כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 1 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos !

The Westmount Weekly Shul Schedule: Leil Shabbos Jan. 8th: 4:05 PM TISH & : “SECRETS OF THE 39 MELACHOS” LIVE & ZOOM 4:40 PM Mincha / Kabolas Shabbos / Maariv Shabbos Jan. 9th: 8:30 AM Main Sanctuary Service 8:45 AM Sefardi Minyan 9:45 AM Father / Son Minyan followed by Shiur with Rabbi Farkas 10:45 AM Men’s Shiur with the Rabbi 10:45 AM Ladies Shiur with the Rebbetzin 4:15 PM Mincha 5:49 PM Maariv / Home Schedule: Friday Jan. 8th: 12:54 PM Earliest Time to Say Mincha (Mincha must be fnished no later than 4:57 PM) 4:01 PM Earliest Candle lighting / Kabolas Shabbos / Maariv 4:40 PM Latest Candle lighting / Kabolas Shabbos / Maariv 5:48 PM Repeat Shema after this time Shabbos Jan. 9th: WE BLESS THE MONTH OF WHICH IS ON YOM CHAMISHI - THURSDAY THE MOLAD IS WEDNESDAY 5:35 PM AND 3 CHALOKIM pg.292 ; Haftorah pg.1146 • Omit on Friday night , the 3 paragraphs after “Yayachulu” (Artscroll pg. 346) • Omit on Shabbos morning, 2nd “Yekum Purkan” & “Mi Shebeirach” (pg. 450) • Say the Blessing of the new month (pg. 452) • Omit Av Harachamim (pg. 454) • Omit all prayers for removal & returning of Torah 7:51 AM Sunrise 10:07 AM Latest Time to Say Shema on Time 10:53 AM Latest Time to Say the Amida on Time 12:55 PM Earliest Time to Say Mincha 4:59 PM Latest Time to Begin Shalosh Seudos 5:49 PM Maariv / Havdalah

UPCOMING VIRTUAL WINTER EVENTS: • JAN. 16 : MELAVA MALKA WITH RABBI CHAIM ROSENFELD • JAN. 27 : TU B’SHVAT SEDER WITH THE RABBI & REBBETZIN • FEB. 13 : MELAVA MALKA WITH RABBI DAVID FOHRMAN. EVERYONE WILL RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF RABBI FOHRMAN’S BOOK ON MEGILAS ESTHER: “THE QUEEN YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW”- ALL SPONSORED BY GERALD & SHERYL HARTMAN. • FEB. 26 : MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION PURIM SEUDAH - ALL ADULT MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING WILL RECEIVE A FREE GOURMET MEAL & ENTERTAINMENT ON PURIM

MAZEL TOV TO ELAD & SARAH GOLAN ON THE BIRTH OF A BABY BOY ALL CLASSES ON 24 TEVES ARE SPONSORED BY KATHY VERTESI ON THE YAHRZEIT OF HER FATHER MOSHE BEN MENACHEM a”h ALL CLASSES ON 29 TEVES ARE SPONSORED BY SUZANNE GAHTAN ON THE YAHRZEIT OF HER FATHER ZEV BEN YITZCHAK MENDEL HALEVI a”h כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 2 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos

Davening & Learning Times January 10-15: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Earliest Beracha on 6:53:00 6:52:46 6:52:29 6:52:11 6:51:50 6:51:26 Talis / Teflin Sunrise 7:50:30 7:50:09 7:49:46 7:49:20 7:48:52 7:48:22 Shacharis in Shul 8:15 6:30 6:45 6:45 6:15 6:45 SECOND SHACHARIS 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 Latest Shema 10:08 10:08 10:08 10:08 10:08 10:08 Latest Amida 10:53 10:54 10:54 10:54 10:54 10:54 Earliest Mincha 12:55 12:55 12:56 12:56 12:57 12:57 MINCHA 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 Plag Hamincha 4:03 4:04 4:05 4:06 4:07 4:08 Mincha / Maariv 4:45 4:48 Sunset 5:00 5:02 5:03 5:04 5:05 5:06 Nightfall 5:50 5:52 5:53 5:54 5:55 5:56 MAARIV 9:15 9:15 9:15 9:15 All classes are live in the Shul can be accessed via ZOOM ID 905-881-7485; password 728960 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 7:25-7:55 AM TALMUD TALMUD TALMUD TALMUD NESIVOS SHALOM 12:00-12:30 PM PARSHA PARSHA PARSHA PARSHA PARSHA PARSHA FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN 1:25 - 1:55 PM SEFER SEFER SEFER SEFER B’YAM B’YAM B’YAM B’YAM DARKECHA DARKECHA DARKECHA DARKECHA 8:00-9:15 PM ADVANCED ORIGINS & PARSHA SEMICHAS PARSHA PURPOSE OF LIGHT CHAVER SHOVAVIM PROGRAM 9:30-10:00 PM RAMBAM RAMBAM RAMBAM RAMBAM @ 5:25 • Rambam Laws of “Hilchos Keilim” - advanced class for men • Talmud Berachos - Class for men / women on all levels • SEFER B’YAM DARKECHA - PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF HOW TO ACCOMPLISH “BITUL” • Weekly Parsha - Advanced • UNDERSTANDING THE SPECIAL 7 WEEK PERIOD OF SHOVAVIM THAT STARTS NEXT WEEK • Parsha Light - for beginners in studying text • Nesivos Shalom - Chassidic Perspective on Midos Development • Semichas Chaver Program for men - Interactive class on the laws of Mukztah כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 3 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos

WESTMOUNT SHUL VIRTUAL Melava malka JANUARY 16 7:30 pm Breakout Room Socializing 8:00 pm Guest Speaker

WITH GUEST SPEAKER

RABBI chaim rosenfeld

Teacher and inspirational speaker on Torah Anytime “Its hard to believe”

FREE ZOOM ATTENDANCE ID 905-881-7485; PASSWORD 728960

MELAVA MALKA MEAL CATERED by ely’s fine foods CAN BE ORDERED @ $25.00 PP

SIGN UP TO EITHER ATTEND THE ZOOM MELAVA MALKA, ORDER A MEAL, OR TO VOLUNTEER TO DELIVER MEALS ON FRIDAY htps://sugeni.us/WfZ4 כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 4 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos

Cooking Couples Sunday, January 10th at 8 pm

The Working Woman’s “Technology can be your friend!”

With Kathy & Jay

Sign up and be our next featured couple by contactng [email protected] Join Zoom Meetng htps://zoom.us/j/6477848450 From the app: Meetng ID: 647 784 8450 כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 5 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos

WESTMOUNT SHUL PRESENTS TORAH TALKS ON TUESDAYS

TUESDAY JANUARY 12 @ 8:30 PM With SHOSHANA KLAHR Lecturer & Seminary teacher for decades (and the Rabbi’s sister) “How to keep moving when things are standing stll “

TUESDAY JANUARY 26 @ 8:30 PM With YEAL SHNEIDERMAN BSc, Math Teacher, loves learning Torah!

Zoom info Join Zoom Meetng htps://zoom.us/j/6477848450 From the app: Meetng ID: 647 784 8450 כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 6 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos

SAVE THE DATE nnnnnn Westmount Shul virtual Tu B’Shvat Seder Hosted by the Rabbi and the Rebbetzin

Date: Sunday, January 27 Time: 8:00pm

ZOOM ID 905-881-7485;

PASSWORD 728960

Seder Booklet will be provided to

registered participants via email .

Registration details to follow

כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 7 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos • Erev Shabbos Drush - Sent out on Friday

CHILDREN’S CLASSES WITH THE RABBI: Due to the unprecedented amount of time that schools have been locked down, the Rabbi began a Parsha class on ZOOM with a focus on children of members of our Shul. This program has been enthusiastically received by the youngsters. The program ran this week Sunday - Friday from 12:00 -12:30 pm. It is also recorded on youtube, so those who can’t attend the live class, can hear it later. Stay tuned for further updates.

This picture shows the Mishan children in EretzYisroel listening to a ZOOM recording. כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 8 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos

Tuesday January 19th Coffee Time and Catch - Up Join your friends and let’s talk. Hosted by Sheryl Hartman. 2mins. to share an inspirational thought, story or joke.

ZOOM ID https://zoom.us/j/6477848450 כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 9 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos Faith and Food Cooking with Savta and Bubbie

&

Fig Jam Date jam

Join Esther Greenbaum (Savta) & Rebbetzin Gail (Bubbie) in FOOD TU B’SHEVAT COOKING WITH THE FRUITS OF ISRAEL

Sunday January 24th @ 8:00pm

Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/6477848450 From the app: Meeting ID: 647 784 8450 כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 10 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos

LETTER FROM THE VAAD HARABONIM OF TORONTO:

Bill C-7 - Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) - has been passed by the House of Commons and is now before the Senate. This legislation is extremely disturbing and dangerous. It makes it even easier to carry out euthanasia and, by its provisions, increases the likelihood of the vulnerable in our community being coerced to undergo MAiD. Some local Rabbonim, medical practitioners and lay activists are rallying the community to oppose this legislation in its present form. There is still the opportunity for the Senate to make amendments to protect ill people from being preyed upon and for doctors not to be required to participate if it violates their religious beliefs. We are forwarding to you the attached very practical "Call to Action" to share with your as you feel appropriate. We are being asked to encourage an email blast to קהילות the senators to protest this legislation. It includes a sample letter to a Senator. There are also relevant medical journal articles attached. For more information, please click on the link below of a recent informative Zoom meeting.

