AUGUST 25, 2018 --- 14 ELUL 5778 PARSHAT KI TEITZE SHABBAT MATTERS
Friday August 24 Shabbat August 25 Torah Reading: 7:00 pm Mincha 7:30 am Hashkama Minyan 6:35 pm Pre-Mincha Shiur by Devarim 21:10 - 25:19 6:43 pm Earliest Candle Lighting 8:15 am Chumash-Rashi Shiur with Rabbi Elihu Abbe Hertz P. 840 7:48 pm Candle Lighting Melech Halberstadt 7:35 pm Mincha Stone P. 1046 Friday August 31 9:00 am Shacharit: Sharp Sanctuary 7:55 pm Seudah Shlishit Haftorah: 7:00 pm Mincha & Downstairs Minyan 8:46 pm Shabbat Ends Yeshayahu 54:1 - 55:5 6:33 pm Earliest Candle Lighting 10:00 am Youth Programs Hertz P. 857 7:36 pm Candle Lighting Stone P. 1201
TODAH RABAH to the sponsors: CCCONGREGATIONALCONGREGATIONAL KIDDUSH: MAZAL TOV AND OTHER MEMBERS MATTERS Simha & Nelly Mendelsohn in • Mazal Tov to Moshe & Brenda Bessin on the engagement of their son, AviAvi, to Chaya Sarah DuBrow, commemoration of the yahrzeit of Simha’s father, Samuel Mendelsohn z”l daughter of Rabbi Meilech & Yehudis DuBrow of Los Angeles. Excited siblings are Hyim BessinBessin, Gail Midanik and David Midanik in Miriam BessinBessin, Aura & Eli Woznica; Shoshi DuBrow, Ramy & Jaz DuBrow, and Boruch Noam & commemoration of the yahrzeit of Sheina DuBrow. Proud grandmother is Corrine DuBrow. their father, Murray Midanik z”l • Mazal Tov to Brian & Kim Waltman on the birth of a baby boy. Proud grandparents are Barry & DOWNSTAIRS MINYAN: Gilda Waltman and Howard & Riki Lichtman. Mazal Tov to the many excited aunts, uncles and Joel & Rochelle Monson in cousins. commemoration of the yahrzeit of • Mazal Tov to Lorraine Hanser on the birth of a great-granddaughter, born to Dale & Falyn Abrams. Joel’s mother, Edith Monson z”l Excited brother is Cole. Proud grandparents are Jon & Kim Abrams and Daniel & Elise Waltman. Fred & Tammy Parker in honour of • th their daughter, Rachel, who is leaving Mazal Tov to Sol & Taube Zeifman on their 50 wedding anniversary. for Israel for a year of study • Tzetchem L’shalom to the students who will soon depart for Israel to begin their year of study: Aaron HASHKAMA MINYAN: Mills and Rachel ParkerParker. Gerald Katz in commemoration of the yahrzeit of his mother, Rachel Katz z”l THANK YOU IRVING BENMERGUI SEUDAH SHLISHIT: Join us this Shabbat for a special presentation and Kiddush as we say Je3rey & Elaine Hertz and Brian & Robbie Schwartz in commemoration “Thank You” to Irving Benmergui for all of his hard work and service to our community, and of the yahrzeit of Robbie and acknowledge his over 6 years of service as Gabbai of Shaarei Shomayim. Je3rey’s mother, Sara Hertz z”l BREAKFAST: Wednesday August 29, 2 nd Minyan ROSH HASHANA MATTERS Paul Brown in commemoration of the yahrzeit of his father, Dr. Alexander • Motzei Shabbat, September 1, 11:20 pm - Slichot & ShiraShira program. See flyer on page 3. Brown z”l (Eliyahu ben Eliezer) • Sunday, September 2, 10:00 am - YU Torah MiTzion Pre-Rosh Hashana Midreshet Yom Rishon: Kenny & Hyla Wise in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Sunday morning Learning for Women at Shaarei Shomayim. Free of charge. Kenny’s father, Julius Sonny Wise z”l • Tuesday, September 4, 1:30 pm - From ChanahChanah’’’’ss Demand for a Child to Our Rosh Hashana Friday August 31, 2 nd Minyan Prayers: How Aggressive is Too Aggressive for God? Shiur with Rabbi Torczyner, at Shaarei Benji Wald in honour of the morning Shomayim. Register at [email protected] or 647-708-6724. Minyan participants • Friday, September 7, following Mincha - PrePrePre-Pre ---RoshRosh Hashana Shabbat DinnerDinner. See flyer on page 3.
