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To determine if the Eruv is operational either click on the phone number link below, or call
1-773-74-ERUV-2 (743-7882) after 2pm every Friday afternoon or every Erev Yom Tov.
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Davening Times
Shabbat
Candle lighting
7:36 pm
Mincha 7:00 pm
Shacharit 8:15 am
Mincha 7:11 pm
Regular Weekdays
Shacharit
Sunday
7:45
Monday, Thursday
6:15 am
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
6:30 am
Mincha/Arvit
Sunday
-Thursday
7:25 pm
Late Arvit following Kollel
Sunday-Thursday
10:00 pm
resumes Aug 22nd
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Regular Shiurim
Kollel
Open Seder
Sunday-Thursday
8-10pm
Kollel is on break until Aug 22nd
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
(resumes BE"H on Aug. 30th)
Personalities in the Bible
Motza'ai Shabbat at
7:30 pm
(winter)
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| MEAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Seuda Shlishit
$100
Kiddush
$250
Breakfast Fund Day- $15 Week- $75 Month- $250 Year - $2400 Fish Fund $20 month Hamin Fund Monthly contribution |
| SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Chair Sponsors (127 sold - 133 left) $20 each New Set of Artscroll Talmud Yerushalmi $35.00 for Talmud Yerushalmi ONLY ONE LEFT FOR NOW Siddurim Shaarim Ba'Tifilla ($15.00 each) Chumash w/simanim ($20 each)
20 New Talitot
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This Week at Ohel Shalom
Mazal Tov
Mazal Tov to Chiya and Chani Aryeh upon the birit of their baby boy, Yisroel Menachem. Mazal Tov also to the parents, Mr. and Mrs Moshe David Aryeh and to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Makhlouf Suissa. May he grow to Torah, Chuppah and Maasim Tovim.
Mazal Tov to our friends Mike and Batel Lieberman upon the birth of a baby boy. Mazal Tov to big sisters Achinoam and Ariel. May he grow to Torah, Chuppah and Maasim Tovim.
Mazal Tov to Dr. and Mrs. Yigal Yahav upon the wedding of their son Daniel this past Sunday.
May the young couple merit to build a Bayit Ne'eman BiYisrael!
Seudah Shilisheet Sponsorship
The Kehillah would like to thank
Mr. and Mrs. Yosef Bega for sponsoring Seudah Shilisheet this Shabbat in memory of Yosef's father,
Shlomo ben Sarah. May his Neshama merit an Aliyah.
Kollel and Parashat HaShavua Shiur Updates
The Kollel will be on summer break until the evening of
Tuesday, August 22nd when they will BE"H resume. During that time,
the 10pm Arvit will not be taking place. The 10pm Arvit will resume BE"H with the resumption of Kollel on Tuesday, August 22nd.
In addition, Rabbi Raccah's Wednesday evening
Parashat Hashavua shiur will BE"H resume on Wednesday, August 30th.
It is important to keep in mind that although the Kollel may not be in session, the Beit Medrash is never closed to learning! Please come in and learn!
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Rav and Rabanit Amar Shilita Visit Chicago
This week our Kehillah had the honor of hosting
the Chief Rabbi of Yirushalayim, Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar and the Rabanit Shilita. During his extremely brief visit, we merited that the Rav joined our Kehilla for all of the Tifilot and
gave a Shiur in Hebrew.
Here are some photos from the Shiur.
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This Week with the Sephardic Community Kollel
The Sephardic Community Kollel meets Sunday - Thursday nights from 8 - 10pm with a late Arvit at 10pm.
Kollel will be on break until Monday August 21st and will resume on Tuesday, August 22nd.
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Amazon Smile
Do you purchase items from Amazon? If so, you are in a perfect position to provide the Kehilla with much needed financial support with zero cost or additional effort from you, beyond following a few easy steps just one time.
Amazon has a philanthropic branch called Amazon Smile. All you need to do is sign up (no cost) and select our Kehilla as your charity of choice and Amazon will give the Kehilla 0.5% of all your eligible purchases! There are millions of eligible items.
Please take advantage of this opportunity
and sign up immediately.
Click
here to get started.
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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:
Kollel will be on break until Monday August 21st and will resume on Tuesday, August 22nd.
Shopping in Honor of Shabbat
Question: I usually buy many special types of food in honor of Shabbat and my wife gets upset with me that I am spending too much in honor of Shabbat and not enough money remains to cover the other household expenses. Who is correct here?
