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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

Shabbat Day
Shabbat Parshat Yitro, January 25, 3:45pm (Mincha 4:30pm) • Parshat HaShavua with Rabbi James I. Gordon

Motza’ei Shabbat
Motza’ei Shabbat, January 25th, 7:45pm • 8th Yahrzeit Lecture in memory of Etta Ehrman Kossowsky a"h; Guest speaker: Gila Weinberg: "The Tree of Knowledge and Madness"; Divrei Torah: Eli Ehrman; Michi Kossowsky Light refreshments; Details: Esther (02) 991-9003

Sunday thru Thursday
10:00am Shiur in Minchat Chinuch by Rabbi Dovid Zitter
NEW11:00am Wednesday & Thursday mornings (Masechet Avoda Zara), Gemara Shiur with Rabbi Moshe Gorelik
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 • Shprintzee Herskovits
Now on Sunday nights too! • Sunday, 7:30pm • Jewish Thought as it emerges from the Torah with the help of Ramban's Commentary • Now studying: MAN & WOMAN with Rabbi Chaim Eisen
Sunday, January 26th, 8:00pm • An evening for Women on Breast Cancer Awareness; video presentationa and lecture by Batya Ruddell RN
Sunday, January 26th, 8:00pm • Where are Israel's Leaders Leading us?, lecture by noted Journalist and Founder of VAT Int’l, Shifra Hoffman and a Posthumous Award for Outstanding Heroism will be presented in memory of Noam Apter z"l whose bravery saved the lives of many Jews during the recent Arab terrorist attack in the settlement of Otniel • "Keil Malei" by Cantor Gerald Epstein

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 with Rabbi Zev Leff
11:36am JAN 27 (men & women) • Jewish History - Bayit Sheni period: The World of Qumran 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, 7:30pm • Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg on Parshat HaShavua

TUESDAY
Jerusalem College for Adults: NOT THIS WEEK - 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
RESUMES FEB. 25 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 28th, 8:00pm • Take you mind off of the elections with a Shiur of a Different Kind; A Torah Perspective on...Extraterrestrial; Life (Is E.T. Jewish?) Rabbi Efraim Sprecher • Timely and thought-provoking lectures and articles at www.geocities.com/RabbiSprecher

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: Ashkenazim, and Sefardim... and others? with Rabbi Macy Gordon
Rabbi Gordon’s Upcoming Topics: Can Civil Marriage and Divorce Work in Israel? (Feb.5); Can the Agunah Problem be Solved? (Feb.12)
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
7:30pm • Jewish Philosophy Road map to the Prophets - Rambam's Guide for the Perplexed Now studying: Rambam’s approach to Darchei Emori and Segula with Rabbi Chaim Eisen
8:00-10:00pm • Aliya Counseling with Miriam Bass

THURSDAY
Thursday, January 30th, 10:00am to 12:30pm • Free Legal Counseling: Wills and Succession Rights; Please call 02-623-6841 for appointment • 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
10:30am • Themes in Sefer B'reishit with Rabbi David J. Derovan • Regular fee • No charge for volunteers
Sometime IY”H • Shmooze while you fold; Divrei Torah, verbal tidbits, Q&A, and... with Phil
Thursday, January 30, 6:00-10:00pm • Root & Branch Association in cooperation with the Israel Center - Root & Branch Lecture Series:
6:00pm: “Israel's Russian Parties and Politicians: Different Messages in Russian and Hebrew”, Mr. Efim Maidanik Russian language radio commentator
7:30pm: “The Protocols of Durban: A New Baseline for Anti-Semitism”, Dr. Shimon Samuels Director for International Liaison, Simon Wiesenthal Centre
8:45pm: “Recent Corruption Scandals in Israel”, Mr. Barry Chamish Investigative Journalist and Author • Info: rb@rb.org.il • All in English • NIS25 per person (for any and all lectures)
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 • The History of Zionism understood through the Teachings of the Maharal - THIS week: Raoul Wallenberg • An AM SEGULA lecture series by 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
Sunday, February 2nd, 12:30pm • Rosh Chodesh Adar Alef, Rosh Chodesh Luncheon • "Don't Worry - Be Happy" Here Comes Purim, Come Celebrate with Us; Guest speaker: Tzvia (Happy) Ehrlich Klein, author of: Cab Drivers, Shopkeepers and Strangers, Bus Drivers, Dreidels and Orange Juice, Happy Hints for a Successful Aliyah (Feldheim); A Children's Treasury of Sephardic Tales (Artscroll); Edited: To Dwell in the Palace (Feldheim) - 12th printing; Salt, Pepper & Eternity (Targum); Columnist: The Jewish Press, The Jewish Tribune in London, Yated Ne'eman • Delicious, Festive Meal by Schocketino • 50NIS p.p. (non-members - 60NIS) Reservations REQUIRED • Reserve by Thursday, January 30, 4:00pm
Motza'ei Shabbat, Feb. 8, 8:00pm • Lecture and Art Exhibiton by Julia Segal and Daniel Dvir; Is there Jewish Art? Exploring the Artisitic Process"
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 8:00pm, Israel among the Nations featuring Prof. Shmuel Sandler and Prof. Efraim Inbar

THE COMMUNICATION BUREAU with James Marlow • New discounted COURSES starting at the ISRAEL CENTER and focusing on Public Speaking • Self Confidence Leadership Skills • Dealing with People• Time Management; To find out more and for a free consultation, contact 053 993 803