THE PESACH WEEKLY

Nissan 15,16 5778 P ESACH WEEK 2018 M arch 31, April 1 , 2018

YOM TOV SCHEDULE (FIRST DAYS) Candle Lighting 6:49pm SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Mincha 6:50pm WELCOME Main Sanctuary Shacharis 8:45am To all our guests who are here for and Yom Tov. Latest Shema 9:45am MAZAL TOV Morning Youth Groups OFF To & Bogopulsky, Maxwell & Deborah Brookler, Afternoon Youth Groups OFF and Raphael & Kitty Silverman on the birth of a baby boy to Rabbi Bloom’s Class for Pre-Teen Boys OFF Malka and Sruly Bogopulsky in Chicago. Rabbi’s A fternoon Class OFF To Rabbi & Leah Bogopulsky on the birth of a baby girl to Chabura w/Rabbi Adatto (second day) 4:45pm Dovid and Malki Bogopulsky in Los Angeles. Daf Yomi First Day 5:45pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY Daf Yomi Second Day 5:45pm Lia Ellis, Edna Lewicki, Akiva Cohen, Doris Jaffe, Mincha First Day 6:45pm Rand Levin, Yoel Arieli, Ettan Silverman, Bob Lewicki Mincha Second Day 6:45pm REMINDER Light Candles After 8:00pm No Kiddush in Shul over pesach Yom Tov Ends 7:51pm

WEEKLY DAVENING TIMES: CHOL HAMOED APRIL 2-5 Sefirat Haomer Shacharis Counting of the is a verbal counting of each of the forty-nine days between the of and as Monday - Thursday: One @ 7:15am stated in the : Leviticus 23:15-16. This Mincha/ (“commandment”) derives from the commandment to Monday - T hursday: 6:55pm count forty-nine days beginning from the day on which the Omer, Late Maariv: Monday-Wednesday 9:15pm (Maybe) a sacriice containing an omer-measure of , was offered in the Temple in , up until the day before an offering of UPCOMING EVENTS wheat was brought to the Temple on Shavuot. The Counting of the Omer begins on the second day of Passover COMMUNITY HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION (the 16th of ) and ends the day before the holiday of Sunday, April 8, 1:30-3:00pm. Lawrence Family JCC in La Jolla. Shavuot, the ‘iftieth day.’ The idea of counting each day www.jewishinsandiego.org/yom-hashoah represents spiritual preparation and anticipation for the giving of BOARD MEETING the Torah which was given by God on at the Sunday April 15, 9:00am in the Shul Library. beginning of the month of , around the same time as the FRIENDSHIP WALK holiday of Shavuot. The Sefer HaChinuch states that the Hebrew Sunday April 29th, 9:00am @ Liberty Station. “Walk with your people were only freed from Egypt at Passover in order to receive the Torah at Sinai, an event which is now celebrated on Shavuot, Heart” supports the San Diego Friendship Circle. and to fulill its laws. Thus the Counting of the Omer Register: w ww.friendshipwalksd.org demonstrates how much a Hebrew desires to accept the Torah in his own life. YIZKEREIM: HONOR ’S FALLEN The origins of the omer count (i.e. the Seirat HaOmer), as Join us as we honor and pay tribute to the soldiers who enumerated in the Rabba, Parshas , explains that sacriiced their lives defending and protecting Israel. There are when the Children of Israel left ancient Egypt they were told by two ways to participate: 1 . Go to our custom page at that 49 days after , they would be given the Torah. The populace was so excited at the prospect of a spiritual honorisraelsfallen.com/group/164, select a fallen soldier liberation, following the physical emancipation from Egypt, they and p ledge a positive action in their memory (, kept a count of the passing days that ended with the giving of the , , or teila). A virtual candle will light up on the Torah at the foot of Mount Sinai. The Torah itself, in Leviticus website for each action pledged, to help keep his/her memory 23:15-16, and Deuteronomy 16:9, states that it is a alive. 2 . On Tuesday April 17, 7:30pm, we will have a special commandment to count seven complete weeks from the day after Yom Hazikaron program including a 30-minute ilm and Passover night ending with the festival of Shavuot on the iftieth candle-lighting ceremony in memory of Israel’s 23,545 fallen day. soldiers.

