The Family Shul Wishes You a Shabbat Shalom and a G'mar
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October 7, 2016 – Tishrei 5, 5777 Erev Shabbat Parshat Vayeilech ~ Shabbat Shuvah Flamingo E Weekly 713 Candle Lighting Time: 6:29 pm Shabbat ends: 7:28 pm The Family Shul Wishes You a Shabbat Shalom and a G’mar Chatima Tova! Your Shabbat Shuvah Weekend Schedule Erev Shabbat ~ Friday, October 7 Shabbat Kodesh ~ (Saturday) October 8 6:30 am Maamer Moment – Shuva Yisrael ‘42! 8:30 am The Chassidic Reader – Class in Lekutei Torah 6:40 am Early Minyan 9:15 am Shacharit Services in Main Sanctuary 7:00 am Regular Minyan 9:30 am Parents ‘n Kids Youth Minyan 9:00 am Don’t forget to order Your Lulov and Etrog! 10:30 am All Youth Programming begins! 1:30 pm Shabbat Shuva ~ Vov Tishrei Farbrengen 6:40 pm Mincha, Sefer HaMitzvot Express 4:30 pm The Rabbi's annual Shabbat Shuva Lecture Hakhel Highlights followed by 5:45 pm Mincha followed by Seudah Shlisheet, Kabbalat Shabbat 7:20 pm Ma’ariv, screening of Living Torah with The Rebbe Kiddush Honours: Farbrengen: Kaplan’s, Seudah Shlisheet: Available Solomon’s & Anon. Available Women’s Mikvah: by appt. only Women’s Mikvah: 8:15 pm – 10:15 pm Sunday, October 9 Monday, October 10 ~ Stat Holiday 8:00 am The Early Express Minyan 8:00 am The Early Express Minyan 8:30 am Tanya Teachings – Soul Rehab Returns! 8:30 am Parsha Perspectives – Ha’azinu 9:15 am The Moderately - Paced Minyan 9:15 am The Moderately - Paced Minyan 6:00 pm Mincha and Sefer HaMitzvot Express 6:00 pm Mincha and Sefer HaMitzvot Express 6:25 pm Ma’ariv evening services 6:25 pm Ma’ariv evening services Women’s Mikvah 8:00 - 10:00 pm Women’s Mikvah 8:00 - 10:00 pm Going Green and a Real Deal Breaker Sukkot: The Original Planet Organic – To fulfill Sukkot’s awesomely beautiful mitzvah of the Lulav and Etrog (the Four Species Combo), you really need to own these sacred organic items by buying your own set (although temporary gifting can work too). Please contact us TODAY (Friday, October 14) no later than 12pm noon so that we can ensure you get your own set! A basic set costs $75, while higher quality more beautiful sets run from $100, $160 and $218. We cannot guarantee delivery for any orders placed after the deadline, so don’t delay and place your sacred Sukkot 100% organic order today! Make a Deal Before Judgment is Sealed – In preparation for Yom HaKippurim, when destinies for the New Year are signed and sealed, consider adding this Zechut to your good deed cart by helping build community fellowship on this first Shabbat of the New Year 5777. Current Sponsorship Opportunities now include the Congregational Kiddush and the Seuda Shlisheet. The special Farbrengen has been co-sponsored by Rabbi Mendel and Faygie Kaplan to commemorate the Yahrtzeit of Faygie’s grandfather along with a most generous Shul member wishing to remain anonymous. Together they’re honouring Vov Tishrei the Yahrzeit-Hilula of Rebbetzin Chana, our beloved Rebbe’s saintly mother, as well Sheldon and Sherry Solomon to honour their good friends Gary and Linda Benjamin for their promulgation of the Rebbe’s Mitzvah Campaigns. To contribute towards available sponsorships, contact Rabbi Yossi. Propitious Shabbat Shuva: Time to Rectify, Rejuvenate, Reinterpret, Reboot and Rediscover! These Pivotal Seven Days – This Shabbat, which occurs between Rosh Hashanah and Yom HaKippurim in the week of Aseret Yemai Teshuvah, is called Shabbat Shuva or Teshuvah. The Arizal taught that each of these seven days link to all the corresponding days of the week of the entire past year. This enables us to do Teshuvah to rectify any shortcomings for that day of the week. By doing Teshuvah and more meticulously observing this Shabbat (has the same Hebrew letters: TaSHuV), we can make up for many of the shortcomings in proper observance experienced during any of the Shabbatot of 5776. Accordingly, there are many special events scheduled: see the following sections for details. Please make an extra effort to better observe and celebrate this Shabbat! This special Shabbat occurs on Vov (the 6th of) Tishrei; this marks the Yartzeit-Hilulah of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson (see above). A very special Farbrengen honouring the memory and legacy of this extraordinary Tzidkanit has been arranged - we hope you’ll choose to participate! Time to Lighten Up – In light of the auspicious nature of this Shabbat, we strongly recommend your attending our pre-Davening class in Lekutei Torah as these illuminating Torah teachings can enable your Davening to radiate with a special light. We warmly invite you to celebrate the Vov Tishrei