וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת כָּל עֵשֶׂב זֹרֵעַ זֶרַע אֲשֶׁר עַל פְּנֵי כָל הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת כָּל הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ פְרִי עֵץ זֹרֵעַ זָרַע לָכֶם יִהְיֶה לְאָכְלָה And God said: 'Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the [...]
Below is the schedule for Simchas Torah/Shemini Atzeres. Mazel Tov to Eliyahu Jacobs, who will be honored this year with Chosson Bereishis. Shemini Atzeres שמחת תורה Candle Lighting 17:31 17:51 הדלקת נרות Mincha 17:54 מנחה ב' Sheki’a 18:11 שקיעה Ma’ariv 18:41 מעריב Shacharis 07:45 שחרית Shochane Ad 08:10 שוכן עד Latest Shema – MA/GRA 08:50/09:35 [...]
Congratulations to the following winners of the Ahavas Shalom Summer 2014 Raffle: 5000nis: A. Eisenberg 1000nis: M. Schoemann Water Filter: S. Solway Kelaty Rugs: Y. Lowenstein 500nis Einit: Y. Benjamin Shear Beauty: Tova Levy Halevi'im: N. Lubetsky Shatnez Testing: C. Nissan 250nis Einit: Y. Golovenchick Holy Bagel: B. Dudov
The following drasha was given by Rabbi Akiva Teichtal on Leil Shabbos, Chol Hamoed Sukkos, 10-Oct-14. Good Shabbos, good Succos and good Shmita! So many sevens... Two questions come to mind regarding Sukkah and Shabbos: We celebrate Shabbos in order to show our emunah in the creation of the world ex-nihilo. The one who keeps [...]
Rav Avraham Baruch Zachariash gives some thoughts on the Sukkah (as well as the new Ahavas Shalom extension) during the 15th Annual Ahavas Shalom Simchas Beis Hashoeva.
Sukkkos 5775 Newsletter in PDF format Reminders: Sukkah March begins Sukkos day at 16:25 1st Shacharis during Chol Hamoed has been changed to 06:35 due to the lateness of sunrise. 3rd Mincha on Shabbos is now at 18:00 Shabbos Shiur from Rabbi Moshe Dovid Cohen immediately after Mincha New shiurim on Shmitta available online at [...]
As we move forward from Yom Kippur to Sukkos, from that angelic high to being practical people having human Simchas hachag, we find it difficult to find the way to do it. As we look back at the yomim hanora’im that just passed, probably the most outstanding idea that becomes clear every year is that [...]
המעבר מהימים הנוראים המרוממים לחג הסוכות עם שמחת החג הגשמית שלו, הוא מעבר קשה לעיתים. במבט לאחור על הימים הנוראים – רעיון אחד נותר חקוק בליבנו– הקב"ה הוא אכן מלכנו, ואנחנו עומדים, קטנים, לפניו. חז"ל לימדו אותנו שאחת הסיבות לישיבתינו בסוכה היא לפטור אותנו מחובת הגלות – אם אכן נתחייבנו בה. אחד מהדברים אשר אנחנו [...]
Yom Kippur to Sukkos Schedule 5775 in PDF format Erev Yom Kippur ערב יום הכיפורים Selichos 06:05, 07:00, 8:00 סליחות Shacharis 06:20, 07:15, 8:15 שחרית Mincha 13:00, 14:00, 14:45 מנחה Candle Lighting 17:46 18:06 הדלקת נרות Tefilah Zaka 17:50 תפילה זכה Kol Nidre 18:10 כל נדרי Start of Fast 18:23 התחלת הצום Sheki’a 18:25 שקיעה [...]
When Rosh Hashanah is ushered in, there is an excitement about greeting of our Melech, the King of Kings, an opportunity to be close to royalty. Yet when we think of Hashem’s power to see us inside and out, we become frightened because we realize that He will see our shortcomings and faults. As we [...]
