Sunday 1/17 Shacharit: 7:45 and 8:30 am Mincha/Maariv: 4:35 pm
Monday 1/18 Shacharit: 6:25 and 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 4:35 pm
Tuesday 1/19 Shacharit: 6:25 and 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 4:35 pm
Wednesday 1/20 Shacharit: 6:25 and 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 4:35 pm
Thursday 1/21 Shacharit: 6:25 and 7:15 am Mincha/Maariv: 4:35 pm
Friday 1/22 Shacharit: 6:25 and 7:15 am Candle Lighting: 4:33 pm Mincha/Maariv: 4:40 pm
KINS ZOOM ROOM ID 861 811 9980 Password 7614000 Tuesday, January 19, 2021 – 12:00pm STEMM – Playing With Fire: An Overview of the Laws of Cooking and Warming Food on Shabbat with Howard Karesh
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 - 12:00pm DAYTIME DIALOGUES with RABBI MICHAEL SCHUDRICH Chief Rabbi of Poland click here for the webinar link
HALACHA OF THE WEEK:Changing the On/Off Time on a "Shabbos Clock" While the use of a "Shabbos Clock" (i.e., an electric timer) is not universally accepted [see, for example, the objections of Iggrot Moshe Orech Chaim 4:60], many people do use such devices to control electric lights and other appliances on Shabbat.
According to Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, not only is it permitted to use a "Shabbos Clock," but under certain circumstances, it is permitted to change the on/off times [Shmirat Shabbat K'hilchta 13:25].
Specifically, if the on/off times of the timer can be changed by merely mechanically sliding the indicator, then:
1. It is permitted to move the "off" time to a later time. For example, if the light was set to turn off at 4:00 pm, you can set it to turn off at 5:00 pm. 2. It is permitted to move the "on" time to a later time. For example, if the light was set to turn on at 4:00 pm, you can set it to turn on at 5:00 pm. (Under no circumstances are you allowed to turn off or on a light at an earlier time!).
If, when moving the indicator - you must loosen a screw (or remove the indicator), then you cannot change times unless if you first put a second such indicator in place (at the later time). Therefore, if the time it was supposed to turn off was 4:00 pm., first put a second indicator at 5:00 pm and only then remove the first indicator. This same procedure would also have to be followed for those timers with push-button indicators - do not release a time before the second is in place.
DVAR TORAH "These are the heads of their tribes, the sons of Reuven, the firstborn..." (Shemot 6:14)
To introduce Moshe's long-awaited genealogy, the Torah begins the second aliyah of our parasha first with a list of Reuven's children, then Shimon's children, and finally Levi's children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren - most notable among them were Moshe and his family.
According to some, the Torah begins with the two older siblings of Levi to avoid slighting and just listing the genealogy of their younger brother. In contrast, Rashi suggested that this was how the Torah counteracted the negative things that Yaakov said about these three tribes before he died.
But why did the Torah list so many generations of Levi and only the children of Reuven and Shimon?
Rabbi Ovadia Seforno suggested that Levi's grandchildren were different than Reuven's and Shimon's - because Levi lived longer than Reuven and Shimon, and therefore, he lived with and taught his grandchildren. This means that in a sense, Levi's grandchildren had many of the same opportunities as only the children of Reuven and Shimon had - and that's why they are listed alongside their cousins of the previous generation.
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MAZAL TOV * to Sharon & Larry Chambers on the marriage of their grandson, Yaakov Meir Pickholtz, to Adie Lichtenstein.
* to Miri and David Rosenwasser on the birth of a grandson, proud parents are Elisheva and Noam White.
* to Bill Coleman and Carole Groover on the birth of a grandson, proud parents are Dr. Elisheva and Jeff Fedotin.
* to Dr. & Mrs. David Spindel on the engagement of their granddaughter Yaffa Bracha Nusbacher, daughter of Rabbi Yosef & Lisa Nusbacher, to Yaakov Citron, Ramat Bait Shemesh
* to Yehuda and Yosepha Krohn, on the engagement of their daughter, Chana, to Michael Altman of Toronto.
REFUAH SHLAIMA * to Etai Rimel who is recovering in rehab * to Shifra Yehudis Orlian who is recuperating at home * to Chaim Zev ben Rivkah Tamar Zucker
Virtual Class Sponsorship The STEMM Lecture scheduled for January 19th is sponsored by Cheryl and Steve Karesh in memory of their father Abe Rice, z"l, on the occasion of his 17th Yahrzeit.
Donation to our Virtual Learning Fund were made by: * Kalman and Ethel Shiner in honor of their granddaughter Rebecca Shiner becoming a CPA and wishing Mazal Tov to her parents David and Yael Shiner. Rebecca is the third generation CPA and the fourth Shiner to be a CPA. * Cynthia Levin in memory of Dr. Jerry Silverman z”l, a beloved son, husband, father and grandfather.
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