Friday, December 24, 2010

Shabbos Bulletin 12/24

Good Shabbos!

 

Parshas Shemos

Dec 24, 2010 / 17 Tevet 5771

 

 

Shabbos Schedule

 

Fri. Dec 24

04:31 pm                              Candle Lighting

04:36 pm                              Mincha / Maariv (Shul)

                                                Dvar Halacha                     R Cohen      

05:29 pm                              Krias Shema (earliest time)

 

Sat. Dec 25

08:00 am                              Shiur              R Cohen

                                                If you forget the past there is no future

08:25 am                              Shacharis        

09:25 am                              Krias Shema (Latest time)

09:15 am                              Krias HaTorah-   M Weinman/ J Sher

10:15 am                              Dvar Torah             

10:30 am                              Kiddush

11:15 am                      Shiur                   R Orlowek

                                      Finding the balance between selflessness and selfishness

11:00 am                              Wisdom for the Home      S Shenker

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

03:30 pm                              Kiruv Kollel (Library)   M Abramson

03:30pm Mincha               

04:00 pm                              Seudah Shlishis                

04:45 pm                      Shiur                   R Orlowek

                           Finding the balance between selflessness and selfishness 

05:30 pm                              Maariv

 

 

Weekday Schedule

              Sun. Dec 26– Fri. Dec 31

07:00 /8:00 am                   Sun Shacharis

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

06:07 am                              Earliest Tallis – Va'era

09:25 am                              Latest Shema

10:14 am                              Latest Shacharis

12:18 pm                              Earliest Mincha

04:35 pm                      Weekday Mincha/Maariv

09:00 pm                              Maariv b'zmano

04:35 pm                              Candlelighting – Va'era

04:40 pm                              Fri. Mincha

 

 

 

No Shtick, Just Steak - Shemos

 

The Bostoner Rebbe was famous for helping Baalei Tshuva stay grounded even as they wished to soar to spiritual heights. It is told that once a Baal Tshuva told the Rebbe that he doesn't eat steak unless he has bread so that he can wash for Hamotzei. He explained that a good juicy steak deserves more than a mere shehakol before eating it and a borei nefashos afterwards. He wanted to make sure that after eating the steak he can amply thank Hashem with a full birchas hamazon.

Expecting the Bostoner Rebbe to be pleased with his logic and piety, he was taken aback by the Rebbe's negative response to this practice. The Rebbe explained that when instituting the brachos, Chazal knew very well the meaning of a nice piece of meat. Despite this they instituted the bracha of shehakol and a borei nefashos. One must trust Chazal and not veer from their words based on one's own personal feelings and preferences.

 

Good Shabbos,

 Rabbi Cohen

 

 

Advanced halachic bulletin

 

Shulchan Aruch YD 179:1 holds that it is assur to seek the future in stars or in lots. However R' Shternbuch reported that his father-in-law once asked the Chazon Ish if when he is unsure what to do, he could write on two pieces of paper and draw one and follow what it says and the Chazon Ish said that he is permitted to do so. R' Shternbuch thought that the issur in the Shulchan Aruch is if someone is sick and you draw lots to see if he will live or die and then you believe the outcome.  However, when a person is faced with a dilemma what to do and has two equal choices which he cannot decide between, he may draw lots to help him choose a course of action and daven to Hashem that the right outcome will come up in the goral.  In this case it is not assur because the goral is not determining anything in any way.  It is just helping him move forward and breaking his indecision without him trusting or relying on any power other than HaShem.

 

 

SAVE THE DATE!

Mr. Harold Gans

Mathematician, Scientist, & International Lecturer

 

Shabbos Bo ● January 8, 2011

 

Friday night Dinner* @ 5:45 pm – Searching for G-d in a Test Tube

Shabbos @ 11:30 am – Signature of G-d

Shabbos @ 4:45 pm – Immorality & Immortality

Melave Malka* @ 8 pm – Torah Codes

 

*Fri night dinner by advanced registration only!

MelaveMalka $10 pre-register, $15 at the door

To register: (310) 278-8672 ext 305 or menucha@aishla.com

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

KIDDUSH SPONSOR:

Kiddush is sponsored this week by Rabbi Cohen in honor of the yahrtzeit of his father, Julius Cohen, Zalkind ben Chaim HaCohen (20 Teves). May his neshama have an aliyah, and, Yibodel L'chaim, in honor of R' Noach Orlowek.

 

SEUDAH SHLISHIS SPONSOR:

Seudah Shlishis is sponsored this week by Zev and Shoshana Weinstein in honor of the yahrtzeit of Shoshana's mother, Ezat Kashanian, Ezat bas Yitzchak (23 Teves).  May her neshama have an aliyah.

 

Seudah Shlishis was anonymously sponsored last week for a refuah shelaima for Shifra bas Esther Sara.

 

LEARNING SPONSORSHIP

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 (5 Sivan).  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.

 

THANK YOU

To Shelly Greif and Yehuda Masjedi of Aish Kodesh for delivering the Tomchei Shabbos route this week.

 

PLEASE DAVEN

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

 

ON GUARD

Matcal is our Israeli security patrol and also advises us on security matters.  We ask that you please contribute toward this fund so that wse can continue this very valuable service uninterrupted through the winter months.  Contact Menucha@aishla for details.

 

PAGING ALL ARTSCROLL SIDDURIM

If your Artscroll siddur is missing pages, please put it in the bottom left compartment of the Ark, and not back on the bookshelves, so that we can replace it. Thank you.

 

AISH CLASS INFORMATION

 

DID I PRAY TODAY?

The third session of this series on Tefila with Judith Cohen is this Sun, Dec 26 at 9:30am-10:15am in the Seminar room. This week: Shema

 

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 the library.

 

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 chaburah is now learning the sugya of tofer (sewing).

 

MON/WED: GEMARA SKILLS

R Shimon Abramczik, formerly of LINK and now a rebbe at YOLA, is teaching a Gemara skills class on the 1st perek of Bava Kama.  Every Mon & Wed 9:15 – 10 pm, in the Aish Beis Medrash.

 

DEC 29- MOMMY& ME

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.

 

SHABBOS: THE 48 WAYS

R Aryeh Markman will not be teaching the 48 Ways this week.

 

R ARI KAHN

R Ari Kahn is a senior lecturer at Bar Ilan and senior educator at Aish, Jerusalem. A renowned author & speaker, he combines Chassidism & Kabbalah with an intellectual, broadminded approach to Torah study. R Kahn will be speaking on Have the Rabbis Ruined Judaism: the nature and scope of the Rabbi's power, Thurs, Jan 6, at 8pm in the seminar room.

 

 

Menucha Cohen

Community Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

menucha@aishla.com

(310) 278-8672 ext. 305

 






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