Chabad of Mt Olympus

10/14/2024

Dear friends,

Sukkot is coming up in just a couple days!

Please click here to get your Arba Minim the Lulav and Etrog set.

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Please click here to reserve your places for our community and family Soups and Salads Sukkot dinner under the stars.

It will fill up quickly as in years past so please sign up ASAP!

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Click here to sign up for our YJP CYP Brisket Beer and Bourbon Sukkah dinner and it will also sell out quickly so get in on it!

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For the complete Sukkot holiday schedule click here

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Shavua tov and happy upcoming Sukkot!

10/11/2024

Yom Kippur & Shabbat @ CMO
Schedule:

Friday October 11th

Light Candles - 6:06 pm

Fast begins - 6:06pm

Kol Nidrei Services - 6:10pm

Saturday, October 12th

Yom Kippur Services - 9:00 am

Yizkor - 12:00 pm

Neilah closing Services - 4:00 pm

End of Fast -7:05 pm

Followed by light refreshments
See you at Shul!
Gmar Chatima Tova, Easy Fast Chag Sameach, Gut Yom Tov, Shabbat Shalom & Shabbat Shalom From Rabbi Sholom Ber & Rochela Rodal

09/27/2024

This Shabbos is the last Shabbos of the Jewish Year 5784. I think we'd all agree 5784 has been an incredibly difficult year. But now is our chance to get a head start on creating a very different year in 5785. A New Year filled with unity, friendship, and love. A New Year filled with mitzvos, chesed, and Torah learning. A New Year filled with laughter and light.

Fifty years ago, the Lubavitcher Rebbe initiated a campaign that has since illuminated homes and hearts around the world: the Shabbos Candle Lighting Campaign. Every Friday evening, countless women and girls have ushered in the peace and holiness of Shabbos by lighting candles, a practice that not only brightens the physical space but also brings spiritual light and warmth to families and communities.

Today, we celebrate the golden anniversary of this timeless mitzvah. As we light our Shabbos candles this week, we continue to fulfill the Rebbe’s vision—to spread light and hasten the coming of Moshiach.

*The Power of One Small Flame*
Each flame represents a spark of holiness and a beacon of hope, spreading light even in the darkest corners. By participating in the Rebbe’s campaign, you are taking part in a global movement of light and unity, connecting to thousands of others who are preparing the world to greet Moshiach.

*How You Can Join This Celebration*
1. *Light Shabbos Candles:* Whether you are renewing this practice or starting for the first time, the Rebbe’s message is clear—every candle matters, every light counts.
2. *Encourage Others:* Share this beautiful tradition with friends and family. Each new candle lit is another step toward illuminating the world.
3. *Reflect on the Rebbe’s Teachings:* Take a moment to read the Rebbe’s inspiring words on the transformative power of Shabbos candles and how each mitzvah brings us closer to the ultimate redemption.

As we light our Shabbos candles this Friday evening, let’s reflect on this milestone and strengthen our commitment to welcoming Moshiach with acts of goodness and kindness.

Wishing you and your family a Shabbat Shalom filled with light and peace.

09/11/2024

Dear parents, and families,

We are excited to present our CKids Pre Rosh Hashanah Holiday Workshop and Fair this Sunday from 11am-12:30pm.

This will also be the open house to experience our CKids monthly Club Events and Pre Holiday Fairs, Fun shops and get togethers.

Please sign up with this link below to confirm your attendance for this Sunday.

We need to know in advance so we can plan accordingly and have all the goodies, projects and souvenirs to experience there and take home for your children.

The CKids schedule for the year and sign up forms will be available on Sunday at the event.

Thank you and Shavua tov!

Looking forward to seeing you then!

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09/07/2024

Wednesday was our Womens Rosh Chodesh night out at Lenny's Casita Kosher Restaurant with some 12 Ladies in attendance. All were inspired by the talks given by Rochela & other participants.

09/06/2024

Please message back if you would like to join us tomorrow at CMO

08/11/2024

Tisha B'Av: Monday evening, August 12 - 13, 2024

What is Tisha B'av

The saddest day on the Jewish calendar is the Ninth of Av, "Tisha b'Av," the date on which both our Holy Temples were destroyed, and exile, persecution and spiritual darkness began.

Tisha b'Av starts at sundown of the eighth of Av and lasts till the following nightfall. During this time-period we fast, eschew pleasurable activities and amenities, and lament the destruction of the Holy Temple and our nation’s exile.

It is a tradition, however, that Tisha b'Av is also the birthday of our Redeemer. This symbolizes the idea that from the ashes of the destroyed temple will rise an incomparably magnificent edifice; exile will give birth to redemption. Thus Tisha b’Av is also a day of anticipation and hope, for "One who mourns Jerusalem will merit seeing her happiness."

Tisha B'Av Schedule at Chabad of Mt. Olympus:

Monday Evening, August 12 Tisha B'Av eve
Maariv and Eicah :8:00 pm

Followed by a special Video Presentation

Tuesday, August 13, Tisha B'Av late afternoon

Mincha & Maariv: 7:00 pm Followed by a Break The Fast Dinner and Video Presentation

Please click here to reserve your spots for our Tisha B'av

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Halachic Times
Fast Begins: 7:43 pm
Chatzos: 12:58 pm
Fast Ends: 8:09 pm

May we merit to celebrate Tisha B'Av this year together with Moshiach and the rebuilding of our third Holy Temple, AMEN!

