vital information: November 2010

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Fw: [chicago-aneinu] Tefillos to be said while the Chanukah candles are burning

Here is a list of tefillos to be said while the Chanukah candles are burning:

The last line of Tehillim kapitel 90 - the line that starts "v'yehi noam..." (say it 7 times) (last pasuk - 7 times, as per Ramban)

Kapitel 91 ( seven times)(7 times, as per Rivash)

Then kapitlach 30, 33 , 67, 19, 100, 139(R' Levi Yitzchak M'barditchev in the name of the Ramban and the Ba'al Shem Tov - as a segulah for a protection for the coming year). (Sefer Kedushat Levi L'Chanukah, Sefer Halichot Yosef 676:4, Yesod V'shoresh Hoavodah 12:1)

Then say "ana bakoach" found at the end of the ketoret in shacharis

Fw: Community Reminder

The City of Chicago overnight parking ban goes into effect this Wednesday for certain vital ‘arterial streets’ between 3 AM and 7 AM. This ban is in effect between December 1st and April 1st, regardless of the presence of snow and includes the following streets:

· Kedzie Ave from Bryn Mawr Ave to Irving Park Rd

· Foster Ave from Clark St to Kennedy Ex

· Clark St from Devon Av to Howard St

· Devon Ave from Clark St to Sheridan Rd

A separate season parking ban exists for another 500 miles of main streets when there is at least two inches of snow on the street, regardless of time or the calendar date. Parts of

· Pratt,

· Touhy

· Devon

· Peterson

· Western

· Kedzie

· Kimball

· California

are affected by this ban. Be sure to check for posted signs.

Motorists who ignore this permanently posted seasonal tow zone face a $150 towing fee (minimum) in addition to a $50 ticket and an initial $10 daily storage fee.

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MISHNA BERURA YOMI MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1 NOV 30 2010

SIMAN 4 SIF 1 MISHNA BERURA SIF KATAN 1
IF YOU DONT MAKE THE BERACHA OF NETILAS YADIM B/4 TEFILLA YOU DONT MAKE THE BERACHA ACCORDING TO EVERYBODY

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q1:WHAT THE REASON AND WHICH TEFILLA IS IT?

A:THE CHIA ADAM SAYS THE REASON IS B/C TEFILLAH IS IN PLACE OF A KORBAN AND A MAN NEEDS TO MEKADASH HIMSELF WITH HAND WASHING LIKE A KOHEN B/4 THE AVODAH IF SO THERE NO REASON TO DO IT AFTER TEFILA RAV CHAIM KINEVSKI SAYS AFTER TEFILLA MEANS THE SILENT 1(SHIMONE ESREI(NOTE 4).

SIMAN 4 MISHNA BERURA SIF KATAN 2
THE SEDER HAYOM WRITES YOU SHOULD NOT TOUCH YOUR YOUR CLOTHES UNTIL AFTER NATILAS YADIM

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q2:WHAT ABOUT YOUR KIPA?

A:RAV SHLOMO ZALMAN AURBACH SAYS THE MINHAG IS TO WEAR YOUR KIPA B/4 NITLAS YADIM(NOTE 6).

Fw: [chicago-aneinu] Tonight! Emergency Tehillim Teleconference

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From: myysbyy@aol.com
Date: Nov 30, 2010 2:31 PM
Subject: [chicago-aneinu] Tonight! Emergency Tehillim Teleconference
To: Myysbyy@aol.com

This choleh, Yitzchak Chaim ben Sarah, has been on the Chicago Aneinu cholim list for many years. Sherry Dimarsky a"h originally put him on the list. He has suffered one tragedy after another. Please join us tonight for Tehillim to daven for his refuah shlema.

Dear Ladies,

Thank you so much to everyone who came on the conference call last night and who davened for my father. Boruch Hashem, the doctors are calling the surgery a success and my father is home. He will be evaluated tomorrow and, bezras Hashem, everything will continue to go well and his eye sight will return to normal.

But our work is not done.

As you can see from Natasha's email below, Yitzhak Gitlevich needs our tefillos once again. We will have emergency tehillim for him tonight, at the same time (9:30pm) and on the same conference #.

Chaya Miriam Wolper has graciously agreed to lead us in Tehillim tonight.

Here's the dial in #:

1 (605) 475-4333

access code: 975189

9:30pm

Please reply to my email and let me know if you can join us on the call at 9:30pm tonight. May the merit of this call bring a refua sheleima to Yitzchak Chaim ben Sarah and may all of cholim in Klal Yisroel have a refua sheleima b'karov.

Thank you!!

Elisheva

773.936.4877

THIS IS THE EMAIL I RECEIVED FROM NATASHA:

Hi Elisheva,

Please forward the following information.

I am writing with some bad news about Yitzchak Gitlevich. Last night we discovered a new brain mass which has been causing him a lot of headaches and vision problems. He immediately went to Mayo Clinic and is being admitted there today. The plan is to have a brain biopsy tomorrow and hopefully have a diagnosis by the end of the week. Depending on the diagnosis, he will likely require intense therapy. I want to ask everyone to daven for him for a refuah shleima. His name is Yitzchak Chaim ben Sarah.

