Young Israel of Century City • Office address: 9317 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 • 310-273-6954 • www.yicc.org

March 16, 2019 • 9th of Adar Sheni, 5779 Volume 33 • Issue 64

This Week At YICC VAYIKRA

HAPPY PURIM!

SHABBAT SCHEDULE Earliest Candle Lighting ...................................................... 5:47 pm Candle Lighting ................................................................... 6:43 pm Mincha ........................................................................ 5:35/6:50 pm Hashkama Minyan (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ....................... 7:15 am Sal Lowi Z”L Hashkama Kiddush Sponsored by: Melanie Reims & Geoffrey Anderson, in honor of Elliechaya's 14th birthday and her acceptance into YULA Girls School Robert and Karen Avrech, in memory of Robert's father,

HaRav Avraham ben HaRav Shmuel Z"L Parasha Shiur with Rabbi Proops (Mintz Beit Midrash) .. 8:30 am Main Minyan (Schlesinger Sanctuary) ............................... 9:00 am Young Community Minyan (Mintz Beit Midrash) ................. 9:15 am YCM Kiddush sponsored by:

Joel & Ariela Sichel: In honor of our parents, Jay & Joyce

Moskowitz from Denver, CO, and David & Raphaella Sichel from London England

Library Minyan (Nagel Library Wing) .................................. 9:30 am Teen Minyan ....................................................................... 9:30 am Teen Minyan sponsored by Young Israel of Century City Youth Program (Teichman Youth Wing) ...... 9:00-until services end ISSUES & ANSWERS....................................................... 5:20 pm

Featuring Jordan B. Gorfinkel Topic: “Superman & Moses: What Cartoons Can Teach Us About The Seder” Mincha with a Second Reading of Parashat Zachor ...... 6:20 pm Seudah Shlishit & Shiur by Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener (this Shabbat in Levkowitz Teen Room) Sponsored by Ruth & Seth Berkowitz in memory of her father, Dr. Noah Susman (Noach ben Moshe), Z”L Maariv ................................................................................ 7:37 pm Havdalah ............................................................................ 7:47 pm

Halakhic Corner Q: Why do we…. Recite the maftir of “Parashat Zachor” on the Shabbat preceding Purim? A: There is a Biblical commandment (OC 685:7) to remember what Amalek did to Bnei Yisrael when they left Egypt, which is fulfilled by reading “Parashat Zachor”, the portion of the Torah from Parashat Ki Tetzei (Devarim 25:17) where the Torah recounts briefly what Amalek did, and instructs us to remember and never forget this episode. The Torah finishes by commanding us to wipe out any remnant of Amalek. It was derived by the Talmudic sages and codified in the Mishna (Megillah 29a) that the commandment be fulfilled on the Shabbat before Purim (OC 685:1). This time was chosen in order to combine the theme of the general destruction of Amalek with the downfall of Haman, who was of Amalekite descent (Bartenura, Megillah 3:4). Megillat Esther itself cites his lineage by describing Haman as the descendent of Agag, King of the Amalakites. Furthermore, one of the fundamental messages of Purim is that we recognize that the world operates according to God’s will and design, as opposed to the philosophy of Amalek that existence is random and therefore morality is subjective. Since the commandment is performed by reading the relevant passage from the Torah, Shabbat was chosen as a time that the community is already engaged in communal Torah reading, and the reading serves to introduce the upcoming festival of Purim.

Tefilah Schedule – March 17 - 22 (Locations listed in separate box)

Shacharit Sunday ................................................ 6:45/8:00/9:00 am Monday ........................................ 6:00/6:10/7:00/7:45 am Tuesday ....................................... 6:00/6:15/7:00/7:45 am Wednesday (Taanit Esther) ......... 5:50/6:00/7:00/7:30 am Thursday (Purim) ................................. 5:50/7:45/9:00 am Thursday (Megillah Only) ...................................10:45 am Friday (Shushan Purim) ...... 6:00/6:15/7:00/7:45/9:00 am Mincha Sunday-Friday ......................................................6:55 pm Wednesday (Fast of Esther) .................................6:35 pm Thursday (Purim) ......................................... 1:45/5:15 pm

Next Shabbat- Friday, March 22 Candles ................................................................6:49 pm Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat ........................ 5:40/6:55 pm

LOCATIONS FOR DAILY MINYANIM & DAF YOMI 6:00 Shacharit.................................................... Nagel Library Wing 6:10/6:15/7:45 ..................................................... Mintz Beit Midrash 7:00 Shacharit............................................... Schlesinger Sanctuary Daf Yomi Shiur.................................................... Mintz Beit Midrash

PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE MARINER CENTER LOT THEY WILL HAVE YOU TOWED

Shabbat Zachor Kiddush Sponsored by Young Israel of Century City

YICC Women's Tehilim Group Every Monday @ 7:30pm

for Cholim, Shidduchim and Israel Location for March: 9444 Oakmore Road

March Location: 9444 Oakmore Road

Important Halakhic Times: March 17 - 22 Alot HaShachar .................................................. 5:43 a.m. Earliest Talit & Tefillin ......................................... 6:08 a.m. Last Time for Shema .......................................... 9:59 a.m. Sof Zman Tefilah .............................................. 11:00 a.m. Earliest time for Mincha...................................... 1:31 p.m.

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YAHRZEITS: March 16 - 22/ Adar Sheni 9 - 15 Tue, Mar 19 Karl Newman’s sister, Leah bat Zalman Zelig, Z”L Wed, Mar 20 Robert Avrech’s father, HaRav Avraham ben

HaRav Shmuel, Z”L

Please include the following names in your prayers, and may each be granted a Refuah Shleimah

• Alexandra bat Fruma Fayla • Akiva ben Miriam Devorah • Bat Ami bat Beth • Bayla Bracha bat Malka Hinda • Berel ben Ida • Chaim Menachem b/ Hena Raizel • Chana bat Johanna • Chana Devorah bat Baila Raizel • Eliezer ben Chaya Sarah • Eliezer ben Reshelshen • Ella bat Gittel • Ezra ben Naima • Gitta Rivka bat Chaya Risa • Gittel Zelda bat Malka • Leah bat Mattel • Leah Shprintza bat Malka • Liba bat Chana • Malka bat Chaya • Milka Yehudit bat Simcha • Moshe Mordechai ben Rachel • Nechama bat Dina • Ora bat Nechama • Ozer ben Leah

• Rachel bat Julie Zohar • Refael David ben Ella • Reuven Betzalel HaCohen ben Fayga • Rochel bat Esther • Sarah bat Chaya Rivka • Schmuel Zev ben Gitel • Shmuel ben Rachel • Sima bat Liba Devorah • Sorah Gitel bat Chava Raitzl • Tuvia ben Ellie • Tzipora Rachel b/ Sasha Rivka • Tzvi ben Masha • Yaakov ben Maasha • Yaakov Meir ben Rosa • Yehoshua Dov Ben Sara Esther • Yehuda Yitzchak ben Gitel Shifra • Yisrael Yehudah ben Miriam • Yisssacher Dov ben Frayda • Yitzchok Isaac ben Blima Chana • Yosef ben Rachel • Yossi Levi ben Margalit • Yosef Lipa ben Blumah Leah

DAF YOMI SPONSORSHIPS We offer our members the opportunity to sponsor a week of Daf

Yomi learning for $225 - a wonderful way to commemorate a

Yahrzeit, celebrate a Simcha, or support Torah learning in our

Shul. To sponsor please call or email the Shul office. This week is sponsored by:

Ruhama and Rabbi Elazar Muskin in memory of

Ruhama's father, Rabbi Moshe Zvi Yosef Halpern Z"L

MAZAL TOV • David Schultz on receiving our Shul’s 2019 Fishy Kranzler, Z”L

Keter Shem Tov Award at our Tribute Dinner as our collective way of thanking him for all that he does on our behalf. He is the Gabbai of our 7:45 daily Shacharit Minyan; reads the Torah at the Minyan; serves as a member of our Shul’s legal committee offering many hours of pro-bona legal work; and is a long-time devoted Board member

THANK YOU To all who participated in making the inaugural event of the YICC

Women's Torah Initiative, "Beauty and the Bible," a rousing success! To Dr. Neeli Gottlieb for her gracious hosting, Ilana Goldschein for presenting an outstanding shiur, to Gila Katz for an informative and entertaining makeup demonstration, and to Ruhama Muskin and Ilana Goldschein for organizing the event!

Dr. Susan Graysen and Judy Smith for organizing the Purim party for our Chevra group, Judy & Dr. Sam Smith for hosting the party at their home, and all the members who helped with arrangements.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS We welcome the following to our membership and hope they enjoy a long relationship with our Shul: Brian & Debbie Schames

IN MEMORIAM With sadness we inform you of the passing of Edward Abramson, Z”L, father of our member, Traci and (Nigel) Hamer. Traci will be sitting Shiva at June Abramson’s home, 1138 Glenville Drive Apt #104 from Sunday – Wednesday, 1-4 PM and on Thursday & Friday (Purim & Shushan Purim) No visitation. With sadness we inform you of the passing of Shmully Finn, Z”L, father of our member Yosi (Wendy) Finn. Shiva will be observed until Sunday morning at 9632 Holcomb Street Friday no visitations after 2:00 PM Saturday night visitations: 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM Shacharit: Sunday 8:00 AM May the Almighty comfort the bereaved families along with all mourners of Zion & Jerusalem.

