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Ohel Shalom Torah Center Newsletter   
Parashat Bamidbar-Erev Shavuot 5778 

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This Week at Ohel Shalom
Shavuot Schedule
Amazon Smile
Geshem
Eruv Check- In
Kollel Korner
Davening Times
 
Shabbat
Candle lighting 
7:48 pm
Mincha 7:00 pm
Shabbat starts 8:08 pm
Shacharit 8:15 am
 Mincha 2:00 pm
Shabbat ends
8:59 pm

Regular Weekdays

Shacharit
Sunday 
4:30 am

Monday  - Shavuot 
8:15 am
 
Thursday 
6:15 am

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
6:30 am 
 
Mincha/Arvit
Sunday
8:00 pm

Monday-Thursday
7:30 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)
   
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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    

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Motza'ai Shabbat during the winter
Completed B"H for this winter season

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This Week at Ohel Shalom 
 
 
With Sorrow
 
With sorrow we relay the passing of  Mrs. Tamara Bitton, a"h , mother of  Mrs. Mordechai Bitton and grandmother of  Tomer Bitton and Donna Bitton.

The Levaya was earlier this week in Petach Tikva, Israel. Mr. Mordechai Bitton is sitting shiva at Zfat 40, Petach Tikva. 
Telephone: 03 932 3271
 
Kiddush Sponsorship
 
The Kiddush this week is sponsored by Mr. Yosef Noy in memory of his father, Saadya ben Miriam. May his Neshama merit an Aliyah. The Kehillah thanks Mr. Noy for his generosity.
 
 
Shavuot THIS Motzaei Shabbat
 
Due to the fact that Shavu'ot begins on Motza'ai Shabbat, the Mincha for Shabbat will be earlier, at 2 pm. As well, there will be NO Se'udah Shilisheet in the Beit HaKinesset this week.     
Do NOT light candles for the First Night of Shavu'ot (or make Yom Tov preparations) until Shabbat ends - meaning NO earlier than 8:59 pm.
 
Please see the section below regarding the special learning sessions taking place over Shavu'ot as well as the tefillah schedule. Please note that there is only one early minyan for shacharit on the first day of Shavu'ot. 

Shavu'ot Night Refreshments Sponsor?

We are still looking for a sponsor for the refreshments put out on the First Night of Shavu'ot to bolster the energy of those learning all night. If you are interested in sponsoring the refreshments please contact the office or Chanoch Raccah.  


Tehillim on Second Day of Shavu'ot

This year the Kehilla is invited to participate in the custom of reading the entire Sefer Tehillim. This will BE"H take place 2 and a half hours before Mincha on the Second Day - 5:30 pm. BE"H there will be refreshments.
 
 
Rabbi Worch's Shiur
 
The second of Rabbi Kalman Worch's new series was held last night to a large group B"H.
 
Shavuot Schedule
 


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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.
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 of 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 week of learning has been sponsored by Mr. Yosef Noy for May 13-20 in memory of his father, Saadya ben Miriam. May his Neshama merit an Aliyah.
 
A week of learning has been sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pomerantz for May 15-22 in memory of Batsheva's mother, Sarah bat Pauline. May her Neshama merit an Aliyah.

A day of learning has been sponsored by Belinda Elkaim for May 22 in memory of Avraham ben Perla v'Salomon. May his Neshama merit an Aliyah.
 
A month of learning has been sponsored anonymously for the month of May.
 
The Kollel thanks the patrons for their generosity.
 
 
Halacha of the Week  
 
 
The Laws of Cooking on Yom Tov

In the  previous Halachot we have explained that although Shabbat and Yom Tov are equal in their prohibition to perform work on them and it is therefore a Torah prohibition to drive a car on Yom Tov, nevertheless, certain works associated with food preparation, such as cooking and frying, are permitted.
 
Let us now discuss an important detail regarding the laws of cooking on Yom Tov: There are certain foods which "lose their taste," meaning that they are as not as tasty as time goes by from the time they were cooked. On the other hand, there are other foods which do not taste any different a day or two after they were cooked.
 
For instance, meat cooked on the grill will begin to lose its flavor as time passes since it has been cooked and it is preferable to eat it immediately after it has been cooked. Similarly, fried vegetable, such as French fries, are tastier when eaten immediately after they are prepared and the more time goes by, they begin to lose their taste. Such foods may be cooked on Yom Tov according to all opinions since if they are prepared before Yom Tov, they would not be as flavorful.
 
On the other hand, regarding foods which do not lose their flavor, such as jams, fruit compotes, and the like which do not taste any different several days after they have been cooked, there is a dispute among the Rishonim if they may be prepared on Yom Tov. Some say that since these foods may be prepared before Yom Tov, our Sages forbade preparing them on Yom Tov so that one does not stand in the kitchen and cook all Yom Tov long and abstain from enjoying Yom Tov. Others rule that our Sages never forbade this. The reasons behind this matter are quoted by Maran Ha'Bet Yosef and the other Poskim in the laws of Yom Tov (Chapter 495).
 
Halachically speaking, Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt"l rules (in his Chazon Ovadia-Yom Tov, page 8) that even a food which would not taste any different had it been prepared before Yom Tov, such as jams and compotes, may be prepared on Yom Tov, it is nevertheless preferable, wherever possible, to prepare such foods before Yom Tov. One should prepare only foods that taste better fresh, such as fried vegetables, on Yom Tov itself.
 
Ashkenazim rule stringently on this matter as the Rama forbids preparing "foods which do not lose their taste" on Yom Tov. Nevertheless, the Mishnah Berura writes that if one did not have a chance to prepare such foods before Yom Tov due to a lack of time and the like, one may prepare them on Yom Tov. It is likewise permissible to prepare such foods on Yom Tov while cooking them in a somewhat different manner (such as by placing the pot on the flame in a different manner than usual).
 
Summary: Any food which tastes better when eaten immediately after its preparation, such as fried vegetables and grilled meat, may be prepared on Yom Tov. A food which does not taste any different if it is prepared before the holiday should preferably not be prepared on Yom Tov and should be prepared before Yom Tov, as we have written.


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.  

May 20-21 - Shavuot
June 16 - Graduation Kiddush
June 24 - Family Chesed Event

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