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.

FRIDAY EVENING

People in walking distance of the Center are invited to join the davening and educational sessions of Rabbi Quint's Kollel/Thursday night class SHABBATON 4:15pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat, Dvar Torah, Maariv  7:45pm Oneg Shabbat with the Quintessential Players on Parshat Vayigash  

SHABBAT DAY

7:30am Pre-davening mini-shiur by Phil Ch. 
8:00am Shacharit, Torah Reading, Drasha, Musaf
11:45am Shiur by Rabbi Emanuel Quint - Development of Halacha (part one) 12:30pm Mincha
3:00pm Shiur by Rabbi Quint - Development of Halacha (part two)
4:00pm Mini-shiur by Phil Ch.
5:20pmMaariv and Havdala

MOTZA'EI SHABBAT

Motza"Sh DEC 22 8:30pm The Dr. Maurice E. Joseph Jewish Video Library of the Israel Center presents 2 short films: Wake the Dawn - the story of Jerusalem's Holy Temple (32 min.) • The Journey - a moving and thought-provoking movie about a chance encounter between two Jews of different worlds (34 min.)

Men who are looking to do some serious learning... Shiur in Masechet Rosh HaShana by Rabbi Noam Gordon, 10:00am, SUN-THU Daf Yomi in English with Rabbi Shmuel Halpern, 3:00pm, SUN-THU Shiur in Masechet Kiddushin by Rabbi Hillel Ruvel, 4:30pm, SUN-THU Followed by Maariv All shiurim take place in the Israel Center's Ganchrow Beit Midrash one flight up 

SUNDAY

9:30am (women) •Mystical Insights into the Months of the Year with Golda Warhaftig
10:30am (women)Let's really Learn Chumash with Tonia Frohwein
11:30am (men & women) Parshat HaShavua Shprintzee Herskovits
12:30pm Flame of the Soul, Philosophical and Chassidic insights into Jewish Life• Rabbi David Zitter

Sun DEC 23 8:00pm •More than 20,000,000 people worldwide have seen it! What? a phenomenal exhibit: The Art & Soul of Peace through Humor Join us for a slide presentation and talk by the creator and producer of the exhibit, Maureen Kushner

MONDAY

9:15am • Excursions into the World of Nevi'im (the Prophets) First topic: The 7 Prophetesses Mrs. Pearl Borow

N'shei Library open on Mondays, 10:00am - 12:30pm

10:30am Rambam's 13 Principles Rabbi Zev Leff

11:36am DEC 24 women • Consulting the Wise a mini-series based on Rabbi Zelig Pliskin’s book followed by discussion with Aviva Nissim

Mon DEC 24 11:36am • Video of Interview of Elie Weisel by OPRAH inspiring and appropriate for 10 Tevet

SECOND ROOT & BRANCH ASSOCIATION JERUSALEM COUNTER
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE (in English except where specified otherwise) at the Israel Center • Monday, December 24, 

4:00-9:00pm • Admission: 25NIS p.p. 

4:00-4:30 "Missionary Infiltration of Self-Help Programs" • Mrs. Rebecca Weinberger 

4:30-5:00 "Mission Laundering" • Mr. Aryeh Gallin President, Root & Branch 

5:15-5:45 "How to Talk with Christians Interested in Judaism" • Mr. Gershom Tryster 

5:45-6:15 "True and False Spirituality: Appearance and Reality" Mr. Yehoshua Friedman Founder & Chairman, Noahide Fellowship, Root & Branch 

6:30-7:00 "From French Catholic, to Baptist Missionary, to Israeli Jew" (Hebrew) Mr.Binyamin Klugger Yad L'Achim 

7:00-7:30 "Missionary Infiltration of Conversion Programs" Mrs. Michaela Lawson Director, Counter Missionary Group, Root & Branch 

7:45-8:15 "Promise and Peril of Evangelical Christian Zionist Support for Israel" Mrs. Helen Freedman Executive Director, Americans for A Safe Israel 

8:15-9:00 "Countering Missionaries: The Right Way and the Wrong Way" Mr. Mark Powers Conference Chairman; Int'l Dir., Jews for Judaism; Advisory Board Member, Counter Missionary Group, Root & Branch Email: rb@rb.org.il • Web Site: www.rb.org.il 7:30pm DEC 24 • NLP workshop •How to talk to people about their problems Must register: Call 537-3690,051-985225 with Rabbi Shlomo Kory 

Mon. Dec. 24, 8:00pm, Current Islamic Terrorism: A Lecture by Prof. Raphael Yisraeli

Mon DEC 24 8:00 to 9:45pm •DALE CARNEGIE PRESENTS "The key to becoming irresistibly attractive" We all desire an attractive personality but we only have to make small changes to achieve this. Explore the very powerful realm of honest and sincere appreciation and it's impact on others. This workshop will be presented by James Marlow of Dale Carnegie Training, an international organization operating in over 120 different countries with more than 6 million graduates worldwide For further information, contact James Marlow on 053 993 803

TUESDAY

Tuesday, December 25 • She'arim College of Jewish Studies for Women invites the women of Jerusalem to a Tenth of Tevet Yom Iyun Ahavat Chinam: Small Acts - Big Changes  