Thank you,

Natasha

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Nachum Segal Celebrates YBC 5, 'Chanukah' with Eli Gerstner and Yossi Newman

The Jewish world is all abuzz this week with Chanukah commencing on Wednesday night and because of the release of the new Yeshiva Boys Choir CD "YBC 5, Chanukah." Nachum hosted Eli Gerstner and Yossi Newman live at JM in the AM to celebrate the release of this monumental new album that takes Chanukah celebration to a new level. They played the songs, discussed the stories behind the songs, and explained the impetus for making a Chanukah CD. Eli and Yossi also talked about the arduous and rewarding process of organizing and working with a choir of this caliber. Click the link to listen then go out and get your copy of YBC 5 today!

[chicago-aneinu] Buy Israeli Goods on November 30th!(TODAY)

Dear Chicago supporters of Israel,

On Tuesday, November 30, anti-Israel activists plan to demonstrate and call for boycotts of stores that sell Israeli products. Their targets are stores that carry Israeli goods like Ahava, Sabra, Osem, and . Boycotters have been energetically lobbying other stores across the country to drop Israeli products, from local co-ops to Costco and Trader Joe's. Even locally in Chicago there is a call to boycott Sabra Hummus from Depaul University!

The pro-Israel, pro-peace community urges you to join a counter campaign. We are making November 30 a BIG (Buy Israeli Goods) Day. Let us show anyone that calls for boycotts of even one or two stores, that it will always be met with a much larger counter-movement to buy Israeli goods.

StandWithUs and the America-Israel Chambers of Commerce calls on schools, college campuses, synagogues, community organizations, and individuals to designate Tuesday, November 30, as the day to actively Buy Israeli Goods. Go to your local stores and request Israeli products. Whenever a boycott is called, respond by purchasing the very Israeli goods that are being targeted and let store managers know they should keep them well-stocked on the shelves.

We urge you to visit your local Jewel, Garden Fresh, Trader Joes, Costco, or your favorite place to get Israeli wines and treats and BUYCOTT the boycotters!

Join us on November 30th to Buy Israeli Goods at the Jewel on Howard (2485 Howard Street, Evanston IL) From 5-7 PM and receive a FREE Buy Israeli Goods Button!

Also, to support this initiative, Dreidels & More, Chicago's most comprehensive source for Israeli Judaica and gift items, will help you choose beautiful and meaningful Israeli-made goods -- plus donate 15% of your purchase price to Stand With Us, an organization dedicated to bringing peace to the Middle East through education and information.

This special offer will begin Nov. 30 and extend through Hanukkah (Dec. 1-9) -- a great opportunity to do your holiday shopping and help Israel at the same time.

When making your purchase, bring this email or just mention "Stand With Us" or "boycott" and we'll happily contribute to this important cause.

Dreidels & More is located at 67 E. Oak St. in Chicago, a half-block west of Michigan Avenue. Call for information: 312-266-6620.

The holiday season is fast approaching. When you go holiday shopping, choose presents from the wonderful array of Israeli-made items, from fine Israeli wines to the high quality Ahava beauty products, Israeli jewelry, shoes and clothing lines, and of course, food. Select Sabra or Tribe hummus, great Israeli wines and Osem cookies to grace your holiday party.

We must defeat the boycotters who advocate destructive instead of constructive measures, who undermine hopes for peaceful co-existence, and whose only goal is to defame, cripple and damage Israel.

We can defeat them if we join together. The very date, November 30th, should encourage us. It comes the day after the 53rd anniversary of the UN Partition Resolution when the effort, against all odds, to restore the Jewish State was endorsed and recognized by the international community. It also comes just as Hannukah is approaching when we celebrate the Maccabees who also restored Jewish independence, and who were a few who triumphed over the many. We can do the same, and shine a light on Israel for all people of good will.

On November 30th, go shopping for Israel no matter where you live. Buy for Israel. Buy for peace. Be a big part of this BIG (Buy Israeli Goods) Day.

Shop with friends, and please take pictures or videos of yourself purchasing Israeli products, and send them to us. Make fun entries for youtube, make them positive, fun, and/or funny. Email your photos or links to your videos to big@standwithus.com.

To find a store near you that sells Israeli goods, visit www.BuyIsraelGoods.org

The BIG campaign is a partnership between StandWithUs and the America-Israel Chambers of Commerce and like-minded organizations.

Please help support our work by visiting:
https://www.standwithus.com/eProNet/donate/

Monday, November 29, 2010

MISHNA BERURA YOMI MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1 NOV 29 2010

S"A SIMAN 3 SIF 7 MISHNA BERURA SIF KATAN 14
IF YOU BUILD A WALL IN THE MIDDLE TO INTERPOSE BETWEEN THE BATHROOM(BAIS HACISA) PARTITION AND A BAIS HACANESES DONT BE MACHMIR BY MAKING A BATHROOM OPPOSITE A SHUL

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q1:WHAT SHOULD YOU BE CAREFUL OF IN THIS CASE?

