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The Weekly Newsletter of B’nai David-Judea Congregation
March 6-7* Adar 19-20
Candlelighting: 5:35 PM
Mincha @ 5:40
Shabbat - Parashat Ki Tisa/Parah
Weekly Parsha Insights
Kabbalat Shabbat in the Main Sanctuary
Kabbalat Shabbat: Rabbi Kanefsky
In honor of Max’s Bar Mitzvah, Teen Minyan 2.0 will be in the main shul for Shacharit & Torah reading. After Torah reading, they will re-group in the BM for Teen Musaf & Kiddush.
Shacharit: Johnny Hoenig
Anim Zemirot: Elie Helfand
Kriat HaTorah & Haftarah: Max Helfand
Shabbat Parah
Shabbat Parah occurs on the Shabbat following Purim, and marks the beginning of formal preparations for Pesach (Passover). The special Torah reading, Numbers 19:1-22, discusses a ritual of purification involving a red heifer (in Hebrew, parah adumah). Specifically, the ritual purifies people from the ritual impurity that comes from contact with the dead. At the end of the ritual, the people are purified, but the person who performed the ritual becomes temporarily impure.
The rabbis speak of the ritual of Parah Adumah as the greatest of mysteries: it makes the impure pure, and makes the pure impure.
The passage is chosen for this time because of the need to purify oneself for Pesach, in preparation for pilgrimage to Jerusalem to offer the Pesach offering. The corresponding haftarah portion is Ezekiel 36:16-38, which also talks about purification.
Drasha: Rabbi Kanefsky
NEED 'DRASH GUARD' VOLUNTEERS
Do you enjoy listening to the Rabbi's sermon/'drash' without any noisy disturbances?
The security team's "Drash Guards" work behind the scenes every sermon, ensuring that the courtyard remains clear, our children are chaperoned and the shul is secure.
By giving their time, they ensure that every BDJ member can hear the drash.
But we need your help! We are looking for new volunteers to guard the courtyard during the drash. With enough volunteers, your turn will only come around every few months.
Please contact Mark Treitel
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ASAP
Musaf: Max Helfand
Bar Mitzvah Address: Max Helfand
Duke & Vicki Helfand invite everyone to Kiddush in honor of their son Max's Bar Mitzvah in the Beit Medrash.
Would you like to sponsor a Kiddush on Shabbat? For details, please contact Amram by email:
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The following dates are available
- March 13th
- April 24th
- May 1st
Mincha 5:10 PM
Mincha will be followed by Seuda Shelisheet in the Beit Medrash. Josh Baron will be continuing the Seuda Shelisheet series, “Review of Recent Halacha Articles.”
BDJ Beverlywood Mincha, 5:25 PM at the home of Mark & Rosie Rosenbaum.
Havdallah 6:31 PM
Seder Nashim
An intimate discussion led by women for women
The Modern Jewish Woman & Loss
Shabbat March 13, 2010
3:15 – 5:00
At the home of sandy blumofe
Women only please
We ask that No children attend this event
For more info scroll down to view the flyer or click ME!
BDJ's Web News Update:
Are YOU logging into your bnaidavid.com account?
By now as a BDJ member you've received a letter home telling you your username and password that will allow you to log into your shul account. You can update your address and phone number, look up names, addresses, and phone numbers in the online shul directory, pay your bill, and more. This development makes it easy to find your friends and keep up with the shul. See Taffy or Amram if you have any questions.
Ongoing classes at BDJ:
Half hour of Halacha - Laws of Kriat Shema
Sundays 9:00 PM Rav Yosef
At the Gill/Narin home, 9306 Bolton Road.
Gemara Shiur - Massechet Kiddushin
Mondays 7:30-9:00 PM
Beit Medrash with Rav Yosef.
Not Your Typical Parsha Class -
Mondays 8:15 PM–9:00 PM
Rechov Yeladim with Rabbi Avi Greene.
MIDRASH GROUP
Tuesdays 7:45–8:45 AM, Beit Medrash
.…And Talmud For All!
Wednesdays 7:00 PM–8:15 PM
Will Resume Mar. 10th
Beit Medrash Rabbi Leubitz.
The Siddur and the Nature of Prayer
Beit Medrash with Rabbi Leubitz.
Unit 4, The Amida
TANACH – Book of Shmuel Bet –
Thursday at 11AM
Beit Medrash
Tikkun Olam
SOVA Drive
In these tough economic times, it is important that we continue to do what we can to help others who are less fortunate. Now is the perfect opportunity to give back to the greater community. We ask everyone to bring one can of food for SOVA (a bin is currently in the lobby). Every little bit helps.
BDJ Young Professionals is a network of young adults in their 20s and 30s who enjoy getting together in a comfortable and casual environment to socialize, learn, celebrate and establish meaningful relationships with each other and the larger BDJ community. Whether you are new or old to our community, if you would like to be involved or be added to our listserv, please email us at
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To view/read Rav Yosef’s Blog on Morethodoxy:
Click on the following link What’s “modern” about Modern Orthodoxy? or log onto www.bnaidavid.com and follow the link.
