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      • Paradise: Bereishis — Redheads Aren’t Always Evil
      • Paradise: Noah — Killing the Giant
      • Paradise: Lech Lecha — Chase ’em to Damascus!
      • Paradise: Vayera – Wash Your Feet
      • Paradise: Chayei Sarah – Magical Stones, the Omer, and the Elderly
      • Paradise: Toldos – Married with Children
      • Paradise: Vayetze – Names and Souls
      • Paradise: Vayishlach – Your Money is Your Life
      • Paradise: Vayeshev – Wearing Nothing but a Crown
      • Paradise: Miketz – The Light of Darkness
      • Paradise: Vayigash – Lions and Moshiach
      • Paradise: Vayechi — Frogs and the Shema
    • Paradise – Sefer Shemos
      • Paradise: Shemos — Tongue Un-tied
      • Paradise: Va’era – Feet on the Ground
      • Paradise: Bo — Fresh and New
      • Paradise: Beshalach — Expectant Mothers and Song
      • Paradise: Yisro — The Secret of Successful Relationships
      • Paradise: Mishpatim – Webbed Hands and Earplugs
      • Paradise: Terumah — Men and Angels
      • Paradise: Tetzaveh — Oils, Incense and Satan
      • Paradise: Ki Tisa — Women’s Lib
      • Paradise: Vayakhel — Crowns, Forgetfulness and Shabbos
      • Paradise: Pekudei — Special Oxygen
    • Paradise – Sefer Vayikra
      • Paradise: Vayikra – Headless!
      • Paradise: Tzav – Burning Man
      • Paradise: Shmini – Sober Guys Anonymous
      • Paradise: Tazria — Love and Children
      • Paradise: Metzora — Diseases, Pigs and Reincarnation
      • Paradise: Acharei Mos — The Bald vs. the Hairy; Good vs. Evil
      • Paradise: Kedoshim – Clang the Tools Louder, Guys, or the Spirits will Get You!
      • Paradise: Emor – Sukkahs – Booths for War
      • Paradise: Behar — Giving Things Up
      • Paradise: Bechukosai – Deception and Idols
    • Paradise – Sefer Bamidbar
      • Paradise: Bamidbar – Overpopulation
      • Paradise: Naso – Seeing the Saddled Elephant
      • Paradise: Behaaloscha – Breastfeeding
      • Paradise: Shlach – Look At Me, I’m Humble!
      • Paradise: Korach — The Sound of Faith
      • Paradise: Chukas – Know-it-Alls, and Filthy, Filthy Snakes
      • Paradise: Balak – This Opposite That
      • Paradise: Pinchas – Peace and Priests
      • Paradise: Matos – Another Woman
      • Paradise: Maasei – Hearing voices and hitting home runs
    • Paradise – Sefer Devarim
      • Paradise: Devarim – You Are Good — Now Change!
      • Paradise: Ve’eschanan – Homes Filled with Pig
      • Paradise: Ekev – When You are Nearby to Moshe
      • Paradise: Reeh – Baseball and Koheles
      • Paradise: Shoftim – Kings, Women and Candles
      • Paradise: Ki Seitsei — Mystics, Rationalists and Fringes on Clothes
      • Paradise: Ki Savo — How to Look just like God
      • Paradise: Nitzavim — Monkey See
      • Paradise: Vayeilech – Bring the Kids Along!
      • Paradise: Haazinu — Say Pi Pi Pi and then Spit
      • Paradise: Vizos HaBracha — Moshe
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BKLA’s young congregation is committed to Torah, community and opening our arms and homes to others. We provide Torah study and socially-centered opportunities, designed to facilitate meaningful friendships, enhanced relationships, and positive spiritual experiences.

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Current Parsha

Paradise: Shmini – Sober Guys Anonymous

Hashem spoke to Aaron and said: Do not drink wine or any alcohol, neither you nor your children when you enter the Tent of Meeting, neither you nor your children; this is an eternal rule – for all generations. — Vayikira 10:9

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Books by Rabbi Shoff

High Holidays Inspiration

Lord, Get Me High!