A:BUT THE M"B SAYS(SIF 150 SIF KATAN 9) 1 SHOULD BE CAREFUL THAT THE BAD SMELL DOES NOT REACH THE BAIS HACNESSES IN THIS CASE YOU HAVE TO MOVE FAR AWAY FROM THE BAIS HACNESSES(NOTE 5)

S"A SIMAN 3 MISHNA BERURA SIF KATAN 17
1 SHOULD NOT CLEAN HIMSELF IN THE BATHROOM WITH HIS RIGHT HAND B/C HE TIES HIS TEFILLIN TO HIS LEFT ARM WITH IT

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q2:BUT WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU ARE USING THE LEFT HAND WHICH THE TEFILLIN GO ON TO CLEAN YOURSELF?

A:THE LIVUSHA SIRAD ANSWERS THE TEFILLIN GO ON YOUR ARM NOT YOUR HAND ITS NOT ASUR BUT BY TIEING THE TEFILLIN THAT IS WITH THE HAND SO ITS A PROBLEM(NOTE 6)

S"A SIMAN 3 SIF 12 MISHNA BERURA SIF KATAN 22
BUT MA RAGLIEM IS MUTER TO DO IN PUBLIC IF YOU NEED AND THERE NO PLACE TO GO

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q3:DOES THIS APPLY NOWADAYS?

A:RAV MOSHE IN IGROS MOSHE SAYS NOWADAYS YOU WILL FIND A BATHROOM WITH PARTITIONS EVERY WHERE AND IT IS VERY EASY TO GO THERE GO THERE INSTEAD OF PUBLIC IT IS LIKE THERE IS NO LONGER A NEED FOR THIS AND A YARA SHAMIM SHOULD DO THIS(NOTE 9)

Fw: [chicago-aneinu] Tehillim Tonight on the Phone

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From: myysbyy@aol.com
Date: Nov 29, 2010 7:09 PM
Subject: [chicago-aneinu] Tehillim Tonight on the Phone
To: Myysbyy@aol.com

I received the following from an Aneinu Member:

Dear Friends,

I am writing to ask for your help. My father is having a serious eye surgery tomorrow early in the morning and I am organizing a Tehillim session for him tonight. It will be a conference call, at 9:30pm tonight.

Here's how it works:

We all call in to the conference # and put in the access code (both provided below). Then my friend, Esti Deutsch, will tell us which Chapter of Tehillim we will read together. Our goal is not to finish Sefer Tehillim, but to read 5-10 chapters together, with a united voice, storming the Heavens to ask for a successful surgery for my father.

Please have your tehillim books handy when you call in. I am not yet sure how many chapters we'll do together, but there are specific ones pertaining to refua, and those are the ones that Esti will most likely choose.

Here's the dial in #:

1 (605) 475-4333

access code: 975189

9:30pm

Please reply to jv2000@gmail.com and let me know if you can join us on the call at 9:30pm tonight. May the merit of this call bring the zchus that my father (BORUCH BEN FENYA) needs to have a successful surgery and may all of cholim in Klal Yisroel have a refua sheleima b'karov.

Thank you!!

Elisheva

773.936.4877

MISHNA BERURA YOMI MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1 NOV 28 2010

S"A SIMAN 2 SIF 1 MISHNA BERURA SIF KATAN 1
BY SOCKS WHEN YOU PUT ON YOUR SOCKS OR TAKE THEM OFF YOU SHOULD DO IT UNDER THE SHEET SO AS NOT TO REVEAL YOUR FEET

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q1:DOES THIS APPLY NOWADAYS?

A:THE CHAZONISH STIEPLER AND ARUCH HASHULCHAN SAY THIS DOES NOT APPLY NOWADAYS(NOTE 1)

M"B 1 BY A BATHHOUSE IT IS THE WAY OF PEOPLE TO BE NAKED THERE AND ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID THERE NO PROBLEM OF PRETZUS

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q2:IS THEIR A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BATHING BATHROOM AND A BAIS HACISA BATHROOM WITH REGARDS TO THIS HALACHA?

A:YES THEIR IS SAYS RAV MOSHE IN IGROS MOSHE BY A BATHROOM FOR BATHING EVEN IF YOUR NOT BATHING YOU USE IT TO PUT ON CLOTHES SINCE ITS A NEED AND THATS THE PLACE TO DO IT THERE NO SPOILING OF THE NORMALCY OF TZNIUS(BE NAKED THERE)BUT NOT BY A BAIS HACISA B/C THATS NOT WHAT ITS USED FOR(NOTE 4)

S"A SIMAN 3 SIF 2 MISHNA BERURA 4
DONT SPEAK IN A BATHROOM

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q3:WHY? A:THE S"A HARAV SAYS THE REASON IS B/C OF TZINUS THE CHARDIM SAYS B/C OF SACANA OF SHADIM FOUND THERE(NOTE 1)

Sunday, November 28, 2010

JI EXCLUSIVE! I Light It – NCSY Chanukah Musical Remix 2010 (Music by Six13)

Chanukah Remix 2010:

Songs based on:
“Baby” by Justin Bieber
“Heartless” by Kanye West
“I like it” by Enrique Iglesias

Fw: [chicago-aneinu] Please Daven

Please daven for Shmuel Michoel ben Esther who is having critical surgery tomorrow, Monday morning.

