SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 --- 21 ELUL 5779 PARSHAT KI TAVO SHABBAT MATTERS
Friday, September 20 Friday, September 27 Shabbat, September 21 Torah Haftorah: 7:00 pm Mincha 6:55 pm Mincha 7:30 am Hashkama Minyan 5:45 pm Pre-Mincha Shiur: Reading: Yeshayahu 7:01 pm Candles 6:48 pm Candles 8:15 am Chumash-Rashi Shiur Rabbi Strauchler Devarim 60:1 - 60:22 (Earliest 6:03 pm) (Earliest 5:53 pm) with Melech Halberstadt 6:45 pm Mincha: Sharp Sanctuary 26:1 - 29:8 Hertz P. 874 9:00 am Shacharit: Sanctuary & 7:56 pm Shabbat Ends Hertz P. 859 Stone P. 1201 Downstairs Minyan 10:45 pm Earlier Slichot Stone P. 1068 10:00 am Youth Programs 11:20 pm Kumzitz Program 10:00 am Teen Minyan 1:05 am Later Slichot
TODAH RABAH to the sponsors: CONGREGATIONAL KIDDUSH: MAZAL TOV AND OTHER MEMBERS MATTERS Jeremy & Talya and Layla Silver in honour of • the birth and Brit Milah of their son and Mazal Tov to Jeremy & Talya Silver on the birth of a son. Excited big sister is LaylaLayla. Proud brother grandparents are Bonny Silver and Je: & Marcia Shumacher.. Elated great-grandparents are Brian & Brenda Lass in honour of their new Dr. Harry & Helen Cohen. Thrilled uncles and aunts are Je:ery & Daniella SilverSilver,Silver Hananel grandson, Riley Miles Linker Segal & Sherri SilverSilver, Azari & Navah Shumacher, Aleeza Shumacher, and Yoav Isadore & Rosalie Sharp in commemoration of Shumacher. the yahrzeit of Rosalie’s father, Joseph Wise z”l • Mazal Tov to Ross Linker & Melissa Lass on the birth of their son, Riley Miles, in San Francisco. Cli1 & Katy Korman in commemoration of the Ross Linker & Melissa Lass yahrzeit of Cli1’s brother, Neil Korman z”l Proud grandparents are Brian & Brenda LassLass. Elated great-grandparents are Cynthia Gasner Alex Neuman, Naomi Roskies, Andrew and Mervin & Myrna Lass. Ecstatic aunts and uncle are Jordan & Sara Lass and Shira LassLass. Neuman, Marlee Newman and family in Thrilled cousin is Mia Sunny LassLass. commemoration of the yahrzeit of Alex and • Mazal Tov to Rebecca & Berl Nadler and Isaac & Geri Wiener on the birth of their grandson, Andrew’s father, Geza Neuman z”l Rebecca & Berl Nadler Gail Midanik in commemoration of the Avraham Moshe, born to Hillel & Tova Nadler of Boston. Excited siblings are Yosef and yahrzeit of her father, Murray Midanik z”l Shoshana. Thrilled uncles and aunts are Batya and Matt, Ariella and Hody, and Tova and Seth, Barbara Corber in commemoration of the and cousins are Rose, Charlie, Adira, Shaya and Adin. yahrzeits of her parents, Philip & Nettie • Mazal Tov to Vicky & Ralph Levine on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Ari, son of Chaya z”l Corber Laya & Avromi Kaplan. Proud siblings are Chanala, Zevi, Dovi and Reena. The parents of Shaarei Shomayim Youth in honour of Jacob Posluns and welcoming • Mazal Tov to Daniella Silver on the release of her third cookbook, Variations . Didi Rosenzweig DOWNSTAIRS MINYAN: Simha & Nelly Mendelsohn in commemoration CELEBRATING OUR YOUTH of the yahrzeit of Simha’s father, Shmuel Mendelsohn z”l This Shabbat, join us for a special Presentation and Youth Kiddush honouring BREAKFAST: Jacob PoslunsPosluns, our outgoing Youth Director, and welcoming Didi RosenzweigRosenzweig, Monday Sept. 23, 2 nd Minyan our incoming Youth Director. Gilbert & Grace Goodman in commemoration We thank Jacob for his years of leadership and dedication, and look forward to of the yahrzeit of Gilbert’s father, Max Goodman z”l working with Didi on new and exciting future programming.
