1) Chanukoh Minyonim:

Visitors to Jerusalem - please join us for Minyonim on Chanukoh:

Shacharis is at 7:00 and Ma'ariv (starting with lighting the candles) is at 5:45

The location is 73 Nof Ramot (Wallenstein). Please call 052-761-1890 for directions, or click here.

For a detailed timetable, please click here.

2) A new Minyon in Ramat Eshkol area

We are happy to inform our mailing list, that a new Yekkish Minyon is in the process of being formed in Ramat Eshkol area, (Jerusalem).

There is already a nice group of people who would like to start the Minyon, and they are now looking for a place in which they can hold the Davening. For more information please call Yisroel Gradmann at 057 312 6755, or email him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

3) Eiruv Techumin:

Our Rov, Harav Yehudoh Gans Shlito, has made a permanent Eiruv Techumin for whoever is Machmir not to rely on the Jerusalem Eiruv for Techumin. People from other neighborhoods of Jerusalem who would like to walk to shul can rely now on the Eiruv Techumin which is in shul.

4) Mazel Tov:

Mazel Tov to R and Mrs. Moshe Hamburger on the birth of their daughter, and Mazel Tov also to Rav Hamburger and Rebbitzin Hamburger, and to the Pakter family!

Mazel Tov to R and Mrs. Eliyohu Lewin on the engagement of their daughter.

1) The Ashkenaz Forum is back

We are very happy to announce that the forum is up again, in our new site at kayj.net

Members of the forum who were active in the past do not need to register again, and can use their old account and username, but will need to assign themselves a new password. Just click on the "Forgot your password?" link on click on the Home page or the Forum page, and you will get a token to reset your password.

If you were not active in the forum in the past and would like an account (or if you are unsuccessful in resetting the password on your old account), please write to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , providing your name, email address, location, and desired username for the forum.

Many thanks to Menasheh Steiglitz for all the many hours of work he put into the new forum!

2) Article about KAY Beitar, by Michael Friedman

On Shabbos Parshas בהעלותך, I was invited to join KAY Beitar for the Shabbos with my family, aiming to increase the link between the communities, and hoping that both communities would be able to learn from each other. Since I had never been to Beitar before for Shabbos, I wasn't sure how it would be, and I just hoped for the best.

As we arrived there, we were overwhelmed by their special hospitality. The hosts at Beitar organised all our needs and much more, in a wonderful way. It was heartwarming to see the beautiful shul they have, and when I got to their shul I felt immediately at home. I was asked to Daven for the Omud (תפילות שבת), and it was very inspiring to hear the way the congregation joined the singing so sweetly. We sung two choir pieces at Friday night, and the congregation was familiar with them as well (although they don't have a local choir yet). Overall the people there care very much about the shul and their heritage, and they put in a lot of effort to make sure the shul runs as it should.

We enjoyed Shabbos very much, and I warmly recommend that anyone who happens to be in Beitar, should go and join the Davening there. The Address is Nadvorna 2, in Ta''t Nitei Meir, Giva'ah A, Beitar illit. For contact by telephone you can phone:  02-5804286 (Aumann), 02-5807405 (Neckameyer) or 02-5807445 (Suter).

1) Join us for Davening on Pesach

We will be very happy to welcome visitors to Jerusalem on Pesach – please join us for Davening on יום טוב or חול המועד.

Shacharis on חול המועד is at 7:30 AM, Mincho is at 6:50 PM, followed by a shiur, and Ma'ariv.

Please click here for the list of shiurim.

The location is 73 Nof Ramot (Wallenstein). Please call 052-761-1890 for directions, or click here.

For a detailed timetable, please click here.

2) Droshas Shabbos Hagodol

The Rov's Drosho, including the special Dinnim this year that the first day of Passover falls on a Shabbos, and about eating Kitniyous and Chometz on Isru Chag when it falls on Shabbos (the way it is this year in EY), has been uploaded to the site, and can be found here.

To get the Rov's shiurim weekly by email, please reply to this email requesting them.

3) Mazal Tov

Mazal tov to R' and Mrs. Dovid Pakter on the wedding of their son.

Baut Gut

1) Making of a Chover

On the past Shabbos, Parshas Tetzaveh (זכור), R' Chayim Shmueli was made a Chover. After Chazoras Hashatz of Shacharis, Moreinu Harav spoke about the reason Talmidei Chachomim are called Chaverim, and about the idea of giving a title of Chover to people. He mentioned that Rav Shmueli is a Talmid Chochom, our Ba'al Koreh, and extremely devoted to the Kehilloh. Next, KAYJ's choir sung the majestic Boruch Habo of Epstein, and then R' Chayim Shmueli came up to the Rov, and received the Ksav Chaverus from the Rov. This was the first time the title Chover was given in KAYJ, and it was also the first time it was awarded in one of the Machon Moreshes Ashkenaz-affiliated shuls.

2) New web site status

Construction of the new web site is proceeding well.  Besides the Nusach Project, which was there when the new site was launched, the Schedule and the News sections have been completed.  We hope to have the Forum up soon.

The web site of Machon Moreshes Ashkenaz is also undergoing renovations; their new site is located at www.moreshesashkenaz.org and has some interesting, new material.

3) Change of time on Purim day

There has been a change in the time of Shacharis on the day of Purim (Friday), and it will be at 5:20 (Vosikin) instead of 7:00.

The rest of the times stay without any change.

4) Davening on Ta'anis Ester and Purim

We will be very happy to welcome visitors to Jerusalem this week – please join us for Davening on Ta'anis Ester and/or Purim.

On Wednesday (תענית אסתר), Shacharis is at 6:30, Mincho is at 5:00 and Ma'ariv is at 5:58.

On Thursay evening (שושן פורים), Mincho is at 5:27, Arvis and Megilloh reading is at 6:15, and on Friday Shacharis and Megilloh reading is at 5:20. Both at the night and the day the Megilloh reading will be done by R' Sholom Meir Erlanger.

The location is 73 Nof Ramot (Wallenstein). Please call 052-761-1890 for directions, or click here. For the detailed timetable click here.

5) Mazal Tov

Mazal Tov to R' and Mrs. Aryeh Kahn for bringing a wimpel to shul last Shabbos (Tetzaveh).