Answer: Although there is a great Mitzvah to honor the Shabbat and make it enjoyable, nevertheless, this issue must be weighed carefully. Rabbeinu Yehuda Ha'Chassid writes in his Sefer Chassidim (Chapter 863): "One should not say, 'I will purchase delicacies in honor of Shabbat' when one knows one will end up fighting with one's wife or parents and about such a person does the verse state (Mishlei 17), 'Better is dry bread and tranquility with it than a house filled with feasting and strife.' Similarly, the verse states (Yeshaya 58), "And you shall call the Shabbat a delight and the holy of Hashem honorable and you shall honor it'-this is indeed the honor of Shabbat by not fighting on Shabbat."
The Tikkunei Zohar (Tikkun 48, page 85a) interprets the verse in the Torah (Shemot 35), "You shall not kindle a flame in any of your settlements on the day of Shabbat" to mean that anyone who becomes angry on Shabbat is considered to have kindled the fire of Gehinnom on Shabbat. Indeed, our Sages taught (Shabbat 23b) that if one has only enough money for either the Shabbat candles or wine for Kiddush, it is preferable for one to buy the Shabbat candles, for the candles will prevent fights from ensuing in the home (because of their light). How then can one actively cause there to be strife in the house on the holy day of Shabbat?
Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt"l (in his Chazon Ovadia-Shabbat, Volume 1, page 20) quotes the words of Maran Ha'Chida (in his Moreh Be'Etzbah, page 140) who writes that Friday afternoon is especially susceptible to fights between husband and wife or the head of the household and his servants and the Evil Inclination does his utmost to create strife. Thus, a G-d-fearing individual should do his utmost to suppress his Evil Inclination and abstain from any form of anger and strife; on the contrary, one should always pursue peace and love.
The Gemara (Gittin 52a) recounts that once, there were two people whom the Satan instigated against one another and they would fight with one another every Shabbat night. Rabbi Meir arrived at this place and prevented these people from fighting for three Shabbatot until he was eventually successful in restoring peace between them. They then heard the Satan exclaiming, "Woe unto me, for Rabbi Meir has thrown me out of my house."
Machshava of the Week
by Rabbi David Shamsi
Machshava of the Week will resume on Tuesday, August 22nd
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Public Safety Town Hall Meeting Tonight
On
Wednesday, August 9, the community is invited to meet the leadership of the local police departments and learn tips on how to protect your family and property. This is your opportunity to discuss safety concerns directly with your City representatives and your neighbors.
The 50th Ward Public Safety Town Hall Meeting will be on August 9 at
6:30 p.m. at the
Bernard Horwich JCC, 3003 W. Touhy. We will be joined by 24th District Police Commander Roberto Nieves and 17th District Police Commander Elias Voulgaris. The meeting will also feature a special presentation by the "Keeping It Real" burglary prevention team. Reformed burglars will teach you what makes a home or business an appealing target.
Are you looking for a boarder?
ICJA is in search of a home for a boarder for the upcoming school year. Please contact Rivkah Rabin at [email protected] or 773-973-1450 for more information.
Donate a Car and Give a Child Hope
It's got four wheels and an engine. Sometimes it even runs. But you no longer want to drive the car or perhaps the mechanic's estimate to bring it up to par is more than you want to pay. It's time to get rid of it. We will take it off your hands. You'll dispose of your car, support a great cause, and get a nice income-tax deduction. It's the best of all possible worlds.
ALL CAR DONATIONS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL. Many charities give away large percentages of the proceeds to third parties running their auto donation program. We run our program ensuring 100% of the proceeds of the vehicle you donate will go directly to help our children.
Contact us at 847-675-6777 Ext. 222 or email
[email protected] and we'll show you how donating your vehicle is easy as 1-2-3.
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Place a Quick Call
847-675-6777, after hours, leave a message (ext. 231) and we'll call you within 2 hours
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Arrange a Free Pickup
No need to leave the house,
we'll arrange a pick up time
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Tax Receipt
Watch the mail- you'll receive
a tax deductible receipt
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Project Esther
Celebrating adoption in the Jewish community, Project Esther: The Chicago Jewish Adoption Network of Jewish Child and Family Services, supports, strengthens, educates and connects diverse Jewish adoptive and prospective adoptive families. For more information, please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW, Manager of Project Esther, at 847-745-5408 or [email protected].
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