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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
This week, Shabbat Parshat Vayigash • Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat, Maariv - 4:21pm

Shabbat Day
Shabbat afternoon (Vayigash), December 14th, 3:00pm (Mincha 4:00pm) • Parshat HaShavua with Rabbi Moshe Gorelik

Motza’ei Shabbat
Motza’ei Shabbat, December 14th, 8:30pm • Join us for another in our series of pre-election programs geared to help us become better-informed voters: How to Handle Pre-Election Misinformation, David Bedein, media analyst, Israel Resource News Agency

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
NO THIS WEEK • N'SHEI LIBRARY 10:30-12:45
11:30am (men & women) Parshat HaShavua • Shprintee Herskovits
Sunday, December 15th, ASARA B’TEVET: 2:45pm, Timely Shiur by Rabbi Emanuel Quint; 3:45pm, Mincha for the Fast Day followed by mini-shiur (Phil); 4:55pm, Maariv and fast-breaking refreshments
Sunday, December 15th, 8:00pm • A Torah Perspective on...Astrology and Angels with Rabbi Efraim Sprecher

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) • Rambam’s 13 Principles • Rabbi Zev Leff
11:36am DEC 16 (men & women) • A Glimpse into Married Life in Talmudic Times(and in comparison and contrast to the present) with Prof. Leo Davids, York University, Toronto
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 • In-depth study of the weekly Haftara • Dr. Hayim Abramson
9:55am • Know your Siddur: this week: 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, December 17th, 8:00pm (no charge) - special shiur in memory of Abraham Berman z"l (father of Shulamit Neaman); Guest Speaker: Rabbi Dr. Natan Lopes Carodozo; Topic: Observing Shabbat...Seven Days a Week

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 - Abortion in Jewish Law (“A Time to be Born, a Time to Die” on December 25th)
10:15-11:15am • 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, December 18, 4:30-7:30pm • Root & Branch Association in cooperation with the Israel Center - Root & Branch Lecture Series:
4:30pm Divorce According to Jewish Law by the Honorable Lee B. First Former Supervising Judge, Workers' Compensation Board, New York State;Former President, Metropolitan (New York) Womens' Bar Association; Author, "Justice is Blonde: The Unorthodox Story of An Orthodox Woman"
6:00pm No Real Peace Without United Jerusalem by Ms. Roni Aloni, Member, Jerusalem City Council; Candidate for Mayor of Jerusalem (Nov. ‘03) • 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
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 8:00pm, Lecture on "Surviving Widowhood" by Esther Goshe-Gottstein
Please note: The Israel Center Cafe will be open on Wednesday, Dec. 18 - 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
10:15am •SLIM FOR LIFE Group weight-loss program for women; No obligation for the first session • Qualified nutritional advisor on hand • Elisheva 999-6479
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
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, December 19, 8:00pm; “Be a better voter” series: Guest speaker:; M.K. Rabbi Michael Melchior of MEIMAD • TT readers are invited to submit questions in advance for this evening. email to tt@ou.org or fax to 561-7432 • We are planning other evenings with representatives of other parties; watch for announcements
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
Reb Shlomo Carlebach z”l Birthday Celebration • Please join us on Sunday, December 22nd, to commemorate Reb Shlomo's birthday, with songs, stories and more...The party starts 8:00pm at the Israel Center; The gala evening will feature food, live music and divrei Torah from the Shlomo chevre, including: Chaim Dovid • Aaron Razel • Shlomo Katz with Dvir Spiegel, Yitzchak Attias • Naftali Abramson • Special Guest Speaker: Rabbi Chaim Richman • Sponsored by Shir L'Shlomo The Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach Foundation; Admission: 30NIS • For more information: 054-408872
Monday, December 23rd, 8:00pm • (for women only) • Israeli Simcha Dancing with Shulamis Landesman
Tuesday, December 24th, 8:00pm • The Legality (and Immorality) of Oslo with Herb Sunshine
Motza’ei Shabbat, December 28th • G’d Right - Man’s Left: G’vura & Chessed, their meaning and application with Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Poupko
Sunday, December 29th, 7:30pm“Be a better voter” series: Guest speaker: Min. Effie Eitam MAFDAL • TT readers are invited to submit questions in advance for this evening. email to tt@ou.org or fax to 561-7432