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Ohel Shalom Torah Center Newsletter
Parashat Vayelech - Shabbat Shuva 5779 

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In This Issue
This Week at Ohel Shalom
High Holiday Schedule
High Holiday Babysitting
Amazon Smile
Geshem
Eruv Check- In
Kollel Korner
Davening Times
 
Shabbat
Candle lighting 
6:42 pm
Mincha 6:52 pm
Shabbat starts 7:02 pm
Shacharit 8:15 am
 Mincha 6:17 pm
Shabbat ends
7:50 pm

Regular Weekdays

Shacharit
 
Sunday
7:45 am
(Silichot 6:50 am)
 
Monday 
6:15 am
(Silichot 5:20 am)

Tuesday
6:30 am
(Silichot 5:35 am)

Thursday
6:15 am
(Silichot 5:20am)

Wednesday, Friday
6:30 am 
(Silichot 5:35 am)
 
Mincha/Arvit

Sunday, Monday
6:40 pm

Tuesday
3:00 pm 

Wednesday
4:10 pm

Thursday
 6:40 pm

Late Arvit following Kollel 
Sunday-Thursday
10:00 pm

Regular Shiurim  

Kollel 
 
 Open Seder  
Sunday-Thursday
 8-10pm 
 
Rabbi Olstein
Parasha Shiur
Wed 8:30pm (Hebrew)
Thurs 8:00pm (English)
 
Rabbi Moshe Miller
Tomer Devorah
Sundays after Mincha/Arvit  
 
Father and Son  
Torah and Chamin
Thursday 8 pm  
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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
Will BE"H resume on October 3rd 
 
Personalities in the Bible
Motza'ai Shabbat during the winter
Completed B"H for this winter season

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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 

 

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$75.00 each 

 


This Week at Ohel Shalom 
 
Mazal Tov! BiSiman Tov! 
 
Mazal Tov to our Kollel fellow Rabbi Ezra and Moriel Hamui on the birth of a baby girl! Mazal Tov to the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Moshe Amster, Mr. and Mrs. Alan and Genie Friedman and Mr. Isaac Hamui. May they merit to raise her to Torah, Chuppa and Ma'asim Tovim!
 
Kiddush and Seudah Shilisheet Sponsorship
 
Kiddush this week is co-sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Gabay in gratitude to Hashem for the birth of their first grandson, and Rabbi & Mrs. Ezra Hamui in honor of the birth of their daughter. Mazal Tov to both sponsors! The Kehillah thanks them for their generosity.
 
Seudah Shilisheet this week is sponsored by Mrs. Miriam Rosenwasser in memory of her father, Rabbi David ben Rachel Revach. May his Neshama merit an Aliyah.


Tonight BE"H
Special Torah and Chamin Program in the Kollel




B"H the Kollel hosts a Torah and Chamin Program each Thursday night.

Tonight's Special Torah and Chamin program is sponsored by Mrs. Miriam Rosenwasser in memory of her father, Rabbi David ben Rachel Revach
. May his Neshama merit an Aliyah.
The Kehillah thanks Mrs. Rosenwasser for her generosity.
 
  Silichot

Silichot now begin  55 minutes before the Shacharit time of that day. 

Our Chazan for the High Holidays

We welcome back Rabbi Yitzchak Akiva from Yerushalayim. He  will be leading our Tifillot for the High Holidays, as he has B"H done for many years. Feel free to go over to him and reintroduce yourself.

Rabbi Raccah's Wednesday Evening Parasha Shiur

Due to the days of the week upon which the Chagim fall this year, Rabbi Raccah's Wednesday night Parashat HaShavua Shiur is on break. The Shiur will BE"H resume on Wednesday, October 3rd at 8.30 pm.

High Holiday Babysitting
 
Please make sure to get in your reservations and payment for babysitting for the High Holidays. The deadline for Yom Kippur was yesterday, Wednesday, September  12th. Please see section below for more info. Please note that since the Beit Midrash will be in use by the Teimani minyan, there is no other place for children to be. This means, either they must be registered for babysitting or be inside with you.

Temani Minyan for the Yamim Nora'im

In the past the Kehillah has held a Temani Minyan. B"H it was very successful and greatly appreciated by the many Temani members of our Kehillah and outside of the Kehillah.  We are happy to announce that BE"H this year as well the Minyan will be held in the Beit HaMidrash for all of the High Holiday Tifilot. As of now, their Tifila times will mirror those of the main Minyan.

No Children's Program next Shabbat on
Shabbat Parashat Ha'azinu


BE"H next Shabbat, September 22nd, will be the Bar Mitzvah of Moshe Drutman. There will BE"H be a concurrent Ashkenazi Minyan in the Bet Midrash. As such, there will be NO children's programs that week. The Kehilla Officers are looking into other options. If there is a change we will BE"H announce it. 

High Holiday Schedule



For a printable version of this flyer click here


High Holiday Babysitting

Please make sure to get in your reservations and payment for babysitting. The deadline for Yom Kippur was yesterday, September 12th.

Please note that if you bring your children to the Beit HaKinesset, they must either by registered and in groups, or they must be with you. The Beit Midrash will be in use and will not be available for their use.


For a printable version of this flyer click here


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 select Sephardic Community Shaare Mizrah as your charity.

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.
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.

 
Kollel Korner of the Sephardic Community Kollel
 
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 the great power and merit associated with supporting Torah learning. To that end, consider sponsoring 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 is sponsored by Mrs. Elana Moalem for August 15-September 15  for the Zechut of a Refuah Shelemah for Chana bat Elka. May she merit a full recovery.
 
A week of learning has been sponsored by Mark and Sarah Segel for September 9-16 in memory of her mother, Miriam bat Yonah Chamama. May her Neshama merit an Aliyah.
 
