Young Israel of Century City • Office address: 9317 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 • 310-273-6954 • www.yicc.org

April 6, 2019 • 1st of Nisan, 5779 Volume 33 • Issue 67

This Week At YICC TAZRIA

SHABBAT SCHEDULE

Candle Lighting ........................................................... 5:58/6:59 pm Mincha ........................................................................ 5:50/7:05 pm Dr. Josh Rabinowitz Z”L Shiur (Schlesinger Sanctuary) . 7:00 am Hashkama Minyan (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ....................... 7:15 am Sal Lowi Z”L Hashkama Kiddush Sponsored by: Howard and Elkie Reichman in memory of Howard's mother, Raizel Shoshana bas Aharon Yosef A"H Main Minyan (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ............................... 9:00 am Young Community Minyan (Mintz Beit Midrash) ................. 9:15 am YCM Kiddush sponsored by: Kimmy & Yehudah Silverman in honor of their daughter, Rebecca

Pearl. Library Minyan (Nagel Library Wing) .................................. 9:30 am Teen Minyan ....................................................................... 9:30 am Teen Minyan sponsored by Young Israel of Century City Youth Program (Teichman Youth Wing) ...... 9:00-until services end Book of the Year Shiur .................................................... 5:00 pm Topic: "Welcome...and Farewell" - Psalm 118” Issues & Answers Featuring Professor Avi Helfand ..... 5:40pm Topic: “Kosher & Constitution: When States Play Mashgiach” Mincha ................................................................................ 6:40 pm Seudah Shlishit & Shiur by Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener (Mintz Beit Midrash) Sponsored by: Jamie & Rena Frankel and Tina & Michael Loboda - in memory of Jamie & Tina’s father, Jack Frankel, Z”L, and Michael’s father, Moishe Chayim ben Tzvi Yehuda Loboda, Z”L. Edward Herbst & Hyman Herbst - in memory of their grandfather, Asher Zelig ben Moshe, Z”L Anonymous - in honor of Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener and his Shiur Maariv ................................................................................ 7:53 pm Havdalah ............................................................................ 8:03 pm

Halakhic Corner Q: What is the source for the custom to refrain from doing work during evenings when the Omer is counted? A: There is a fascinating, albeit relatively unknown Halacha of Sefirah codified in Shulchan Aruch (O”C 493/4). Rav Yosef Karo cites the custom of women to refrain from doing Melacha, work, during the evening hours from Pesach to Shavuoth, the time period when the Omer is counted. Interestingly, the Chofetz Chaim, in Mishnah Berurah, adds that this custom is incumbent upon men as well. There are numerous reasons offered why this custom developed. The Mishnah Berurah suggests that since Rebbe Akiva's students died during this time period and people were busy in the evening hours burying the dead, they were not able to do their normal work, so we too refrain from work. The Mishnah Berurah also suggests that the custom is based on the language the Torah uses when referring to the commandment to count the Omer. The Torah requires that we count, “Sheva Shabatot” meaning seven weeks. However, the word “Shabatot” also means to rest, and therefore the custom developed to rest from work at night when we count the Omer. The Mishnah Berurah points out that according to this understanding, it follows that once the Omer is counted, work is again permitted. Finally, Rabbi Yonatan Eyebeschutz suggests that the custom is based on the understanding of the Ramban who believes that the days between Pesach and Shavuoth are a quasi “Chol HaMoed”. Just as on Chol HaMoed we refrain from certain work, so too during this time period we refrain from some work as well. Nowadays though, many Halakhic authorities point out that this custom is not observed by either men or women.

Tefilah Schedule – April 7 - 12 (Locations listed in separate box)

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-Friday ......................................................7:10 pm

Next Shabbat- Friday, April 12 Candles ....................................................... 6:02/7:05 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat ........................ 5:50/7:15 pm

LOCATIONS FOR DAILY MINYANIM & DAF YOMI 6:00 Shacharit ................................................... Nagel Library Wing 6:10/6:15/7:45 ..................................................... Mintz Beit Midrash 7:00 Shacharit .............................................. Schlesinger Sanctuary Daf Yomi Shiur ................................................... Mintz Beit Midrash

PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE MARINER CENTER LOT THEY WILL HAVE YOU TOWED

BAR MITZVAH – JOSHUA ORLANSKI Shabbat HaChodesh ~ Rosh Chodesh Nisan

Kiddush Sponsored by Ben & Lisa Orlanski in honor of Josh’s Bar Mitzvah

Important Halakhic Times: April 6 - 12 Alot HaShachar .................................................. 5:12 a.m. Earliest Talit & Tefillin ........................................ 5:39 a.m. Last Time for Shema .......................................... 9:42 a.m. Sof Zman Tefilah .............................................. 10:46 a.m. Earliest time for Mincha ..................................... 1:27 p.m.

