January 5, 2019 • 28th of Tevet 5779 Volume 33 • Issue 54 This Week At YICC VA’ERA Shabbat Mevarchim Rosh Chodesh Shevat BAR MITZVAH – ZEV BERENSON Kiddush sponsored by Zev, Doni and Yonah Berenson In honor of their amazing Bar Mitzvah teacher and good friend, Dr. Manny Wasserman SHABBAT SCHEDULE Candle Lighting ...... 4:40 pm Halakhic Corner Mincha (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ...... 4:50 pm Question: Is one required to stand during the prayer that Fraylach Kabbalat Shabbat led by Rabbi David Block we will say this Shabbat, announcing Rosh Chodesh? Dr. Josh Rabinowitz Z”L Shiur (Schlesinger Sanctuary) . 7:00 am Answer: According to Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, one must Hashkama Minyan (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ...... 7:15 am in fact, stand as the Chazan announces Rosh Chodesh. Parasha Shiur with Rabbi Proops (Mintz Beit Midrash) .. 8:30 am Main Minyan (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ...... 9:00 am This is because in ancient times, when the Rabbinical Young Community Minyan (Mintz Beit Midrash) ...... 9:15 am Court would declare the onset of the new month, the YCM Kiddush sponsored by: Aryeh & Jillian Katz and Adiv Zaret people around them would stand and declare, In honor of Adiv’s new job and Aryeh’s promotion! "Mekudash” (sanctified), and therefore, we too should Library Minyan (Nagel Library Wing) ...... 9:30 am stand as we commemorate this ceremony. Teen Minyan (Levkowitz Teen Room) ...... 9:30 am Teen Minyan Kiddush sponsored by Young Israel of Century City Youth Program (Teichman Youth Wing) ...... 9:00-until services end Book of the Year Shiur by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom ... 3:40 pm Topic: "Crescendo: Psalm 150" KIDDUSH CO-SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit ...... 4:00 pm Kiddush co-sponsorships at $250 each help our Shul cover Seudah Shlishit sponsored by: the expense of those Shabbatot without a main sponsor and Bill & Sharon Azerrad – In honor of Rabbi Muskin are a nice way to commemorate or celebrate an occasion. Rabbi Jacob Muskin Z” L Yahrzeit Lecture ...... 4:45 pm We encourage you to consider this option. Topic: “Kaddish- For Men Only?” Maariv ...... 5:34 pm Havdalah and Shabbat Ends ...... 5:44 pm
DAF YOMI SPONSORSHIPS We offer our members the opportunity to sponsor a week of Daf Yomi learning for $225 - a wonderful way to commemorate a Yahrzeit, celebrate a Simcha, or support Torah learning in our Shul. Important Halakhic Times: Jan 6 - 11 To sponsor please call or email the Shul office. This week is sponsored by: Alot HaShachar ...... 5:41 a.m. Earliest Talit & Tefillin ...... 6:06 a.m. The Teichman Family – in memory of Last Time for Shema ...... 9:30 a.m. Sol Teichman, Z”L’s father Sof Zman Tefilah ...... 10:20 a.m. Shmuel ben Yissachar Dov, Z”L Earliest time for Mincha ...... 12:31 p.m.
LOCATIONS FOR DAILY MINYANIM & DAF YOMI Tefilah Schedule – Jan 6 - 11 6:00 Shacharit ...... Nagel Library Wing (Locations listed in separate box) 6:10/6:15/7:45 ...... Mintz Beit Midrash Shacharit 7:00 Shacharit ...... Schlesinger Sanctuary Sunday ...... 6:45/8:00/9:00 am Da f Yomi Shiur ...... Mintz Beit Midrash Monday (Rosh Chodesh) ...... 6:00/6:00/7:00/7:30 am
PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE MARINER CENTER LOT Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday ... 6:00/6:15/7:00/7:45 am Thursday...... 6:00/6:10/7:00/7:45 am THEY WILL HAVE YOU TOWED Mincha Sunday-Friday ...... 4:55 pm YICC Women's Tehilim Group Every Monday @ 7:30pm Next Shabbat- Friday, Jan 11 Candles ...... 4:46 pm for Cholim, Shidduchim and Israel Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat ...... 4:55 pm January Location: 8823 Cashio St.
