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ק"ק בית אברהם יוסף BETH AVRAHAM YOSEPH OF TORONTO CONGREGATION THE JOSEPH AND FAYE TANENBAUM A Family Synagogue Emphasizing SYNAGOGUE CENTRE the Warmth of Tradition BAYT WEEKLY BULLETIN WELCOME TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS & GUESTS

SHABBOS MORNING Main Shul & No Frills Minyanim will start with berachos

SCHEDULE זמני שבת | SHABBOS SCHEDULE

EREV SHABBOS | BOYS HIGH SCHOOL MINYAN West Wing #1 9:00 AM ערב שבת with Natan Breslow PLAG MINCHA/MAARIV Main Shul 6:10 PM MIDDLE SCHOOL MINYAN with Dr. Gary Fortinsky and CANCELLED - CANDLE LIGHTING Not Before: 6:24 PM Not After: 7:27 PM 9:15 AM Rabbi Michael Stavsky Resumes next week (Parents always welcome) MINCHA/KABBALAS SHABBOS Main Shul 7:30 PM TEEN CHABURA & MINYAN SHABBOS | With Rabbi Moshe Herskovits Jarvis Freedman Library 9:15 AM and Daniel Safran שבת HASHKAMA MINYAN Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall 7:30 AM EARLY DROP OFF Classroom 7 9:00 AM BAIS MEDRASH MINYAN Nursery - Grade 3 - 9:45 AM with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger Milevsky Bais Medrash 8:45 AM PARENTS & TOTS Classroom 5 9:45 AM SHACHARIS Main Shul 9:00 AM Starting with R’Yishmael NURSERY PROGRAM Classroom 2 9:45 AM

NO FRILLS MINYAN Turk Family Bais Medrash 9:00 AM KINDERGARTEN Classroom 3 9:45 AM Starting with R’Yishmael GIRLS GRADES 1 - 3 YOUNG ADULT & UNIV. MINYAN Classroom 1 9:45 AM with Rabbi Aaron Greenberg Perlis Hall 9:15 AM BOYS GRADES 1 - 3 Classroom 4 9:45 AM PIRKEI AVOS Main Shul 6:45 PM JUNIOR CONGREGATION West Wing Classrooms 10:00 AM MINCHA Main Shul 7:15 PM 2 & 3 After MOMS-AND-TOTS Classroom 5 HAVDALA 8:29 PM 10:30 AM Kel Maleh: This Shabbos YES, Next Shabbos YES

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Mara D’Asra Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Associate Rabbi Rabbi Zev Spitz Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi Baruch Taub Director of Operations Morris Maron President Zac Kaye Youth Director Richard Winkler THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE & ANNOUNCEMENTS

PLEASE NOTE: BROTHERHOOD SIYUM

For safety & security purposes please don’t leave packages etc. outside the office. The new list for 24th Annual Brotherhood Siyum for Shavuos 5780 has

been posted online at

https://www.bayt.ca/form/2020-brotherhood-siyum.html An updated list of portions already booked is available to see on the board Office hours are: near the office.

Mon - Thurs: 9 AM - 5 PM Fri: 9 AM - 2 PM If you are unable to reserve your portion online, please call the office at 905-886-3810 and we will help you do it.

THIS WEEK’S SHIURIM @ THE BAYT AT A GLANCE SHABBOS, SEPTEMBER 7 - SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER 13 All shiurim are open to men and women unless otherwise noted.

SHIUR DATE TIME LOCATION SHABBOS SHIURIM BAIS MEDRASH SHIUR with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger Shabbos, September 7 8:15 AM Milevsky Bais Medrash

PARSHA SHIUR with Ezer Diena Shabbos, September 7 8:40 AM Turk Family Bais Medrash

MINCHAS CHINUCH SHIUR with Josh Gutenberg Marit Ayin in a changing society Shabbos, September 7 9:30 AM Rabbi Baruch Taub Study Hall

929 PEREK A DAY TANACH SHIUR with Rabbi Witty West Wing 2 Melachim II Chapters 9 - 13 Shabbos, September 7 4:15 PM

WOMEN’S SHIUR with Mrs. Judy Lowy Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash Tzedeck Tzedeck Tirdof” - What has that got to do with me? Shabbos, September 7 5:30 PM

CHAYEI ADAM - IGROS MOSHE FOR MEN Dr. Stephen Speisman Boardroom with Rabbi Neil Cohen/Rabbi Goldman Shabbos, September 7 5:45 PM

MISHNAYOS FOR MEN with Rabbi Eisenberger Shabbos, September 7 5:45 PM West Wing Classroom 1

