Category Archives: Newsletter

Our annual Shabbaton/Melaveh Malkah is this weekend and BE”H it promises to be a very special event. It will start BE”H Friday night, with an elaborate Friday night Seudah with Family Style Seating. Reservation and Payment must be made by tomorrow, Friday, 2/2/12. Have you visited the Living Torah Museum in NY? It is a true experience. Its creator, the Liozna Rebbe, Rav Shaul Shimon Deutsch, will be in Chicago for his first visit on Sun. Feb 5th. He will keynote the Foundation Stone presentation titled: “Understanding the Words of the Meforshim and the Words of Chazal through Archaeology.” at Ohel Shalom Torah Center, 2949 W. Touhy, at 3PM. 

Ta’anit Dibur BE”H scheduled for Feb 12th

Click here to see full email.

Chodesh Shivat Women’s Shiur; Hilula Dinner in Honor of the Baba Sali;  Mazal Tov and BiSiman Tov to Alex and Amy (Ruth) Turik upon the birth and Birit of a baby boy, Ariel Aharon. Mazal Tov to Rabbi and Rabbanit Binyomin Olstein on the wedding of their daughter, Shulamit to Avrohom Chaim Gibber tonight. Mazal Tov also to our esteemed Kollel Coordinator Rabbi Yosef Olstein, brother of the Kallah. May the new couple merit to build a Bayit Ne’eman Bi’Yisrael.  Next week’s annual Shabbaton/Melaveh Malkah will BE”H be a very special event. It will start BE”H Friday night, with an elaborate Friday night dinner with Family Style Seating. Reservation and Payment must be made by February 2, 2012.

Click here to see full newsletter.

Click here to see full newsletter.

BiSiman Tov and Mazal Tov

The entire community wishes a sincere Mazal Tov to Rabbi and Rabbanit Daniel Raccah upon the marriage of their son.  Mazal Tov to the Chatan and Kallah Mordechai Nissim and Shaine Raccah as well.  May they merit to build a Bayit Ne’eman BiYisrael. Mazal Tov and welcome to the parents of the Kallah,  Rabbi and Mrs. Kaye.  Weather permitting, we will also have the honor of the presence of Shaine’s grandparents, Rabbi and Rabanit Shlomo Diamond, a celebrated Rav in the Syrian community of NJ. Welcome to the extended Kaye family of brothers and sisters!  Welcome to Aunts and Uncles and Cousins who came to celebrate the Shabbat Chatan with all of us.

 Rabbi and Rabbanit Raccah invite the Kehilla to a Shabbat Chatan Kiddush after the davening.

  Women’s Shiur

 The women’s shiur will take place this Motza’ei Shabbat, January 14th at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Jenny Nadoff, 2937 W. Chase.  The speaker will be Mr. David Nadoff on the topic “Updating History: Re-contextualizing the Holidays.”  This shiur will be dedicated l’ilui nishmat Dr. Grant Mitchell, Gedalya Reuven Levi ben Yerachmiel Dovid z”l for his upcoming yahrzeit on the 24th of Tevet.  

Misilat Yisharim Shiur – The next Misilat Yisharim Shiur will take place this coming Wednesday, January 18th, 2012.

Click here to see full newsletter.

Fast of Asarah Bi’Tevet Tomorrow – The fast begins Thursday morning at 6:20am (according to Sephardic authorities) and ends at 5:23pm.   

Mazal Tov and BiSiman Tov – The entire community wishes a sincere Mazal Tov and BiSiman Tov to Rabbi and Rabbanit Daniel Raccah upon the upcoming marriage of their son Mordechai Nisim to Shaine Kaye, BE”H this Sunday. May they merit to build a Bayit Ne’eman BiYisrael. BE”H they will be back and celebrating a Shabbat Chatan for the new couple next Shabbat, Parashat Shimot at Ohel Shalom.

Pidyon Ha’Ben of Yitzchak Yosef Alvayor – The community is invited to the Pidyon Ha’Ben of Yitzchak Yosef Alvayor, son of Pessy and Elliot Alvayor on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at Sephardic Congregation on Howard, following Shacharit at about 8:15 a.m.

Click here to see the full newsletter.

The Chanukah Party is BE”H scheduled for THIS Motza’ai Shabbat, December 24, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ateret Chaya Simcha Hall.    Mazal Tov to Yitzchak Yosef Alvayor for entering into the birit of Avraham Avinu.  Mazal tov to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Alvayor.  May you merit to raise him to Torah, Mitzvot, Chupah and Ma’asim Tovim!   Mazal Tov to Yonatan and Eden Berdugo on their recent marriage. May you build a Bayit Ne’eman Be’Yisroel.

Click here to see the full newsletter.

Mazal Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Alvayor on the birth of a baby boy on Dec. 11th.  May you merit to have him enter the birit of Avraham Avinu at its appointed time and raise him to Torah, Mitzvot, Chupah and Ma’asim Tovim!

Mazal Tov to Shimon Asher Zino for entering into birit of Avraham Avinu.  Mazal tov to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Yigal Zino.  May you merit to raise him to Torah, Mitzvot, Chupah and Ma’asim Tovim!

Mazal Tov to Yonatan Berdugo and Eden Noy on their upcoming marriage this Sunday Dec. 18th. Mazal Tov as well to their dear parents, Rabbi an Mrs Rafael Berdugo and Mr. and Mrs. Yossi Noy. May the young couple merit to build a Bayit Ne’eman BiYisrael.

Mazal Tov to our friends Dr. and Mrs. Charles Ovitsky and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Aghaiepour on the engagement of their children, Moshie and Shaina. May they merit to build a Bayit Ne’eman BiYisrael.

Click here to view the full newsletter.

Click here to see full newsletter.

Mazal Tov and BiSiman Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Yigal Zino on the birth of a baby boy!!!  THIS Friday night, December 2nd, 2011 BE”H there will be a Oneg Shabbat at Rabbi and Rabbanit Raccah’s residence  7400 N. Albany Ave., Chicago. at 8:00 p.m. The personality which will be the subject of this Oneg Shabbat will BE”H be Rav Yosef Chaim, the Ben Ish Chai.;  The first session of the Refresher Course will BE”H be this Motza’ai Shabbat, December 3rd, entitled “Growing Closer through Separation” from 8-10 pm at Ohel Shalom Torah Center. 

Click here to see full newsletter.