Mazel Tov מזל טוב To Ralph and Laura Kostant on the birth of a baby girl, Eve Julianne (Chana Esther) to their children, Elliot and Elise Trencher of Riverdale, NY. Mazel tov to Aunts Sara and Esther Kostant and Uncle Nathan Kostant.

To Rabbi Dr. Yakov Yellin on his engagement to Hyla Reichmann of Toronto. Thank You תודה רבה

To the Appel, Israel and Istrin families for sponsoring the kiddushes for all 4 days of Yom Tov after the 8 AM minyan, in memory of David Appel’s father, Wolf Appel, Zev ben David Halevy, z”l, Robin Israel’s mother, Catherine Israel, Chazna bat Mitana, z”l and Johnny Istrin’s aunt, Gitel bat Yaacov, z”l.

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For Men Young Adult - Musar/Hashkafa/Parsha Shmooze for young men, 25-30 years old, delivered by Rabbi Avrohom Mendelson. Class held every Thursday at 8:30 PM in the Ratner Beis Midrash followed by Maariv. Cholent and refreshments will be served. Sponsorships are available.

Morning Kollel Mon-Fri 6-6:45 AM with Shmooze from Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg on Friday at 6:30 AM

Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg’s Gemara Shiur - Mesechta Sanhedrin. Wednesdays at 8:30 PM in the Beis Midrash.

Rabbi Gradon’s Weekly Kollel Learning: Wednesdays evenings at 8:30 in the Beis Midrash. Parsha D’var Torah at 9:35; Maariv at 9:45. On hiatus. Will resume on April 22nd.

Rabbi J. Rosenberg’s Gemara Brachos shiur: Thurs. at 8:30 PM in the Beis Midrash. See Yosef Traube for info.

.Rabbi Maza’s Parsha Shiur: Shabbos 7:30 AM downstairs. On hiatus till Parshas Shemini, 4/18/15.

.Rabbi Lintz’s Halacha Shiur: Shabbos,10:15 AM downstairs.

Rabbi Shlomo Rosenberg’s Daf Yomi: Mon-Fri 6-6:45 AM; Sat. and Sun. 7:15-8:00 AM in the Ratner Chapel.

Rabbi Rauch’s intermediate level shiur in Maseches Bava Kama: Monday through Thursday, from 8 - 9:15 PM.

For Women

Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg’s Navi Shiur for Women: On hiatus till Monday, April 20th. Mondays at 8:00 PM in the Beis Midrash.

Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg’s weekly Parsha Shiur for women, on Wednesdays at 9:30 AM is on hiatus. Class resumes on April 22nd.

Mrs. Grossman’s Chumash class: On hiatus. Will resume Thursday, April 23rd.

Announcements for the newsletter must be given to the office by Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 PM. Items will be listed on a first come, first served basis, based on available space.

April 3 - April 10, 2015 7 Nisan - 14 Nisan 5775

Shabbos Yom Tov Pesach שבת יום טוב פסח

Torah Reading: 354 & 680 ♦ Haftorah: 1221 & 1222 *corrected times

Erev Shabbos, Erev Pesach, Friday, April 3rd

Shacharis Friday Erev Pesach Followed by Siyum Bechorim

Chometz may not be eaten after Chometz must be burned by

Candle Lighting Mincha Maariv

Kiddush & Seder *Chatzos

5:59 & 6:45 AM

10:27 AM 11:42 AM 6:58 PM 7:05 PM 7:54 PM 7:58 PM

12:57 AM

Shabbos, Pesach Day 1, April 4th

Shacharis 8, 8:30 & 9:10 AM

Krias Shema 9:47AM

Mincha 6:55 PM

Maariv 7:54 PM

Candle Lighting, Prep, Kiddush & Seder not before

7:59 PM

Chatzos 1:28 AM

Sunday, Pesach Day 2, April 5th

Shacharis Main Sanctuary 8, 8:30 & 9:10 AM

Mincha 7:00 PM

Maariv 7:59 PM

Monday thru Thursday April 6th-9th Chol Hamoed

Shacharis Monday thru Thursday 5:45, 6:30 &

8 AM Mincha/Maariv Mon. - Wed. 7:05 PM

Thursday, Erev Yom Tov, April 9th

Candle Lighting preceded by Eruv Tavshilin

Mincha Maariv

7:02 PM

7:10 PM 7:40 PM

Friday, Erev Shabbos, Yom Tov, April 10th

*Early Mincha Early Candle Lighting

Candle Lighting Mincha

5:50 PM 6:10 PM 7:03 PM 7:05 PM

Shabbos, Yom Tov Day 8, April 11th

Yizkor 9:30, 10:15 &

10:30 AM

Mincha 7:00 PM

Maariv/End of Shabbos & YomTov

8:04 PM

Repurchase of Chometz 9:15 PM

HOLD THE DATE! Shaarey Zedek’s 63rd Annual Banquet

Monday, May 11, 2015 Burning the Mortgage ♦Building our Future

Honoring Major Donors The Penn Family

The Schweitzer Family David and Peggy Ash

Yehudah and Anat Fersht Ben and Naomi Fried

Drs. Bruce and Anne Greenfield Goldy Jannol

Dr. Martin and Marilyn Kay Ray and Alicia Kipust Dr. Morris Loffman

Martin and Elizabeth Nachimson Dr. Sylvain and Linda Silberstein

Rabbi Dr. Yakov Yellin ����

Young Leadership Award David and Annie Statman

Scholar-in-Residence Herb Keinon - April 24-25 M r . K e i n o n i s a d i p l o m a t i c correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, responsible for covering the prime minister and the foreign minister. He will be speaking at a Friday night oneg,

at the 8:45 AM minyan and again one hour before mincha.

