Experience Shabbat with Beth Jacob Congregation

Shabbat Shalom!

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Shabbat Parshat Nasso

May 21-22, 2021 11 Sivan 5781

Candle Lighting 7:35pm

Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat on Friday evening at 6:15pm in Shapell Sanctuary

Rabbi Topp’s Shabbat Morning Parsha Shiur at 8am - In Jacob's Garden

Sponsored by Gisele & Jon Wine in memory of Gisele's grandfather, Salem Obadia, Salam ben Shlomo z"l. And by Anne & Mark Goldin in memory of Anne's father, Abraham Klass, Avraham ben Moshe Lev z"l.

Shabbat Shacharit 7:30am in Rubin Hall, 8:30am in Jacob's Garden, 8:30am Benny's Minyan, 9:15am in Shapell Sanctuary & 10:30am Spark Minyan in Jacob's Garden.

Kiddush after the 8:30 Garden Minyan is sponsored by Donna Lipofsky

in honor of her son David's Bar Mitzvah.

Spark 2.0 Parent-Child Minyan - 10:30am

Spark Kiddush & Prizes are sponsored by Marvin, Nathan, Sanam, Seth, Reva, Noa &

Nuriel Egorin in memory of Marvin, Nathan & Seth's wife and mother,

Reva Ann Egorin, Rivka Chana bat Lev z"l.

We’re thrilled to resume our Hashkama minyan! The minyan is taking place starting this Shabbat, May 22 at 7:30am in Rubin Hall.

Shabbat afternoon Mincha - 7:25pm in Shapell Sanctuary

Havdallah Motzei Shabbat at 8:35pm

Our thoughts and prayers continue to be for our brothers and sisters

in Israel as we pray for their peace and security.

If you haven't done so already, please click here to contact our members of Congress and ask them to stand with our ally Israel as it defends itself. May we hear besorot tovot.

MAZAL TOV:

►To Donna Lipofsky on the Bar Mitzvah of her son, David Lipofsky.

►To Donna Lipofsky and Josh Klugman on their upcoming marriage.

►To Linda & Dr. Steve Tabak and Esther Tabak on the birth of their granddaughter and great granddaughter, born to Talya & Josh Tabak. Mazel Tov to grandparents Linda & Mark Goldfinger.

►To Ariela & Ari Shandling on the birth of their baby boy and to big sisters, Orly & Gabi. Mazel Tov to grandparents, Klara & Martin Shandling and Susan & Dr. Isaac Schmidt.

►To Lauren & Wayne Klitofsky on the birth of a baby girl.

►To Mojdeh & Yoni Rosenzweig on the birth of their son, Theodore Joshua. Mazel Tov to big brothers, Oliver and Noah.

CONDOLENCES:

►To Roger Parrell on the loss of his beloved wife, Rachel "Shelly" Parell z"l.

IN APPRECIATION:

►To Lauren & Jeremy Lorber for sponsoring the YP Kiddush this week in honor of the birth of their daughter, Revital Naomi.

►To our Beth Jacob security for volunteering for Shabbat & Shavuot Security this week.

COMMUNITY REQUEST:

►With more members returning to our campus and given the recent surge in anti-Semitic crimes throughout the country and world it is now more important to help secure the safety of our members. If you are interested in volunteering to join our security team please send your contact information to Jonny Joseph at jjlaca70@gmail.com.

►We encourage you to join us At the Shulchan. As Jay Braun is stepping down from his position as our Baal Koreh, we are looking for members to step up to the plate. Help us fill up our schedule for the coming year – if you feel comfortable reading your Bar Mitzvah Parsha, a Parsha you’ve prepared for in the past or would like to prepare a new Parsha for a special occasion, please contact Chazan Arik at cantor@bethjacob.org.

Sylvia & David Kellerman Beit Medrash Program

Please join us for one or more of these great learning opportunities:

We’re thrilled to announce that our weekday clergy classes are returning

IN-PERSON!

