July 27, 2018 – Menachem -Av 15, 5778 Flamingo E Weekly 807 Erev Shabbat Nachamu, Parshat Va’etchanan | Avot Chapter 3 Candle lighting time from 7:18 pm, but no later than 8:28 pm Shabbat ends: 9:35 pm
We extend Blessings of Comfort & Consolation on this special Shabbat!
Your Chabad Flamingo Week-at-a-Glance: Prayer Services, Classes & Events Erev Shabbat, Friday, July 27 Shabbat– Saturday, July 28 Sunday, July 29 6:30 am Maamer Moment 8:30 am Chassidic Reader ~ Lekutei Torah 8:00 am Early Minyan 6:30 am Early Minyan 9:15 am Main Shacharit Prayer Services 8:30 am Tanya Teachings 7:00 am Regular Minyan 9:30 am Parents ’n Kids’ Youth Minyan 9:15 am Regular Minyan 10:30 am Shabbat Youth Programs
6:30 pm Mincha, Sefer HaMitzvot 11:00 am The Teen Scene! 7:30 pm Mincha and Sefer and “Timely Torah” then, 12:30 pm Congregational Kiddush and Friendly Schmooze HaMitzvot; Ma’ariv joyous Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv! 7:15 pm Pirkei Avot Review led by Alex Davis 7:45 pm Mincha, then Communal Seudah Shlisheet Our Diamond Daveners! 8:00 pm “Liam’s Learning Lessons” Children’s Learning Program! Youth Minyan: Shmuel Krybus 9:30 pm Ma’ariv, then screening of the Rebbe’s Living Torah video Youth Program: Yaacov Niski Kiddush Honours: Seuda Shlisheet: The Melamed Family Available Women’s Mikvah: by appt. only Women’s Mikvah: 10:15m - 12:15am Women’s Mikvah: 8:30 – 10:30 pm Monday, July 30 Tuesday, July 31 Wednesday, August 1 Thursday, August 2 6:30 am Parsha Perspectives 6:30 am Parsha Perspectives 6:30 am Parsha Perspectives 6:30 am Parsha Perspectives 6:30 am Early Minyan 6:40 am Early Minyan 6:40 am Early Minyan 6:30 am Early Minyan 7:00 am Regular Minyan 7:00 am Regular Minyan 7:00 am Regular Minyan 7:00 am Regular Minyan 10:30 am Redemption Songs 7:30 pm Mincha and Sefer 7:30 pm Mincha and Sefer 7:30 pm Mincha and Sefer 7:30 pm Mincha, Sefer HaMitzvot; Ma’ariv HaMitzvot; Ma’ariv HaMitzvot; then, Ma’ariv HaMitzvot, Ma’ariv 8:30 pm Parsha Perspectives 8:00 pm Chof Av Farbrengen 8:30 pm Talmud Tisch Live!
7:00 pm M. Covant: Shalom Bayit 7:30 pm R’ Robbins: Shabbat Laws Chof Av Hillulah Farbrengen | Wednesday, August 1| 8:00pm 8:00 pm R’ Robbins: Pathways Be sure to join this joyous and insightful Chasidic get-together 8:30 pm E. Krybus: Tanya Sparks honouring the Hilula of the Rebbe’s father. 9:00 pm M. Covant: Moshiach! Monday – Thursday | Women’s Mikvah: 8:30 – 10:30 pm
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ערב שבת קודש ~ |ט״ו מנחם אב |Erev Shabbat, Friday Morning, July 27 Don’t Worry, Be Happy – According to a cryptic Talmudic passage, the 15th day of Menachem-Av is considered one of the happiest days in the year! Both of today’s Torah Teachings - morning and evening - will explore the rhyme and reason for this with practical takeaways! 6:30 am – Class: “Moonstruck” The link between this month’s full moon and varying ideas of Jewish romance! Facebook LIVE! 6:30 or 7:00 am – Prayers: “Spiritual Recharge” Fast or slow: bringing the inspiring image of Shabbat Nachamu into sharper focus. 6:30 pm – Prayers n’ Torah: “Claim Your Joy” Mincha, Daily Digest Laws of Claims! TimelyTorah: Tu B’Av! Kabbalat Shabbat follows! שבת קודש ~ ט״ז מנחם אב |Shabbat Morning – July 28
Shabbat Soothsayers: This Shabbat, called Nachamu (= comfort) is inspired by the opening phrase of the Haftorah which is the first of seven readings designed to bring us reassuring prophetic messages of comfort and consolation countering the somber observance of Tisha B’Av. INVITATION: Your family and friends can enjoy celebrating this uplifting Shabbat together with our wonderful community!
