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They also provide food for the week, Shabbat and the holidays. As of February 11, 2016 Tomchei Shabbos of Los Angeles is helping close to 1,500 individuals on a weekly basis with food packages and store credit vouchers. They also assist over 2,800 individuals bi-annually with brand new clothing.
The synagogue was established in 1980 for the immigration of Persian Jews to Los Angeles County, shortly after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. [2] [3] It was founded by Rabbi David Shofet. [2] His father, Yedidia Shofet (1908-2005), had served as the Chief Rabbi of Iran from 1922 to 1980. [2]
Shabbat is a day of celebration as well as prayer. It is customary to eat three festive meals: Dinner on Shabbat eve (Friday night), lunch on Shabbat day (Saturday), and a third meal (a Seudah shlishit [36]) in the late afternoon (Saturday). It is also customary to wear nice clothing (different from during the week) on Shabbat to honor the day.
While Shabbat 35b refers to medium-sized stars, the Shulchan Aruch rules that since we are unsure what stars are medium or big, we must be stringent to wait for the appearance of small stars. [10] Since this time is not clearly defined, most communities (at least for the end of the Sabbath) wait until around 8.5° of solar depression.
The result is that all dates from 1 Nisan through 29 (or 30) Cheshvan can each fall on one of four days of the week. Dates during Kislev can fall on any of six days of the week; during Tevet and Shevat, five days; and dates during Adar (or Adar I and II, in leap years) can each fall on one of four days of the week.
Shabbat ends on Saturday night after the appearance of three stars in the sky. [ 2 ] : 137 If one forgot or was otherwise not able to recite Havdalah earlier, it may be performed as late as sunset of the Tuesday following Shabbat; however, when it is recited after Saturday night the blessings of the spices and candle are omitted, and only the ...
Daylight saving time began in 2024 on Sunday, March 10, at 2 a.m. local time, when our clocks moved forward an hour, part of the twice-annual time change. Does every state observe daylight saving ...
The term Motza'ei Shabbat (Hebrew: מוצאי שבת —literally, the going out of the Sabbath) in Judaism refers to the time in the evening immediately following Shabbat, that is Saturday night. It is a time when, following one's declaration of the intention to end Shabbat, it is permissible to resume weekday activities that are prohibited on ...