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Weekdays
7:30 AM
Shachris:
6:15 PM
Mincha:
6:45 PM
Maariv:
Sabbath
6:15 PM
Friday Evening:
10:00 AM
Shachris:
Kiddush and
12:30 PM
Shabbos Lunch:
1:30 PM
Mincha:
7:30 PM
Maariv:
8:30 AM
Mishnah:
5:45 PM
Daf Yomi:
6:30 PM
Shulhan Aruh:
Sabbath
9:30 AM
Daf Yomi:
Nissan, April 5770
Rabbi and Mrs. Weberman upon the engagement of of their grand daughter Ilana, daughter of their children Eli and Gracy Weberman to Yossi Bendel of Toronto.
the birth of their great grand daughter, Chaya Hadassah, grand daughter of their children Eli and Gracy Weberman daughter of their grand children Yossi and Naomi Weberman.
the birth of their great grandson, Betzalel, grandson of their children Zalman and Elisheva Weberman son of their grand children David and Rivka Rachel Cohen. |
Adar, February 5770
Rabbi and Mrs. Weberman
upon the birth of their great grandson, Shalom Dov Ber Friedman, grandson of their children Mendel and Shoshanah Dubinsky, son of their grandchildren, Baruch and Dina Friedman.
the birth of their great granddaughter Chaya Brachah, granddaughter of their children Eli and Gracy Weberman, daughter of their grandchildren Yechiel and Adinah Weberman.
the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Chagai Nachman Weberman, son of their children, Zalman and Elisheva Weberman.
Gershon and Rina Lamdan upon the birth of their daughter, Chanah Rachel.
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Shevat, January 5770
Rabbi and Mrs. Weberman upon the birth of their great grandson, Moshe Yehuda Feely, grandson of their children David and Esther Weberman, son of their grandchildren, Tivon and Devorah Feely.
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Ohev Shalom Voice
Iyar-May, 5768
Rabbi’s Message
You have commanded us to count Sefiras Haomer
in order to purify us from our evil. (Sefira Prayer)
David Hamelech (Psalm 39:7) describes the extreme frailty of a human being’s hold onto his assets: Only in shadowy darkness does man make his way, it is but in futility for which they are in turmoil; he amasses riches, but he knows not who will harvest them. The initial acquisition of wealth comes with great struggle. That is not nearly enough. A constant effort must be exerted to hold on to what has been acquired. The danger of competition, theft, spoilage, devaluation along with other hazards stand awaiting to plunge a person from wealth to poverty.
As this is true referring to wealth, it is equally so with every facet of life. A person’s dignity is earned through great effort at maintaining a good reputation with personal conduct in purity, being honest in business, generous in charity and kindness. A lack of caution may cause scandalous conduct that will replace honor with shame.
One could be very health conscious, follow a good diet, maintain a fit body by cautious exercise, control of stress and avoiding contact with infectious matter. He could be extremely safety conscious, always conforming to traffic laws both vehicular and pedestrian. Negligence in any of these areas could make null and void all the vast efforts of the past.
A person may acquire the best of quality in the areas of housing, furniture, appliances, clothing, automobiles, electronics, etc. Without constant, vigilant and skilled care all that may quickly fall into ruin.
As it is in our material pursuits, so is it in the spiritual level. Great effort was put into the preparation and observance of the Festival Pesach. We are uplifted, imbued with sacred energy, our minds and hearts are filled with love and reverence and we are overwhelmed with residual holy feelings. As great as all this is, there exist hazards of loss of the spiritual no less than that which loom before the material.
This is the purpose of counting our days and weeks following the festival of Pesach. We make an effort to refine all forty nine divisions of our emotional structure. So fortified, we are in a position to reaffirm our ancestors’ receiving the Torah. As a Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation, we can celebrate the Festival of Shavuos—the time of the giving of the Torah.
חג המצות זמן חרותנו — חג השבועות זמן מתן תורתנו
The Festival of Matzah, the time of our freedom
The Festival of Shavuos, the time of the giving of our Torah.
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