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DECEMBER 30 — JANUARY 5 , 2017 • 1 – 7 TEVET 5777
MIKETZ
CONGREGATION MOGEN DAVID
9717 W PICO BLVD, LA, CA 90035 • 310.556.5609 •
RABBI GABE ELIAS, Senior Rabbi/Executive Director
NOEY JACOBSON, Cantor
RABBI YEHUDA MOSES, Rav Kehila, Sephardic Minyan
RABBI MICHAEL ABRAHAM, Assistant Rabbi/Hazan
SEPHARDIC MINYAN Erev Shabbat
Mincha: 4:30pm
Candle lighting: 4:36pm
SHABBAT DINNER 6:00pm
SHABBAT CHANUKAH
Shiur: 8:15am R’Moses
Shacharit: 8:45am
Teen Minyan: 9:30am J. Hakakian
Shiur: 3:30pm Eliyahu Binyamin Moses
Mincha: 4:15pm
Arvit: 5:25pm
Havdalah: 5:32pm
NO Avot u’Banim: till January 7TH
Sunday
Shacharit: 8:00am
Mincha: 4:40pm
Mon —1.2.17 6:30 & 8:00am
Tues—Fri
Shacharit: 6:30am
Mon—Thurs
Mincha: 4:40pm
Erev Shabbat
Mincha/Ma’ariv: 4:30pm
Light Candles: 4:42pm
PLEASE, MAKE AN EFFORT TO JOIN US FOR EVENING MINYAN
JANUARY
Isaac & Joelle Ouaknine • Jeffrey & Ariella Ives
Jackie & Dikla Yashar •Joel & Roslyn Linderman
Shalom & Rita Aynesazan •Jacob & Esther Tauber
Abraham & Esther Hakakian
ASHKENAZI MINYAN Erev Shabbos
Mincha: 4:30pm
Candle lighting: 4:36pm
SHABBOS DINNER 6:00pm
SHABBOS CHANUKAH
Mishna: 8:45am R’Elias
Shacharis: 9:00am
Teen Minyan: 9:30am J. Hakakian
Mincha: 4:20pm
Ma’ariv: 5:25pm
Havdalah: 5:32pm
Sunday
Shacharis: 8:00am
Mincha: 4:40pm
Mon —1.2.17 6:30 & 8:00am
Tues—Fri
Shacharis: 6:30am
Mon—Thurs
Mincha: 4:40pm
Erev Shabbos
Mincha/Ma’ariv: 4:30pm
Light Candles: 4:42pm
DECEMBER 30 — JANUARY 5
• Nathan Javari • Jeffrey Ives • Sarit Karz •
• Julius Bernet • Sandra Garcia • Jeffrey Gradow •
• Ari Amaya • Rachel Shaool • Devorah Manuel •
AVY AZEROUAL, President
Important Halalhic Times
Earliest Talit & Tefillin
Last Time for Shema
Last time for Shacharis
Earliest time for Mincha
6:09am
9:28am
10:17am
12:21pm THIS WEEK WE THANK OUR SPONSORS:
Kiddush is Sponsored by the shul
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by by Rahim and Yaffa
Younai in memory of the passing of Moulok bat Shalom,
Rahim's mother.
Thank you to Marty and Evelyn Pollack for co-sponsoring
the Chanukah dinner in memory of his father Yisrael Tzvi
ben Mordechai, and Anonymous co-sponsoring this
weeks Daf Yomi & Chanukah dinner, honoring Personal
Anniversaries.
Without sponsors we will be unable
to continue with Kiddushim. Please Help and consider sponsoring or co-sponsoring Kiddush or Seudah Shlishit in
honor of a Birthday, Anniversary, Wedding, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, New Baby, any
Simcha, New Job, or to honor the Memory of a loved one; contact the office 310-
556-5609. Please consider sponsoring and Help.
