DRASHA
Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter Seeking Redemption in an Unredeemed World
On The Bima
Dr. Eben Feinstein Selwyn Gerber Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter
Shacharit & Mussaf
Cantor Wollheim
Ba’al Koreh KoreI alIyoT
Jay Braun Natan Bourkoff
Kiddush
In Jacob’s Garden
Seudah SHLISHIT
In Bayer Hall
Welcome to Beth Jacob Congregation Shabbat, April 28– April 29, 2017; 3 Iyar, 5777
Parashat Tazria-Metzora pg. 608, Haftorah pg. 1170 Hashkama Minyan 7:10am Schoenfeld Beit Midrash
Chumash Shiur 8:00am Eisenstat Beit Midrash Benny’s Minyan 8:30am Eisenstat Beit Midrash
Main Service 9:00am Shapell Sanctuary Young Professionals 9:15am Bayer Hall
Jr. Congregation 9 am Schoenfeld BM; Teen Minyan 9:30am Ives Mincha 7:00 pm • Seudah 7:20 pm • Havdallah:8:18 pm
Friday Night Count 18th of Omer and Motzei Shabbat Count 19th of Omer
Candle Lighting:
7:17 pm
Mazal Tov
► To Eva and Michael Neuman for being honored at the OU Dinner on June 21.
► To David Slomovic on the publication of his book The Unicorn Project: Insider Secrets of Senior Living, Plus the Ultimate Step by Step Guide to Assisted Living. Available on Amazon.com
CONDOLENCES
► To Brian Lipman on the loss of his mother, Janie Lipman, z”l
► To Ashley Joffe on the loss of his brother, Nathan Joffe, z”l
WELCOME
► To all the parents and children participating in our Spark Shabbat!
► To our new members, Sharon & Alan Gomperts.
► To our new member, John Steinfield.
THIS SHABBAT
Rabbi Topp’s Chumash Shiur this Shabbat morning 8 am. Sponsored by: Sarah Weintraub in loving memory of her mother, Mildred
Solomon, Mirtzah bat Regina, z”l
Pre-Mincha Shiur w/Rabbi Posy Topic: Unlocking the Siddur 6:45 pm
OTHER WEEKLY CLASSES
Conversational Hebrew on Monday mornings with Bracha Malkin is on
hiatus until further notice.
Gemara Shiur w/R’ Nechemia Langer, Tuesday, May 2, 7 pm. In Ives
Sefer Shmuel: History, Prophecy and Monarchy with Rabbi Topp
Tuesday, May 2, 8 pm. In Ives.
Parenting & Parasha Shiur given this week by Rabbi Topp,
Wednesday, May 3, 9 am. In Ives.
The Sylvia and David Kellerman Beit Medrash Program
Featuring 5 mornings of Torah each week.
All classes are back in session
Mondays with Rabbi Topp
11:00 am-Remarkable Talmudic Passages
12:00 pm-Parshat Hashavua: A Fresh Look
Tuesdays with Chazan Arik
11:00 am – Hidden Women in the Bible
Wednesdays with Rabbi Posy
10:30 am - Great Jewish Thinkers of the Last Millennium
Thursdays with Rabbi Yisroel Gordon
11:00 am – The Weekly Ramban
Shabbat with Rabbi Topp
8:00 am—Chumash Shiur
Early Friday Evening Minyan Returns This week and throughout the Spring and Summer
we will have two Minyanim on Friday evenings
Mincha this Friday evening, April 28 6:00 pm & 7:20 pm
In Shapell Sanctuary.
In addition to the Shabbat Drasha the following is the schedule for this Shabbbat:
LUNCH and LEARN The Contemporary Theological Significance of the State of
Israel: Reishit Tzmichat Geulateinu?
For those who made reservations
SHABBAT AFTERNOON ONEG at 5 pm Is There a Place for the Jews in the Diaspora?
at the home of Tanya and Raviv Surpin 9145 Sawyer St
Weekend generously sponsored by
Glynis & Selwyn Gerber, Alice Schoenfeld, and Brenda & Harold Walt
Beth Jacob is celebrating Yom Yerushalayim in Israel!
We have a fantastic group and an exciting itinerary May 17-25, 2017
Last call to join this extraordinary trip! For more information please contact
Rabbi Topp
Refuah Shleimah
Names will remain on the list until Shabbat Mevorchim unless otherwise instructed. If you or someone you know is a choleh and you would like the name included, please call
the shul office.
Bentzion ben Chaya Yehudit •Tamar Lipke bat Gruna • Sima bat Leeba • Shoshana bat Miriam • Dina bat Esther • Esther Miriam bat Doris • Chana Gitel bat Sonia • Miriam bat Sara • Leah Shayna bat Chana • Yitzhak ben Raizel • Avram ben
Sarah • Tsipporah Rachel bat Sasha Rivka • Pnina Yehudit bat Leah Rachel • Natan ben Hinda • Chana bat
Fagabluma • Ronit Aliza bat Ilana
Areivim Committee
Dedicated in memory of Estelle & Sam Samson, z”l
Shabbat Hospitality If there’s a Shabbat or Holiday meal when you could have extra guests, please email Esther Braun at [email protected]
————————————————————————————————- Bikur Cholim Would you or someone you know
appreciate a visit at the hospital or at home? Is there a need for a ride to grocery shop or have someone shop for you or them? Need
a ride to a doctor’s appointment? Please call the shul office at (310) 278-1911 or contact Adele Goldsmith at (310) 652-4233,
or at [email protected]
LA-Beverly Hills Community On Sunday, April 30, FIDF in partnership with Temple of the Arts will be hosting the 3nd Annual Yom Hazikaron Community Wide Night of Remembrance at the Saban Theatre. The program will commemorate Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror.
