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Please Note: Weekday Plag Mincha/Ma’ariv begins this week

CLOCK CHANGE To Yoni Berger Shabbos Changes ‐ STARTING MARCH 19 THIS SUNDAY MORNING On The Occasion  Main Shul Minyan ‐ New Start Time ‐ 9 am  Bais Medrash Minyan & Shiur ‐ New Location ‐ Simcha Suite AT 2 AM

Of His  Hashkama Minyan ‐ New Location ‐ Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall Move your clocks  No Frills Minyan ‐ New Location ‐ Turk Family Bais Medrash Bar FORWARD 1 hour

זמני שבת | SHABBOS SCHEDULE ערב שבת | EREV SHABBOS

PARSHA & KUGEL with Spitz 5:50 PM CANDLE LIGHTING 6:02 PM SHABBOS PROGRAM MINCHA/KABBALAS SHABBOS Main Shul 6:10 PM High School Minyan West Wing Library 9:00 AM Middle School Minyan 9:15 AM שבת | SHABBOS HASHKAMA MINYAN Turk Family Bais Medrash 7:30 AM with Rabbi Mordechai Biegeleisen BAIS MEDRASH SHIUR Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall 8:20 AM Rabbi’s Classroom

with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger Teen Minyan 9:15 AM SHACHARIS Main Shul 8:45 AM Moishe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash BAIS MEDRASH MINYAN Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall 8:50 AM PARSHA SHIUR with Rabbi Ziring 8:50 AM Early Drop Off Nursery‐Grade 3 9:00‐9:45 AM Simcha Suite Classroom 7 NO FRILLS MINYAN Simcha Suite 9:15 AM Parents & Tots Classroom 5 9:45 AM Nursery Program Classroom 2 9:45 AM YOUNG ADULT with Rabbi Aaron Greenberg 9:15 AM Kindergarten Classroom 3 9:45 AM & UNIVERSITY MINYAN Perlis Hall Girls Grades 1‐3 Classroom 1 9:45 AM MINCHAS CHINUCH SHIUR with Eli Gelernter 9:30 AM Boys Grades 1‐3 Classroom 4 9:45 AM Megillat Hallel Jr. Congregation 10:00 AM Turk Family Bais Medrash West Wing Classrooms 2 & 3 TA’AMEI HAMINHAGIM with Rabbi Neil Cohen 4:55 PM Mom‐and‐Tots Classroom 5 10:30 AM

(for Men) Dr. Stephen Speisman Board Room AFTERNOON PROGRAMS with Rabbi Yair Spitz 4:55 PM GIRLS’ CHUMASH SHIUR 4:55 PM שיעור בעברית Simcha Suite with Esther Elmaleh, West Wing Classroom 3 MISHNAYOS (for Men) with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger 4:55 PM BNOS 5:40 PM West Wing Classroom 1 North Lobby & West Wing Classrooms 1, 2, 3 DAF YOMI with Rabbi Ziring 5:10 PM BNEI AKIVA 6:25 PM Rabbi’s Classroom Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash Gittin 90 / m ihyhd Third Floor Classrooms 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 MINCHA Main Shul 5:55 PM HAVDALA After 7:07 PM

SHABBOS /HAFTARAH READING Kel Maleh: This Shabbos YES Next Shabbos YES Torah Reading Soncino Page 591 Artscroll Page 530

Earliest time for Tallis & Tefillin : 6:32 am Haftarah Soncino Page 601 Artscroll Page 1164 Sof Zman Krias Shema this week: 10:30 am

Mara D’Asra Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Assistant Rabbi Rabbi Zev Spitz Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi Baruch Taub President Alan Steinfeld Executive Director Mordechai Bookbinder Youth Director Richard Winkler THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE & ANNOUNCEMENTS

