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This week:
Kehilat Mogen David
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B”H
5775 * 2015
TAZRIA-METZORA
April 24-30, 2015
Weekly Prayer Schedule
EREV SHABBOS APRIL 24
Mincha
Light Candles
SHABBOS April 25
Shiur/ R’Grama
Shacharis
Drasha Rabbi Daniel Feldman
S-I-R Pre - Mincha Shiur R’Feldman
Mincha
Arvit
Havdalah
6:30pm
7:13pm
8:55am
9:15am
5 – 11 IYAR
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
Shacharis Sun
Mincha
8:00am
7:20pm
Shacharis Mon
Mincha
6:30am
7:20pm
Shacharis Tues
Mincha
6:30am
7:20pm
Shacharis Wed
Mincha
6:30am
7:20pm
APRIL 26-30
Weekday Classes Mon – Fri
7:30am Daily- Chok L’Israel (daily) w/H.Dayan
WEEKLY CLASSES
8:45am Chok L’Israel w/H.Dayan
SUN
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
9:00pm Daf Yomi w/R’Baalhanes
Sun – Thurs
7:15pm Gemara w/R’Moses
Mon
9:00pm Gemara w/R’Grama
Mon
Mon – Thurs 8:00pm beginners Gemara w/R’Raffi
Mon – Thurs 9:00pm Class w’ R’Daniel Cavalier
Shacharis Thurs
Mincha
6:30am
7:20pm
IN MEMORIAM: APRIL 24-30 / 5-11 IYAR
Erev Shabbos MAY 1
Shacharis Fri
Mincha
Light Candles
6:30am
6:30pm
7:19pm
David Richard Katz, Leroy Barens, Lena Hilda Dubner,
Chaya Rifka Platt, Abram Rose, Charles Raskin,
Rachel Barnes, Esther bas Yaakov, Benjamin Jaffe
Important Halalhic Times
Earliest Talit & Tefillin
Last Time for Shema
Last time for Shacharis
Earliest time for Mincha
5:23am
9:31am
10:38am
1:25pm
6:00pm
6:57pm
8:06pm
8:12pm
SHABBOS TAZRIA - METZORA
WELCOME to SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE
RABBI DANIEL FELDMAN
Drasha following Shacharis,
Pre - Mincha Shiur at 6:00pm,
Dvar Torah @ Seuda Shilishis
This week: we Thank our Sponsors
Kiddush is sponsored by the Shul
and
Kiddush is sponsored by Yaron and Michelle Hazani in
memory of the Yahrzeit of her father, Abba ben Moshe Noah
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Zuri and Alma Barnes
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
Celebrate and Honor Jewish Heroes with the Jewish Friends of the American Armed Forces on
Shabbat Parashat Behar- B’Chukotai, Shabbos Shacharit, May 15, at 9:00am at Mogen David, followed by
community Kiddush. info at www.jfaaf.org or 310-625-3481
APRIL
HAPPY ☺ BIRTHDAY
Dana Abramson, Talia Moses,
Mark Deutsch, Eitan Karz,
Adina Nahamia
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
SAVE THE DATE SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE EVENTS
Shabbos Tazria Metzora April 24 & 25 w/Rabbi Daniel Feldman
May 8-11, 2015. "Contemporary Challenges facing Modern Orthodoxy in Israel and the Diaspora" Rabbi zvi Koren
Jewish Friends of the American Armed Forces Shabbos Behar- B'Chukotai, May 16, at 9:00am, followed by community Kiddush.
More info @ www.jfaaf.org or 310-625-3481
May 23-25 Shabbos Bamidbar - Shavuot and all night learning w/Rabbi Dr Yigal Tsaidi
SAVE THE DATE
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]
May 2nd Shabbos Acharei Mot – Kedoshim we welcome YULA 9th Grade Boys class for a Shabbaton lunch.
Moshava Malibu Orthodox sleepaway Summer Camp; West coast. Spend 4 weeks outside swimming, climbing, running, riding, and sliding into second. Don't sit at
home all summer -Sign up today; call 855-MOSHAVA or www.moshavamalibu.org
Bnei Akiva: Shabbat April 25, pm. Shabbat April 25th: City: Snif Shluchot meets at 6:30pm at Beth Jacob (walking groups LEAVE Circle Park at
6:00). Valley: Snif Tirat Tzvi meets at 6:30pm at Shaarey Zedek For more Bnei Akiva info call: Eyal 310-220-1459
Celebrate Israel’s 67th birthday Sun May 17 9:30am, with a one mile walk (walk begins at 10:00am) at Rancho Park starting & ending at the entrance to the
Celebrate Israel Festival. Register as “Mogen David’ and join the community walking in support of Israel. For security reasons, all participants MUST
register online at: http://www.celebrateisraelfestival.com/LosAngeles/en/walk
NCSY Save the Date! Spring Regional 2015 May 29th-31st! Summer Programs available. Visit summer.ncsy.org for program info
DVAR TORAH – TAZRIA - METZORA
WE ARE STILL MISSING DATABASE INFO FROM MANY OF OUR MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
Please help us to update our files. Call the office or print the info form and email to the office
The Talmudic rabbis had a very creative way of reading the Torah's text. This week's Torah portion –
Parashat Metsora - deals with the complex set of ritual laws relating to a person stricken with leprosy. In
Hebrew, the word for leprosy is "tsa'ra'at," and one who is a leper is called "metsora." On a completely different
note, the Torah also addresses the question of Rechilut or gossip, commonly known as "Lashon Hara" (evil
tongue). A more severe form of "lashon hara" is "motsi shem ra" (spreading a bad name against someone) -slander and libel, in legal terminology. Noting the similar sound between "metsora" and "motsi shem ra" (or
"motsi ra"), the rabbis concluded that one who gossips can be afflicted with leprosy. In other words, negative
speech adversely affects the very body from which it emerges.
We now bring together all that falls under the aspect of cleanness and uncleanness. We now understand that
the metsora deals with leprosy and those who are healed and those who are unable to be healed. Those
learning from their mistakes and those unable or unwilling to learn from their mistakes and thereby unhealed.
We should learn first to look inward to ourselves before pointing fingers and gossiping about others.
Good Shabbos
Rabbi Gabe Elias