IN MEMORIAM:
DEC 30 — JAN 5 / 1 — 7 TEVET
• Rachel Ruth bat Mordechai HaCohen• Israel Pollack •
• Simcha Mandelaum • Etta Platt • Kaileh Rafallin •
• Bessie Solarz• Aviner Tuvia ben Tzion Menchem •
• Isadore Mirkin• Habib Moghtader• Jacob Soloway •
• Shirley Klopper • Morey Shafran • Freda Sutnick •
• Morgan Gordon • Sam Kipper •
REFUAH SHLEIMAH:
Yosef Lev ben Sarah • Lepah ben Yechezkel
Mordechai ben Simcha • Reuven ben Goel •
Haim Menachem ben Hena Raizel •
Baruch Pelech ben Chana • Avraham Meir ben Batya •
Avraham ben Dolat • Shimon Dov ben Shifra •
Shalom ben Chana • Yitzchak ben Kalomeera •
Moshe Mordechai ben Rachel • Alfredo ben Petra
Raphael Dovid ben Ella • Aaron Yosef ben Chana •
Yisrael Meir ben Esther • Ruven ben Raisel •
Efriam ben Ida • Ozer ben Leah •
Lillian bat Miriam• Esther bat Chana • Matana bat Rachel •
• Sara bat Etta • Tzvia Nechama bat Chana Rochel •
Sarah bat Elka • Dafna bat Sima • Chana Ruhal bat Selma •
• Yona bat Pesiah • Rivka Devorah bat Haya Sarah •
•Rochel bat Miriam • Chava Golda bat Rachel Leah •
• Silvia Neche bat Rosa • Rachel bat Chana •
• Elana bat Rachel • Shifra bat Chaya Esther Esther bat Gital •
• Miriam bat Sarah • Chaya Rachel bat Simcha •
• Shayna bat Chave • Rivkah bat Chemda •
• Bracha bat Niktzan Rina • Sara bat Rachel •
• Neima bat Sara • Sara Chana bat Tziporah •
•Rivka Devorah Brainah bat Avigyil Faiga •
CHANUKAH EREV SHABBAT DINNER
SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR TEEN MINYAN
Begins January 7th
MAZAL TOV ! to Chesky and Rosalee Braunstein
on the birth of a baby Girl
Mazal Tov to the Dayan and Braunstein families
and
MAZAL TOV ! to Shlomie and Yael Dahan
on the Birth of a baby Boy
Mazal Tov to all the family
May They Merit To Raise them to
Torah, Chuppah, and Maasim Tovim
In the Parasha of Miketz, dreams become the instrument through
which Hashem's plans are fulfilled.
This parsha is the story of a man's dreams realized.
We begin with Yosef being released from prison so he can
interpret the king’s nightmares. Yosef receives the blessings of
Hashem, the wisdom and insight to interpret Pharaoh's night-
mares. When Pharaoh asked Yosef to interpret his dreams, Yosef
answers, "It is not in me, but Hashem will give Pharaoh an answer
of peace." The dreams of the great Shepherd King of Egypt
have become a part of Jewish history. How was Yosef able to
give Pharaoh the precise interpretation of his dreams? Did
Hashem put words into his mouth? Chazal, (our rabbis) tell us
that Hashem had Yosef dream that exact dream of Pharaoh
and at exactly the same time. Therefore, he was able to
understand and interpret the dreams to Pharaoh's satisfaction.
There is an inclination to understand and interpret events in
history in the light of our own times. "What would this event mean
today?" is the implicit question with which we approach history.
This week we celebrate the festival of lights, Chanukah. This
joyous holiday is interpreted today according to the ideals and
insights of the contemporary world, perhaps overlooking aspects
of that period because they mean less to us today. In a time of
national independence and individual liberty it has become
popular to present Chanukah as the festival of those ideals,
liberation from our enemies, having our own state of Israel, and
freedom of worship. I believe however, that the focus of the
Maccabees revolt was not because the Greeks denied us
freedom of religion but because we were determined to follow
the Torah and its teachings and that led to necessary revolt and
subsequent independence.
It for this reason that we should pay attention to the candle we
call the Shamash. Because it is the Shamash that lights all the
other candles. All the other candles take light but the Shamash
gives light. In a world that is too often selfish, the Shamash
teaches selflessness. In a world where people invariably ask,
"What's in it for me?" the Shamash asks, "What can I do for you?"
Yosef Hatzadik, introduced himself as the Hebrew who was stolen
from his fathers house. He taught his brothers it is better to give
then to take. It is better to light then to be lit. It is better to
forgive and love then to harbor ill feelings towards others.
Today when the US has abstained from a vote at the UN
declaring all settlements as occupied territories, the Kotel and
the Jewish Quarter are now declared illegal settlements. As we
light our Chanukah candles, let the light shine brightly to the
world at large and the UN that we will never abandon our holy
sites to foreign domination. As our candles light the world we
rededicate ourselves to Hasham and Torah and the Temple
Mount area as our everlasting holy shrine dedicated to the
benefit of Hashem and his chosen people.
R’Elias cont.
Parashat Miketz/Chanukah
Dear Congregants,
I write this week with a heavy heart. This past week of Cha-
nukah, which was supposed to be infused with Hallel
V'Hoda'ah to HaKadosh Baruch Hu, was stricken with
da'agot, worries and fears. The unprecedented manner in
which our current U.S. leadership has abandoned Israel is
jarring and unwarranted. We feel, once again, that we are
fighting the 'few against the many, the pure amongst the
defiled' enemies of Am Yisrael. We know Israelis yearn for
peace; it is part of our daily prayers.
What can we do? At the end of last week's parasha we are
told the Sar HaMashkim didn't remember Yosef, and he for-
got him, "V'lo zacha Sar HaMashkim et Yosef Vayish-
kacheyhu." In his last perush on Parashat Vayeshev Rashi
explains that Yosef was decreed to spend an extra two
years in jail (before the Sar HaMashkim recommended
Yosef to interpret Paroh's dreams), because Yosef placed
his faith and circumstances in the hands of the Sar HaMash-
kim, and not squarely with the Ribbono Shel Olam. Ultimate-
ly, Yosef needed to use his own skill and talent to gain
Paroh's trust and service, but he never failed to
acknowledge Hashem's provenance and guidance in his
life.
