Congregation Ahavas Yisroel of Kew Gardens Hills
Focused on Torah, Tefillah, Gemilus Chasadim and Eretz Yisroel
Rabbi Herschel Welcher - Marah D’Asrah
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Rabbi Welcher on Yom Kippur - mp3
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Sunday, September 01, 2013
Preparing for Rosh Hoshana - Rabbi Welcher, R' Moshe Schwerd, R' Uri Becker
R' Moshe Schwerd on "Choose Life" can be downloaded here.
R' Uri Becker on "Fasting and Joy on Rosh Hoshana and the Flying Walendas" can be downloaded here.
Shiurim from past years:
Rabbi Welcher on Tekios on Rosh Hoshana - mp3 can be downloaded here.
Rabbi Welcher on Rosh Hoshana - Feasting or Fasting - mp3 can be downloaded here.
Rabbi Welcher on Fundamentals of Teshuva - mp3 can be downloaded here.
Rabbi Welcher on Halachos of Blowing Shofar can be downloaded here.
Rabbi Welcher on Approaching Teshuva - Wholesale or Retail - mp3 can be downloaded here.
Rabbi Welcher on Teshuva on Yom Kippur According to the Rambam and Rabbeinu Yonah - mp3 can be downloaded here.
Rabbi Welcher on Viduy on Yom Kippur - mp3 can be downloaded here.
R' Moshe Schwerd - Accessing Our Unique Tshuvah Opportunity can be downloaded here.
R' Moshe Schwerd on 3 Ways For A Favorable Judgment can be downloaded here.
R' Moshe Schwerd - How to Emerge from Judgment Victoriously can be downloaded here.
R' Moshe Schwerd on Understanding the Scope of Hashem's Judgement can be downloaded here.
R' Moshe Schwerd on Rosh Hoshana - Why Change is Possible can be downloaded here.
R' Yakov Haber on Rosh Hoshana and Hirhur Teshuva according to Rav Soloveitchik can be downloaded here.
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
Rebbetzin Nechama Karlinsky on The Incredible Power of a Sincere Tefilah
can be downloaded here.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
R' Moshe Schwerd on "The Morning after the Mourning" - mp3
Sunday, July 14, 2013
CAY Tish'ah B'Av, 5773 - Tuesday July 16th 2013 Schedule
All Shiurim Are For Men & Women Monday
8:15 PM Fast Begins
9:10 PM Maariv
9:20 PM Eichah
Tuesday
8:30 AM Shacharis and Kinos with Commentary by Rabbi Welcher
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) "Choice by Choice - Step By Step" Rabbi Yitzchok Scheiner Rabbi Shmuel Kamentzky Rabbi Elya Brudny Rabbi Yissocher Frand
4:10 PM Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation ($15 Admission, $10 Students) "Choice by Choice - Step By Step" Rabbi Eytan Feiner Rabbi Eli Monsour
6:00 PM R' Moshe Schwerd - "The Morning after the Mourning"
7:15 PM Second Minchah (note change of time)
7:45 PM Rabbi Welcher - Tish'ah B'Av Shiur
8:45 PM Maariv
9:07 PM Fast Ends
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Mrs. Shira Smiles on Kavod HaBriyos: Inner and Outer Dignity - mp3
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Rabbi Welcher on Carrying on Yom Tov - mp3
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Rebbetzin Heller on Making Your Mitzvos More Meaningful and Sefirah and Shavuos - mp3
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Rabbi Welcher on Advanced Topics in Sefiras HaOmer - mp3
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Rabbi Welcher on Maximizing The Seders Impact Based On The Rambam - mp3
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Rabbi Welcher on Insights into the Haggadah - mp3
Rabbi Welcher on Cleaning for Pesach - 2013 mp3
Rabbi Welcher on the Haftorah for Parsha Shekalim - mp3
Monday, February 18, 2013
Saturday, February 16, 2013
R Moshe Schwerd - The Essence of Purim
Rabbi Welcher on Daled Parshiyos Part 1 and Part 2
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Rabbi Welcher on Basar V' Cholov Part 1 and Part 2 - mp3
Rabbi Welcher on Bishul Akum Part 1 and Part 2 - mp3
Monday, December 24, 2012
2013 AY Baseball Registration
Please note that registration for shul members and returning players will only be guaranteed if registered by January 27. Anyone registering after January 27 will be accommodated on a first-come, first-serve basis only.
Registration information and forms may be downloaded here or by contacting David Kirschner at baseball@caykgh.org.
Here is the information and the forms:
Registration Information
Registration Form
Waiver of Liability
Parental Code of Conduct
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Sunday, December 02, 2012
R' Moshe Schwerd on Chanukah - Shielding Our Children from Assimilation
Monday, November 26, 2012
Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller on Sirens, Sandy and the Light of the Menorah - mp3
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Rabbi Welcher on Kiddush on Shabbos 1 and 2 - mp3
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Mrs. Shira Smiles on the Art of Giving
Sunday, September 09, 2012
R' Moshe Schwerd on 3 Ways For A Favorable Judgment - mp3
Monday, July 30, 2012
Rabbi Welcher on Reducing Sinas Chinam -mp3
R' Moshe Schwerd on Superficiality and Sinas Chinam - mp3
Monday, July 23, 2012
Hespedim For Rav Eliyashiv zt"l - mp3
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Rabbi Welcher on Netillah for Davening - mp3
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Rabbi Welcher on the Reasons for Lag B'Omer - mp3
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
CAY Dinner Honorng Rabbi and Rebbetzin Welcher for 25 Years of Service
David Kirschner's speech can be downloaded here.
R' Marty Katz's speech can be downloaded here.
Rabbi Shaya Cohen's speech can be downloaded here.
Harvey Blitz's speech can be downloaded here.
Rabbi Welcher's speech can be downloaded here.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Rabbi Welcher on Hashkafa of the Seder - mp3
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Rabbi Welcher in a Ten Minute shiur on Selflessness - mp3
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Rabbi Welcher on Halachic Guide to Easier Pesach Cleaning - mp3
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Rabbi Welcher on Eliminating Chometz - mp3
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Megillah Reading Times for Purim 2012 in Queens
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Rabbi Welcher on Review of Hilchos Niddah - mp3
Monday, February 06, 2012
Rabbi Welcher on Issues in Basur V'Cholov - Part 1,2,3 - mp3
Thursday, January 12, 2012
R' Eliezer Maybruch on Saying Shira By The Yam - mp3
can be download here.
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg - Pesukei D'Zimra Part 1 and Part 2 - mp3
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Rabbi Welcher on Hashkafa and Halachos of Taanis - mp3
here.
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.