Awesome Phone Shiur
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Listen to the deepest Torahs and stories from the teachings of
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and Izshbitz, from the book "Lev HaShamayim" - given over by
Rabbi Nossen and Rebbetzin Channah Schafer in Boston
Live: 9 pm - 10:00 pm EST
Call (641) 715-3300
Conf code: 818022#.
Recorded: Listen anytime! Each class is recorded and available until the next shiur, which will replace it.
Playback Number: (641) 715-3412
Access Code: 818022#
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Weekday Shiur on Likutei Moharan - presented by Reb Yedidyah Blanton
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Our own Reb Yedidyah Blanton teaches lessons from Likutei Moharan, the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
Every Sunday night
8:00pm - 9:30pm
at Reb Shalom Yakov Mann's home:
1037 South Sherbourne Dr.
LA 90035 (between Olympic and Whitworth)
(There is no charge for this class!)
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Upcoming Days
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Friday,
May 22nd:
Yom Yerushalayim,
Anniversary of the miraculous victory in 1967 - the Six Day War: Jerusalem Re-unification Day
Sunday,
May 24th:
Rosh Chodesh Sivan,
The month in which we received the Torah - a month of closeness with HaShem and with all of Klal Yisrael
Thursday night,
May 28th through
Saturday night,
May 30th:
Shavuot,
7 weeks after Passover, (the holiday commemorting our Exodus from Egypt) we celebrate our "wedding with the Divine" - the acceptance of the Torah on Mount Sinai.
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Always in Our Prayers
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Please daven for the immediate
safe return of
Gilad (ben Aviva) Shalit;
Zachary (ben Miriam) Baumel;
Tzvi (ben Penina) Feldman;
Yehuda (ben Sarah) Katz;
Ron (ben Batya) Arad
and
Guy (ben Rina) Hever
as well as for the safety and success
of all of Israel's soldiers,
and the immediate release of Yehonatan (ben Malka) Pollard.
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The
Happy Minyan Schedule for This Shabbat
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Friday, 5/22
Plag HaMincha (early Candle lighting):
6:24 pm
Candle lighting:
7:35 pm
Mincha:
6:00 pm
and
7:30 pm
followed by
Kabballat Shabbat and Maariv
Saturday, 5/23
Shacharit:
9am - 12:00pm-ish
followed by our special monthly Kiddush Lunch
Mincha:
7:15 pm
followed by
Seudah Shlishit and Maariv
Havdallah from:
8:36 pm
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Happy Minyan Newsletter - Kol Sasson
Parshas Bamidbar |
May 2009 |
Greetings!
In honor of Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, click on the picture to the left and check out this fantastic video from Aish HaTorah. (Sam Glaser is singing...) May we merit miracles today like we did in 1967, and merit to rebuild our Holy Temple speedily, in our days!
Today is also the yahrtzeit of Shmuel HaNavi
(the Prophet Samuel):
Shmuel HaNavi (931-877 BCE) was one of the most important figures in
Jewish history; our sages describe him as the equivalent of "Moses and
Aaron combined." Shmuel was the last of the Shoftim ("Judges")
who led the people of Israel in the four centuries between the passing
of Yehooshua and the establishment of the monarchy, and the author of the
biblical books of "Judges", "Samuel" and "Ruth".
Shmuel was born in the year 2830 from creation (931 BCE) after his barren mother, Chanah (Hannah),
prayed for a
child at the Sanctuary at Shiloh and pledged, "O L-rd of hosts... If
You will give Your maidservant a man child, I shall dedicate him to G-d
all the days of his life..." (Shmuel Alef 1:11). At age two, his mother
brought him to Shiloh in fulfillment of her vow, where he was raised by
Eli the High Priest; shortly thereafter, Shmuel had his first prophetic
communication (described in Shmuel Alef 3). In 890 BCE, Shmuel succeeded
Eli as leader of the Jewish people.
After ten years under Shmuel's guidance, the people approached him
with the request, "Appoint for us a king... like all the nations around
us." Shmuel disapproved of their request, believing that the people of
Israel should be subject only to G-d and not to any mortal king; but
G-d instructed him to do as the people ask. Shmuel then anointed (879
BCE) Shaul as the first king of Israel. When Shaul disobeyed G-d during
the war on Amalek, Shmuel proclaimed David the legitimate king in
Shaul's stead.
