Parshas Balak, 5773

Vol. 14, Issue 13 (#737) E-mail Edition Lubavitch Chabad of Skokie Shul News – Shabbos Parshas Balak, 5773 (14 Tamuz-06/22/2013)

Table of Contents

News and Announcements 
July 4th Parade 
Jewish Art Calendar For 5774 
Minyan Alert 
Hebrew School Yard Signs 
Coming up: Shaimos Collection 
Women to New York 
Ultimate Jewish Retreat 
New Book: Jewish Women’s Book Club 
Mazal Tov 
Kiddush Committee News 
Kiddush Sponsors 
Timely Reminders 
Schedule for the Coming Week 
Shabbat L’Yisraelim 
Useful Information 
From our Online Magazine

 

Thursday, July 4^th, Lubavitch Chabad of Skokie and the Jewish Youth House will be marching in the Skokie Fourth of July parade. Join us on our float! For more information, speak with Rabbi Chaim.

The Jewish Art Calendar which we produce each year is most people’s favorite calendar. It is informative, pleasing to the eye, and has huge boxes to write in reminders for each day. You can place an ad or have any special dates noted, such as birthdays, anniversaries, yahrzeits, etc., in the Jewish Art Calendar for the coming year. The layout is being designed right now, and will be sent to the printer in about a week. For more information, or to place your ads and dates, please contact us.

Many of our daily Minyan regulars are away or not available for a variety of reasons. Please make every effort to join us for weekday Shacharis, Mincha and Maariv, Sunday through Friday, as frequently as you can. The evenings have seen particularly unspectacular attendance lately and would very much appreciate a boost in attendance.

Skokie Chabad Hebrew School yard signs are popping up all over Skokie! If you would like to proudly display one on your lawn, please contact Rabbi Chaim.

As a public service the cRc is collecting Shaimos on Wednesday, July 10th from 10 am to 2 pm ONLY in the parking lot of Hebrew Theological College, 7135 N. Carpenter, Skokie.There will be NO early drop-offs.Empty 16x12x12 boxes will be available in July at the cRc office, 2701 W. Howard in Chicago. There will be no charge for the first filled box; there is a $15 charge for each additional box payable to the cRc in order to defray costs. Partial boxes will be prorated.

Mrs. Raices is leading a group of women to New York to visit and experience the Ohel and 770. The trip will take place on July 23 and 24. Any women who would like to join the group are encouraged to speak to Mrs. Raices.

Rabbi Yochanan and Yona will be joining the National Jewish Retreat for its eighth annual year. This year, the retreat will take place in lovely Alexandria, VA .

This is an expertly planned luxury getaway of Jewish wellness and spirituality, with every imaginable physical amenity and a wealth of Jewish learning from a diverse group of presenters, and on a giant range of topics.

With 1-day, 3-day, or 5-day options between 8/6-8/11, as well as an integrated Women’s Program, andMedical Ethics Conference, this retreat really does offer it all.

To find out more, visit www.JRetreat.com, or for more information, or to speak to someone who has enjoyed this amazing retreat first-hand, contact Yona Posner.

Here’s the new book for Jewish Women’s Book Club: Forever My Jerusalem, by Puah Shteiner.

This is a fascinating, first-hand account of the fall and evacuation of the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem, as witnessed through the eyes of a young girl living there in 1948, complete with maps and photos.

The book is available for purchase here.

We will be meeting to discuss the book on July 24, 2013.

We extend a hearty Mazal Tov to Yossi and Chani Richter on the engagement of their son Alan to Elisha Verschleisser of New York. Much they have much Simcha and Yiddishe, Chassidishe Nachas!

We extend a hearty Mazal Tov to Hiam and Sherri Naiditch and to Michael and Esther Perl on the forthcoming marriage of their children Ilana and Andrew. Much they all have much Simcha and Yiddishe, Chassidishe Nachas!

Thank you to the salad committee of Friedman & Scheer for making our Kiddush salads. This week you can look forward to: Egg Salad with pickle relish, Coleslaw, Sweet Corn Salad, and Fresh fruit.

Michael and Esther Perl in honor of their son Andrew's Ufruf and forthcoming wedding to Ilana Moskovitch (Naiditch).

