Upcoming opportunities that you don't want to miss

Friday night shiur for high schoolers! Please join us for the first in a series of shiurim with Rabbi Matanky and Rabbi Kroll. Enhance your Shabbat with Torah, friends, and good food. May 5^th, May 3^rd from 9:00-10:00 pm Shiur with Rabbi Kroll @The Matankys 2932 Greenleaf.

Cong. KINS, in conjunction with Blitstein Institute, will hold its weekly Shabbos Shiur on Shabbos, Parashas Behar-Bechukosai, May 4, 5 PM, at KINS, 2800 North Shore. Speaker: Rabbi Barry Robinson. (From LP)
 

NILI - Chicago Institue of Women's Learning presents: Shabbat Afternoon Shiur for Women; Skokie - 5:30pm with Rosh Kollel Rabbi Reuven Brand at the home of Mrs. Andrea Polster, 9135 Keystone. West Rogers Park - "Nature of a Miracle" Rabbi Ya'akov Trump, 6pm at the home of Mrs. Dvora Gold, 2922 W. Lunt. Dedicated to the refuah sheleima of Mr. Albert Elkaim- Avraham ben Pearla and Mrs. Ruth Reingold- Rivka bat Chasiah. An initiative of the YU Torah Mitzion Kollel of Chicago, for more info contact us at 773-973-6557  or info@chicagotorah.org.

Do you have teens or pre-teens? You won’t want to miss the last lecture in Ohel Shalom’s Community Parenting Series, dealing specifically with teens!! This Sunday, May 5th, Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Krohn will be speaking at 10:30 AM on the topic: “The Seven Game-Changing Ways Collaborative Parents Communicate with Their Teens”. This lecture is open to men and women. Lecture to be held at 2949 Touhy. Babysitting provided. Suggested donation. For more information call: 773-465-5274. (From LP)

This Monday, May 6, Madraigos Midwest presents Rabbi Yaakov Salomon, CSW, acclaimed speaker & author, on the topic “Paving the Path for Your Family's Spiritual Growth”. With wisdom & humor, R' Salomon will draw upon more than 30 years of experience counseling adults & children, to help us all inspire & guide our precious children. Open to men & women. No charge. 8:00 PM, at Cong. Shaarei Tzedek, 2832 Touhy. Mincha 7:45, Maariv following lecture. ds@madraigosmidwest.org. (From LP)

Hebrew Theological College’s Torah LiveStream continues next Wednesday, May 8, 1:00-1:20 PM (Central Time). Tune in and watch Rabbi Yaakov Sussman, who will speak on “Preparing for Shavuos”, as well as previous weeks’ shiurim, at www.htc.edu/livestream.

Hebrew Theological College’s Gourmet Torah at Shallots Bistro will take place next Thursday, May 9,12:35-1:15. Rabbi Aharon Gaffen will speak on “Halachic Differences Between Early Shabbos & Early Shavous”. Complimentary appetizers and a discounted menu available for shiur participants. Men & women invited to attend. More info: Rabbi Joshua Zisook at 847-982-2500 or jzisook@htc.edu.

  

The ATT invites the community to a shiur on Kabbolas “HaTorah of a Parent” given by Rabbi Mordechai Raizman, Executive Director of Operations, on Wednesday, May 8, at the home of Yair & Dina Zuckerman, 6553 St. Louis Ave., Lincolnwood, at 7:30 PM. We look forward to seeing you there.

Attention: Women and Girls! Join with all Jewish communities in a worldwide event as Bnos Melochim presents “Yours Forever”, featuring Rebbetzin Aviva Feiner, Rebbetzin Rina Tarshish, and a special brocha from HoRav Chaim Kanievsky, Shlita- Wednesday, May 8, at 8:00 PM, at Sha'arei Tzedek Mishkan Yair, 2832 Touhy Avenue. This is a one-time showing. (From LP)


 

Ambassador Yehuda Avner, a close advisor to many of Israel’s Prime Ministers, including Menachem Begin, and author of the book “The Prime Ministers”, will be the Scholar-in-Residence at KJBS May 10-11, 2013, Parashat Bamidbar. He will speak Friday night following dinner (reservations required); Shabbat morning following the 9:00 AM davening, and at 6:50 PM, 45 minutes before Mincha. Please contact the Shul at 773-539-7779 or kjbsoffice@gmail.com for more information. (From LP)

Binyan Ariel Learning Center’s Shavuos Night Shiurim given by Rabbi Aaron Lauer: 11:35: “Hillel Hazakein: His Love for Hashem, His Torah and the Jewish People”; 12:35: “Torah Tavlin - Cure for the Common Yetzer Hora”; 1:30: “Rus and Orpah; Dovid and Goliyas”; 2:30: Rambam Hilchos Talmud Torah - K’vod HaTorah”; 3:25 “Shavuos – Its Mitzvos, Halachos and Minhagim”. All at Or Torah West. Join us for a night of Torah and refreshments. (From LP)

Congregation Shearith Israel, 2938 W. Arthur, is happy to announce that, as in previous years, Rabbi Yitzchak Shkop will give a series of Shiurim during the first night of Shavuot. Here is the schedule: 12-1 Shiur in Kiddushin, topic - "tbsnutu ckca ohrcs"; 1:15-2:15 “Paying A Shadchan”; 2:30-3:30- “Sheva Brachot”; 3:45-4:30 “What Information to Look For in Siduchim According to the Torah”. (From LP)

The Shabbat afternoon study group at the Young Israel of West Rogers Park continues this Shabbat. We are learning Mesillat Yesharim and we have just begun, so it's an excellent opportunity to jump in. The group meets at one hour before Shabbat Mincha and is open to men and women.

Ezras Israel’s daily shiur in Sefer HaChinuch, with Rabbi Heschel Weiner, meets Monday through Friday mornings at 6:10, followed by shacharit at 6:40.

Our shiur in the sefer Eim Habanim Semaicha given by David Nadoff meets on Tuesday nights at 8:15 PM. The first two shiurim can be downloaded from the shul’s website, here.





There is a class for adults every Sunday, 9:30 am at our Hebrew School (takes place at Cong B'nai Shalom - 701 W Aptakisic). This class is free of charge. Feel free to come check it out. Contact us about our Wednesday and Thursday night learning programs. Stay tuned for our pre-Shavuos class, upcoming Shabbatons and other new classes.








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