Young Israel of Century City • Office address: 9317 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 • 310-273-6954 • www.yicc.org
IN MEMORIAM We are sad to inform you of the passing of Harry Grossman Our Rabbis, Board of Directors and entire membership (Tzvi Yitzchak ben Levy), Z”L, father of our member Felice wish Mazal Tov to Dr. Ari & Ilana Berenson on the Bar (Arieh) Greenbaum, and Maureen (Dr. Larry) Eisenberg. Mitzvah of their son Zev. Mazal Tov also to grandparents, Levaya: This Sunday (Jan. 6th) at 8am, at Shaarei Tefila, Bennett & Judith Wernick, siblings Yonah, Doni, and Orly, 7269 Beverly Blvd, 90036. Kohanim can attend. and to the entire family. We welcome all family and friends who are with us to celebrate this Simcha! Kevurah and Shivah in Israel: Monday, 1 Shevat, Jerusalem, Har Tamir (next to Har HaMenuchot), Block 36 MAZAL TOV Marlene & Ron Schaechter on the forthcoming wedding Section 4 - at approx 3pm. Shiva to follow at the Inbal Hotel of th eir daughter, Stefani to Aryeh Korman in N.Y. until 9 pm Grace Fox on the forthcoming wedding of her grandson, Shivah in Los Angeles: Tuesday, Jan. 8 (Tue starts at 2 Elchonon Jacobson to Hadas Goldfarb in N.J. pm) through Sunday, Jan. 13 at 152 N. Formosa Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036 THANK YOU Minyanim: Shacharit on Wed, Thu and Fri morning at 7:00 Rabbi Sandy Shulkes for speaking at the Library Minyan am, and on Sunday morning at 8:00 am. Mincha/Maariv on in Rabbi Mahler’s absence Rabbi David Block for leading the Fraylach Kabbalat Tue, Wed and Thu at 4:50 pm. Shabbat • The family requests no visits after 9pm please. Dr. Ronnie & Cheryl Nagel for their gift of The Little • Permit restrictions on Formosa have been lifted for the Midrash Says 5-Volume set to our Youth Department. week of Shivah. Rabbi David & Dr. Gabrielle Mahler for hosting the May the Almighty comfort the bereaved family along with all Session for Educators, and Dr. Darrin & Laurie Hirt for mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. hosting the Friday Night Tish last Shabbat with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz & Dr. Alan Kadish
WELCO ME NEW MEMBERS YICC KIDS DINNER IN ISRAEL We welc ome the following to our membership and hope WITH RABBI & RUHAMA MUSKIN they enjoy a long relationship with our Shul: 7 pm Thursday, January 24, 2019 Dr. Jenny Taitz & Adam Belfer At Café Rimon (off Ben Yehudah St.)