Gina Nahai Author, columnist and lecturer Gina Nahai, will be speaking on Sunday evening, May 3rd at 7:30 PM. Suggested reading of her new book, The Luminous Heart of Jonah S. will enhance her lecture. To purchase a copy, contact Linda Stone at (818) 642-4247.

Have a Kosher and

Happy Pesach!

Chol HaMoed Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday 10 AM to 1 PM

Jewish World Watch Walk to End Genocide April 19th, 9 AM to 1 PM

Go to la.walktoendgenocide.org and look for Team Congregation Shaarey Zedek to register or make a donation. For further information, contact Linda Scharlin at (818)763-4171. Do Not Stand Idly By!

Bnei Akiva Snif - No snif this week. Moshava Malibu! Irvine to Anchorage, Dallas to Seattle - make new best friends forever this summer at Moshava Malibu! Come to the orthodox sleepaway camp serving the whole West Coast. Sign up today at www.moshavamalibu.org or call (855) Moshava. For more BALA info call Eyal (310) 220-1459 or Avi (818) 442-8608.

Bnos

Bnos meets every Shabbos, from 2:30 to 4 PM. If it rains past 12 PM, Bnos is cancelled. For more info or for sponsorship opportunities, call Elisheva Barasch (818) 359-0312. or Malky Lunger (818)762-1800.

CONTACTS Hatzolah (800) 613-1911 Chaverim (323) 903-7613 Valley Mishmar valleymishmar.com (818) 584-1987 Aleinu Family Help (818) 623-0300 Valley Eruv www.valleyeruv.org (818) 759-7593 Teichman Mikvah (818) 760-4567 Shiva Committee Gary Bregman (818) 259-0449; Joey Conzevoy (323) 268-1783 Shul President Jonathan Istrin jistrin@valleyshul.com VP Religion Mark Hurwitz mhurwitz@lsl-la.com Office (818) 763-0560 info@valleyshul.com VP of Education Steve Stone sjstone18@gmail.com VP Membership Herman Muhlstein

hmuhlstein@yahoo.com Sisterhood Devorah@allstark.com Hachnasat Orchim Rochelle Shapiro (818) 388-2903 rochelleshapiro@gmail.com Tomchei Shabbos Ruth Dimant (818) 517-4902 Medical Sup.G’mach Elie Mafouda (818) 919-4487 or

elliot920@gmail.com Shatnez Testing (707) 494-7096 Welcoming Angeli Holzman (805) 452-3352 Committee

Tehillim Circle Contact Debbie Striks (818)752-9666 or Mona Riss (818)761-5077 to add or delete a name.

May our tefilos bring them a refuah shelaimah!

Women Leah Chana bas Sarah Leah Tova Rivka bas Esther Rachel Ruchama bas Miriam Yehudis Sarah Bryna bas Gitel Yardena Elisheva bas Chana Kalo bat Sarah Margalit Chaviva bas Shulamit Bracha Henna bas Sarah Rivka Leah bas Penina Bracha bas Chaya Rochel Adina bas Chana

Tali bas Nechama Esther Sara bas Elka Golda Raizel bas Riva Chaya Maya bas Batya Tzirel bas Malka Bryna Rus Shoshana bas Chana Zahava bas Juliette Rivka Noima bas Devorah Devorah Miriam bas Sarah Leah Chaya Sura bas Sima Batya Penina bas Kayla Miriam bas Rivka Rachel bas Leah Osnas bas Chaya Bayla Gitel Faiga bas Rachel Leah

Rochel Leah bas Tzippa Chana bas Claire Roiza Devora bas Hindel Leah Elianna Miriam bat Chava Ariel Shifra bas Enka Rachel Sarit bas Simcha Faiga Tzirel bas Hinda Blima bas Esther Hentcha Miriam bas Hudel Tzivia Hinda bas Miriam Batya bas Bracha Gittel bas Shoshana Rochel Golda bas Chana

Men Felix ben Anna Uri Shraga ben Serach Nootah ben Eta Yisachar Dov ben Shoshana Roiza Shraga Feivel ben Rachel Malkiel ben Dobi Baila Shelaim Tzvi ben Chaya Gitel Kasriel Hertzig ben Fayga Ari Daniel ben Rut Sarah Yitzchak ben Keshvar Adam ben Miriam Yitchak Peretz ben Tzippa Zev Yosef ben Gitel Elimelech ben Basya Melech Shlomo ben Rachel