FROM YICC’S SEFER HA’MINHAGIM SHABBAT ZACHOR & PURIM

1) On Shabbat Zachor we do not say Av Harachamim before Musaf.

2) On Shabbat Zachor we say Tzidkatcha Tzedek and Kel Maleh on Shabbat Afternoon at Mincha.

3) On Shabbat Zachor we do not take out a Sefer Torah after davening just to reread Parashat Zachor; rather it is read again at “Mincha” after the reading of the regular Shabbat afternoon Torah reading. In this case the Torah used for the regular reading is rolled to “Parashat Zachor.” No “Brakhot” are recited before or after the reading.

4) Everyone stands for the Torah reading of “Parashat Zachor”.

5) We repeat the last “Pasuk” of “Parashat Zachor”, the first time saying “zeikher” (with a Tzeirei) and the second time “zeikher” (with a Segol).

6) The Haftorah for Shabbat Zachor is taken from Sefer Shmuel I 15:2 and begins with the words Ko Amar Hashem.

7) On Ta’anit Esther we say Selichot, Avinu Malkeinu and Tachanun at Shacharit. We do not say Avinu Malkeinu or Tachanun at Mincha.

8) Machazit HaShekel is observed at Mincha on Taanit Esther. It is collected through Shacharit on Purim.

9) On Purim and Shushan Purim we do not recite Tachanun and Lamenatzeach between Asheri and Uva Le’Tzion.

10) A mourner during the 12 months for a parent may lead the davening on Purim both for Mincha & Maariv but should not lead Shacharit.

11) On Purim and Shushan Purim we do not recite Tachanun, Kel Erech Apayim, and Lamenatzeach.

MATANOT L’EVYONIM With Purim approaching, we remind everyone of the

important Mitzvah of Matanot L’Evyonim.

The Mitzvah requires that both men and women give a cash gift equivalent of two meals ($40 each), so that two poor people will each have a Purim meal. Gifts should be made out to Young

Israel of Century City, with the memo marked, “Matanot L’Evyonim” or Gmach for Purim

Remember – your gifts must be in by Purim morning.

YICC UPCOMING EVENTS: Shabbat, March 23

Voices From The Bima Featuring Dr. Alan Willner 5:30pm Topic: “Confessions of an Orthodox Scientist”

Sunday – Tuesday, March 24 - 26

AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.

Shabbat, March 30

Yesh Tikva Shabbat Featuring Yoetzet Halakha, Ilana Gadish

Shabbat Morning Guest Speaker

Wednesday, April 3

Women's Torah Initiative featuring Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener & Rosie Rosenbaum 8:00pm

Flyer attached for details

Shabbat, April 6

Issues & Answers Featuring Professor Avi Helfand 5:40pm

Topic: “Kosher & Constitution: When States Play Mashgiach”

Sunday, April 7

Pesach Products Workshop With Rabbi Eliezer Eidlitz 9:30am

Sunday, April 7

Pesach Shiur by Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener 8:00pm

Friday - Shabbat, April 12-13

S.I.R. / Shabbat HaGadol Weekend Featuring Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig

Friday Night Dinner @ Pat’s (by reservation) 7:00pm Topic: “Owning Hametz Through Stocks & Corporate Shares”

Shabbat Lunch @ Pat’s (by reservation) 12:00pm Topic: “The Covenant of the Korban Pesach”

Shabbat HaGadol Drasah 7:00pm Topic: “Why is this Hallel Different from all the Others”

This weekend is sponsored by: • Lynda & Arie Buchman

• Marnie & David Nagel in memory of their grandparents; Kate & Kurt Ehrenfreund, Z”L and Abish & Esther Nagel, Z”L Miriam Berkovits, Z”L and Yehoshua & Hanna Friedman, Z”L

And in honor of Harry Berkovits • Yaffa & Dr. Arthur Platt and Family in memory of their parents,

Simi & Reuven Vaknin, Z”L and Leah & Pinchas Platt, Z”L

Sunday, April 14 Kashering Keilim 10:00am – 12:00pm

ADULT EDUCATION: Mar 17 - 22

SUNDAY • The Dr. George Fox Z” L Memorial Gemara Shiur with Rabbi Dr. David Fox (Nagel Library Wing)........ 8:40am

MONDAY • Lunch, Learn & Mincha ........................................... 12:30pm Located at Teichman Enterprises, 6100 Bandini Blvd.