LA Jewish Community Children’s Choir: Weekly rehearsals are on Sundays at 5-6:30pm, at Workmen’s Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd. Contact Michelle Willner for more info; [email protected]. or call 310-839-3327.
Bnei Akiva Events: Shabbat 4/29 - Snif Shluchot, 6:45pm at Beth Jacob (walking groups LEAVE Airdrome & Canfield at 6:25pm) Snif Saad, 6:45pm at Yavneh. Monday, May 1: Bnei Akiva of L.A. invites the entire community to our annual Tekes Yom HaZikaron v’Yom Ha'atzmaut at Beth Jacob. Doors open at 6:30pm. Mincha & seating at 7:00pm. Upcoming: May 12-13, Chevraya Bet mini Shabbaton. For more info, contact Eyal (310) 220-1459.
Moshava California: Summer is coming! MiniMosh registration now open for kids entering 3rd and 4th grade! Bunks are filling up. Register
now at www.moshavacalifornia.org. or call 855-MOSHAVA.
Women’s Tehillim Group— Mondays 9-10 am, Mellon home, 1148 Beverwil Drive. Newcomers welcome. Hebrew skills not required.
USC Family Caregiver Support Center Group: 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month from 2-3:00pm. For more info, contact Family Care Navigator, Lisa Shainberg, MSW at 213-740-3953.
Do you want to learn Hebrew? Now you can! Los Angeles Ulpan offers Hebrew classes for all levels. Spring enrollment now open. Tutoring is also available. Rare chance to learn Hebrew in a fun and friendly environment. www.losangelesulpan.com, call 310-717-3458.
Dating 101 for singles. A unique lecture, by Shirley Lebovics, L.C.S.W. Dinner to follow. April 30, 7pm, Nessah Synagogue. $10 presale, $15 at the door.
OU West Coast Banquet and Chinese Auction, June 21, honoring Eva and Michael Neuman, at the Beverly Hills Marriott.
Shabbat April 29th at 7:30pm you are invited to Sandy and Freda Small ‘s home to hear from a hero who fought in the Lebanon War. He will share his experiences of the battle of Bint J’bel in Lebanon.
Beit Hillel Shabbaton sponsored by Shalhevet Institute, May 12-14. Featuring speakers in schools & shuls across the community. Rabbi Yitzchak Blau, Rabbanit Dr. Chana Friedman, Rabbi Yehuda Gilad, Rabbanit Dr. Michal Tikochinsky. Beit Hillel is a spiritual leadership organization that aspires to change the discourse about Judaism in
Israel by guiding the Religious Zionist community and Israeli society in general in a moderate, balanced, and religiously-tolerant direction.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
If you would like to co-sponsor a Kiddush in honor of your child’s birthday, please call the shul office.
Natan Rose 4/30
Yakira Topp 5/01
Benjamin Plotkin 5/01
Asher Dov Sucre 5/01
Ilanit Parente 5/01
Jonah Etessami 5/02
Ma'ayan Waldman 5/02
Eliana Swarz 5/02
Eden Symonds 5/03
Davening - Next Week
Shacharit: Sunday: 7:00, 8:00, 9:00am Monday & Thursday: 6:00, 6:45, 7:40 am
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 6:15, 7:00, 7:40 am Mincha/Maariv: 7:25 pm
If your child’s name was inadvertently omitted from the list, please contact the office and we will update our database
and be happy to include it in the following week’s seat announcements.
Beth Jacob’s Annual Blood Drive
Our annual blood drive to benefit the patients at Cedars Sinai will take place on
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Your 1 pint of blood can save 3 lives. Look forward to seeing you all there!
Sunday, May 7, 2017 Rancho Park
COME WALK WITH BETH JACOB & CELEBRATE ISRAEL
Celebrate Israel Festival bringing community together in celebration of the Jewish State and fostering the bond
between American and Israel.
UPCOMING EVENTS
For more details go to www.bethjacob.org
Youth Happenings
Beth Jacob Trip to Israel May 17-25, 2017
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Reunification of Yerushalayim
Email: [email protected]
Bnei Akiva Yom Hazikaron/Yom Haatzmaut
Monday, May 1 community event at Beth Jacob
6:00 pm
Spark Shabbat, April 29
Geared for parents & children ages 6-12 9:00 am
Circle Time with Morah Chantal Shabbat, May 6 0-2 yrs 10:30 am 2-3 yrs 10:00 am
Interactive play, stories & games
Annual Blood Drive Sunday, June 25
Eli Groner Shabbat Drasha Shabbat May 6
Director General of the Prime Minister’s office In Shapell Sanctuary
Beit Hillel Shabbaton Shabbat, May 13
Rabbi Yehuda Gilad Rosh Yeshiva of Maale Gilboa will speak in Shapell Sanctuary and Rabbanit Michal Tikochinsky, Head of the
Beit Midrash Herzog will give a shiur in Hebrew after Benny’s Minyan.
Summer Kollel June 28 –July 27
Monday –Thursday evenings For more info: [email protected] or
sign up online at bethjacob.org/summerkollel
Taste of Beth Jacob Sunday, June 4,
sample gourmet food and see trends in party planning
5 pm
Celebrate Israel Festival Sunday, May 7
Walk with Beth Jacob and celebrate Israel
Mitzvah Store Shabbat, May 6
Bring your Mitzvah dollars and buy a nice prize from our store