MAZAL TOVS זמני השבוע | WEEKDAY SCHEDULE For Sunday March 13 ‐ Friday March 18  Yoni Berger on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah, son of Danny & Shirley Berger and DAF YOMI grandson of Zanvel & Marsha Berger SUN 7:15 & 8:45 AM  Sally & David Berman and Neil & Clarissa Hahn on the engagement of their MON & THURS with the Rav 6:00 & 8:30 AM children Batya to Elan and to grandparents Jack & Clara Botbol, Sol & Miriam TUES, WED & FRI with the Rav 6:00 & 8:20 AM Berman, Jeanette Massouda, & Malka Hahn SUN ‐ THURS with Rabbi Chaim Gross 9:00 PM  Shelley & Smadar Koral and Charles Wrock and Sharon Wrock on the birth of a grandson, Jake (Yaakov) Evan, a son to Rachel & Michael Koral

SHACHARIS MINYAN 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th WELCOME TO OUR SHUL A B B B A  Rabbi Steven Burg, the new Director General of Aish HaTorah International SUN 6:30 7:00 8:00 8:45 9:15 A B C A B MON & THURS 6:20 6:45 6:50 7:30 8:30 SHALOSH SEUDOS

A B c A B TUES, WED & 6:30 6:45 7:00 7:30 8:30 This week’s Shalosh Seudos will be held in the Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall and is being sponsored by: SUN 7:30 Simcha Suite  Jack & Harriet Feintuch and Family on the yahrzeit of Harriet’s mother, Elka bas TUES ‐ FRI 7:10 Simcha Suite Moshe Mordechai z”l A ‐ Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash  Peter Fisher on the yahrzeit of his wife Cecille Draper‐Fisher z”l B ‐ Turk Family Bais Medrash  Arnold & Hyla Perel on the yahrzeit of Arnold’s mother, Sadie Perel z”l C ‐ West Wing Library Rabbi Steven Burg will speak this week at Shalosh Seudos MINCHA/MA’ARIV EARLY MINCHA Sun. ‐ Thurs. 2:00 PM PLAG MINCHA/MA’ARIV Sun. ‐ Thurs. 6:00 PM QUESTIONS FOR PARSHAS PEKUDEI MINCHA/MA’ARIV Sun. ‐ Thurs. 7:10 PM MA’ARIV Sun. ‐ Thurs. 9:45 PM BY: THE RAV

EREV SHABBOS Friday, March 18 First : (38:21) Why is the Tabernacle first called “the Mishkan” and then right PARSHA & KUGEL 5:45 PM after called “the Mishkan of Testimony”? PLAG MINCHA/KABBALAS SHABBOS 6:05 PM CANDLE LIGHTING 7:11 PM Second Aliyah: (39:8) Why compare the Choshen (breastplate) specifically to the MINCHA/KABBALAS SHABBOS 7:20 PM Ephod apron?

Third Aliyah: (39:32) Aren’t the last two words, “kein asu” ‐ “so they did”

superfluous? Weekly Halachah—Parshas Pekudei R’ Mordechai Torczyner – [email protected] Fourth Aliyah: (39:43) Why doesn’t the Torah tell us what blessing Moshe gave to the people? On Taanis Esther, we customarily contribute to three coins which are each minted as "half" coins, such as half‐dollars in Fifth Aliyah: Throughout this Aliyah, the Torah uses different verbs for placing the lands where those are available. This contribution is meant to Mishkan utensils in their proper places: “v’samta”, “v’heiveisa”, “v’nasata”, etc. – why commemorate the half‐shekel contributions solicited from men different verbs for essentially the same act? over the age of 20 in Parshas Ki Tisa, as well as the subsequent Sixth Aliyah: (40:18) If Moshe consigned the construction of the Mishkan to Betzalel annual half‐shekel donation by adult men toward the coming and Ahaliav and others, why was it necessary for Moshe himself to put together all year's communal korbanos. (Women may give that annual the pieces of the Mishkan? donation, but are not obligated to do so.) Seventh Aliyah: Why does the book of Shemos (Exodus) conclude here, with Moshe Preferably, the coins we use should each contain at least 9.6 being unable to enter the Mishkan? Should it not have concluded with Hashem calling grams, or .31 troy ounces, of pure silver. One who does not to Moshe from amidst the cloud, as Sefer Vayikra begins? possess such coins in “half” denominations may give three silver coins which are minted as "whole" coins instead, intending to contribute half of their value as the formal half‐shekel OFFICE HOURS FOR THIS WEEK contribution. One who lacks silver altogether may donate currency MON ‐ THURS: 9 AM ‐ 5 PM of equal value. FRI: 9 AM ‐ 2 PM

