The Family Shul Wishes You a Shabbat Shalom!
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Flamingo E Weekly 666 November 13, 2015 – Kislev 1, 5776 Yom HaBahir Rosh Chodesh Kislev, Erev Shabbat Parshat Toldot Shabbat Candles should be lit by 4:36 pm Shabbat ends 5:38 pm The Family Shul Wishes You a Shabbat Shalom! Weekly Schedule Friday, November 13 Shabbat Kodesh, (Saturday) November 14 Sunday, November 15 6:30 am Maamer Moment 8:30 am Chassidic Reader Class – Torah Ohr 8:00 am Early Minyan 6:35 am Early Minyan 9:15 am Main Shacharit Services 8:30 am Tanya Teachings! 7:00 am Regular Minyan 9:30 am Parents n’ Kids Youth Minyan 8:50 am Yeshiva Minyan 8:50 am Yeshiva Minyan 10:30 am All Youth Programs 9:15 am Regular Minyan 10:30 am Girls’ Cocoa Club (ages 12+) 4:45 pm Mincha, 4:30 pm Mincha and Sefer Sefer HaMitzvot Express 4:00 pm Mincha followed by Tehillim 119 for Eretz Yisrael HaMitzvot Express with Hakhel Insights, 4:15 pm Seudah Shlisheet: Refreshments for Body, Mind, & Soul 4:55 pm Ma’ariv then Kabbalat Shabbat 4:15 pm Moshe’s Mincha Mishna for Kids 5:30 pm Ma’ariv - Living Torah with the Rebbe video follows Kiddush Honours: Seudah Shlisheet: Rogozinsky Family Available Women’s Mikvah: Women’s Mikvah: Women’s Mikvah: by appt. only 8:00 - 10:00 pm 8:00 - 10:00 pm Monday, November 16 Tuesday, November 17 Wednesday, November 18 Thursday, November 19 6:30 am Parsha Perspectives 6:30 am Parsha Perspectives 6:30 am Parsha Perspectives 6:30 am Parsha Perspectives 6:40 am Early Minyan 6:35 am Early Minyan 6:40 am Early Minyan 6:35 am Early Minyan 7:00 am Regular Minyan 7:00 am Regular Minyan 7:00 am Regular Minyan 7:00 am Regular Minyan 8:50 am Yeshiva Minyan 8:50 am Yeshiva Minyan 8:50 am Yeshiva Minyan 8:50 am Yeshiva Minyan 10:30 am Redemption Songs! 10:30 am Hebrew Reading Class 4:30 pm Mincha and Sefer HaMitzvot Express 4:30 pm Mincha and Sefer 4:30 pm Mincha and Sefer 4:30 pm Mincha and Sefer 4:55 pm Ma’ariv HaMitzvot Express HaMitzvot Express HaMitzvot Express 8:00 pm Parsha Curiosities: 4:55 pm Ma’ariv 4:55 pm Ma’ariv 4:55 pm Ma’ariv “Getting Stoned and 7:30 pm Men’s Chavruta 8:00 pm RCS: Art & Soul! Oiled Up Atop 5:00 pm Mini-Chefs Series: Part 3 8:30 pm Talmud Class Mount Mariah!” 7:30 pm “The Secret of Chabad” 9:30 pm Siyum HaRambam Women’s Mikvah Women’s Mikvah Women’s Mikvah Women’s Mikvah 8:00 - 10:00 pm 8:00 - 10:00 pm 8:00 - 10:00 pm 8:00 - 10:00 pm This is the Year of Hakhel You, your family and your guests are cordially invited to join us this Wednesday for one or both of these very special events to help foster true “commUnity” and inspire greater Yiddishkeit! Six Big Ideas To Transform Your Life – We’re delighted to host the Canadian launch of the newly released best-seller: The Secret of Chabad - Inside the World’s Most Successful Jewish Movement. The author, Rabbi David Eliezrie, a veteran Chabad Shliach based in Orange County, Southern California, will be joining us to reveal how and why he wrote this unique exposé about what drives the world’s most dynamic Jewish movement. It’s already getting rave reviews from a broad spectrum across the Jewish community. Syndicated talk radio host, Dennis Prager, wrote, “after reading The Secret of Chabad, you will never see your local Chabad rabbi in quite the same way.” Join us and learn the secrets to Chabad’s success, and discover how you too can become inspired by the Rebbe’s 6 Big Ideas – making you a more fulfilled and effective member of Am Yisrael! Join us November 18, at 7:30 pm to meet this electrifying writer and speaker who will discuss his remarkable new book that also explores the Rebbe’s distinctive approach to synthesizing modernity and time-honoured tradition through his unique Torah-view on the modern state of Israel. Honouring Maimonides! – The 34th Annual Cycle of Daily Rambam Study concludes this Wednesday, November 18, the 6th of Kislev. Following the author’s presentation that evening at 9:30 pm, we’ll be hosting our annual Siyum HaRambam Celebration. Join us to honour The Rebbe’s practical plan of scheduled commitment to the Daily Torah Study of Mishna Torah and Sefer HaMitzvot, and in doing so, we honour one of history’s greatest Torah leaders: Rabbainu Moshe ben Maimon HaSephardi (The Rambam = Maimonides). We’re pleased to welcome Rabbi Joe Kanofsky, spiritual leader of Kehillat Shaarei Torah of Toronto. Rabbi Joe earned a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at Boston University under the direction of Professor Elie Wiesel. He also directed the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation in Poland, and traveled around that country teaching and inspiring Jews of all ages and backgrounds. He was ordained at