SHABBOS SCHEDULE

FRIDAY DECEMBER 21

4:30 pm Candle Lighting

4:35 pm Mincha/Maariv

Toras Chaim—’The Scream’—R’ Cohen

5:23 pm Krias Shema (earliest)

SHABBOS DECEMBER 22

8:25 am ‘Why all the “brew ha! ha!” over liquors?’ —R’ Cohen

8:45 am Shacharis

9:24 am Krias Shema (latest time—say before davening)

9:30 am Krias HaTorah—Elchonon Cohen

10:15 am ‘Erlichkeit (integrity) - A forgotten Jewish trait’—R’ Cohen

11:00 am(ish) Kiddush

11:25 am ‘Vayechi: Overcoming our Inner Hypocrite’—Deborah Wosner

11:30 am What does Hashem want from you?—Michael Abramson

11:30 am ‘Ayin Hara—Outlook or Insight?’—R’ Cohen

3:45 pm ‘Kabbalah and Money: Ohr Hachaim on Parshas Mishaptim’ - Mi-

chael Abramson

4:00 pm ‘How much of an effort do you really need to make?’—R’ Markman

4:15 pm Mincha

4:45 pm Seudah Shlishis—Shlomo Meyers

5:30 pm Maariv

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

SUN DECEMBER 23—FRI DECEMBER 28

7:00/8:00 am Sun Shachris

6:00/7:30 am Mon-Fri Shachris

6:06 am Earliest Tallis

9:25 am Latest Shema

10:14 am Latest Shachris

12:18 pm Earliest Mincha

4:40 pm Mincha/Maariv

1 Halacha in Kitzur Shulchan Aruch be-

tween Mincha and Maariv

9:00 pm Maariv

4:33 pm Candlelighting (Shemos)

4:38 pm Fri Mincha/Maariv

KIDS’ PROGRAM:

Come join us each Shab-

bos! The program is coordi-

nated by Miryum Cohen.

Children under 5, Daven

and play in the annex with

Morah Jackie.

Boys - Play games from 8:45

-10am and then daven

and learn Parsha with

Elchonon Cohen from 10-

11. Girls - play from 9-10,

daven from 10-10:20, have

Kiddush, and then learn

Parsha until 11

The Community Shul 1417 S. Doheny Dr.

rabbicohen@thecommunityshul.com

miryum@thecommunityshul.com

424.354.4130

thecommunityshul.com

Rabbi Cohen: 424.666.2326

Rabbi Moshe Cohen Community Rabbi

Justin Levi President

Jonah Light Vice President

Ed Ryaboy Gabbai

Miryum Cohen Community Director

Education Team

Michael Abramson

Avraham Gordon

Ben Elterman

Women’s Programming

Rebecca Levi

Aviva Stepen

Cookie Richards

Yehudit Garmaise

Beth Firestone

Joanie Ziff

Rbtzn Yehudit Cohen

Chessed Team

Galit Kashanian-Gol

Evey Leibow

Social Chair

Joshua Shapiro

The Boxenbaum Family Outreach Center

A place where people grow by living meaningful Torah lives.

Service OFF this Shabbos, December 22

Parshas Vayechi

Candlelighting: 4:29 PM | Shabbos ends: 5:33 PM

December 22, 2018 — 14 Tevet 5779

Vayechi—Real Prayer

Breishis 48:22 “…with my sword and my bow”

Rashi “my bow – this is prayer”

R av Simcha Zissel (1824 – 1898) a disciple of the great R. Yisroel

Salant and a foremost proponent of the Mussar movement, was

a person of extremely fragile health. In fact he was so frail, that before

Succos he would search for the smallest kosher esrog he could find, so

that he would not become tired from holding it during the waving of the

lulav! He was also accustomed to keep some cookies close to him while

he was davening in case he would faint from the exertion of standing dur-

ing the silent prayer. Nevertheless despite his condition he took a long

time to daven shemone esrei and he always prayed holding a siddur in his

hands. Once in the middle of Shachris he got up from his usual seat and

walked all the way to the back of the beis medrash where he opened a

book and began to read before returning to his place and continuing with

his davening (prayers). Afterwards the reason for this unusual behavior

became clear. R. Simcha’s siddur was missing ONE WORD and he did not

want to read this word from memory!

