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December 25, 2021 Tevet 21, 5782This Week at YICCWELCOME TO YICCSHEMOTMAKE YOURSELF AT HOME AND ENJOY!SHABBAT SCHEDULEErev Shabbat, Friday, December 24Shacharit.6:00/7:00/8:00 AMCandles. 4:32 PMMincha & Kabbalat Shabbat .*4:40 PM*In Schlesinger SanctuaryShkiah . 4:50 PMShabbat Day, December 25Shacharit: 7:15am (Hashkama) . in Mintz Beit Midrash 9:00am (Main) . in Schlesinger Sanctuary 9:15am (YCM) . in Mintz Beit Midrash 9:30am (Teen Minyan) . in Nagel LibraryShabbat AfternoonMincha (in Schlesinger Sanctuary) . 4:30 PMPlease note that both the following presentations will takeplace in our Schlesinger Sanctuary Lilmod U’Lelamed featuring Ezra Gabay Shabbat Afternoon Shiur by Rabbi Dr. Zev WienerMaariv (in Schlesinger Sanctuary) . 5:25 PMShabbat Ends & Havdalah. 5:35 PMImportant Halakhic Times, Shabbat, December 25Earliest Tallit . 5:45 AMSof Zman Kriat Shema. 9:25 AMSof Zman Tefilah . 10:15 AMMincha .12:18 - 4:30 PMTEFILAH SCHEDULE - DECEMBER 26 - 31Shacharit:Sunday. 6:45/8:00 AMMonday - Friday .6:00/7:00/8:00 AMMincha: Sunday - Friday . 4:45 PMFRIDAY, DECEMBER 31Shacharit.6:00/7:00/8:00 AMCandles. 4:36 PMMincha & Kabbalat Shabbat . 4:45 PMShkiah . 4:54 PMADULT EDUCATIONDec 19-24, 2021 Tevet 15-20, 5782SUNDAY Dr. George Fox Z”L Memorial Gemara ShiurTaught by his son, Rabbi Dr. David Fox via Zoom . 8:40 AMTo join this Shiur, you must email your request to:mshainberg@sbcglobal.net to receive weekly notifications.MONDAY Jack Nagel Z"L YICC Semichat Chaver ProgramTaught by Rabbi Dr. Zev Wiener . 8:30 PMIn the Mintz Beit MidrashTUESDAY Rabbi Elazar Muskin’s Talmud Shiur – Mesechet Ta’anitWILL NOT TAKE PLACE THIS WEEKWEDNESDAY Rabbi Muskin’s Parasha Class for WomenWILL NOT TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK Rabbi David Mahler’s Talmudic Tales . 8:15 PMMeets in the Nagel Library Rabbi Langer's Sefer HaChinuch Shiur . 8:30 PMThis class is ONLY BY TELEPHONEParticipate via free conference call: 1-425-436-6352, code 200747#THE SOL TEICHMAN Z”L DAF YOMI SHIURTaught by Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom www.dafyomiyicc.orgOur Sol Teichman Z”L Daf Yomi Shiur meets at YICC everyday(including Shabbat) immediately after the early Minyan.Also via Zoom: Meeting ID: 284 825 0055; Password:258526Important Halakhic TimesDecember 26 - 31Alot HaShachar. 05:37 – 05:39 AMEarliest Tallit & Tefillin . 05:45 – 05:47 AMSof Zman Kriat Shema . 09:25 – 09:27 AMSof Zman Tefilah . 10:15 – 10:17 AMEarliest time for Mincha . 12:19 – 12:21 PMShkiah . 04:51 – 04:54 PMYICC YOUTH GROUPSNO KIDDUSHIM OR SEUDAH SHLISHITTHIS SHABBATDue to December 25th, we cannot offer Kiddushimor Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat as our regularstaff are away celebrating their holiday.Please make sure your child is feeling well with no signsof a cold or other ailment before you send them to Shul.We Are Happy To Offer Four Youth Groups at YICCfor children ages 18 months and up!PLEASE PICK UP YOUR CHILDREN FROM GROUPSBY 11:30 AMYoung Israel of Century City 9317 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 310-273-6954 www.yicc.org

SOL TEICHMAN Z”L DAF YOMI SHIURSponsoring Daf Yomi learning for 225 per week is awonderful way to commemorate a Yahrzeit, celebrate aSimcha, or simply support Torah learning in our Shul.To sponsor a week of Daf Yomiplease call or email the Shul office.This week our Daf Yomi Shiur is sponsored by:Dr. Arthur & Yafa PlattIn memory of Arthur’s mother,Leah bat Dov Z”LLawrence & Nehama SamsonIn memory of Lawrence’s Father,Sam SamsonShmuel Gershon ben Eliyahu Menachem HaLevi Z”LAndUncles: Bernard Samson, Abraham Samson& Maurice Samson Z”LMAZAL TOV TO: Flora Glouberman & Dr. Irwin Weiss, on the