SHABBOS MEVORCHIM SHIMINI BAR MITZVAH  YEHUDA GRAMA

This week:
Kehilat Mogen David
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5775 * 2015
SHIMINI
SHABBOS MEVORCHIM
BAR MITZVAH  YEHUDA GRAMA
April 17-23, 2015
28 NISAN – 4 IYAR
Weekly Prayer Schedule
EREV SHABBOS APRIL 17
Shacharis
Mincha
Light Candles
6:30am
6:30pm
7:08pm
SHABBOS MEVORCHIM April 18
Shiur/ R’Grama
Shacharis
Mincha
Arvit
Havdalah
8:55am
9:15am
6:50pm
8:02pm
8:07pm
Shacharis Rosh Chodesh Sun
Yom Hashoah Program
Mincha
8:00am
9:30am
7:15pm
Shacharis Rosh Chodesh Mon
Mincha
6:30am
7:15pm
Shacharis Tues
Mincha
6:30am
7:15pm
Shacharis Yom Hazikaron Wed
Mincha
6:30am
7:15pm
Shacharis Yom Haatzma’ut Thurs
Mincha
6:30am
7:15pm
Erev Shabbos April 24
Shacharis Fri
Mincha
Light Candles
6:30am
6:30pm
7:13pm
Important Halalhic Times
Earliest Talit & Tefillin
Last Time for Shema
Last time for Shacharis
Earliest time for Mincha
5:35am
9:37am
10:43am
1:28pm
This week: we Thank our Sponsors
Kiddush is sponsored by Rabbi Daniel and Ruthy Grama in
honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Yehuda.
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Haim and Helen Dayan in
memory of the Hazkarah of his father Avraham ben Roza,
This past, Thursday April 16, was Yom Hashoah. Please join us
at Mogen David this Sunday April 19 for a Special Program
dedicated to the 6 Million Martyrs in Commemoration of this
solemn and significant day.
We thank our sponsors and co-sponsors of the program:
Marty & Evelyn Pollack, in memory of their parents who survived the
Holocaust, Israel & Helen Pollack z’l and Isaac & Irene Katz z’l, Mount
Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries; Naomi Silbermintz & Soheila
Weitz, Anonymous
Kollel and Classes
are Sponsored by Avy and Sandra Azeroual;
dedicated in memory of Ada bat Hanna Azeroual;
and dedication to the memory of
JACK E. GINDI and
ESKANDAR RASHIDI DOOST ‫יעקב בן ר" שמעון‬
APRIL 19-23
Weekday Classes Mon – Fri
7:30am Daily- Chok L’Israel (daily) w/H.Dayan
WEEKLY CLASSES
8:45am Chok L’Israel w/H.Dayan
9:00am Daf Yomi w/R’Baalhaness
9:30am Guide to Belief w/David Sacks
CLASS at Pico Café - w/R’Elias
MON
WED
12pm LUNCH & LEARN w/R’Elias
EVENING CLASSES
Sun – Thurs
9:00pm Daf Yomi w/R’Baalhanes
Mon
7:15pm Gemara w/R’Moses
Mon
9:00pm Gemara w/R’Grama
Mon – Thurs
8:00pm beginners Gemara w/R’Raffi
Mon – Thurs
9:00pm Class w’ R’Daniel Cavalier
SUN
IN MEMORIAM: APRIL 17-23 / 28 NISAN - 4 IYAR
Louis Weller, Charlotte Chouaiki, Jacob Barens, Rose Socol,
Bessie Perkins, Robert Blaugrund, Neil Harvey Gutman,
Marjorie Belle Maron, Gladys Mae Maron, Samuel L. Shuman,
Evelyn Pepper, Sadie Alperson, Meir Lifson, Feige Scherer,
Zoltan Spitzer, Rose Kravitz, Binem Wrubel, Israel Wrubel,
Jacob Wrubel, Malka Wrubel, Frymet Blavat Wrubel & Hanna
REFUAH SHLEIMAH:
Please call the office. We will gladly add any Name to the
list below; so they may be included in our prayers,
that each one may be granted a Refuah Shleimah.
Cantor Leopold Szneer
Rochel bat Miriam
Mordechai ben Simcha
Shahla Chaya bat Shoshana
Efriam ben Ida
Esther bat Chana
Avraham ben Dolat
Matana bat Rachel
Raphael David ben Ella
Habiba bat Rahel
Ruven ben Raisel
Elana bat Rachel
Shlomo ben Raizel
Bracha Hena bat Rivka
Levi Yakov ben Maytal Ha’Kohen
Rachel bat Chana
Shimon Dov ben Shifra
Rebbeca bat Sarah
Aaron Yosef ben Chana
Mary Ellen bat Sarah
Haim Menacham ben Hena Raizel
Linda bat Sarah
Moshe Mordechai ben Rachel
Rivkah bas Chemda
Baruch Pelech ben Chana
Eitan ben Sorah
Randy ben Sarah
Yoel ben Avraham Ha’Kohen
Chai ben Sarinah
Kehilat Mogen David ∙ 9717 West Pico Blvd, Los Angeles,90035 ∙ 310-556-5609 ∙ www.mogen-david.org ∙ [email protected]
Gabriel Elias, Rabbi ∙ Daniel Grama, Rabbi ∙ Alex Katz, Cantor ∙ Yehuda Moses, Rabbi ∙ Michael Abraham, Rabbi∙Cantor ∙ Phil Seelig-Haim Dayan, co-Presidents
ERUV: Please check the Eruv status each week before Candle Lighting : www.laeruv.com or 877-ERUV-INFO
PLEASE JOIN US ON SHABBOS TAZRIA - METZORA FOR A SCHOLAR-in-RESIDENCE PROGRAM WITH
RABBI DANIEL FELDMAN. Drasha following Shacharis, Pre - Mincha Shiur at 6:00pm, Dvar Torah @ Seuda Shilishis
APRIL
HAPPY ☺ BIRTHDAY
Dan Banafsheha, Isaac Venouziou,
Aliza Nissanoff, Joshua Sherman,
Janey Herskovitz, Meir Blum,
Yoel Halpern, Melissa Rbibo
APRIL
HAPPY ♥ ANNIVERSARY
Aaron & Maricel Brownstein,
David & Michelle Silver,
Michael & Lisa Wolf,
Michael & Daniella Alyeshmerni,
Reuben & Miriam Robin,
Jonathan & Natalie Ravanshenas
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING COMING IN JUNE
The election of the Board of Directors will take place
at the June Annual General Meeting. Date to be
determined.
