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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
7:10 pm
Mincha 7:20 pm
Shabbat starts 7:30
pm
Shacharit 8:15 am
Mincha 6:45 pm
Shabbat ends
Regular Weekdays
Shacharit
Sunday
7:45
6:15 am
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
6:30 am
Mincha/Arvit
Sunday-Thursday
7:20 pm
Late Arvit following Kollel
Sunday-Thursday
10:00 pm
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Regular Shiurim
Kollel
Open Seder
Sunday-Thursday
8-10pm
Kollel will bBE"H resume Thursday April 12th
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
has resumed, however, no class om Wednesday, April 18th
Personalities in the Bible
Motza'ai Shabbat during the winter
Completed B"H for this winter season
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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
Aharon and Odelia Arusi upon the Birit of their son,
Li'am Shalom that happened during Chol HaMo'ed. Mazal Tov as well to his twin sister,
Li'el Sarah. May Aharon and Odelia merit to see them both grow to Torah, Mitzvot, Chupah and Ma'asim Tovim!
Mazal Tov to
Nil and Miri Golan upon the Birit of their son,
Rephael this week. Mazal Tov as well to big sister,
Renana.
May Nil and Miri merit to see him grow to Torah, Mitzvot, Chupah and Ma'asim Tovim!
With Sorrow
With sadness we relay the news of the Pitirah of Madeline Moalem (Madeline bat Mazal) A"H - mother of our esteemed friend Avraham Moalem.
Avraham will be sitting Shiva in Israel.
מִן הַשַׁמָיִם תְנוּחָמוּ, וְלֹא תֵדְעוּ לְדַאֲבָה עוֺד
May the family be comforted by Heaven and know of no more sorrow.
Early Shabbat Minyan Begins Next Week BE"H
Once again, BE"H Ohel Shalom will hold Early Shabbat Minyanim during the summer months. Last year there was no later Minyan on Fridays.
Please inform Chanoch Raccah or Yosef Zayan if you are interested in an early Minyan or a regular Minyan so we can determine if both are necessary.
Hashavat Aveda
Shortly before Pesach a teal colored, London fog jacket was mistakenly taken from the coat room. The jacket is a size 2T. Please check your homes to see if you took it by mistake! If you find it, please return it to the coat room or contact the office.
Kiddush and Seudah Shilisheet Sponsorship
Kiddush is sponsored by
Aharon and Odelia Arusi in gratitude to Hashem for the birth of their twins,
Li'el Sarah and Li'am Shalom.
Seudah Shilisheet is sponsored by
Yeshaya Seruya in honor of a Siyum for Misechet Shabbat. Mazal Tov!
Kollel Break
Kollel will BE"H resume TONIGHT,
Thursday, April 12th and with it the 10 pm Arvit.
Rabbi Raccah's Parashat HaShavua Shiur
The Shiur resumed this week, Wednesday, April 11th. However, there will
not be a Shiur next week, April 18th.
Rosh Chodesh Iyar
We will bless the new month of Iyar this Shabbat. Rosh Chodesh will begin on Motza'i Shabbat and continue for 2 days, on April 15th and 16th. May it be a chodesh tov!
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Pesach Recap
With the passage of the Pesach holiday, we would like to share a few of the special momnets of the Chag. Certainly the Tifilot were wonderful. The Pesach spirit , as well as many new and not so new faces of visitors.
7th Day of Pesach Shiur
On the night of the 7th day of Pesach, Rabbi Raccah gave a Shiur about the miracles of the Spliting of the Sea. Last year Rabbi Raccah elucidated 25 of the 50 root miracles. This year he completed the list with a presentation about the 25 other miracles at the sea. Notwithstanding the very late start time of 10:30 pm, about 25 people attended the Shiur!
Se'udat Ni'ilat HaChag
After Mincha on the last day of Pesach, the Kehilla gathered for Se'udat Ni'ilat HaChag. All enjoyed the Matzah Meal (insert smiley face)!
