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"Regular" Israel Center classes & lectures - 20NIS for members, 25NISfor non-mem. Life members, 5NIS (except for programs of/with other organizations). No one will be turned away for lack of ability to pay. (Membership is 225NIS per year)
Many Israel Center programs are partially funded by the Jewish Agency for Israel

Friday

When we have an In-House Shabbaton, we open the davening and shiurim to people in the local community. You are hereby invited to join us for...
6:00pm Mincha (before Plag), Kabbalat Shabbat, Maariv (after Plag)
9:00pm Shiur/Lecture by Rabbi Natan Lopes-Cardozo, Oneg Shabbat

Shabbat Day

7:30am Pre-davening mini-shiur by Phil
8:00am Shacharit, Torah, Rosh Chodesh “benching”, Drasha, Musaf
10:50am Kiddush following davening
11:30am Shiur/Lecture by Rabbi Natan Lopes-Cardozo
2:30pm Shiur on various Shabbat topics
5:00pm Shiur in Pirkei Avot by Rabbi Natan Lopes-Cardozo
6:00pm Mincha followed by Q&A session

Motza’ei Shabbat, June 8th, 9:30pm • 20th Anniversary of the Rosh Chodesh Shiur of the Month • The Jewish Calendar and the Computer - Computer-assisted shiur & tidbits by Phil Chernofsky

SUNDAY

9:30am (women) •Mystical Insights into theMonths of the Year • Golda Warhaftig
10:30am (women) Let's Really Learn Some Chumash • Tonia Frohwein
N'SHEI LIBRARY 10:30-12:45 (not this week)
11:30am (men & women) Parshat HaShavua • Shprintee Herskovits
Men who are looking to do some serious learning...
Shiur in Gemara by Rabbi David Zitter, 10:00am, SUN-THU
NOT THIS WEEK • Daf Yomi in English with Rabbi Shmuel Halpern, 3:00pm, SUN-THU
Shiur in Makot 2nd Perek by Rabbi Hillel Ruvel, 4:30pm, SUN-THU
All shiurim take place in the Israel Center's Ganchrow Beit Midrash one flight up
Special Program • Sunday, June 2nd, 8:00pm • We’ll watch an episode of FAMILY LAW dealing with choosing who gets an organ transplant: the first person on the list
or the doctor at the hospital who is the only one who can save people with a procedure only he can perform? Discussion on TRIAGE and more
8:00pm • The Kabalistic Secretof thePara Aduma Mystery • Rabbi Efraim Sprecher

MONDAY

9:15am • Excursions into the World of Nevi'im (the Prophets) Mrs. Pearl Borow
N'SHEI LIBRARY 10:00-12:30
10:30am (men & women) • Rambam's 13 Principles of Faith • Rabbi Zev Leff
11:36am
June 10 • (men & women) • Jewish History - Bayit Sheni period: Judea Changes Hands • Dr. Henry Goldblum

Women's Beit Midrash Program • Mondays 3:00-4:00pm: Guided Chevruta Study in Tanach and Jewish Thought
4:00-5:00pm: Learning an Independent Chumash Study Method with Rabbi David Derovan
8:00pm • Know & Help Your Eyes; Learn more about your eyes and vision; Learn exercises that can alleviate eye fatigue andeye strain and possibly even improve your eyesight; Learn about nutrition & eye health • Guest speaker:Yaakov Gerlitz Dipl. Acpractitioner of Chinese Medicine(and an interesting fellow - PC)
8:00pm • Curing the Jewish Heart; Lecture series by AM SEGULA on Lessons from History & Zionism

TUESDAY

9:00-9:50am Like Mother Like Daughter: Leah and Dina • Dr. Hayim Abramson
9:55-10:45am Jewish Concepts, How to Say them in Hebrew; Chagim/Holidays • Dr. Hayim Abramson
10:50-11:40am Parshat HaShavua R. Mordechai Spiegelman
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 on Tuesdays from 10:00-12:00 Please bring ID
11:45am • Chabad insights into Parshat HaShavua and the Actualia of Our Time (women only) • Raizel Zisk
Writing Your Personal Memoirs • Call 993-1205 or 566-7787 x204 if you'd be interested in joining a future series
Tuesday, June 4th, 8:00pm • Coping with the "Situation" with David Bedein, MSW Guest presenter: Rabbi Moshe Berliner
Tuesday, June 11th, 8:00pm • Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Rabbi Dr. Natan Lopes-Cardozo speak about his new book Thoughts to Ponder

