Young Israel of Century City • Office address: 9317 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 • 310-273-6954 • www.yicc.org
September 14, 2019 • 14th of Elul 5779 Volume 33 • Issue 89
This Week At YICC Ki Teitzei
SHABBAT SCHEDULE Candle Lighting ............................................... 5:45 - 6:45 pm Mincha (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ....................... 5:35 & 6:55 pm Hashkama Minyan (Schlesinger Sanctuary) .................7:15 am Sal Lowi Z”L Hashkama Kiddush sponsored by: • Joseph and Dianne Iskovic in memory of Dianne's
mother, Hannah Bat Shlomo A"H and father, Baruch Shimon ben Moshe Z"L
Rabbi Proops’ Parasha Shiur (Mintz Beit Midrash) ..... 8:30 am Main Minyan (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ...........................9:00 am Young Community Minyan (Mintz Beit Midrash) ...........9:15 am • YCM Kiddush sponsored by Sammy Brunelle in honor of
the anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah! Library Minyan (Nagel Library) ………………………….9:30 am Teen Minyan (Levkowitz Teen Room) ...........................9:30 am Youth Program (Teichman Youth Wing) ......... 9:30-11:30 am Judith S. Levine Memorial Pre- High Holiday Lecture Series (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ................................... 5:20 pm Featuring Rabbi Dr. Daniel Reiser, Director Department of Jewish Thought at Herzog Academic College, Israel Topic: “Coronation Day” Mincha (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ...................................6:20 pm Seudah Shlishit & Shiur with Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener (Mintz Beit Midrash) Sponsored by: • David & Dodie Herskovitz and Judy & Allan Kandel – to commemorate the yahrzeits of Olga and Isaac Herskovitz, Z”L Maariv (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ....................................7:37 pm Havdalah ....................................................................7:47 pm
TEFILAH SCHEDULE: Sep 15 - 20
Shacharit Sunday ..................................................... 6:45/8:00/9:00 am Monday & Thursday ......................... 6:00/6:10/7:00/7:45 am Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday .......... 6:00/6:15/7:00/7:45 am
Mincha Sunday -Thursday .................................................... 6:45 pm
Next Shabbat- Friday, Sep 20 Candles ......................................................... 5:37 – 6:35 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat ......................... 5:25 & 6:45 pm
Kiddush sponsored by Arieh & Felice Greenbaum With Gratitude To HaShem
LOCATIONS FOR DAILY MINYANIM & DAF YOMI
6:00 Shacharit ..........................................Nagel Library Wing 6:10/6:15/7:45 Shacharit............................Mintz Beit Midrash 7:00 Shacharit .................................... Schlesinger Sanctuary Daf Yomi Shiur .........................................Mintz Beit Midrash
Important Halakhic Times: Sep 14 - 20 Alot HaShachar ............................................. 5:24 a.m. Earliest Talit & Tefillin ................................... 5:49 a.m. Last Time for Shema .................................... 9:43 a.m. Sof Zman Tefilah ........................................ 10:45 a.m. Earliest time for Mincha ................................ 1:18 p.m.
HALAKHIC CORNER – L’David HaShem
In Mishnah Berurah (O”C 581/1), Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan mentions the custom to recite Psalm 27 during the month of Elul. The Midrash Shocher Tov explains why this chapter is specifically selected. The Midrash comments that King David, the author of this Psalm, chose to include the word “ori” (light) to subtly reference the unique holy light of Rosh HaShanah. Additionally, the word “yishi” meaning salvation is a reference to the repentance and salvation achieved on Yom Kippur. Finally, the word “suko” meaning G-d's Sukkah, is a reference to the holiday of Sukkot. Yet another reason that this chapter was selected is because G-d's name appears 13 times in the chapter, corresponding to Hashem's 13 attributes of kindness. Chapter 27 is so meaningful that Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai (commonly known as the Chida) one of the great Sephardic Rabbis of the 18th century, comments that it is praiseworthy to recite this chapter of Tehilim every day of the year. Interestingly, the Gra is quoted in Ma'aseh HaRav of having the practice not to recite this additional perek of Tehilim because such a custom is not mentioned in the Shulchan Aruch or in the Kabbalistic writings of the Arizal. There are numerous Chassidic sects which report that their Chassidic masters did not recite this chapter. Nonetheless, the Mishnah Berurah records that the accepted Minhag is to recite L'David Hashem after both Shacharit and Maariv up to and including Shemini Atzeret.
YICC’S KIDDUSH CO-SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM Kiddush co-sponsorships at $200 each help our Shul cover the expense of those Shabbatot without a main sponsor and are a nice way to commemorate or celebrate an occasion.
