Congregation Bet Yaakob

בית יעקב Rabbi Eli Mansour




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Bet Yaakob at Ahaba ve Ahva
1801 Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn • NY 11223













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Rabbi Eli J. Mansour

Rabbi Eli Mansour

Rabbi Eli Joseph Mansour is a Sephardic Orthodox rabbi of Syrian Jewish descent. He is an eminent Torah scholar, internationally renowned and a highly sought after speaker. Currently, he leads a congregation in Brooklyn NY of Sephardic and Middle Eastern Jews of many backgrounds (Syrian, Lebanese, Egyptian, Iraqi, Moroccan, Israeli, Iranian, Turkish, Yemenite, Uzbekistani, Libyan, Algerian, Tunisian).


Rabbi Eliyahu Mansour attended community yeshivot graduating Magen David Yeshivah Elementary and Shaare Torah High School. He then went to Israel where he studied at Mercaz HaTorah. Upon returning home he continued to learn in various places including Ateret Torah in Brooklyn, and the Bet Midrash Govoha in Lakewood, NJ. He then joined the prestigious Keter Sion Kollel. He received semichah in 1998 by Rabbi Max Maslaton. He continues to advance his learning on a daily and weekly basis and occasionally at the Keter Sion Kollel. The Rabbi and his wife currently have (b'li ayin ha'ra) several children.


Congregation Bet Yaakob

Rabbi Mansour currently serves as Rabbi to the congregation known as Bet Yaakob. The Congregation is currently, temporarily, housed in the Ahaba ve Ahva Synagogue at the corner of Avenue R & Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn. Plans are in the works to erect a permanent facility with Rabbi Mansour as Rosh Bet Kennesset and spiritual leader. The Rabbi gives daily classes in mishnah, gemara, halacha, torah, neviim, musar and a variety of subjects relevant to the Sephardic and Jewish Orthodox community, some of which are available online. The congregation has previously resided at the Ahi Ezer Torah Center and Har Halebanon Lebanese Shul.


Pictures of the current residence of Bet Yaakob

Outside the Shul Inside of Bet Yaakob - Rabbi Mansour Shul
Inside the Shul Outside of Bet Yaakob - Rabbi Mansour Shul

Young Adults & Kids Minyan

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New and Exciting Youth Program for Boys Ages 6-14 at Cong Bet Yaakob

We are pleased to announce the addition of brothers Rabbi Isaac Sananes, and Rabbi Josh Sananes, as leaders of our  new boys youth minyan program.

 

Here’s the program…

 

Shabbat Mornings

• Minyan (Hashem Melech) starts at 8:30 AM, together with FATHERS

• Shaharit & Torah Reading to end at about 10:00 AM, at which time the FATHERS can go to Rabbi Mansour’s main minyan for Musaf, Kiddush, and the Derasha

• Kiddush and Hot Food Served at 10:00 AM to the youth & fathers if they want to stay.  This food is only for those kids who partake in the minyan.

• Musaf at about 10:20 AM

• After Musaf, at about 10:35 AM, there will be 2 classes

    One for Ages 6-10 in the basement

    One for Ages 11-14 in the Midrash

• The 2 classes will combine for the raffle drawing at about 11:40 AM

• Program Ends at 11:55 AM at the same time Rabbi Mansour’s class finishes

 

Shabbat Afternoon

To begin, next Shabbat, March 6th

• Minha always at the same time as the Men’s main minyan. 

• Minha will be followed by Seudat Shelishit

• After Seudat Shelishit, there will be 2 classes (during the time Rabbi Mansour gives his derasha.)

   One for Ages 6-10

   One for Ages 11-14

• Arbit at the same time when Rabbi Mansour begins Arbit in the main minyan

 

Weekdays

• The Rabbis will offer Torah classes, pizmonim classes, and Taamim classes.  The schedule will be customized to the boys who attend the minyan.  There is no charge to the boys for these classes.  Minimum 2 persons for a class.

 

 

Prize Incentive and Program (Subject to modification)

Based on minimum of 20 boys in attendance.  We will cancel the prizes if we don’t get 20 boys, so make sure to bring your boys!

 

Tickets will be given out by David Dagmy every Shabbat morning according to the following program:

a)    1 Yellow ticket for arriving before 9:00 AM

b)    2 tickets for brining a father (fathers only need to stay until end of Shaharit, thereby allowing them to join the main minyan for Musaf and the Rabbi’s class)

c)    Various amount of tickets for following along in the tefilah, the Parasha reading, and for maintaining discipline

d)    2 tickets for being Hazzan

e)    4 tickets for reading minimum 10 pesukim

f)     8 tickets for reading an entire aliyah

g)    2 tickets for staying for the entire class

h)    David can also take tickets away if necessary. For example, he can take tickets away if the boys roam the building.

