This week: Kehilat Mogen David Shabbat Shekalim Feb 13-29, 2015 Birchat Hachodesh Weekly Prayer Schedule EREV SHABBOS Light Candles Mincha SHABBOS Shiur R’Grama Ashkenazi Minyan Mincha Ma’ariv Havdalah Shacharis SUNDAY Mon – Fri Rosh Chodesh Thus & Fri MINCHA Sun – Thurs EREV SHABBOS Feb 20 Light Candles Mincha Important Halalhic Times Earliest Talit & Tefillin Last Time for Shema Last time for Shacharis Earliest time for Mincha  5775 * 2015 MISHPATIM B”H 5:19pm 5:22pm 8:55am 9:15am 5:15pm 6:08pm 6:15pm 8:00am 6:30am 6:30am 5:25pm 5:26pm 5:30pm 5:55am 9:25am 10:19am 12:35pm PARASHAT TETZAVEH FRIDAY, FEB. 27 KMD Presents PRE-PURIM DINNER & COMEDY SHOW with comedian MARK SCHIFF 24-30 Shevat 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 FEB 15-19 Weekday Classes Mon – Fri 7:30am Daily- Chok L’Israel (daily) w/H.Dayan Weekly Classes SUN 8:45am Chok L’Israel w/H.Dayan 9:00am Daf Yomi w/R’Baalhaness 9:30am Guide to Belief w/David Sacks MON 7:30am CLASS at Pico Café - w/R’Elias 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 IN MEMORIAM: FEB 13-19 / 24-30 Shevat Jack Green, Helen Hofman, Jean Kaye, Edith Milrad, Eliyahu ben Shlomo HaCohen, Evelyn Zinger, Louis Bulka, Max Davidson, Frances Stein, Ben Winett, MINCHA 5:30pm/ Sit-down DINNER catered by Lieder's 6:30pm; OPEN BAR for adults sponsored by Aaron Robin & Family, specialty drinks by "Mr. Bartender" professionals CHILDERN WELCOME & Child care for kid's 3-12 in the school building; includes Special kid's buffet and counselors under Mogen David Youth Director, Johnathan Ravanshenas Reservations on-line only at: WWW.MOGENDAVIDLA.COM Members-Adult : $40 per person; Kids: $12 per person Non-Member Adults: $45 per person What are your kids doing this summer? SUMMER CAMP KMD JUNE 22 – AUGUST 7 1/2 DAY or FULL DAY AVAILABLE AGES 2-5 SUMMER FUN IN THE SUN, SINGING, DANCING, COOKING, PLANTING, SWIMMING, SPORTS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS, PIZZA, AND MORE! CO-DIRECTORS: MOJGAN and KAYLA at [email protected] [email protected] (WIZENFELD) LINSON HAPPY ☺ BIRTHDAY: FEBRUARY Shelly Markman, Evelyn Pollack, Kevin Gres, Mark Hecht, Aaron Hecht, Liorah Namvar, Audrey Toledano, Sivan Karz, Rebecca Marciano HAPPY REFUAH SHLEIMAH: Please call the office to add any Name needing your prayers. We will gladly list those names to be included in our prayers, so that each one may be granted a Refuah Shleimah. Cantor Leopold Szneer Mordechai ben Simcha Efriam ben Ida Avraham ben Dolat Raphael David ben Ella Ruven ben Raisel Shlomo ben Raizel Levi Yakov Hakohen ben Maytal Shimon Dov ben Shifra Aaron Yosef ben Chana Haim Menacham ben Hena Raizel Moshe Mordechai ben Rachel Baruch Pelech ben Chana Eitan ben Sorah Randy Stone Yoel ben Avraham Ha’Kohen Rochel bat Miriam Shahla Chaya bat Shoshana Esther bat Chana Matana bat Rachel Habiba bat Rahel Elana bat Rachel Bracha Hena bat Rivka Rachel bat Chana Rebbeca bat Sarah Mary Ellen Brett Linda Russo Rivkah bas Chemda ♥ ANNIVERSARY in FEBRUARY Leonard & Frieda Korobkin, David & Nourian Bollag, Rafael & Silvia Maya, Victor Mellon & Chavee Lerer, Levi & Shterny Plotkin, Dan & Jessica Krief, Nissim and Rivkah Afriat This week: Kiddush and Seudah Shlishit are sponsored by the Shul 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 Jewish Genetic Disease Screening Sunday Feb 22 9:30am-2:00pm Get Screened LA, disease screening event at Beth Jacob Congregation Sunday Feb 22, 2015 9:30am-2:00pm. Affordable with any CA insurance (out of state insurance or no insurance, call Nancy Citrin at 404312-4892 to discuss costs.) Space is limited, reserve your pre-registered spot today. We thank Beth Jacob Congregation for hosting this screening, in partnership with, Congregation Mogen David, B’nai David-Judea, and Young Israel Century City OU KOSHER FOR PASSOVER RALPHS MARKET TOURS MAR 12—Pico/Beverwil & La Brea/3rd; MAR 19—Beverly Blvd/Doheny JVS and The Ezra Network can help you conduct an effective job search. The