The custom is generally understood to include men from the age of 13, and in many places women are accustomed to give the half‐ WHEN THE RAV IS AWAY shekel as well. Our practice is also to give on behalf of the children Rabbi Korobkin will be away this weekend, Shabbos March 12. in our household, and some even give on behalf of a fetus. In the Rav’s absence, please contact Rabbi Spitz: [email protected] or call 905‐866‐3810 ext. 119. (Mordechai Megilah 777; Orach Chaim 694:1; Magen Avraham 694:3; Kaf haChaim Orach Chaim 674:19‐28; Mishneh Berurah 694:5; Aruch haShulchan Orach Chaim 694:8; HATZOLOH EMERGENCY LINE 416‐256‐1000 Piskei Teshuvos 694:4) SISTERHOOD CHESED HOTLINE 905‐886‐3810 x 243 UPCOMING PROGRAMS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

SISTERHOOD

Drivers Needed! For information on all BAYT Youth programs, please contact our Youth Please help us deliver mishloach manot on Purim. If you are available Director Rich Winkler at [email protected] or please email us at [email protected] 905‐886‐3810 x 135

MARLIES DAY Women's Kiddush... Last Sunday, a bus full of Toronto Marlies fans enjoyed an exciting The next women's kiddush will take place Shabbos, April 2. If you would game against the Utica Comets. Unfortunately, the Marlies lost in like to be a sponsor for a special occasion or in memory of a loved one the last minute of the game, but we all enjoyed the great seats, please email us at [email protected] some fabulous raffles, a pre‐game lunch and TML scarves for the early bird ticket buyers. Check next weeks Purim Quarterly for photos. BAYT Sisterhood 11th Annual Craft & Gift Sale... TEEN SHABBOS MORNING SHIUR The Sisterhood is looking for unique vendors to participate in our very 9:15 am ‐ 9:30 am in the Gruda Bais popular sale on Sunday, May 22 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (Victoria Day Listen to a short shiur and have a nosh before the teen minyan. Donuts, hot chocolate and OJ for all participants. weekend). We are offering two different sizes of tables/areas this year; a 6 foot table in an 8x8 area for $120, or an 8 foot table in a 10x10 area for Calling all Walkers, Joggers, Runners…YACHAD 5K and Half Marathon $140. Sunday, May 1, 2016 Please note: we about 50‐60 vendors each year, but we limit our Open to everyone…bring your friends and family jewellery tables to about 8, so if you are interested, please contact Lynda Come and sign up as part of the BAYT Team for this very special event ASAP for more details and/or a vendor contract at [email protected] as they are the ones to always get booked first! Bi‐Annual BABYSITTING COURSE The next Red Cross certified babysitting course will take place Sunday BAYT Sisterhood Together With Bikur Cholim Golden Girls Club... April 3rd from 9 am – 5 pm. A Bikur Cholim Project in Thornhill for senior ladies 70+. The Winter $50/members, $70/non members. Pizza lunch and snacks included. Register at www.bayt.ca and click on BABYSITTING COURSE Schedule is: March 14th, March 28th, April 11th and runs from 12:30 until 2:00 pm. Enjoy the hot snacks and exciting program. Rides are available at BDL – bayTeen Dine ‘N’ Learn ‐ Sponsorship no charge. For more information contact If you would like to sponsor either the Boys (Monday Nights) or Girls (Thursday Nights) weekly learning program, please contact Rich at Rivka Strauss: 647.955.0127 or Esty Yeres [email protected] [email protected]. Full tax receipt will be issued. This program consists of a 20 minute guest speaker, followed by chavrusa learning and Taharas Hamishpacha Review for Women ending with Dinner. Dinners will include, Cookoos, Howie T’s, Sushi, Pizza and more. There is no charge for this program. Four Part Series with Rebbetzin Ora Ziring It takes place in the Jarvis Freedman Library from 7:00pm – 8:30pm. BDL BOYS – Monday Nights 7:00pm – 8:30pm Tuesday Nights at 8:00 PM BDL GIRLS – Thursday Nights 7:00pm – 8:30pm Continuing next week ‐ March 22

