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Maariv - 6:17 PM To Sponsor please contact Moshe Wealcatch Avos U’Banim 7:00 PM [email protected] Weekday Minyanim & Shiurim Commemorating Yartzheits א ‘ אדר א ‘ Sunday Moshe Meir Rubin Shacharis I 6:50 AM on the Yartzheit of his mother Daf Yomi– Rav Mordechai Gholian 7:30 AM Shayna Cohn on the Yartzheit of her father Shacharis II 8:30 AM אהל משה Mincha / Maariv 5:15 PM Shoshana & Chaim Chernoff Monday - Friday ”ושכנתי בתוכם... “ On the birth of a Baby Boy Daf Yomi– By R’ Teichman 5:45 AM Shacharis: Shalom Zachar after 8:00 Monday, Thursday 6:40 AM 3026 Fallstaff Rd Apt D Tues., Wed., Fri. 6:45 AM Mincha (Mon-Fri) 1:45 PM Nachman Yaakov Klein Daf Yomi –Take II (Mon-Thurs.) 9:00 PM On his bris this week - Mo-Tu - By R’ Motty Rabinowitz And to his parents - Wednesday - New Masechta - Sukkah by R’ Teichman Leslie & Chaim Klein Maariv (Mon.-Th) 9:45 PM Rabbi Zvi Teichman Shul Contacts @OhelMosheBaltimore.com Avos U’Banim CONGREGATION OHEL MOSHE Motzei Shabbos 7:00PM Rabbi Teichman 2808 SMITH AVE 410-570-3333 or [email protected] Sponsored by .. BALTIMORE, MD 21209 Gaboim: WWW.OHELMOSHEBALTIMORE.COM The Gerstein Family Naftali Miller (Rishon) & Chaim Meister (Sheni)- Gabbai@ Laining Schedule: [email protected] Pinchas Friedman- Lain@ (410) 878-7521 In memory of Gitel Bas Dovid, z”l Aliyah Committee: For more information and sponsorship opportunities Yaakov Berkowitz, Zvi Friedman, Azi Rosenblum contact Moshe Berry at [email protected] Building Fundraising Committee: Issue# 3… 2…. 1…. BLAST OFF! Ethan Berner & Yaakov Berkowitz- Building@ RABBI’S MESSAGE כי הם חיינו! !PURA VIDA This week I am fortunate to be communicating to you from the service in the Temple embodied within the pleasant offering of holy city of Jerusalem. the Incense, represents the Crown of Priesthood. - .observes that the word used for Hours of operation (יומא עב: ) I have been on a whirlwind tour of the land and its people The Talmud Sun. 9.00 am to 7.00pm ר ז זר together with several worthy members of our Shul, Yaakov “crown”, , has a double intimation. The letters and can with a Mon. to Thur. 9am to 8pm זר with a tzeirei, meaning a crown, as well as זר Berkowitz, Zvi Friedman, Azi Rosenblum, and my son spell Zecharya as well as Jordan Wiener and his son Efrayim who - - patach, implying something foreign or estranged. If one merits Fri. 9am to 3pm joined us for parts of the tour. it is a Crown but if he is undeserving it becomes distant from Words can’t suffice to describe accurately the inspiration we him. have been fortunate to receive in our encounters with this A crown is an object of honor. Wouldn’t it make more sense !Saturday Night! OPEN til 11PM wondrous land and its magnificent people. that one who is not worthy should be deserving of disgrace? EDEN CAFÉ IS OPEN! Park Heights JCC From a founder of a religious city and head of a pre-army In what way is estrangement the counterpoint to glory? academy/Yeshiva in the Shomron that is flourishing; a counter terrorism expert who in his “free time” devotes his energies to True honor is not external. Self-respect and selfless pride that !!!HAPPY Anniversary!!! achieving Semicha and teaching Down Syndrome and autistic stems from the realization that we are a special nation Chaim & Rachele Amster entrusted with a mission generates others to regard us highly, children Torah; a Rosh Hayeshiva in Yeshivas Mir whose IMAGES FROM ISRAEL: MORE TO COME! infectious enthusiasm and boundless love for Torah captivates and thus deserving of a crown. “anyone” who walks within his “four cubits”; the enthusiastic However, when one views oneself merely as one who fulfills and enlightening shiurim of the young Rabbeim of Yeshivas duties rather than living as a privileged member of a holy Mir; an outstanding Torah scholar, educator and father of people we are truly alienated. seventeen children who gladly opens his home, an island of serenity, to anyone eager to be inspired by his words; the purity Every individual we have met, lives with a focused sense of and sweetness in the eyes of the children being raised within the nobility and pride in being a treasured child of G-d. They insulated walls of Meah Shearim, to the privilege of receiving indeed don a “Crown” of honor. blessings from the Gadol HaTorah, Harav Chaim Kanievsky and So many of us plod through life without ever realizing how bask in the warmth and radiance of Harav Yitzchok Zilberstein, great we are both collectively and individually. we are simply overwhelmed and exhilarated by the beauty and greatness of the children of the Almighty. When one encounters authentic Jewish pride it is the moment one senses the greatness inherent within each one of us. What is the common denominator, among this varied collection of stars, that so enthralls us? May we ignite that spark of greatness, ridding ourselves from feelings of distance and detachment from G-d, and radiate the The Torah describes how three vessels in the Mishkan possessed joy and satisfaction that comes from purposeful and ennobled .a crown! existence ,זר a The Ark, the Showbread Table and the Altar of Gold upon Looking forward to sharing that excitement with you in which the incense was brought each possessed a raised crown- person upon my return. like edge rising above them. In the interim have a meaningful and elevated Shabbos! The Ark which contained the Tablets, represents the Crown of באהבה, Torah. The Table and the Showbread which symbolizes G-d’s צבי טייכמאן provision of the nation’s sustenance and strength through the agency of the King, represents the Crown of Royalty. Lastly the .
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