Heights Jewish Center Synagogue Posts
- Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Appel on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Elazar Simcha this Shabbos. Mazel Tov to the grandparents Harold and Faige Males.
- Mazel Tov to our Yomim Noraim Chazan, Rabbi Simcha Mann and his wife, on the upcoming wedding of their daughter Dassah this Sunday evening.
- One may get a haircut and shave today l’kovod Shabbos even though Lag B’Omer is not until Sunday. The other Sefira customs are only lifted on Sunday morning.
- Mincha this evening is at 6:50 PM. As this time, there is no later erev Shabbos minyan.
- Note to those who don’t show up on Shabbos morning at 9AM sharp: Morning Z’man Krias Shema is at 9:51AM this Shabbos and getting earlier and earlier now.
- The Shul’s Lag B’Omer picnic is taking place behind the shul this Sunday May 6, from noon to 3pm. We would love to see you there.
- Mincha-Maariv during the week is at 8:15PM. Daf Yomi precedes it at 7:30PM.
- This Shabbos at Shalosh Seudos there will be a siyum on Masechta Chagigah and Seder Moed.
- The Daf Yomi shiur will be starting Masechta Yevamos (and Seder Nashim) on Sunday morning at 7:15AM.
- Don’t forget to check the website, www.hjcs.org, and the shul’s blog http://blog.hjcs.org for updates.
Early candle lighting 6:59 PM
Regular candle lighting 8:09 PM
Mincha-Kabalas Shabbos 6:50 PM
Saturday, May 5 (Emor)
Parsha class 8:30 AM
Shacharis 9:00 AM
Latest Shema 9:51 AM
Navi class 7:30 PM
Mincha-Shalosh Seudos-Ma’ariv 8:00 PM
Shabbos ends 9:18 PM
Sunday, May 6 (Lag B’Omer)
Daf Yomi catch-up 7:15 AM
Shacharis 8:00 AM
Daf Yomi 7:30 PM
Mincha-Ma’ariv 8:15 PM
Gemara class 6:15 AM
Shacharis 6:55 AM
Daf Yomi 7:30 PM
Mincha-Ma’ariv 8:15 PM
Gemara class 6:15 AM
Shacharis 6:55 AM
Learning these gemaras about one hand being tamei while the other hand is tahor, u’kidomeh, I cannot help but remember the tension of the two weeks before erev Pesach, when parts of the house were Kosher L’Pesach, while other areas were full of chometz. The tension involved in getting the children to understand those boundaries, not to mention their father, is by far my least favorite part of the entire Passover experience. In fact, Pesach becomes easy and enjoyable once everything is Pesachdik. Imagine going through all of YomTov with this half-and-half existence! I simply cannot imagine how much more tense this Tahara experience described in Chagigah must have been.
I can truly believe that the people who lived in that era were of a higher spiritual stature, if they could go through a Yom–Tov in Yerushalayim, follow these rules, and still experience Simchas Yom–Tov and come away uplifted and in one piece.
(I realize that this insight says more about me than it does about the Gemara in Chagigah.)
Comments closedHello everyone,
The schedule for the coming week follows the announcements. Please read the announcements. It’s not just the usual.
- Early Friday evening davening begins this week. Mincha this Friday is at 6:45pm sharp. Please remember to count sefira at home after dark.
- Mincha-Maariv throughout the week will be at 8:05PM, preceded by Daf Yomi at 7:20PM. We would love to see you there. Why daven elsewhere?
- The shul is having a Lag B’Omer picnic this year, on Sunday May 6 from noon to 3pm, at Purvis Park behind the shul. Please, please, PLEASE leave a message at the shul office at 382-1958 or email the office at office@hjcs.org to make your reservations. Invite a friend too. The people who are preparing everything need a tally by Monday April 30 to get a sense of what they need to buy. Great food for sale and music, activities and games for the kids.
- The shul’s website http://www.hjcs.org/ is up and running, with information updated constantly by the shul’s webmaster, Neil Parks.
- The shul is also starting a blog, accessible via the website at http://blog.hjcs.org/ or thru http://heightsjewish.blogspot.com.
- Halachic good news: Since Lag B’Omer is on Sunday this year, one may get a haircut on Friday May 4; two days earlier, L’Kovod Shabbos. (SA OC 493:2 Rama)
- Thinking ahead to Shavuos: Of course, the shul is open Shavuos night for learning. I would love to hear from anyone who has ideas for topics for Shiurim. Please email me any suggestions you may have.
Have a Good Shabbos,
Rabbi Davidovich
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Friday evening, April 27
Early candle lighting 6:53 PM
Regular candle lighting 8:01 PM
Mincha-Kabalas Shabbos 6:45 PM
Saturday, April 28 (Acharei Mos-Kedoshim)
Parsha class 8:30 AM
Shacharis 9:00 AM
Latest Shema 9:56 AM
Navi class 7:25 PM
Mincha-Shalosh Seudos-Ma’ariv 7:55 PM
Shabbos ends 9:10 PM
Sunday, April 29
Daf Yomi catch-up 7:15 AM
Shacharis 8:00 AM
Daf Yomi 7:20 PM
Mincha-Ma’ariv 8:05 PM
Monday-Thursday, April 30-May 3
Gemara class 6:15 AM
Shacharis 6:55 AM
Daf Yomi 7:20 PM
Mincha-Ma’ariv 8:05 PM
Friday, May 4
Gemara class 6:15 AM
Shacharis 6:55 AM
Welcome one and all to HJC’s new blog. It will be a mixture of shul announcements and personal thoughts, the occasional dvar Torah and insight on whatever interests me. Thanks to Neil Parks, the shul’s webmaster, for his work on the website hjcs.org and this new blog. Your comments are welcome at rabbi@hjcs.org.
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