15th Annual Lag BaOmer “Bonfire of Torah” & BBQ

NEXT WEDNESDAY

Please join us for one of

our community’s most

popular, fun and inspiring

annual events. Mark

the holy night of Lag Ba-

Omer, the yahrzeit of

Rebbe Shimon Bar Yochai.

Once again, we will sing,

learn, celebrate, contemplate,

and enjoy the evening together.

Lag BaOmer Bonfire and BBQ

Wednesday, May 22nd—7:00-9:30 pm

(Mincha/Maariv at 7:10 pm—no late Maariv)

Spitz Home—7034 E. Pershing, Scottsdale

Suggested Donation—$10/person; $20/family

RSVPs appreciated: office@ahavastorah.org

Open to the community—Invite friends!

13402 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite #B140-150, Scottsdale AZ 85254 — office@ahavastorah.org — 480.467.4593 — www.ahavastorah.org

Welcome We welcome all visitors and guests.

If you don’t have meal plans, there

are shul members who would love to

host you. See Rabbi Shoshan, and

please let us know if there’s anything

we can do to help enhance your

Shabbos experience!

We also extend a warm welcome to

NCSY students and advisors who are

celebrating a Shabbaton in Scottsdale.

Shabbos Schedule May 17 May 24

Erev Shabbos Mincha 6:55 pm… 6:55 pm

Candles*…………………… 7:04 pm… 7:04 pm

Sunset………………………. 7:22 pm… 7:22 pm

Daf Yomi………………….. 7:15 am

Nesivos Shalom……..… 7:45 am

Shacharis…………...……... 8:15 am

Latest Shema……..……... 8:54 am

R. Hirsch Shiur…….….... 6:10 pm

Mincha/Sh Seudos….. 6:40 pm

Maariv/Havdala……..… 8:05 pm

R. Tam ..…………………..… 8:35 pm (strict Shabbos Conclusion)

*Note: Candle Lighting is at 18 minutes before Sun-

set, but those who daven with Ahavas Torah should

light before Lecha, Dodi, at approximately 7:20 pm.

Shabbos Youth Groups include babies/toddlers, kids age 3-6,

girls age 7+, and boys age 7+

Early Child Care……..…. 8:15-9:15 am

Kids’ Programming….. 9:15-10:45 am

Snacks, stories and song for children

with Morah Chanie Lapin-Honig

R’ Chaim Zimmerman shiur for

older kids during the Rabbi’s Drasha

Mishna Club for Boys

(boys age 7+) ……...…...… 6:10 pm

Congratulations to last week’s Parsha quiz

winners—Mordechai Rosenberg,

Elisheva Elias, and Dovid Shoshan—

and yasher koach to our Tefilla champ,

Avital Zimmerman!

Parshas Emor — 13 Iyyar 5779 / May 17-18, 2019 Ahavas Torah: The Scottsdale Torah Center

Weekday Schedule

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri

May 19 May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24

Shacharis 8:00 am 6:30 am 6:30 am 6:30 am 6:30 am 6:30 am

Latest Shema 8:54 am 8:54 am 8:53 am 8:53 am 8:53 am 8:53 am

Mincha/Maariv 7:05 pm 7:05 pm 7:05 pm 7:10 pm 7:05 pm 6:55 pm

Late Maariv 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm

Sefiras HaOmer 30th Night 31st Night 32nd Night 33rd Night 34th Night 35th Night

The Eruv is Up For updates see arizonaeruv.org

Thank You to Our Sponsors This week’s Kiddush is sponsored by

Sarah, Michael & Elana Sevi in

honor of Ann Cone-Sevi’s 70th Birthday.

This week’s Shalosh Seudos is not yet

sponsored. To sponsor, please see

Rabbi Shoshan or Daniel Weltman.

Summer Schedule Notes: We currently have one daily (M-F) Shacharis minyan at 6:30 am.

Friday Mincha will be at 6:55 pm. Shabbos Shacharis is at 8:15 am until August. The weekday Late

Maariv continues at 9:00 pm until Shavuos. There will be additional minyanim at points in the

summer. Please confirm minyan times in advance.

Friday Edition

(Lag BaOmer is on Wednesday, May 22nd)

(Photo by Jacky Sebag)

Refua Shleima

… to Marshall Steiman and

Chasen Meirovits who are both

recuperating from surgery this past week.