“Everything You Always Wanted To Know about Halacha (But Were Afraid to Ask)”
Please join us March 12th for a 20-minute Q&A with Rabbi Kanefsky, immediately after davening in the main sanctuary. Ask any random, nagging questions that come to mind about halacha.
Schedule of Daily Services
for the week of March 7th.
SHACHARIT
(Sun.)…………………………...……… .8:00 AM
(Mon., Thurs.)………………………….6:45 AM
(Tues. Wed. Fri.)...……….…...........7:00 AM
MINCHA/MAARIV
Weekdays…………………………………………5:45 PM
Friday Eve……………………………………......5:45 PM
Shabbat, March 13th, 2010
Shacharit & Rechov Yeladim…………………..8:45 AM
Mincha ………………………….…………….......5:15 PM
Havdalah…………………...……….................6:36 PM
BDJ SISTERHOOD
Did you know that BDJ shares a birthday with the State of Israel? Another organization also began in 1948: the BDJ Sisterhood. Once the synagogue PTA, the Sisterhood evolved into a fundraising group for youth activities and education at BDJ, and is particularly proud of past gifts of more than $25,000. The current president, Michele Rodri, grew up with BDJ and has served for more than 17 years. Members enjoy the Sisterhood for the enduring friendships they’ve made and the support they give the congregation, as well as the enticing luncheons six times a year. They invite younger women to join the Sisterhood. As member Sylvia Rapoport says to prospective new members, “You can give us strength, while we can give you wisdom.”
Upcoming Events:
· March 6 – Seder Nashim
· March 13 – Haggadah Study
· March 22 – Kashering of Utensils
· March 29-April 6 – Pesach
· April 10 – RZLA Shabbaton
· April 11 - BDJ’s Yom HaShoah Seder
· April 18-19 – Yom HaZikaron
· April 19-20 – Yom HaAtzma’ut
· April 18 – BDJ’s Yom HaAtzma’ut Picnic
· June 6 – BDJ’s Banquet
B'nai David-Judea Pesach Stuff! (click ME!)
Look out!
Here comes Pesach!
Learning opportunities for the run-up
to the Festival of our Freedom:
Wednesday evening, March 17th at 7:30 PM –
Review of the Halachot of Pesach with Rabbi Kanefsky
Shabbat afternoon, March 20th at 5:00 PM –
Haggadah study with Rav Yosef and Rav Leubitz at the home of
David Waghalter and Rachel Grose –
Shabbat afternoon March 27th at 5:00 PM –
Shabbat Hagadol Drasha with Rav Yosef
Monday, March 22nd from 12:00-6:30 PM: Kashering of Utensils, for BDJ members only. Please bring towels.
The deadline for returning Sale of Chametz forms is Tuesday, March 23rd.
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Israel Action
NEVER FORGET
GILAD SHALIT
A petition drive has been initiated by Noam Shalit, the father of Gilad Shalit, to demand Gilad’s release as a condition for the proposed US humanitarian Gaza relief funds. To learn more, please go to http://dogood.aish.com/gilad/
B’nai David Judea’s
Yom HaShoah Seder
Sunday evening, April 11th
7:00 PM
What is a Yom HaShoah Seder?
The Yom Hashoah Seder is an innovative program created by Rabbi Kanefsky, as a way to remember the events of the Shoah, absorb many of its lessons, and integrate this enormously important event into our larger Jewish consciousness. Much like the Passover Seder, the Yom HaShoah Seder is a program of storytelling, symbolic ritual acts and song, which the community participates in together, and to which it returns from year to year on Yom HaShoah.
The Yom HaShoah Seder is designed to engage mind, heart, and soul through the retelling of Shoah stories, and through engaging in symbolic rituals that are intended to capture–in a small way–the emotional experiences of those who went through the Shoah. Through these and other classically religious expressions, we open the vital, if unanswerable question as to how the events of the Shoah may be reconciled with our religious faith.
Everyone is invited to participate in this annual shul community ritual.
העוסקים בצרכי צבור באמונה
Those who faithfully attend to the needs of the community.
A special “Thank you” to the Purim Mishloach Manot Drivers;
Ablin, Anisimov, Blumofe, Chai, Cohen Debra, Dauer, Diamond, Drazin, Fax, Fink, Fishman Shana, Helperin, Rabbi Kanefsky, Kasdan, Katz, Kurtzban, Levy, Lowenstein, Lurie, Mankowitz, Mazar, Miller Carina, Newman, Schramm, Smith, Steinschriber.
TODAH RABAH!
Announcements:
Color Me Tile
These rainy days are great for painting a tile for BDJ's Step UP for Kids tile wall.
---Raises money for BDJ AND it beautifies the synagogue AND it's fun.
---Stop by the office soon to buy a tile. Then head over to CMM to paint your unique tile.
1 tile = $100
Meet new friends!
A most amiable group is now forming to make an evening of it at Color Me Mine.
There will even be treats. Call 310.963.8644 for more info.
Check out the wall in the BDJ courtyard.
