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August 24, 2018 – Elul 13, 5778 Flamingo E Weekly 811 Erev Shabbat, Parshat Ki Teitzei | Avot Chapter 1 - 2 Candle lighting time from 6:46 pm, but no later than 7:49 pm Shabbat ends: 8:50 pm

Extending Warmest Wishes for an Inspirational “Shabbat Shalom”

Your Chabad Flamingo Week-at-a-Glance: Prayer Services, Classes & Events Erev Shabbat, Friday, August 24 Shabbat ~ Saturday, August 25 Sunday, August 26 6:30 am Maamer Moment 8:30 am Chassidic Reader ~ Lekutei Torah on Elul 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! 6:30 pm Pirkei Avot Roundtable Review led by Alex Davis Hear the Shofar Daily! 7:00 pm Mincha, then communal Seudah Shlisheet Shofar Blowing & HaYom Yom Our Diamond Daveners! 8:45 pm Ma’ariv, then screening of the Rebbe’s Living Torah Video follows daily Shacharit - also Youth Minyan: Liam Popper streamed LIVE on Facebook! Youth Program: Leib Krybus Kiddush Honours: The Kaplan Family Seuda Shlisheet: Available Women’s Mikvah: by appt. only Women’s Mikvah: 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm Women’s Mikvah: 8:00 – 10:00 pm Monday, August 27 Tuesday, August 28 Wed, August 29 – Chai Elul Thursday, August 30 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

7:30 pm Mincha and Sefer 7:30 pm Mincha and Sefer 7:30 pm Mincha and Sefer 7:30 pm Mincha and Sefer HaMitzvot; then, Ma’ariv HaMitzvot; Ma’ariv HaMitzvot; Ma’ariv HaMitzvot; then, Ma’ariv 8:30 pm Open the Machzor III 8:30 pm Chai Elul Farbrengen 8:15 pm Siyum HaRambam 7:00 pm R’ Robbins: Shabbat Laws 7:30 pm R’ Robbins: Pathways 8:00 pm M. Covant: Moshiach! Don’t Miss the Siyum HaRambam: 8:30 pm M. Covant: Shalom Bayit th 8:30 pm E. Krybus: Tanya Sparks This Thursday, Aug. 30 at 8:15 pm! Women’s Mikvah: 8:00 – 10:00 pm Women’s Mikvah: 8:00 – 10:00 pm Women’s Mikvah: 8:00 – 10:00 pm Women’s Mikvah: 8:00 – 10:00 pm

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Flamingo High Holiday Services : Lifting You Higher You Belong Here – To our dear Non-Members: we’re delighted that you’re enjoying this newsletter, our special programs, prayer services, learning forums and classes! Now we invite you to officially join our Shul! Our enduring and flourishing advancement is in your hands. Only with everyone’s moral and financial support can the shul be sustained. Our Shul membership rates are affordable, tax-deductible and payable in monthly instalments including two High Holiday Seats! Do the right thing: make our “Family Shul” yours by joining today. Act fast to reserve some of the very last few seats left in the Main Sanctuary!

Ballroom Services – The Main Sanctuary Seats are almost gone – get the last few by joining the Shul or reserving today! We

welcome Rabbi Avrohom Jacks who will lead the Auxiliary Services in the ballroom. Born and raised in Johannesburg, he served

as a pulpit Rabbi for 15 years, and as an associate Dayan on the Melbourne Beth Din. Reserved, labelled seats allow our doors to

be open for all, while guaranteeing your seat. Note: Please do not abuse our open system; be considerate and reserve a seat.

Important: To ensure the security and safety of our children, no children can enter the youth programming area for our Awesome Youth Programs without pre-registering – absolutely no exceptions whatsoever! Please be sure to REGISTER your children for these carefully organized, educational, enjoyable and age-appropriate Shul activities over the holidays!