YAHRZEITS: April 6 - 12/ Nisan 1 - 7 Sat, April 6 Eddie Herbst & Hyman Herbst’s grandfather,

Asher Zelig ben Moshe, Z”L Dr. Michael Billauer’s father, Chaim ben Zvi, Z”L Mon, April 8 Jamie Frankel & Tina Loboda’s father, Chaim

Yaakov ben Shlomo, Z”L Lesley Kleinman’s father, Ephraim ben Eliyahou

Leib, Z”L Rita Gold’s father, Baruch ben Reuven, Z”L Dr. Joseph Schwartz’s father, Yaakov ben Yosef

Aharon, Z”L Tue, April 9 Howard Reichman’s mother, Raizel Shoshana bat

Aharon Yosef, Z”L Wed, April 10 Bernard Ginsberg’s mother, Sora D'vora bas Beryl

HaCohen, Z"L Thu, April 11 Arie Buchman’s father, Avraham ben Yosef

HaLevy, Z”L Brian Kleinman’s father, Shmuel ben Yitzchak, Z”L Michael Loboda’s father, Moishe Chayim ben Tzvi

Yehuda, Z”L Fri, April 12 Dr. Larry Platt’s father, Shalom ben Moshe, Z”L Mark & Linda Abraham’s son, Chaim Yehoshua

ben Moshe Shraga Feivel, Z”L Shelly Rothschild’s father, Asher Anshel ben

Mendel ,Z”L Robert Bocian’s father, Yaakov Yehuda ben

HaRav Shalom Tzvi HaCohen, Z”L

Please include the following names in your prayers, and may each be granted a Refuah Shleimah

• Alexandra bat Fruma Fayla • Akiva ben Miriam Devorah • Bat Ami bat Beth • Bayla Bracha bat Malka Hinda • Bella bas Luba • Berel ben Ida • Chaim Menachem b/ Hena Raizel • Chana bat Johanna • Chana Devorah bat Baila Raizel • Eliezer ben Chaya Sarah • Eliezer ben Reshelshen • Gitta Rivka bat Chaya Risa • Gittel Zelda bat Malka • Leah bat Mattel • Liba bat Chana • Malka bat Chaya • Milka Yehudit bat Simcha • Moshe Mordechai ben Rachel • Nechama bat Dina • Ora bat Nechama • Ozer ben Leah

• Rachel bat Julie Zohar • Refael David ben Ella • Reuven Betzalel HaCohen ben Fayga • Rochel bat Esther • Sarah bat Chaya Rivka • Schmuel Zev ben Gitel • Shmuel ben Rachel • Sima bat Liba Devorah • Sorah Gitel bat Chava Raitzl • Tuvia ben Ellie • Tzipora Rachel b/ Sasha Rivka • Tzvi ben Masha • Yaakov ben Maasha • Yaakov Meir ben Rosa • Yehoshua Dov Ben Sara Esther • 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:

• Mark & Linda Abraham in memory of their son,

Chaim Yehoshua ben Moshe Shraga Feivel, Z”L

• Arie & Lynda Buchman in memory of Arie’s father, Avraham ben Yosef Ha'Levi, Z”L

Our Rabbis, Board of Directors and entire membership wish Mazal Tov to Ben & Lisa Orlanski on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Joshua. Mazal Tov also to siblings Ellie & Kate, and to the entire extended family. We welcome all family and friends who are with us to celebrate this Simcha! MAZAL TOV Dr. Derek & Batsheva Okrent on their anniversary. THANK YOU: To all who participated in making the Pre-Pesach event of the

YICC Women's Torah Initiative, "Chametz Busters," a huge

success! To Judy Goldberg for her gracious hosting, to Rabbi

Dr. Zev Wiener for an excellent and inspirational shiur,

"Destroying Your Chametz Without Your Chametz Destroying

You," to Rosie Rosenbaum for an informative and practical

presentation, "GET Organized - STAY Organized," and to

Ilana Goldschein and Ruhama Muskin for organizing the event!

And thank you to the amazing number of women who attended!

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS We welcome the following to our membership and hope they enjoy a long relationship with our Shul: Aaron & Ariella Fishbein A SPECIAL NOTE OF THANKS “Thank you to Rabbi Muskin, Rabbi Proops, and our YICC family for all your support during this past week of Shiva. We are so blessed to be part of this caring community.” - Jeff and Eliana Marcus

SALE OF CHAMETZ Please remember to arrange the sale of your chametz

before 11:35 am on Friday, April 19th.

If you are going away for Pesach, you must give Rabbi Muskin a key to

your home when you sell your chametz. Rabbi Muskin is available after

the daily Minyanim, or he can be reached at 310-559-9443.