WEDNESDAY

9:30am Towards a More Meaningful Davening Experience Dr. Joel Luber
10:30am Break the Fear Habit... And Live! with Alan Romm P.C.
Women's Beit Midrash Program
Wednesdays: 3:00-4:00pm • Women in Tanach with Pearl Borow (men & women)
4:00-5:00pm • Guided Chevruta Study in Tanach and Jewish Thought
Israel Center & Options offer...Professional 1-time counseling "Issues in Middle Age" • Family relationships, Health issues, Leisure, Finances, etc. • Every Wednesday in May & June 5:00-6:00pm at the Israel Center • No charge • Call Ester or Leah: 053 231951, 02 6271584
8:00-10:00pm • Aliya Counselling with Miriam Bass
7:45-8:45pm Jewish Philosophy Road map to the Prophets - Rambam's Guide for the Perplexed Now studying: "Dealing with Physicality"; Ramban's Commentary on the Torah and its Wellsprings: Now studying: "The Tree of Knowing Good and Evil and the Yetzer HaRa" with Rabbi Chaim Eisen • alternating topics
NOT AT THE CENTER
THE JERUSALEM INSTITUTE OF JEWISH LAW in conjunction with the OU Israel Center and the Israel Council of Yisrael Hatzair • FORUM(in English) • Speakers: Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, Rosh HaYeshiva; Rabbi Emanuel Quint, Dean; Moderator: Yochanan Elrom, IBA English News • Topic:Personal Sacrifice for Public Benefit to take place at Hovevei Zion Synagogue (Cong. HaZvi Yisrael)14 Hovevei Zion Street
Wednesday, June 12th 8:00pm, Eve of 3 Tammuz 5762 • Admission Free

THURSDAY

Sometime in the morning • Shiurim while you fold, Parshat HaShavua and/or the Calendar • Various presenters
10:15am • SLIM FOR LIFE Group weight-loss program for women • No obligation for the first session • Qualified nutritional advisor on hand • Libby 651-8061 • Elisheva 999-6479
8:00pm • The Book of Shoftim • Reb Yosef Schreiber
Note: The Men's & Boys' Choir led by Yisrael Shwarzstein is in recess until after the "Chagim"

FRIDAY

9:00am • In-Depth Pirkei Avot • Rabbi Chaim Eisen
NEW - Mincha-KabbalatShabbat-Maariv - 6:00pm • Mincha before PLAG (time will adjust in mid-August)

Avrom Silver Jerusalem College for Adults Fall Program 5762 (2001 - 2002) At the Israel Center
Tuesdays 9:00am A Study of the 613 Mitzvot with Rabbi Aharon Adler
10:15am, • Parshat Hashavua with Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold
Wednesdays 9:00am, Studies in Maimonides: Rabbi Macy Gordon
10:20am • The Book of T'hilim • Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold
Watch for new time and day • A study of the Haftarot with Esther Kitov
All JCA classes - 20NIS per class (payment is separate from Israel Center classes)

Also on TUESDAYS at the CENTER Two Tuesday morning classes at the Israel Center by the Yad Yaakov Center for Jewish Education Separate fees. Call (02) 652-4601 for further information 9:00-10:30am The Journey of the Soul in Biblical Stories Rabbi Yosef Leibowitz 10:30-11:30am Rambam's Shmoneh P'rakim (8 chapters) Rabbi Yosef Leibowitz

Upcoming at the Israel Center

Shabbat afternoon (Chukat), June 15th, 5:00pm: Shiur in Pirkei Avot by Yaakov Peterseil on the 2nd yahrzeit of Chaim b. Asher z”l (Herman) Faverman

Jewish Values Education Institute of the OU Israel Center invites you to an evening about A Palestinian State? with Rabbi Nachman Kahana, Rabbi, Young Israel of the Moslem Quarter, Author, Mei Menuchot, commentary on Tosafot & Mr. Avi Davis
Senior Fellow at the Freeman Center for Strategic Studies, journalist, attorney and author • Binyamin Netanyahu put the possible Palestinian State back on the agenda! Should there be a Palestinian State? What are the alternatives to a Palestinian State? What does Jewish law have to say abouta Palestinian State? Join us for an outstanding program • 8:00pm, Wednesday, June 19, ‘02 at the Israel Center 20NIS members / 25NIS non-members
Invitation • Calling all Torah Tidbits readers, folders, and distributors,and members and friendsof the Israel Center - Join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary ofTorah Tidbits with a GALA LUNCHEONon Sunday, June 23, 1:00pm at the Israel Center • Tasty Tidbits will be served of the Divrei Torah kindas well as the the edible kind • Many surprises in store • Watch the pages of Torah Tidbits come alive at this special event • Special subsidized price: 50NIS per person • Reservations are essentialas space is limited


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