Thank you to the sponsors of the appreciation Kiddush in honour of Irving Benmergui: Frank & Karen Ander Mayer Elharar Brian & Brenda Lass Hymie & Shirley Schildkraut George & Charlene Arje Sandy Finkelstein & Roberta Kremer Ralph & Vicky Levine Randy ShiG & Donna Jerry & Tammy Balitsky Joseph & Linda Fried Steven Lipari Starkman ShiG Raquel, Naomi, Audrey and Liora Jerry & Sandra Genesove JeGrey Lipsitz & Judy Laxer Rabbi Jesse & Lauren Shore Benmergui Timothy & Robin Gofine Gilbert & Shayna Miller Ted Shoub & Yvette Rosenberg Robert & Vivian Benmergui Barry & Debby Goldman Joel & Rochelle Monson JeGery & Daniella Silver Paul Brown Michael & Francine Goldrich and family Tom & Shoshanah Moos Rabbi Chaim & Avital Strauchler Jack & Marlene Brudner and David Alloul Berl Nadler & Rebecca Rotenberg- Alan & Etta Sugarman Alan Burger and family Steve Gottesman & Liddy Beck Nadler JeG & Nicole Toledano Arnold (Anshel) Buxbaum Melech & Dorothy Halberstadt Sol & Queenie Nayman Philip & Nanci Turk Brian & Carole Cantor Stephen & Janice Halpern Alex Neuman & Naomi Roskies Ies & Ruth van Messel Samuel & Beverley Cohen JeGrey & Elaine Hertz Andrew Neuman & Marlee Newman Louis & Risa Vandersluis Randall & Linda Craig Andrew Kaminker Benny & Elaine Osher David & Bernice Walerstein Ted Croitoru & Edith Devico Gerald Katz Samy Ouanounou JeGrey & Beryl Zeifman Ron Cuperfain & Elise Herzig Esther Keltz Bill Povitz Sol & Taube Zeifman Rabbi Elliott & Rochelle Diamond Bernie & Anna Kleinberg Ira Povitz Larry & Jackie Zimmerman Sheldon & Lori Disenhouse CliGord & Katy Korman Aaron & Joyce Rifkind Yaakov Yitzchak & Deena Eizicovics Zev & Jennifer Korman JeGrey & Gayle Roberts Arthur & Joyce Eklove Harry Krakowsky & Golda Brown Martin & Gayle Sable
SHABBAT MATTERS: Brian & Robbie Schwartz and Je3rey & Elaine Hertz in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Robbie and Je3rey’s mother, Sara Hertz z”l TORAH MATTERS: DATE DAVENING TIMES Sunday, August 26 8:30 am Shacharit 7:30 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler 15 Elul 7:40 pm Mincha Monday, August 27 6:55 / 7:45 am Shacharit 6:10 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler 16 Elul 7:40 pm Mincha Tuesday, August 28 7:00 / 7:45 am Shacharit 6:15 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Shore 17 Elul 7:40 pm Mincha Wednesday, August 29 7:00 / 7:45 am Shacharit 6:15 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Shore 18 Elul 7:40 pm Mincha
Thursday, August 30 6:55 / 7:45 am Shacharit 6:10 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Shore 19 Elul 7:40 pm Mincha
Friday, August 31 7:00 / 7:45 am Shacharit 6:15 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Shore 20 Elul 7:00 pm Mincha 6:33 pm Earliest Candle Lighting 7:36 pm Candle Lighting
Kriyat Shema should be recited after 8:41 pm this week. PARSHA MATTERS - by Rabbi Jesse Shore THE LOVELY CHAOTIC TRAJECTORY OF TESHUVA We all suGer from a severe lack of omniscience. Hashem, in His wisdom, has refrained from endowing us with perfect knowledge of Creation. Even in our respected areas of expertise, we only know things partially, and while we may be dimly aware of many things (like what was discussed in today’s news cycle), there are infinitely many things that completely escape our notice (like the tectonic activity of an earth-like planet somewhere in the Andromeda galaxy, or the billionth billionth sum in the Fibonacci sequence). Given this extremely humbling state of aGairs, it can be surprising when people so casually assume that they have privileged knowledge as to what events truly influence their lives and, moreover, oGer confident explanations as to why they happen. Our parsha relates a sequence of apparently unrelated events as mitzvot. The sequence