ערב שבת קודש ~י״ג אלול |Erev Shabbat, Friday Morning, August 24  6:30 am – Class: “Battle Stations!” Delightfully inspiring mystical interpretation of the Parsha’s battlefield opening. Facebook LIVE!  6:30 or 7:00 am – Prayers: “Take Two” Fast or slow: conclude the second week of Chodesh Elul’s with dynamic Davening & Shofar!  6:30 pm – Prayers n’ Torah: “Pristine Elul” Mincha, Digest: Kohen Gadol Purity. TimelyTorah: More Elul Codes! Kabbalat Shabbat. שבת קודש ~י״ד אלול |Shabbat Morning – August 25  8:30 am – Class: “Spark Your Learning” Expanding Elul’s theme, learn how to seek out and reveal our often misplaced soulful sparks.  9:15 am – Sanctuary Services: “Billion Dollar Baby” Inspirational, melodious Shabbat Davening includes Elul-vating spirit. Timely, Torah teachings illuminate current events including this week’s epic BDS fail as PepsiCo acquires Israel’s Soda Stream for $3.2 billion!  9:30 am – Youth Minyan: “Candy Crush” Coming on time will be sweet; earning you candies to energize everyone’s Davening!  10:30 am – Kids’ Program: “Ancient Light Sabers” We will win the war against evil! As soldiers in Tzivos Hashem, we use light to battle darkness. We do it with the glow of Mitzvot, the light of Torah study and Ahava for each other. Daven, learn, nosh and play.  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: “Mazal Tov!” Rabbi Mendel and Rebbetzin Faygie Kaplan honour the Bar Mitzvah of their dear son, Moshe.

שבת קודש ~י״ד אלול |Shabbat /Afternoon Evening – August 25  6:30 pm – Discussion: “Pirkei for the Perplexed” Alex Davis leads a roundtable review of selected Pirkei Avot Mishna teachings.

 7:00 pm – Culmination: “No Fiddling with the Roof” Mincha; Seudah Shlisheet. Daily Mitzvah Digest: Kohen Gadol Roof Restrictions! Mishna Avot last round begins! L’iliu Nishmat Avraham Yona ben Nachum HaKohen. Hilchot Shabbat: Laws of Borer (Selections).

 8:45 pm – Conclusion: “Pray n’ View” Ma’ariv includes Ata Chonantanu; then, weekly screening of Living Torah with the Rebbe. ט״ו אלול |Sunday – August 26  8:00 or 9:15 am – Prayer: “Third Cycle’s the Charm” Early n’ quick or later n’ a bit slower; launch third week of Elul Shofar blowing!  8:30 am – Class: “What Dreams Are Made Of” An honest reckoning of our true spiritual state must include dreams! Facebook LIVE.  7:30 pm – Prayers & Learning: “Honouring Dearly Departed” Mincha, Daily Mitzvah Digest: Priestly Ritual Purity. Ma’ariv follows. ט״ז אלול |Monday – August 27  6:30 am – Class: “Divine Reciprocity” Is it reasonable to expect that doing Mitzvot will always be richly rewarded? Facebook LIVE.  6:30 or 7:00 am – Prayers: “A Time to Daven” Early n’ swift in Shtieble; moderately-paced services follow the class in Beit Midrash.  7:30 pm – Prayers & Learning: “Avoiding Funeral Zone” Mincha, Daily Mitzvah Digest Re: A Cohen’s Ritual Purity. Ma’ariv follows.

