Tearing Keriyah at the Kosel
Keriya כותל
Leave of Absence
To the Esteemed members of Ahavas Shalom, I began my association with this great Kehilla one week after its founding in 1999. In 2013 I took on the chairmanship of Beis Medrash Ahavas Shalom, and I am very proud of how our kehilla has grown during these past few years. I have documented this growth [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Sukkos 5781
Shabbos Newsletter Sukkos 5781 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30 and 18:08. Reminder that Maariv on Friday night might be as early as 20 minutes after sunset (18:46). Full Sukkos schedule is available either in the Tishrei 5781 calendar or the Sukkos Schedule Mincha is now at 13:00 and 20 minutes before sunset, and will remain [...]
Protected In the Sukkah
From the Desk of the Chairman We are about to enter our Sukkos, our annual reminder that Hashem runs the world and protects us 24/7. We experience this protection first-hand in our flimsy Sukkos, and then bring that thought back with us into our reinforced concrete homes. Some people in the Holy Land recently declared [...]
Halacha Shiur – Siman 651- Hilchos Lulav 2
Halacha Shiur on holding the Lulav with Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash.
Levayah of Mrs. Zahava Friedman Z”L
Funeral of Mrs. Zahava Friedman on Erev Shabbos at the Beit Shemesh Municipal Cemetery.
The Ultimate Source
Our world is being turned upside down. Regardless of what “side” you are on (e.g. masks, no masks, lockdowns, no lockdowns, etc.), one thing is certain: Hashem is directing this and it is for a reason and the ultimate purpose of this is directly related to the Jews. I have read from a very respected [...]
Shabbos Newsletter Parshas Haazinu and Yom Kippur 5781
Shabbos Newsletter Haazinu/Yom Kippur 5781 Reminders: Mincha Erev Shabbos at 13:30 and 18:17. Many times in the Tishrei 5781 calendar have been updated and corrected. Please ensure you download the latest calendar. Mincha is now at (approximately) 13:00 and 20 minutes before sunset, and will remain at these times through Rosh Chodesh. Mazel Tov to [...]
Shabbos Shuva Drasha 5781
Rav Avrohom Baruch Zachariash gives his Shabbos Shuva Drasha* *a bit early so that people who might not make it to the synagogue on Shabbos can hear the drasha.
Yom Kippur 5781 Schedule
View the Yom Kippur 5781 Schedule Designed in A4 format for easy printing and display on your wall.