Rabbi Welcher on Shaarei Teshuva - Life is Short can be download
here.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Meaning of the Shofar - mp3
Rabbi Welcher on Meaning of the Shofar - mp3 can be download
here.
here.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
R' Eliezer Maybruch on Tikkun Hamidos II
R' Eliezer Maybruch on Tikkun Hamidos II - mp3 can be download
here.
here.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Shaarei Teshuva - Section 10
Rabbi Welcher on Shaarei Teshuva - Section 10 mp3 can be download
here.
here.
Rabbi Welcher on Fundamentals Teshuva - mp3
Rabbi Welcher on Fundamentals Teshuva - mp3 can be download
here.
here.
Monday, September 12, 2011
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg on Fasting on Shabbos - mp3
R' Yechezkel Rosenberg on Fasting on Shabbos - mp3 can be download
here.
here.
R' Eliezer Maybruch on Tikkun Hamidos - mp3
R' Eliezer Maybruch on Tikkun Hamidos - mp3 can be download
here.
here.
Friday, September 02, 2011
A Hakamas Matzeivah (Unveiling) in memory of Reva Esther Robin A"H
A Hakamas Matzeivah (Unveiling) in memory of Reva Esther Robin A"H is scheduled to take place on
Sunday, September 4 at 3:00 PM at Mount Judah Cemetery.
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.
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
Next Shabbos, September 3, Parshas Shoftim 5:15 pm: Dalia Caro will speak on “The Secret of Elul” at the home of Jay & Karen Daitchman, 144-23 72nd Road, l'ilui nishmas Karen's mother, ברכה אלישבע בת ר' מנחם ז"ל, on the occasion of her Yahrzeit.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
R' Moshe Schwerd - How Mourning Brings the Dawn of Moshiach - mp3
R' Moshe Schwerd - How Mourning Brings the Dawn of Moshiach - mp3 can be downloaded here
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
Here is the audio file of Rabbi Horowitz talk on "Speaking to Your Kids About Personal Safety" in Queens last night.
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.
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
R Yaakov Weiner Fetus and Embryo In Halacha 6-4-2011 can be download here.
Thursday, June 02, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Learning Torah and Lag BaOmer - mp3
Rabbi Welcher on Learning Torah and Lag BaOmer - mp3 can be download
here.
here.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Shira Smiles on “Lessons from the Frightful Fall (dealing with the 'downs' of life)" - mp3
Shira Smiles on “Lessons from the Frightful Fall (dealing with the 'downs' of life)" mp3 can be downloaded here.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Rabbi Welcher on Safek Sefirah Counting - mp3
Rabbi Welcher on Safek Sefirah Counting - mp3 can be download
here.
here.
Rebbetzin Heller mp3s from Her May 2011 Kew Gardens Hills Visit
Rebbetzin Heller on
Communication - mp3 can be downloaded here.
Societal Influence - mp3 can be downloaded here.
Inspiration in Turbulent Times - mp3 can be downloaded here.
Communication - mp3 can be downloaded here.
Societal Influence - mp3 can be downloaded here.
Inspiration in Turbulent Times - mp3 can be downloaded here.
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