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.
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
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.