Congregation Ahavas Yisroel of Kew Gardens Hills
Focused on Torah, Tefillah, Gemilus Chasadim and Eretz Yisroel
Rabbi Herschel Welcher - Marah D’Asrah
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
2012 AY Baseball Registration
Registration information and forms may be downloaded from the blog or obtained by contacting David Kirschner at baseball@caykgh.org or 718-619-3637.
The deadline for submitting all forms and payment (or authorization to bill shul account) is Sunday, January 15. After then, registration will be open to non-shul members on a first-come first-served basis. A date for uniform fittings will be scheduled once open registration has concluded.
Registration and Instruction Forms
JCLL_Parent Code of Conduct.pdf.
AY JCLL 2012_Waiver of Liability.rtf.
AY JCLL 2012_Registration Information.rtf.
AY JCLL 2012_Registration Form.rtf.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Significance of Miracles - mp3
here.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Miracles of Chanukah 2012 - mp3
here.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Halachos of Chanukah 2012 - Time to Light - mp3
here.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Friday, December 09, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Halachos of Chanukah 2012 Part 1 - mp3
here.
Rabbi Welcher on Halachos of Praying for Rain - mp3
here.
R' Eliezer Maybruch on Priorities in Berachos V - mp3
part 5 can be download here
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg - Gates of Prayer and Tears - mp3
here.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Can You Drink Latte Before Shacharis - mp3
here.
R' Eliezer Maybruch on Priorities in Berachos - Part 3 and 4 - mp3
part 3 can be download here and part 4 can be download here.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Rebbetzin Heller on Tzinuis Awareness Integration
Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller on Not Sleeping Through Life - mp3 can be downloaded here.
Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller on Closing The Gap Between Mind Heart Action- mp3 can be downloaded here.
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Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Kiddush B'Makom Seudah - mp3
here.
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg - Iyun Tefillah - mp3
here.
R' Eliezer Maybruch on Priorities in Berachos - mp3
part 1 can be download here and part 2 can be download here.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Rabbi Shaffier on Fleeting Glimpses of the Upper World
Rabbi Welcher on Shnayim Mikra V'Echad Targum - mp3
here.
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Rabbi Rietti on 48 Hours Until Yom Kippur - Inspire your Davening - mp3
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Sharei Teshuva - Treating Aveiros Lightly - mp3
here.
Rabbi Welcher on Sharei Teshuva - Improper Speech - mp3
here.
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg - Rosh Hoshana Greetings - mp3
here.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg - Haftorah of Chana on Rosh Hoshana - mp3
here.
R' Eliezer Maybruch on Simanim of Rosh Hoshana - mp3
here.
Rabbi Welcher on The Power of Prayer (Selichos Night Drasha) - mp3
here.
R' Moshe Schwerd - How to Emerge from Judgment Victoriously - mp3
here.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Shaarei Teshuva - Life is Short
here.
Rabbi Welcher on Meaning of the Shofar - mp3
here.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
R' Eliezer Maybruch on Tikkun Hamidos II
here.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Shaarei Teshuva - Section 10
here.
Rabbi Welcher on Fundamentals Teshuva - mp3
here.
Monday, September 12, 2011
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg on Fasting on Shabbos - mp3
here.
R' Eliezer Maybruch on Tikkun Hamidos - mp3
here.
Friday, September 02, 2011
A Hakamas Matzeivah (Unveiling) in memory of Reva Esther Robin A"H
Directions are as follows:
Take the Jackie Robinson West and get off at exit 2 - Cypress Ave. and Vermont Place - not Cypress Hills exit. Make a right at the stop sign. Go one block to the traffic light. That traffic light is Cypress Ave. Make a left onto Cypress Avenue. The first cemetery is Mount Judah. We will meet at the office and go to the gravesite. The phone number of the cemetery is 718-821-1060.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Due to forecast of Hurricane Irene the Women's League Shiur has been postponed until next Shabbos Parshas Shoftim
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
R' Moshe Schwerd - How Mourning Brings the Dawn of Moshiach - mp3
Monday, August 08, 2011
Tish’ah B’Av, 5771 Tuesday August 9th, 2011 – Updated Schedule
Congregation Ahavas Yisroel BS"D
Tish’ah B’Av, 5771
Tuesday August 9th, 2011 – Updated Schedule
Monday
7:52 PM Fast Begins
8:45 PM Maariv and Eichah
Tuesday
8:30 AM Shacharis and Kinos
1:01 PM Chatzos
1:40 PM Minchah
2:00 PM Child Appropriate Holocaust Related Videos for Girls
At the Home of Shari and Steven Weiss - 75-17 141st Place
2:10 PM Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation ($15 Admission, $10 Students)
“Mending Our Relationships. Building Our World.”
