Candle We Welcome You To Beth Jacob Congregation Lighting
Shabbat , March 14, 2015 23 Adar, 5775 Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei pg. 516, Haftorah pg. 1216 6:41 pm
Hashkama Minyan 7:10 am Schoenfeld Beit Midrash; Rabbi Topp’s Parsha Shiur 8 am Eisenstat Beit Midrash;
Benny’s Minyan 8:30 am Eisenstat Beit Midrash ; Main Service 9 am Shapell Sanctuary; Jr. Congregation 9 am Schoenfeld Beit Midrash ;
Teen Minyan 9:30 am Ives Teen Lounge; Young Professionals 9:30 am Bayer Hall
Note Special Time: Mincha 6:00 pm • Seudah 6:20 pm • Havdallah 7:41 pm
Expand your mind WE WELCOME OUR SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE Rabbi Yehuda Gilad Learn Torah With Us This Week!
SHABBAT MORNING DRASHA Rabbi Topp’s Chumash Shiur this Shabbat morning 8 am. The Meaning of Egyptian Slavery for Jewish Peoplehood Sponsored by Linda & Dick Weiner in memory of the 18th yahrzeit of Dick’s father, Jack Weiner, Yaakov Nuchum ben Shmuel a”h. LUNCH AND LEARN Weekly Classes Civil Debate: Politics and the Rabbinate . SEUDAH SHILSHIT TALK Monday Classes, given by Rabbi Topp, March 16 at 11 am The Intersection of Judaism and the Modern World, 12 pm Bread & Bible. The Temple Mount Controversy (Mincha 6 pm, Seudah & Talk 6:20 pm ) BMW - Beit Midrash for Women, Monday, March 16 at 7:30 pm. All
ON THE BIMA women of any age or background encouraged to come learn & grow with us. Bring your own chavruta or join our 3rd Monday of the month Steve Fink, Rabbi Yehuda Gilad, David Weiss . chabura with Marcie Meier. For details contact www.bethjacob.org or SHACHARIT & MUSSAF Adina at [email protected] Cantor Wollheim The Worldview of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Tuesday, March BA’AL KOREH KOREI ALIYOT 17, 8:00 pm. A six part series with Rabbi Topp, exploring the books Jay Braun Joshua Klugman and essays of the Rav.
KIDDUSH SPONSORED BY Helga & Elia Weinbach Gemara Gems with Rabbi Arye Sufrin, Tues., March 17 at 7:30 in honor of the yahrzeits of their parents Dorothea & pm. Learn Masechet Bava Kamma in depth. Joseph Berliner a”h and Mina & Bert Weinbach a”h; and by Marilyn & Joseph Eisenberg in memory of Joseph’s Parenting & Parsha Shiur, Wed., March 18, 9 am. A joint program mother, Leah Eisenberg a”h. In Jacob’s Garden. of Beth Jacob & Harkham Hillel. Given this week by Rabbi Y. Boruch Sufrin. SEUDAH In Bayer Hall. Treasures of the Alef Bet, Thurs., March 19, 12 pm. With Rabbi Posy. In the Ives Lounge.
MAzal Tov!
► To Linda & Dr. Steven Tabak on the engagement of their daughter Jessica to Shalom Benyamin Halperson, Beth Jacob Congregation son of Esther & Igal, a”h of Jerusalem; to siblings Tamar, Shimon, Batya, and Sima; also on the engagement of Tiferet Award Banquet their son Aaron to Ari Hirschfeld, daughter of Sherri & Sunday, March 22, 2015, 5:00 pm at Sinai Temple Michael Hirschfield; to brother Benjamin; to grandmother Esther Tabak. Pat & Errol Fine, Tiferet Award Recipients Thank You! Alice Schoenfeld, Keter Shem Tov Award Recipient
► To Michelle Conzevoy for helping pack the Mishloach Ariela & Ari Shandling, Dor Chadash Award Recipients
Manot. Welcome!
► To our new members Dena & Kevin Katz.
