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Davening Times
Shabbat
Candle lighting
4:14 pm
Mincha 4:24 pm
Shabbat starts
4:34pm
Shacharit 8:15 am
Mincha 3:49 pm
Shabbat ends
Regular Weekdays
Shacharit
Sunday
7:45
Monday, Thursday
6:15 am
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
6:30 am
Mincha/Arvit
Sunday-Thursday
4:24 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
Next Shiur Motza'ei Shabbat, Jan. 6th
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This Week at Ohel Shalom
Kiddush Sponsorship
Kiddush last Shabbat, Parashat Vayechi, was sponsored anonymously.
The Kehillah thanks the sponsor for their generosity.
Personalities in the Bible Shiur
THIS Motza'ai Shabbat
The Ner Foundation and Ohel Shalom Torah Center are pleased to announce the next lecture of Rabbi Daniel J. Raccah's Personalities in the Bible series titled:
: "22 Letters in Three Groupings",
to be held BE"H this Motza'ai Shabbat, at 7:30 PM at Ohel Shalom. Please join us. The next and final Shiur of the season will BE"H be
on Motzaei Shabbat, January 13th.
Rabbi Raccah's Wednesday Night Shiur
BE"H Rabbi Raccah will deliver Shiur tonight, Wed. Jan. 3rd. However, there will NOT be Shiur for the next three weeks. BE"H Shiur will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 31st.
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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 eighth shiur will BE"H be on Motza'ai Shabbat, January 6th at
7:30 PM. The title is :
"22 Letters in Three Groupings"
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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 week of learning has been sponsored anonymously for January 3-10 in memory of Einav HaLevi ben Esther. May his Neshama merit an Aliyah.
A week of learning has been sponsored for January 3-10 by Levi Ovadia ben Avraham Moalem for a Zechut for Bracha and Hatzlacha.
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
Reciting a Blessing on the Aroma of Coffee
Question: May one recite a blessing on the pleasant aroma emanating from coffee?
Answer: In the Halachot published approximately a month ago, we have written that one must recite the appropriate blessing on any pleasant-smelling object. For instance, a kind of tree branch which emits a pleasant smell, such as a Haddas (myrtle branch), requires the "Boreh Atzeh Besamim" blessing.
If one takes a pleasant-smelling fruit to smell, such as an Etrog, pineapple, and the like, one must recite the blessing of "Baruch Ata Hashem Elokeinu Melech Ha'Olam Ha'Noten Re'ach Tov Ba'Perot."
It therefore seems that since coffee is a type of fruit which is ground and drunk as a beverage, if one smells it with the intention of enjoying its pleasant smell, one must recite the "Ha'Noten Re'ach Tov Ba'Perot" blessing.
Nevertheless, this matter is indeed subject to a disagreement among the Poskim. Indeed, the Rishonim disagree whether or not one recites a blessing on the pleasant smell of freshly-baked bread. Halachically speaking, Maran Ha'Shulchan Aruch rules that one should not recite a blessing on the wafting scent of freshly-baked bread because of the doubt involved. Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt"lrules likewise in his Chazon Ovadia-Berachot (page 328).
Hagaon Harav Yaakov Chaim Sofer (a great sage who emigrated from Baghdad to Jerusalem in the previous generation) writes in his Sefer Kaf Ha'Chaim that just as we do not recite a blessing on freshly-baked bread, one should likewise not recite a blessing on the pleasant scent emanating from hot coffee, for the aroma is not that enjoyable that one would be obligated to recite a blessing on it.
On the other hand, most Acharonim, including the Perach Shoshan, Yad Aharon, and others, are of the opinion that one must recite a blessing on the pleasant smell emanating from coffee. They write that the correct blessing for this is "Ha'Noten Re'ach Tov Ba'Perot."
After quoting the opinion of the Poskim who rule that one should recite a blessing on the pleasant scent emanating from coffee, Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt"l concludes that if one recites a blessing on the pleasant smell emanating from coffee when one intends to specifically smell it indeed has on whom to rely, for this is the opinion of most Poskim. (ibid. page 329)
Summary: If one specifically intends to smell the wafting scent of pleasantly-smelling coffee, one has on whom to rely if one recites the blessing of "Ha'Noten Re'ach Tov Ba'Perot," for this is the majority opinion among the Poskim.
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January 6 - Personalities in the Bible Shiur
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
Shared Cost Sidewalk Program
The Shared Cost Sidewalk Program will open to new applicants on
Tuesday, January 9, 2018. You have several options for applying this year: Call 311 or apply online by visiting
www.cityofchicago.org/311 and creating a "Sidewalk Survey" service request starting at midnight.
PLEASE NOTE: The Shared Cost Sidewalk Program operates on a first-come, first-served basis and is extremely popular. Last year, the program filled up in just 12 hours. Whichever option you choose, make sure to enroll as soon as possible after the program opens.
The Shared Cost Sidewalk Program is an extremely popular service in which residents share the cost of sidewalk repair with the City. Property owners will pay a price per square-foot for new sidewalk that is well below what a private contractor would charge. The scope of the program may include the main walk, the existing courtesy walk (which runs perpendicular from the main sidewalk to the curb) and existing landing steps (the small strip of concrete sometimes found adjacent to the curb).
For more information, please visit the Chicago Department of Transportation's (CDOT) website
here. For any questions, please contact CDOT at (312) 744-1746 or email
[email protected].
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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