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Parshas Shemos  January 17-18 , 2020 21 Tevet, 5780

Shalom and hello everyone! I hope you are doing well.  I look forward to seeing you this Shabbos, Parshas Shemos, as we begin a new Sefer Shemos , iy”h! Come to listen and also enjoy our delicious hot kiddush after davening. A big mazel tov and thank you to Elliot and Deborah Gibber for sponsoring last week’s gala kiddush in honor of a new granddaughter, Rochel Golda ! May they see much yiddishe nachas from her and all their children and grandchildren! Amen.

Just a reminder that the next two weeks are “Yeshiva Week” and mid-winter vacation for many Ohav Sholom member families and some regular minyan attendees both Shabbos and weekday will be missing in action. Please make every effort to join every minyan possible including shabbos afternoon, to help our minyan continue to be strong and vibrant and one of the most reliable minyanim on the Upper West Side.  If you’re following the daf yomi, we learned this week that one who neglects to join the local minyan in town is called a shochan rah , a bad neighbor. Who G-d forbid wants such a negative title and reputation?!  Yasher koach in advance!

PASSING OF THE BATON After many years delivering Ohav Sholom’s famous Tuesday night Halacha shiur, I will pass the baton to our very own Yaakov Weiland .  I will be focusing on delivering the daily daf and mishna brura shiurim along with other online and community learning projects that include teaching halacha and practical rabbinics to a post-semicha group of young scholars in a new startup yeshiva on the Upper West Side. More details to follow! Yaakov is eminently qualified to deliver his wonderful talks on a wide range of topics. This SIX WEEK SERIES will commence at 7:30 PM next Tuesday night shiur and is entitled, “Wisdom for Living: A weekly talk on the Parsha focusing on practical ideas for personal and spiritual growth.”  Of course, pizza will be served! Men and women are welcome. I look forward to seeing you there!

NEW PEREK - NEW BEGINNING FOR DAF YOMI A big yasher koach to all the new (and previous) members of our daily/shabbos daf yomi shiur!  You can find some participants’ pictures in a beautiful newspaper spread in the FJJ where our shul’s shiur was featured. They also reprinted my Op-Ed piece from the Asbury Park Press as well. Click below and enjoy!  We b”h finished the first perek of Brachos and started the second perek. It’s not too late to join the daf. If the daily grind is too difficult, it’s also a worthwhile endeavor to come just for the shabbos and Sunday shiurim. Many others do as well.  Come for the coffee, stay for the shiur!   click here https://view.flipdocs.com/?ID=10002477_602764

FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER I am happy to announce my daily “daf chiddush of the day” is taking social media by storm! Please follow me on Twitter and retweet the daily original Torah thought to your family and friends.  I’ll see you online! Here’s my twitter handle:   https://twitter.com/AaronMehlman

GUEST DARSHAN FEBRUARY 1, 2020 Please mark your calendars for Shabbos, February 1, 2020, as we welcome Joshua Teplitsky , Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Program in Judaic Studies at Stony Brook University.  Joshua specializes in the history of the Jews in Europe in the early modern period with a particular interest in cultures of knowledge-making, printing, and book collecting. His degrees include NYU and Harvard.  His exciting and engaging Shabbos morning talk will be, “ How One Collector Built History’s Most Enduring and Remarkable Jewish Library.” I look forward to seeing you then!  Have a wonderful shabbos! See you in shul, Rabbi Aaron D. Mehlman Erev Shabbos Kodesh Shemos, 5780

Shabbos Timetable

Friday January 17, 2020 Candle Lighting 4:36 PM Mincha/Kabbalos Shabbos 4:45 PM Saturday January 18, 2020 Shacharis 9:00 AM Mincha 4:35 PM Daf Yomi Shabbos ends 5:41 PM

Join us for an ONEG Shabbat on Feb 7th. No charge, but reservations are required. Sponsorships are welcome.

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