Ben & Ariel Richter We have invited all the kids we know are studying in Israel. Please contact the shul office ASAP if we inadvertently left out your child – we have tried asking for input from parents for the past month. Plea se include the following names in your prayers, and may each be granted a Refuah Shleimah YAHRZEITS: Jan 5 - 11/ Tevet 28 – Shevat 5 • Ohed ben Devorah • Adi na B racha bat Sara Sat, Jan 5 Dr. Esther Dreifuss-Kattan’s father, Matityahu ben • Akiva ben Miriam Devorah • Ora bat Nechama • Ozer ben Leah Yitzchak, Z”L • Aliza Sara bat Naomi MSun,ay the Jan family 6 Frieda find comfortKatz’s father, among David the otherben Tzvi, mourners Z”L of • Bat Ami bat Beth • Rachel bat Julie Zohar • Rachel Emuna bat Rivka Devora Tzion and YerushalayimRon Schaechter ’s mother, Chana bat Hillel, Z”L • Bayla B racha bat Malka Hinda • Benzion ben Chaya Yehudit Bryna Shelley Rub’s father, Tzvi Hirsch ben Shimon, Z”L • Refael David ben Ella Bentzion Kravitz’s mother, Fayga bat Tzvi Hirsch, • Berel ben Ida • Chaim Menachem b/ Hena Raizel • Sarah bat Chaya Rivka Z”L • Chana bat Johanna • Schmuel Zev ben Gitel Mon, Jan 7 Dr. Emi Gottlieb’s mother, Breindel bat Avraham, • David b en Tzipora • Shmuel ben Rachel Z”L • Eliezer ben Chaya Sarah • Sima bat Liba Devorah • Sorah Gitel bat Chava Raitzl Louis Michelson’s father, Yisrael ben Eliyahou, Z”L • Eliezer ben Reshelshen Dr. Ben Lesin’s mother, Malka bat Eliyahu Moshe, • Ella bat Gittel • Tuvia ben Ellie • Tzipora Rachel bat Sasha Rivka Z”L • Ezra ben Naima • Gitta Rivka bat Chaya Risa • Tzvi HaLevi ben Toba Tue, Jan 8 David Suissa’s father, Moshe ben Shlomo, Z”L • Gittel Ze lda bat Malka • Yaakov ben Maasha Joseph Agi’s mother, Rivkah bat Yosef HaLevi, Z”L • Leah bat Mattel • Yaakov Meir ben Rosa Wed, Jan 9 Alan Teichman’s paternal grandfather, Shmuel ben • Leah Sh printza bat Malka • Yaakov Mendel HaCohen ben Yissaschar Dov, Z”L • Liba ba t Chana Feiga Nesha • Yehuda Yitzchak ben Gitel Shifra Thu, Jan 10 Craig Ackerman’s father, Zecharia ben Mordechai, • Malka bat Chaya Z”L • Milka Yehudi t bat Simcha • Yisssacher Dov ben Frayda • Yisrael Yehudah ben Miriam Scott Krieger’s father, Moshe ben Baruch, Z”L • Miriam bat Sara Henya • Moshe Mordechai ben Rachel • Yitzchak ben Miriam Dr. Ethan Harow’s mother, Sima bat Yoel, Z”L • Nechama bat Dina • Yitzchok Isaac ben Blima Chana Barry Rub’s mother, Tzipora bat Michel, Z”L • Nisanel ben Rivka Hadassah • Yosef ben Rachel Fri, Jan 11 Fred Roberts’ father, Paltiel ben Wolf, Z”L • Yossi Levi ben Margalit
YICC Youth & Teens in the
Teichman Youth Wing
YICC TEEN MINYAN
Led by Rabbi David Block
in the Levkowitz Teen Room at 9:30AM Great Davening, Lots of Food, Surprise Raffles! Kiddush this week is sponsored by Young Israel of Century City
We are always looking for volunteers to lain, daven, or give a Alexandria Coen Jan. 6 D’var Torah. To volunteer please contact our wonderful Gabaim: David Silverman and Gavi Gershov Aaron S. Reiss Jan. 6
Hailey Bernstein Jan. 7 • If you have any questions or would like to sponsor Kiddush in honor of your teen’s birthday, please email Rabbi David Block Jonah Lyons Jan. 7 at [email protected] Lev E. Sokol Jan. 8 • If your teen would like to learn how to lead Shacharit or Musaf please contact Rabbi David Block at [email protected] Elli Steinlauf Jan. 9
Shira Mordecai Jan. 11 BNEI AKIVA OF LOS ANGELES Yakira A. Sender Jan. 11 www.bneiakivala.org (310) 248-2450; [email protected]
Bnei Akiva- Shabbat 1/5- Bnei Akiva's Shabbat program- "Snif" will be for grades 2-8, THIS Shabbat! 4:30 pm- till Shabbat ends. Snif Shluchot (Pico- Robertson area) at Beth Jacob! Please note the change of location. (walking groups LEAVE Circle park at 4:00
pm and from Canfield/Airdrome at 4:15 pm). Join us for fun activities, learning about Israel and the Parsha! Snacks will be provided. For more info contact Eli: (818) 442-8608 or Shani: (818) 540-6062. Please Join our 9:00 AM Shacharit Upcoming: Sunday Jan. 6, 5:30 pm- Manhigut (9th grade Minyan for Teens (et al!) leadership program) Party Bus Scavenger Hunt! Must RSVP at 818-540-6062 Sunday s plus National & Day School holidays Moshava Alevy: Registration for Summer 2019 is OPEN! Sign up There will be a 9:00 AM Minyan today for an athletic, creative, inspiring, AMAZING summer of Winter Break in January. sports, arts, nature, friendship and ruach. For more info: [email protected] or 855-MOSHAVA. Note: This Minyan is not just for teens. Fathers, Rabbis, and ALL Adults are welcome! Shabbat Shalom!
PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE TO VIEW UPLOADS YICC UPCOMING EVENTS: www.yicc.org ▪ CHABURAS & SHIURIM ▪ OUR ANNUAL 5779 PROGRAM CALENDAR Tuesday, January 8 & 15 ▪ UPCOMING EVENTS & PRAYER CALENDAR The System Of Halakha With Rabbi James Proops 8:00pm ▪ MEMBERSHIP FORMS & INFORMATION Sponsored by Dr. Susan Vorhand, in memory of her father, ▪ PLAN AN EVENT & RENTAL INFORMATION Eugen Vorhand, Z”L ▪ PHOTO GALLERIES ▪ JOIN OUR MAILING LIST ▪ DONATE Friday, January 11 Kid’s Kabbalat Shabbat 4:55pm AND SO MUCH MORE! Young Community Friday Night Dinner 6:00pm
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Saturday Night, January 12 Hatzalah: 800-613-1911 YICC Night at the Movies 7:15pm Eruv: 877-378-8463 With Robert J. Avrech Mikvah: 310-550-4511 Hosted at the home of Susie & Sam Porgess RCC: 212-389-3382 LA Yoetzet Halakha: 424-341-5601
Wednesday, January 30, February 6 & 13 [email protected]
The Messianic Belief with Rabbi Muskin PLEASE ALWAYS CARRY ID & AN EMERGENCY CONTACT 10:00 am for Women/ 8:00 pm Men & Women Sponsored by Dr. Susan Vorhand in memory of her father, Eugen Vorhand, Z”L EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR OUR RABBIS: Rabbi Elazar Muskin: [email protected] Thursday, January 31 Rabbi James Proops: [email protected] Chaburah with Rabbi Jason Weiner 8:00-9:00pm Topic: “Contemporary Issues in Jewish Law & Medicine”
TREE OF LIFE Shabbat, February 1-2 Located on the 2nd Fl. near our Youth Rooms. Shabbat of Song featuring Benny Friedman One way to commemorate a Simcha is to dedicate a leaf Kabbalat Shabbat 5:15pm engraved with the date and Simcha on our Shul’s Tree of Life. Friday Night Tish 8:45pm Hosted at the home of Michal & David Gershov Whether it be a Birth, Bar/Bat- Mitzvah, Wedding or Family Seudah Shlishit 4:50pm Anniversary, our Shul’s Tree of Life is the perfect way to Musical Havdalah 6:15pm permanently celebrate your Simcha. Shabba t of Song is sponsored by Elizabeth & Dr. Howard Abramowitz For more information and pricing, in memory of their parents, Martin & Ruth Abramowitz, Z”L and please contact the Shul Office at 310-273-6954 Israel Morris & Lorraine Reisman, Z”L Or email us at [email protected]
WHAT IS AMAZON SMILE? Amazo n Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support our shul every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.ama zon.com , you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as the regular Amazon.com, with the bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Young Israel of Century City. HOW DO I SET IT UP? Go to https://www.yicc.org/amazonsmile.html and confirm that you wish to support National Council of Young Israel (this is how YICC is liste d). You should only need to do this once, as each time you visit smile.amazon.com your chosen charity will automatically be associated with your account. For those people who have already registered to support the shul, please note that to ensure that a donation is made to YICC, all shopping must be done using the smile.amazon.com domain address, rather than the regular Amazon domain. We recommend that you add a bookmark to Ama zonSmile in your browser, to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile. Many thanks for your continued support and we look forward to receiving the extra donations
ADULT EDUCATION: Jan 6 – 11 PLEASE RETURN/HELP LOCATE MISSING SEFARIM MONDAY We request you to please return any sefarim you may have • Lu nch, Learn & Mincha ...... 12:30pm borrowed from our Shul. Located at Teichman Enterprises, 6100 Bandini Blvd. Thank you for returning Volume 1 of Mishna Brurah! We are still specifically missing: Hirsch Chumash- • YICC Beit Midrash in Conjunction with Link Kollel featuring Bereshit & Dvarim. Chaburah with Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener Please understand that it is extremely difficult to (Nagel Library Wing) ...... 8:30pm replace specific volumes of sefarim when they are only TUESDAY available and sold in sets.