RABBI BETH CONGREGATION SAN DIEGO PRESIDENT Avram Bogopulsky BJSD.org ● 619-287-9890 ● of[email protected] Dr. Stephen Reitman

PESACH WEEK 2018

Y OM TOV SCHEDULE (LAST DAYS) YIZKOR Candle Lighting (1st day) 6:53pm A special memorial prayer for the departed, is recited in Mincha 6:55pm the four times a year, following the Torah Main Sanctuary Shacharis 8:45am reading on the last day of Passover, on the second day of Latest Shema 9:40am Shavuot, on and on . Morning Youth Groups OFF Yizkor, in Hebrew, means “Remember.” It is not only the Chabura w/Rabbi Adatto 1st day 4:45pm irst word of the prayer, it also represents its overall theme. Chabura w/Rabbi Adatto 2nd day 4:20pm In this prayer, we implore G-d to remember the souls of our Afternoon Youth Groups OFF relatives and friends that have passed on. Rabbi Bloom’s Class for Pre-Teen Boys OFF When we recite Yizkor, we renew and strengthen the Rabbi’s A fternoon Class OFF connection between us and our loved one, bringing merit Daf Yomi First Day 5:45pm to the departed souls, elevating them in their celestial Daf Yomi Second Day 5:20pm homes. Mincha First Day 6:55pm The main component of Yizkor is our private pledge to give Mincha Second Day 6:20pm charity following the holiday in honor of the deceased. By Light Candles (2nd day) after 6:54pm giving charity, we are performing a positive physical deed Shabbat and Yom Tov Ends 7:55pm in this world, something that the departed can no longer do. NEILAT HACHAG / SHALOSH SEUDOS The soul gains additional merit if the memory of its good On Shabbat April 10 after Mincha,, we will have a Neilat deeds spur their loved ones to improve their ways. Hachag/Shalosh Seudos, the closing of the holiday. We will It is customary for those with both parents alive to leave wash and have the last opportunity to eat Matzah for the sake the synagogue during the Yizkor service. There are of the Mitzvah. This special meal will be enhanced by singing different customs regarding someone mourning during the and words of Torah. The entire community is invited to attend! irst year. Some remain in the synagogue, but do not recite Neilat Hachag is perpetually sponsored by Mr. Bill Stern A”H in the Yizkor, while others still go out. Some kindle a 24-hour memory of his wife Ethel. Yizkor candle (before the holiday). In addition to reciting Yizkor for one’s parents, one may NOTES recite Yizkor for any Jew who has passed on, including relatives and friends. When reciting Yizkor for more than THANK YOU one person, repeat the Yizkor paragraph each time, and We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Orthodox Union substitute the words “Aböh Mori” (my father), or “ Imi in supplementing the Maot Chitim funds of our congregation to Morösi” (my mother), with the appropriate title, as follows: assist those in need this Pesach. For a Husband: “Ba-ali.” Son: “B’ni.” Brother: “O chi .” Uncle: “Dodi.” Grandfather: “Z’kainy” . Wife: “ Ishti.” Daughter: PLEASE UPDATE SHULCLOUD ACCOUNTS “Biti.” Sister: “Achosi.” Aunt: “Dodosi.” Grandmother: We are in the process of planning upcoming programming. “Z’ken-ti.” Please help by providing us with updated names and full birthdates of all family members. Email o [email protected] or SAFETY AND SECURITY login to your ShulCloud account. Need help with login? Email [email protected]. Shabbos and Yom Tov candles should be placed away from any lammable objects (eg. tablecloths). Women should ensure that any clothing (particularly sleeves) and long WARNING hair is kept well clear of the lames. Yahrzeit candles should always be placed on a plate or saucer and never directly No one should eat their chametz before onto a wooden surface. Cottonseed Oil has the potential to 9:00pm on Saturday night, so the Rabbi has a spontaneously conlagrate when stored incorrectly. If chance to buy it back. storing it, ensure that the bottle is wiped clean of any oil residue.

ASSISTANT RABBI BETH JACOB CONGREGATION SAN DIEGO ADMINISTRATOR Pinny Roth BJSD.org ● 619-287-9890 ● of[email protected] Rand Levin