PRE‐PESACH FASHION SALE – Vendor Enquiries For more information please refer to the flyers. * Clothing * Jewelry * Judaica * Kids Activities…and More! To RSVP or with any questions please contact Don’t Get Stressed…GET DRESSED! BAYT Youth will be holding it’s 4th annual Rebbetzin Leora Spitz at [email protected] Pre‐Pesach fashion sale on Sunday, April 10th in the Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall. Come and get all your yom tov suits, dresses and accessories all in one place. Clothing for the WHOLE family...Kids, Teens and Adults. For any vendor BAYT ADULT EDUCATION & PROGRAMMING COMMITTEES inquiries, please contact Rich at 905‐886‐3810 x 135 or [email protected]. A fundraising project from BAYT Youth. Competing for Clients ‐ Legal Ethics with Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner Sunday, March 20 at 8:45 am in the Simcha Suite Megillah Reading – for Parents and tots Once again, we will be offering a Megillah reading for Parents with infants this Open to lawyers & non‐lawyers. No advanced Jewish knowledge required. year in the 3rd floor classrooms 2 & 3. Crying permitted…by the kids only. This program has been accredited by the Law Society for 1.5 Professionalism There will be toys available for the children. We know the children will be hours. loud…BUT the chazzan will be LOUDER! Men and Women are welcome.

PURIM PALOOZA – Pre Megillah Reading Fun! This program is co‐sponsored with BAYT Adult Education & Yeshiva University Don’t miss this year’s Purim Palooza before megillah reading on Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov.

Wednesday, March 23rd. Free admission!! Details in next week’s Pre‐Purim Shiur ‐ Pirsumei Nisa as a State of Being with Rabbi Jonathan Ziring bulletin and this week in your inbox. Tuesday, March 22 at 8 pm BAYT YOUTH…..ALWAYS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!!!!! This program is co‐sponsored with BAYT Adult Education & Yeshiva University Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov. The Maddie Leventhal Centre Presents SAVE THE DATE ‐ Shabbos, April 1‐2 A Kosher Tasting with Amy Stopnicki The Traveling Chassidim will join us for a Shabbos full of song, lebedig davening Tuesday, March 29 at 7:15 PM and a feeling of Achdus. This event is sponsored by Moishe & Faigy Green. Join us for a 5‐course Tasting Menu demonstrated by Amy, based on recipes from her new Cookbook. ATTENTION BOOKLOVERS: For more information please refer to the flyers in the bins and the Shul The BAYT Book Group will hold its next meeting on Sunday, March 20 at website: http://www.bayt.ca/event/a‐kosher‐tasting‐with‐amy‐stopnicki.html 7:30 pm in the Simcha Suite. The meeting will feature reviews of the following books: The Maddie Leventhal Mikveh Centre ‐ SPRING HOURS  All Who Go Do Not Return by Shulem Deen  Sunday ‐ Thursday: 7:30 pm ‐ 10:00 pm  Between Gods by Alison Pick

 Saturday night and after Yom Tov ‐ 1 hour and 10 mins after havdallah Please join us for a stimulating evening. Even if you have not read the until 10:00 pm books, come and be inspired!  Shabbos and Yom tov ‐ please call 905‐886‐7887 and leave a message Men and women are invited, and refreshments will be served. or email [email protected] Miriam Webb and Sharon Green NOTICE BOARD

DATE CHANGE ‐ A MUSICAL EVENING Monday, April 25 ‐ Chol Hamoed Pesach 8 PM in the Perlis Hall An Evening of Musical Inspiration with Abie Rotenberg & Friends Join us March 24 at 5:30 PM for an Out Of This World Purim Seudah. For more information please refer to the flyers in the bins For pricing and further information please see the flyers in the bins or and the Shul website visit our website at www.bayt.ca