Refael Noam Meir ben Chana Reuven Moshe ben Devorah Tzvi Hirsch ben Mindel Yehuda Eliezer ben Roiza Devora Nissim Daniel ben Chana Yigal ben Sarah Yitel Baruch Reuven ben Sara Yaakov ben Gutel Bunya Shmuel Meir ben Chava Rus Yisrael Shlomo ben Fraida Yishayahu ben Zissel Velvel ben Bella Rivka Aryeh ben Rochel Devorah Yosef Daniel ben Miriam

Barak ben Idit Yehuda Baruch ben Miriam Reuven ben Shoshana Yonah ben Chaya Bayla Yechezkel ben Gitel Mordechai ben Chaya Yisroel Gedalia ben Chana Shmuel ben Helen Immanuel ben Penina Binyamin Chaim ben Chaya Eliezer Zev ben Gitel Meir Shaul Yitchak ben Devora Yael

SZ Shabbos Teen Minyan starts at 8:45 am in the Ratner Chapel. Shomer Shabbos Boy Scout Troop 613 Troop 613 (ages 11-18) meets the first and third Sunday of each month. Contact Scoutmaster Stan Friedman (818) 985-2623 for more information. Girl Scout Troop 613 is LA's first frum Girl Scout troop featuring hiking, camping and other scouting related activities. We welcome girls in 1st – 12th grades who live in the valley or surrounding areas. Meetings are held twice a month on Sunday afternoons from 4:30-6:00 PM at Emek nursery. Contact: Edie Green at EdieFTL@yahoo.com or (818) 299-0064 .

NCSY DNL every Monday 7:30-8:30 PM Jerusalem Pizza in Encino. Contact Sarah for more info (714) 293-7100. LNL every Tuesday 7:30-8:30 PM Coffee Bean Studio City. Contact Derek for more info (949) 677-1313. LNL every Tuesday 7:30-8:30 PM Coffee Bean Calabasas. Contact Yisrael for more info (818) 277-0727. LNL every Thursday - 7:30-8:30 PM Coffee Bean Tarzana. Contact Yisrael for more info (818) 277-0727. Contact Sarah Leah "Fro Fro" (714) 293-7100 or gormins@ncsy.org for more info on upcoming events.

catering Chumie Vann - Culinary Creations by Chumie

(818) 300-5687 culinarycreationsbychumie@gmail.com Nir Weinblut - La Gondola

(310) 247-1239 nir@lagondola.com Moshe Hayempour - New York Glatt Kosher

(310) 365-8002 newyorkglattkoshercaterers@yahoo.com Rachel Celnik or David Eskenazi - Platinum Catering

(818) 800-2267 platinumcatering1@gmail.com

YOUTH PROGRAMS

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund There is always a demand for financial assistance from the Rabbi’s fund. Aside from the usual outlays that go to visiting meshulachim, many in our own community approach Rabbi Rosenberg for help with basic necessities. Your generosity will ensure that our own members and friends, along with worthy institutions all over the world, with a focus on Eretz Yisrael, will continue to receive support. Please make checks payable to Shaarey Zedek with “Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund” in the memo. May your tzedakah be a zechus to bring shalom to Eretz Yisrael and the Jewish People.

SZ Jewish Book Club Shaarey Zedek’s Jewish Book Club, open to men and women, will read Baseless Hatred - What it is and What You Can Do About It by René H. Levy, PhD. They will meet after Pesach to discuss.

Help Shaarey Zedek by l o g g i n g i n a t : www.smi le.amazon.com.

The first time you log on, it will request the charity you would like to support. Enter Shaarey Zedek Congregation and then a portion of every amazon purchase made on amazon smile will go to the shul. Last quarter, the shul received $50 from Amazon!

Planning for your Family’s Future Shaarey Zedek has partnered once again with Mount Sinai Memorial in Simi Valley to provide our congregants with comprehensive pre-need arrangements and services. Mount Sinai has offered to donate $5000 to SZ if 5 properties are sold by a predetermined date. If you or your family would like more information, please contact Doreen Kayne at: dkayne@mountsinaiparks.org or (866) 813-8100 ext,. 413.

Shaarey Zedek Security Council Public Address System With our ongoing concern as to the security of the shul, a Public Address System is currently being installed throughout the entire SZ facility. The PA system will provide the ability to warn the entire Shul simultaneously of an ACTIVE THREAT with clear instructions on how to react during an ongoing crisis. We pray that we will never have to use the Security PA System in the context of an attack, ל‘‘ר . We are in the midst of raising $10,000 to cover the expenses of the Security PA System and Security Plan that the shul will be instituting over the next several months. We have raised a third of what we need to complete this project. We are urgently requesting that each and every member join us in support of this most important cause. Please contact the office for your donations. While some projects may tolerate delay, this essential need must be completed in the most expeditious fashion to ensure maximum safety.

Yom HaAtzma’ut In Honor of Yom HaAtzma’ut

Shaarey Zedek Congregation Presents

BENEATH THE HELMET From High School to the Home Front

A documentary Sunday, April 26th at 8 PM

Sugarman Social Hall 12800 Chandler Boulevard

Members - Free of charge Non-members $5