Thank you to the sponsors of the Presentation and Youth Kiddush honouring Jacob Posluns and welcoming Didi Rosenzweig:
Shane & Shelby Altbaum Baruch & Yael Jakubovic Ira Povitz George & Charlene Arje Eli Javasky & Rachel Shour Ian & Heather Ringel and family Arielle Berger & Daniel Held Adir & Elianne Koschitzky Avi & Abby Romberg Shai & Rebecca Berliner Yedidia & Miriam Koschitzky Erez Rubinstein & Goldie Schla: Rubinstein Randall & Linda Craig Joseph & Sarah Koval Rabbi Jesse & Lauren Shore Adir & Dara Dishy Yissy & Rebecca Lauterpacht Rabbi Chaim & Avital Strauchler Zvi & Naomi Glustein Eli Lechtman & Tamar Arje-Lechtman Je: & Nicole Toledano Evan Goldenthal & Ilana Arje-Goldenthal Michael & Yael Lipson Ron & Rachel Wald Seth & Daniella Greenspan The Mansell family Aviva Zieleniec & Jonathan Grauman Jonathan & Aimee Hass Yonatan & Yocheved Milevsky Shaarei Shomayim OIce Sta: Aaron & Emily Hershtal Dani & Rena Neufeld BA’AL TEFILLAH PROBAS This Shabbat, we will be hosting the second out of three Ba’al Tefillah probas : Gabi ShullShull. Gabi is originally from South Africa and moved with his family to Israel as a teen. He later moved to NY for university where he graduated from Lander College in 2003. He has been training vocally since his years in college, and has been the Ba'al Tefillah on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur at a large congregation in NY for the past 15 years. Gabi is a freelance singer in Toronto at weddings and Bnei Mitzvot celebrations. To read more about Gabi, to listen to his sample recordings, and to fill out the feedback questionnaire, please go to: shomayim.org/baaltefillah. The last proba will take place next Shabbat, September 27-28: RabbiRabbi Jesse Shore The candidates will lead the davening for Kabbalat Shabbat, Maariv, Shacharit and Mussaf. You are encouraged to attend these services and to provide your feedback through an online questionnaire, to be posted at shomayim.org/baaltefillah. Samples of recordings by the candidates are posted on this webpage, as well. Thank you to the Ba’al Tefillah Search Committee for arranging the probas .
This Shabbat, we welcome GGGuGuuueeeesssstttt SSSpSpppeeeeaaaakkkkeeeerrrr:::: IIIDIDDDFFFF LLLiLiiieeeeuuuutttteeeennnnaaaannnntttt CCCoCooolllloooonnnneeeellll YYY.Y... SSS.,S who will address the congregation before Mussaf. TORAH MATTERS: DATE DAVENING TIMES SHIURIM AND LECTURES
Sunday, September 22 / 22 Elul 8:30 am Shacharit 7:30 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler 6:55 pm Mincha
Monday, September 23 / 23 Elul 6:45 / 7:50 am Slichot & Shacharit 6:00 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler 6:55 pm Mincha 9:30 am Yirmiyahu Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler
Tuesday, September 24 / 24 Elul 6:45 / 7:50 am Slichot & Shacharit 6:00 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler 6:55 pm Mincha 9:30 am Birth of Moral Selfhood Shiur with Dr. Zolty 1:30 pm Yeshayah Shiur with Rabbi Torczyner Wednesday, September 25 / 25 Elul 6:45 / 7:50 am Slichot & Shacharit 6:00 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Shore 6:55 pm Mincha
Thursday, September 26 / 26 Elul 6:45 / 7:50 am Slichot & Shacharit 6:00 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Shore 6:55 pm Mincha
Friday, September 27 / 27 Elul 6:45 / 7:50 am Slichot & Shacharit 6:00 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Shore 6:55 pm Mincha 5:53 pm Earliest Candle Lighting 6:48 pm Candle Lighting Kriyat Shema should be recited after 7:51 pm this week. PARSHA MATTERS - by Rabbi Sammy Bergman MIKRA BIKKURIM : FROM MEMORY TO INSPIRATION Our demanding familial, social, and communal responsibilities make finding inspiration very diIcult. Even when we have “free time,” we are often so mentally and emotionally drained that we lack the mind space to truly engage in activities intended to imbue our lives with meaning. The hours we spend connecting with our families and communing with God in prayer can become rote activities instead of inspirational experiences. The mitzvah of Mikra Bikkurim discussed in Parshat Ki Tavo presents an approach to finding inspiration in the mundaneness of our daily schedules. The Torah mandates that we place our Bikkurim, our first fruits of the seven species of Israel from the harvest, in a basket and transport them to the Temple. After arriving at the temple, we are commanded to recite several verses