9:00 Registration • 9:15: Rabbi Benarrouch: The Golden Rule •10:15: Rebbetzin Pavlov: Anger Control • 11:30: Rebbetzin Brussel: A Practical Approach to Loving Your Neighbor • For more info, call:02-651 4240, Shearim@shearim.com

9:00-9:50am TORAH TOPICS, The World to Come, in Jewish Sources • Dr. Hayim Abramson

9:55-10:45am SIDDUR TOPICS, In-depth study of AMIDA Dr. Hayim Abramson

10:50-11:40am Parshat HaShavua R. Mordechai Spiegelman

11:45am (women) Chabad insights into Parshat HaShavua and the Actualia of Our Time Rachel Zisk

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

Tuesday, December 25th, ASARA B'TEVET, 2:30pm • The Temple Institue - The 10th of Tevet - Why are we Fasting? Insights into the significance of the Mikdas, a Slide presentation and talk by Rabbi Chai m Richman, Dir. of Int'l Projects and Programs for English Speakers • MINCHA (4:00pm), mini-shiur, MAARIV, fast-breaking refreshments

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.

3:00pm Women in Tanach with Pearl Borow

Wednesdays at 8:00pm - pre-registration required Call 08-926-5247, ANGER: The Inner Teacher Ongoing workshops with Rachel Trugman, MA

Wednesday, December 26th, 7:45pm PROMPTLY Yahrzeit Shiur in Memory of ABRAHAM BERMAN z"l (father of Shulamit Neaman) Divrei Torah of Special Significance for Our Times Rambam's approach to the reasons for the mitzvot and life in this world Rabbi Chaim Eisen • refreshments will be served

8:00-10:00pm Aliya Counseling with Miriam Bass

THURSDAY

in the morning • Shiurum while you fold; Parshat HaShavua and/or theCalendar various presenters

10:30am SLIM FOR LIFE, Libby 651-8061 Elisheva 999-6479 No obligation for the first session

Male Choir Rehearsal Thursdays at 7:30pm Led by Yisrael Shwarzstein (for more information, 02 583 3389) Songs by Rosenblatt, Lewandowski, N. Shemer, Carlebach 8:00pm The Book of Yehishua with Reb Yosef Schreiber

8:00pm TRUTH - an open forum sponsored by the Jewish Values Education Institute with Dr. Daniel Stolper

Torah Tidbits Audio with Phil Chernofsky on Israel National Radio (Arutz-7),98.7FM and 1539AM, Thursdays, 10:07-11:00pm, or anytime on www.israelnationalnews.com

FRIDAY

9:00am In-Depth Pirkei Avot with Rabbi Chaim Eisen

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

11:30am, A Study of the Haftarot with Esther Kitov

Wednesdays

9:00am, Studies in Maimonides: The Jewish State and the Messianic Era with Rabbi Macy Gordon

10:20am, Tehillim: The Book of Psalms with Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold

And at KEHILAT ZICHRON YOSEPH, 10 Agassi, Har Nof, Tuesdays, 8:00pm: Parshat HaShavua - Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold and Thursdays, 9:30am, Timeless Topics with Rabbi Zev Leff 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

Motza'ei Shabbat DEC 29 8:00pm Donation: 25NIS Further info, call 6243407 • Hineni Jerusalem invites to a special evening with Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis Teacher of the world's largest Torah Class and author of The Committed Life The evening will benefit Hinenei Jerusalem's Homeless and Youth in Distress Project

SUN DEC 30 Root & Branch Conference on the Lost Ten Tribes - watch for details

MON DEC 31 8:00pm Book Evening with Author Mordechai Kramer who will speak about his book "On the Way to Jerusalem: - Short stories concerning individual destiny and general destiny of the Jewish people".• Book will be available for sale

MON DEC 31 8:30pm Living with Teens - Discipline Rachel Frumin M.S. • David Kaufman CSW • Ncoom Gilbar Maor Aynayim Therapy Center 054-799-441

begins TUE JAN 1 3:00pm Writing Your Personal Memoirs Everybody has a story to tell. No matter who you are and what you have done, your story is one that should be told. If you have been thinking about writing your personal memoirs and are not sure how to begin, you are invited to join a new writing workshop with Miriam Lock.

We will be meeting on Tuesday afternoons at 3:00pm for a series of writing sessions and discussions of our work. The workshop will consist of eight meetings (fee to be announced)

Wed. Jan. 2, 8:00pm • Impressions of America in the Post September 11 World with Prof. Meni Koslowsky 

Motza'ei Shabbat, January 5th, 8:30pm Special Guest Shiur by HaRav Meir Goldvicht  

SUN JAN 6 • Where do tumors come from anyway? A lecture on basic understanding of proper diet HaRav Benzion Lehrer  

May the Torah learned from this issue of Torah Tidbits be  L'ILUY NISHMATour dear sister & aunt Marsha Kasten Spiro a"h whose life was tragically ended in a traffic accident in America Her first yahrzeit is Fri. Dec. 28 Please learn or dedicate activity toward aliya and klita in her name. Janet (Kasten) & Yehoshua Friedman and family