SHABBOS SCHEDULE

FRIDAY APR 20

5:45 pm Mincha Before Plag

Toras Chaim—Michael Abramson

7:10 pm Candle Lighting

7:15 pm Mincha/Maariv

8:03 pm Krias Shema (earliest)

SHABBOS APR 21

8:25 am ‘More Laws of Sefira’—R’ Cohen

8:45 am Shacharis

9:30 am Krias HaTorah—Elchonon Cohen

9:33 am Krias Shema (latest time)

10:45 am ‘The Truth about Lashon Hara‘—R‘ Cohen

11:30 am(ish) Kiddush

11:25 am ’Spiritually transforming ourselves through the Counting of the Omer

- Exploring the Energy of Today’ —-Deborah Wosner

11:30 am Shiur—Cancelled

5:45 pm —R’ Markman

6:00 pm Pirkei Avos —Howard Witkin

6:45 pm Mincha

7:15 pm Seudah Shlishis– Jon Sher/Rick Kahn

8:05 pm Maariv

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

SUN APR 22—FRI APR 27

7:00/8:00 am Sun Shachris

6:00/7:30 am Mon-Fri Shachris

5:26 am Earliest Tallis

9:33 am Latest Shema

10:40 am Latest Shachris

1:26 pm Earliest Mincha

5:40 pm Early Mincha (Mon-Thurs)

7:20 pm Mincha/Maariv (Sun-Thurs)

9:00 pm Maariv

5:45 pm Pre-Plag mincha

7:15 pm Candlelighting (Achrei)

7:20 pm Fri Mincha/Maariv

KIDS’ PROGRAM:

Come join us each Shabbos! The

program is coordinated by

Miryum Cohen. Children under 5,

Daven and play in the annex

with Morah Jackie.

Boys - Play games with Tamar

Devora from 8:45-10am and then

daven and learn Parsha with

Elchonon Cohen from 10-11.

Girls - With Hadar and Elinor and

play from 9-10, daven from 10-

10:20, have Kiddush, and then

learn Parsha until 11

The Community Shul 1417 S. Doheny Dr.

rabbicohen@thecommunityshul.com

miryum@thecommunityshul.com

424.354.4130

thecommunityshul.com

Rabbi Cohen: 424.666.2326

Rabbi Moshe Cohen Community Rabbi

Justin Levi President

Jonah Light Vice President

Matt Gross Gabbai

Miryum Cohen Community Director

Education Team

Michael Abramson

Avraham Gordon

Women’s Programming

Rebecca Levi

Aviva Stepen

Cookie Richards

Yehudit Garmaise

Beth Firestone

Beth Leventhal

Rbtzn Yehudit Cohen

Chessed Team

Galit Kashanian-Gol

Evey Leibow

Social Chair

Joshua Shapiro

The Boxenbaum Family Outreach Center

A place where people grow by living meaningful Torah lives.

Service OFF this Shabbos, April 21

Parshas Tazria-Metzora— מצורע-תזריע

Candlelighting: 7:10 PM | Shabbos ends: 8:14 PM

April 21, 2018 — 6 Iyar 5778

Tazria—Double Take Vayikra 13:3 "The kohen willl look at the affliction on the skin and if it

has changed to white and appears deeper than the skin of the flesh -

it is tzora'as and the kohen will look at him and declare him Tamei"

Why does the kohen need to look twice?

A young man once came to the chief Rabbi of Vilna, Rabbi

Chaim Ozer Grodzinsky, with a request for a letter of appro-

bation for his father, who was applying for a Rabbinical position in a

town known to R. Chaim Ozer. Rabbi Grodzinsky felt that the candi-

date was not worthy of the position, but instead of refusing, he just

said that he would rather not mix into the Rabbinical affairs of another

city, and was sure that the council of that city would make a fair and

wise decision. The young man began to hurl insults and abuse at him.

R. Chaim Ozer accepted them in silence. After a few minutes of hear-

ing the abusive language, Rabbi Grodzinsky excused himself and left

the room. Students who witnessed the barrage were shocked at the

young man's audacity. They were even more surprised that the Rav

did not silence the young man. Rabbi Grodzinsky later explained, "You

cannot view what took place out of context. You must look at the big-

ger picture. This young man was defending the honor of his father,

and in that vein I had to overlook his lapse." The kohen who is in-

structed to deal with the stricken individual should not only look at

the negah. He must look at the whole picture.

Good Shabbos

Rabbi Cohen

SPONSORSHIPS

KIDDUSH

We are still looking for a sponsor for Kiddush this week.

To sponsor, please contact the office after Shabbos.

SEUDAH SHLISHIS

The Kahn Family is sponsoring Seudah Shlishis this week on the occasion

of the 18th Yartzeit (6 Iyar) of Rick’s father of blessed memory, Meir Ben

Benyamin HaCohen. May his Neshama have an Aliyah!

Jon and Adinah Sher are sponsoring Seudah Shlishis this week for the

12th Yahrtzeit of Jon's father, Dovid Beinish ben Chaim Eliyahu (11 Iyar).