SHIUR B’IVRIT with Shira Flaubert Shabbos, September 7 5:45 PM Simcha Suite נחמת השבע DAF YOMI FOR MEN Keritot 17 Shabbos, September 7 6:00 PM Rabbi Baruch Taub Study Hall

LIVES OF THE GREAT SCHOLARS Jarvis Freedman Library with Rabbi Meir Rosenberg Shabbos, September 7 6:15 PM WEEKDAY SHIURIM

DAF HA YOMI B'HALACHA FOR MEN Dr. Stephen Speisman Boardroom with Rabbi Zev Hofstedter Sunday, Sept. 8 - Friday, Sept. 13 7:35 AM / 7:05 AM

SHIUR B'IVRIT Sunday, Sept. 8 8:45 AM Dr. Stephen Speisman Boardroom

MOREH NEVUKHIM with Rabbi Korobkin CANCELLED - Resumes Sept. 16 7:30 AM Turk Family Bais Medrash MEN'S DAILY SHIURIM Mishnayos, Parsha, Halacha, and Navi Monday, Sept. 9 - Friday, Sept. 13 10:00 AM - 12:15 PM Dr. Stephen Speisman Boardroom with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger MEN’S SUGYA SHIUR with The Rav CANCELLED - Resumes Sept. 16 7:30 PM Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash GEMARA SHIUR FOR MEN with Rabbi Dr. Moshe Yeres Monday, Sept. 9 8:30 PM Rabbi Baruch Taub Study Hall WEEKLY PARSHA SHIUR with Rabbi Eliezer Breitowitz Monday, Sept. 9 9:00 PM West Wing 3 WOMEN'S KUZARI & PARSHA SHIUR with The Rav Tuesday, Sept. 10 10:00 AM Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash MEN’S SHIUR IN SIFREI CHASSIDUS Rabbi Dovid Yosef Kidybinski Tues. Sept. 10 & Thurs. Sept. 12 10:00 PM Meeting Room 6 YOUNG MEN’S SHIUR with The Rav Thursday, Sept. 12 9:00 PM Korobkin Home ANNOUNCEMENTS

:MAZEL TOV TO זמני השבוע | WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

For Sunday, September 8 - Friday, September 13

DAF YOMI FOR MEN with the Rav or Rabbi Spitz  Susy & Avi Bogler, and Mariette & Jay Bernholtz on the birth of a grandson, Ezra SUN 7:15 & 8:45 AM Max (Menachem), a son to Yael Bogler & Dan Bernholtz and a great grandson MON & THURS 6:00 & 8:30 AM to Shoshana & Shmuel Bogler and Lottie Bernholtz TUES, WED & FRI 6:00 & 8:20 AM  Drs Paul & Leandra Forman and Dr Sidney & Lisa Weiser on the birth of a grandson, a son to Ari & Aviva Forman SHACHARIS  Rachelle Wolynetz, Frankel, Peter Frankel and Myrna and Stephen Benderoff on MINYAN 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th the engagement of their children, Noah Frankel to Erica Benderoff. Mazel Tov to SUN 6:30A 7:00B 8:00B 9:00B 9:30A excited grandmother Sylvia Wolynetz  Sol & Gaila Koplowitz and Chuck & Laurie Mozeson on the birth of a grandson, MON 6:20A 6:45B 6:50J* 7:30A 8:30A Liam Finn (Liam Chai), a son to Aaron & Marlee Koplowitz  Howard & Francine Kurlandski and to Gershon & Lisa Farber on the Bar TUES A B J* A B 6:30 6:45 7:00 7:30 8:30 Mitzvah of their grandson, Eli Farber, son of Alisha & Yaakov Farber WED 6:30A 6:45B 7:00J* 7:30A 8:30B  Barry & Diane Lichtman on the recent Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter Rina Kastner, daughter of Steve & Nina Kastner THURS 6:20A 6:45B 6:50J* 7:30A 8:30B  Danny & Etty Rosenberg and Zev & Kim Ephrat on the birth of a grandson, FRI 6:30A 6:45B 7:00J* 7:30A 8:30B Boaz Yosef, a son to Rafi & Dalia Rosenberg and a great grandson to Ruth Ephrat & Dr. Henry Kressel A - Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash J - Jarvis Freedman Library (*men only) B - Turk Family Bais Medrash BRUCHIM HA’BAIM