העוסקים בצרכי צבור באמונה
Those who faithfully attend to the needs of the community
Hospitals have adopted a strict privacy policy which prohibits them from notifying us when our members are admitted to their facility. If you become ill, please call us or have a family member call us. Our Chessed Committee can arrange for regular hospital visits and there are special prayers for Refuah Shelemah (healing) that can be said. please call our synagogue office 310-276-9269 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it as we are your B’nai David-Judea family and we care.
NCSY Events
*Have you been to DNL yet? Dinner N Learning Mondays @ Pizza World, 7-8pm Free food, Hang with your friends, and learn something too!
*Enjoy a free drink and some Torah at Latte & Learning Tues @ Coffee Bean 233 S Beverly Dr 7:30with R’ Josh Horwitz.
*Check out hilarious Purim pictures at westcoastncsy.com
For more details call Solly 310-557-6582
For the Community Interest Section:
NCSY’s 2nd Annual Basketball Tournament April 18th @ UCLA…sign your team up today by calling 310 229-9000 ext. 226 *Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Bnei Akiva Events
National High School Shabbaton @ YICC
ISRAEL UPDATE
ISRAEL UPDATE March 5, 2010
Clinton Slams Goldstone Report
In testimony before Congress last Thursday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there were "serious deficiencies" in the Goldstone Report, The Jerusalem Post reported. "The whole concept of self-defense and the right to self-defense is not one that was adequately addressed or even taken into consideration in the report”, Clinton said. The U.N. General Assembly last Friday passed a resolution requiring Israel to be subject to an independent investigation on its actions during Operation Cast Lead. Ninety-five members of Congress have signed onto a letter urging Secretary Clinton to "[communicate] to [her] counterparts around the world that defending the right to self-defense for Israel, the United States, and all free democracies is an important American foreign policy priority."
Our synagogue partners with AIPAC, America’s pro-Israel lobby, in educating our community on issues affecting the U.S.-Israel relationship. We encourage you to learn more by contacting AIPAC at (202) 639-5200 or by visiting www.aipac.org.
Community Updates
MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to the Shalhevet Model Congress Team on winning University of Pennsylvania’s Model Congress this week, despite missing three-eighths of the competition in observance of Shabbat. The entire team won Best Large Delegation, the highest possible award, as well as 23 individual awards.
| Lexi Gelb | Education & Labor |
Trevor Brandt-Sarif |
Judiciary |
Ari Feuer |
Science & Technology |
Justin Brandt-Sarif |
Armed Services |
Josh Feder |
Financial Services |
| Eitan Spitzer | Health, Education, Labor & Pensions |
On the 7th Day we rest, but on the others we work, come join the fastest growing Frum Networking group in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, March 16th beginning at 8:30pm at Aish HaTorah (1417 S. Doheny). Get your community working for you. Contact us at
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HALACHA HOW TO
As this column will be devoted to matters of Pesach during these weeks, please submit a Pesach topic that you would like to see discussed! My email is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Can a microwave oven be kashered for Pesach? Under most circumstances, it can be. If during the year you use your microwave primarily for defrosting and warming (as opposed to actual cooking), you may kasher it in the following way: First, leave the microwave unused for 24 hours. Second, carefully clean all surfaces. The grate-like area on the inside wall should get special, rigorous attention. Third, bring a bowl of water to boil in the microwave, so that the microwave fills with steam. Finally (an extra “chumra” for Pesach), cover the surface onto which you place the dishes inside the microwave. Wax paper is good as long as you replace the wax paper should it become wet.
Toaster ovens cannot be kashered for Pesach (or in general, for that matter).
Urns can be kashered for Pesach. After cleaning both interior and exterior surfaces, fill the urn, plug it in, and allow it to reach its maximum temperature. After you empty and unplug the urn, bring it over to the sink and simply pour boiling water over the external sides, taking care to keep the water away from the electrical component.
Washing machines, satellite dishes and ironing boards need not be kashered for Pesach, but, if you really want to, a blowtorch works for everything.
We pray for the Speedy Recovery of:
March 2010
Goldie bat Shayndel (David Waghalter’s mother)
Shayna bat Pesha (Ranon Kent’s grandmother)
D’vorah bat Esther (Flora Beck)
Rosa bat Rivka (Aharon Shimoni's mother)
Chaya bat Tova Bleima (Sorel Lainer’s mother)
Magi bat Chana Miriam (Maggie Levine)
Yosef ben Shaindel (S. Steinschriber’s father)
Naomi Eta bat Masha (Nan Gold’s sister-in-law)
Hannah bat Sarah
Michael ben Batya (Rena Dinin Katrikh's father)
Shulamit bat Ruchel Sheyna (Selma Framson)
Devorah bat Hannah (Rhoda Weisman’s mother)
Hanan ben Sara Rut (Ira Salper)
Mikhael Ben Karmela (Lorena Gallego's father)
(Friends: the Misheberach list is begun anew on the first Shabbat of each Hebrew month. To include someone on the list, please email, fax or mail the name to the office by the Thursday prior to Shabbat. Due to lack of space, this list is for immediate family only. You may also insert a name at the time of the Misheberach when the rabbi/gabbai pauses.)