Please make plans to attend.
PLEASE NOTE: only paid members are allowed to
attend the meeting and are eligible to vote.
Sincerely,
CMD Nominating Committee
SUMMER CAMP KMD JUNE 22 – AUGUST 7. 1/2 or FULL DAY AVAILABLE AGES 2-5 Summer Fun, Special Programs, Pizza,
And More! co-directors: MOJGAN and KAYLA at [email protected] or [email protected]
Registration for LA SPORTS WORLD SUMMER CAMP 2015 Offering sports and weekly activities; each day begins with Shacharit davening! Special: 2
WEEK GIRL'S SPORTS CAMP! Same programs & activities with separate counselors and facilities.
3 sessions available, call David Ouaknine at 424-258-5279 or [email protected]
SUMMER 2015 MJ SPORTS CAMP June 22-Aug 21, 2015 Boys & Girls Ages 2-6 & 7-13. Summer Schedule 9am-3pm.
New Location at 1046 S. Robertson Blvd. LA. Info call Michael Karpeles or Jonathan Ravanshenas; 310-497-4923 or 323-395-2479
www.MJSportsCamp.com or [email protected]
SAVE THE DATE Watch for these UPCOMING EVENTS
Bnei Akiva: Shabbat April 18: City-Snif Saad meets 6:15pm at Yavneh; Snif Shluchot meets 6:30pm at Beth Jacob; walking groups leave Circle
Park at 6pm. April 22nd: Bnei Akiva LA Community Yom Hazikaron/Yom Ha'atzmaut Ceremony & Celebration at Beth Jacob. Doors open at
6:30pm For more Bnei Akiva info call: Eyal 310-220-1459
Moshava Malibu Orthodox sleepaway Summer Camp; West coast. Sign up today; call 855-MOSHAVA or www.moshavamalibu.org
NCSY Save the Date! Spring Regional 2015 May 29th-31st! Summer Programs available. Visit summer.ncsy.org for program info.
Open Registration for OU Israel Free Spirit: Taglit-Birthright Israel trips. Free for men & women ages 18-26 Options include single gender Orthodox
trips, coed modern Orthodox trips, and general trips for unaffiliated applicants. info at www.israelfreespirit.com
REBIRTH OF THE MODERN CITY OF BEIT EL, Sun, April 19, 4pm. Rabbi Yehuda Bohrer, hosted by Tali & Seth Merewitz, 400 S. Sycamore Ave 90036.
R’Bohrer is a founder of Beit El and a renowned scholar of biblical archaeology in Israel. *email [email protected] for a parking permit
Beit Hillel Shabbaton, May 8-11, 2015. “Contemporary Challenges facing Modern Orthodoxy in Israel and the Diaspora” Dr. Pnina Neuwirth, Rav Ronen
Neuwirth, Dr. Michal Tikochinsky, Rabbanit Oshra Koren, Rav Tzvi Koren
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martyrs. Although it is unfortunate that our shul hasn’t been full for this event in the past we are hopeful that every member
and friend will be in attendance this Sunday morning at 9:30 am. It is altogether fitting that we keep the memory of the
martyrs alive.
Many events in our history have highlighted the distinction between the pure and the impure. Our Egyptian experience, the
Hadrianic persecutions, the Christian Inquisition, the Crusades, the expulsions from country after country, and now the rise
of anti Semitism throughout the globe is once again threatening our very existence. It is difficult enough to maintain the
purity of Judaism in our individual lives. The pressures of society and the exigencies of earning a parnasah place
formidable obstacles in the path of observance of Torah. The Jewish victims represented purity, goodness and holiness.
Their assailants, often wearing the insignia of religion, were impurity incarnate.
But the Shoah is without precedent. Hitler, (ysvz), was never excommunicated by the Catholic Church, with which he made
a formal concordant. The Nazi doctors, presumably the most “civilized” professionals in Europe, instituted the “killing
factories” for “sound” ideological reasons. There was universal collusion. The local population were Hitler’s willing
executioners. All represented human depravity and impurity at its worst.
Although the victims were not all saints and included Jews who were both committed and uncommitted to their Judaism, all
were pure and holy. The murderous oppressor made the distinction between the impure and the pure manifest. And the
Church has not yet done complete teshuvah, while the rest of the world is once again targeting our people.
Good Shabbos
Rabbi Gabe Elias