We encourage you to consider this option
Our program is supported this week by: • Neal & Fay Shapiro in memory of Neal’s father,
Irwin Shapiro, Z”L • Marty & Evey Pollack, in memory of Evey’s mother,
Irene Katz, Z”L
RABBI MUSKIN’S SHIUR FOR CHAZANIM, GABBAIM & BAALEI KRIAH
Rabbi Muskin’s Annual Shiur for Chazanim, Gabbaim and Baalei Kriah to prepare and review for the
Yamim Tovim will take place on Sunday, September 22 at 8:45 a.m.,
right after the 8 a.m. Shacharit Minyan.
MAZAL TOV • Dr. Isaac and Geri Wiener on the birth of a grandson born
to their children Tova and Hillel Nadler in Brookline, MA. Mazal Tov also to the baby’s siblings, Yosef Shimon and Shoshana Blima, and to the entire Wiener, Golomb, Selber, and Nadler family.
• Bob & Judy Millman on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Tzvi Hirsch Zuckerman, son of Rabbi Aron Meir & Rachel Zuckerman in New York.
• Nessia Gottlieb and Yosef Weinstock on the birth of a baby boy. Mazal Tov also to siblings Leo, Indie and Grace Lia, and to grandparents Dr. Emi Gottlieb & Jennie Lewkowicz and Norman Weinstock.
• Nehama & Lawrence Samson on their 36th Wedding Anniversary.
• Brad & Mia Markoff on the birth of a grandson, born to Adam & Alix Markoff in NYC.
• Dr. Susan Vorhand on the birth of a great-granddaughter, born to Yitzchok and Leah (Blau) Berney. Mazal Tov to the baby’s grandparents, Rabbi Mechie & Deena Blau.
THANK YOU To all who participated in making this year’s kickoff event of our YICC Women's Torah Initiative - "The Attitude of Elul" - a huge success! To Rabbi Ari Bensoussan for an outstanding, entertaining, and inspirational shiur, to Nomi Dalfen-Silverman for graciously opening her home, and to Michal Gershov and Jennifer Pollak for co-chairing the event.
YAHRZEITS: Sep 14 - 20/ Elul 14 - 20 Sat, Sep 14 Alan Rich’s mother, Chava Goldschein bat
Yaakov, Z”L
Sun, Sep 15 David Herskovitz, George Herskovitz and Judy Kandel’s mother, Ella bat Nutta, Z”L
Mon, Sep 16 Ronnie Sieger & Richie Sieger’s father, Yechezkal ben Avraham Yehuda, Z”L Dr. Isaac Wiener’s mother, Blima Nechama bat Ze’ev, Z”L
Tue, Sep 17 Miriam Fisher’s father-in-law, Gershon ben Yosef, Z”L Dianne Iskovic’s mother, Chana bat Shlomo, Z”L
Wed, Sep 18 Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom’s brother, Yonatan Hillel ben HaRav Asher Aharon, Z”L
Thu, Sep 19 Shoshana Factor’s father, Nouri Kadouri ben Yechezkal, Z”L
Fri, Sep 20 Fraida Gutovich’s mother, Hinda bat Yaakov HaCohen, Z”L
Please include the following names in your prayers, and may each be granted a Refuah Shleimah
• Akiva ben Miriam Devorah • Baruch Shmuel Halevi ben Penina • Bat Ami bat Beth • Bayla Bracha bat Malka Hinda • Berel ben Ida • Chaim Menachem b/ Hena Raizel • Chaim Tzvi ben Necha Rivka • Chana bat Johanna • Eliezer ben Reshelshen • Gitta Rivka bat Chaya Risa • Gittel Zelda bat Malka • Israel Yitzhak Ben Rivkah Leah • Leah bat Mattel • Liba bat Chana • Milka Yehudit bat Simcha • Mordechai Menachem Ben Shoshana Raizel
• Moshe Yehuda ben Yehudit • Moshe Mordechai ben Rachel • Chaya Necha bat Riva Leah • Nechama bat Dina • Ora bat Nechama • Ozer ben Leah • Rachel bat Julie Zohar • Raphael Daniel ben Malka
• Refael David ben Ella ben Fayga • Reuven Betzalel HaCohen • Rochel bat Esther • Sarah chana chaya bat esther bracha • Schmuel Zev ben Gitel • Sharona Baila bas Malka • Shmuel ben Rachel • Sima bat Liba Devorah • Sorah Gitel bat Chava Raitzl • Tuvia ben Ellie • Tzvi ben Masha • Yaakov ben Maasha • Yehoshua Dov Ben Sara
Esther • Yehoshua Yaakov ben Orna • Yehuda Yitzchak ben Gitel
Shifra • Yisrael Yehudah ben Miriam • Yisssacher Dov ben Frayda • Yitzchok Isaac ben Blima
Chana • Yosef ben Rachel • Yossi Levi ben Margalit • Yosef Lipa ben Blumah Leah
DAF YOMI SPONSORSHIPS We offer our members the opportunity to sponsor
a week of Daf Yomi learning for $225 - a wonderful way to commemorate a Yahrzeit, celebrate a Simcha,
or support Torah learning in our Shul. To sponsor please call or email the Shul office.
