THE SHABBOS WEEKLY

Shevat 2-3, 5781 P A RSHAT VAERA January 15-16 202 1

SHABBAT SCHEDULE Candle Lighting 4:47pm SP ECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Mincha/Kabbalat 4:50pm WELCOME Daf Yomi: P esachim 56 ( On Patio) 8:00am Welcome to all our guests and visitors here for Shabbat. Shacharis 8:45am MAZAL TOV Latest Shema 9:24am Binyomin (Seed Bochur) and Shira Schuk on the birth and Afternoon Youth Groups OFF naming of their daughter Tzipporah in Baltimore. Mincha (then home for Seuda Shlisheet) 4:00pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY Shabbat ends ( Maariv and L’VANA) 5:48pm Rabbi Yoni Danzger, Daniel Donaty, Maxwell Brookler, Parent/Child Learning with Pizza to go!!! 6:30pm Adi Elkayam. ( register - bjsd.org/youth) CONDOLENCES Candle Lighting next Shabbos 4:53pm Dr. Phil Bloch, Rena Berman and Deborah & Henry De La Toba on the passing of Mrs. Rena Bloch A”H this past week in Israel. REFUAH SHELEIMA WEEKLY DAVENING TIME Bob Kelin, Irving Bernhardt, Susan Benhardt, Elisheva Bernhardt, Shacharis Fred Lepow, Dennis Mesnick, Miriam Lewis, Dassi Atanelov. Sunday: 8:00am 5781 S HUL CALENDAR PAGES Monday - Friday: 6:15am. January - February 2021: b jsd.org/calendar-pages Mincha/Maariv

Sunday - Thursday: 4:50pm Late Maariv (TBD) COMING UP SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE - PROFESSOR SMADAR ROSENSWEIG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES This Tuesday January 19 at 7:30pm. Join us virtually as we kick www.bjsd.org/zoom off our winter Scholar-In-Residence speaker series with Ms. Smadar ZOOM now requires either a passcode or a "waiting room" for Rosensweig, professor of Bible at Stern all Zoom meetings. Please be patient as you wait for the College for Women at Yeshiva University, as presenter to grant each person access to the room. Thank well as a professor of biblical studies at you. Allegra Franco Sephardic Women’s Daily Teachers College. - Daf Yomi: Monday - Friday: 7:15am on Zoom

Sunday JN F VIRTUAL TU B'SHVAT CELEBRATION & GARDENING - Daf yomi: 7:00am WORKSHOP - S ign up at www.jnf.org/sdtubishvat. - Mishnayos w/R’ Danzger (Beitza) 9:00-9:45am Su nday January 24, 1:00-2:30pm. Select Beth Jacob Congregation - Youth Zoom: 10:00am from on the registration page. Free program featuring Nan Monday Sterman, award-winning gardener. Rabbi Bogopulsky will give a - Partners in : Keep on learning with your chavrusa. shiur in a Beth Jacob breakout room during this program. - Semichat Chaver Program for men w/ R’ Danzger 8:00pm ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY Tuesday: Tuesday January 26 at 7:30pm. Free webinar for all, brought to - Women’s Halacha Class with Rabbi Danzger 1:00pm you by Beth Jacob and the SD Jewish Community Foundation. -Wednesday Learn how to protect your loved ones and assets, and put a Will - Mussar w/R’ Bogopulsky (Ladies & Men) 2:00pm or Trust in place. Featuring Attorney Daniel Weiner. - “Lessons from the Prophets: A Deeper Look at the Weekly SHOVAVIM LECTURE SERIES FOR MARRIED MEN " with Rabbi Danzger 8:00pm Inspiring online presentations on Taharas Hamishpacha: - Gemara Chabura with Rabbi Moshe Adatto 8:00pm Halacha: Rabbi Avram Bogopulsky Sunday, Jan. 31 at 8:00pm Thursday: Hashkafa: Rabbi Yoni Danzger Sunday, Feb. 7 at 8:00pm - “Insights into the Weekly Parsha” w/ Rabbi Bogopulsky: 7:30pm

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SHABBAT TIMES AND GUIDELINES GRATITUDE TO OUR CHAI LEGACY CIRCLE MEMBERS

FRIDAY NIGHT: 1. Rabbi Avram and Leah Bogopulsky 2. Mr Ralph Carson* ➢ Plag Mincha is at 4:01 pm. This is the earliest 3. Mr. & Mrs. Lou and Estelle Dunst* 4. Rabbi Yoni and Naomi Danzger time to bring in Shabbat. 5. Mrs. Linda Eichler-Lepkowski ➢ Repeat Shema after 5:50pm 6. Mr. & Mrs. Joel and Marlene Gerendash 7. Mr. Larry Greenbaum* 8. Mr. Joseph Haleva* SHABBOS DAY: 9. Mr. and Mrs. Allen and Emma Jaffe* 10. Mrs. Doris Jaffe 11. Mr. & Mrs. Leopoldo and Marilyn Kahn 12. Mr. Lionel Kahn ➢ Sof Zman Kriat Shema is at 9:24 am 13. Rabbi Aaron and Anna Kaplan ➢ Sof Zman Teillah is at 10:16 am. 14. Rabbi Aaron and Hillary Kleinman ➢ Mincha on Shabbos day should be recited no 15. Mr. Rand Levin earlier than 12:24 pm. 16. Mr. Marty Orgel 17. Mr. Norm Orgel ➢ Shkiah on Shabbos day is at 5:06 pm. Mincha 18. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen and Bobbe Reitman and washing for Shalosh Seudos should be 19. Mrs. Arlene Schloss completed before then. 20. Mr. and Mrs. Yearl and Rachel Schwartz* 21. Mr. & Mrs. Robert and Claire Sigal ➢ Shabbos concludes at 5:48 pm. 22. Mr. & Mrs. Philip & Dorit Silverman ➢ should not be recited before 23. Mr. and Mrs Raphael and Kitty* Silverman 5:58pm. (Rabbeinu Tam at 6:18 pm). 24. Rabbi Adam & Chava Simon 25. Mr. & Mrs. Gidal and Pessie Sonabend* 26. Mrs. Hedwig Sonabend* 27. Mr. Bill Stern* DAVENING PROTOCOLS: 28. Anonymous *Z”L - May their memory be a blessing

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