We will be employing a HYBRID model, with the class offered in-person in Rubin Hall and also broadcast via Zoom. Click here to join.

Monday

11:00 am Parshat Hashavua: A Fresh Look with Rabbi Topp

Tuesday

11:00 am Tanach Talks with Chazan Arik

8:00 pm Contemporary Topics with Rabbi Topp

Wednesday

12:00 pm Parshat Hashavua with Rabbi Elias

Thursday

11:00 am Inspiration Through Halacha with Rabbi Posy

Practical Questions & Uplifting Answers

Learn & Grow With Us

Publish Your Life Cycle Event in our Annual Retrospective

Did you have a Lifecycle Event June 2020 - June 2021?

Send your photos and names to be included by Monday, May 28

Click here to submit your photos

Boost Your Business

Beth Jacob calendar ads are due by Friday, June 18

Submit your artwork by email attachment to frontdesk@bethjacob.org

See flyer below for more information

Post Omer Breakfast

Sunday, May 23 after the 8am minyan

For those who counted all 49 days of the Omer

Hosted by Jack Fenigstein

Sharsheret & Yoetzet Halacha Committee Present

Women's Health in 2021: Why it Matters More than Ever

Monday, May 24 at 8pm

Featuring Dr. Atara Geft & Nancy Schiff

Moderated by Yoetzet Halacha Dr. Jordana Topp, & Yoetzet Halacha Ilana Gadish

See flyer below for more details

Click here to join Zoom

Zoom Support Group for New & Expecting Moms

Thursday, May 27 from 8-8:40pm

Spouses invited to join

RSVP to Candice Orkin at candice.crystal@hotmail.com

See flyer below for more details

Transformative Thursdays with Rabbi Robbie

Thursday, June 3

Topic: How Moshe Transformed a Moment Into a Movement

Click here to RSVP (required) - Location provided upon RSVP

Great Debates

Shabbat, June 5 at 5:30pm outside at the Weinstock residence

Rav Soloveitchik vs. Rav Kook: Founders of Legacies

Oxford Style debate delivered by Paul Gelb & Alex Sztuden

Dedicated in memory of Rabbi Dr. Levi Meier z"l

Click here to RSVP

YP Friday Night Inspire

Friday Night, June 11 in Jacob's Garden

Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:45pm, Shmooze: 8:30pm

Followed by Kiddush & Refreshments

Click here to RSVP

Men's Doubles Tennis Tournament

Sunday, June 13 at 10am at La Cienega Tennis Center

For any questions contact Jared Orkin at jaredorkin@gmail.com

Click here to register

Daily Daf Yomi Class

Rabbi Greenhouse is giving a daily daf yomi at 6:45am. You can click here to join (if possible, turn your cameras on)or dial +1 669 900 6833 and enter meeting id 873-177-0556.

Rabbi Langer's Gemara Shiur for Men on Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm will be held via Freeconferencecall.com. The dial-in number is (425) 436-6374 and access code is 258274#.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

►Friendship Circle LA is having their annual Garden Party Sunday, May 23 at 5:30pm honoring Rabbi Dr. Chaim Tureff at Cheder Menachem's outdoor yard. For more info & to RSVP click here.

►AMIT: Join members of AMIT Sunday, June 6 at 5pm for a virtual tour of the Ilan Ramon Memorial Museum in Israel. Click here to register & for more info, contact Hilary Brody at hilaryb@amitchildren.org.

►IsraAID is looking to fill important gaps at: YMCA Boyle Heights on Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30am- 12:30pm. To sign up click here and share your availability here.

►ClubZ LA: Join Club Z Institute, a non-profit with a program teaching students how to stand up for Jews and Israel before college and on campus. For 8th-12th grade student. Click https://clubz.org/locations/los-angeles/ and contact the Director of Education, Naya Lekht at naya@clubz.org.