Rabbi Aron Leib Shteinman Rabbi Shmuel Kamentzky
Rabbi Gamliel Rabinowitz Rabbi Yaakov Hillel
Rabbi Yissocher Frand
4:10 PM Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation ($15 Admission, $10 Students)
“Mending Our Relationships. Building Our World.”
Rabbi Yaakov Hillel Rabbi Yitzchol Berkowitz
Rabbi Eli Mansour Dr. David Lieberman
6:00 PM R’ Moshe Schwerd - “How Mourning Brings the Dawn of Moshiach”
7:00 PM Second Minchah (note change of time)
7:20 PM Rabbi Welcher - Tish’ah B’Av Shiur (note change of time)
8:20 PM Maariv
8:44 PM Fast Ends
Monday, June 13, 2011
Rabbi Yakov Horowitz "Speaking to Your Kids About Personal Safety" - mp3 and article
The practical tips are from the article below from Rabbi Horowitz' website.
In the broadest sense, I think that the time for fathers and mothers to begin protecting their beloved children from sexual abuse is the moment that they walk down from the chuppah and begin their married life together.
Think of it this way. Children who are raised in homes that are havens of safety, love, mutual respect and tolerance are far more likely to immediately notice when they are treated in an abusive manner. Emotionally healthy, self-confident children who appreciate their sacred right to privacy (click here) and personal space are far more likely to hear the warning bells blaring whenever that space is invaded. Children who grow up with the notion that they can be comfortable discussing anything – ANYTHING – with their (click here) parents will, in all likelihood, inform their parents the very moment that something is amiss.
Conversely, children who are bullied into submission by their own parents or those who regularly view one parent being cowed into silence by the other may think that abusive behavior is quite normal. Children who are denied their personal space or whose individuality is crushed or suppressed by their parents may not think much is amiss when outsiders do the same to them. In fact, most predators have a ‘sixth sense’ of which children have grown up in these trying conditions – and zoom in on them like a moth drawn to light.
Let’s face it. Foolproof protection is impossible. You cannot follow your children wherever they go, nor should you raise them to be frightened or suspicious of every adult that they will meet. Moreover, as I noted last week, even though the high-profile abuse cases are school based, they are only a tiny percentage of the instances of molestation. Abusers are far more likely to be extended and close family members, older kids in the neighborhood, family friends, neighbors and peers.
Therefore, the most effective things that parents can do is to keep their children safe are to model healthy interactions between adults (that’s you) and children, and to empower them to speak up if they feel threatened or uncomfortable.
Here are some practical tips:
- Encourage your children to share the events of their day with you when they arrive home each day. Spend time with them, make eye contact, and listen – really listen – to what they have to say.
- Tell your children – early and often – that they can discuss anything with you, no matter how disturbing or uncomfortable those things are. Be aware that this means that you must develop true tolerance for their misdeeds if you want this to continue.
- One of the most effective methods of protection is to teach your children that no adult is ever permitted to tell them a secret that they cannot tell their parents. This is a huge ‘red flag’ for predatory behavior, since part and parcel of the depraved strategy of molesters is to keep things secret from parents. There is no acceptable set of circumstances where any adult should ever be telling a child to keep secrets from his/her parents. Teaching your children that this is wrong is a powerful tool in their protective arsenal. Likewise, parents who keep secrets from each other are also modeling poor values (the kids figure it out quite soon).