• YICC Beit Midrash in Conjunction with Link Kollel featuring Chaburah with Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener (Nagel Library Wing) ............................................... 8:30pm

WEDNESDAY • Rabbi Proops' Parasha Shiur for women .................. 9:00am (Nagel Library Wing)

DAF YOMI – Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom www.dafyomiyicc.org • Daf Yomi – Monday - Friday .............................. 6:45-7:45am • Daf Yomi on Shabbat ................................................ 8:45am • Daf Yomi on Sunday .................................................. 7:15am

TREE OF LIFE Located on the 2nd Fl. near our Youth Rooms.

One way to commemorate a Simcha is to dedicate a leaf engraved with the date and

Simcha on our Shul’s Tree of Life. Whether it be a Birth, Bar/Bat- Mitzvah, Wedding or

Anniversary, our Shul’s Tree of Life is the perfect way to permanently celebrate your Simcha.

For more information and pricing,

please contact the Shul Office at 310-273-6954

Or email us at shuloffice@yicc.org

The time has come ... we need YOU, your older and responsible children, and your FRIENDS... come join the pre-

Purim FUN...Motzei Shabbat, MARCH 16 at 8:30 pm Please come and help us pack our Mishloach Manot bags.

It's a one-night deal.

Once everything is packed, we can call it a night, but the committee members should please plan on staying later to

perform quality control and arrange the baskets into routes. Thank you in advance for your help!

The YICC Annual Dinner videos are now on the website! To view follow the link below;

https://www.yicc.org/video-gallery.html

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR AIPAC’S POLICY CONFERENCE

MARCH 24-26, 2019

Please join the YICC AIPAC Delegation led by Rabbi Elazar & Ruhama Muskin

joined by our guest, Pastor Danny De Leon, Jr.,

and his wife, Kristine for

AIPAC’s Policy Conference, March 24-26, 2019 in Washington, DC.

To learn more about the conference, go to

www.policyconference.org

To register with AIPAC directly, email policyconference@aipac.org

Members of the YICC Delegation to date:

Jeffrey, Shawni & Sasha Astrof, Sharon Azerrad, Shmuel & Josh Barak, Kathi Barnhard, Gary Hiller,

Maital Hiller, Dr. Anna Baum & Barry Novack, Moshe & Jenny Buchman, Dr. Charles & Victoria Frankel, Alan & Barbara Gindi, Aryeh Goldberg,

Dr. Sherwin Isenberg, Abe & Eva Kaplan, Joseph & Hana Kornwasser, Scott & Aviva Krieger,

Dr. Steven, Danielle & Zev Kupferman, Moshe & Arlene Kupietzky, Howard & Elayne Levkowitz,

Tina & Michael Loboda, Isabelle Novak, Nancy & Mark Schiff, David Schultz, Liz Steinlauf,

Aric & Mary Streit, Aric & Sabrina Zamel

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Hatzalah: 800-613-1911

Eruv: 877-378-8463

Mikvah: 310-550-4511

RCC: 212-389-3382 LA Yoetzet Halakha: 424-341-5601

yoetzetla@gmail.com

PLEASE ALWAYS CARRY ID & AN EMERGENCY CONTACT

PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE TO VIEW UPLOADS

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▪ CHABURAS & SHIURIM ▪ OUR ANNUAL 5779 PROGRAM CALENDAR ▪ UPCOMING EVENTS & PRAYER CALENDAR ▪ MEMBERSHIP FORMS & INFORMATION ▪ PLAN AN EVENT & RENTAL INFORMATION ▪ PHOTO GALLERIES ▪ JOIN OUR MAILING LIST ▪ DONATE ▪ DINNER VIDEOS ▪ ERUV UPDATES

AND SO MUCH MORE!

EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR OUR RABBIS:

Rabbi Elazar Muskin: rabbiemuskin@gmail.com Rabbi James Proops: rabbiproops@yicc.org

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS • Please join us for a FREE Family-Friendly Evening

Concert by the LA Jewish Community Children’s Choir, With Gratitude and Appreciation, Sun, March 17th 5-6pm at the Workmen’s Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd., 90035

• Please join us for a practical workshop on Kosher for Passover Products, Led by Rabbi Kalinsky at Ralphs Beverlywood Location. Thursday, April 4th at 7:30, corner of Pico and Beverwil. Walk the aisles and learn the latest on this year’s Passover preparations. Refreshments and raffle drawing at the conclusion of the tour.