8:30 am – Class: “Shadows and Fog II” Continued from last week: why true spirituality is best found in the fog of material chaos. 9:15 am – Sanctuary Services: “Fake News?” Dynamic Davening punctuated with comforting hope and optimism. Timely, insightful and inspiring Torah teachings gleaned from this week’s Parsha will illuminate with moral clarity those who try to obfuscate the truth! 9:30 am – Youth Minyan: “Bounce & Win!” On-timers can bounce their way to a prize, but only if they’re here by 9:30 sharp! 10:30 am – Kids’ Program: “LifeLinks” Moshe speaks of our connection to Hashem as our true source of life. As Jewish people, it’s this bond - achieved through Torah study and doing Mitzvot - that brings us to noble life. Daven, learn, nosh, play and connect! 11:00 am – Teen Program: “Be Seen @ The Scene” The guys chill with Rabbi Avrumy, study Torah, and enjoy Kool Shul together! 12:30 pm – Kiddush: “Sponsorship!” Elliot and Elaine Melamed to honour the engagement of their daughter, Erica, to Jessie Lash.
שבת קודש ~ ט״ז מנחם אב |Shabbat Evening – July 28 7:15 pm – Discussion: “Pirkei Powers” A roundtable conversation and review of Pirkei Avot Mishna teachings led by Alex Davis. 7:45 pm – Culmination: “Serving Hashem with Love” Mincha; Seudah Shlisheet. Daily Mitzvah Digest Re: Laws of Claims. Pirkei Avot Chapter 3 studied L’iliu Nishmat Avraham Yona ben Nachum HaKohen. Hilchot Shabbat: Laws of Borer (= Selections).”
8:00 pm - Youth Program: “Liam’s Learning Lessons” The Kinderlach study, hear Torah stories & enjoy appropriate refreshments. 9:30 pm – Conclusion: “Pray n’ View” Ma’ariv includes Ata Chonantanu; then, weekly screening of Living Torah with the Rebbe. י״ז מנחם אב |Sunday – July 29 8:00 or 9:15 am – Prayer: “Weekly Recharge” Join Davening early & quickly, or a little more deliberately to start your week off right! 8:30 am – Class: “Self & Health” Why honest self-evaluation is required to heal Emotional Detachment Disorder. Facebook LIVE. 7:30 pm – Prayers & Learning: “Jewish Jurisprudence” Mincha, Daily Mitzvah Digest: Laws of Claims. Ma’ariv services follow. י״ח מנחם אב |Monday – July 30 6:30 am – Class: “Desert Escape” How Biblical desert narratives demonstrate overcoming our daily inner challenges! Facebook LIVE. 6:30 or 7:00 am – Prayers: “A Time to Daven” Early n’ swift in Shtieble; moderately-paced services follow class in Beit Midrash. 10:30 am – Class: “Level 119” The second propitious verse of Psalm 119 recited in preparation for Shofar blowing. Facebook LIVE!
7:30 pm - Prayers & Learning: “The People’s Court” Mincha, Daily Mitzvah Digest Re: the Laws of Claims, Ma’ariv follows.
