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HALAKHIC CORNER MINYANIM IN SHUL @ YICC You MUST be pre-registered and on our security list Q: In what language should the Haggadah be recited? A: The Mitzvah of Sippur Yetziat Mitzrayim (telling the story of the to be allowed entry into our Minyanim. Exodus) is not just about reciting the Haggadah, but ALL Minyanim meet in our Shul’s understanding what one is saying as well. The 16th Century Social Hall & Outside Ashkenazik halakhic authority, the Rema, therefore writes (OC Friday Night: 473:6) that although the Haggadah is written in Hebrew, it should be recited in a language that everyone understands. If one Candle lighting ...... 5:49-6:47 pm wants to recite it in Hebrew, then they should explain what is Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat ...... 5:40/6:55 pm being read. He then goes on to quote the Ri Me’Lunadri who would follow the practice of reciting the Haggadah in a different Shabbat Day: language so everyone could understand it. The Mishna Brura, Shacharit ...... 7:15 & 9:00 am authored by Rav Yisrael Meir Ha'Kohen Kagan (1839- Shabbat Afternoon: 1933) notes (473:62) that the minimum amount that one must hear/understand is Kiddush, and from “Rabban Gamliel Omer” Mincha ...... 6:45 pm until after we drink the second cup of wine. Rabbi Shimon Eider Shiur by Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener writes (Halachot of Pesach pg. 218) that the reason why it is so Maariv ...... 7:40 pm important to understand the Haggadah is because Yetziyat Shabbat ends & Havdalah ...... 7:50 pm Mitzrayim testifies that G-d not only created the world, but constantly supervises every aspect of it. It is therefore one of the foundations of our belief in G-d.

SHABBAT AT HOME Friday evening, March 19 SHABBAT AT OUR SATELLITE MINYANIM Candle Lighting ...... 6:47 pm Participants MUST Pre-Register & Follow Pandemic Protocol Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat ...... 5:40/6:55 pm Shkiah ...... 7:05 pm Greenbaum Home: 9333 Duxbury Road ..... Shacharit at 9:00 am Shabbat Day, March 20 Levine Home: 1205 S. Camden Drive ...... Shacharit at 9:00 am Earliest Tallit ...... 5:43 am Marcus Home: 1500 Edris Drive ...... Shacharit at 9:00 am Sof Zman Kriat Shema ...... 9:59 am Steinlauf Home: 1812 Roxbury Drive ...... Shacharit at 9:00 am Sof Zman Tefilah ...... 11:00 am Mincha ...... 01:31 – 6:50 pm Shkiah ...... 7:05 pm Shabbat Ends & Havdalah ...... 7:50 pm TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR PESACH OBLIGATIONS ONLINE AT

IMPORTANT HALAKHIC TIMES: March 21-26 www.yicc.org Alot HaShachar ...... 5:41 – 05:34 am Earliest Tallit & ...... 6:06 – 05:59 am Sof Zman Kriat Shema ...... 09:58 – 09:54 am Sof Zman Tefilah ...... 10:59 – 10:56 am Earliest time for Mincha ...... 01:31 – 01:30 pm Shkiah ...... 07:06 – 07:10 pm

WEEKDAY MINYANIM: March 21-26 Shacharit: SOL TEICHMAN Z”L DAF YOMI SHIUR Sunday ...... 6:45/8:00 am Daf Yomi learning for $225 per week – is a wonderful way to Monday -Friday ...... 6:00/7:00/8:00 am commemorate a Yahrzeit, celebrate a Simcha, or simply support Mincha: Torah learning in our Shul. To sponsor a week of Daf Yomi please call or email the Shul office. Sunday-Thursday ...... 6:55 pm This week our Daf Yomi Shiur is sponsored by: ▪ Mark & Linda Abraham, in memory of their beloved son, EREV SHABBAT FRIDAY, MARCH 26 Chaim Yehoshua David ben Moshe Shraga Feivel, Z"L Candle lighting...... 5:53 – 6:52 pm ▪ Bill & Sharon Azerrad, in memory of Mincha ...... 5:40/7:00 pm o Sharon’s father, Mordechai ben David Z”L Shkiah ...... 7:10 pm o Sharon’s grandmother, Yetta bat Zev Z”L