includes: (1) driving away a mother bird before taking her young; (2) making a protective enclosure around the roof of a house; and (3) sowing a vineyard without inter- breeding plants. It is here where Rashi introduces the famous principle of mitzvah goreret mitzvah , that one good deed is a precursor to another (Devarim 22:8). Rashi also weaves a narrative, connecting the dots to plausibly explain how each mitzvah in the sequence gives rise to the next mitzvah. Left to our own imaginations, we could contrive our own ingenious explanations. Perhaps Rashi’s narrative, and the narratives of our own imaginations are lav davka (not intended to be exclusive or authoritative). What is important is the underlying principle. If every mitzvah is perceived as the precursor to another, then we are on a trajectory of following Hashem’s will. Even if our understanding or knowledge of events are far from complete, or even mistaken, what matters is that we more easily perceive the next opportunity to perform a mitzvah because we have adopted the outlook that life is about mitzvot. With the Yamim Noraim fast approaching, we can expand this understanding to Teshuva as well. Indeed, our ability to make amends, to refine our character, and to come closer to Hashem, is predicated on whether we adopt the perception that Teshuva is an ever present opportunity in our lives. Life can often be fraught with chaotic events, things that we cannot readily understand or explain, but once we adopt a perception that each event is an opportunity for Teshuva, then we set for ourselves a trajectory that leads to closeness to Hashem.
Rabbi Elihu AbbeAbbe, YU Kollel's new Sgan Rosh Beit Midrash, will give a PrePrePre-Pre ---MinchaMincha Shiur at 6:35 pm on the topic: “Paying Workers On Time: Halachic Decisions of Rabbi Asher Weiss.”
• SHOFAR BLOWING AT HOME: Do you know of someone who will not be able to make it to shul on Rosh Hashana, but wants to hear shofar at home? Do you blow shofar? Please be in touch: [email protected]. • GETTING TO SHUL: Do you know of someone who will not be able to make it to shul on Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur and would appreciate being pushed in a wheelchair, or having a walking buddy? Are you able to accompany someone to/from shul or to push a wheelchair Please be in touch: [email protected].
EXTENDED OFFICE HOURS Rosh Hashana is two and a half weeks away! Please ensure that you renew your membership as soon as possible. You may renew your membership and pick-up your tickets during oQce hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am-2:00 pm. The oQce will have extended hours on: Monday, August 27; Wednesdays, August 29 and September 5; from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm.
MATTERS Stay and Play Shaar Chadash Shaar Yafo Shaar Aryeh Youth Programs --- SUMMER (Ages 0 - 3) (Ages 2 - 5) (Grade 1 - 2) (Grade 3 - 5) 11101000::::000000 aaamammm tttotooo 11121222::::000000 pppmpmmm Room 101 Room 101 or 103 Room 103 Room 105 WOMEN'S MEGILLAH READING SERIES: KOHELET. On Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot, September 29, join the women of Shaarei Shomayim for a reading of Kohelet. The Women's Megillah Reading Series is a new initiative to join together and read from all five Megillot. If you are interested in laining Kohelet, or any other megillah, contact LLLaLaaauuuurrrreeeennnn SSShShhhoooorrrreeee at [email protected] YAHRZEITS DATE YAHRZEITS BEING OBSERVED Shabbat, August 25 Zelda Wintrob, mother of Raphael Wintrob 14 Elul
