* Congregation Zera Abraham Volume XVIII, No. 15

Shabbos Parshas Shemos • 19 Teves • January 6 This week’s is sponsored by Mrs. Goldie Kasztl l”n her husband, Mr. Erwin Kasztl, Avrohom ben Chaim a”h. * Please remember to repeat Krias Shema after tzeis. *

Friday Night Minyan Attention Women and Girls This Week: Parshas Shemos, January 6th The next Shabbos M'Vorchim Shiur will take place, I"H, January 13, Candlelighting: 4:32 2018, Shabbos Parshas Va'era, 2:45pm at the home of Mrs. Tova Mincha: 4:37 Seligman, 1621 Tennyson. The speaker will be Ms Dasi Indich.

th Please join us for an inspiring afternoon. Next Week: Parshas Va’aira, January 13 Candlelighting: 4:39 The MB Glassman Learn N’ Swim Mincha: 4:44 th th Join this new exciting program for boys in 4 – 8 grade! This THIS WEEK: Motzoai Shabbos Melavas with a program will take place on Thursday evenings at the JCC. Boys will learn Mishnayos, enjoy delicious , and finish off with a Shiur swim! Starting this coming week January 4th, from 6:50 – 8:30. For The next Melave Malka for men with a shiur will take place Motzoai more information, R’ Sher, [email protected], (303) 335-7331 Shabbos, Parshas Shemos, January 6th, with a Shiur by Rabbi See flyer for exact dates and details. Avrohom Aver Jacobs, Rav Kehillas Bais Yisroel on the subject of Bris Milah. Any Question, on Any Subject! The next Melave Malka with a Shiur for women will take place You can watch halacha come to life from the source. Ask any Motzoai Shabbos Parshas Va’aira, January 13th. with a shiur on the question and at the Shul Shalosh Seudos watch how a psak is Halachos of Taking – Practical and the Unusual, given formed from the gemora to modern day shalios. Submit your by the Rov. questions to [email protected] and come be part of the sugya as your question is answered and discussed by all. Leil Shabbos Parsha Pilpul The Leil Shabbos Parsha Pilpul will MB Glassman Youth Shalosh be held next week, Parshas Va’aira, SAVE THE DATE! Seudos and given by R’ Yisrael Yanez at his The M.B. Glassman Youth Shalosh home, 1631 Yates Street at 8:00 pm. Shabbos of Chizuk with Seudos program begins this week. All men and bochurim are invited. Much thanks is expressed to all Rav Avrohom Weinrib THIS WEEK: Shovavim Rov of Kahal Zichron Eliezer, Cincinnati. those who volunteered last year to supervise and have made this Shiurim for Men and for program possible. Please bear in Women Shabbos Parshas , 1/27/18 mind that each father who has a boy

This year’s Shovavim Shiurim for who stays for Shalosh Seudos is married men and for married women Stay tuned for a full description of asked to take a turn supervising. by the Rov will take place Wednesday programming and shiurim. Much thanks is expressed to the evenings at 8:45 pm during the weeks M.B. Glassman Foundation and its of Parshas Shemos through Parshas officers for the recent generous th th . For women: January 10 and 24 . For men: January renewal of sponsorship of this wonderful program. This week Rabbi 17th and 31st. The first shiur for women will take place this week Avi Wilen will supervise. on January 10th and will cover halachos of maintaining proper interaction with the opposite gender at the workplace. Would you like to improve your Hebrew skills? The Jewish Experience invites the community to join the next 10- Shloshim for HaRav Shteiman zatza”l class series of Hebrew Nights, on Monday nights from 7:00-8:15 In light of the upcoming Shloshim (Thursday, 24 Teves), there will PM at The Jewish Experience Center. Choose from Hebrew be a broadcast of Reading, Reading Hespedim given at the Comprehension, or Chicago Kinnus, Conversational delivered by HaRav Hebrew/Ulpan. Groups Chaim Dov Keller will also be divided by skill shlit”a, and HaRav level to give everyone the Yeruchem Olshin maximum benefit. New shlit”a. The broadcast series begins January 8, will take place in the 2018. Sign up at Shul on Thursday TheJE.com/Hebrew or January 11th at 8:45 call 303-316-6412 for pm. more information. In addition, the Rov will deliver a special Michtav M’Eliyahu schmooze l’ilui Chabura nishmas HaRav Now, each Sunday Shteiman zatza”l at before Mincha, there is a Shalosh Seudos on chabura learning the Shabbos Parshas Sefer Michtav M’Eliyahu Va’aira. by Harav Eliyahu Dessler zt”l. Each week a specific Classes for topic of the Sefer is Women learned b’Chavrusa for 25 Inviting all women to minutes, and followed by deepen their a 5-minute summary by understanding of the Rov. For information stories we've always known in 2 classes! Tribal Affair: Yosef, and chavrusos, please speak to the Rosh Chabura, R’ Yisroel Yehuda and the Other Shevatim with Rabbi Fleisher from 10am- Yanez at 720-275-1014. Join this excellent and powerful chabura, 11am in the Hoffman home, 1582 Winona Ct. Jan 21: Tow Leaders, an opportunity to glean from the timeless and provoking words of Two Visions: The Unique approaches of Yosef and Yehuda and Rav Dessler and attain real development and growth in avodas their Conclusion Hashem.

th MB Glassman Foundation Avos U’Banim Swimming Hillel Academy’s 66 Anniversary Dinner will take place on Join us This Motzei Shabbos, January 6th! Swimming will take place Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at BMH/BJ. Reception at 6 pm, dinner at Cherry Creek High School, 9300 E. Union Ave, from 7:00 – 8:15. at 7pm. This year’s honorees are Rabbi Moshe and Mrs. Yehudis See flyer for more details. Heyman, receiving the Keser Shem Tov award. For reservations and/or to place an ad, please visit www.haod.org or call 303-333- Annual Ladies 1511.