Shortly thereafter, Shmuel passed away in his birthplace, Ramah, in
the hills of Judah, on the 28th of Iyar of the year 2884 from creation
(877 BCE).
It is good to pray for one's chidlren at any time, and indeed this prayer can be recited at any time. However, when HaShem gave us the Torah in the month of Sivan, He called us His Children. Therefore, it is recommended to recite this prayer specifically at this time. And if you don't yet have children - a) you can pray for future children, and b) anyone you teach, according to the Talmud, is considered your child. So no matter what, everyone can pray!
Finally, I know many of you have had conversations with my son, Yosef Shea ("may his candle burn bright!") about the particular chasiddus with which he is affiliated - Chasidei Pittsburgh-Ashdod. This Shabbos, the Pittsburgher Rebbe (Shlit"a) is in Pico Robertson.
Friday night:
Anshe Emes (early minyan) followed by
Tisch @ 9pm
Shabbos morning:
Adas Torah
Mincha and Shalos Seudas:
Young Israel of Century City
The Rebbe will be receiving people Motzei Shabbos at Anshe Emes.
Check out the tisch if you get a chance - it's really special; or if you want an opportunity to meet personally with an authentic Rebbe who also speaks English (thus no need for interpreter) - go motzoai shabbat for his blessings and advice.
Wishing One and All a Shabbat Shalom and Chodesh Tov!
Rachel Espana
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Happy Minyan News & Upcoming Events
* Summer Schedule for Friday night!
We have two minyanim for Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat at our regular davening location:
An early minyan will start at 6:00pm (sharp!) and, a later minyan (after candle-lighting) will start at 7:30pm. Early minyan'ers should please be sure to be on time so that the second minyan is not delayed.
* Shabbat Mevarchim Sivan
This week is Shabbat Mevarchim for the month of Sivan. We will have our monthly special Kiddush Lunch after Musaf on Shabbat day.
* Shavuot - Thursday night 5/28 - Saturday night 5/30
Stay tuned for details of our annual all night learning Shavuot (first night) and our special holiday davening times.
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The Shabbos Before Shavuot
- Rav Sholom Brodt, Rosh Yeshiva of Simchas Shlomo
לוּלֵי תוֹרָתְך שַׁעֲשֻׁעָי-- אָז, אָבַדְתִּי בְעָנְיִי
Were it not for Your Torah, which is my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. (Tehillim Psalm 119:92)
Reb Shlomo
zt"l was a master at opening our hearts to the words and depths of the
Torah. One of his earliest songs was "Lulei Toratcha..." which
expresses the deep yearning and thirst of the Jewish soul to delight in
the holy words of Hashem's Torah. When we learn Torah and are deeply
aware that every letter is filled with Hashem's transcendent light, our
souls experience true delight.
According to the Jewish calendar it
always works that we read parshat Bamidbar on the Shabbos before Shavuot, the
holiday of the giving of the Torah. Shabbos is the headquarters of all that is
holy and the holiness of the upcoming holiday begins to descend on the
preceding Shabbos. The Lubavitcher Rebbe teaches that this Shabbos is similar
to the Shabbos before a wedding, when the 'chattan' is called up to the Torah
in spiritual preparation for the wedding. Shavuot is the great wedding between
Hashem and B'nai Yisrael, and hence this Shabbos we prepare for our wedding.
The Slonimer Rebbe teaches that the
Shabbos before Shavuot provides us with the spiritual nourishment that we need,
in order to be ready to stand once again at Har Sinai- together with each other
in unity, to receive the holy Torah.
Further, the Rebbe explains that the
fact that the Torah was given to us in Midbar Sinai, in the wilderness or desert of Sinai teaches us that we are to make a
home for Hashem even in the wilderness, even in the desert. Hashem commands us
and gives us the strength to build His sanctuary, a true and joyous Torah home
and community even in a spiritual desert. Wherever we are we can and must
connect to Hashem.