Rabbi Aharon Raccah
delivered a beautiful Divar Torah.
Pesach Trip Recap
A BA"H large group of members and friends took their Beit HaKinesset camaraderie on the road to K1 Speed in Buffalo Grove. There they engaged in a very spirited racing competition. Through 3 competitive racing circuits at 45 MPH speeds with tight turns and bumping, the overall winner ended up being
David Ben Abu
. A great time was had by all! Please enjoy pics of the racing revelry below.
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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.
Kollel Break
BE"H Kollel will resume TONIGHT
Thursday, April 12th as will
the 10 pm Arvit.
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 April. The Kollel thanks the patrons for their generosity.
Listening to Music During the Omer
From the time the Bet Hamikdash was destroyed, our Sages prohibited listening to songs accompanied by musical instruments (see Gittin 7a). This means that while merely singing vocally is permissible, hearing songs with musical accompaniment is forbidden, excluding a celebration of a Mitzvah in which case there is room for leniency. Indeed, the prevalent custom throughout the entire Jewish nation is to bring musicians who play and sing songs of praise and gratitude to Hashem at celebrations of a Mitzvah, such as at weddings and the like.
In more recent generations, the great Poskim have discussed this matter lengthily and they conclude that, according to the letter of the law, it is permissible to listen to songs with musical accompaniment when this music is recorded, such as on the radio, tape, etc. even if this is not being done in the context of a celebration of a Mitzvah. This custom is widespread among many great and pious luminaries who listen to recorded holy songs and music which uplift one in the service of Hashem and bring peace an tranquility to the soul.
Nevertheless, regarding the days of the Omer counting period when, as we have explained previously, the tragic event of the death of Rabbi Akiva's twenty-four thousand students occurred, Hagaon Harav Moshe Feinstein zt"l (see Igrot Moshe, Orach Chaim, Volume 1, Chapter 166) writes that one must act stringently and not listen even to recorded music. Several other great Poskim rule likewise, including Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt"l.
Thus, although we rule leniently throughout the rest of the year and allow listening to recorded music, during the Omer period, one should act stringently and abstain from doing so.
Nevertheless, during a Mitzvah celebration, such as a Bar Mitzvah, Berit Milah, Siyum Masechet (meal marking the completion of a Talmudical tractate), and the like, it is permissible to play and listen to songs of holiness with musical accompaniment since even when our Sages prohibited playing instrumental music after the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash, they ruled leniently regarding Mitzvah celebrations. Thus, the same would apply to the days of the Omer in that there is room for leniency in this regard.
Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt"l adds (in his Chazon Ovadia-Yom Tov, page 259) that if one wishes to hold a Hachnassat Sefer Torah (Torah dedication celebration) during the Omer, it will be permissible to do so even with musical accompaniment since this celebration is considered a great Mitzvah.
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April 12- Yom HaShoa
April 18- Yom HaZikaron
April 19- Yom HaAtzmaut
May 13 - Yom Yerushalayim
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Community Section
Community-Wide Yom Iyun - Israel at 70
Community-Wide Yom HaZikaron Commemoration
Free Paper Shredding and Electronics Recycling Events
Both the 17th District Police Department and the West Ridge Chamber of Commerce will soon be holding free paper shredding events. The Chamber of Commerce event will also feature electronics and textile recycling.
The 17th District Shred-A-Thon will be on
Thursday, April 19 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot across from the police station,
4651 N. Pulaski Road. The Shred-A-Thon is sponsored by Midway Moving and Storage. For more information, please call the 17th District CAPS Office at (312) 742-4588.
The West Ridge Chamber of Commerce shredding and recycling event will be on
Sunday, April 22 at Republic Bank,
2720 W. Devon (more details to come). For more information, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at (773) 743-6022 or
[email protected].
Shredding is recommended for confidential papers, such as old bank statements, medical records, pay stubs, bills, receipts, and credit card offers.
Ohel Sarah
RZC Youth Art Contest
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