Sunday, August 26 Celia Chapnick, mother of Barry Chapnick Sarah Firestone, mother of Helen Gross 15 Elul Molly Cohen, mother of Warren Cohen Leona Fleishman, mother of Danny Fleishman Monday, August 27 Matana Itzchaik, mother of Mihal Tylman Jacob Isaac Kraminer, father of Brona Rosen 16 Elul Rachel Katz, mother of Gerald Katz Tuesday, August 28 JeGrey Goldman, brother of Barry Goldman 17 Elul Wednesday, August 29 Alexander Brown, father of Paul Brown Samuel Mendelsohn, father of Simha Mendelsohn 18 Elul Rosa Fried, mother of Joseph Fried Ruth Samson, mother of Elijah Samson Sara Hertz, mother of JeGrey Hertz and Robbie Jeanette Train, mother of Rena Levy Schwartz Julius Sonny Wise, father of Kenny Wise Thursday, August 30 Henri Charles Barik, husband of Florence Barik Murray Midanik, father of Gail Midanik 19 Elul Gertrude Dollinger, mother of Marlene Goldbach Rita Mink, mother of Sheila Grupp Morris Kaye, father of Glory Goldman Meyer Zagury, father of Joseph Zagury Friday, August 31 Edith Monson, mother of Joel Monson Michael Segal, brother of Helen Brown 20 Elul Samuel Morris Green, brother of Dorothy ShiG Molly Title, mother of Stephen Title
SHAAREI SHOMAYIM UPCOMING PROGRAMS
• Tuesdays at 4:15 pm - Shaarei Shomayim Walkie TalkiesTalkies walking group with Rabbi Shore. • Shabbat, September 1 - Rabbi Henry Hoschander zzz”z”””ll Memorial ShabbatShabbat. See flyer on page 3. • Monday, September 3, 4:00-8:00 pm - Annual Welcome BBQ and CPR & Defibrillator DemonstrationDemonstration at 5:00 pm. • Shabbat, September 8 - ScholarScholar----inininin----ResidenceResidence Rabbi Ari LammLamm. See flyer on page 3. • The Writing Group with Florence Barik is on a High Holiday break, and will resume on Monday, October 15, at 12:30 pm.
Monday, August 27, 3:00-4:00 pm - Meet our new ShinshinimShinshinim,Shinshinim Oriyah Segman and Maor MenasseMenasse. Kids grades 1-5 are welcome to enjoy ice cream and activities with Oriyah and Maor, at the Strauchler home.
Please note that the centre mechitza will be in use this Shabbat. It will be used on the following Shabbatot: September 15, October 27, November 17, and December 8. COMMUNITY MATTERS • Mondays-Thursdays, 10:00 am-12:00 pm – YU Torah MiTzion MenMen’’’’ss Seder Boker at Yeshivat Or Chaim. • Tuesday, August 28-Monday, September 3 - The AshkenazAshkenaz FestivalFestival. At Harbourfront Centre and other venues around the GTA. For more information and tickets go to www.ashkenaz.ca/2018-festival. • Wednesdays, September 5, 12, 26, 10:30 am - Four PsalmsPsalms for Tishrei with Shayna Kravetz. In preparation for the High Holidays, join in for a look at four psalms associated with the Chagim . At Shaarei Shomayim. $15/class. Register with Shayna at [email protected] or 647-203-7350. • Wednesday, September 26, 8:00 pm - S. Y. Agnon: SukkotSukkot Lecture by Rabbi Shlomo GemaraGemara. At Shaarei Shomayim. REFUAH SHLEIMAH z Freidel bat Rivkah, Chaya Ariella Tziporah bat Naomi Sheina, Moshe Zvi ben Golda, Mina Tzerel bat Itta, Yehudit bat Mina Tzerel, Avraham Yosef ben Fruma, Shira Penina bat Blimah Leah, Simcha bat Habiba, Eliyahu ben Ruth, Chaya bat Tova, Raizal bat Liba Golda, Avraham Yoseph ben Sarah, Miryam bat Roza, Eliezer ben Leah, Chaim Zev ben Blima, Rephael Netah ben Necha Miryam, Rachmiel ben Dvora (Randall Craig), Michael Mordechai Avraham ben Hinda Rivka, Sarah bat Tziporah, Esther bat Farach, Leora bat Ahuva, Dov Ber Y’hoshua ben N’chama, Eliyahu Yom Tov ben Leah, Chaya bat Sarah, Yehuda Yosef ben Miriam Yocheved, Avraham Shlomo ben Miriam, Yehuda Reuven ben Sarah, Gittel Devorah bat Leah, Yisroel Dovid ben Zahava v’Boruch, Eliyahu ben Ryejah, Miriam bat Chaya, Mindel bat Rochel, Esther bat Lebaleh, Miriam bat Sarah, Tzila bat Rachel Leah, Shlomo Shraga ben Esther, Geula Liba Yehudit bat Gittel Tzipra, Chaya Sarah bat Shifra, Mordechai ben Sarah, Pinchas Tzvi ben Basya, Yita Hentcha bat Shoshana, Rachmiel ben Dvorah.
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