A month of learning has been sponsored anonymously for September 6-October 6 for the Zechut of a Refuah Shelemah for Mordechai ben Tamar. May he merit a full recovery.
 
A month of learning has been sponsored anonymously for the month of September. The Kollel thanks the patrons for their generosity.
 
 
Halacha of the Week  
   

The Ten Days of Repentance

"Seek Hashem When He is Present" 
Our Sages teach us (Rosh Hashanah 18a) that the words of the verse "Seek out Hashem when He is present, call Him when He is near," refers to the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur when Hashem is considered to be closer and more accessible to His creations and their prayers are more easily accepted before Hashem. The Rekanati (Bereshit 22) writes that without these days, the path to acceptance of our prayers would surely be much more far removed from us, for the prosecuting angels created from one's sins are almost always present and they prevent one's prayers from being willingly accepted by Hashem. However, during these days when one's prayers reach infinitely closer to Hashem and are more willingly accepted, one shall merit that his prayers be accepted during these days. One must therefore undertake the awesome responsibility of concentrating on every prayer during these Days of Awe and not to lose even one of them, for each one's reward is priceless.
 
"Ha'Melech Ha'Kadosh"
The Gemara in Masechet Berachot (12b) states: "Rabba bar Chinena said in the name of Rav: Throughout the year, one recites (in the Amida prayer) 'Ha'el Ha'Kadosh' and 'Melech Ohev Tzedakah U'Mishpat' besides for the ten days beginning with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur when one recites 'Ha'Melech Ha'Kadosh' and 'Ha'Melech Ha'Mishpat'." This means that during the Ten Days of Repentance, one must conclude these specific blessings in the Amida prayer by saying "Ha'Melech Ha'Kadosh" and "Ha'Melech Ha'Mishpat". Rashi (ibid.) explains that the reason for this is because during these days, Hashem exhibits his sovereignty by judging the entire world.
 
If one recites the Amida during the Ten Days of Repentance and in the middle of praying he becomes unsure if he has concluded these respective blessings by reciting "Ha'el Ha'Kadosh" and "Ha'Melech Ha'Kadosh", according to Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt"l, one must assume (in any situation) that one concluded these blessings the way one is accustomed to the rest of the year and one must return to the beginning of the Amida prayer.
 
If one concluded the blessing by saying "Ha'el Ha'Kadosh" but corrected himself immediately within the amount of time that it takes to say the words "Shalom Alecha Rebbi" (approximately two seconds) and recited the words "Ha'Melech Ha'Kadosh", he has fulfilled his obligation and he need not return to the beginning of the Amida. The same applies to "Ha'Melech Ha'Mishpat": If one mistakenly concluded the blessing the way he is accustomed to all year long but corrected himself immediately and said "Ha'Melech Ha'Mishpat", he has fulfilled his obligation.
 
Nevertheless, regarding "Ha'Melech Ha'Mishpat", if one concludes the blessing by saying "Melech Ohev Tzedakah U'Mishpat" and did not correct himself immediately and say "Ha'Melech Ha'Mishpat", one need not return to the beginning of the Amida prayer; one need only return to the beginning of the "Hashiva" blessing (eleventh blessing of the Amida) and continues from there as usual. Only if one realizes that he has mistakenly said "Melech Ohev Tzedakah U'Mishpat" after he has concluded the entire Amida will one be required to return to the beginning of the Amida prayer. "The conclusion of the Amida prayer" in this context refers to one who has concluded the recitation of the "Yihyu Le'Ratzon" verse following the "Elokai Netzor" paragraph.
 
The difference between the conclusion of this blessing during the rest of the year which is "Melech Ohev Tzedakah U'Mishpat" and the "Ha'Melech Ha'Mishpat" conclusion recited during the Ten Days of Repentance is that whereas "Melech Ohev Tzedakah U'Mishpat" means that Hashem loves when His creations act in a righteous and just manner, "Ha'Melech Ha'Mishpat" refers to Hashem Himself being the Almighty Judge of the world.
 
The Ashkenazi custom is that one who errs in the "Ha'Melech Ha'Mishpat" blessing does not return at all, whether he realizes his mistake in the middle of the Amida prayer or at its conclusion. Indeed, even a Sephardic individual who errs in the "Ha'Melech Ha'Mishpat" blessing, before he begins reciting the Amida prayer once again, he should make the following condition: "If I am indeed obligated to pray again, I am reciting this Amida prayer again as an obligatory prayer. However, if I am not obligated to pray again, this Amida prayer that I am about to recite should be a voluntary, compensatory prayer."
 
"Zochrenu Le'Chaim"
During all Ten Days of Repentance, it is customary to add the following four verses into the Amida prayer: "Zochrenu Le'Chaim", "Mi Chamocha"," U'chtov Le'Chaim Tovim", and "Uv'sefer Chaim", as is printed in all Siddurim. If one forgot to add "Zochrenu Le'Chaim" and became aware of this before the "Shome'a Tefillah" blessing, one may insert it into that blessing before reciting the words, "Ki Ata Shome'a Tefillat Kol Peh" since one may request one's own personal requests during the "Shome'a Tefillah" blessing and the "Zochrenu Le'Chaim" verse is considered a personal request. On the other hand, "Mi Chamocha" is not a personal request and is rather a praise to Hashem and thus cannot be added there.



EVENTS CALENDAR


If you have a Simcha occurring within the next few months that you would like to have added to the calendar, please call the off ice at 773-465-5274 or email the office with the link provided in the sidebar at the top of the email.  

September 18-19 - Yom Kippur
September 23-29 - Sukkot
September 29-30 - Hosha'ana Raba
September 30-October 1 - Shemini Atzeret
October 1-2 - Simchat Torah

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