• The Syste m Of Halakha with Rabbi James Proops (Nagel Library Wing) ...... 8:00pm WEDN ESDAY • Rabbi Proops' Parasha Shiur for women ...... 9:00am (Nagel Library Wing) • Rabb i David Mahler's Rambam Shiur (Nagel Library Wing) ...... 8:15pm • Sefer HaChinuch with Rabbi Nechemia Langer
(Pollack home: 1458 S. Beverwil Dr.) ...... 8:30pm
DAF Y OMI – Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom www.dafyomiyicc.org • Daf Y omi – Monday - Friday ...... 6:45-7:45am • Daf Y omi on Shabbat ...... 8:45am • Daf Yomi on Sunday ...... 7:15am COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
• THE NAOR JEWISH HISTORY LECTURE, Presented by Rabbi Abraham Lieberman, “The History of Anti-Semitism in America and the Case of Leo Frank” Motzei Shabbat, January 5, 2019, 7:15 - 8:15 pm at the Naor Home, 1905 South Crest Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90034. (There are no SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SECURITY TEAM parking restrictions) David Abrams (CSS), Michael Billauer (CSS), • NCSY Raffle: Win $100K! Receive a tax donation & support West Coast NCSY. Proceeds support teen Daniel Silverman (CSS), Ari Ruchlin (CSS), Joe Kempe (CSS), David Bacall (CSS), Max Gersht (CSS), scholarships for Neal Shapiro (CSS), Lee Rubinoff (CSS), programs. https://westcoast.ncsy.org/raffle/ Richard Polak (CSS), Bill Azerrad (CSS), Shmuel Barak • JobLink helping you find qualified candidates to hire. Register on our new online job board www.tomcheila.org;jobboard or contact us at [email protected], or call Tova at 323-851-1000 ext. 303 *Confidentiality is a priority. No employer/candidate information will be shared without express permission. * • Many Voices, One Song featuring Fried, Shwekey, Shulem, Levine and Shapiro together on stage at the Wiltern Theater on February 18. Don't miss this incredible MEMBERSHIP show! www.maimonidesla.com/concert • Looking for Winter Break Plans? Bnei Akiva of Los 5779 (2018-19) Angeles presents Winter Break 2019 in Running Springs, CA. Bring your family to the Dovid Oved Retreat Center Membership information is all available from January 21st-27th for easy access to California's ski resorts and snow activities, all meals included. For more onli ne at our website: www.yicc.org If you are an existing member please make sure to information visit dovidoved.org or call us at 310-248-2450. go to “Renew” so that you don’t accidentally • Join Jewish Free Loan Association and Yesh Tikva for create a new account for yourself. an evening of support and awareness on Febuary 5, 2019 at 7:00 PM. We will be hosting a community Shoul d you need any assistance, please contact the screening of the documentary 'One More Shot' followed Shul Office; we are here and happy to help you. by a Q&A panel of reproductive experts and a silent auction. For tickets email [email protected] Email: [email protected]