This week is sponsored by: • George Herskovitz, David & Dodie Herskovitz
and Judy & Allan Kandel In memory of their mother, Ella bat Nutta, Z”L
IN MEMORIAM We are sad to inform you the passing of the following: REBBITZEN CHAVA URY (wife of the late Rabbi Zalman Ury), mother of our member Natalie Amster (Rabbi Moshe Amster). Natalie will be sitting Shiva here in LA through Sunday morning. Shiva will be observed at the Amster home, 1467 Rexford Dr. Apt. #304. There will be no Minyanim at the Shiva home. Visitation hours on Saturday night: from 8:45-10:30 PM. HYMAN WIZENFELD (Chaim Zev HaCohen), Z”L, father of our member Joe (Rita) Wizenfeld and Isaac (Cecelie) Wizenfeld, and husband of Mrs. Chana Wizenfeld. Joe and Isaac will sit Shiva in Los Angeles until Sunday morning, Sep15th at the home of Joe & Rita Wizenfeld,1965 S. Durango, 90034. Visitation hours on Saturday night: 9:15-11:00 PM. Shacharit: Sun 8:00 AM – Shivah concludes after Shacharit. May the family find comfort among the other mourners of Tzion and Jerusalem
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS We welcome the following to our membership and hope they will enjoy a long relationship with our Shul:
• Motti & Dalya Meisels
• Dr. Susan Vorhand
•
YICC Women's Tehilim Group Mondays @ 7:30pm for Cholim, Shiduchim & Israel September location: 1561 Beverly Drive. Unit 201
TREE OF LIFE YICC’s Tree of Life is located on the 2nd fl near our Youth Rooms. One way to commemorate a Simcha is to dedicate a leaf engraved with the date and Simcha on our Shul’s Tree of Life. Whether it be a Birth, Bar/Bat-
Mitzvah, Wedding or Anniversary, our Shul’s Tree of Life is the perfect way to permanently celebrate your Simcha.
Many of our members have leaves on our Tree that were dedicated in their honor. It would be so nice to dedicate new leaves to honor new celebrations: marriages, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, babies…!
The latest leaves on our Tree are dedicated in honor of the Bar and Bat Mitzvahs of Ethan & Sarina Frankel.
The cost of a Leaf is $180. For more information please contact
the Shul Office at 310-273-6954 /[email protected]
YICC UPCOMING EVENTS:
Sept. 19 7:30-9:00pm YOUNG COMMUNITY CHALLAH BAKE
Location TBD- Space Limited! Flyer Attached.
Shabbat Afternoons: Sept. 7 – Sept. 28 Judith S. Levine Memorial
Pre- High Holiday Lecture Series Sponsored by Levine & Meier Families in loving
memory of, Judith Levine, Z” L
*Anyone interested in Co-Sponsoring a program in our upcoming 5780 Program Calendar should please contact Rabbi
Muskin at [email protected]
ADULT EDUCATION: Sep 16 - 20
WEDNESDAY
• Rabbi Proops' Parasha Shiur for women (Nagel Library Wing) .......................................... 9:00am • Sefer HaChinuch with Rabbi Nechemia Langer (Pollack home: 1458 S. Beverwil Dr.) ................. 8:30pm
DAF YOMI – Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom www.dafyomiyicc.org • Daf Yomi – Monday - Friday ...................... 6:45-7:45am • Daf Yomi on Shabbat ........................................ 8:45am • Daf Yomi on Sunday .......................................... 7:15am
EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR OUR RABBIS: Rabbi Elazar Muskin: [email protected]
Rabbi James Proops: [email protected]
Rabbi JJ & Frumie Duchman: [email protected]
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Hatzalah: 800-613-1911
Eruv: 877-378-8463 Mikvah: 310-550-4511
RCC: 212-389-3382
Ilana Gadish- LA Yoetzet Halakha: Cell: 424-341-5601. Email: [email protected]
MISSING LIBRARY BOOKS We are missing volume 2 of Minchas Chinuch, and Artscroll Midrash Rabba on Devarim. If you know where these books are please return them to the Shul Office.
MAFTIR YONAH (SILENT) AUCTION If you are interested in bidding for the honor
of Maftir Yonah In the Schlesinger Sanctuary please contact
David Gershov; and for the Mintz Beit Midrash, please contact Rabbi Proops
BNEI AKIVA OF LOS ANGELES
www.bneiakivala.org
(310) 248-2450; [email protected]
Bnei Akiva: Sun 9/8 - Chevraya Bet Kickoff BBQ for 9th-12th grade! 5:00-7:00 PM at the Rimmon home. RSVP to (310) 248-2450 or email [email protected].