Earliest time for Tallis & Tefillin : Sun - Fri: 5:49 am - 5:54 am  Welcome to Mrs. Judy Lowy. Judy Lowy, is the Director of La’Ofek- Hope for the Sof Zman Krias Shema: Sun - Fri: 10:02 am - 10:04 am Future, formerly JobKatif. Chaired by Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon, today La’Ofek helps 3,000 of Israel’s vulnerable populations to break the ceiling of poverty through stable MINCHA/MA’ARIV employment. Its various innovative programs are helping more than 3,000 EARLY MINCHA Sun. - Thurs. 2: PMB individuals annually. PLAG MINCHA/MA’ARIV Sun. - Thurs. PMB MINCHA/MA’ARIV Sun., - Thurs.. 7: PMB  Welcome to Shira Felbert, the Director of the Ratzim L'Mishneh project, which this MA’ARIV 2 Sun., - Thurs.. 9: PMB summer reached 70,000 children worldwide. LATE MA’ARIV Sun. - Thurs. 10: PMB SHALOSH SEUDOS

th This week’s Shalosh Seudos will be held in the Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall: On Monday, September 9 , all afternoon davenings will

t take place in the Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash Mrs. Judy Lowy will speak at Shalosh Seudos

B - Turk Family Bais Medrash A - Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash CONDOLENCES

The Congregation extends condolences to: EREV SHABBOS - Friday, September 13  Evelyn Farber on the loss of her father, Zoli Zimmerman z”l PLAG MINCHA/MAARIV 6:00 PM CANDLE LIGHTING Not Before: 6:13 PM Not After: 7:14 PM UNVEILING MINCHA/MAARIV 7:20 PM  The unveiling for the late Julius Needelman z”l, father of Cheryl Einhorn will take Weekly Halacha - Parshas Shoftim place on Sunday, September 8 at 11 AM at Pardes Shalom Cemetery in the Beth

R’ Mordechai Torczyner – [email protected] Tikva section

If we may not engage in transactions on Shabbat and Yom  The unveiling for the late Rose Weiss z”l, mother of Binyomin and Ephraim, will Tov, how can shuls hold tzedakah appeals on those days? take place on Sunday, September 8th at 11:30 AM at Pardes Shalom Cemetery,

Indeed, the Sages prohibited transactions on Shabbat and Yom Chevra Kadisha Aida Charedim section GG (adjacent to the new BAYT section) Tov, lest one record them. The even prohibits consecrating property to the Beit haMikdash on Shabbat and Yom Tov! PARSHAS QUESTIONS SHOFTIM Nonetheless, halachic authorities contend that the rabbinic BY: THE RAV prohibition against transactions never included tzedakah pledges, either because that would prevent pledges for First Aliyah: (16:18) Why does the parsha open with both “Shoftim” (judges) immediate needs, or because we are halachically obligated to and “Shotrim” (police), but then commences only with a discussion of give tzedakah. Shoftim? Authorities also note that a pledge does not promise to give a particular piece of currency, so no “transaction” has taken Second Aliyah: (17:14) Why mention that the desire for a king arises from a place. In addition, promising tzedakah to a shul or a communal desire to emulate “all the nations” that surround Israel? fund does not actually take the money out of one’s own pos- session; the money belongs to the community as a whole, in- Third Aliyah: (18:3) Why is the biblical commandment of giving the Kohen the cluding the donor. arm, cheeks and stomach of every slaughtered animal no longer observed?

(Talmud, Beitzah 36b-37a; Or Zarua II Hilchot Shabbat 50; Meiri and Fourth Aliyah: (18:6-8) Why are Kohanim in this passage referred to as Ran to Shabbat 150a; Orach Chaim 306:6; Magen Av- raham 306:11) Levites? Fifth Aliyah: (19:8) Why say, “IF Hashem expands your borders” – didn’t Hashem already promise to give us Eretz Yisrael? HIGH HOLY DAYS TICKETS Sixth Aliyah: (19:15) Why discuss three witnesses in this verse when two Tickets will be available for pick-up witnesses is sufficient? during the following times: Seventh Aliyah: (21:4) If the Eglah Arufah procedure is an act of atonement, why isn’t it brought as a korban in the Temple instead of breaking the Sunday, Sept. 22: 9 AM - 11 AM animal’s neck in a barren field? Monday, Sept. 23: 9AM - 5 PM Tuesday, Sept. 24: 9 AM - 8 PM Wednesday, Sept. 25: 9AM - 5 PM SHABBOS HOSPITALITY Thursday, Sept. 26: 9AM - 5 PM Looking for shabbat hospitality or willing to host a guest? Friday, Sept. 27: 9 AM - 2 PM Please contact [email protected] PROGRAMS & EVENTS

