SHABBOS SCHEDULE

FRIDAY DECEMBER 28

4:33 pm Candle Lighting

4:38 pm Mincha/Maariv

Toras Chaim—Michael Abramson

5:21 pm Krias Shema (earliest)

SHABBOS DECEMBER 29

8:25 am ‘Vaccination and Halacha’ —R’ Cohen

8:45 am Shacharis

9:28 am Krias Shema (latest time—say before davening)

9:30 am Krias HaTorah—Elchonon Cohen

10:30 am ‘Pay it forward—Basya and Moshe’—R’ Cohen

11:15 am(ish) Kiddush

11:25 am Deborah’s Dvar—Deborah Wosner

11:30 am What does Hashem want from you?—Michael Abramson

11:30 am ‘A Marriage Made in Heaven—Tziporah and Moshe’—R’ Cohen

3:45 pm ‘Parshas Mishpatim: Introduction to Civil and Criminal Law’ - Michael

Abramson

4:00 pm ‘How much of an effort do you really need to make?’—R’ Markman

4:15 pm Mincha

4:45 pm Seudah Shlishis—R’ Cohen

5:30 pm Maariv

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

SUN DECEMBER 30—FRI JANUARY 4

7:00/8:00 am Sun Shachris

6:00/7:30 am Mon-Fri Shachris

6:09 am Earliest Tallis

9:28 am Latest Shema

10:17 am Latest Shachris

12:21 pm Earliest Mincha

4:45 pm Mincha/Maariv

1 Halacha in Kitzur Shulchan Aruch be-

tween Mincha and Maariv

9:00 pm Maariv

4:40 pm Candlelighting (Va’era)

4:45 pm Fri Mincha/Maariv

KIDS’ PROGRAM:

Come join us each Shab-

bos! The program is coordi-

nated by Miryum Cohen.

Children under 5, Daven

and play in the annex with

Morah Jackie.

Boys - Play games from 8:45

-10am and then daven

and learn Parsha with

Elchonon Cohen from 10-

11. Girls - play from 9-10,

daven from 10-10:20, have

Kiddush, and then learn

Parsha until 11

The Community Shul 1417 S. Doheny Dr.

rabbicohen@thecommunityshul.com

miryum@thecommunityshul.com

424.354.4130

thecommunityshul.com

Rabbi Cohen: 424.666.2326

Rabbi Moshe Cohen Community Rabbi

Justin Levi President

Jonah Light Vice President

Ed Ryaboy Gabbai

Miryum Cohen Community Director

Education Team

Michael Abramson

Avraham Gordon

Ben Elterman

Women’s Programming

Rebecca Levi

Aviva Stepen

Cookie Richards

Yehudit Garmaise

Beth Firestone

Joanie Ziff

Rbtzn Yehudit Cohen

Chessed Team

Galit Kashanian-Gol

Evey Leibow

Social Chair

Joshua Shapiro

The Boxenbaum Family Outreach Center

A place where people grow by living meaningful Torah lives.

Service ON this Shabbos, December 29

Parshas Shemos

Candlelighting: 4:33 PM | Shabbos ends: 5:37 PM

December 29, 2018 — 21Tevet 5779

Feeling the pain of another person – Shemos Shemos 2:11 ….(Moshe) went out to his brothers….

Rashi: He turned his eyes and heart to suffer with them

A few weeks before Rosh Hashana, Reb Nachum, the baal tefillah for the

Yomim Noraim in the shul of R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, zl, took ill and

died. After the period of mourning had passed, the elders of the congregation

approached Rav Yosef Chaim to ask about a replacement for Reb Nachum. The

Rabbi told the people not to worry. There was only a week left to Rosh Hashanah

and still there had been no mention of an appointment. Once again they ap-

proached Rav Yosef Chaim, and once again they were told that they would have a

baal tefillah. "Rebbe tomorrow is Rosh HaShana and we still do not have a cha-

zan." It was Rosh HaShana and the shofar was about to be blown. All eyes were on

Rav Yosef Chaim. Suddenly, he arose from his seat and went over to Reb Nochum's

son. He bent over him and said: "You are to take your father's place and be the

baal musaf!”. "But I am not prepared. How can I go up to lead the congregation?"

stammered the young man. Rav Yosef Chaim responded in a soothing voice: "Do

not be concerned. You have listened to your father daven for years. I am sure that

you will do well." After the davening a group of esteemed lay people went over to

Rav Yosef Chaim and respectfully asked why he chose a mourner to lead the ser-

vices on Rosh HaShana. "Perhaps you did not realize that Reb Nachum's widow was

with us today in shul. Can you imagine the grief and sorrow that she is feeling on

this day when her beloved husband was usually the chazzan? Imagine the pain she

would have suffered if someone else had davened the tefillah that her husband had

led for so many years. Therefore I sent her son to take his late father's place. I felt

that the nachas of seeing her son at the bima might in some way mitigate her pain.