Melave Malka at Parsha Delight ספר מטעמי זרע Aish and January 6th, 7:45- אברהם 10:00pm. Bais Yaakov choir performing... Dairy See the question below dinner including Sushi on the Parsha. Offer an served... Mrs. Rochel acceptable answer to Goldbaum will the Rov at the kiddush speak...variety of goods and receive a chocolate! will be sold including Each week the answers jewelry, makeup, for the previous week’s clothing, skin care Parsha Delight question products, baked goods, will be printed in the hats/wraps/snoods and newsletter. At the end of other accessories! the year we will publish Ladies $16, Students a compilation of the $5. Info: Chaya Meyer questions and answers. 303.960.8189 This program is for ages 5-105. Sponsored by Hillel Academy East Side Kosher Deli. Dinner th Newsletter E-mail Hillel Academy’s 66 Anniversary Dinner will List and Contact take place on Tuesday, Information January 23, 2018, at BMH/BJ. Reception at 6 pm, dinner at 7pm. Please e-mail all contributions, mazel tovs, sponsorships, etc. to This year’s honorees are Rabbi Moshe and Mrs. Yehudis Heyman, [email protected] no later than Wednesday evening. E- receiving the Keser Shem Tov award. For reservations and/or to mail ensures that nothing will be left out or misspelled. All entries place an ad, please visit www.haod.org or call 303-333-1511. will runfor one week unless otherwise specified. The Shul reserves

the right to omit or amend any submissions. To be added to the e- Hillel Academy Dinner mail distribution list, please send an e-mail requesting to be included.

Shabbos Davening and Learning Likras Shabbos ...... Rabbi Berkowitz ...... 4:07 Candlelighting ...... 4:32 Parsha Delight Question מטעמי פרשה - פרשת שמות Mincha/Kabalas Shabbos ...... 4:37 של ,the burning bush ,סנה Ateres ...... Seidenfeld home ...... 4:35 Hashem told Moshe Rabbeinu at the remove your shoes from your feet. Why was it ,נעליך מעל רגליך Mishna Berura ...... Rav Steinberg ...... 8:00 Shacharis ...... 8:30 necessary to add “from your feet”, it is not obvious that when one Sof Zman Krias Shema ...... 9:06, 9:42 Bnos ...... 2:00 removes his shoes it would be from off his feet? Pirchei ...... 3:15 Sefer HaChinuch ...... R’ Hillel Erlanger...... 2:05-2:25 Daf Yomi ...... R’ Yoil Unger ...... 2:25-3:25 Shiur- Maseches Pesachim ...... Rabbi Rosskamm ..... 3:25-4:25 Shiur– Sugya Kiddush baMakom Seuda Rav Steinberg ...... 3:25-4:25 Mincha ...... 4:25 Last Week’s Question: And the days of Yaakov were ויהי ימי יעקב שבע שנים וארבעים ומאת שנה. Maariv ...... 5:41 Tefilla Shiur ...... Rabbi Hoffman ...... after maariv seven years, and forty, and one hundred years (47:28). Regarding Avos U’Bonim ...... swimming at CCHS .. 7:00 One מאה שנה ועשרים שנה ושבע שנים ,(Sara Imeinu, it states (23:1 Weekday Davening hundred years, and twenty years, and seven years. Why is the term Shacharis Sunday ...... 6:30 “years” stated three times in the context of Sara Imeinu, and with ...... Monday and Thursday ...... 6:10 regard to Yaakov Avinu it is stated only twice? ...... Tues. Wed. and Friday ...... 6:20 Answers Received: Mincha .... Sunday-Thursday ...... 4:40 followed by shiur 1st Maariv Sunday-Thursday ...... after Mincha  Yaakov Avinu’s years were diminished by 30 because of the way is missing from שנה 2nd Maariv Sunday-Thursday ...... 8:30 he spoke to Pharoh. To indicate this, the term the “tens”; “forty”, to indicate it was diminished by “tens”, that is - Daf Yomi ...... R’ Yoil Unger ...... M-F ...... 5:20 am ...... R’ Yanez & R’ Joseph ...... M-F ...... 7:10 am thirty years. (Had his life been diminished by less than ten years, would have been missing from the “ones” - or שנה R’ Yoil Unger ...... Sun ...... 7:20 am than the term ...... (.seven - שבע Kinyan Masechta Kesubos ...Rav Steinberg . M-Th ...... 7:30-8:30 pm is עשרים attached to שנה Kinyan Masechta Review .....Rav Steinberg . Sun ...... 9:00 am  In the context of Sarah Imeinu, the term that she was of great ,בת כ' כבת ז' ליופי Chabura Michtav M’Eliyahu .R’ Y. Yanez ...... Sun ...... 6:20 pm to indicate that she was Night Seder ...... Sun-Thurs ....7:30 pm beauty. Obviously, this is irrelevant to Yaakov Avinu. Hence, the Partners in ...... Tues ...... 7:30 pm missing term . שנה  Yaakov Avinu indeed has a challenging life, as the Gemorah says seven calamities befall the Tzaddik ,שבע יפול צדיק וקם that the Possuk שנה and he arises, refers to Yaakov Avinu. To indicate that, the term is lacking.