Condolences
► To Klara Shandling on the loss of her beloved mother Rachel Kendi a”h. Calendar of Events --- At a Glance
► To Dorothy Marks & Claire Marks on the loss of their Modern Minds: Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, Wednesday March 18 beloved father Joseph Kurz a”h. Young Professionals Friday Night Dinner, March 20 ► To Miriam Escovitz, Debbie Gres, and Ervin Mezey on Third Annual Harmony Shabbat, March 21 the loss of their beloved mother Judith Mezey a”h. Shabbat Learning & Fun, March 21, 12 -12:30 pm
Kashering Day, Sunday, March 22, 8:30-11:30 am
Tiferet Award Banquet, Sunday, March 22, 5 pm at Sinai Temple Modern Minds Series Continues Shiur by Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, Monday Evening, March 23 Wednesday, March 18, 7:30 pm Trip to Mulligan Family Fun Center, Sunday, March 29, Drop off Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis 10:00 am - Pick up 2:00 pm at Beth Jacob
The Miracle of Israel Book Signing by Rabbi Natan Slifkin, Monday, March 30, 8 pm
Beth Jacob’s Kestenbaum family Young Professionals Corner
youth department Divrei Torah: If you would like to give next month’s five minute vort, please contact [email protected] Shabbat Youth groups begin at 9 am and run until services end. Exciting activities include davening, snack, YP Beth Jacob is now live on Facebook! Please friend games and Torah learning. us and look online for future shiurim, programs, and events. If you would like to get more involved, please email Groups: [email protected] 6 months to 2 years old; 2 to 4 years old Shiur for Young Professionals, Sunday, March 29, 8:00 4 to 6 years old pm . At the home of Tamar & Rabbi Arye Sufrin, Given by 7 to 8 years old Rabbi Sufrin. Pesach Seder Genius: Top 10 Divrei Torah to 9 to 12 years old Share at Your Seder . For more information please email (Junior Congregation) [email protected]
Our Shabbat Youth Groups are nut sensitive. We can't guarantee that we're nut free, but we make a sincere effort to serve only nut-free snacks. Please refrain from sending nut products with your child to Shul.
Learning & Fun for Kids and Parents, Next Shabbat, March 21, 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm. Interactive, Pesach themed learning program for kids ages 4-8. See attached flyer for details.
For more information on our youth programs, please contact Rabbi Eli Broner at [email protected]
Teen Programs
BILU Thursday evenings 5:30 – 7:30 pm . BILU is a weekly after-school program for public high school students who want to develop their Jewish identity.
Beth Jacob Teens! Beth Jacob is an amazing place for teens, with a weekly Shabbat minyan at 9:30 am and exciting field trips and events throughout the year.
For more information contact [email protected]
Trip to Mulligan Family Fun Center Sunday, March 29, Drop off 10:00 am --- Pick up 2:00 pm at Beth Jacob . A fun activity for your kids on the Sunday before Pesach! Laser tag, miniature golf, gogo----kartskarts and more! Includes lunch. ... Admission is $20 per child. If you would like to sponsor this program, please contact [email protected] . $100 sponsorship includes two admissions.
RSVP is a must to [email protected]
Exciting Book Launch and Signing at Beth Jacob Monday, March 30, 8 pm The Worldview of Rabbi Joseph B. The Torah Soloveitchik Encyclopedia of the Animal Next Shiur:
Kingdom Tuesday Evening, March 17 at 8:00 pm By Rabbi Given by Rabbi Topp Natan Slifkin
This landmark book includes every reference to Rabbi Soloveitchik, known as the Rav, was a wild animals in Tanach and Chazal, along with brilliant Talmudic scholar, teacher and extensive discussion and stunning photographs. philosopher who shaped modern orthodoxy in America. This series explores the multi-faceted Books will be available for purchase. Meet the thought of the Rav through the study of his author and get your book autographed. books and essays. Light refreshments will be served. Open to the community, free of charge. Remaining class dates: March 17, 24 RSVPs appreciated to [email protected]