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ADULT EDUCATION: March 21-26 MAZAL TOV TO: SUNDAY • YICC members who qualified for the National Chidon  Dr. George Fox Z”L Memorial Gemara Shiur HaTanach Competition. Taught by his son, Rabbi Dr. David Fox via Zoom ...... 8:40 am From Hillel: Eyal Fisch, Olivia Wintner To join this Shiur, you must email your request to: [email protected] to receive weekly notifications. From Maimonides: Lilla Anziska, Tamar Berkowitz, Michal Mahler, Jason Spivak, Amalia Steinlauf, Meital Steinlauf MONDAY • Vicky Praw, on the engagement of her grandson, Zach Praw,  “The Daf Goes Deep” Shiur with Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom son of Henry & Leanne Praw, to Tauba Perel Kurtz, daughter Via Zoom ...... 3:30 pm of Benjie & Marla Kurtz (Toronto).  Jack Nagel Z"L YICC Semichat Chaver Program Taught by Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener - Via Zoom ...... 8:30 pm TUESDAY THANK YOU TO: • Etan G and Ora Goldman for all their help with the screening  Rabbi Elazar Muskin’s Talmud Shiur ...... NOT THIS WEEK of our “Prince of Egypt” event this past Sunday. WEDNESDAY  Rabbi James Proops’ Parasha Shiur ...... NOT THIS WEEK  Rabbi David Mahler's Aggada Shiur ...... NOT THIS WEEK  Rabbi Langer's Sefer HaChinuch Shiur ...... 8:30 pm MAOT CHITIM Via "free conference call" which can be accessed by With Pesach approaching, we remind everyone of the calling: 425 436 6352 - passcode 200747#. important mitzvah of Maot Chitim. This annual DAF YOMI – Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom www.dafyomiyicc.org campaign collects money for the poor for Pesach. There is a tremendous demand for assistance so please

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FAST OF THE FIRSTBORN – THU, MAR 25 the Shul office made out to Young Israel of Century City In Person and on Zoom and marked for Maot Chitim. You can also pay online Shacharit followed by Siyum: 6:00/7:00/8:15 AM with a credit card at: www.yicc.org/pesachresources Zoom ID for all Minyanim: 632 467 384; pw 613613

YAHRZEITS: March 20-26 ~ Nisan 7-13 Please include the following names in your prayers, Sat, Mar 20 Arieh Greenbaum’s grandfather, Israel Arieh ben and may each be granted a Refuah Shleimah Yerucham HaCohen Z”L Shelly Rothschild Yekutiel’s father, Asher Anschel ben Mendel Z”L • Akiva ben Miriam Devorah • Rachmiel ben Sarah Dr. Larry Platt’s father, Shalom ben Moshe Z”L • Aryeh ben Yonah • Raphael Daniel ben Malka Dr. Robert Bocian’s father, Yaakov Yehuda ben HaRav • Bat Ami bat Beth • Refael David ben Ella • Bayla Bracha bat Malka Hinda • Reuven Betzalel HaCohen ben Shalom Tzvi HaCohen Z”L Mark & Linda Abraham’s son, Chaim Yehoshua Dovid • Beryl Leah bat Chaya Sarah Fayga • Binyumin ben Shelma • Rifkah bat Lottie ben Moshe Shraga Feivel Z”L • Bnaya bat Rena • Sarah bat Chava Rachel Ron Schaechter’s grandmother, Tova bat Feivish Z”L • Chaim Benzion Yitzhak ben Fayga • Sarah Chana Chaya bat Esther Sun, Mar 21 Dr. Robert Berkowitz’s brother, Dovid Wolf ben Yosef • Chaim Menachem ben Hena Raizl Bracha Sander, Z”L • Chaim Tzvi ben Necha Rivka • Sarah Leah bat Freyda Rut Mon, Mar 22 Mia Markoff’s mother, Zelda bat Gavriel Z”L • Chana bat Johanna • Schmuel Zev ben Gitel Prof. Herbert Davidson’s mother, Eska bat Yaakov Z”L • Chasya bat Tzirel • Shmuel ben Rachel Tue, Mar 23 Ron Kaminker’s father, Aryeh Shlomo Leib ben Elyakim • Chaya Necha bat Riva Leah • Shmuel Yaakov ben Taivel Z”L • Chaya bat Sara Henya • Shmuel Yeshaya ben Rachel Millie Rothschild’s mother, Frumit bat Yitzchak HaCohen • Daniel Yehuda ben Rivka Shoshana • Shoshana Metuka Sara bat Z”L • Dov ben Sarita Reva Miriam Wed, Mar 24 Prof. Herbert Davidson’s father, Natan Aryeh ben Yaakov • Eliezer Shaul ben Rachel Adina • Simcha bat Leah Yekel Z”L • Eliezer ben Gittel • Sonja bat Luna Levana Yvette Gardner’s grandmother, Leah bat Mordechai • Gitta Rivka bat Chaya Risa • Sorah Gitel bat Chava Yechiel Z”L • Itzchak Daniel Ben Batya Ilana Raitzl Ayala Naor’s mother, Faiga Chana bat Yehoshua Zelig • Leah Chana bat Miriam • Tuvia ben Ellie Z”L • Leah bat Mattel • Tzvi ben Masha Thu, Mar 25 Dr. Robert Berkowitz’s father, Yosef Sender ben Mendel • Leah Rachel bat Miriam Rivkah • Yaakov Tzvi ben Liba • Yehudah Meir ben Malka Hersh Z”L • Michal bat Yaffa Dr. Steve Simon’s mother, Chaya Kayla bat Shalom Z”L • Michal Aviva bat Yehudit • Yissacher Dov ben Frayda • Yissachar Dov ben Frumet Alan Schoenfeld’s grandmother, Rachel bat Arie Leib Z”L • Miri Chana bat Chava Fri, Mar 26 Dr. Manny Wasserman’s father, HaRav Moshe Yitzchak • Moshe Mordechai ben Lili Gittel • Ora bat Nechama • Yitzchak ben Bella ben Chaim Tzvi Z”L • Orna bat Rachel • Yitzhak ben Javaher Dr. Ronnie Nagel & David Nagel’s grandmother, Ruth bat • Ozer ben Leah • Yitzchak ben Neima David Z”L • Pinchas ben Chaya Sara • Yosef Meier ben Chasha Vicky Praw’s husband, father of Debbie Herbst, Ruthie • Rachel bat Julie Zohar Esther Kellerman and Judy Michelson, and brother of Frieda • Rachel Bat Sarah Shderah • Yosef ben Rachel Newman, Shalom ben Chanoch Eliezer Z”L