This Tuesday is the Seventeenth of Tamuz, a fast day marking the day that the walls of Yerushalayim were breached, and beginning the Three Week period of mourning culminating with Tisha B'Av. .

Fast begins Tuesday ........................3:07 a.m. 
Mincha on Tuesday ........................8:05 p.m. (Please note the earlier time.) 
Fast ends..........................................9:10 p.m.

Other sad events occurred on this day, such as the making of the "golden calf" after receiving the Torah.

The Fast begins at dawn. Selichos are recited in Shacharis. At Mincha there is Torah-reading and Haftorah, and we recite Aneinu in Shmona Esrai.

During the Three Weeks period we do not make weddings, and playing musical instruments or listening to music is prohibited, as is the buying and wearing of new garments. We also do not take haircuts during this time. The Rebbe calls for increased acts of Ahavas Yisrael and studying those parts of Torah which discuss building the Bais Hamikdash, such as Navi Yecheskel beginning Ch. 40, Rambam Hilchos Bais Habechira, etc.

Read more here

 

6:40 p.m.Early Mincha and Kabolas Shabbos 
8:10 p.m. Candlelighting 
8:20 p.m. Mincha and Kabolas Shabbos

9:03 a.m.Latest Morning Krias Shma 
9:00 a.m.Shacharis 
11:30 a.m.Kiddush sponsored by Michael and Esther Perl in honor of their son Andrew's Ufruf and forthcoming wedding to Ilana Moskovitch (Naiditch). 
4:00 p.m. Rabbi Raices’ class in his home, 3534 Arcadia 
5:00 p.m.Women’s Class with Mrs. Raices, this week in the Finkel home, 8636 Keeler 
8:10 p.m. Mincha followed by Pirkei Avos Chapter 6 
followed by Gemara Megilla with Rabbi Raices, or Seudah Shlishis with Nigunim & Divrei Torah 
9:23 p.m.Maariv and Shabbos ends

8:00 a.m. Shacharis 
9:00 a.m. Tanya 
8:20 p.m. Mincha 
followed by “The Living Torah” 
9:06 p.m. Maariv

6:30 a.m. Shacharis 
7:15 a.m.Gemora with Rabbi Posner 
7:00 p.m.Parashat Hashavua L’Dovrei Ivrit with Rabbi Raices 
8:20 p.m. Mincha 
9:06 p.m. Maariv 
8:00 p.m.Weekly Torah Class with Rabbi Yochanan Posner

3:07 a.m.Fast begins 
6:30 a.m.Shacharis with Selichos 
7:15 a.m.Gemora with Rabbi Posner 
10:00 a.m.Weekly Parsha and discussion with Rabbi B. Epstein 
2:30 p.m.“What Page are We On in the Prayerbook?” Davening class for women with Mrs. Raices 
8:05 p.m. Mincha 
Chassidic Discourses with Rabbi Raices 
9:06 p.m. Maariv 
9:10Fast Ends

6:30 a.m.Shacharis 
7:15 a.m.Gemora with Rabbi Posner 
11:00 a.m.Explanation of Tefila, Halachos of Shabbos, Etc. with Rabbi Posner 
5:00 p.m.Works of Maharal with Rabbi Posner at First Equity Bank, Dempster & Crawford 
8:20 p.m. Mincha 
Gemora, Mesechta Pesachim with Rabbi Raices 
9:06 p.m. Maariv

6:30 a.m.Shacharis 
7:15 a.m.Gemora with Rabbi Posner 
1:00 p.m.Tanya Class (Women) – contact Mrs. Raices 
8:20 p.m. Mincha 
9:06 p.m. Maariv

6:30 a.m.Shacharis 
7:15 a.m.Gemora with Rabbi Posner 
6:40 p.m.Early Mincha and Kabolas Shabbos 
8:11 p.m. Candlelighting 
8:20 p.m.Mincha and Kabolas Shabbos

Shabbat L'Yisraelim, provided by Rabbi Menachem Slavaticki and the Chabad Israeli Center, will meet this Shabbat at 10:00 a.m. on the lower level for Shacharit. The Tefila is followed by a complete Seudat Shabbat.

 

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