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AUGUST 8, 2020 --- 18 AV 5780 PARSHAT EIKEV SHABBAT MATTERS

Friday, August 7 Shabbat, August 8 Reading: Haftorah: Friday, August 14 6:45 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 9:00 am In Person Yeshayahu 6:45 pm Kabbalat Shabbat (note earlier start time) 8:00 pm Mincha/ In Person 7:12 - 11:25 49:14 - 51:3 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv In Person 7:00 pm Mincha/Maariv In Person Between Mincha & Maariv: Hertz P. 780 Hertz P. 794 6:55 pm Earliest Candles 7:04 pm Earliest Candles Shiur with R. Bergman (Front Patio) Stone P. 980 Stone P. 1197 8:04 pm Candles 8:14 pm Candles 9:13 pm Shabbat Ends 9:25 pm Havdallah & Kumzitz Online

NOTE: ALL IN PERSON SERVICES ARE BY REGISTRATION ONLY.

TODAH RABAH to the sponsors of: HAVDALLAH & MINIMINI----KUMZITZ:KUMZITZ: MAZAL TOV AND OTHER MEMBERS MATTERS Tamar & Eli Lechtman and Charlene & Mazal Tov to Tamar & Eli Lechtman on the birth of their son, NathanNathan Tobias George Arje in honour of the birth of their (EfraimEfraim NetanelNetanel). Excited siblings are and LeahLeah. Proud grandparents son and grandson, Nathan Tobias (Efraim Netanel) are Charlene & George Arje and Marilyn & Ben Lechtman, and great-grandmother STRAUCHLER'S TORAH FOR YOUR Shoshana Samuels. Thrilled aunts, uncles and cousins are Danielle ArjeArje, Ilana Arje LIFE: ---Goldenthal-Goldenthal & Evan GoldenthalGoldenthal, Leore and KobyKoby. Elise Herzig & Ron Cuperfain in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Elise's mother, Anne Hunni Herzig z"l ONLINE/PHONE SERVICES, SHIURIM & PROGRAMS SHABBAT MATTERS: Along with the services that resumed at the shul building, current weekday Hinda & Allan Silber in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Hinda's mother, Helen services and programs will continue on ZoomZoom. To obtain the access Rosen z"l information, please email [email protected]. RABBI DIAMOND'S PARSHA SHIUR: For the full list of inin----personperson and Zoom services, Shiurim and programs, seesee Eleanor & Jack Mintz in commemoration of page 2. the yahrzeit of Eleanor's father, Sam Below is a list of upcoming Zoom programs: Schwartz z"l • Friday, August 7, 6:45 pm (note earlier start time) - PrePrePre-Pre ---ShabbatShabbat Kabbalat WALKIE TALKIES WITH RABBI SHORE: Shabbat hosted by our President Robin GofineGofine, along with Rabbi ShoreShore. Ivan & Miriam Koval in commemoration of • the yahrzeit of Ivan's mother, Margita Motzei Shabbat, August 8, 9:25 pm - PostPost----ShabbatShabbat Havdallah & MiniMini---- Koval z"l KumzitzKumzitz. IN HONOUR: • Sundays, August 9, 16 & 23, 2:30 pm - Privilege & Power:Power: Tales of Land and Corey Keeble in honour of Jerry & Sandy in the with Rabbi Aharon FrazerFrazer.Frazer See flyer on p. 3. Genesove and the support they provided • Tuesday, August 11, 8:00 pm - Rabbi DiamondDiamond’’’’ss Parshat Hashavua ShiurShiur. during his lectures on the Architecture of • Wednesdays, 10:20-11:30 am - WalkieWalkie----TalkiesTalkies with Rabbi ShoreShore. See flyer on Synagogues Around the World, and for honouring him at the Cavalcade of Stars page 3. program • Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 pm - Zoom Beit with Rabbi ShoreShore. For details PHILIP WINTROB FUND: email [email protected] . Erika Tannenbaum in commemoration of the • Thursday, August 13, 8:00 pm – ChumashChumash----RashiRashi Shiur with Melech yahrzeit of her mother, Helen Gottlieb z"l HalberstadtHalberstadt. YAHRZEIT COMMEMORATION: Ian & Bettina Morris in commemoration of • This Shabbat, Rabbi Sammy Bergman will give a Shiur between Mincha and z"l the yahrzeit of Ian's father, Morris Maariv on the topic: “Reward-Based Religion: Tragic or Terrific?” outside on Sergio Karas in commemoration of the the shul’s Front Patio. yahrzeit of his father, Aria Szmul Karas z"l • Rabbi StrauchlerStrauchler’’’’ss Trei Asar ShiurShiur, Ask Me Anything , and CoLee with Rabbi Dalya & Farokh Hakimi in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Dalya's mother, Fredda Strauchler programs, will not take place over the next two weeks. They will Grosser z"l resume the week of August 24.

MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS Membership Contributions have been emailed out to our members, over the last few days. If you are able to, we would greatly appreciate your prompt payment in order to alleviate the financial strain that the shul is currently experiencing due to COVID-19. For those who are unable to do so, please contact the shul oHce. Thank you. TORAH MATTERS:

DATE DAVENING TIMES: IN PERSON (by registration) SHIURIM AND PROGRAMS: ON ZOOM ONLY AND ON ZOOM

Sunday, August 9 / 19 Av 8:30 am Shacharit 7:30 am Shiur with Rabbi Shore 8:10 pm Mincha / Maariv 10:30 am Tot Davening with Rabbi Shore 2:30 pm Privilege & Power with Rabbi Aharon Frazer 8:40 pm Tehillim & Dvar Torah

Monday, August 10 / 20 Av 7:15 am Shacharit 6:15 am Gemara Shiur with Rabbi Shore 8:10 pm Mincha / Maariv 8:40 pm Tehillim & Dvar Torah

Tuesday, August 11 / 21 Av 7:15 am Shacharit 6:15 am Gemara Shiur with Rabbi Shore 8:10 pm Mincha / Maariv 8:00 pm Parshat Hashavua with Rabbi Diamond 8:40 pm Tehillim & Dvar Torah

Wednesday, August 12 / 22 Av 7:15 am Shacharit 6:15 am Gemara Shiur with Rabbi Shore 8:10 pm Mincha / Maariv 10:20 am Walkie-Talkies with Rabbi Shore 4:00 pm Thinking Torah Shiur with Rabbi Shore 7:00 pm Zoom Beit Midrash with Rabbi Shore 8:40 pm Tehillim & Dvar Torah

Thursday, August 13 / 23 Av 7:15 am Shacharit 6:15 am Gemara Shiur with Rabbi Shore 8:10 pm Mincha / Maariv 8:00 pm Chumash- with Melech Halberstadt 8:40 pm Tehillim & Dvar Torah

Friday, August 14 / 24 Av 7:15 am Shacharit 6:15 am Gemara Shiur with Rabbi Shore 7:00 pm Mincha / Maariv 11:30 am Tot Davening with Rabbi Shore 8:04 pm Candle Lighting (earliest 6:55 pm) 6:45 pm Pre-Shabbat Kabbalat Shabbat

PARSHA MATTERS - by Rabbi Jesse Shore HOW MIGHT ACHILLES ATTACK THE PROBLEM OF RACIAL PREJUDICE? There is a taboo of sorts amongst a cohort of . That taboo is to avoid delivering drashot or writing divrei Torah on the first pasuk of the weekly parsha. (If we resort to quoting the very first Rashi, then it is considered all the more distasteful.) This is because discussing the first pasuk or utilizing Rashi is seen as intellectually lazy and spiritually unoriginal. The ideal would be to mine the literature for an underappreciated commentary, to insightfully add a novel idea, and to elegantly demonstrate how your idea is topical. Reflecting honestly, I cannot claim immunity from these peer pressures. By contrast, I am well aware that those who participate in our shul’s weekly Chumash Rashi Shiur are better inoculated than I am against making Rashi’s wisdom and insight a social taboo. Within our community, the Chumash Rashi Shiur is one of the oLerings in which we all can take pride - whether or not we regularly attend. So in an attempt to break that taboo, let’s review the first Rashi on the first pasuk of this week’s parsha. The first Rashi notes that the word Eikev is a homonym. In the immediate context of the pasuk, Eikev functions as the conjunction “if,” as in “if you obey…”. But Eikev is also a noun, translating to “heel.” Rashi, in accord with the Greek author Homer, uses the imagery of a heel to convey something that is often neglected and ostensibly insignificant, yet in reality is foundational, and serves a critical supporting role. Rashi asserts that the importance of our obeying Hashem’s rules and mitzvot does not depend on our subjective estimation of those mitzvot. Despite whether we perceive some mitzvot as insignificant, we ought to treat them as significant. In the redeeming mikvah of Torah, we must strive to fully immerse ourselves; every limb counts, even the heel. The problem is that this holistic mindset is not so easy to achieve. In discussing this problem with a member of our community, she oLered excellent insight. She said that if I don’t take any steps towards the changes that I want to see, then I know that the steps are not small and simple enough. Small steps, easy and simple movements, are more fundamental than the larger leaps and bounds towards some ideal. This is wisdom that we can take on immediately. Perhaps over the summer, we can make a list of some mitzvot that come easily to us. Or some small chessed opportunities that seem like nothing and bring us little to no inconvenience. We can then begin to practice them regularly, perhaps in preparation for the Yamim Noraim. Events of the past year have stressed the need to pursue very diHcult and complex ideals for our community: from security against antisemitism to social distancing, from being more supportive and sensitive to minorities in our community to advocacy. This can seem overwhelming. May Hashem grant us the wisdom to understand the importance of taking things one small step at a time. And if we do not see progress, then perhaps we need to take even smaller steps, despite our impatience and frustrations. For as Rashi argues, even small mitzvot may help us go a long way, they may bring us even further to our ideals than we are capable of recognizing. Circle of Care is now providing virtual exercise classes , open to seniors 65+ whether they have participated in Circle of Care’s classes in the past or not. Classes include Chair Yoga, Stretching/Balance, and Weights and Bands (higher intensity). To register please go to https://www.circleofcare.com/exercise-and-falls-prevention/ or call Laura Tichonchuk at 416-635-2860 ext. 141. CONDOLENCES • Our sincere condolences to Sybil & Zev Hershtal, AaronAaron & Emily, Ariel, Maytal, Ilan and HershtalHershtal, Danny & Michal, Hovav, Kobe, Tiferet and Gilad Hershtal, on the loss of their sister, sister-in-law, aunt and great-aunt, Lisa Sandorfy Rosenfeld z”l. • Our sincere condolences to Rick & Laura Orzy, Debby and Judy Orzy, Ilan Orzy, Noa & Jake Flaster, Zev Orzy, Oze and Lielle Flaster, on the loss of their father, father-in-law, grandfather and great-grandfather, Alex Orzy z”l.