Robertson! An exciting all girls event where YULA students and teachers L.A. ––– Beverly Hills Community showcase modest clothing from local boutiques! Includes charity raffle Thank you for not wearing perfumes in consideration of those benefiting Sharsheret. Refreshments will be served. For tickets visit with asthma or allergies. YULAgirls.org/fashionshow or call 310-203-0755 Women's Tehillim Group, Mondays 9-10 am, Mellon home, 1148 Emek Hebrew Academy Teichman Family Torah Center proudly Beverwil Dr. Newcomers welcome. Hebrew skills not required. presents "Fiddler on the Roof". Sunday, March 15, Monday, March 16, Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles (JBBBBSLA) has been and Tuesday, March 17 at 7:00 pm. 15365 Magnolia Blvd., Sherman providing Jewish children in Los Angeles with caring adult mentors for the Oaks, 3rd Floor auditorium. For women and girls only. $10 each. Tickets past 100 years Mentoring can have a significant impact on a child’s life. on sale now at www.emek.org Whether experiencing social or emotional challenges, or seeking additional Don’t miss the hilarious production of The Imaginary Invalid put on by enrichment and support, there are many circumstances in which a child the YULA Girls Drama Department. ONE WEEKEND ONLY! March 19th at may benefit. Currently, JBBBSLA has 20 boys waiting for mentors and are 7:30pm, March 21st at 9pm, and March 22nd at 7:30pm. For tickets and in urgent need of male volunteers. Learn more at www.jbbbsla.org
Davening --- Next Week
Shacharit: Sunday 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 am , Monday & Thursday 6:00, 6:45, 7:40 am
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 6:15, 7:00, 7:40 am
Mincha/Maariv: Sunday – Friday 6:50 pm
Notices Refuah Shleimah
Names will remain on the list until Shabbat Mevorchim unless Not meeting: Rabbi Posy’s Pre-Mincha Shiur will not meet otherwise instructed. If you or someone you know is a choleh and you this Shabbat. Conversational Hebrew Class will not meet would like the name included, please call Debora at the office. on Monday, March 16.
Ilan Ashkenazi, Gavriel Akiva ben Esther Hanah • Dr. Sheldon The upcoming Tiferet banquet at Sinai Temple will begin Michel, Shalom ben Uri • Jerome Schechter, Yosef Shalom sharply at 5:00 pm with hors d’oeuvres. Doors will open- Halevi ben Elka • Shalom Raphael Yitzchak ben Chana Gittel • promptly at 6:00 pm for buffet. Ladies and Gentlemen please Avraham Yisrael ben Devorah Gittel • Chana Tzivea bat Chava try to be on time. We suggest, if possible, to arrive by Uber or Tziporah • Benzion ben Chaya Yehudit • Pesel Hencha bat taxi to avoid parking congestion. Leah • Debora bat Yehudit • Sarah Gittel bat Chava Raitzel • Miriam bat Malka • Ber Laib ben Malka Nicha • Eliyahu Kashering Day Bring your utensils to Beth Jacob on Menachem ben Toba • Betzalel Mordechai ben Raizel Rochol • Sunday, March 22, 8:30 am to 11:30 am and we will Yochevet Tova bat Beila Ita • Hinda bat Malka • Shimon Dov ben kasher them for you.
Shifra • Chaim Yehuda ben Chana Rachel • Chaim ben Mahin • Reinforce your memory. Please join us for bridge every Mordechai Yitzchak ben Rifka • Rivka Mishket bat Serel • Eliot Tuesday from 1 pm to 3 pm. Klugman-Eliezer David ben Rifka • Reuven Halevi ben Ratza • Shoshanah bat Esther • Giora ben Ester • Darla bat Peggy • Security : To ensure everyone’s safety, no unattended items Sarah bat Yetta • Pinchas ben Gittel • Avner ben Simcha • Pesha are to be left anywhere at any time . If you see something Malka bat Benyamin • Dovid ben Leah Esther • Yehudit Esther suspicious, say something! bat Miriam Sarah • Shlom ben Pauline • Rochel Emunah bat Rifka Devorah Bryna • Bracha Malkin bat Chana • Rivka bat Areivim Opportunities
Tova • Yehudit Esther bat Miriam Sarah • Ephraim ben Shabbat Hospitality The Shalom Aleichem team strives to Mordechai • Yaakov ben Zelda • Eliezer ben Chayei Sarah make our shul a welcoming place. If there’s a Shabbat or Holiday meal when you could have extra guests, email [email protected] or [email protected]
From Ungvar to Beverly Hills Bikur Cholim If you or someone you know is unfortunately ill or homebound, or if you want to participate in the mitzvah of A book by member Alice Bikur Cholim, email Rabbi Topp at [email protected], Neuman Schoenfeld, on her or Michelle Dolgin at [email protected], or call 278-1911. inspiring story of emerging from one of history’s darkest chapters and forging a new life in a new land. www.bethjacob.org Call the office at 278-1911 to order for $18. Connected to the Past - Committed to the Future