ISRAEL CENTER SCHEDULE
"Regular" Israel Center classes & lectures - 15NIS for members, 20NIS for non-mem. Life members, free.•No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay.

SHABBAT
5:00pm•Shiur for Erev 9Av•Men and Women are invited •Different speakers weekly• This week: Rabbi Eddie Abramson on “When Prayer is Not Heard”•Cold drinks will be served•Mincha follows Shiur
The schedule of the shiur and mincha will allow you ample time for a full Seuda Shlishit. To review... There are no restrictions as to menu for any meals on Shabbat; we do NOT have the pre-Tish'a b'Av mourners' meal of bread, egg, and water this year. We stop eating and drinking at approx. 7:35pm (a bit before sunset).

MOTZA"SH
Motza'ei Shabbat, July 28th Leil Tish'a b'Av• The Center will be closed

DAF YOMI in English 3:00-4:00pm•Sunday-Thursday

SUNDAY
Sunday, July 29th •Tish'a b'Av •8:30am - Shacharit, (we'll be on time for Sh'ma) followed by KINOT. We will say specially selected Kinot, in an unrushed manner. Explanations in English•A very meaningful experience•Layning and kinot leader: Rabbi Neil Winkler•Kinot introduction and explanations: Dr. David Luchins•We will end around Chatzot 12:45pm (approx.)

The Center will be closed for the rest of the day and night and will reopen IY"H on Monday morning, 10 Av

MONDAY
9:15am• New Series: Taamei Mitzvot U'Minhagim: Reasons for Jewish Laws and Customs•Rabbi Eliezer Grunbaum
10:30am•Rabbi Leff's shiur will resume IY"H on Monday, August 27th - 8 Elul
July 30th, 10:30pm The Parsha and Its Mitzvot: Glimpses into Va'etchanan • Phil Chernofsky
N'SHEI lending library 10:00-12:30
July 30th, 11:36am•Topics of Emunah & Bitachon followed by an open discussion •Aviva Nissim
July 30th ROOT & BRANCH ASSOCIATION •IBEREO-ISRAEL CONFERENCE •4:00-9:00pm at the Center Conference Program• 4:00pm, The Hidden Jews of Belmonte (Portugal)• Dr. Claude Stuczynski Bar Ilan U.•5:00pm, Bringing Kids Back to Torah and their Sefardic Heritage• Rabbi Dov Ben-Shorr Director, English Language Program, Midrash Sefardi, Old City •6:00pm, The Sefardic Diaspora since 1492 •Dr. Yitzchak Kerem Founder/Director, Inst. of Hellenic-Jewish Relations, Univ. of Denver •7:00pm, ANUSIM (Crypto-Jews) in the Americas•Ms. Schulamith C. Halevy, Board Member, Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies •8:00pm, KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Costa Rica's Love Affair with Israel (in Spanish, with English translation) His Excellency Mr. Rodrigo X. Carreras Ambassador of Costa Rica to Israel and Turkey• Conference Chairperson: Ms. Schulamith C. Halevy•Sponsored by the Root & Branch Association•Ibereo-Israel Fellowship, Mrs. Rufina Bernardetti Silva Mausenbaum, Dir.•In English (except where specified) • 25 p.p.• For information: 02-673-9013 • rb@rb.org.il TUESDAY

TUESDAY
9:00-9:50•TORAH TOPICS•Speaking Favorably of the Jewish People•Dr. Hayim Abramson
9:55-10:45•SIDDUR TOPICS•In-depth study of ALEINU•Dr. Hayim Abramson
10:50-11:40•Parshat HaShavua•Rabbi Mordechai Spiegelman
10:12:00•The Israel Center and the Old City Free Loan Association Gemach - Free Loan Society to provide interest-free loans for people in financial distress. Interviews at the Center from 10:00-12:00 • Please bring ID
11:45am (women) •(will resume IY"H on August 21st)•Chassidic insights into Parshat HaShavua and the Actualia of Our Time based on Chabad teachings•Raizel Zisk
2:00pm •Shiur in the Laws and Practices of Shabbat •Rabbi Yoel Margolese
July 31st, 8:00pm•JEWISH VALUES EDUCATION INSTITUTE•3rd of series of 3 on "The Jewish Self" with Rabbi Jeremy Kagan