Lord, Get Me High! mines the words of King David for insight into the High Holiday season, as Rabbi Shoff takes us on an entertaining and deeply insightful journey through the meaning and themes of Psalm 27.

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Timeless Torah Thoughts

Paradise: Breathtaking Strolls Through the Length and Breadth of Torah

Citing an exceptionally wide range of sources, from the well known to the obscure—Sephardic, Ashkenazic, Hasidic, and mystical—this book explores the weekly Torah portion, weaving together themes and ideas into a seamless display of the wisdom and brilliance of the sages.

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Featured

Nuggets of Torah on Esther and Purim!

A delightful collection of short insightful and simply fascinating ideas about purim, sure to enlighten, inspire and ignite the soul.

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Friday Night Services

Mincha/Kabalas Shabbos/Maariv: Candle Lighting Time!

Shabbos Morning Services

Fascinating Torah Topics Shiur by Rabbi Shoff: 8 am

Shachris: 9 am

Shochen Ad: 9:20 am

Shabbos Afternoon Pirkei Avos for men and women: One hour before mincha, Shabbos afternoons, during daylight savings time

Rabbi Shoff’s Weekday Classes

Sunday Mornings
All 7 Daf of the Week’s Daf Yomi for men
6:00 am to 8:00 am
6000 W. Pico – MBY Main Bais Midrash

Monday Night Class
8:00 pm
Shoff home: 6116 Saturn St.
For men and women!

Thursday Night Class
9:00 pm
Rosen Home: 1043 Point View St.
For men.
Delicious refreshments, deep inspiration.


Latest 3 Shiurim

Facebook: May 21, 2020 : Yom Yerushalayim (Video)

On Thursday, May 21, 2020, Rabbi Shoff gave an online shiur about Yom Yerushalayim. Jerusalem unifies Jews. Explaining to our children the miracle that we have access to Yerushalayim today and what a blessing it is. How to be a “person of Yerushalayim”.

Facebook: May 14, 2020 : Behar-Bechukosai (Video)

On Thursday, May 14, 2020, Rabbi Shoff gave an online shiur about Behar/Bechukosai.

Facebook: May 7, 2020 : Emor (Video & Audio)

On Thursday, May 7, 2020, Rabbi Shoff gave an online shiur about Emor. The daughter of a Kohein. Education of Children. “Wrong” desires don’t define you.

More Video Shiurim

Previous & Next Parsha

Paradise: Metzora — Diseases, Pigs and Reincarnation

This is to be the rule for the metzora — Vayikra 14:2

Paradise: Tazria — Love and Children

When her purification period for a son or a daughter is complete, she shall bring to the Kohen, to the Ohel Moed entrance, a yearling sheep for a burnt offering, and a young common dove or a turtledove for a sin offering. — Vayikra 12:6

Paradise: Tzav – Burning Man

And the Kohen who will offer the burnt offering of a man… — Vayikra 7:8

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Parshas Vayera- Jakey’s Train Birthday Kiddish!

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Parshas Noach- Rainbow! 2014

Parshas Vayera – Green and Yellow Birthday Kiddush!

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Latest Posts

Audio Shiurim for Av & Elul

Shiurim for Av & Elul Parshas, Sefer Devarim, from Rabbi Shoff’s Soundcloud library. Tisha B’Av and Tu B’Av, too!

Audio Shiurim for Nisan

Shiurim for Nisan Parshas from Rabbi Shoff’s Soundcloud library. Pesach and Sefiras HaOmer shiurim, too!

Audio Shiurim for Adar

Shiurim for Adar Parshas from Rabbi Shoff’s Soundcloud library. Purim shiurim, too!

Audio Shiurim for Shvat

Shiurim for Shvat Parshas from Rabbi Shoff’s Soundcloud library. A Tu b’Shvat shiur, too!

Audio Shiurim for Teves

Shiurim for Teves Parshas from Rabbi Shoff’s Soundcloud library.

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