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"Regular" Israel Center classes & lectures - 20NIS for members, 25NIS for 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

The Israel Center is having an In-House Shabbaton this Shabbat, Parshat Va’eira - Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat. - People in walking distance are invited to join the Shabbaton participants at davening and for shiurim. - 4:20pm - Mincha - Kabbalat Shabbat - Maariv; 8:30pm (approx.) Shiur - Rabbi Aharon Adler, Oneg Shabbat

Shabbat Day

The Shabbaton continues...
7:30am - Pre-davening mini-shiur by Phil
8:00am - Shacharit...
11:30am (approx.) Shiur by Rabbi Aharon Adler
12:30pm - Mincha Gedola
3:15pm - Shiur on Parshat HaShavua - Rabbi Adler
4:15pm - Question & Answer session, refreshments (Mincha for those who haven’t yet davened)
5:20pm - Maariv & Havdala

Motza’ei Shabbat

Motza’ei Shabbat Parshat Va’eira, January 4th, 8:30pm • Guest shiur byHaRav Meir Goldvicht • Men & Women & students invited

Sunday thru Thursday

10:00am Shiur in Minchat Chinuch by Rabbi Dovid Zitter
1:20pm Mincha (this time stays the same throughout the year
3:00pm Daf Yomi by Rabbi Shmuel Halpern
4:30pm Shiur in Gemara by Rabbi Hillel Ruvel
5:35pm Maariv (correct for Cheshvan through T'TZAVEH)
The above-mentioned shiurim are in English and take place in the Ganchrow Beit Midrash (first floor, one flight up) • For men who want to do some serious learning...

SUNDAY

9:30am (women) • Mystical Insights into the Months of the Year Golda Warhaftig
10:30am (women) • Let's Learn Chumash • Tonia Frohwein
N'SHEI LIBRARY 10:30-12:45
11:30am (men & women) Parshat HaShavua • Shprintee Herskovits
Sunday, January 5th, 8:00pm • ASTHMA, COLDS, FLU - a holistic approach with Yaakov Gerlitz Dipl. Ac, Practitioner of Chinese Medicine, Shaarei Zedek Hospital
Sunday, January 5th, 7:30pm, For singles, their families and friends • Pushing past the Obstacles to Dating Success and Marriage featuring Dating Tips from Gila Manolsen (Head to Heart),Rosie Einhorn and Sherrie Zimmerman(Talking Tachlis, In the Beginning) • 45NIS • A project of Sasson V-Simcha - The Center for Jewish Marriage,
Inc.

MONDAY

9:15am • (men & women) Excursions into the World of Nevi'im with Mrs. Pearl Borow
N'SHEI LIBRARY 10:00-12:30
10:30am • (men &women) • 30 days hath Sh’vat...with Phil Chernofsky (Rabbi Leff’s shiur will resume IY”H on Jan. 20)
11:36am JAN 6 (men & women) • Jewish History - Bayit Sheni period: Under Felix, Under Nero with Dr. Henry Goldblum
SLIM FOR LIFE Group weight-loss program for women • No obligation for the first session • Qualified nutritional advisor on hand • NOW on Mondays, from 11:35am • Elisheva999-6479
Women's Beit Midrash Program • Mondays 3:00-4:00pm: Guided Chevruta Study in Tanach and Jewish Thought
4:00-5:00pm: Shiur on “The Life of Avraham” In-Depth study of Chumash B’reishit with Rashi with Rabbi David Derovan
Mondays, January 6 & 13, 8:00pm • Mrs. Linda Derovan; a refresher course for women on Taharat HaMishpacha
NOT THIS WEEK • Mondays, 7:30pm • Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg on Parshat HaShavua
Monday January 6th • 8:00-9:30pm • - Mothers & Fathers Aligned Saving Kids, J'lem Chapter at the OU Israel Center • Dr. Judy Belsky, PhD - Group Facilitator • Join us at our next bi-weekly meeting

TUESDAY

Jerusalem College for Adults: 9:00-10:00am • The World of Mishna; Halacha, Hashkafa, and History with Rabbi Aharon Adler
10:15-11:15am • Parshat HaShavua with Rabbi Sholom Gold
The Yad Yaakov Center for Jewish Education classes at the Israel Center. The Unfolding Redemptive History of Israel in Biblical Texts with Rav Yosef Leibowitz on Tuesday mornings, 9:00-10:30am. Call 051-639-921 for further information
9:00am • In-depth study of the weekly Haftara • Dr. Hayim Abramson
9:55am • Know your Siddur: Adom Olam • Dr. Hayim Abramson
10:50-11:40am • Parshat haShavua with Rabbi 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
N'SHEI LIBRARY 12:00-1:00pm
11:45am • Chabad insights into Parshat HaShavua and the Actualia of Our Time
(women only) with Raizel Zisk
Tuesday, January 7th, 8:00pm • Midrash: Myth, Legend, or History with Rabbi David J. Derovan