- Encourage the notion of personal space in your child’s life. Tell your children to knock before entering a room if they think that someone there may be undressed (do the same yourself). Give your children a drawer to keep their private possessions, and ask their siblings to respect that privacy.
- “Your body belongs to you,” is a theme that should be stressed with children. While bathing young children, for example, is often a good time to discuss privacy matters in a calm, matter-of-fact manner. Tell them about ‘good touching’ and ‘bad touching’. One way of expressing this concept is to explain to them that no one except for parents can touch them in a spot covered by a bathing suit. Please do not alarm them. Frame the discussion as one of safety, and use the same tone that you would use when informing them not to take candy from strangers and not to cross the street without an adult.
- Another supremely important thing to convey to children is that they should not ever be forced to do things that make them feel uncomfortable. Tell them that if they are asked to do something that “doesn’t feel right,” they have the right to say no – even to an adult. (Many, many victims report that they felt they had no choice but to go along with the demands of the abuser.)
If you suspect that your child was molested, please seek the counsel of a trained mental health professional, preferably before you speak to your children.
Sunday, June 05, 2011
R Yaakov Weiner Fetus and Embryo In Halacha 6-4-2011 mp3
Thursday, June 02, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Learning Torah and Lag BaOmer - mp3
here.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Shira Smiles on “Lessons from the Frightful Fall (dealing with the 'downs' of life)" - mp3
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Safek Sefirah Counting - mp3
here.
Rebbetzin Heller mp3s from Her May 2011 Kew Gardens Hills Visit
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Haggadah Netiv and Bitul and Bedikah - mp3
here.
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg - Tefillah With Kovod Rosh-Simcha-Halacha- mp3
R' Eliezer Maybruch - Inyanei Korban Pesach - mp3
Sunday, April 03, 2011
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg - Preparing for Tefillah - mp3
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg - Proper Reverence in This World - mp3
R' Eliezer Maybruch - Inyanei Pesach - mp3
R' Eliezer Maybruch - Korban Pesach - mp3
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Rabbi Welcher - Preparing Your Home for Pesach mp3 - 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Learning Halachos 30 Days Before a Chag - mp3
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Megillah Reading Times for Queens for Purim 2011
can be downloaded here.
Rabbi Welcher on Why Megillah Takes the Place Of Hallel - mp3
Sunday, March 13, 2011
R' Moshe Schwerd Mystical Reasons for the Purim Seuda - mp3
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Minyanim at Yeshiva Kesser Torah - As of March 10 2011
SUNDAY - FRIDAY
8:45 A.M.
MINCHA
SUNDAY – THURSDAY
1:40 P.M.
2:15 P.M.
3:15 P.M.
4:15 P.M.
5:15 P.M.
6:15 P.M. (NEW)
FRIDAY MINCHA - 1:40 PM
MAARIV
SUNDAY – THURSDAY
8:30 P.M.
9:15 P.M.
9:50 P.M.
10:30 P.M.
11:00 P.M.
11:30 P.M.
12:00 A.M. (MIDNIGHT)
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Inayanai Megillas Esther - mp3
Rabbi Welcher on The Daled Parshios - mp3
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg - Tashlumin in Rosh Chodesh Davening - mp3
R' Eliezer Maybruch - Hefsek between Washing and Eating - mp3
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Which Adar is the Real Adar - mp3
Rabbi Welcher on Haftorah_Brochas - mp3
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on The Blessings on Torah Readings - mp3
R' Eliezer Maybruch - Hefsek in Brocha Rishona - mp3
R' Eliezer Maybruch - Hefsek in Brochas - mp3
R' Eliezer Maybruch - Time of Digestion in Brochas - mp3
Saturday, January 22, 2011
OU Tefillah Symposium, R' Schwerd, R' Finkelman, R' Oelbaum - mp3
Rabbi Welcher on The Text of Kiddush - mp3
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Rabbi Hershel Schachter - Halachos of Snow - mp3
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg - Calculating How to Face Eretz Yisroel While Davening - mp3
Part 1 here
Part 2 here