Ezra Network an initiative of the Jewish Federation LA in partnership with Jewish Family Service, Bet-Tzedek Legal Services and Jewish Vocational Service offers a FREE synagogue-based program with career coaching and resources to lead you through your next step in your job search campaign including interview techniques, resume development, networking strategies and career branding. To schedule an appointment with a JVS career coach call: (323) 761-8888 x 8998 and for more info go to: www.JewishLA.org/Ezra WED: EZRA Network, Jewish Family free social services @ KMD— for appointments call: Rochelle, Soc’l Worker 323-229-0235; Giselle, Jobs 323-761-8888 X8998; Emily, Legal Counslr 323-549-5827 SAVE THE DATE Watch for these UPCOMING EVENTS Bnei Akiva Events: Moshava Malibu in Running Springs, CA; Info-application at www.moshavamalibu.org or call 855-MOSHAVA. Shabbat Feb. 14 SNIF Shluchot 4:30pm at Beth Jacob; walking group leaves Circle Park 4:00pm. Upcoming Events: Motzei Shabbat, Feb. 14 City - V'Za'Ch Movie Night for 6th-8th graders, 7pm at YICC. Feb 20-22: High School Ski Shabbaton in Big Bear. March 7th @ 8:30pm: Join Bnei Akiva of Los Angeles at The Wiltern for Erev Gevura as we honor the work of IsraAID. Info/RSVP: www.bneiakivala.org; call: Eyal 310-220-1459 NCSY Summer Programs are filling up fast, Visit summer.ncsy.org for info. Save the date! Feb 22 is NCSY / JSU 5K run for Jewish Education! Get Jewish Divorce Justice benefit screening of the acclaimed Israeli film “Gett – The Trial of Viviane Amsalem” Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 10:00am, Laemmle Royal Theatre 11523 Santa Monica Blvd. Panel discussion after film. Purchase tickets at getjewishdivorce.org 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 Sun. Mar 22, 10:30am-12:00 OU’s Womens Torah Network presents a 30 minute chevruta and 1 hour shiur with S-I-R Shoshana Schechter, Assistant Professor of Bible and Director of the Mechina program, Stern College, NY. At YULA Girls School, $18 p/p, $10 p/p for students, includes breakfast buffet. RSVP: [email protected] or 310-229-9000 ext 200 WE ARE STILL MISSING DATABASE INFO FROM MANY OF OUR MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES DVAR TORAH – MISHPATIM Please help us to update our files. Call the office or print the info form and email to the office The parsha of Mishpatim contains a wide variety of laws designed to govern the conduct of one man towards another and the penalties for violating these ordinances. It is here we realize that to know the laws of Jewish life one must know and understand their interpretations and applications. The first word of the parsha Ayleh (and these) specifies these are the statutes of Tort and Civil law. Rashi, the famous biblical commentator, states the word Ayleh teaches us that wherever the word appears it nullifies the previous portion; but when you add the letter vav (vehAyleh), it reaffirms and adds to the previous portion. What the Torah wants us to understand is, just as the Ten Commandments were given at Sinai, so these Tort and Civil laws were also given at Sinai. All the 613 mitzvot a'se and lo t'ase were given by God to Moshe and passed on to the Bnai Yisrael. Therefore, the first word and sentence of the parsha presents in capsule form its content, providing a link between the Ten Commandments and the ordinances. Mishpatim is the foundation of our social code. It contains the main points and directions for living, and touches on every phase of human life. First, it discusses the rights of persons; such as the treatment of slaves, murder, kidnapping, and personal injuries; then offences against property; and finally moral offences, including seduction, polytheism, behavior toward the weak, and the stranger, etc. Laws concerning man's duty to God are interspersed among these statutes. In Judaism, living righteously with one's fellow man is as important to God as worshipping Him. Shabbat Shalom Rabbi Gabe Elias