May his Neshama have an Aliyah! Jon will also be making a siyum on

Maseches Taanis.

LEARNING

Ed and June Abramson are sponsoring learning this week in honor of the

Yartzheits of their son, Yosef ben Eliyahu, and Ed's father, Yosef ben Abra-

ham. May their beautiful Neshamos have an Aliyah and their memory be a

blessing.

SECURITY

We are still looking for a sponsor for Security this week.

To sponsor, please contact the office after Shabbos.

TEEN MINYAN

Richard and Beverly Horowitz are sponsoring this week’s Teen Minyan!

COMMUNITY SHUL CLASSES

KITZUR & COFFEE Taught by Rabbi Cohen on Sunday at 9am in the seminar

room on ‘The Laws of Sefira’.

KIRUV KOLLEL WITH MICHAEL ABRAMSON On Sundays at 8:45 am in the

library. We will cover Gemara, the Six Constant Mitzvahs, Hilchos Kiruv, the

halachos of money, and dikduk. Basic Hebrew reading skills required.

SEFER SHOFTIM Sunday mornings, Elchonon Cohen will be teaching Sefer Shoftim. At

9:45 AM in the Seminar Room. For Women Only! ON this Sunday

JEWISH HISTORY: Justin Levi’s Don’t know much about History class is a hit! Sundays, 7:30

PM in the Seminar Room. (Coed).

GEMARA Rabbi Cohen’s 6:50 am Gemara class is learning Gemara Sotah—

2nd Chapter.

RAMBAM: Join Dr. Arnie Ross, Dr. Michel Mazouz, and Marshall Jaffe for a

7:30 am Rambam class in the Seminar Room.

MISHNA BRURA Rabbi Cohen’s 8:30am Mishna Brura class will be learning

the ‘Laws of the Sefira’.

YOU BE THE JUDGE:

New Series! Use you Torah knowledge and skill to decide cases that were

presented to a Jewish court and enjoy great beer and cholent. Thursdays at

8:oo pm in the seminar room taught by Rabbi Cohen. Sponsorships for $54.

SHABBOS DAY LEARNING

WOMEN’S EXPLANATORY SERVICE Led by female leaders in the commu-

nity, this special women’s explanatory service will take place EVERY OTHER

WEEK from 10:30-11 :25am. Services OFF this Shabbos.

Deborah’s Dvar: Shabbos morning at 11:25 in the seminar room, taught by

Deborah Wosner. ON this Shabbos.

What does Hashem Want From You?: Come hear the direct answer!

Taught by Michael Abramson at 11:30 on Shabbos morning in the library.

This week: “What does Hashem ask of you?”

The Genius Teachings of Rav Yaakov Weinberg: Rabbi Markman will be

teaching a new series on the life and teachers of Rabbi Yaacov Weinberg,

the Rebbe and older brother to Rabbi Noach Weinberg. Each week class will

be one hour before Mincha. ON this week

The Best Pirkei Avos Class in the City—Bar None! Come and hear Howard

Witkin as he analyzes and explains with clarity and relevance the classic work

“Ethics of the Fathers”. Each week class will be 45 Minutes before Mincha.

“CHECK” IT OUT!

Do you have an inexpensive chess set that is not being used and that you

would like to donate to our newly formed Chess Club that will meet for

our teenage boys on Shabbos afternoons? Please contact

Miryum@thecommunityshul.com

ELIXIR OF LIFE

This week we are one of several hundred shuls in North America that is

committed to inspire their kehillos on how to avoid the pernicious trap of

Lashon Hara.

PARKLAND PARENTS IN THE COMMUNITY SHUL:

Last Shabbos, five Jewish fathers with children in the Marjorie Stonewall

school scene of the horrific shooting, shared their harrowing experiences

in a packed Community Shul. The parents were deeply moved by the ex-

perience and felt heard, validated, and comforted by our community. Rab-

bi Seidenfeld moderated the discussion and they heard classes from Rabbi

Cohen, Saul Blinkoff, Moshe Firestone, and Rabbi Denbo. As a result of

their visit they have made a kabbalah to learn Pirkei Avos under the tute-

lage of Rabbi Feder, their guide for the trip and Noah Light's brother-in-

law and partner in the shul in Boca. They are planning to make a siyum in

August.

THANK YOU

-To Bijan Ghanouni for donating extra fruits & vegetables to the shul.

-To Saied and Dalia Javahary, the owner of Nathan's Kosherland, for

generously donating rolls to our shul. Please visit his store or website and

let him earn your business.

MAZEL TOV

-Dovid & Eliana Modlinger on the birth of a baby girl on the last day of

Pesach. Mazel Tov to grandparents, Danny & Leah Hill, and Cindy

Modlinger. Mazel Tov to the Hill, Modlinger, and Denitz families.

-Eli Sudaley on his engagement to Shana Feldman (Silver Spring, Mary-

land) and Mazel Tov to parents, Rabbi Dovid and Simma Sudaley, Rena

and David Clark, and the entire Sudaley/Clark Family.