describing our national history. We describe our patriarch Jacob’s encounter with Lavan the Aramean, the servitude we experienced in Egypt, our redemption from Egypt, our entrance into the land of Israel, and declare our intention to thank God by presenting him with our first fruits. This recitation is known as Mikra Bikkurim. On a simple level, as the Ramban suggests, we recite Mikra Bikkurim in order to express our gratitude. However, the Sefer Hachinuch (Mitzvah 606), adds another dimension to the mitzvah. Imagine the feeling of satisfaction one experiences when harvesting their first fruits after enduring a physically draining agricultural season! In the experience of literally eating the fruits of their labor, one runs the risk of forgetting God, the ultimate source of material success. The physical action of bringing Bikkurim may not have provided the inspiration to break out of this mindset. Therefore, suggests the Chinuch, we not only bring the Bikkurim to the temple, but also perform Mikra Bikkurim. We verbally recall the kindness God has bestowed upon our nation, and upon ourselves. We inspire the recognition into our hearts around minds that our material success ultimately emanates from God’s kindness. Furthermore, suggests the Chinuch, the spiritual level we reach by filling our hearts with gratitude and praise to Hashem, makes us worthy of receiving his blessing for the next year as well. The mitzvah of Mikra Bikkurim can provide us with a method for imbuing our own lives with inspiration. We each have our own personal narratives, filled with stories of our successes and failures. If those memories remain tucked away in our minds, they become disconnected from our present reality. However, if we use the model of Mikra Bikkurim, by verbally recounting our own stories which we find most meaningful, and acknowledge Hashem’s role in our daily lives, our memories can fill our present lives with inspiration. May we internalize the message of Mikra Bikkurim , continue to retell our stories, and imbue each moment of our lives with meaning.
Rabbi Strauchler will give the PrePrePre-Pre ---MinchaMincha Shiur at 5:45 pm on the topic: “Harry Potter and the Blessed and Cursed Child.”
Join us for the Kumzitz Program between the two Slichot services, 11:20 pm in the Sisterhood Hall. See flyer on page 3.
EXTENDED OFFICE HOURS Rosh Hashana is just over a week away! Please ensure that you renew your membership as soon as possible. You may renew your membership and pickup your tickets during oIce hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; and Friday 8:30 am-2:00 pm. If you have already paid your membership contributions, tickets are available for pickup. The oIce will have extended hours on: Monday, September 23; and Wednesday, September 25; from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm.
MATTERS Stay and Play Shaar Chadash Shaar Yafo Shaar Aryeh (Ages 0 - 3) (Ages 2 - 5) (Grade 1 - 2) (Grade 3 - 5) Youth Programs Room 101 Room 102 Room 103 Room 105 11101000::::000000 aaamammm tttotooo 11121222::::000000 pppmpmmm Night Seder: All Things Shabbat Join Rabbi Sammy Bergman and Rabbi Jesse Shore for Chavrutot, Shiur and refreshments. Wednesdays, 8:00-9:30 pm in the Weinbaum Beit Midrash. YAHRZEITS DATE YAHRZEITS BEING OBSERVED Shabbat, September 21 Jeanne Closner, mother of Arnold Closner Geza Neuman, father of Andrew Neuman and Alex Neuman 21 Elul
Sunday, September 22 Sarah Hollinger, mother of Allan Hollinger Karl Spiler, father of Frances Shoore 22 Elul Hyman Reiss, brother of Irving Reiss
Monday, September 23 Philip Corber, father of Barbara Corber Joseph Wise, father of Rosalie Sharp 23 Elul Max Goodman, father of Gilbert Goodman
Tuesday, September 24 Ida Berenbaum, mother of Shirley Ho:man Irving Green, father of Bernard Green 24 Elul Ralph Cohen, father of Alan Cohen Neil Korman, brother of Cli: Korman Mary Fink, mother of Larry Fink and Elaine Umansky Salomon Schildkraut, father of Hymie Schildkraut
Wednesday, September 25 Lawrence Etigson, brother of Barbara Cohen Max Zeidenberg, brother of Sophie Fink 25 Elul Lily Weisman, sister of Ignatz Fulop
Thursday, September 26 Esther Bendavid, mother of Yehuda Bendavid George Volow, father of Lisa Golombek 26 Elul Bracha Goldman, mother of Joseph Goldman Benjamin Weisberg, father of Grace Goodman Friday, September 27 27 Elul
• 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].