WEDNESDAY

9:30am Towards a More Meaningful Davening Dr. Joel Luber
RESUMES FEB. 12 • 10:30am Break the Fear Habit... and LIVE! with Alan Romm
Jerusalem College for Adults: 9:00-10:15am • Contemporary Problems in Jewish Law: Religious and Secular Courts with Rabbi Macy Gordon - Rabbi Gordon’s upcoming topic: (Jan.15) Kosher Wills
NOT THIS WEEK 10:30-12:00 noon; Parshat HaShavua with Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
3:00pm (men & women) • Women in Tanach with Pearl Borow
Jewish Values Education Institute of the OU Israel Center
Women’s Beit Midrash • Acquire study skills and knowledge crucial to your life as a Jew - join us! Wednesdays (and Mondays) 3:00-5:00pm, Women in Tanach (see above)
Guided Chavruta study with Pearl Borow • Fees for the Shiurim only! 20NIS members/25NIS non-members
Wednesday, January 8th • Root & Branch Association in cooperation with the Israel Center • Root & Branch Lecture Series:
6:00pm: “How Politicians Deceive the Public about a Palestinian State”, Professor Paul Eidelberg, President, Yamin Israel Party and Foundation for Constitutional Democracy
7:30pm: “Can Israel Remain A Jewish State?”, Ms. Eleonora Shifrin Chairwoman, Yamin Yisrael Party • Info: rb@rb.org.il • All in English • NIS25 per person (for any and all lectures)
7:30pm • alternating topics • Jewish Philosophy; Road map to the Prophets - Rambam's Guide for the Perplexed - Now studying: Rambam's approach to Darchei Emori and Segula; Ramban's Commentary on the Torah and its Wellsprings - Now studying: "The Tree of Knowing Good and Evil and the Yetzer HaRa" • Rabbi Chaim Eisen
8:00-10:00pm • Aliya Counseling with Miriam Bass
Please note: The Israel Center Cafe will be open on Wednesday, Jan. 8 - 10:00am to 9:00pm for snacks and meals. Enjoy

THURSDAY

10:30am • Themes in Sefer B'reishit with Rabbi David J. Derovan • Regular fee • No charge for volunteers
Thursday, January 9th, 10:00am to 12:30pm • Free Legal Counseling: Questions on Pre-Nuptial Agreements and Spousal Property Rights • Please call 02-623-6841 for appt. - Although this activity is taking place at the Center, it is called to your attentionthat the Israel Center has no participation in this activity in any manner or form
Sometime IY”H • Shmooze while you fold; Divrei Torah, verbal tidbits, Q&A, and... with Phil
Thursdays at 7:30pm • The Israel Center Men and Boy's choir • Details and to confirm, call Yisrael Shwarzstein: 02 5833389
8:00pm • Stories from the Gemara • Reb Yosef Schreiber
The Alliance, Jewish Young Adults - Monthly lectures at the Israel Center; Jewish Statesmanship by Prof. Paul Eidelberg; Thu. January 9th, 8:00pmThe Palestinian Issue: An Alternative, Call 053-594-535 for further details
NOT THIS WEEK Thursday, 8:00pm • Curing the Jewish Heart • Lecture series on Lessons from History & Zionism with Eli Yosef
10:10-11:00pm • TORAH TIDBITS AUDIO with Phil Chernofsky Thursday nights on Arutz-7, 98.7FM and 1539AM And on Arutz-7’s website, live or archived www.israelnationalnews.com


Friday

9:00am • in-Depth Pirkei Avot by Rabbi Chaim Eisen

Upcoming at the Israel Center
Motza’ei Shabbat, Jan 11, 8:30pm • While the country will be going to the polls on January 28th,we at the Center will be voting earlier at Howie Kahn’s Musical Elections:JEW1SH MUS1C of the 60s & 70s • The audience will vote for its favorite song of each group, favorite performer, and favorite song overall. While the votes are being tallied, there will be a sing-a-long of American popular Top Ten Hits. After the results are announced, we will conclude the evening with many Carlebach classics.
Howie’s show consists of a revised program format with both old and never-before-seen new material. • Admission: 35NIS (40NIS for non-members) • “A splendid time is guaranteed for all”
Sunday, January 12, 8:00pm Sarah Yehudit Schneider will speak on her book, "Kabbalistic Writings on the Nature of Masculine and Feminine"
Motza’Sh, January 18th, 8:00pm • Lenny Solomon in Concert featuring his latest CD of Chassidic music and much more...
Tueday, January 21, 8:00pm, Our Friends the Chinese; How Chinese Society looks at Israel and the Jews with Gustavo Pereddnik


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