Psalm Chapter 20

1. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
2. May the Lord hear you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob defend you!
3. May he send you help from the sanctuary, and strengthen you out of Zion!
4. May he remember all your offerings, and accept with favor your burnt sacrifice! Selah.
5. May he grant you your heart's desire, and fulfil all your plans!
6. May we rejoice in your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners! May the Lord fulfil all your petitions!
7. Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.
8. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
9. They are brought down and fall; but we shall rise, and stand upright.
10. Save, Lord; the king will answer us on the day when we call.

Psalm Chapter 6

1. To the chief Musician for stringed instruments, according to the Sheminith, a psalm of David.
2. O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, nor chasten me in your hot displeasure.
3. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak; O Lord, heal me; for my bones shudder.
4. My soul is also much troubled. And you, O Lord, how long?
5. Return, O Lord, deliver my soul. Oh save me for the sake of your loving kindness!
6. For in death there is no remembrance of you. In Sheol who shall give you thanks?
7. I am weary with my moaning; all night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears.
8. My eye wastes away because of grief; it grows weak because of all my enemies.
9. Depart from me, all you evil doers; for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
10. The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.
11. Let all my enemies be ashamed and much troubled; let them return and be ashamed in a moment.

פרק ו
א לַֽמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינוֹת עַֽל־הַשְּׁמִינִית מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד
: ב יְֽהוָה אַל־בְּאַפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וְֽאַל־בַּֽחֲמָֽתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי
: ג חָנֵּנִי יְהֹוָה כִּי אֻמְלַל אָנִי רְפָאֵנִי יְהֹוָה כִּי נִבְֽהֲלוּ עֲצָמָֽי
: ד וְנַפְשִׁי נִבְֽהֲלָה מְאֹד וְאַתָּ [וְאַתָּה] יְהֹוָה עַד־מָתָֽי
: ה שׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה חַלְּצָה נַפְשִׁי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּֽךָ
: ו כִּי אֵין בַּמָּוֶת זִכְרֶךָ בִּשְׁאוֹל מִי יֽוֹדֶה־לָּֽךְ
: ז יָגַעְתִּי בְּֽאַנְחָתִי אַשְׂחֶה בְכָל־לַיְלָה מִטָּתִי בְּדִמְעָתִי עַרְשִׂי אַמְסֶֽה
: ח עָֽשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַס עֵינִי עָֽתְקָה בְּכָל־צוֹרְרָֽי
: ט סוּרוּ מִמֶּנִּי כָּל־פֹּֽעֲלֵי אָוֶן כִּֽי־שָׁמַע יְהֹוָה קוֹל בִּכְיִֽי
: י שָׁמַע יְהֹוָה תְּחִנָּתִי יְהֹוָה תְּֽפִלָּתִי יִקָּֽח
: יא יֵבשׁוּ וְיִבָּֽהֲלוּ מְאֹד כָּל־אֹיְבָי יָשֻׁבוּ יֵבשׁוּ רָֽגַע

The Eighth Foundation: We Have The Torah As It Was Received

The eighth foundation of the Jewish faith is that the Torah was given by God to Moses, who wrote it down verbatim and that is what has been transmitted to us over the generations. Every word of the Torah came from God and is equally holy, whether it’s the Shema of a list of names.

It is beyond heretical to suggest that Moses might have slipped a few ideas of his own into the text of the Torah. The Talmud in Sanhedrin (99a) says that even if one suggests that Moshe edited the spelling of a single word of his own volition, that person is considered one who despises the Torah.

In the Ani Maamins, this foundation is phrased, “I believe wholeheartedly that the Torah we now possess is the one given to Moshe.”

In Yigdal, this foundation is the line that reads “Toras emes nasan l'amo Ei-l al yad n'vio, ne'eman beiso” – “God gave His people the Torah of truth through His prophet, His most trusted servant.”

By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz

OU TARYAG MITZVOS MITZVA 98 99 and 100

98. Let There Be Light: The obligation to light the Menorah every day

99. Dress Code: The obligation for the kohanim to wear special clothes

100. Hold Tight: The prohibition against the breastplate being removed from the ephod

Saturday, November 27, 2010

MISHNA BREURA YOMI MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1 NOV 27 2010

SIMAN 1 SIF 3 MISHNA BERURA SIF KATAN 9
AFTER TIKUN CHATZOS YOU SHOULD LEARN MISHNOS

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q1:WHY SHOULD YOU LEARN MISHNIOS AFTER TIKUN CHATZOS?

A:THE SEFER LIKUTA AMARIM SAYS THE MILA OF MISHNIOS IS THAT EACH PERSON SHOULD KNOW THE 6 SEDERS OF MISHNIOS B/C THE WHOLE TORAH IS IN IT(FOR MORE SEE NOTE 12)

MISHNA BERURA SIF KATAN 10
BUT TORAH AND TEFILLAH SHOULD BE DONE WITH SIMCHA
Q2:WHAT IS THE SOURCE FOR THIS AND THAT TEFILLAH GREATER THEN KORBANOS?

