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Davening Times
Shabbat
Candle lighting
4:21 pm
Mincha 4:31 pm
Shabbat starts
4:41pm
Shacharit 8:15 am
Mincha 3:56 pm
Shabbat ends
Regular Weekdays
Shacharit
Sunday
7:45
Monday, Thursday
6:15 am
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
6:30 am
Mincha/Arvit
Sunday-Thursday
4:31 pm
Late Arvit following Kollel
Sunday-Thursday
10:00 pm
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Regular Shiurim
Kollel
Open Seder
Sunday-Thursday
8-10pm
Rabbi Olstein
Parasha Shiur
Wed 8:30pm (Hebrew)
Thurs 8:00pm (English)
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Rabbi Yosef Asayag
Monetary Issues in Halacha
Shabbat Afternoon
45 min. Before Mincha (Hebrew)
Ateret Chaya
Simcha Hall
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Men and Women
Ner Foundation
Rabbi Raccah
Topic:
Parashat HaShavu'a
Wednesdays at 8:30pm
Personalities in the Bible
Motza'ai Shabbat at
7:30 pm
Final Shiur Motza'ei Shabbat, Jan. 13th
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This Week at Ohel Shalom
Mazal Tov!
Mazal Tov to
Shalom Aryeh and Daniella Merzel on their wedding this week! Mazal Tov to the parents,
David and Ellie Merzel and Refael Moshe David and Shani Aryeh. Mazal Tov also to the honored grandparents:
Mrs. Sharon Merzel, Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Petegorsky, Mr. and Mrs. Nouriel Aryeh, and Rabbi and Mrs. Makhlouf Suissa. May the young couple merit to build a Bayit Ne'eman BiYisrael!
Mazal Tov to
Shay and Batia Savy on the Bar Mitzvah of their son,
Binyamin this Shabbat. May he continue to grow in Torah, Mitzvot and Ma'asim Tovim!
Kiddush Sponsorship
Kiddush is co-sponsored by
Shay and Batia Savy, in honor of their son Binyamin's Bar Mitzvah, and by
Ben and Batsheva Pomerantz in honor of the marriage of
Maurice and Shoshana Sarfati.
Personalities in the Bible Shiur
THIS Motza'ai Shabbat
The Ner Foundation and Ohel Shalom Torah Center are pleased to announce the
concluding lecture of Rabbi Daniel J. Raccah's Personalities in the Bible series for this season titled:
"32 Paths and 231 Gates", ",
to be held BE"H this Motza'ai Shabbat, at 7:30 PM at Ohel Shalom. Please join us.
Rabbi Raccah's Wednesday Night Shiur
Rabbi Raccah's Wednesday night Shiur will not be meeting this week. BE"H the Shiur will resume on
Wednesday, Jan. 31st.
Rosh Chodesh Shivat
Rosh Chodesh Shivat will be one day,
starting Tuesday night Jan. 16th and continuing through Wednesday Jan. 17th. Chodesh Tov!
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Annual Melaveh Malka Shabbaton
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Personalities in the Bible Shiur
During the winter, in conjunction with the Ner Foundation, Rabbi Raccah delivers a series of Shiurim on Personalities in the Bible. BA"H this winter is the 20th season. The Shiurim are thought provoking. Unless otherwise announced, the Shiurim begin at 7:30pm. The schedule is subject to change, so be sure to check back here.
The ninth and FINAL shiur of the season will BE"H be on Motza'ai Shabbat, January 13th at
7:30 PM. The title is:
"32 Paths and 231 Gates "
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October 21
נח
Beginning at 8 PM
2 October 28
לך לך Beginning at 8 PM
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November 4
וירא Beginning at 8 PM
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November 11
חיי שרה
5 November 25
ויצא
6
December 2 וישלח
7
December 30 ויחי
8
January 6 שמות
9
January 13 וארא
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The Geshem Fund
It has been very busy for the Geshem Fund. Significant sums of money have been distributed to dozens of people to help with rent, utilities, food and many other purposes. This has depleted the fund. Please help us help those in need.
Please open your hearts and your wallets and make checks out to the order of GESHEM FUND and give to Rabbi Raccah or put in the mailbox of the office or the shul and Ayelet will give it to Rabbi Raccah. As you thank Hashem for all that He has blessed you with, remember the less fortunate who are struggling and in desperate need of assistance. Thank you.
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Eruv Check-In
Is the Chicago Eruv up and operational for Shabbat? If you utilize the Eruv, it is your responsibility to check each week before Shabbat if it is up. There are now some new and easy ways to do this.
The Chicago Eruv has set up a website with this information, as well as other pertinent halachot and information about the eruv. The web address is
http://chicagoeruv.tripod.com/
You can call the hotline on Erev Shabbat after 2pm and listen to the recorded message or sign up to receive a weekly e-mail update on the status of the eruv.
Click here to sign up to have the eruv weekly email update sent directly to you!
To Determine if the Eruv is Operational either click on the phone number link here, or call 1-773-74-ERUV-2 (743-7882) after 2pm every Friday afternoon or every Erev Yom Tov.
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Kollel Korner of the Sephardic Community Kollel
Come learn with the Sephardic Community Kollel from 8:00pm to 10:00pm, Sunday through Thursday. Please contact the Kollel Coordinator,
Rabbi Yosef Olstein to arrange a learning partner or to receive information about the Kollel and its programs. Rabbi Olstein can be reached at 773-338-8046 or by email at
Sephardic Community Kollel.
Donations to the Kollel
Donations to the Kollel can also be made via credit card. Please call the shul at 773-465-5274 or email the Kollel for details.