marriageof Jeremy Glouberman, son of Flora and Steve Z”L, toTammy Billet, daughter of Karen and Phillip Billet ofTeaneck, NJ. Susie & Sam Porgess on the forthcoming marriage inNew York of their son, Zachary, to Amanda Povman,daughter of Sharon & Bruce Povman of Scarsdale, NY.THANK YOU TO: Tali Koschitzky for chairing the very successful YCMFriday Night Seudah & Tisch along with SaraSternberg, Elana Cohen and Dena Katz. Ben Lyons for leading our second Fraylach FridayNight Kabbalat Shabbat for this year.IN MEMORIAMWe are very sad to inform you of the passing of DianeWidom, beloved wife of Chester Widom and twin sister ofour member, Charlotte (Stanley) Kandel.May the Almighty comfort the bereaved family along withall mourners of Zion & Jerusalem.THE ALTHEA GOLDSTEIN Z”L YICC WOMEN’S TEHILIM GROUPThis group meets via Zoom every Monday, at 7:30 pm, to recite theentire Tehilim, praying for all those in need of a Refuah, for thosewanting a child, for singles to find their soul mates, for the memoryof a loved one, as well as for peace in Israel and the world. Anyoneinterested in joining our Tehilim group, by saying a few chapters,should please contact the Shul Office.YAHRZEITSDec 25-31, 2021 Tevet 21-27, 5782Shabbat, December 25 Miriam Cherner’s mother, Sarah bat Eliezer Z”L Dr. Larry Eisenberg’s father, Aryeh ben Yaakov Z”L Ellie Kulman’s mother, Hinda bat Shmuel Z”LSunday, December 26 Dr. Larry Adler’s mother, Yehudit bat Avraham Z”L Dr. Mark Barak’s father, Binyamin ben Moshe Z”L Dr. Arthur Platt’s mother, Leah bat Dov Z”LMonday, December 27 Dan Adler’s father, Mayer Michel ben Noach Z”L Joann Hulkower’s mother, Tzirel bat Yosef Z”LPlease include the following names in your prayers,and may each be granted a Refuah Shleimah Ahava bat Kochava Aryeh ben Yonah Avraham Shimon Ben Sarah Leah Baruch ben Malka Baruch Yisrael ben Tziporah Bat Ami bat Beth Bayla Bracha bat Malka Hinda Chaim Benzion Yitzhak ben Fayga Chaim Menachem ben Hena Raizl Chaim Ozer ben Leah Chana bat Johanna Chasya bat Tzirel Gitta Rivka bat Chaya Risa Hanoch ben Sara Shprintzeh Moshe Mordechai ben Lili Nurit Madelyn bat Sarah Rachel bat Julie Zohar Refael David ben Ella Reuven Yaakov ben Mirka Rifkah bat Lottie Rachel Malka bat Tzurtel Shaindel Sarah bat Chava Rachel Schmuel Zev ben Gitel Shmuel ben Rachel Shmuel Yaakov ben Taivel Sonja bat Luna Levana Sora Golda bat Fradel Sorah Gitel bat Chava Raitzl Yissachar Dov ben Frumet Gittel Yitzchak ben Bella Yitzchok Shlomo ben Mirel Devorah Yitzhak ben Channah Yitzchak ben Neima Yonatan Baruch ben DevorahYehudit Yosef ben RachelTuesday, December 28 Steve Wasserman’s father, Moshe ben Simcha Z”L Glynis Gerber’s mother, Pasya bat Nachum Z”LWednesday, December 29 Arieh Greenbaum’s father, Avraham Yerucham ben YisraelArieh HaCohen Z”L Mia Markoff’s father, Eliezer Tzvi ben Moshe Mayer Z”LThursday, December 30 Rebecca Coen’s mother, Sara Fayga bat Binyamin BenZionHaCohen Z”L Frieda Katz’s mother, Rivkah bat Shlomo Z”L Miriam Krombach’s father, Shmuel ben Hersh HaLevy Z”L Lawrence Samson’s father, Shmuel Gershon ben EliyahuMenacham HaLevi Z”LFriday, December 31 Maureen Eisenberg & Felice Greenbaum’s father, Tzvi benYitzchak HaLevy Z”LYoung Israel of Century City 9317 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 310-273-6954 www.yicc.org