►My Jewish Listings: Every Crisis is an Opportunity. Help others and help Jewish Businesses directly through a wonderful online platform called My Jewish Listings, the first ever Jewish Yelp. If you're looking for a Jewish Business, Jewish Travel Program or Kosher Restaurant or want to list your Business, reach out to them at www.myjewishlistings.com or Doni Schwartz directly at Doni@myjewishlistings.com. BJ Members will receive 10% off!

►Jewish Family Service LA: A bereavement group is forming that will meet bi-monthly on Wednesday afternoons at 3:30pm over ZOOM. The target population is one who is grieving the loss of a spouse of over 6 months and anyone interested should contact Laura Levin, MSW at llevin@jfsla.org or 310 247 0864.

CHOLIM:

Sima bat Leeba

Raphael Yitzchok ben Chana Gitel

Leah bat Masha

Megan Schiller

Shprintza Leah Bat Chasia

Rose bat Esphir

Devora bat Rivka

Yitzchak Getzel ben Chana

Boruch Avraham ben Chatchie

Noah HaLevi ben Eti Razel

Ebrahim Ben Dina Rachel

Yosef ben Monza Liba

Madelyn bat Chava

Moshe ben Rivka

Chaim Menachem ben Hindel Raizel

Michael D’ror ben Avraham

Habibolah ben Mohtaram

Devorah Pesa bat Chava

Sholom Dovber Hakohen Ben Shterna Rivkah

Nissel Sepora bat Shinda Leah

Yehuda Meir ben Malka

Aziza bat Esther

Leah Rivka bat Ada

Satya Gal ben Galit

Ella Dalia bat Yona

Chaya Moriah bas Shoshana Miriam

Shimon Moshe ben Baruch Yaakov

Irene bat David

Tzvi Elimelech ben Baruch Yaakov

Devorah bat Elka

Yishai Meir ben Naftali

Kalman ben Kayla

Elon ben Chana

Talya Esther bat Bina

Yocheved Fruma bat Rochel

Chana bat Tzippora

Noach ben Sarah

Esther Batya bat Leah

Esther Malka bat Doris

Chaya Hodes bat Rachel Leah

Chaim Nachman ben Basha

Yisroel Reuven ben Feiga

Shayna Leah bat Sara Esther

Malka Chava bat Chana

YAHRZEITS:

Seth Egorin for his mother Reva Egorin z"l.

Marvin Egorin for his wife Reva Egorin z"l.

David Libo for his father Hersh Libo z"l.

Rabbi Mel Gottlieb for his father Abe Gottlieb z"l.

Florence Allen for her mother Seemah Cohen z"l.

Syma Ellenhorn for her brother Joseph Blumes z"l.

Alicia Rosenberg for her father Robert Rosenberg z"l.

David Weiss for his father Max Weiss z"l.

Anne Goldin for his father Abraham Klass z"l.

Gisele Wine for her grandfather Salem Obadia z"l.

Jeffrey Halpert for his father Nathan Halpert z"l.

Leehy Vance (Shaer) for his nephew Gilad Shaer z"l.

Judy Friedman for her grandfather Robert Rub z"l.

Sharon Friedman for her father Robert A. Rub z"l.

Chaim Graff for his father Yekutiel Graff z"l.

Sylvia Kellerman for her brother Aaron Fiacre z"l.

Joel Kessler for his mother Lillie Kessler z"l.

Sponsorships Available

Even during these challenging times, Beth Jacob Congregation continues to offer a wide array of learning opportunities and classes. Please consider supporting Beth Jacob Congregation while also marking a life-cycle event (births, birthdays, anniversaries, yahrzeits, etc.)

Rabbi Topp's Shabbat Morning Chumash Shiur $250

Daf Yomi Class $100

Parshat Hashavua: A Fresh Look with Rabbi Topp $100

Tuesdays with Chazan Arik $100

Parshat Hashavua with Rabbi Elias $100

Inspiration Through Halacha with Rabbi Posy $100

YP Parshat Hashavua with Rabbi Robbie $100

SPARK 2.0 with Rabbi Broner $250

SHARE THE LOVE - Sponsor care package to seniors $250

All sponsorships will be mentioned during the classes themselves.