do not have to wait for him to start kaddish. However for mincha or shachris, where there is chazoras hashatz, you need a minyan to answer amein, and it is therefore necessary and proper to wait.
Mishna Brura 55:32 held that kaddish may be said with a minyan of exactly ten men, even if more than one person is still davening as long as there is a majority of people answering to the kaddish.
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November 12-14, Parshas Vayetzei
Aish
The
Rebbitzen Tziporah Heller
“Jacob, Rachel, and Leah: A Jewish Love Story for the 21st Century”
*meals are by advanced registration only
Members: $18 per adult, $10 per child
Non-members: $36 per adult, $18 per child
RSVP: (310) 278-8672 ext. 305
menucha@aishla.com
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ANNOUCEMENTS:
KIDDUSH SPONSOR:
There is no Kiddush sponsor this week.
SEUDAH SHLISHIS SPONSOR:
There is no Seudah Shlishis sponsor this week.
LEARNING SPONSORSHIPS
This week’s learning is sponsored by Roy and Laurie Blumenstrauch in honor of
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.
THANK YOU
Thank you to Nathan Tatarsky for delivering the Tomchei Shabbos route this week.
Thank you to the community for stepping up and contributing to the Tefillin fund. Thanks to you, we now have a new pair of loaner Tefillin!
PLEASE DAVEN
For the refuah shleima of Rafael
YOU’RE INVITED
Rabbi & Mrs. Heller invite the entire Aish community to the Chupah of their dear son, Eliyahu Heller, and Esther Malka Brander. Sunday, October 31, at the Warner Center Marriot Hotel,
COMMUNITY OFFICE HOURS
Menucha’s office hours are 9am-1pm Mon-Fri. You can reach her at (310) 278-8672 x 305 during these hours or via email, menucha@aishla.com .
MARCH 17: WEEKLY TEHILLIM GROUP
Ladies, please come to our weekly tehillim group and hel fulfill a tremendous mitzvah! Every Tues night at 8:30pm at the home of Zev and Shoshana Weinstein, 1540 Edris.
PARTNERS CONFERENCE
Join us this year for the Aish Partners Conference, Nov 4-7. Great speakers, beautiful accommodations, and all around the most powerfully spiritual Shabbaton that Aish offers. See R Markman for details or call (310) 278-8672 ext 610 or email aryeh@aishla.com. Flyers with additional information are in the back of the shul
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.
WEEKLY INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT
Moshe Firestone’s “Weekly Inspirational Moment”. Last week’s short tip was SMILE:
R’ Noach Weinberg z’l, showed his love for the Jewish people with his warm smile. The world is watching our faces… do we look like we’re enjoying being Jews? Show it with a smile!
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AISH CLASS INFORMATION
SHABBOS: WISDOM FOR THE HOME-CANCELLED
There is no class with Rbzn Shenker this week.
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 currently learning the sugya of kosev and mochek (writing and 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 2nd 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 this week. It will resume on Wed,
Oct 30.
PART II- HERE AT LAST!
Two part series by R’ Heller, licensed marriage and family therapist. Sun, Oct 24 at 8pm at the Aish Center. $5 per person. To reserve your place call 310-659-7449 or email dov@claritytalk.com. If you missed Part I, you can still come for Part II!
Community Coordinator
Aish
(310) 278-8672 ext. 305