the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, New Jersey, where he was also a Wexner Graduate Fellow. The Siyum is presented in a Farbrengen lecture format and is open to the entire Jewish community. We look forward to seeing you there! Shabbat Kodesh ~ Parshat Toldot: The ideal time to unite & ignite our Yiddishkeit – especially in this year of Hakhel! Stand Strong. Stand Tall. Stand Together – This week, the Rebbetzins’ are away at the annual North American Chabad Women's Retreat (including an impressive delegation of Flamingo ladies); however, the Rabbis stay home, sweet home at Flamingo! With the ongoing urgency regarding the security situation in Eretz Yisrael, everyone who is not away is strongly urged to make an extra effort to show sacred solidarity in Shul! Now more than ever it’s time for us to bolster our common love for the land and people of Israel. Hoping to see you all in Shul this Shabbat! Trophies + Doughnuts = Fun! – Our parents and children will again join together to continue fostering their shared love for Yiddishkeit at our weekly increasingly popular Youth Minyan. Hey Kids! Please be sure to arrive on time to get your chance to win this week's Kos Shel Bracha Trophy! As an added incentive, doughnuts will be served at the Youth Minyan Kid’s Kiddush! We extend a big Yasher Koach to Jacob Stark for being chosen Diamond Davener winner this past Shabbat. Don’t forget to Daven with great concentration to earn your chance to win the trophy! A Not-So-Nice Bait & Switch – This week’s Torah portion describes the strange story of how our father Yaakov ended up marrying two sisters; Rochel and Leah. It’s a deeply profound tale of selflessness, devotion and love. Yaakov worked for seven long years taking care of Lavan's sheep to earn the right to marry Rochel, his beloved fiancé. But Lavan tricked Yaakov the night of the wedding, giving him Leah, his oldest daughter instead. Knowing that Lavan was devious, Yaakov had planned secret signs - in advance - with Rochel to ensure that he would end up marry her. But Rochel knew of her father’s plans and in order to not embarrass her sister, gave her the secret signs, and risked loosing her chance to marry Yaakov. In our lives, we sometimes see others being hurt or embarrassed and are challenged to take a stand and help them. Through age-appropriate creative study, songs, and games, the children will learn about how important it is for every one of us to do our very best to avoid shaming or embarrassing another person. Congratulations to last week's Diamond Davener, Emanuel Tobias! In the spirit of Hakhel – a full week of dynamic, educational opportunities all ages SUNDAY – You’re Perfect for this Class – The Sunday morning Tanya Teachings have resumed and we’re ON this week. In this fall semester, we’re delving into the duality of the Beinoni - the level of spiritual perfection even average souls can strive to achieve. The Tanya teaches that although the two souls we each possess (one totally selfish and animalistic; the other wholly selfless and G-dlike) will continue to clash, our good side can always be victorious if we choose to live a life of Torah devotion in thought, speech and deed. Join us Sunday, November 15, 8:30 am to find out why this perfection of form and spirit isn’t all that perfect, and why this person still can’t be considered a true Tzadik. This class will provide you with extraordinary new insights and understandings of your own inner psyche and organic essence. Gain a new level of inner calm, peace and happiness! MONDAY'S Meaning of Art – On Monday, November 16 at 8 pm, the women of our community will have the chance to discover the extraordinary spiritual poetry employed by King David when Rabbi Kaplan continues to teach Psalm 119 in his Redemption Songs Series. Then, in the evening Rebbetzin Faygie will launch this year’s monthly RCS Woman's Torah Study group: Art and Soul - Live Creatively with The Inner Eye of the Artist! RCS’ers will begin a journey of discovery into how art can infuse their lives with beauty, meaning, and purpose for creative self-expression. It’s an inspiring seven-part series that will present profound Torah insights through the arts which can transform lives. Note: you can still register to enjoy the full course; however, your handbook will only arrive in the second session! For more info or to register, please contact Rebbetzin Faygie! TUESDAY’S Torah Take-Away – Our Rabbi’s increasingly popular Parsha Curiosities Class will again be filled with fresh and fascinating Torah teachings on the upcoming Torah portion Vayeitzei which begins with our father Yaakov’s fateful night upon a little mountain we today call Mount Mariah.