 

• On the first 3 Shabbat mornings, David will draw from the yellow tickets for a single special prize (for those who got to shul before 9:00 AM), and then David will draw 15 ticket numbers for the big raffle, and in order of their winning ticket, the boy can choose from the available prizes. After the first 3 Shabbats, David will select 5 winners.

            First week’s prizes include;

                        • Flip Mino Video Recorder

                        • Touchscreen 4gb MP3/Media Player

• SanDisk Sansa Clip 2 GB MP3 Player

• Polaroid 5mp Digital Camera with 2GB SD Cards

                        • All kinds of expensive Lego sets

                        • Risk Board Game

                        • All Kinds of NERF playsets

 

• On the first 2 Shabbat night programs, David will draw 5 ticket numbers for raffle, and in order of their winning ticket, the boy can choose from the available prizes. After the first 2 Shabbats, David will select 3 winners.

 

• In addition to the weekly drawing,  starting with the 2nd Shabbat (March 6th), after calling the winning numbers for that Shabbat, the boys will then deposit their tickets into an envelope with their name on it.  These envelopes will be kept until the 1st Shabbat in June when 10 grand prizes will be drawn.  The more tickets you accumulate, the better chance at winning the grand prize:

Grand Prizes will be;

a)    4 tickets to Yankees game- Legends Seats (value $1000.00)

b)    Apple Laptop (value $600.00)

c)    Sony PS3 (Value $300)

d)    Prizes 4-10 valued at $150.00 each

• David will post and update a chart weekly to show the ticket totals for each boy. 


Torah Learning Resources

Torah Learning Resources is the media division in place to help distribute the teachings, traditions and works of many Sephardic rabbis, teachers and scholars through the internet, publications, CDs, cassette tapes, DVDs and organized speeches. They have administered torah lectures, speeches and media distribution in over 30 countries worldwide including Canada, Mexico, Panama, Uruguay, Brazil, England, France, Israel, Morrocco, Hong Kong (China) and throughout many parts of the United States.


Websites

Daily Hok at www.dailyhok.com

  • Listen online to the Hok Le Yisrael each day according to Sephardic tradition, mp3 download also available.
  • Browse the database organized by Chumash and Parasha.
  • Read the Hok Le Yisrael online in PDF.

Daily Halacha at www.dailyhalacha.com

  • Read or listen to a Halacha a day according to Sephardic tradition.
  • Search the database of over 1000 practical Halachot.
  • Subscribe to receive the Halacha everyday via email.
  • Read or listen to an insight on the Parasha every week.
  • The general rule in Daily Halacha is to follow the opinion of Maran, Rav Yosef Caro, as his opinion has been accepted by Sephardic Jews. Furthermore, most of the customs discussed follow Sephardic tradition. Lastly, a great emphasis has been placed to recognize the opinion of Hacham Ovadia Yosef shilita, Chief Sephardic Leader in Israel and the Diaspora.

Daily Gemara at www.dailygemara.com

  • Listen the Daf Yomi everyday and follow along through the 7 year cycle.
  • All previously recorded Daf Yomi lessons are available for free download the free listening.

Mishna Berura at www.mishnaberura.com

  • Short audio files on the Mishna Berura.
  • Search by Siman and Se'if.
  • Featuring Halachic Q&A (questons and answers) learned from the Mishna Berura with annotations and current day adjustments as learned in Hacham David Yoseff's Halacha Berura.

Learn Torah at www.learntorah.com

  • Thousands of audio shiurim and torah classes available for free download and listening from Sephardic community rabbis and teachers.
  • Live video broadcase online of shiurim as they take place for free viewing.

Daily Tehillim at www.dailytehillim.com

  • The most advanced and comprehensive organization of tehillim (Book of Psalms) with annotations, audio, detailed explanations and transliterations.

Phone System

347-LEARN-TORAH - Learn over the phone, dial 1-347-532-7686

  • Shiurim and classes available by phone for free listening and learning 24 hours a day.

NOTE: Aside from these listed sites all other web sites offering audio and video shiruim by Rabbi Eli Mansour, are doing so without permission, against the will of the organization, are violating property rights and committing theft.

Publications

  • Hagadah Shel Pesach

    A Sephardic Hagada Shel Pesach with commentary, The Sephardic Heritage Haggadah
    (co-authored by Rabbi Mansour and published by Artscroll, The Sephardic Heritage Haggadah, Sephardic Mesorah Series, The Sutton Edition - with commentary and insights from talmudic and rabbinic literature).

  • Halacha Book

    A Sephardic law book, The Daily Halacha containing practical halachot written in the style of the Ben Ish Hai organized by each weeks parasha in a question-and- answer format as orated on dailyhalacha.com
    (Authored by Rabbi Mansour, Patah Eliyahu, The Daily Halacha, The Rabbi Jacob S. Kassin Edition - a compendium of practical halachot and illuminating insights from the weekly parasha.)

  • Articles

    Rabbi Mansour currently writes articles for several Jewish publications including the Community Magazine.


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