YICC Women's Tehilim Group Every Monday @ 7:30pm

for Cholim, Shidduchim and Israel April Location: 2024 Bagley.

MAOT CHITIM With Pesach approaching, we remind everyone of the important mitzvah of Maot Chitim. This annual campaign collects money for the poor for Pesach. There is a tremendous demand for assistance so please be as generous as possible.

CHECKS (no credit card payments) should be made out to Young Israel of Century City and marked Maot Chitim in the memo.

YICC UPCOMING EVENTS: Sunday, April 7

Pesach Products Workshop With Rabbi Eliezer Eidlitz 9:30am

Sunday, April 7

Pesach Shiur by Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener 8:00pm

Wednesday, April 10

Making the Seder meaningful for Kids with Rabbi James Proops 8:00pm

Hosted at the home of Keren & Yosef Segal

Friday - Shabbat, April 12-13

S.I.R. / Shabbat HaGadol Weekend Featuring Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig

Friday Night Dinner @ Pat’s (by reservation) 7:00pm Topic: “Owning Hametz Through Stocks & Corporate Shares”

Shabbat Lunch @ Pat’s (by reservation) 12:00pm Topic: “The Covenant of the Korban Pesach”

Shabbat HaGadol Drasah 7:00pm Topic: “Why is this Hallel Different from all the Others”

This weekend is sponsored by: • Lynda & Arie Buchman

• Marnie & David Nagel in memory of their grandparents; Kate & Kurt Ehrenfreund, Z”L and Abish & Esther Nagel, Z”L Miriam Berkovits, Z”L and Yehoshua & Hanna Friedman, Z”L

And in honor of Harry Berkovits • Yafa & Dr. Arthur Platt and Family in memory of their parents,

Simi & Reuven Vaknin, Z”L and Leah & Pinchas Platt, Z”L

Sunday, April 14

Kashering Keilim 10:00am – 12:00pm

Shabbat, May 4

Horim V’Yeladim Begins

Shabbat Afternoons, May 4 – August 31

Summer Ethics Lecture Series With Rabbi Elazar Muskin and Guest Lecturers

Sponsored by the Kupietzky Family

Shabbat, May 11

Graduation Shabbat

ADULT EDUCATION: April 7 - 12

SUNDAY • The Dr. George Fox Z” L Memorial Gemara Shiur with Rabbi Dr. David Fox (Nagel Library Wing)........ 8:40am

MONDAY • Lunch, Learn & Mincha ........................................... 12:30pm Located at Teichman Enterprises, 6100 Bandini Blvd.

WEDNESDAY • Rabbi Proops' Parasha Shiur for women .................. 9:00am (Nagel Library Wing) • Rabbi David Mahler's Rambam Shiur (Nagel Library Wing) .................................................. 8:15pm • 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

TREE OF LIFE 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.

The latest leaf on our Tree is: In Honor Of

Tamar Scheinfeld

Bat Mitzvah

April 15, 2018

For more information and pricing, please contact the Shul Office at 310-273-6954

Or email us at shuloffice@yicc.org

The YICC Annual Dinner videos are now on the website! To view follow the link below;

https://www.yicc.org/video-gallery.html

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Hatzalah: 800-613-1911

Eruv: 877-378-8463

Mikvah: 310-550-4511

RCC: 212-389-3382 LA Yoetzet Halakha: 424-341-5601/ yoetzetla@gmail.com

PLEASE ALWAYS CARRY ID & AN EMERGENCY CONTACT

PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE TO VIEW UPLOADS

www.yicc.org

▪ CHABURAS & SHIURIM ▪ OUR ANNUAL 5779 PROGRAM CALENDAR ▪ UPCOMING EVENTS & PRAYER CALENDAR ▪ MEMBERSHIP FORMS & INFORMATION ▪ PLAN AN EVENT & RENTAL INFORMATION ▪ PHOTO GALLERIES ▪ JOIN OUR MAILING LIST ▪ DONATE ▪ DINNER VIDEOS ▪ ERUV UPDATES

AND SO MUCH MORE!

EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR OUR RABBIS:

Rabbi Elazar Muskin: rabbiemuskin@gmail.com Rabbi James Proops: rabbiproops@yicc.org

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS • YULA Girls HS presents “Rumors” by Neil Simon.

This comedy is open to women AND men! Showtimes are April 4, 6 & 7. Visit www.yulagirls.org/drama for details.

• Join the Endowment for Middle East Truth (EMET) for a discussion on anti-Semitism, with EMET's president Sarah Stern. The discussion will be held on Monday, April 8th, at 7:30 pm,at a private residence in Beverly Hills. RSVP to Jennifer Dekel at jdekel@emetonline.org . Address to be provided upon RSVP. All dietary laws observed.