There will be NO KIDDUSHIM and SEUDAHSHLISHIT this Shabbat.If you would like to sponsor a Kiddush in the weeks and months ahead,please contact our Shul Office.Sponsoring Kiddushim offers a wonderful way to commemorate a yahrzeit,or celebrate a simcha or any special occasion. LILMOD U'LELAMED This program is geared towards children ages 6-11 providingthem with the opportunity to share a brief Dvar Torah (3 minutesin length) with the Kehillah before the Shabbat Afternoon Shiur isdelivered. At the end of the year, we will have a Mesibat SiyumChumash for all the children who have participated.A sign-up google spreadsheet is available on our website (click onthe Lilmod U’Lelamed button) and a poster is on display in ourShul’s Rotunda listing each Shabbat speaker.Please email David Gershov for assistance: dgershov@gmail.comHALAKHIC CORNERYICC’S NAGEL LIBRARYOpen Shabbat Afternoons from 3PM - MinchaWe are pleased to announce that every Shabbat afternoon our Shul'sNagel Library, with its outstanding collection of Sefarim, will be openfrom 3:00 PM for anyone wanting to learn before Mincha.Please use the Pico entrance.From Our Semichat Chaver Program(more info on our website: www.yicc.org)taught by Rabbi Dr. Zev WienerQuestion For the WeekBy Rabbi Zev WienerParashat Shemot – Proper Intentions While Making a BrachaQ: What “Kavanot,” intentions, should a person have in mindwhen reciting a blessing?A: Because we make numerous Brachot over the course of eachday, it is truly difficult to recite each Bracha with the properfocus and intention that Brachot deserve. It is thereforeimportant to review the basic Kavanot one should have inmind whenever a blessing is said.In Shulchan Aruch (O”C 5:1), Rav Yosef Karo explains thedifferent meanings ascribed to each name of G-d. The writtenform of the name Hashem, Yud-Key-Vav-Key, denotes thefact that G-d is, was, and always will be in existence. Theactual name of Hashem that is pronounced, Ado-nai, reflectsthe fact that G-d is in control of all, as the root word, Adon,means master.Interestingly, the Vilna Gaon believes that one does not needto have this dual “Kavanah” in mind when reading and recitingthis name of G-d. According to the Vilna Gaon, a person onlyneeds to focus on the pronounced name of G-d and does notneed to reflect on its written meaning. The Vilna Gaon addsthat the only exception to this rule is when one recites KriatShema. Since the Mitzvah of reciting Kriat Shema twice dailyis Biblical, one should have both meanings in mind. Whenreciting the word Elokenu, a person must realize that G-d isan all-powerful being whose dominion extends over all!Finally, it is important to focus on the meaning of the specificBracha that one is reciting, such as Mezonot or Shehakol. If aperson does not have these proper “Kavanot” in mind whenmaking a Bracha, the Bracha is nonetheless valid.Is one allowed to ask a non-Jew to perform aShabbos violation in order to alleviate animalsuffering ("Tzaar Baalei Chaim")?The Halacha recognizes the alleviation of animalsuffering as a virtue of paramount importance, withmost authorities assuming that "Tzaar BaaleiChaim" constitutes a Biblical prohibition. As such,the Shulchan Aruch rules that the Rabbinicprohibition of Amirah L'Nochri (asking a non-Jewto violate Shabbos) is waived in the face of animalsuffering.Nonetheless, the Mishneh Berurah stipulates that ifit is possible to reduce the act performed by the nonJew to a Rabbinic level prohibition, that would bepreferable. For example, an engorged cow is in painand therefore one may ask a non-Jew to milk it onShabbos in order to alleviate its pain. When doingso, however, it would be preferable to ask the nonJew to perform the milking into a bucket filled withfood, as opposed to an empty bucket. This isbecause milking into an empty bucket constitutes aBiblical Shabbos violation, while milking into abucket filled with food constitutes a mere Rabbiniclevel violation. Whenever a more lenient form ofShabbos violation can be utilized to alleviate theanimal's suffering, that is always preferable.Young Israel of Century City 9317 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 310-273-6954 www.yicc.org