A:THE S"A HARAV SAYS THE SOURCE IS THE PASUK IVDO ES HASHEM BISIMCHA AND RUACH CHAIM SAYS YES TEFIILLA IS GREATER THEN KORBANOS AND LEARNING TORAH IS LIKE BRINGING A KORBAN (FOR MORE SEE NOTE 15)

MISHNA BERURA SIF KATAN 16
B/C OF KOFRIM THIS IS THE ONLY TORAH 1 SHOULD ONLY SAY THE ASERES HADIBROS AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND NOT BY THE CONGREGATION

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q3:SHOULD 1 STAND FOR THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN SHUL OR SHOULD WE BE WORRIED ABOUT THE MINIM?

A:RAV MOSHE IN IGROS MOSHE ANSWERS SINCE ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPPEN THAT THERE GOING TO MAKE A MISTAKE IT IS MUTER TO STAND FOR THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN SHUL HE WRITES FURTHER THAT IF YOUR FROM A SHUL THAT HAS A MINHAG NOT TO STAND FOR THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN SHUL AND YOU GO TO A SHUL THAT HAS A MINHAG TO STAND FOR THE TEN COMMANDMENTS YOU SHOULD STAND FOR THE TEN COMMANDMENTS THE RULE IS FOLLOW THE MINHAG OF THE SHUL YOUR IN(NOTE 20)

(WERE BACK) MISHNA BREURA YOMI MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1 NOV 26 2010

SIMEN 1 SIF 1 MISHNA BERURA SIF KATAN 2
BY NETILAS YADIM THE M"B SAYS YOU CAN WALK כלא ביתא is like אמות 4
W/O WASHING NETILAS YADIM

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q1:WHAT DOES כלא ביתא MEAN

A:YOU MIGHT THINK IT MEANS THE ENTIRE HOUSE THE א"ר WRITES WHICH THE פמ"ג BRINGS SAYS בית כולו DOES NOT MEAN THE ENTIRE HOUSE BUT ONLY THAT ROOM ONLY(NOTE 4)
(I DONT KNOW WHO א"ר IS IF ANYONE DOES KNOW PLEASE COMMENT)

MISHNA BERURA SIF KATAN 4
1 SHOULD PROTEST THOSE WHO PUT THE LARGE MENORAH ON PARCHMENT WITH HASHEM NAME ON THE AMUD W/O COVERING IT WITH GLASS B/C OF LIT CANDLES ON THE STAND HASHEM NAME CAN BE ERASED GOD FORBID

MISHNA BERURA DIRSHU CHELEK 1
Q2:SHOULD 1 PRINT OR EMBROIDER HASHEM NAME ON THE CHALLAH COVERS FOR SHABBOS

A:THE KASAS SOFER SAYS DO NOT DO THIS THE MINHAG SHOULD BE BATUL B/C WHEN YOU LAUNDER THE CHALLAH COVER HASHEM NAME IS LIKELY TO BE ERASED CHAS VISHALOM(NOTE 7)

Friday, November 26, 2010

MAZEL TOV OU'S NACH YOMI 2ND CYCLE FINISHED TREI ASAR(NEVIM ACHRONIM) TODAY STARTING TEHILLIM TOMORROW

A Brief Introduction to Psalms

SOME PEOPLE SAY TEHILLIM EVERY DAY AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE SICK OR FOR THEIR OTHER NEEDS BUT WHAT ARE WE SAYING PLEASE JOIN Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Rabbi Jack Abramowitz AND OTHER NACH YOMI GREATS FOR TEHILLIM TOMORROW

CHASSIDIC PEARLS BY RABBI LAZER BRODY PARSHAS VAYESHEV

Reuven heard, and he rescued him from their hand…And Reuven said, "Shed no blood! Throw him into this pit in the wilderness (Bereishit 37:21–22).

The above passages don't seem at all logical. Yosef (Joseph) was at the mercy of his brothers – they might have killed him, and yet might not have. Reuven, as the oldest brother, didn't want to take a chance, so he "rescued" Yosef from their hand. Instead of rescuing Yosef, however, Reuven threw his brother into a pit full of snakes and scorpions. Halachically speaking, a pit full of snakes and scorpions is considered certain death, even worse than being thrown into a den of lions (see Shulchan Oruch, Even HaEzer 17:29). How can the Torah call this a rescue?

THERE A 6 WEEK DELAY BUT ITS IS HERE Meoros HaShabbos, Vol. 6

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Fw: Mishna Berura Yomi Shiurim

We are excited to announce that for the beginning of the new Mishna Berura Yomi cycle the following shiurim will be available

Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Turin nightly at the Chicago Center for Torah and Chesed nightly from 9:15-9:30, preceded and followed by Ma’ariv
Rabbi Pinchus Eichenstein at K’hal Ohr Yisochor mornings after 8:10am Shacharis
Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib from Monday - Thursday after 9:30 Ma’ariv at the Agudas Yisroel of West Rogers Park
Rabbi Zvi Feiner, Rov of Beis Medrash Binyan Olam will be giving a daily shiur live from 1:15-1:30 CST. Dial 712-775-7100 access 634406#.

If anyone knows of any other shiurim starting, please let us know so we can publicize them

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

[chicago-aneinu] Tefillos Needed

Please daven for Fraidel bas Rissel for a refuah shlema and rachamei shamayim.