 7:00 pm – Class: “Evening of Delight” Delighting in the Shabbat; based on the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch - with Rabbi Robbins.  7:30 pm – Class: “Chassidic Pathways” Curated stories and pearls of wisdom from Rav Yoel Kahn presented by Rabbi Robbins.  8:00 pm – Class: “Redemption Island” Mark Covant proposes the critical need for Geula and suggests insights & purposes of Galut.  8:30 pm – Class: “Peace of Mind” Mark Covant shares Torah-inspired ideas on achieving Shalom Bayit - based on Garden of Peace.  8:30 pm – Class: “Tanya 101” Latching onto the light of Torah in our daily life; Ezra Krybus presents illuminating Tanya Sparks. י״ז אלול |Tuesday – August 28  6:30 am – Class: “Glorious Distinctions” Learning to appreciate the glory of our ways being separate and distinct. 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: “Royal Restrictions” Mincha, Daily Mitzvah Digest Re: Mitzvot of the Monarchy. Ma’ariv follows.  8:30 pm – Class III: “Praying for Honour?” Study of the unique High Holiday liturgy sheds light on anomalies there. Facebook LIVE. י״ח אלול |Chai Elul ~ Wednesday – August 29 We observe Chai (= the 18th) of Elul for many reasons: it heralds the final countdown to Rosh Hashanah when these last 12 days correspond mystically to the 12 months of 5778. On this day, watershed events generated the development of Global Chassidism which continues to revitalize the Jewish world today. We intensify our prayers, add Torah study & celebrate at a joyous, meaningful Farbrengen.  6:30 am – Class: “Cursed Correspondence” How eleven proverbial curses corresponded to eleven tribes of Israel. 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: “Enemy of the State” Mincha, Daily Mitzvah Digest Re: The Canaanites & Amalek. Ma’ariv follows.

 8:30 pm – Farbrengen: “Celebrate Chai Elul” These last 12 days correspond to the 12 months of 5778; key anniversaries: Baal Shem Tov, Alter Rebbe & Global Chassidism’s births. Held at home of Ezra & Shayna Krybus honouring the birthdate of Max Krybus, Z”L. י״ט אלול| Thursday – August 30  6:30 am – Class: “Feel Like G-d” The difference between Following His Commandments and Walking in His Ways. 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: “Hashem’s Noble Army” Mincha. Daily Digest Re: Many Military Mitzvot. Ma’ariv services follows.  8:15 pm – Event: “Siyum HaRambam” Celebrating completion of our annual study of Rambam’s Mishna Torah & Sefer HaMitzvot. The Family Shul Members’ Bulletin  Mazal Tov to our dear Rabbi and Rebbetzin, Mendel and Faygie Kaplan upon the bar Mitzvah of their son, Moshe.  Mazal Tov to our dear Shul members Jeffrey and Tanya Brenner upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Greg.  Mazal Tov to our dear Shul members Jonathan and Mandy Krost upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Lee.  Mazal Tov to our dear Shul members Gerald and Chava Milgrom upon the upcoming wedding of their daughter Danielle.  Mazal Tov to our dear Shul members Ken and Ruth Gerlock upon the marriage of their daughter Judy.

Meet the Rambam, M.D. – The 37th Annual Cycle of Daily Rambam Study concludes Friday, Elul 21. The Siyum Celebration begins at th 8:15 pm on Thursday, August 30 . Our Rabbi and local members of our community will present on the annual study cycle, and guest lecturer Rabbi Eliezer Breitowitz presents: “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, and across Canada and the USA. RSVPs to [email protected]. Refreshments will be served!

Come Fly With Me – This year, our annual Flamingo Ohel Journey of Souls Shabbaton in NYC at the Rebbe’s sacred resting site – which usually takes place Shabbat Selichot enabling us to complete the year on a spiritual high – is rescheduled for Shabbat Shuva, the first Shabbat of the New Year, September 14 & 15, allowing us to inspirationally launch the new year! All men and boys are invited to join us for a deeply encouraging, spiritual experience. Since our Ohel Embassy, Mishkanot Yaakov, is now being renovated, we have secured a limited amount of free lodging spots at the Ohel Campus allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. To participate, please contact Rabbi Kaplan ASAP before they run out! Other than the cost of your return travel (carpool, fly, bus or train), there’s no other fee. Join us and enjoy a warm, inspiration-filled memorable Shabbat in an elevated and joyous environment with many others from around the world. Usher in the New Year of 5779 with a fresh infusion of inner joy, glowing spiritual energy, exuberance and empowerment! Bat Mitzvah Club 2018-2019 - Registration for the GTA’s best Bat Mitzvah Club for the upcoming season of 5779 (2018/19) has only two spots left! It will be an incredible year of fun, learning and camaraderie; be sure your daughter gets this Bat Mitzvah gift that will shape a lifetime! Visit and Register Online Today. For more info, contact BMC Director, Goldy before the program capacity fills up!