Good Shabbos,

Rabbi Cohen

SPONSORSHIPS

KIDDUSH

Rabbi Moshe and Judith Cohen are sponsoring Kiddush this week in hon-

our of the Yartzheit of Rabbi Cohen’s father, Julius Cohen, Zalkind ben

Chaim HaCohen. (20 Tevet) May his Neshama have an Aliyah!

SEUDAH SHLISHIS

We are still looking for a sponsor for Seudah Shlishis this week.

To sponsor, please contact the office after Shabbos.

LEARNING

Mike and Daisy Cofsky sponsored learning last week in honour of the

yartzheit of Mike’s father, Alvin Cofsky, Abbeh ben Yechezkel. (11 Tevet)

May his Neshama have an Aliyah!

SECURITY

We are still looking for a sponsor for Security this week.

To sponsor, please contact the office after Shabbos.

TEEN MINYAN!

Teen Minyan is OFF this week!

PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE: It is now TCS's policy that parents make sure

their child is up to date with state mandated vaccinations if they bring their

child to shul or to the children's program. Thank you for your cooperation to

ensure the health and welfare of all of our members and children.

NEW SHALOM BAYIS SERIES!

NEW SHALOM BAYIS SERIES—RSVP NOW!

THANK YOU

-Bijan Ghanouni for donating extra fruits & vegetables to the shul.

-Daniel Suriel for delivering this week’s Tomchei Shabbos route!

COMMUNITY SHUL CLASSES

KITZUR & COFFEE Taught by Rabbi Cohen on Sunday at 9am in the seminar room on ‘The

Laws of Candle-lighting’. ON this Sunday

KIRUV KOLLEL WITH MICHAEL ABRAMSON On Sundays at 8:45 am in the library.

We will cover Gemara, the Six Constant Mitzvahs, Hilchos Kiruv, the halachos of mon-

ey, and dikduk. Basic Hebrew reading skills required. ON this Sunday

JEWISH HISTORY: Justin Levi’s Don’t know much about History class is a hit! Sundays, 7:30 PM in the

Seminar Room. (Coed). OFF this Sunday

GEMARA Rabbi Cohen’s 6:50 am Gemara class is learning Gemara Sotah 23b—“the

differences between men and women” Only 4 pages to go to finish. Next tractate

Sanhedrin.

RAMBAM: Join Dr. Arnie Ross, Dr. Michel Mazouz, and Marshall Jaffe for a 7:30 am

Rambam class in the Seminar Room.

MISHNA BRURA Rabbi Cohen’s 8:30am Mishna Brura class will be learning “Laws of

Candle-lighting”.

The Best Pirkei Avos Class in the City—Bar None! Come and hear Howard Witkin

as he analyzes and explains with clarity and relevance the classic work “Ethics of the

Fathers”. Thursday at noon in the Library.

THE BEER SHIUR FOR MEN: Taught by Rabi Cohen. Come imbibe thirst quenching

beer & soul satisfying Torah on the Parsha to be shared at your Shabbos table. Thurs-

days 8:00 pm, Maariv to follow at 9:00 PM. ON this Thursday.

SHABBOS DAY LEARNING

WOMEN’S EXPLANATORY SERVICE Led by female leaders in the community, this

special women’s explanatory service will take place EVERY OTHER WEEK from 10:30-

11:25am. OFF this Shabbos.

Deborah’s Dvar: Shabbos morning at 11:25 in the seminar room, taught by Deborah

Wosner. ON this Shabbos.

What does Hashem Want From You?: Come hear the direct answer! Taught by

Michael Abramson at 11:30 on Shabbos morning in the library. This week: “What

does Hashem ask of you?” ON this Shabbos

Kabbalah and Money: Ohr Hachaim on Parshas Mishpatim. Basic Hebrew reading

skills helpful. On Shabbos afternoon, 30 minutes before Mincha, taught by Michael

Abramson. ON this shabbos

The Genius Teachings of Rav Yaakov Weinberg: Rabbi Markman will be teaching a

new series on the life and teachers of Rabbi Yaacov Weinberg, the Rebbe and older

brother to Rabbi Noach Weinberg. Each week class will be 15 min before Mincha. ON

this Shabbos Flyer creds: Ross Begun

Halachic Bulletin

Rav Moshe Feinstein writes in Igros Moshe Yoreh

Deah 3:147:2 that if a dead person is cremated,

either because they requested this, or even if

their children had this done to them, their ashes

should not be buried in a Jewish cemetery. More-

over ashes of any niftar never need to be buried.