Firefighters Demonstrate Turkey Fryer Danger

Firefighters in Broward County put on a fiery demonstration on Monday in order to urge turkey lovers to refrain from frying up the birds at home on Thanksgiving.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

MAZEL TOV OU'S NACH YOMI 2ND CYCLE FINISHED TREI ASAR PART 11(Zechariah) TODAY START TREI ASAR PART 12(Malachi THE FINAL 1)TOMORROW

SO JOIN Rabbi Allen Schwartz AND Rabbi Jack Abramowitz FOR TREI ASAR PART 12(Malachi THE FINAL 1)TOMORROW

Nachum Welcomes Ding to JM in the AM to Discuss HASC 24, A Time for Duets

Another great morning of Jewish music and fun with Nachum Segal and Ding, find out the latest HASC Concert news inside. (PLUS HEAR PREVIEWS OF HASC 23 A GREAT CHANUKA GIFT SO GET YOURS TODAY AT KESHER STAM)

[chicago-aneinu] Please Daven

Please daven for Chaim ben Esther Sara who needs a refuah shlema.

2 GREAT CHANUKA GIFTS BY MBC

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Live Music Alert!!! Nachum Segal Hosts Shalsheles Live at JM in the AM

Nachum presents a great morning of live music and conversation in honor of Shalsheles V, including listener calls and more.
Nachum had the pleasure of hosting all the members of Shalsheles, Yitzchok Rosenthal, Baruch Aryeh, Rabbi Chaim Block, and Rabbi Simcha Sussman live at JM in the AM for live music and the official JM in the AM debut/celebration of "Shalsheles V." Nachum and guests discussed the history of the group, the making of the new CD, and took calls from the listeners. Then Nachum had the guys, with a special surprise guest, perform live on the air.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

OU TARYAG MITZVOS MITZVA 96 AND 97( L"N FOR Azriel Mordechai ben YITZCHAK REUVAN)

96. Ring Leader: The prohibition against removing the poles from the ark

97. Baked Fresh Weekly: The obligation to make the show bread

The Seventh Foundation: The Prophecy of Moses was True and Superior

( L"N FOR Azriel Mordechai ben YITZCHAK REUVAN)
The seventh foundation of the Jewish faith is that the prophecy granted to Moses was not only true, it was of a higher level than that granted to other prophets. In the last foundation, we discussed how prophets received their messages in visions. Moses was an exception. The Torah tells us that he alone was able to receive God’s word in perfect clarity. This was a pinnacle of spiritual perfection, the highest level a human being could achieve.

Moses’ prophecy differed from that of other prophets in numerous aspects: he was awake, it was not a traumatic experience, he did not require an angel to serve as an intermediary, and in many other ways. Most notably, other prophets had to wait for God to contact them. Only Moses was capable of starting the dialogue with God.

In the Ani Maamins, this foundation is phrased, “I believe wholeheartedly that the prophecy of Moses our teacher was true and that he was the greatest of all prophets, both those who preceded him and those who succeeded him.”

In Yigdal, this foundation is the line that reads “Lo kam b'Yisroel k'Moshe od, navi umabit es t'munaso” – “There has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, capable of perceiving the nature of God.”

By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz

Fw: [chicago-aneinu] Caution!

This was sent to me by one of our members regarding her brother-in-law:

My brother in law went for a stress test, prior to knee surgery, but his knee was so bad that he could not do the treadmill, so they did the simulated stress test, with the contrast dye. He broke out in a rash all over, and was not feeling so well after. Evidently wandered the hospital for hours before someone noticed him, and that he was not well. They admitted him to the ER, found his ID, and called my sister to come. She has spent the last 3 days trying to re teach him his whole life--he does not even know her or his children or mother.

My husband's cardiologist told him that this is not so uncommon, and that sensitive / allergic people should not have any contrast dye tests. It may take several days, but IY"H, he may regain full memory. CRAZY----maybe you want to warn others.

From another Aneinu member:

My mother a'h , had the same reaction. She was like a stroke victim. She said she knew what was going on in her head, but could not move or verbalize... Bh.. It lasted a day or two and she was perfect after. Since then I always warn doctors. So far, I don't bh have same reaction. She had hers taking a milogram for back surgery. I agree that people should be warned!!

Saturday, November 20, 2010

[chicago-aneinu] PA Rock Attacks Continue; Victim in Serious Condition

Please daven for Yiftach ben Hemda.
by Maayana Miskin

As Palestinian Authority Arabs continue to attack Jewish drivers in Judea and Samaria, one victim has already been partially blinded and remains seriously hurt.
PA militias carried out multiple attacks along Judea and Samaria roads on Friday and Saturday. A rock attack was reported on Saturday night between Kiryat Arba and Hevron; no injuries were reported.

Earlier on Saturday, Arabs hurled firebombs at an IDF guard station near a Jewish neighborhood of Hevron. The soldiers were not hurt, and managed to capture two of the attackers.

On Friday, a Border Police officer was hurt as PA Arabs and foreign supporters rioted near the community of Neve Tzuf in the Binyamin region. The officer was hit by a rock and suffered light wounds.