MEMBERSHIP 5779 (2018-19) Membership information is all available

online at our website: www.yicc.org If you are an existing member, please make

sure to go to “Renew” so that you don’t accidentally create a new account for yourself.

Should you need any assistance, please contact the Shul Office; we are here and

happy to help you. Email: assistant@yicc.org

THANK YOU TO OUR SECURITY TEAM David Abrams (CSS), Geoff Aranoff (CSS),

Michael Billauer (CSS), Joe Kempe (CSS),

Alan Karben (CSS), Ari Ruchlin (CSS), Neal Shapiro (CSS),

Jacob Stark (CSS), Jonathan Ravanshenas,

Matthew Schames, Shoshana Factor (CSS),

Max Gersht (CSS), Daniel Silverman (CSS), Jeff Coen (CSS)

YICC Youth & Teens in the

Teichman Youth Wing

Kayla Weiner Mar, 16 Ilana Pollak Mar, 17 Yoni Samson Mar, 17 Ella Weindling Mar, 17 Moshe Rosen Mar, 18 Elan Goldberg Mar, 19 Aliza Pollack Mar, 20 Alexandra Schames Mar, 20 Ella Toczek Mar, 22

YICC TEEN MINYAN Located in the Levkowitz Teen Room at 9:30am

Great Davening, Lots of Food, Surprise Raffles!

Kiddush this week is sponsored by

Young Israel of Century City

We are always looking for volunteers to lain, daven, or give a D’var Torah. To volunteer please contact our wonderful Gabaim:

David Silverman and Gavi Gershov • If you have any questions or would like to sponsor Kiddush in

honor of your teen’s birthday, please email Rabbi David Block at YICCTEENS@gmail.com

• If your teen would like to learn how to lead Shacharit or Musaf please contact Rabbi David Block at YICCTEENS@gmail.com

BNEI AKIVA OF LOS ANGELES

www.bneiakivala.org

(310) 248-2450; office@bneiakivala.org

Bnei Akiva: Shabbat 3/16 - Snif Shluchot (Pico- Robertson area) for grades 2-8, 6:40 pm at YICC (walking groups LEAVE Circle Park and Canfield/Airdrome at 6:10pm). Tues 3/19 Find Your Madrich! at The Grove, for grades 2-8. More info: (818) 442-8608. Upcoming: Register NOW for V'zach Shabbaton Yisraeli (Grades 6-8) AND for IDP-NY Shabbaton (Grades 9-12)! Sign up now at www.bneiakivala.org/shop/events. Mishlochey Manot to Israel and US with Bnei Akiva! Send Mishloach Manot Baskets to friends, family, and Lone Soldiers ANYWHERE in Israel or USA! https://baskets.bneiakiva.org/ Moshava Alevy: Catch You At Kiddush! Come meet us after davening and learn about our amazing program for Summer 2019. This Shabbat 3/16 @ B'nai David; next Shabbat 3/23 at Beth Jacob. More info: office@MoshavaAlevy.org or 855-MOSHAVA.

Shabbat Shalom and Chag Purim Sameach!

Please Join our 9:00 AM Shacharit Minyan for Teens (et al!)

Sundays plus National & Day School holidays

There will be a 9:00 AM Minyan Winter Break in January.

Note: This Minyan is not just for teens. Fathers, Rabbis, and ALL Adults are welcome!

PURIM SCHEDULE 5779

March 20th – Taanit Esther Fast begins: 5:43am

5:50am Shacharit (Lib)

6:00am Shacharit (MBM)

7:00am Shacharit (SS)

7:30am Shacharit (MBM)

6:30 -7:30pm – Purim Entertainment/Party (Ages 2-6)

6.35pm - Mincha

7:25pm - Maariv

7:41pm Fast Ends (Tzeit HaKochavim)

7:45pm Megillah (Main Reading and Family Reading)

Followed by Kids Program Ages 7+ (MBM)

9:30pm - 2nd Megillah Reading

March 21st – Purim

Shacharit followed by Megillah Reading:

5:50/7:45/9:00am

Megillah Only: 10:45am

Early Mincha: 1:45pm

Mincha: 5:15pm

Seudah must start before Shkia which is 7:06pm

Maariv: 8.30pm

Young Israel of Century City’s

New Siddur Campaign