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YICC’s Zoom Schedule – Week of March 21-26 The Meeting ID/Link for each meeting remains the same for all subsequent days. You can view the following Shul Minyanim via Zoom and also at www.yicc.org/yicclive PLEASE NOTE: Zoom's security policy requires all meetings to have a password in addition to the Meeting ID/Link. Passwords were emailed to all YICC members. If you are not a member or did not receive the email please email [email protected] Shacharit Sunday – Friday @ 8:00 am https://zoom.us/j/632467384 Meeting ID: 632 467 384

Mincha/Maariv Monday – Thursday @ 6:55 pm https://zoom.us/j/259804992 Meeting ID: 259 804 992

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The Althea Goldstein Z”L YICC Women’s Tehilim Group will COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS meets via Zoom every Monday, at 7:30 pm, to recite the entire Can be viewed at: Tehilim, praying for all those in need of a Refuah, for those wanting a child, for singles to find their soul mates, for the https://www.yicc.org/video-gallery memory of a loved one, as well as for peace in Israel and the • WITH RABBI YEHOSHUA PFEFFER world. Anyone interested in joining our Tehilim group, by “Understanding the Haredi Mindset” saying a few chapters, should please contact the Shul office. • WITH RABBIS LENNY MATANKY & SHAUL ROBINSON “The Rabbi’s Circle – What This Year Has Taught Us” YICC LIBRARY • WITH YAAKOV KATZ, DR. MICHAEL BERENBAUM, Please remember you need to inform either our rabbis or LIEBE GEFT & ROBERT ESHMAN the office before you remove a book from the library. “Meet the Press – From Jerusalem to Los Angeles”

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DAVENING @ HOME Minhagim and Halakhot Shabbat Parashat Vayikra March 19th - March 26th 2021 By Rabbi Elazar Muskin

During the Covid-19 crisis, please use the following guide if you are davening without a Minyan.

Friday March 19th . • Shabbat candles should be lit between 5:49- 6:47 PM and Mincha recited by 5:40 PM if accepting Shabbat early. If you are starting Shabbat right before sunset, then one should say Mincha no later than 6:55PM. • Shkiah is at 7:05 PM. • After the Maariv Amida recite Vayechulu but not Magen Avot and Elokeinu V’Elokei Avoteinu. They are only said when davening with a permanent Minyan. It is customary to recite Vayechulu together with either another male or female.

Shabbat March 20th Vayikra • Shacharit is a regular Shabbat Shacharit. • Do not say Anim Zemirot. This is only recited when davening with a Minyan. • Recite the Shir Shel Yom for Shabbat. • The weekly Parasha is Vayikra. • The Haftorah is from Isaiah (43:21 - 44:23). • Skip both chapters of Y’kum Purkan and the Mi Sheberach. They are only said when davening with a Minyan. • Recite the Mi Sheberach for the IDF and the Tefilah for Medinat Yisrael. • Omit Av HaRachamim. • Recite Ashrei. • Musaf is the regular Musaf Amida for Shabbat. • Mincha can be said as early as 1:31 PM but no later than 6:50 PM. • During Mincha recite the sentence Va’Ani Tefilati right after U’va L’Tziyon. • Omit Tzidkatcha Tzedek at Mincha. • Maariv is the regular weekday Maariv. • Recite V’he Noam and V’yeeten Lecha. • Shabbat ends at 7:50 PM. • Recite Kiddush Levanah. Look up at the moon and then turn east to say Kiddush Levanah. If you have no family member or neighbor with you, say the phrase Shalom Alechem – Alechem Shalom to yourself three times. Say Aleinu at the conclusion of Kiddush Levanah. • The final time to recite Kiddush Levanah is on Thursday evening March 25th. • A complete Havdalah is recited at home.