This past Thursday, a resident of Rachelim, in Samaria, was badly wounded when a Arab gang threw heavy stones at his car as he drove near the town of Shilo. One rock hit the front windshield and smashed into the driver's head.

The man underwent a 12-hour operation on Friday to repair damage to his skull and jaw, and remains in a medically induced coma and on a respirator. Doctors reported that the attack caused him to lose sight in one eye.

His family and friends have asked the public to pray for him using his Hebrew name, Yiftach ben Hemda.
(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Friday, November 19, 2010

[chicago-aneinu] Please Daven

From an Aneinu member:

Please daven for a refuah shlema for Levi Tzvi Halevi Ben Chana.

CHASSIDIC PEARLS BY RABBI LAZER BRODY PARSHAS VAYISHLACH

( L"N FOR Azriel Mordechai ben YITZCHAK REUVAN)
Esav's guardian angel wrestled all night long with our forefather Yaakov (Jacob). The angel failed to subdue Yaakov; even worse, he was trapped in Yaakov's grasp and begged to be released.

The above passage is allegorical to the good inclination – Yaakov, and the evil inclination – Esav's guardian angel. Hashem creates them – the good inclination and the evil inclination - with equal strength, for if a person's innate capacities for doing good or evil are not equal, there can be no context of reward and punishment. As such, Esav's angel and Yaakov wrestled all night long with neither defeating the other. But, the good inclination – if it fights hard enough – has the inherent capability of restraining and controlling the evil inclination.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

BAIS HAVAAD PRESENTS SONS OF SHCHEM REPULICAN OR DEMOCRAT

SHIUR HERE

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

OU TARYAG MITZVOS MITZVA 94 AND 95 (L"N SHLOMO BEN MORDECHI AND L"N FOR Azriel Mordechai ben YITZCHAK REUVAN)

94. Entrapment: The prohibition against enabling idolators to reside in the Land of Israel

95. Yiboneh HaMikdash: The obligation to build the Temple

Monday, November 15, 2010

[chicago-aneinu] Please Daven

Please daven for Avraham Isser HaChohen ben Tzivia Reichel who had emergency surgery in Eretz Yisroel after a fall

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Schottenstein Talmud Yerushalmi - English Edition - Tractate Terumos Volume 2 IS HERE

THE LAST VOLUME OF SEDER ZERAIM IS HERE BIG SIYUM COMING SOON

The Sixth Foundation: The Words of the Prophets are True

(L"N SHLOMO BEN MORDECHI AND L"N FOR Azriel Mordechai ben YITZCHAK REUVAN)
The sixth foundation of the Jewish faith is that God communicated with us through His chosen prophets. The prophets were humans – they were not supernatural in any way – but they achieved a high level of spiritual perfection so that they were able to receive special insights directly from God. (We see in Tanach that there were schools for prophets, so it was actually something to which one could aspire.)

There were levels of prophecy, just as there are levels of intelligence. Not all prophets were equally “connected” just as all smart people are not equally intelligent. The prophets received their prophecies in visions and trances, in metaphors whose meanings were likewise communicated. (We see this many places in Tanach, from Abraham and Jacob to Isaiah and Daniel.)

In the Ani Maamins, this foundation is phrased, “I believe wholeheartedly that all the words of the prophets are true.”

In Yigdal, this foundation is the line that reads “Shefa n'vuaso n'sano el anshei segulaso v'sifarto” – “He granted a stream of His prophecy to those He selected, who reflected His glory.”

OU TARYAG MITZVOS MITZVA 92 AND 93 (L"N SHLOMO BEN MORDECHI AND L"N FOR Azriel Mordechai ben YITZCHAK REUVAN)

92. No Cheeseburgers in Paradise: The prohibition against cooking meat and milk together

93. Canaan’s Last Stand: The prohibition against making a pact with the Seven Canaanite Nations

Fw: [chicago-aneinu] Please Daven - Surgery

Please daven for one of our cholim, Yaakov Shmuel ben Gittle, who will be having serious surgery on Monday at 12:30.

Psalm Chapter 20

Psalm Chapter 6

Saturday, November 13, 2010

CHASSIDIC PEARLS BY RABBI BRODY PARSHAS VAYEITZEI

(L"N SHLOMO BEN MORDECHI AND L"N FOR Azriel Mordechai ben YITZCHAK REUVAN)
The above passage illustrates that our forefather Yaakov (Jacob) didn't want to request a thing from Hashem other than his minimal needs. Nevertheless, one might wonder if Yaakov lacked trust in Hashem; must he ask for the barest minimum, without which he cannot live and serve Hashem? A person who lacks a basic meal, a shirt on his back, or a roof over his head, is unable to function properly. Shouldn't these basic necessities come automatically, without our having to ask for them?

BEGINING NEW SEDER (KADSHIM)NEW MESECHTA ZEVACHIM RABBI ELEFANT INSIGHTS DAF 2

(L"N SHLOMO BEN MORDECHI AND L"N FOR Azriel Mordechai ben YITZCHAK REUVAN)
1.Why do we do seder Kadshim there no more Bais Hamikdash it is not relevant nowadays? The Samag answers learning not just lemase but learning for the sake of learning. The Medrashim answer when you learn through hilchos korbanos it is like you brought a korban. The Zohar answers when you learn seder kadshim the malachim dont say bad about a person. The Chofetz Chaim answers when you learn seder Kadshim in a group no harm comes to a person and the Chofetz Chaim says a 2nd answer when you learn seder Kadshim your Emunah is strengthened Mashiach is coming we are preparing for Mashiach.