EVENTS AT A GLANCE DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION SUNDAY, SEPT. 15 MEDICAL ETHICS WITH RABBI TORCZYNER 8:45 AM SIMCHA SUITE BEIT MIDRASH ZICHRON DOV TUESDAY, SEPT. 17 & 24 PRE-ROSH HASHANAH SHIURIM WITH EZER DIENA 8:00 PM MOSHE & MANIA GRUDA BAIS MEDRASH

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18 ISRAELI FILM NIGHT “REDEMPTION” 7:30 PM REBBETZIN JUDY TAUB HALL

WOMEN’S SHIUR SERIES ON THE BOOK OF YONAH SHABBOS, SEPT. 14, 21 & 28 5:30 PM MOSHE & MANIA GRUDA BAIS MEDRASH WITH RABBI SPITZ

KIBBUD CARDS REQUEST FOR TOOTHBRUSHES

Dear BAYT Members, The Maddie Leventhal Centre is in need of toothbrushes. We are updating and printing our membership kibbud cards. Are you are a dentist and able to donate toothbrushes to be given The kibbud cards contain your names, those of your out at the Mikveh? A tax receipt will be issued and a sign with parents and children and are used by us for aliyot, your practise will be displayed at the Mikveh. misheberach for cholim, Yahrzeits, aufrufs, Bar/Bat Please contact [email protected] Mitzvahs & other occasions.

To ensure the cards have accurate information, please go AFTER HOURS MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE online to www.bayt.ca/member/ and login. Then click on Should you require after hours assistance from a My Account, then My Profile, then View & Edit my profile. member of our maintenance staff, please call This will allow you to check your kibbud card information & 905.886.3810 ext. 300 edit where necessary (save changes!) and ensure that our kibbud cards are accurate. If you require assistance please call the office. SECURITY NOTICE Please note we will have armed police presence in We appreciate your cooperation. Enjoy the summer. the Shul this Shabbos

David Kaplan Chaim Yunger Parnas Gabbai HATZOLOH EMERGENCY LINE - 416-256-1000 PROGRAMS & EVENTS

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL AND HIGH HOLY DAY SEATING CONTINUES

If you wish to be seated in the Main Shul we urge you to submit your renewal and seating forms to the office ASAP as there is limited seating available.

If you are renewing online, please refer to the instructions below: 1 Go to www.bayt.ca 2 Log in to your account (please contact the office if you need a new password) 3 Select Membership Renewal on the right hand side of the page. 4 Read the instructions and when ready click on the bottom of the page to proceed. 5 Fill out the online form - each step explains what needs to be done. If at any time you need assistance please contact the office. PROGRAMS & EVENTS

BAYT YOUTH

BAR MITZVAH PROGRAM 5780

Join us for the Bar Mitzvah program info night, BAYT YOUTH LEADERS on September 24th at 7 PM in the Simcha Suite. BAYT Youth is looking for Youth Leaders for specific Open to all boys in Grade 7. Shabbos morning youth groups and minyanim. If you are interested, please contact Rich at [email protected] bayTeen and YACHAD - Music 'n' Fun STARTS THIS MONDAY NIGHT STAY UPDATED WITH ALL BAYT YOUTH Calling all teens grades 7 - 12 PROGRAMMING Come and join our friends at YACHAD for a social Music get to- gether... each Monday Night. 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in the Simcha Suite & @baytyouth Meet People, Earn Volunteer hours - Pizza Dinner & Snacks No Charge BRING YOUR FRIENDS... - COME & ENJOY THIS WEEKLY PROGRAM WITH OUR FRIENDS FROM YACHAD Youth Talk Corner…

Sponsored by BAYT Youth and YACHAD I always enjoy the many diverse programs during For more info contact Rich at [email protected] or Devora at Chol Hamoed for my kids. We are always looking [email protected] for something to do, and they look forward to each one and have a great time. Thank you so much.

Chani BAYT SISTERHOOD TOGETHER WITH BIKUR CHOLIM SECURITY & SAFETY GOLDEN GIRLS CLUB in memory of Batsheva Yeres a”h COMMITTEE UPDATES - Bikur Cholim project in Thornhill for senior ladies FOBS The fob system for entry into the building is now in place. Meets every other Monday – OPENING PROGRAM Monday Full Members can purchase a fob from the office. The cost September 9, 2019 is $25/fob and can be paid by cash, credit card or cheque. Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM With the implementation of the “Access Control” if you don’t have a fob you will be unable to gain Complimentary hot lunch, inspirational speakers, exciting access to BAYT if no security personnel is present. The entertainment. office staff and custodians will not be available to come Rides are available. and open the doors.

Please contact: Rivka Strauss: 647-283-7076 or Esty Yeres [email protected] Thank you for your continued support. Alan Jaff - Chair – Safety & Security Committee

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