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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
Mincha - Kabbalat Shabbat - Maariv is 20 minutes after candle lighting • This week, Shabbat Parshat Vayeitzei, Mincha at 4:25pm; If you want this minyan to continue — please come!

Shabbat Day
Shabbat morning (Vayeitzei), November 16th (one time), 8:00am, Shabbat Morning Davening • (This time it’s a GO! - please join us) • “Modest” Kiddush after davening
Shabbat afternoon (Vayeitzei), November 16th, 3:00pm (Mincha, 4:00pm) • Parshat HaShavua with Kalman Walker

Motza’ei Shabbat
November 16th, 8:30pm • When did Harry Truman, Elvis, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Colin Powell ever have encounters with Torah observant Jews? Find out from Zev Roth author of Monsey-Kiryat Sefer Express and more recently Monsey-Kiryat Sefer and Beyond

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
4:45pm Shiur in Gemara by Rabbi Hillel Ruvel
5:45pm 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, November 17, 8:00pm, Halachic Estate Planning, Kosher Wills with Rabbi Dr. Benzion Greenberger
NOTE TIME CHANGE • Sundays 8:00pm at theIsrael Center • Problem Solving Theater; Improv with a twist, starring the Mother & Son Team, Chana Cohen and Yosef Simcha (Cosponsored byYoung Olim United and the Israel Center); 25NIS (Bring a friend and it’s 15NIS each) • YOU members, 10NIS • for family and friends of all ages • For more information contact women613@aol.com

MONDAY
9:15am • Excursions into the World of Nevi'im with Mrs. Pearl Borow
N'SHEI LIBRARY 10:00-12:30
10:30am (men &women) • Rambam's 13 Principles • Rabbi Zev Leff
11:36am NOV 18 (women) • Our Rabbis Speak: Torah Perspectives on the Twin Towers with Aviva Nissim
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, 7:30pm • Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg on Parshat HaShavua

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 • Insights into Chanuka • Dr. Hayim Abramson
9:55am • Halacha and Practices of Chanukah • 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
Tuesdays, November 19 & 26, 8:00pm: Jewish Insights into Marital Intimacy and Sexuality with Dr. David S. Ribner and Rabbi Daivd J. Derovan
Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 19, Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah Course: For more info. please call: 5667787 x 261

WEDNESDAY
9:30am Towards a More Meaningful Davening Dr. Joel Luber
10:30am Break the Fear Habit... and LIVE! with Alan Romm
Jerusalem College for Adults: 9:00-10:15am: Contemporary Problems in Jewish Law with Rabbi Macy Gordon
The first unit of Rabbi Gordon’s new series is: Judaism and Medical Ethics
This week’s session (Nov. 20) is: "The End of Life" What say does the individual have for himself or for others in determining when to live and when to die. (Other units on Judaism and Medical Ethics will possibly be included in the future)
10:15-11:15am • Parshat HaShavua witht Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
NOTE NEW DAY & TIME: Wednesdays 11:30am to 1:00pm • Writing Your Personal Memoirs • To participate, you must call first 566-7787 ext. 204
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, November 20, 8:00pm • Root & Branch Association in cooperation with the Israel Center • Root & Branch Lecture: "Yisrael B'Aliya and the Upcoming Elections" by Mr. Eli Kazhdan, Executive Director, Yisrael B'Aliya, Moscow-born and Boston-raised - Eli Kazhdan received his BA in International Relations from Harvard University and a Law Degree from Hebrew University. Former Chief of Staff for Minister Natan Sharansky in the Ministry of Industry and Trade and in the Ministry of Interior, Eli is a likely candidate on the Yisrael B'Aliya slate to the Knesset in the upcoming elections. Info: rb@rb.org.il • All in English • NIS25 per person (for any and all lectures) • Please note: The Israel Center and/or Root & Branch and/or other organizations will be having other “Towards the January 28 Elections” lectures to help us make better-informed choices
7:30pm • alternating topics • Jewish Philosophy; Road map to the Prophets - Rambam's Guide for the PerplexedNow 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

THURSDAY
10:30am • NEW: Themes in Sefer B'reishit with Rabbi David J. Derovan • Regular fee • No charge for volunteers
10:15am •SLIM FOR LIFE Group weight-loss program for women; No obligation for the first session • Qualified nutritional advisor on hand • Elisheva999-6479
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 • Please note: No choir on Thursdays November 28th, December 5th, and January 2nd.
8:00pm • Stories from the Gemara • Reb Yosef Schreiber
Thursday, 8:00pm • Curing the Jewish Heart, AM SEGULA Lecture series on Lessons from History & Zionism; Group Discussion
Thursday, November 21st, 8:00pm • Is Bin Laden Jewish? There are numerous groups all over the world claiming Jewish Identity. Shimon Matlofsky speaks about his new book Jewish Identities Real and Imagined
10:10-11:0008pm • 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
Shabbat Parshat Vayishlach, November 22-23 • In-House Shabbaton see tiyul section for details
Motza’ei Shabbat Parshat Vayishlach, November 23, 8:30pm • Chanuka from the Torah... Where? with Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Poupko
Sunday, November 24, 8:00pm, The Greatest Musical Voices of the 20th Century with Neil Lapidus
Sunday, November 24, 6:45-10:00pm (75NIS) • Back by popular demand! Workshop for Dating Advisors with Rosie Einhorn and Sherry Zimmerman • This workshop is for friends and relatives of singles, members of shidduch committees, and matchmakers. Join us for "The Art of being a Dating Advisor” with the authors of Talking Tachlis, dating advice columinsts and founders of Sasson v'Simcha, a non-profit organization dedicted to helping Jewish singles marry. Learn the "psychology" of single adults as your are trained to guide a friend, relative or client through courtship and engagement. Admission fee includes materials, certificate of participation, and ongoing "technical support" by Sasson V'Simcha. Call to reserve: 5667787 x 204

CHANUKA at the Israel Center...
Motza’ei Shabbat, November 30th - Concert by TZFAT (watch for details)
Sunday morning, December 1st - Shacharit with Carlebach-style Hallel, refreshments and mini-shiur.
Sunday evening (8:00pm) - Author’s Evening with Dvora Waysman, featuring her historical novel, The Pomegranate Pendant
Tuesday - Science and Torah Conference with Dr. Emanuel Segal; Susan Schneider; Prof. Nathan Aviezer; Rabbi Noson Slifkin; Rabbi David Derovan (75/85NIS)
and Wednesday - A Chanuka Extravaganza for children Gan to 8th grade; 10am-2pm
Wednesday, December 4th, 8:00pm - Yeshivat HaMivtar - Orot Lev and the Israel Center present: “Is there a clash between Judaism and Greek Culture?” - Rabbi Shlomo Riskin and Rabbi Yitzchak Blau. Refreshments. Geared for students (free) and open to the public (fee).

Thursday, December 5th - Musical evening. (watch for details)