PRAY & LEARN WITH DR. ELLIOTT MALAMET ON ROSH HASHANA Rosh Hashana I (Sept. 30)30): 11:20 am - Shofar Blowing Rosh Hashana II (Oct. 1)1): 11:20 am - Shofar Blowing 11:35 am - Class: Remembering Yourself and Others 11:30 am - Class: Choose Life 12:30 pm - Guided Meditation followed by Amidah 12:30 pm - Guided Meditation followed by Amidah
The Centre Mechitza will be used on the following Shabbatot: October 19, November 16, and December 14.
WOMENWOMEN’’’’SS MEGILLAH READING: KOHELET Join the women of Shaarei Shomayim on Shabbat Chol Hamoed SukkotSukkot, October 19 at 11:45 am, for the reading of Megillat Kohelet . If you are interested in reading, please contact Lauren Shore at [email protected]; or Rebecca Rotenberg Nadler at [email protected]. COMMUNITY MATTERS • Sunday, September 22, 8:00 pm - Selichot Concert: A Night of Song and Inspiration wwithith Aaron RazelRazel, world renowned musician. Presented by Bnei Akiva Schools, Mizrachi Canada and Echad L’Echad. At Yeshivat Or Chaim, 159 Almore Ave. For more information and tickets go to mizrachi.ca/razel. • Thursday, September 26, 9:30 am - Chai Lifeline BakeBake Sale to raise funds to participate in the Life Time Miami Marathon with Team Lifeline , in February 2020. At the home of Julie Kaplan, 114 Caribou Road. For details contact 647-704-2623 or [email protected]. • Thursday, September 26, 7:00 pm - Emunah Toronto's Annual PrePre----RoshRosh Hashana Bake SaleSale. At 29 Timberlane Drive. For details contact 416-634-3040 or [email protected]. • November 3-10 - The Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre’s 39 th annual Holocaust Education WeekWeek. It will explore the theme of The Holocaust and Now . At various locations throughout the GTA. For more details go to holocausteducationweek.com. REFUAH SHLEIMAH z Pinchas Tzvi ben Basya, Yita Hentcha bat Shoshana, Rachmiel ben Dvorah (Randall Craig), Geula Liba Yehudit bat Gittel Tzipra, Leah bat Sarah, Hesha Channah bat Bayla, Michael Mordechai Avraham ben Hinda Rifka, Eliyahu ben Ryejah, Miriam bat Chaya, Yitzchak ben Chaya Raizel, Eliyahu Yom Tov ben Leah, Oved ben Regina, Ophira bat Raanana, Shlomo Shraga ben Esther, Yehuda Yosef ben Miriam Yocheved, Elyakim ben Meril, Yosef ben Esther, Rachel bat Leah, Yekutiel ben Sara, Sara bat Yocheved, Golda bat Sarah, Menachem Mendel ben Devorah, Eliyahu Reuven ben Sarah, Yerachmiel ben Luba, Faygala bat Freda , Dovid Chanoch ben Yhudis Ita, Yehezkiel Yehuda ben Chaya, Mindel bat Rochel , Yacov Israel ben Carmela, Hersh Leib ben Miryam, Chaya bat Tova, Efrat bat Etta Miriam, Zachariah ben Yehudit Rachel, Eliyahu ben Ruth, Pesach ben Faiga, Noach ben Eta Rayzil, Minah Tzurel bat Kate, Moshe Tzvi ben Shmuel HaLevi, Sara Bleema bat Shaindel.
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