Matanos L’Evyonim Appeal The Rav is now collecting Matanos L’Evyonim ITANU ‐ Save the Date until 12:00 Noon, on Purim Day, Please join us for the 4th Annual Shabbat Itanu on May 6 ‐ 7, 2016. Thursday, March 24, 2016. We look forward to welcoming Scholar‐in‐Residence, Dr. David Pelcovitz, The funds are distributed to needy families noted Psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Yeshiva University and on Purim. NYU School of Medicine. Please forward your donations to the Shul office. Special Guests include: Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Chaim Kakon & Rebbitzen Libbi Kakon of the Yeshivas Nefesh Dovid. Shabbat Itanu is an Inclusion Shabbaton with Yachad, Dani, Reena and SAFETY TEAM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! BAYT Youth. Sponsorships are welcome at http://www.bayt.ca/payment.php With the re‐opening of the Clark Avenue doors, the BAYT Safety Team needs a minimum of 6 new permanent members to help out on Shabbat. BAYT Safety Team members each volunteer for a fixed 1 hour shift every Save the Date: Community Wide Tanach‐A‐Thon for Eretz Yisrael 3 weeks. We have 3 openings from 8AM to 9AM, 2 openings from 9AM Sunday, March 27 at 9:15 am in the Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall to 10AM and 1 opening from 11Am to Noon.

The Entire Tanach In One Morning, United Under One Roof The role is critical to our safety and security and also saves the shul over Choose, Come, Learn and Celebrate with us ‐ open to men, women and $10,000 annually in costs. children of all ages! For more information please see the flyers in the bins or contact Rabbi Please see or email Jeffrey Brown ([email protected]) or Fay Gordon Spitz at [email protected]. ([email protected]) to let them know which time spot Register at: http://www.bayt.ca/siyum‐tanach.html works for you!

THIS WEEK’S SHIURIM @ THE BAYT AT A GLANCE SHIUR DATE TIME LOCATION DAF HA YOMI B'HALACHA Sunday, March 13 ‐ Friday, March 18 6:45 AM with Rabbi Zev Hofstedter Simcha Suite SHIUR B'IVRIT* Sunday, March 13 8:45 AM Dr. Stephen Speisman Boardroom with Rabbi Jonathan Ziring CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HALACHA* Sunday, March 13 with Rabbi Josh Gutenberg 8:45—10:00 AM 3rd Floor Classroom #1 MEN'S DAILY SHIURIM Mishnayos, Parsha, Halacha, and Navi Monday, March 14 ‐ Friday, March 18 10:00 AM ‐ 12:15 PM Kollel with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger

MEN’S SUGYA SHIUR Monday, March 13 7:30 PM with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash

TANYA: A TALE OF TWO SOULS * Monday, March 13 8:00 PM West Wing Class #1 with Rabbi Shimon Aisenbach

THE BOOK OF SAMUEL* Monday, March 13 8:30 PM Dr. Stephen Speisman Boardroom with Ariel Erani

GEMARA SHIUR Monday, March 13 8:30 PM with Rabbi Dr. Moshe Yeres Rabbi’s Classroom

WOMEN'S KUZARI & PARSHA SHIUR Tuesday, March 14 with Rabbi Daniel Korobkin 10:00 AM Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash

WOMEN’S SHIUR ‐ THE BOOK OF RUTH Wednesday, March 15 with Rabbi Zev Spitz 8:15 PM Third Floor Classroom #1 YOUNG MEN’S SHIUR with The Rav Thursday, March 16 9:00 PM The Korobkin Home

* Men and Women Invited *Program is open to both menFor andfurther women information and detailed schedules, please refer to flyers posted on Shul bulletin boards. 613 Clark Avenue West, Thornhill, Ontario L4J 5V3 P. 905.886.3810 E. [email protected] F. 905.886.5103 www.bayt.ca www.facebook.com/thebayt