Services

Picture of Beth Midrash

Regular Schedule

Morning Minyan:

Sunday & Legal Holidays: 8:30AM Talmud class precedes Shacharit at 7:45. Our current topic is the final Chapter of Mo'ed Kattan.

Monday, Thursday, and other Torah reading days: 7:00AM

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:15AM

Mincha/Ma'ariv: Based on Sundown. See schedule below.

Shabbat Services:

Friday Nights: Based on Sundown.  See schedule below.  Temple Israel's Friday night minyans are "Carlebach style."

Shabbat Morning: 9:00 in Sanctuary (During the summers, there is a mechitza service in the Beth Midrash at 8:45)

Saturday Mincha: Approximately 15 minutes before candle lighting the previous evening.  See the below table for more information.

During Daylight Savings Time, there is  a class one hour before Mincha. Mincha is followed by a seudah shelishith. Ma'ariv is at the conclusion of Shabbat.

TEMPLE ISRAEL 2007-2008 MINCHA SCHEDULE

Times are subject to change

 

Dates

Sunday – Friday Mincha Will Begin At

Saturday Mincha

Class 1 hour prior to Saturday Mincha during DST.

TIMES BASED ON PLAG HAMINCHA

5/18-6/7

6:30 FRIDAYS 6:45

7:45

6/8-7/19

6:45 *  
* NOTE SHAVUOT:
Mon. 6/9: 6:45  
Tue. 5/10: 8:00

6/14, 6/21, 6/28, 7/5 &  &7/12: 8:00
7/19: 7:45

7/20-8/2

6:30 FRIDAYS 6:45

7:45

8/3-8/16

6:15 FRIDAYS 6:45

7:30

8/17-8/30

6:00 FRIDAYS 6:45

8/22: 7:15                  8/29: 7:00

8/31-9/6

5:45 FRIDAYS 6:45

6:45

9/7-9/13

5:30 FRIDAYS 6:45

6:45

TIMES NOW BASED ON SUNSET

9/14-9/20

6:45

6:30

9/21-9/27

6:30

6:15

9/28-10/4

6:15 

6:00  NOTE: ROSH HASHANAH TIMES TBA.

10/5-10/11 6:00 5:45
10/12-10/25 5:45 10/18: 545                  10/25: 5:30

Explanation of Mincha/Ma'ariv Times: The Talmud (Mishnah Berachot 4:1, Babylonian Talmud Berachot 26a) records a debate between Rabbi Judah, who says that the afternoon prayer (i.e. the Mincha Amidah) must be recited before Pelag Hamincha (1 ¼ relative hours before sunset) and "The Rabbis" who say that it may be recited up to sunset. The Talmud (Berachot 27b) presumes that if one allows praying Mincha up to sundown, one should not do Ma'ariv until after sundown. It further states that one can follow either the opinion of Rabbi Judah, or the Rabbis. This is understood by most medieval rabbis as meaning that one who prays Mincha after Pelag Hamincha should not do Ma'ariv until sunset (See e.g. Shulchan Aruch Orach Chayim 233). In order to make minyan times convenient and maximize our opportunity to pray as a congregation, our daily minyan follows Rabbi Judah's ruling during the summer (doing Mincha before Pelag Hamincha and saying the Ma'ariv Amidah any time after Pelag), and the Rabbis ruling during the winter (doing Mincha before sunset and Ma'ariv after sunset). In pressing circumstances, Ma'ariv may be done before sunset in the winter. (Shulchan Aruch Orach Chayim 233). However, under no circumstances should ma'ariv be done before Pelag Hamincha, as this is not night time according to any opinion. For further explanation, please see Rabbi Gradofsky.

Ma’ariv Start Times (see explanation above)

This chart represents the earliest time for barechu at the beginning of Ma’ariv unless otherwise instructed by Rabbi Gradofsky (a daily chart is available on the Bimah, which also tells the latest time the Mincha Amidah may begin). 


TIMES BASED ON PELAG

5/23

6:39

5/30

6:44

6/6

6:48

6/13

6:52

6/20

6:54

6/27

6:55

7/4

6:55

7/11

6:53

7/18

6:50

7/25

6:46

8/1

6:40

8/8

6:38

8/15

6:31

8/22

6:23

8/29

6:14

9/5

6:05

9/12

5:56

TIMES BASED ON SUNSET

9/19

7:04

9/26

6:52

10/3

6:41

10/10

6:30

10/17

6:19

10/24 6:08

 


Shabbat times for Long Beach, NY 11561

Holiday: Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan on Friday, 12 Oct 2007
Candle lighting: 6:02pm on Friday, 12 Oct 2007
This week's Torah portion is Parashat Noach
Holiday: Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan on Saturday, 13 Oct 2007
Havdalah (45 min): 7:04pm on Saturday, 13 Oct 2007
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