WEDNESDAY
8:30am•The Eshet Chayil Foundation in conjunction with the Israel Center, is pleased to announce a class on TEHILIM with Sara Wurtzel•Each session will begin with the reading of a chapter of Tehilim, followed by a study of the same perek.
9:30am•Towards a more Meaningful Davening Experience•Dr. Joel Luber
Wednesdays during August, 10:30am •(Alan Romm will resume in September IY"H) PHANTOM BUSTING with Evelyn Haies•A book review workshop on FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL by Joan Peters which debunks the "Big Lie" of the so-called Palestinians
11:30am-1:00pm•Spiritual Intelligence in PIRKEI AVOT•Batya Yaniger
3:00pm•Women in Tanach•Pearl Borow•This class is open to men and women
4:00-5:30pm •Poetry Workshop with Shmuel Mann•Express your feelings, your view of the World, observations of every day... through the world of poetry. Each individual has a world of experiences within them.Written in any form, rhyme, free verse, any style, each member will work towards putting together his/her own collection of poems •30NIS per session
August 1st, 8:00pm•REVENGE• Last week three members of a Palestinian family were gunned down in a drive-by shooting. The suspected perpetrators are Jews. Are Jews allowed to take the law into thier own hands?A special program of the Israel Center's Jewish Values Education Institute with guest speakers Yisrael Medad and Rabbi Yonatan Blass
Jewish Philosophy Rabbi Chaim Eisen will resume IY"H on August 15th
8:00-10:00pm•Aliya Counseling•Miriam Bass

THURSDAY
10:30am•Shiur while you fold
10:30am•resumes Thursday August 16th •SLIM FOR LIFE•Group weight-loss program for women•Qualified Nutritional Advisor (BSC Hons) on hand•No obligation for the first session•Libby - 651-8061 • Elisheva - 999-6479
Aug. 2, 2001•Conference on How to Help Israel in the Media•Practical Training Sessions: 5:00pm•How to discern myths commonly reported in the media and how to respond with facts at your finger tips• 6:00pm• How to cope with and respond to the subtle disinformation campaigns against Israel that are orchestrated by the U.S. State Dept., Canadian External Affairs Ministry, the European Union, and UNRWA• 7:00pm• Role Play: How to successfully interact and influence the media• 8:00pm• First Preview of new documentary about the PLO•Participation Fee: 30 IS. Students: 15 IS• Sponsors needed to advertise this conference in the Jerusalem Post and HaAretz. (US and Canadian tax deductible)•Registration: Israel Resource News Agency, Beit Agron Press Center, Jerusalem, tel. 02-5300125 or media@actcom.co.il
8:00pm•Stories from the Gemarra•Reb Yosef Schreiber

FRIDAY
9:00-10:00am•Nachamu, Taryag, and Pirjei Avot with Phil Chernofsky

Upcoming at the Israel Center

Motza'ei Shabbat Nachamu, 9:30pm• Games Nigh: When was the last time you played...Trivial Pursuits, Monopoly, Scrabble, Balderdash, Charades for Dummies, Careers, Initialize, Sets, Abalone, hess, Checkers, Backgammon, Boggle, Rummikub, Dominoes, Quiddler... and bring-your-own! Or how about trying your hand at an old-fashion jigsaw puzzle, or a challenging logic puzzle, such as Rush Hour, Safari, Lunar Lockout... Challenge, camaraderie, fun

Sunday, August 5th, 8:00pm• PHANTOM BUSTING with Evelyn Haies• See Wed. 10:30am for details

Monday, August 6th, 8:00pm•Have American Jews Abandoned Israel? with Rabbi Avi Weiss

Tuesday, August 7th, 8:00pm• Discover the Temple within you, The physical Beit HaMikdash may have been destroyed, but the inner Temple continues to dwell in your own heart and mind. Come to this exciting lecture & experiential journey using guided imagery with Mendel Weinberger

Hold this Date: Friday, August 17th

In the presence of Rabbis, communal leaders, Israel Center members, and participants in the 
OU Israel Solidarity Mission. Sefer Torah donated by Harvey Newman and family.