בברכה Asher Vale

Rabbi Asher Vale Director, Beis Din Vaad Harabonim of Toronto

Share recording with viewers: https://zoom.us/rec/share/ QleW9wnOz0Ge2Y9a_GSB_cdp_AebVhk3GHkGk6BWvUf83BPHAsR5hOd5JfLAXG14 .s57Ukw3rtfJ7vIeD Passcode: J7wf#KQv כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 11 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos

Resources: Read Bill C-7: https://parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/bill/C-7/third-reading

G&M, Andrew Coyne: On assisted suicide, the slope is proving every bit as slippery as feared: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-on-assisted-suicide-the-slope-is-proving-every-bit-as- slippery-as/

NP, Coelho et al: Proposed changes to MAID are pure madness: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-proposed-changes-to-maid-are-pure-madness

Dr Janice Halpern suggests: The Doc Project with Acey Rowe Choose from the link : Maid in Canada Dec. 13, 2020 https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-115-the-doc-project

Primary Action: Contact Senators:

Please email or call a Senator and ask for the following talking points (form letter below if needed):

1. Ask that only patients initiate MAiD discussions, and the doctor should never bring it up as a treatment option (to avoid subtle patient coercion in the context of despair or suicidality)

2. Ask for stronger conscience rights from participating directly and indirectly in MAiD

3. Ask for meaningful care to be accessible and provided for including medical, disability, home and social supports.

4. Ask for oversight mechanisms to ensure compliance with regulations, appropriate medical care has been provided to patient and no forms of abuse are detected before the lethal injection is given.

Senators are not associated with ridings but are named from provinces. You can start with the Senators from your province. You can find the contact information for your Senators here. If you are limited for time, please direct your comments to Senators from the ISG and CSG groups.

The Senators on the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs will be key in getting amendments to the Bill. Their emails of committee members are:

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Please consider a personal letter as this is generally more impactful than using a form letter. Sharing a succinct personal experience in your letter is important as is having a unique subject line. Stories make connections and teach lessons כ״ד טבת - ב‘ שבט Jan. 8 - 15, 2021 12 פרשת שמות Parshas Shemos

Dear Senator (insert name here):

As Canada and the world live in fear of death from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminded of the lengths to which public authorities can and should go to prevent death and to protect the common good.

Bill C-7 endangers the lives of vulnerable Canadians and does not protect the common good. This bill expands “medical assistance in dying” (MAiD) to virtually everyone who is sick and suffering in Canada, and will, if passed in its current form, make our country the world leader in administering death.

The shock of a sudden illness, or an accident resulting in disability, can lead patients into feelings of anger, depression, suicidality and guilt BUT with proper support and attention, these issues can resolve over time.

In Canada, MAiD has been deemed an essential service under the Canada Health Act but homecare and palliative care supports have not. This creates the conditions for cheap and easy death through euthanasia or assisted suicide. In fact, we live in a country where the wait time to see a psychiatrist in certain areas is 4-8 times longer than the 90- day waiting period proposed in the bill for those whose natural death is not considered “reasonably foreseeable”. As well, 70% of Canadians nearing the end of life still have no access to basic palliative care services.

I believe the government must prioritize supporting patients so that they have the basic requirements needed to live; not to facilitate their death as a response to their suffering.

I ask that only patients initiate MAiD discussions, and the doctor should never bring up as a treatment option (to avoid subtle patient coercion in the context of despair or suicidality).

I ask for stronger conscience rights from participating directly and indirectly in MAiD for our health care workers.

I ask for oversight mechanisms to ensure compliance with regulations, appropriate medical care has been provided to patient and no forms of abuse are detected before a lethal injection is administered. There is too much at stake with this life ending legislation to not have safeguards for vulnerable Canadians.

Sincerely, (Your name and address and contact info)

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Other optional action points to engage your peers and amplify impact:

2: Social media impact: Please follow these sites below and share them widely!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MAID2MAD.AMMdevientMAM

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VulnerablC7

Please consider tweeting and sharing on Facebook some of the key messages listed below. For social media, please use the Hashtag #MAID2MAD and tag our Twitter handle: @VulnerablC7

Social media messages:

“You no longer have to be dying to receive medical assistance in dying (MAiD). The procedure more accurately becomes medically administered death.”

“Bill C-7 effectively allows #MAID on demand for almost anyone who wants it.”

“Expanding MAID to all chronically ill and disabled people is not the solution to the scandalous lack of adequate funding, skilled health-care professionals and public services in this country."

3: Local news stories. Please do contact your local news agency(small is good) about this issue.

Our message will be strengthened by local and regional support on this issue which we hope will ultimately improve MAiD safeguards and care for Canadians. Please consider doing an interview, OpEd with your local paper or radio show.

Warmly,

Dr Ramona Coelho, a member of: Physicians Together With Vulnerable Canadians MAiD2MAD.ca Feel free to email questions to: [email protected]