YICC SECURITY

Daniel Silverman, Vice President of Security Steven Silver, Security Director

NEW SECURITY CONTACT INFO

For any security concerns, please reach out to Security@yicc.org.

Either Daniel Silverman (VP Security) or Steven Silver (Security Director)

will respond accordingly.

WE THANK OUR SECURITY TEAM

Allan Sternberg (CSS), Daniel Kohanbash,

Daniel Silverman (CSS), Dr. Darrin Hirt (CSS),

David Abrams (CSS), David Weiss (CSS),

Elizabeth Abramowitz (CSS), Jacob Stark (CSS),

Joe Kempe (CSS), Max Gersht (CSS), Neal Shapiro (CSS),

Ron Schaechter, Steven Silver (CSS)

SEFER MINHAGIM Shabbat HaChodesh, Rosh Chodesh Nisan

and the month of Nisan

1. This Shabbat is Rosh Chodesh Nisan,therefore, we take out three Sifrei Torah. From the first, we read a minimum of 6 Aliyot for Parashat HaShavua. Upon concluding the first reading we place the second Torah on the Shulchan, while we do Hagbah and Gelilah for the first Torah. From the second Torah we read Shivii which is the portion for Rosh Chodesh. Upon concluding the second reading, we place the third Sefer next to the second on the bimah and say Half Kaddish. The first Sefer Torah, however, is not placed on the Shulchan for Kaddish. The third Torah is Maftir from which the portion for Parashat HaChodesh is read. 2. When Rosh Chodesh Nisan falls on Shabbat, we read the Haftorah for Parashat HaChodesh and we do not add any other verses mentioning Rosh Chodesh. 3. Following Anim Zemirot we recite Shir Shel Yom as normal. However, because it is Rosh Chodesh, we add the section Barachi Nafshi after which the mourner’s Kaddish is recited 4. Throughout the month of Nisan, we omit Av HaRachamim before Musaf, except on Achron Shel Pesah and Shabbat Mevarchim Rosh Chodesh Iyar. We omit Tzidkatcha Tzedek and El Male on Shabbat Minha throughout the month of Nisan, and we do not say Tachanun the entire month. Throughout the month we omit the Yehi Ratzon prayers usually recited after the Torah reading on Monday and Thursday mornings. We do, however, say Lamenatzeach between Ashrei Uva Le’Tzion and Kel Erech Apayim before taking out the Sefer Torah on Monday and Thursday mornings.

YICC Youth & Teens in the

Teichman Youth Wing

Maital R. Hiller April, 6 Liat Fisch April, 7 Aviva B. Schlanger April, 7 Joshua Anziska April, 8 Tamar Scheinfeld April, 8 Isaac Hoffman April, 11 Eliana Gluck April, 12

YICC TEEN MINYAN Located in the Levkowitz Teen Room at 9:30am

Great Davening, Lots of Food, Surprise Raffles!

Kiddush this week is sponsored by

Young Israel of Century City

We are always looking for volunteers to lain, daven, or give a

D’var Torah. To volunteer please contact our wonderful Gabaim:

David Silverman and Gavi Gershov

• If you have any questions or would like to sponsor

Kiddush in honor of your teen’s birthday, please email

Rabbi David Block at YICCTEENS@gmail.com

• If your teen would like to learn how to lead Shacharit or

Musaf please contact Rabbi David Block at

YICCTEENS@gmail.com

BNEI AKIVA OF LOS ANGELES

www.bneiakivala.org

(310) 248-2450; office@bneiakivala.org

Bnei Akiva- No snif this Shabbat due our V'zach Shabbaton Yisraeli! Snif will resume next week. Manhigut program- For 9th graders who are interested in becoming leaders with Bnei Akiva Next year! Starting next Sunday 4.7 with a special session with the amazing Daniel Gottesman. For more info contact Shlichim: 818-5406062 Coming up- Save the date for "Zikaron Basalon"- Yom Hashoa event on Wednesday, May 1st at 6:30 pm. 3 locations this year in the City! Moshava Alevy: Registration for Summer 2019 is OPEN! Sign up today for an athletic, creative, inspiring, AMAZING summer of sports, arts, nature, friendship and ruach. For more info: office@MoshavaAlevy.org or 855-MOSHAVA.

Shabbat Shalom!

Please Join our 9:00 AM Shacharit Minyan for Teens (et al!)

Sundays plus National & Day School holidays

There will be a 9:00 AM Minyan from Erev Pesach through Isru Chag.

Note: This Minyan is not just for teens.

Fathers, Rabbis, and ALL Adults are welcome!

Young Israel of Century City’s

New Siddur Campaign