 Dear Friends,
This
Shabbos
we will bless the new moon of the month of Sivan. Rosh Chodesh
Sivan (which begins this Motzei Shabbos - Sat. night) is when we first
arrived at Mt. Sinai. We have learned many times that on that day "we
were as one person with one heart." The Rabbis have taught us that to
truly receive the Torah we must be united. The Torah is the Infinite
Light of the Ein Sof blessed is He, which will not dwell in a place of
fragmentation and disunity.
That is why in our prayers we say, "Bless
us our Father all as one with the light of Your Countenance"
May
we be blessed with true unity and may we always strive to do our best
to achieve it. Have a wonderful Shabbos, and Rosh Chodesh Sivan!
B'ahavah ubivracha,
Sholom
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 Making Mistakes in Bamidbar
When you look around large groups, especially political and religious groups, it's hard to imagine anyone purposefully publicizing even their smallest mistakes. When it comes to bigger issues, generally the effort to cover-up is extraordinary. In fact we find that many major issues only come to light a generation after the offense occurred.
Then there are the Jews.
We of course publicize our most grievous mistakes immediately, and still talk about them 3, 300 years later! No cover-ups here. Reb Shlomo Carlebach said that the Book of Numbers, Bamidbar, is the holy Book of Mistakes: the repercussions of the Sin of the Golden Calf, the Spies, Korach's rebellion, the Midianite women.... We have an entire book of our mistakes! And don't forget that the book is also set during the time of wandering in the desert for 40 years. It's a pretty rough journey.
But imagine that - we include all our worst mistakes in the Torah, our Holiest Book. We are so honest, so responsible, so yearning to grow and improve, that we preserve our entire history, mistakes and all, in order to learn from it. "Mi K'Amcha Yisrael" - "Who is like Your People Israel?"
Finding Your Place in Bamidbar The first thing we read in this week's parsha is that every Jew is counted (again) in a census. A census was taken immediately after the Sin of the Golden Calf to asses the "damage" done to our people, and then this one took place seven months later. According to the commentaries, G-d commands Moshe to take the census as a way to reassure us that each of us is precious, no matter what mistakes we've made. Every Jew counts. Next, we get into specifics - not just that we are important, but we each have a mission. The tribe of Levi is designated for holy service in the Mishkan, and so their camp is immediately around the Mishkan. The other tribes are encamped around the Leviim and Mishkan, each according to their tribe. Every tribe has its own flag - its own identity - and every tribe has its own place in the camp. Some are at the head, leading the way. Some "got your back covered" from behind. Everyone has their place, their special job, their unique ability and contribution.
What is striking is that in the center of it all is the Mishkan, the holy place wherein G-d dwells - each of us has our own place around G-d. Our individuality is respected in the service of G-d. And our unique mission in life is based on our closeness to the center, to G-d.
May we all have the courage to face our mistakes, and make them holy through our repentance. May we all know deep in our souls how very precious we are to each other and to G-d. And may we all discover and fulfill our individual holy missions in life.
Chodesh Tov and Shabbat Shalom,
Rachel |
 David Sacks teaches every Sunday at 10:30 am
at Mogen David, 9717 W. Pico Blvd
You can also listen to David Sacks online anytime by down- loading his Torah on iTunes, or you can read some of his best articles - check out his fantastic site Spiritual Tools for an Outrageous World.
Dear Friends,
In this, the third talk in the Garden of Eden series, we discussed what the nature of the test really was. We also explore what the true nature of the special garments Hashem made for Adam and Chava were. Finally, we take another look at the snake and how in our own lives he tries to defeat us.to eat first?
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About Happy Minyan - Los Angeles
Please join us for davening every Shabbat!
Friday night: (Summer time) Early services begin at 6pm. Regular Mincha begins at candle-lighting time, followed by Kabballat Shabbat and Maariv.
Saturday morning: David Sacks' class begins at 8:30am, followed by Shacharit at 9am, then Torah reading and Musaf. There is a Kiddush after davening at around 12pm.
Saturday afternoon:
Mincha and Seudah Shlishit are usually around an hour and a half before
Shabbat ends and followed by Maariv and Havdallah at the conclusion of
Shabbat.
We also meet for davening on all major Jewish holidays.
The Happy Minyan is located at
the Karate Academy
9218 West Pico Blvd (at Glenville)
Los Angeles, California90035
Good Shabbos! Good Shabbos!
The Happy Minyan
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