2.The Chinuch says when a person cares about somtheing he puts in effort a korban requires effort exerting ourselves to come close to Hashem it is as if we brought a korban

3.The Poskim ask a kohen brings my korban shelo lishma does he have to compensate me yes by a nedavah but not an hara zu

4.Shimon and Azaria had a Yisacar Zevulon relationship Rav Moshe says a Yisacar Zevulan relationship is a business partnership not tzedakah so all rules of business partnership apply here. The Poskim say if Zevulin is fulfilling his part but Yisacar not fulfilling his part Zevulan still gets sechar.The poskim also say it does not need to be a 50%-50% relationship.

5.The Poskim ask can you learn eiun on shabbos they answer yes you can

6.The Poskim ask can you say a mesechta is great and they answer as long as you dont say other mesechta are not great its ok you can also say shiur is great

Thursday, November 11, 2010

MAZEL TOV FOR DAF YOMI FINISHING HORAYOS TODAY AND SEDER NEZIKIN STARTING SEDER KADSHIM MESECHTA ZEVACHIM TOMORROW

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Nachum Segal Hosts the Amazing Avraham Fried Live at JM in the AM

Nachum Segal welcomed Avraham Fried, Naftali Olivestone, & Sruli Tanenbaum for a lengthy dicussion about the upcoming OHEL Concert and more.
Nachum had the pleasure of welcoming Avraham Fried to the JM in the AM studio this morning for a great discussion centered on the upcoming OHEL Concert 5771: Achdus in Harmony. They also spoke about the recent Shluchim Convention and more. Naftali Olivestone and Sruli Tanenbaum were also on hand to talk about the OHEL Concert and keep the lid on the coveted concert surprises. The mission of OHEL Children?s Home and Family Services, established in 1969, is to protect and strengthen individuals and families by meeting the diverse social service needs of the community through programs of excellence. OHEL serves communities in New York City, the surrounding Boroughs, Northern New Jersey, Southern Florida and worldwide on the web. OHEL is driven to constantly supersede all professional and regulatory standards.

MAZEL TOV OU'S NACH YOMI 2ND CYCLE FINISHED TREI ASAR PART 10(CHAGGAI) YESTERDAY STARTING TREI ASAR PART 11 (Zechariah) TODAY

SO JOIN Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb AND Rabbi Jack Abramowitz FOR TREI ASAR PART 11 (Zechariah) TODAY

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

OU TARYAG MITZVOS MITZVA 91. Above the Fruited Plain: The obligation to separate and deliver first fruits

(L"N SHLOMO BEN MORDECHI AND L"N FOR Azriel Mordechai ben YITZCHAK REUVAN)
The finest of your first fruits you shall bring to the house of God (Exodus 23:19)
Bikkurim were the first fruits to ripen on a tree of one of the special species of the land of Israel. (There are seven such species, singled out in Deut. 8:8: wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. Of course, not all of them grow on trees.) These first fruits were one of the special portions given to the kohanim (priests). Those who lived near Jerusalem would deliver them fresh, but those who lived far away from the Temple would dry them for the journey.

The bikkurim were given to the kohanim on duty the week in which the owner delivered them. They had to be delivered in a vessel and, since they were terumah (a priestly gift), non-kohanim were not permitted to eat them. The laws of bikkurim only applied to the produce of Israel (including trans-Jordan) and Syria, not to produce from other lands. (Syria was a territory captured by Israel in the time of King David and was made subject to many laws that would otherwise be Israel-specific. Refer back to Mitzvah #84 or Talmud Gittin 8b.)

The underlying principle of this mitzvah is to recognize that all that we have comes from God. All too often, people remember to turn to Him in tough times but forget all about Him when things are going well. Here, as a person rejoices on the produce of his trees, he is to remember God and thank Him for the prosperity He has granted.

This mitzvah only applied at a time when the Temple was standing. It is the subject of the entire Mishnaic tractate of Bikkurim, but it is also discussed in the Talmud in Baba Basra 26b-27b. It is codified in the Mishneh Torah in Hilchos Bikkurim. The obligation to bring the first fruits is #125 of the 248 positive mitzvos in the Rambam’s Sefer HaMitzvos.

By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz

Nachum Segal & Susie Fishbein Celebrate the Release of 'Kosher by Design: Teens and 20-Somethings'

The kosher food world is completely abuzz as Susie Fishbein releases the latest addition to the Kosher By Design series, Kosher by Design: Teens and 20-Somethings. To that end, Nachum Segal hosted Susie Fishbein, world renowned chef and cookbook author, to discuss the new book, the evolution of kosher cooking, and much more. "Susie Fishbein knows fun cooking; her best-selling Kosher by Design series has revolutionized kosher cuisine. Susie also listens; so when teens and young adults asked for a cookbook that fits their lifestyle - fun food that's delicious and quick to prepare - she responded. is just for them - just for you."