Sunday March 21 - Thursday March 25th • Throughout the month of Nisan we omit Tachanun both in Shacharit and Mincha. • On Thursday, the Siyum for the first born will take place after Shacharit. • On Thursday evening we perform Bedikat .

Friday March 26th . • The Burning of Chametz takes place by 11:45 AM. The Kol Chamira declaration, which is usually said when burning Chametz, is not said until Shabbat morning. • The sale of Chametz takes place by 11:45 AM. • Shabbat candles should be lit between 5:53-6:52. • If you are starting Shabbat early, then Mincha should be recited by 5:40 PM. If you are starting Shabbat right before sunset, then one should say Mincha no later than 7:00 PM. • Shkiah is at 7:10 PM. • After the Maariv Amida recite Vayechulu but not Magen Avot and Elokeinu V’Elokei Avoteinu. They are only said when davening with a permanent Minyan. It is customary to recite Vayechulu together with either another male or female.

DAVENING WITH A MINYAN Minhagim and Halakhot Shabbat Parashat Vayikra March 19th - March 26th 2021 By Rabbi Elazar Muskin

During the Covid-19 crisis, please use the following guide at all Shul Minyanim.

Friday March 19th • Candles should be lit by 5:49 - 6:47 PM and Mincha either at 5:40 PM or 6:55 PM • Shkiah is at 7:05 PM. • A full Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv should be recited. • In Shul at Maariv recite Vayechulu, Magen Avot and Elokeinu V’Elokei Avoteinu. • If you are davening Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv at a satellite Minyan, then only say Vayechulu but not Magen Avot and Elokeinu V’Elokei Avoteinu.

Shabbat March 20th – Vayikra • Shacharit is a regular Shabbat Shacharit. • Say Anim Zemirot and Shir Shel Yom for Shabbat, followed by the Mourner’s Kaddish. • Parashat HaShavua is Vayikra. Seven Aliyot are distributed plus a Maftir. • The Ba’al Kriah should say Chatzi Kaddish after the 7th Aliyah followed by the Maftir. • Recite the Tefilah for the Cholim followed by the Tefilah for the American Government, Mi Sheberach for the IDF and the Tefilah for Medinat Yisrael. • The Haftorah for Parashat Vayikra is from Isaiah (43:21 - 44:23). • Say the two chapters of Y’kum Purkan and the Mi Sheberach. • Omit Av HaRachamim and continue to Ashrei. • Musaf is the regular Shabbat Musaf Amida. • Mincha is at 6:45 PM at Shul. • Mincha is a regular Shabbat afternoon Mincha. • Three Aliyot are distributed. • One person, other than the Ba’al Kriah, will do both Hagbah and Gelilah. After lifting the Torah for Hagbah place the Torah on the Shulchan and perform Gelilah while the Torah is on the Shulchan. • Omit the Kel Maleh prayer. • Omit Tzidkatcha Tzedek. • Maariv is the regular weekday Maariv. Maariv begins at 7:40 PM. • Shabbat ends at 7:50 PM. • Recite V’he Noam and V’yeeten Lecha followed by Aleinu and the Mourner’s Kaddish. • Recite Kiddush Levanah. Look up at the moon and then turn east to say Kiddush Levanah. Say Aleinu at the conclusion of Kiddush Levanah followed by the Mourner’s Kaddish. • The final time to recite Kiddush Levanah is on Thursday evening March 25th. • A complete Havdalah is recited at home.

Sunday March 21 - Thursday March 25th • Throughout the month of Nisan we omit Tachanun both in Shacharit and Mincha. • On Thursday the Siyum for the first born will take place after Shacharit. • On Thursday evening we perform Bedikat Chametz.

Friday March 26th • The Burning of Chametz takes place by 11:45 AM. The Kol Chamira declaration, which is usually said when burning Chametz, is not said until Shabbat morning. • The sale of Chametz takes place by 11:45 AM. • Shabbat candles should be lit between 5:53-6:52. • Early Mincha is at 5:40 PM. Mincha before sunset is at 6:55 PM. • A full Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv should be recited. • In Shul at Maariv recite Vayechulu, Magen Avot and Elokeinu V’Elokei Avoteinu. • If you are davening Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv at a satellite Minyan, then only say Vayechulu but not Magen Avot and Elokeinu V’Elokei Avoteinu.