Farbrengen! Teshuvah Transformation – Following the time-honoured Torah tradition for the spiritual leader of the community to deliver a special homily on the Mitzvah of Teshuvah in preparation for Yom Kippur, Rabbi Kaplan presents a thought-provoking and scholarly lecture on Shabbat afternoon at 4:30 pm; it will focus on whether the performing Teshuvah is considered a mandatory Mitzvah. Mincha services follow at 5:45 pm. The entire community is invited! Double Up Winning – Kids (and parents too!) should make a real effort to start this new year off right by attending the Shabbat morning Youth Minyan at 9:30 am! As an added incentive all on time arrivals will receive double the points to get them even closer to big prizes at the next redemption! Parents: please encourage your children and stay to participate with them fully this Shabbat. The child who Davens most intently will become the very first Diamond Davener of 5777 and will be publicly recognized and awarded the Gold Medallion! Mazal Tov to last year’s final Shabbat winner, Natan Rotman! Torah: Lest We Forget – All our community’s youth are invited to our weekly Children`s Shabbat Program; the activities begin at 10:30 am. Start the new year off with fun and educational programming that’ll focus on the narratives of the weekly Parsha which tell us that the words of the Torah “shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their descendants.” We recount the last day of Moshe’s terrestrial life; his leadership is transferred to Yehoshua, the world’s first Torah scrolls are completed, and the periodic nationally unifying idea of Hakhel is ordained: all the Jewish people must gather every 7 years (following the Shemita) on the holiday of Sukkot to ensure Jewish continuity. We are so excited to be having a super fun Hakhel this week with every group! We wish a big Mazal Tov to last year’s final Diamond Davener who was awarded the Gold Medallion Leah Engel! Will you be the first to win it in this New Year?! Countdown to Yom Kippur…Is Your Soul Ready for Blast-Off? Sunday morning at 8:30 am - Tanya Crush – Our Tanya Teachings continues riding on a the new track! In the spirit of the high holy days, we’re studying Iggeret HaTeshuvah which clarifies Teshuva in a transformational way. We continue learning how to attain soulful healing. If you can’t make it in person, watch it live on Facebook! This week, we’ll continue the second effective strategy to stimulate sincere Teshuvah, and clear the path towards successful soul rehabilitation. You’ll need to capture, crush and subdue the dark forces of Kelipah and Sitra Achra. Only when the proud ego is humbled can it defeat our inner beastly inclination, Yetzer Hara. See how the subduing our arrogant selfish side can set the selfless Neshama supremely free. Monday Morning at 8:30 am - This Thanksgiving, Let’s Talk Turkey: Parsha-Perspectives on Ha’azinu – On Monday, you can relax: it’s our Canadian Thanksgiving! It’s a great time to thank The Eternal One for the many blessings and freedoms we enjoy in Canada. This occurs just two days before Yom Kippur, so there’s no better time to elevate your consciousness and learn to appreciate the gift of life than by studying Torah. Join us for a fascinating pre- Davening class at 8:30 am, then enjoy unhurried Shacharit services beginning at 9:15 am. Note: The Redemption Songs Ladies Class remains suspended. Tuesday Morning at 6:30 am - Yom Kippur’s Teshuva Links – Join us early morning on Erev Yom Kippur for a fascinating analysis of the unique nature of Teshuva that must be performed during the 25 holiest hours of the year, in a very different way than this mitzvah is fulfilled during the other days of the year. Find out how and why the need for Teshuva can be caused by a period of time rather than an activity of sin or even an inspirational longing for spiritual closeness and communion with Hashem. This session and all other Torah study offerings will be streamed and recorded live on Facebook! You can watch these or any of the other nearly 100 lectures already embedded on Rabbi Kaplan’s Facebook page. Just ‘friend him’ to participate! Yom Kippur Schedule Tuesday, October 11 Wednesday, October 12 Thursday, October 13 Erev Yom Kippur Yom Kippur – the Holiest Day of the Year! B’Shem Hashem – G-t’s Tog! 6:30 am Teshuva Perspectives! 8:15 am Morning Services 6:30 am Parsha Perspectives 6:40 am Early Minyan 10:00 am Youth Minyan begins 6:35 am Early Minyan 7:00 am Regular Minyan 10:00 am All Youth Programs begin 7:00 am Regular Minyan 10:00 am Teen Minyan begins ~ Men’s Mikvah ~ 10:30 am Torah Reading Open from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.