Rabbi Schwartz encourages all of us to learn about this important project of Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation
WELCOME
Neal & Beth Smolar
Justin & Dvorah Zeller
CONDOLENCES
Dr. Marvin Blumenfrucht, and Marc & Vivian Blumenfrucht, on the passing of Bina Blumenfrucht z’l
SPONSORSHIPS Kiddush
Lea & Yair Kronenberg, commemorating the Yarzheit of Yair’s Grandfather Alejandro Mogyoros Kronenberg — Shmuel Dov ben Mordechai z’l
Seudah Shlishit
Jacob Bouganim, in memory of his mother Amelia bat Linda z’l
Hashkama Kiddush
From Bill Apple, Grateful for HaShem's lifting dark medical clouds last month and also to mark my birthday next week and that of Yehuda Fishman (also next week).
THANK YOU
Contributors for already raising $1000 towards new chairs for Bet Medrash — not too late to donate at www.OZNY.org/Chair
REFUAH SHELEIMAH
We are updating our Refuah Sheleimah List — Please email Beverly Raskind at braskind@ozny.org to submit a name
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ADDITIONAL EARLY MINCHA/MAARIV
Starts this week, 7:00pm, Monday—Friday, through August
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Important Message from Rabbi Schwartz
Shalom friends,
This past week, Barnard University students voted in favor of a referrendum encouraging its Board and Administration to divest from several companies that do business with Israel.
As strong advocates of Israel, we are unequivocally against the BDS movement.
We strongly urge all Barnard alumni to sign the petition (link below) urging Barnard's President and Board to reject this referrendum.
http://barnardalumsunited.com
Kol tuv,
Rabbi Allen Schwartz
Shabbat Shemirat HaLashon
The verse read this Shabbat in Vayikra 19:16 – “Lo telech rachil b’ameicha” “...Do not go out as a talebearer among your people…” is the central Mitzvah of Shemirat HaLashon
The Shabbos Table Machshom L’Fi unites participants in an effort to avoid Loshon Hora and Ona’as Devarim during the Shabbos meal — freeing everyone to enjoy the uplifting atmosphere created by conversation that is positive and life-enhancing.
A Machsom L’fi is a program in which people commit themselves to focusing for a set period of time each day on the proper use of their power of speech as defined in the Torah. During that time, they concentrate on avoiding speaking and hearing loshon hora, gossip, slander, ona’as devarim (hurtful words), or any other form of angry or negative expression. Often, a Machsom L’fi is undertaken as a zechus for someone who is in need of refuah, a shidduch, children, parnassah or a personal yeshuah.
With the Shabbos Table Machsom L'fi, we hold the power to combine these two vibrant streams of brachah each week by joining with Jews across the globe who are making a focused effort to bring the Torah's spirit of positive speech to their Shabbos table.
When you exercise this particular “spiritual muscle” at your meals, building control over your speech, you enhance your ability to keep the mitzvah throughout the week. The reason it is done as a merit for someone in need is because when we act compassionately by avoiding and rejecting loshon hora, Hashem responds to our compassion measure for measure, showering His compassion upon us and our loved ones.
Shmiras Haloshon is a great protection for us and our community, as it states in Mishlei (21:23), "One who guards his mouth and tongue … guards his soul from troubles."
Shabbat, April 21: 7:30a Hashkama Minyan, Kiddush And Shiur with R’ Friedman 8:30a Parsha Shiur w/Rabbi Schwartz 9:15a Main Shul Shacharit 9:30a YP Minyan in Bet Medrash 10:00a Youth Groups 11:15a Tot Tefillah in Social Hall 4:00p Bikkur Cholim (730 Columbus) 4:00p Afternoon Youth Groups 6:20p Shabbat Shiurim
Monday, April 23: 6:00a Shacharit 6:50a Shacharit 7:55a Shacharit 7:00p Early Mincha/Maariv 7:35p Mincha/Maariv 9:00p Maariv
Tuesday, April 24: 6:10a Shacharit 7:00a Shacharit 8:00a Shacharit 7:00p Early Mincha/Maariv 7:35p Mincha/Maariv 10:00p Maariv
Wednesday, April 25: NorPAC Mission DC 6:10a Shacharit 7:00a Shacharit 8:00a Shacharit 7:00p Early Mincha/Maariv 7:35p Mincha/Maariv
Thursday, April 26: 6:00a Shacharit 6:50a Shacharit 7:55a Shacharit 7:00p Early Mincha/Maariv 7:35p Mincha/Maariv
Friday, April 27: 6:10a Shacharit 7:00a Shacharit 8:00a Shacharit 7:00p Early Mincha/Maariv 7:30p Candle Lighting 7:40p Mincha/Maariv
THIS WEEK'S LEARNING
Daf Yomi - Sunday & Legal Holiday after 2nd Shacharit - Monday - Friday after 1st Shacharit - Shabbat - After Mincha - Yom Tov - Before Mincha
Mishna Yomi - Sunday - Thursday at Mincha/Maariv
Monday Night Bet Medrash with Rabbi Schwartz 8:00p Tanach: All in the Family 9:00p Late Maariv 9:15p Talmud: Food for Thought
Tuesday Night Learning Program Schedule & Sponsor: www.OZNY.org/TNLP 7:00p Open Bet Medrash, Chavrusa , Shiurim 10:00p Late Maariv
Wisdom Wednesdays 6:00a Parsha with Dr. Ricky Goldfarb 10:30a Monthly Class: Holidays (Next 4/18) 8:00p Parsha (in Hebrew) with Rav Goldwicht 8:30p He’Brew with Richard Stanger
Congregation Ohab Zedek 118 West 95th Street New York, NY 10025
Rabbi Allen Schwartz David Ascher, President Allen Katz, Senior Gabbai Chad Hopkovitz, Executive Director Beverly Raskind, Office Manager Yael & Josh Haller, Youth Directors