Dovid Oved Retreat Center: Our booking calendar is filling up - reserve your family simcha or organizational retreat/Shabbaton now! For info: (310) 248-2450 ext 2 or [email protected].
Moshava Alevy: Registration for Summer 2020 is NOW OPEN! Sign up today at www.moshavaalevy.org or call for more info: 855-MOSHAVA.
YICC SECURITY
For any security concerns, please email: [email protected]
Either Daniel Silverman (VP Security) or Steven Silver
(Security Director) will respond accordingly.
WE THANK OUR SECURITY TEAM
Joe Kempe (CSS), Marsha Wasserman (CSS), Ari Ruchlin (CSS), Elizabeth Abramowitz (CSS), Howard Abramowitz (CSS), Neal Shapiro (CSS),
Daniel Silverman (CSS), Max Gersht (CSS), Allan Sternberg (CSS), Jeff Coen (CSS),
David Weiss (CSS), Jeff Astrof (CSS)
ID CARDS Make Sure to Order & Carry NOW
The need to carry ID on Shabbat and Yom Tov has become a reality we cannot ignore.
Considering this need, and as a service to our
members, we have found a company and designed a
Shabbat ID card that will include your pertinent ID
and contact information, as well as any necessary
medical ALERTS.
To order your card(s) please go to the following link https://www.yicc.org/idcard
When your card arrives make sure to ALWAYS CARRY YOUR ID ON SHABBAT & YOM TOV
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN 5780 (2019-20)
YOUR MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION CAN BE VIEWED AND
RENEWAL COMPLETED ONLINE AT WWW.YICC.ORG
BY LOGGING INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CLICK ON RENEW MEMBERSHIP
Should you require a log-in, please contact us and we will
send it to you right away.
Please review your information as it appears on the form and in your account and be sure to make the necessary updates. Please make sure to complete your membership renewal
ASAP! This will enable the Shul office to process all forms and mail the security passes that you will need to enter the
Minyan of your choice.
ASSIGNED SEATS ARE ONLY OFFERED IN THE SCHLESINGER
SANCTUARY – AND MUST BE REQUESTED BY MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 16TH AT THE VERY LATEST.
Minyanim in the Mintz Beit Midrash and at The Mark will be open seating, “first-come, first-served”.
IMPORTANT:
• Seats will only be assigned and passes mailed when
your account is current, AND your updated
membership form is accompanied by full payment, or
a pre-arranged and approved payment schedule.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Join the 10th Annual Walk 4 Friendship LA on September 22nd, 1:30-6:00pm for a free festival for the entire family! Free BBQ & Concert located at Shalhevet High School. *A walk & festival in support of children with special needs. For more information please go to; www.walk4friendshipla.com
• Looking for something fun to do on Sukkot? Let's all go to LEGOLAND! Purchase tickets by September 23rd by calling 323-931-5808 and help send Yavneh's 8th graders to Israel. Discounted rate of $35 adults, $25 kids 3-12.
• Kashruth Update From The RCC Please be advised that as of Sunday September 15, 2019 (due to closing of business) Santa Monica Glatt Market (11540 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025) will no longer be under the Kashrut Certification of the RCC.
No Kashrut violations were found.
YICC Youth & Teens
in the Teichman Youth Wing
In Judaism, 3 is a “chazakah” - a bond, this is our 3rd Shabbat at YICC and we
are here to STAY! We are here to give our mispallelim the best Shabbos
experience in town! Come check out the “Ultimate Raffle” and some of the
other incentives we have going. We also have 3 amazing events coming next
weekend, so make sure you RSVP so you can be part of all the fun!!!
We’d like to thank everyone for welcoming us with such open arms, and we
look forward to continuing to build an amazing youth department together!
- Rabbi JJ & Frumie Duchman
Our 9 AM Shacharit Minyan for Teens (et al!)
Meets on Sundays and National Holidays.
Note: This Minyan is not just for Teens. Fathers, Rabbis, and ALL Adults are
welcome! (Email [email protected] for info)
YICC TEEN MINYAN 9:30 AM in the Levkowitz Teen Room
Great Davening, Lots of Food, Surprise Raffles!
Kiddush this week is sponsored by:
Young Israel of Century City
Our Youth Program Directors:
RABBI JJ & FRUMIE DUCHMAN Contact: [email protected]
Samantha Hecht Sep 16
Judah Fishbein Sep 17
Joseph Robin Sep 18
Ella Levkowitz Sep 18
Daniella Ives Sep 19
Hannah Bonavida Sep 19
Rimon Inlender Sep 19
Aviel Inlender Sep 19
Gabrielle Cohn Sep 20
Abby Frankel Sep 20