LA Aish HaTorah Community

Good Shabbos!

 

Parshas Tzav

March 18, 2011 / 12 Adar II 5771

 

Shabbos Schedule

 

Fri. March 18

06:44 pm                              Candle Lighting

05:30 pm                              Mincha / Maariv

                                      Machzis HaShekel            R Cohen

06:50 pm                              Mincha/ Maariv    

07:32 pm                              Krias Shema (earliest time)

 

Sat. March 19

08:25 am                              Shacharis        

10:00 am                              Krias Shema (Latest time)

09:30 am                              Krias HaTorah         J Sher/ R Cohen

10:15 am                              Esther- A Very Cool Lady           R Cohen

10:45 am                              Kiddush

11:15 am                              Why Arabs hate Jews     R Cohen

11:00 am                              Wisdom for the Home      S Shenker

11:15 am                              Spirituality 101 (Morry’s)          R Heller

05:30 pm                              Kiruv Kollel (Library)   M Abramson

06:00 pm                              48 Ways                   R Markman

06:30 pm                              Mincha         

07:00 pm                              Seudah Shlishis                 R Bloom       

08:15 pm                      Maariv

08:30 pm                      Megillah

 

Weekday Schedule

              Sun. March 20 Fri. March 25

08:00 am                      Sun Shacharis

08:30 am                      Megillah

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

06:15 am                              Earliest Tallis – Shemini

10:00 am                              Latest Shema

11:01 am                              Latest Shacharis

01:31 pm                              Earliest Mincha

05:40 pm                      Early Mincha

06:50 pm                      Mincha/Maariv

09:00 pm                              Maariv b’zmano

06:50 pm                              Candlelighting – Shemini

05:30 pm                              Mincha before plag/Maariv

06:55 pm                              Fri. Mincha

 

Purim Schedule:

 

Shabbos March 19^th        

Seudah Shlishis                 7:00 pm       

Havdalah at home           

Maariv/                     

Machzis HaShekel            8:15 pm

Megillah                    8:30 pm

 

Sunday, March 20^th

Shachris                  8:00 am

Megillah                    8:30 am

(Please be prompt)

Mincha                                  1:30 pm

(Please be sober)

2^nd Megillah (Morry’s)       1:30 pm

Happy hour(s) @

the Cohens                         4:00 pm (and on!)

(Please be inebriated)

Maariv                                   9:00 pm

(Please show up)

 

 

 

 

 

Purim shpiel

 

 In Volozhin one year the Yiddish theatre performed a Purim skit depicting the scene just before the Jewish army went to war. One hundred thousand soldiers gathered together to hear their last minute instructions on the battlefield.  It was announced that anyone who had built a new house and not yet lived in it should return home from the front.  Immediately 10,000 soldiers turned around and left the battlefield.  Then the Kohen Gadol called out that whoever had planted a vineyard and not reaped the benefits should return, whereupon another 10,000 soldiers picked up and left.  The next announcement was that whoever was engaged to be married should leave and another 10,000 left. Then the final announcement was made.  Whoever was afraid because they had sinned even a small transgression should also return home.  All the remaining soldiers threw down their weapons and departed, except for four soldiers, the Sha'agas Aryeh, the Noda B'Yehuda, the Vilna Gaon and the Pnei Yehoshua.                                     

Rav Lazer Silver of Cincinnati, a talmid of Rav Chaim Ozer Grodzinsky, related that when they told this humorous story over to Rav Chaim Soloveitchik his only comment was that they forgot to tell over the punch line….that these four tzaddikim won the war!

A freilichin Purim!

 

Good Shabbos,

 

Parshas Zachor

 

R. Moshe z”l held that women should come to shul to hear the reading

Chazon Ish z”l held that women were exempt from hearing zochor.

 

Announcements:

 

KIDDUSH SPONSOR:

Kiddush is sponsored this week by Bob and Pat Shuken in honor of the yahrtzeit of Bob’s mother, Harriet (14 Adar).  May her neshama have an aliyah, and may her memory be for a blessing.

 

SEUDAH SHLISHIS SPONSOR:

Seudah Shlishis is sponsored this week by Edward and Elissa Czuker l’ilyui nishmas Edward’s father, Mr. Jan Czuker, Yosef ben Menachem Mendel z”l. May his neshama have an aliyah.

 

Seudah Shlishis is sponsored this week by Rabbi Eli and Shoshana Rivka Bloom who is making a siyum on Seder Zera’im in honor of the shloshim of Eli’s grandmother, Alta Chana bas Yechiel.

 

Seudah Shlishis is sponsored anonymously in honor of Rabbi Bloom’s siyum on Seder Zera’im with the Mishnayos Chabura.

 

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 neshamos have an aliyah. 

 

MAZAL TOV

To Frank and Esther Avital Gottesman on naming their daughter, Naomi Eliora.

 

THANK YOU

To Bill and Geula Dickerman for delivering the Tomchei Shabbos route this week.

 

PLEASE DAVEN

For the refuah shleima of Bracha Sara Chaya bas Ronit, Rafael Aryeh ben Batsheva and Tanya Aviv bas Sara. 

 

PURIM – MATANOS L’EVYONIM

Mishne Brure: It is more important to give money to the poor on Purim than it is to give gifts to your friends or have a large meal. Every Purim, Rbzn Weinberg from Eyhat distributes gifts to poor families in Yerushalayim and LA. Your tax deductible check may be made out to Aish HaTorah, marked Purim gift, and slipped under the front door of the Aish Office by sunset on Purim day. It will be given out on Purim by Rbzn Weinberg to the poor families in order to fulfill the mitzvah of matanos l’evyonim.

 

KIDS COSTUME PAGEANT

All kids in costume are invited to be in our costume pageant immediately after the nighttime Megillah reading.  Treats will be given to those in costume. 

 

CHILDCARE UPDATE

Due to the construction on the Annex, you must enter the Annex through the front entrance (on Pico) in order to get into Morah Tova’s group.

 

AISH CLASS INFORMATION

 

MARRIAGE SEMINAR:

R’ Dov Heller’s seminar- Sun, March 27 at 8pm- “The Ten Reasons to Ensure that You Don’t Marry the Wrong Person.” $5 per person. To reserve your place for either seminar: (310) 659-7449 or dov@claritytalk.com.

 

JEWISH MARRIAGE INSTITUTION

Another great marriage class with Rabbi & Reb. Shenker, Mon night, April 2, 8pm at Aish, $10. “Great Expectations and a Greater Vision.”

 

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: NEW: TO DIE FOR!

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 beginning the melacha of shochet.

 

MON-FRI MISHNE BRURE LAWS OF PESACH

Get your daily dose of Pesach halacha from 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. as R. Cohen takes you inside the Mishne Brure for hands on halochos for the seder.

 

MON/WED: GEMARA SKILLS

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

 

MARCH 23- 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 20 min parsha class with Rbtzn Shenker.

 

SHABBOS: THE 48 WAYS

R Aryeh Markman is teaching the 48 Ways of Rabbi Noach Weinberg at 4:30 pm.  Topic: Get Into Reality!

 

Last week’s “Dose of InprirAISHon”

Last Shabbos, Jonah Light told us the story about stumbling across not-yet affiliated Jews at a local cupcake bakery. He reminded us that we should always be on the lookout for Kiruv opportunities, and even if the people you meet don't immediately "bite" at your offer to connect, it doesn't mean you have to give up... Keep inviting them, and they might just come!"

 

 

 

Menucha Cohen

Community Coordinator

Aish Los Angeles

menucha@aishla.com

(310) 278-8672 ext. 305