07/23/2024

Please message back Y if you will be joining us today at 7:30pm at CMO,

For the 17th of Tammuz Fast Closing Services, Full Break the Fast Dinner afterwards

And the TNT Tuesday Night Torah Studies Class discussion and lesson theme and topic.

This dinner is in loving memory and in honor of the 50th Yahrtzeit of Alexander ben Meyer Spektor Sponsored by his son Mottel/Dmitry Spektor and his nephew Moshe/ Michael Grobman and the extended Spektor & Grobman Families

Thank you for your responses and Tzom Kal easy fast and Shavua Tov!

06/07/2024

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04/28/2024

Passover has a second part what they call the "second days" of Pesach. It has special rituals, prayers, customs, and meals, Kiddushes, Yizkor Memorial Services, and a final Seder/Moshiach Meal.

I would like to personally invite you to join us for the next two nights and days at CMO to celebrate and participate in our Jewish Peoples Chag and Holiday Festivals.

Sunday April 11th

Light Candles at 7:17pm

Evening Services at 7:15

Count Sefirah 6

Monday April 29th

Morning Services at 10:00 am

Followed by a Kiddush

Evening Services 7:15 pm

light candles after 8:16pm

Count Sefirah 7

Thursday April 30th

Morning Services at 10:00am

Yizkor Memorial Services at 12pm

​​​​​​​Followed by a Kiddush

Evening Services 6:00 pm

Meal of Moshiach 6:30pm

Holiday Ends at 8:17pm

Count Sefirah 8

Wishing you a Chag Sameach!

Please RSVP if you would like to join us for the meals and dinners 323-821-7618 [email protected]

Sheviyi Shel Pesach the seventh of Pesach is commemorating the miraculous salvation and miracle of the splitting of the Reed Sea seven days after the Jewish people left Egypt, when they were besieged by Pharoh and his army who pinned them them at the sea. Hashem performed the iconic transcendant wonder of splitting the sea for them, as they walked on dry land, while the Egyptians chasing after them drowned.

Acharon Shel Pesach the eighth and last day of the Holiday is the day of Moshiach the future redemption and there is a stirring and wondrous Haftorah from Isaiah chanted during the morning Services which such famous phrases as "the wolf will lie with the lamb" which refers the the overturning of the natural predatory nature of the world , into the peaceful era of Moshiach!

It also has the Yizkor Memorial Services.

As it is the first Yizkor since the October 7th Massacre, we will be having a special Memorial service for all those who were murdered and those who fell during the Assault and afterwards defending the Jewish people and Israel

Do you ever feel just a wee bit anxious these days? Do events around the world, in our country, or your personal life make you a bit uncomfortable? Does it feel like things are just so unstable and the very ground you stand on isn’t as firm as you’d always hoped it would be?

Well, I certainly feel that way sometimes. It’s only natural with everything going on, after all.

The last day of [Passover/Pesach] is a day to reflect on our future. Specifically, it’s a time to explore the core Jewish belief in the coming of a Messianic age. Our nation has experienced redemptions before, and history has shown that they could literally come in the blink of an eye.

If it happened before, it could happen again.

Join me and others in our community on this final day of Passover, April 30 at 6:00pm for a full-on “Feast of Moshiach, at Chabad of Mt. Olympus, 8124 Laurelmont Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90046 USA. Together, we’ll unpack what it means to do our part in cultivating a harmonious world. We’ll share a final taste of Matzah and wine and join together in discussion and song, and if only for a moment, elevate ourselves to the peaceful world we so desperately need to power us through the rest of the year.

RSVP by email: [email protected]

Chag Sameach, Gut Yom Tov, and Happy Pesach!!

Warmest regards,
Rabbi Sholom Ber & Rochela Rodal & Family & the CMO Community

04/28/2024

Shavua Tov dear friends! We will be having a special Sunday Morning Minyan Chol Hamoeid Pesach edition tomorrow morning at 9:30am at CMO. No Tefillin however Tallit and a Musical Hallel and a Torah Reading and Musaf included, bring your guitars/violins please. Please Message back Y if you will be attending. Thx for your responses and Shavua Tov and Chag Sameach and Gut Moed!

04/26/2024

Shabbat Chol Hamoeid Pesach @ CMO Shabbat Candle Lighting time 7:16pm Friday Eve Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 7:30pm Shabbat Morning Davening at 10am tomorrow Torah Portion for Shabbat Chol Hamoeid Kiddush following Prayers sponsored by Isaac Medeiros & Karina Lopez in honor of Shabbat Chol Hamoeid Pesach and our CMO Community, and by the Rodal Family in honor of Raizels Birthday on the 4th day of Pesach! Shabbat ends at 8:21pm Please message back Y if you will be joining us! Thx and Shabbat Shalom, Chag sameach, a Gut Moied, and Moadim Lsimcha!