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Or Menorah
www.ormenorah.com
Rabbi Doug Zelden – Rav
Dov Steinberg - Shul President
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7006 N. California Ave. Chicago, IL 60645

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Shabbat Parshat Emor 5786
Friday Erev Shabbat Candle lighting 7:29pm

Friday – Mincha/Kabalat Shabbat:  7:39pm
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(Birkat Hatorah and Kriat Shma 9:10am)
Sof Zman Kriat Shma: (Say Shma by: 9:16am
Shabbat Mornings:  9:15am
We do not have a sponsor for this week’s Kiddush yet.
If you are able to contribute, please contact the Rabbi.
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Shabbat Afternoon:
Shiur 15 minutes before Shabbat Mincha
Shabbat Afternoon Mincha: 7:19pm
followed by Divre Torah after Mincha

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SHABBAT SHALOM!
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Saturday Night:
Motz’ei Shabbat Maariv: 8:24pm  followed by Havdallah after 8:41pm

(Maariv begins no earlier than 33 minutes after sunset)

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(If you are able to sponsor a future Shabbat or Kiddush please contact the Rabbi)
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SIMCHA NEWS
Mazel Tov this week to:
Nily & David Steinberg on their anniversary.
Pam & Levi Carl on their anniversary.
Chaya Ferres & Zach Weiss and families on their marriage.
Atara Kopstick & Tzvi Abrams and families on their engagement.
Grace & Jered Brody and families on the birth of a daughter.
Gittel & Dovid Dissen and families on the birth of a daughter.
Hadar & Zev Lafer and families on the birth of a daughter.
Sarah & Avromi Russell and families on the birth of a daughter.
Dafna (Meyers) & Adam Haimovitz and families on the birth of a daughter.
Ariella & Ezra Miller and families on the birth of a daughter.
Alexandra & Levi Moalem and families on the birth of a daughter.
Elisheva (Rosenwasser) and Noam White and families on the birth of a daughter.
Kayla (Siebzener) & Jacob Mael and families on the birth of a son..
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Happy Birthday to:
Abe Schiffman
Micah Steinberg
Linda Stone
Stuart Fischer
Janice Levitan
Miriam Forman
Allana Stein
Michael Makowsky
Dr. Lenny Fagen
Amy Blumenthal
Jeffrey Lazarus
Shimmy Castle
Renee Ross
Shari Mullen
Menachem Segel
Chaya Bistritz
Alan Turovitz
Golan Rosen
Barry Olesker
Esther Mott
R’ Eiakim Schwarz
Tamira Halpert
Tzvi Weinstein
Mindy Lazor
Joy Dreimann

Yom Huledet Samayach!

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CONDOLENCE NEWS:
BARUCH DAYAN EMET!
Condolences to the families of:
Mitch Weiss z”l
Gary Golz z”l
Lizzi Berger a”h
Louise Mermelstein a”h
Mollie Kamin a“h
Leslie Grant a”h
Hamakom Yenachem Etchem B'Toch Sh'ar Avele Tzion Virushalayim!
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Torah Thoughts from Rabbi Doug…
Parshat Emor
Towards the end of Parshat Emor the Torah commands us to bake the Lechem HaPanim and set them up on the Shulchan, inside the Bait HaMikdash. Reish Lakish says (Minachot 29a) that on the Shalosh Regalim they would pick up the Shulchan say “Ri’u Chibaschem Lifnei HaMakom”; look how beloved you are before Hashem. The gemara explains that they were pointing out the Nes of the Lechem HaPanim that stayed fresh and hot the entire nine days from when it was baked until it was eaten. Why does this show Hashem’s love more than any other of the many miracles in the Bait HaMikdash? Rav Elyashiv explains that the Medrash Yalkut Shimoni tells us that Hashem wants us to learn and love the Torah each day like it is a special message from the king. The first day everyone runs to hear it and abides by it. It is fresh and exciting. After that it gets stale and uninteresting. Not so the Torah. Each day we should treat it like it is the first time we are hearing it. “Asher Anochi Mitzavicha HaYom”; as if Hashem commanded us today. The Shalosh Regalim is a time we come to Yerushalayim to reinvigorate our love and closeness to Hashem. This is the message of the Lechem HaPanim. When we bake a korban for Hashem, although nine full days have gone by, enough for it to get hard and stale, nevertheless to Hashem it stays fresh and warm. So too in our Torah learning and Avodat Hashem we must reciprocate Hashem’s love for us with a constantly refreshing attitude towards Him and His Torah.

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Or Menorah - Weekday Schedule of Services
Weekday Minyanim with Rabbi Doug
*Since the Pandemic Or Menorah is holding Minyaim on Erev Shabbat, Shabbat, and Motz’ei Shabbat
(& Yom Tov) all other davening will temporarily be as scheduled below.
~ Sunday-Friday Shacharit: 8:30am at Poalei Zedek*
~ S-TH Mincha/Maariv : 15 minutes before sunset at Poalei Zedek*
~Friday Mincha: 10 min. after Candle Lighting at
Or Menorah
~ Motz'ei Shabbat Maariv: 33 minutes after Sunset at
Or Menorah
*(Poalei Zedek in 4 blocks South of Or Menorah at 2801 W. Albion Ave. in Chicago)
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Summary of Parshat Emor By, Rabbi Doug Zelden
Leviticus 21:1 Hertz Chumash - page 513

1st Aliya: Specific restrictions for Kohanim and the Kohain Gadol pertaining to marriages, sexuality, and mourning. Pg. 513 ch.21 v.1

2nd Aliya: Laws pertaining to physical blemishes of the Kohanim and who can and can not eat from the priestly gifts. Pg. 514 v.16

3rd Aliya: Laws defining what constitutes an acceptable and unacceptable blemish on an animal
designated to be a Korban. Pg. 517 Ch.22 v.17

4th Aliya: The establishment of Shabbos, Pesach, the Omer, the counting of the Omer and Shavuoth. Pg. 519 ch.23 v.1

5th Aliya: The establishment of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Pg. 522 v.23

6th Aliya: The establishment of Sukkos. Pg.524 v.33

7th Aliya: Laws of the Ner Tamid, the Showbread, the incident with the Blasphemer,
and the penalties for Blasphemy. Pg. 525 Ch.24 v.1

Maftir Aliya: We repeat the last three verses of the Parsha. Pg. 527 v.21

Haftorah Emor - Ezekiel 44:15 page 528 in the Hertz Chumash
This week's Haftorah is among the prophecies of Yechezkel describing the third Bais Hamikdash. Yechezkel prophesized after the destruction of the first Bais Hamikdash in the year 3352-410 b.c.e. In the Haftorah, Yechezkel instructed the Kohanim in their unique laws. It relates to this week's Parsha which also details many of the laws imposed specifically on the Kohanim.