YAHRZEITS DATE YAHRZEITS BEING OBSERVED Shabbat, August 8 Helen Gottlieb, mother of Erika Tannenbaum Dinah Tennent, mother of Edna Tennent 18 Av Aria Karas, father of Sergio Karas Hymie Weinberg, father of Moishe Weinberg

Sunday, August 9 Rose Etigson, mother of Barbara Cohen Sam Schwartz, father of Eleanor Mintz 19 Av Saul Morris, brother of Brian Morris and father of Ian Morris Monday, August 10 Margita Koval, mother of Ivan Koval Willie Petrook, father of Howard Petrook 20 Av

Tuesday, August 11 Esther Eisenstat, wife of Chaim Eisenstat and mother Frank Pollock, brother of Dorothy Tratner 21 Av of Eisenstat

Wednesday, August 12 Fredda Grosser, mother of Dalya Hakimi Helen Rosen, mother of Hinda Silber 22 Av Anne Hunni Herzig, mother of Elise Herzig Rose , mother of Mindy Green

Thursday, August 13 Chaim Gruenfeld, father of Zissi Wise 23 Av

Friday, August 14 Henri Ouanounou, father of Samy Ouanounou Lily Tepperman, mother of Sharon Knopman 24 Av Rapoport, husband of Lailla Rapoport Gabriel Zimmerman, husband of Blanca Zimmerman Eileen Rothbart, mother of Evelynne Bernstein

COMMUNITY MATTERS • Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays, August 10-31, 11:00 am - Torah In Motion & 929 present Time for Tanach: 24 Teachers 24 Books 24 ClassesClasses. To register go to https://www.torahinmotion.org/civicrm/event/register?id=179&reset=1 . • Tuesday, August 18, 8:00 pm - Israel Bonds presents:presents: International Celebration of Heritage and Unity featuring Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Ambassador Ron Dermer. Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/israel-bonds- spectacular-international-celebration-of-heritage-and-unity-registration-114295878048 . • Thursdays, 7:00 pm - The Yiddish Book Center presents:presents: Free Virtual PublPublicic ProgramsPrograms. Talks, readings, conversations, and staged readings. To view the calendar and register, go to https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/visit/calendar-events .

REFUAH SHLEIMAH z Rachmiel ben Dvorah (Randall Craig), Mordechai Avraham ben Hinda Rifka, Eliyahu ben Ryejah, Brachah bat Gitl, Shmuel ben Ethel, Chaim Yakov ben Rivka, Eliyahu ben Ruth, Minah Tzurel bat Ita, Moshe Zvi ben Golda Yocheved, Shira bat Blimah Leah, Meir Zeileg ben Chana, Yehuda Yoseif ben Miriam Yocheved, Eliyahu Yom Tov ben Leah, Zvi Aryeh ben Eidel, Pinchas Mordechai ben Chana, Beila bat Eida, Rut bat Chaya Leah, Chaim ben Shayna Bracha.

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Rabbi Chaim Strauchler Avital Strauchler, Rebbetzin Rabbi Jesse Shore, Assistant Rabbi Robin Gofine, President Nicole Toledano, Executive Director

Executive O"cers: Elie Roth, Vice President | Donna Starkman Shi', Vice President | Jonathan Ostro, Treasurer | Rachel Libman, Corporate Secretary | Louis Vandersluis, Gabbai | Randall Craig, Immediate Past President

Board Members: Charlene Arje, Past Presidents Committee Rep. | Ron Cuperfain | Lori Disenhouse | Laura Fialkov | Raquel Goldberg | Yaakov Goldrich | Jonathan Grauman | Elianne Koschitzky | Brian Lass | Judy Laxer | Alex Neuman | Gayle Roberts | Gili Rosen | Ian Rosmarin | Zahava Stadler | Jesse Tepperman | David Walerstein | Moishe Weinberg | Shlomi Yunger | Larry Zimmerman

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