Sponsor Learning in the Kollel
Our Rabbis tell us of the great power and merit associated with supporting Torah learning. To that end, consider sponsoring a night, a week or a month of learning in the Kollel. Examples of sponsorship purposes include: in memory of a deceased loved one for their Azkarah, to merit a Rifuah Shilamah, or to honor a loved one or friend. In addition to the great merit of supporting Torah in our community, your sponsorship will be marked with printed pages noting the intent of your support that are placed in stands on the tables in the Beit HaMidrash for the duration of your sponsorship period.
Here are the costs for the various sponsorships:
A night of learning - $52
A week of learning - $100
A month of learning - $400
The Kollel appreciates the following sponsors of learning:
A month of learning has been sponsored anonymously for the month of January. The Kollel thanks the patrons for their generosity.
Here are some photos from this week's learning
For more pictures check out our Kollel newsletter!
Halacha of the Week
Question: Is one obligated to wait six hours after eating meat foods before eating dairy foods?
Answer: The Gemara in Masechet Chullin (105a) states: "Mor Ukva said: When my father would eat meat, he would not eat cheese until the next day. Regarding myself, however, within the same meal I do not eat meat and then cheese, but I would eat cheese during the next meal." The Rif writes that we learn from here that one may eat cheese after meat only after having waited the amount of time that is between one meal and the next. (We shall discuss with the Gemara's wording in the next Halacha, G-d-willing.)
How Much One Must Wait Between Eating Meat and Dairy
The Rishonim disagree regarding exactly how much time one must wait. Rabbeinu Tam is of the opinion that one may eat cheese immediately after eating meat as long as one has washed out one's mouth and hands. Based on this, Mor Ukva who would wait from one meal to the next was acting stringently about which he exclaimed that he did not act as stringently as his father. Nevertheless, this wait is not a halachic requirement. However, most Rishonim, including the Rif, Rambam, and others, disagree with Rabbeinu Tam's opinion. They understand that when Mor Ukva waited the amount of time "between one meal and the next," this was indeed a halachic requirement to which he exclaimed that he did not act as stringently as his father who would wait twenty-four hours. Indeed, Maran Ha'Shulchan Aruch rules likewise that halachically speaking, one must wait the amount of time that is "between one meal and the next."
What is the amount of time "between one meal and the next" that one is required wait? The Tosafot write that there is no actual time limit and as long as one has concluded one's meal, such as by clearing the table, one may eat dairy foods after meat.
Nevertheless, most Rishonim agree that one must wait six hours between eating meat and dairy foods, for this is the amount of time "between one meal and the next" that Mor Ukva was speaking about. This is indeed the opinion of the Rambam and Maran Ha'Shulchan Aruch in that one must wait six hours. The Rama writes that this is indeed the correct opinion to follow although there are dissenting views. Although there are certain Ashkenazi communities who act leniently and wait less than six hours, Maran Ha'Chida writes that in our communities, the established custom is for everyone to wait six hours. The Maharshal (Hagaon Rabbeinu Shlomo Luria, one of the greatest Ashkenazi Poskim who lived in the same generation as Maran Ha'Bet Yosef) writes that even according to the Ashkenazi custom, anyone who has a "scent of Torah" within him should wait six hours. The Sefer Aruch Ha'Shulchan (authored by Hagaon Harav Yechiel Michel Epstein zt"l who lived over one-hundred years ago) writes that nowadays, the prevalent custom among most Ashkenazim as well is to wait six hours and one should not change this, G-d-forbid.
The Reason to Wait between Eating Meat and Dairy Foods
The reason why eating cheese after meat is prohibited is because meat gets stuck in between the teeth and we are concerned that when one eats cheese, the meat caught in between one's teeth will become dislodged thereby causing one to be eating meat and cheese together. This is indeed the Rambam's opinion. On the other hand, Rashi and the Rosh explain that the reason is because meat gives off a taste in one's mouth for a long time. Halachically speaking, we follow both opinions and after six hours, one may eat cheese. Even according to the opinion of the Rambam who is concerned for meat getting stuck in one's teeth, after six hours, the meat is considered digested and poses no concern anymore. Nevertheless, if one is aware of a piece of meat stuck in one's teeth, one must remove it even after six hours have passed.
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January 13- Final Personalities in the Bible Shiur
February 24 - Annual Melaveh Malkah with guest lecturer Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblum
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Community Section
Life Unexpected Symposium for Women
Sunday, January 28th at Adas Yeshurun, 7pm. The topic is:
Measuring Up! Making Health and Self Worth our Standards sponsored by Daughters of Israel and Refuah 311, Chicago Center for Torah and Chesed.
Making a Good Marriage Great
Marriage Workshop for Couples
2 session workshop: Motza'ai Shabbat 8-10 PM Jan 20th and Jan 27th lead by Rabbi Eric Goldman and sponsored by Chicago Center for Torah and Chesed. An Educational Workshop for couples within the first 6 years of marriage.
Emergency Heating Repair Program
Applications for the the 2017-18 Emergency Heating Repair Program are now being accepted by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD). This program provides grants for income-eligible Chicago homeowners to repair or replace their furnace or boiler heating system. Limited funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Emergency Heating Repair Program is available to Chicagoans who own and occupy a habitable one-to-four residence building. Enrollment will be accepted through March 30, 2018 or until all funds have been exhausted.
Please see the flyer below for more information. The application package is available online
here
or in DPD's City Hall office at 121 N. LaSalle Street, Room 1006. Call (312) 744-3653 to speak with a customer service representative about the program.
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