HJC News - Parshas Vayikra - Parshas Zachor - Erev Purim

Please note the changes in the Shabbos and Motzoei Shabbos Schedules.

The Shabbos afternoon Shiur will be at 5:30pm, followed by Mincha at 6pm. There will be no Shalosh Seudos in Shul this Shabbos. Maariv is scheduled for 9pm, after Shabbos is over, followed by Megillah. Before doing any work or preparations for Purim on Saturday night after Shabbos ends, say "Baruch HaMavdil Bein Kodesh L'Chol."

Once Shabbos ends, one may only eat after Havdala. Havdala will be made in Shul after the nighttime Megillah reading.

Half-dollars will be available in Shul on Purim for people to fulfill the minhag of donating three "Helf-Shekels" to Tzedaka at Purim time.

There will also be a plate for people to make Matanos L'Evyonim contributions, which will be distributed on Purim day.

There will be another reading of Parshas Zachor after Mussaf. There will be no reading of Parshas Zachor on Motzoei Shabbos or on Sunday. If one missed hearing Parshas Zachor in shul, one can fulfill the Mitzvah of remembering Amalek by hearing the Parsha of Amalek read from a Torah on Purim morning (before Megillah) as well.

Here is a link to several short Shiurim I gave in the past few years on the topics of Purim and Megillas Esther. https://audio.hjcs.org/series/purim-and-megillas-esther-55 Enjoy! 

Deena and I are thrilled to announce the engagement of our daughter Shalva to Yehuda Schoemann of Baltimore. We invite all of you to celebrate their Vort this Monday, March 25, Shushan Purim, from 4pm-6pm at the Shul.  

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Friday, March 22

Candle-Lighting and Mincha: 7:23 PM

Shabbos, March 23

Parshas Vayikra

Parshas Zachor

Erev Purim

Dr. Bela Glaser memorial Parsha Shiur 8:30 AM
Shacharis 9:00 AM
Sof Zman Krias Shema   10:28 AM
Tanya Shiur 5:30 PM
Shabbos Mincha 6:00 PM

Shabbos Ends (50 min) 8:33 PM

Maariv and Megillah: 9:00 PM

Sunday, March 24

PURIM

Shacharis 8:00 AM
1st megillah about 8:35 AM
additional megillah reading (No Shacharis) 10:00 AM
Mincha 4:00 PM
Maariv ???

Monday, March 25-Thursday, March 28

Shacharis: 6:45 AM

Mincha-Maariv: 7:35 PM

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Thank you to the Rebbetzin and the wonderful volunteers who put together this year's Purim Carnival last Sunday.

Mazel Tov to Dan and Randi Waxman on the engagement of their son Jesse to Emily Mulbach.

Congratulations to Jeff and Melanie Muller and to Gedaliah and Gila Corbett on winning the Chocolate Emporium Raffles. The Shul's raffle for the $200 Amazon Gift Card is still active. Please contact the office to get a Raffle Ticket.

This week, HJC will commemorate the Yohrtzeits of the following people:

Ruth Zaremsky          
Dr, Hyman Stockfish  
Esther Felder              
Edith Portnick             
Abram Nusbaum       
Hyman Karp               
Sarah Bomstein         
Lillian Kwait               
Morris Miller             
Bassie Baker              
Tillie Rosen 

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A Gut Shabbos and a Freilichn Purim

--

Rabbi Raphael Davidovich

Heights Jewish Center

14270 Cedar Road

University Heights, OH 44121

rabbi@hjcs.org