7:00 pm – Class: “Peace of Mind” Mark Covant shares Torah-inspired ideas on achieving Shalom Bayit - based on Garden of Peace. 7:30 pm – Class: “Evening Delights” Delighting in the Shabbat; based on the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch - with Rabbi Robbins. 8:00 pm – Class: “Chassidic Pathways” Curated stories and pearls of wisdom from Rav Yoel Kahn presented by Rabbi Robbins. 8:30 pm – Class: “Tanya 101” Understanding the light of Torah in our world. Ezra Krybus presents some illuminating Tanya Sparks. 9:00 pm – Class: “Redemption Island” Mark Covant proposes the critical need for Geula and suggests insights & purposes of Galut. י״ט מנחם אב |Tuesday – July 31 6:30 am – Class: “A Measure of Holiness” Why Moses specified the dimensions of the Two Tablets so precisely! Facebook LIVE. 6:40 or 7:00 am – Prayer: “Shacharit Options” Earlier & swifter in Unzere Shtieble; a more relaxed-pace after class in Beit Midrash. 7:30 pm – Prayers & Learning: “Legal Eagles” Mincha, Daily Mitzvah Digest, Re: Laws of Claims. Ma’ariv services follow. 8:30 pm – Class: “Black Boxes II” Analyzing the amazing spiritual achievement of putting on Tefillin even once! Facebook LIVE. כ׳ מנחם אב |Wednesday – August 1 Hilula at Chabad – Today is Chof Av, the 20th of Menachem-Av. The Talmud notes that this was a venerable date ever since Temple times. Kabbalistically, it’s linked both to Rosh Hashanah and the upcoming New Year. For us, it’s also the Yahrtzeit-Hilula of Rav Levi Yitzchok Schneerson, the Rebbe’s saintly father who was the faithful Torah Leader in Ukraine, defying the Soviet tyrants by keeping Yiddishkeit alive. Despite their arrest, torture and exile at a remote gulag; and, despite his suffering of inhumane conditions that tragically caused his premature death ... his spirit prevails in Chabad. Learn about the unique energy of this day and its inspiring lessons by joining us in Shul. 6:30 am – Class: “Sticks, Stones & Saints” Why the shattering of the Luchot is like the death of a saintly Tzaddik. Facebook LIVE. 6:40 or 7:00 am – Prayers: “Exercise Your Shacharit Time Options” Swiftly in Shtieble; more relaxed-pace in Beit Midrash after class. 7:30 pm – Prayers & Learning: “Legal Jurisdictions” Mincha, Daily Mitzvah Digest: Laws of Claims and Inheritance. Ma’ariv follows. 8:00 pm – Farbrengen: “The Father of Greatness” Joyous & insightful Chasidic gathering honouring the Hilula of the Rebbe’s father.
כ״א מנחם אב| Thursday – August 2 6:30 am – Class: “Swallowed Alive!” Discover the surprising details of Datan and Aviram’s public disappearance. Facebook LIVE. 6:30 or 7:00 am – Prayer: “Exercise Your Shacharit Time Options” Swiftly in Shtieble; more relaxed-pace in Beit Midrash after class. 7:30 pm – Prayers & Learning: “Where There’s A Will…” Mincha. Daily Mitzvah Digest: Laws of Inheritance. Ma’ariv services follow. 8:30 pm –NEW Class Series: “Home Alone IV” In anticipation of the upcoming high holiday season, our rotating Talmud series now returns to the study of Tractate Sukkot. Resuming where we left off, we’ll analyse huts, houses and courtyards! Facebook LIVE.
Upcoming Rambam Siyum Celebration Save the Date, Heal Your Soul – The 37th Annual Cycle of Daily Rambam Study concludes on Friday, Elul 21. This year’s Siyum Celebration is on Thursday, August 30th at 8 pm. Our guest lecturer Rabbi Eliezer Breitowitz will be speaking on the topic of “The Rambam: Healer of the Souls Contrasting Shemona Perakim and the Tanya.” Rabbi Breitowitz is the founding Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Darchei Torah. He lectures regularly on a wide range of Talmudic law, philosophy, and Jewish Ethics, in the GTA, across Canada, and in the US. Email your RSVPs to [email protected]. Refreshments will be served. This event is dedicated L’iliu Nishmat Yaakov Ben Dovid HaKohen. The Family Shul Members’ Bulletin Sincerest Condolences are extended to our dear member, Gavin Lange, upon the loss of his mother in South Africa. Mazal Tov to dear member, Judy Fox, upon the birth of a new grandson. Mazal Tov to dear members, Barry and Lynda Kaplan, upon the birth of twin grandchildren Mazal Tov to dear members, Lionel and Saryl Spector, upon the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jackie. Chabad Flamingo|www.chabadflamingo.com 8001 Bathurst Street | Thornhill, Ontario L4J 8L5 | Phone: (905) 763-4040| Fax: (905) 763-3470 Copyright © 2018 Chabad Flamingo. All Rights Reserved.