Rabbi Ariel Shoshan

Rabbi Noach Muroff

Rabbi Shalom Zagelbaum

R’ Chaim Zimmerman, Administrator

Chanie Lapin-Honig, Shabbos Youth

Daniel Weltman, Administrator

Halle Farber, Communications

Community Tiferes Group for Women—Watch

inspirational DVDs from Chofetz Chaim

Heritage Foundation—Motzai Shabbos,

May 18th at 9:15 pm—at the home of

Esther Muroff—7002 E. Friess Drive,

Scottsdale—$5

Weekly Classes

Daily

Night Kollel—”Shiluach HaKen”—

8:00 pm on Sun/Mon/Tues/Thurs—

Rabbi Zagelbaum (AT)

Daf Yomi—R’ Chaim Zimmerman (AT) —

Mon-Fri at 5:30 am, Shabbos at 7:15 am

Sunday at 7:00 am

Topics in Halacha—”Laws of Shabbos”—

7:15 am on Tu/Wed/Fri and 7:20 am on

M/Th—R. Zagelbaum (AT)

Sefer HaChinuch: One Mitzvah A Day—

Daily between Mincha and Maariv—

Rabbi Muroff (AT) - on hiatus

Book of Yehoshua—Sun-Thurs after

Mincha/Maariv—Rabbi Zagelbaum (AT)

Chofetz Chaim: A Lesson a Day—

Sun-Thurs after Late Maariv— Rabbi Shoshan (AT)

Shabbos

7:45 am—Nesivos Shalom—

Rabbi Shoshan (AT)

6:10 pm—Rav Hirsch—Rabbi Shoshan (AT)

Sunday

8:45 am—Between Man and Man,

the Torah Way—class and breakfast—

this week: “Respecting Elders”—

Rabbi Zagelbaum (AT)

6:00 pm—Class for Girls, ages 12-17—

R’ Chaim Zimmerman (AT)

7:00 pm—Class for Boys, ages 7-12—

R’ Chaim Zimmerman (AT)

Monday

8:00 pm—A Life of Growth—Shiur for

20-Somethings—Rabbi Shoshan (AT)

8:00 pm—Daas Tevunos—on hiatus until

after Shavuos—Rabbi Zagelbaum (AT)

Wednesday

12:30 pm—Class for Active Adults (50+)

—Rabbi Zagelbaum (AT)

Thursday

8:00 pm—Gemara Class and Open

Beis Midrash—on hiatus until May 30th

—Rabbi Muroff (AT)

Friday

8:30 am—Breakfast with Moms—

Rabbi Shoshan at Milk & Honey (JCC)

Connecting Families and Individuals to Passionate, Authentic and Welcoming Judaism

Coming Soon

May

21st “Most Mysterious Megilla”

series for women begins

22nd Lag BaOmer

27th Partners-in-Torah

28th “Most Mysterious Megilla”

June

3rd Rabbi Noach Isaac Oelbaum

3rd-4th Rosh Chodesh Sivan

4th “Most Mysterious Megilla”

8th Graduation Kiddush

8th-10th Shavuos

Spiritual Calisthenics THURSDAYS IN JUNE Exercise your

spiritual muscles and refine your character

traits through the Jewish practice of Mussar.

Three sessions led by Rabbi Zagelbaum at

the ILJCC—Thursdays at 9:45 am, June 6th,

13th and 20th—Cost $36. Register through

bjephoenix.org.

Partners-in-Torah—Monday, May 27th—

8 pm at Ahavas Torah

Join Jewish men and women of all ages and

backgrounds for an hour of learning, men-

torship and mutual inspiration, plus refresh-

ments. Men will be paired with men and

women with women in a variety of self-

selected topics. RSVP requested so we can

match learning partners. 602.469.1606 or

robin@projectinspireaz.com

Focus on Safety

CPR Training—

Sunday, June 2nd—10:00 am at Ahavas

Torah—Cost $25—Is your CPR certification

expiring? Want to learn the latest tech-

niques for infant, child and adult CPR?

Heartsavers is conducting a two-hour, hands

-on class, appropriate for ages 12 and up.

We need a minimum of eight participants to

run the class. RSVP to Jacky Sebag at

sebagj@msn.com.

Active Shooter Preparedness—Coming

Soon—The shul community will hold an

“active shooter” drill, led by Jimmy Wasson,

Director of Security at the VOSJCC—Date to

be Announced

The lending library is open this week:

Sun, 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Tues, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Wed, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

NEW RECORDING—Ayala Shoshan has

posted a new audio clip for women about

Shalom Bayis, entitled “Create a Vision.”

Listen at ayalashoshan.blogspot.com.

THIS TUESDAY Women are invited to join

Rebbetzin Ela O’Connor for a new 3-part

series on Megillas Rus. Uncover the depth

of a seemingly simple story that serves as a

guide for our lives, thousands of years later.

Bring intention back into your mitzvah

observance, based on the example of Rus.

RUS: “The Most Mysterious Megilla”—

Tuesday nights, May 21st and 28th and

June 4th—8 pm at Ahavas Torah