We are admonished by the Torah to be sensitive to the needs of a widow, and that

appointing Reb Nachum's son to daven outweighed the law that prohibits a

mourner from leading the tefillah on Yom Tov.

Good Shabbos,

Rabbi Cohen

SPONSORSHIPS

KIDDUSH

We are still looking for a sponsor for Kiddush this week.

To sponsor, please contact the office after Shabbos.

SEUDAH SHLISHIS

Holly and Terry Magady sponsored Seudah Shlishis last week in

honor of their son-in-law, Shlomo Meyers.

LEARNING

We are still looking for a sponsor for Learning this week.

To sponsor, please contact the office after Shabbos.

SECURITY

We are still looking for a sponsor for Security this week.

To sponsor, please contact the office after Shabbos.

TEEN MINYAN!

Richard and Beverly Horowitz are sponsoring this week’s Teen

Minyan!

POPupSWAPmeet: Do you have old clothes you never wear? Old

toys or stuff piling up in the corner? Do you want an opportunity to

sell your items? Are you hoping to look through AMAZING deals for

some new stuff? The Community Shul is SO excited to announce

our first ever POPupSWAPmeet. Make sure to read the flyer in the

back of shul to see how it works and find out if you will be a dona-

tor or a buyer! All donations are tax deductible. Email

Miryum@thecommunityshul.com for more details or to donate!

NEW SHALOM BAYIS SERIES

BEGINS NEXT WEEK! RSVP NECESSARY!

THANK YOU

-Bijan Ghanouni for donating extra fruits & vegetables to the shul.

-Ben and Karol Schwartzman for delivering this week’s Tomchei Shabbos

route!

MAZEL TOV -Mazel Tov to Max Glaser on his recent engagement!

-Mazel Tov to Yaeli Braverman on her recent engagement!

COMMUNITY SHUL CLASSES

KITZUR & COFFEE Taught by Rabbi Cohen on Sunday at 9am in the seminar room on ‘The

Laws of Candle-lighting’. ON this Sunday

KIRUV KOLLEL WITH MICHAEL ABRAMSON On Sundays at 8:45 am in the library.

We will cover Gemara, the Six Constant Mitzvahs, Hilchos Kiruv, the halachos of mon-

ey, and dikduk. Basic Hebrew reading skills required. ON this Sunday

JEWISH HISTORY: Justin Levi’s Don’t know much about History class is a hit! Sundays, 7:30 PM in the

Seminar Room. (Coed). OFF this Sunday

GEMARA Rabbi Cohen’s 6:50 am Gemara class is learning Gemara Sotah 23b—“the

differences between men and women” Only 4 pages to go to finish. Next tractate

Sanhedrin.

RAMBAM: Join Dr. Arnie Ross, Dr. Michel Mazouz, and Marshall Jaffe for a 7:30 am

Rambam class in the Seminar Room.

MISHNA BRURA Rabbi Cohen’s 8:30am Mishna Brura class will be learning “Laws of

Candle-lighting”.

The Best Pirkei Avos Class in the City—Bar None! Come and hear Howard Witkin

as he analyzes and explains with clarity and relevance the classic work “Ethics of the

Fathers”. Thursday at noon in the Library.

THE BEER SHIUR FOR MEN: Taught by Rabi Cohen. Come imbibe thirst quenching

beer & soul satisfying Torah on the Parsha to be shared at your Shabbos table. Thurs-

days 8:00 pm, Maariv to follow at 9:00 PM. ON this Thursday.

SHABBOS DAY LEARNING

WOMEN’S EXPLANATORY SERVICE Led by female leaders in the community, this

special women’s explanatory service will take place EVERY OTHER WEEK from 10:30-

11:25am. ON this Shabbos.

Deborah’s Dvar: Shabbos morning at 11:25 in the seminar room, taught by Deborah

Wosner. ON this Shabbos.

What does Hashem Want From You?: Come hear the direct answer! Taught by

Michael Abramson at 11:30 on Shabbos morning in the library. This week: “What

does Hashem ask of you?” ON this Shabbos

Parshas Mishpatim: Introduction to Jewish civil and criminal law. Basic Hebrew

reading skills helpful. On Shabbos afternoon, 30 minutes before Mincha, taught by

Michael Abramson. ON this shabbos

The Genius Teachings of Rav Yaakov Weinberg: Rabbi Markman will be teaching a

new series on the life and teachers of Rabbi Yaacov Weinberg, the Rebbe and older

brother to Rabbi Noach Weinberg. Each week class will be 15 min before Mincha. ON

this Shabbos

Flyer creds: Ross Begun