This also happens to be one of the primary themes of Cha-
nukah. Despite outside influences and cultural fads, we
must never waver in our commitment to the Mesorah, to
our minhagim and halachot, our faith and our heritage.
We must do what we can during these trying times to sup-
port Eretz Yisrael, and we must never forget that, ultimately,
HaKadosh Baruch Hu has the final word. Let us never forget!
Shabbat Shalom and Chanukah Sameach!
Rabbi Yehuda Moses
KOLLEL & CLASSES
Daily Classes
SUN-FRI: Chok Le’Yisrael w/Haim Dayan
SUN@ 8:45am; Mon—Fri @7:30am
Weekly Classes
SUN:
Shiur: w/R’Adler following Shacharit
Guide to Belief: @9:30am w/David Sacks
MON:
Parsha Class: w/R’Elias @Pico Café 7:45am
Next Class Dec 26
TUES:
Halach in Modern Times w/R’Elias—following Mincha
8:00pm The 613 Mitzvot w/R’Moses BEER & PIZZA
WED:
12.00pm Lunch & Learn: Weekly Parsha w/R’Elias
NEXT CLASS DEC 28, JAN 4
9:00pm CLASS -R’Abraham
THUR:
Gemara Class: @8:00pm w/R’Moses
Gemara Shiur: @8:00pm w/R’Elias : begins Feb 2
Kollel Classes are Sponsored by Avy and Sandra Azeroual;
Dedicated in memory of ADA BAT HANNA AZEROUAL; and to
the memories of JACK E. GINDI and
ESKANDAR RASHIDI DOOST.
We offer the opportunity to sponsor a week of Kollel learning for $180 as a
way to commemorate a Yahrtzeit or Hazkarah, to celebrate a joyous
Simcha, or to help and support the Torah learning at our Shul. Please call
or email the office to choose a week to sponsor a class.
MIKETZ
COMMUNITY NEWS
Bnei Akiva Events - Shabbat 12/31- NO SNIF . Shabbat 1/7 - special
SNIF North Beverly Hills! Info Eyal at (310) 220-1459 or efrid-
Moshava CA- CHANUKAH SPECIAL: $100 off w/Summer 17 registration
by Jan1 Info 855-MOSHAVA [email protected]
Join West Coast NCSY 162 Thurs, Jan 5, 2017, recognize sR’Effie Gold-
berg and Dr. Josh Penn’s accomplishments, & teens attending NCSY
Summer 2017 Programs. info call Chana 310-229-9000 ext. 226 & west-
coast.ncsy.org/ncsy-162 for dinner tickets/sponsorships
R’MOSES TUESDAY NIGHT 613 MITZVOT CLASS
BEER PIZZA AND SUSHI
Yoetzet Halacha Shoshana Samuels January 3-5, 2017
Events Open To Women In The Community
Tues January 3rd @8pm: Behind the Scenes of a Jewish Marriage: An
Honest,Open Panel Discussion, hosted by Yona Elishis, 9413 Sawyer
Street. Features Yoetzet Halacha Shoshana Samuels, Taaly Silberstein, MD,
OBGYN, and Rebecca Wurzburger, PsyD, CoFounder, Relationships Inc.
Wed, January 4th@ 8pm: Et Le'ehov: Perspectives on Intimacy hosted
by Elimor Ryzman, 120 South Poinsettia Place. Nishmat's: Women's Ha-
lachic Hotline: 1877YOETZET Health & Halacha Website: www.yoatzot.org
Women's Health App: www.jeweishwomenshealth.org
Thur,January 5th @ 12 noon: A Matter of Life or Death: Textual Analysis
Tumah & TaharaLunch & Learn, hosted by Tracey Goldstein, 9426 Oakmore
7:30pm: LA Fertility Support Group: hosted by CedarsSinai, Main Chap-
el, Plaza Level; Validations provided. Led by Yoetzet Halacha Shoshana Sam-
uels, Rabbanit Alissa ThomasNewborn, and Gila Block For info & registration;
email [email protected]
Shoshana; LA's Yoetzet Halacha,: info for private consultation,s at
201-655-2180 or [email protected] or [email protected]
R’Elias cont.
May Hashem bless Israel and her people.
May we be blessed to light the candles with love and joy
towards one another.
Chag Hanukah Sameach !
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Gabe Elias
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KIDDUSH or KOLLEL PLEDGES,
or PLEDGES FROM THE HIGH HOLIDAYS
Although the deadline to make a donation for the
2016 tax year has passed, this is the perfect time to fulfill
your pledges for the beginning 2017 tax year
