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MARCH 2, 2019 MARCH 2, 2019 MARCH 2, 2019 MARCH 2, 2019 ---- 25 ADAR I 577925 ADAR I 577925 ADAR I 577925 ADAR I 5779 PARSHAT VAYAKHEL PARSHAT VAYAKHEL PARSHAT VAYAKHEL PARSHAT VAYAKHEL

SHABBAT MEVORCHIM SHABBAT MEVORCHIM SHABBAT MEVORCHIM SHABBAT MEVORCHIM ---- SHABBAT SHEKALIMSHABBAT SHEKALIMSHABBAT SHEKALIMSHABBAT SHEKALIM

Friday March 1Friday March 1Friday March 1Friday March 1 5:45 pm Candle Lighting 5:55 pm Mincha 8:45 pm Oneg Shabbat: Prof. Chaim Saiman At the Fried home Friday March 8Friday March 8Friday March 8Friday March 8 5:54 pm Candle Lighting 6:00 pm Mincha

Shabbat, March 2Shabbat, March 2Shabbat, March 2Shabbat, March 2 7:30 am Hashkama Minyan 8:15 am Chumash-Rashi Shiur with Melech Halberstadt 9:00 am Shacharit: Sharp Sanctuary & Downstairs Minyan 10:00 am Youth Programs 10:00 am Teen Minyan 11:15 am Post Mussaf: Prof. Chaim Saiman

4:30 pm Pre-Mincha Conversation: Prof. Saiman & Rabbi Strauchler 5:35 pm Mincha 5:45 pm Bnei Akiva Snif 5:55 pm Seudah Shlishit: Prof. Saiman 6:45 pm Shabbat Ends 7:30 pm Parent-Child Learning 8:30 pm YP Trivia Night

TODAH RABAH to the sponsors:TODAH RABAH to the sponsors:TODAH RABAH to the sponsors:TODAH RABAH to the sponsors:

CONGREGATIONAL KIDDUSH:CONGREGATIONAL KIDDUSH:CONGREGATIONAL KIDDUSH:CONGREGATIONAL KIDDUSH:

Risa & Louis Vandersluis in honour of the birth of their granddaughter

Isadore & Rosalie Sharp in commemoration of the yahrzeit of their son, Christopher Sharp z”l

Barry & Debby Goldman in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Debby’s brother, Albert Perez z”l

Jerry & Sandra Genesove in commemoration of the yahrzeit of their friend, Sidney Beube z”l

HASHKAMA MINYAN:HASHKAMA MINYAN:HASHKAMA MINYAN:HASHKAMA MINYAN:

Aaron & Joyce Rifkind in commemoration of the yahrzeit of their daughter, Tamar Yael Rifkindz”l

• Mazal Tov to Risa & Louis VandersluisRisa & Louis VandersluisRisa & Louis VandersluisRisa & Louis Vandersluis on the birth of a granddaughter, born to Maddie & Avi Vandersluis. Proud big brother is Noah. Delighted grandparents and great-grandmothers are Karen Fox & David Vowles, Marshall Loomer & Laura Agensky, Helen Parker, and Shirley Jones. Excited uncles, aunts, and cousin are Daniel, Stacey & Leora Vandersluis, Jonathan Vandersluis, Eli Vandersluis, and Yona & Adam Solomon.

• Mazal Tov to Rabbi Elliott & Rochelle Diamond Rabbi Elliott & Rochelle Diamond Rabbi Elliott & Rochelle Diamond Rabbi Elliott & Rochelle Diamond and Rabbi David & Chavi Kestenbaum on the birth of a grandson, born to Amiel & Ahuva Diamond. Proud great-grandparents are Rabbi Shneur & Malka Weinberg, Betty Kestenbaum and Adele Meister. Excited siblings are Menashe Hillel and Yitzchak Meir.

• Mazal Tov to Jerry & Tammy Balitsky Jerry & Tammy Balitsky Jerry & Tammy Balitsky Jerry & Tammy Balitsky and Steve & Fern Kirshenblatt on the birth of a granddaughter, Ivy Rose (Shoshana Roiza), born to Benji & Kiera Kirshenblatt. Excited siblings are Lily and Leo. Proud great-grandmother is Esther Kirshenblatt.

• Mazal Tov to Cynthia GasnerCynthia GasnerCynthia GasnerCynthia Gasner on the birth of a great-grandson, Elisha Yisrael, born to Orly & Nathaniel Gibson of Israel. Excited siblings are Aryeh, Maya and Gavriel. Proud grandparents are Nava Rosen Gibson, Stephen Gibson, and Robert & Julea Gasner. Elated great-grandmother is Ruth Resnick. Thrilled aunts and uncles are Orpaz Gibson, Kayla & Eitan Rapps and Elisheva Gasner; and great aunts and uncles are Myra MechanicMyra MechanicMyra MechanicMyra Mechanic, Brenda & Brian Lass Brenda & Brian Lass Brenda & Brian Lass Brenda & Brian Lass and Jon & Ellise Gasner.

MAZAL TOV AND OTHER MEMBERS MATTERS

PLEASE WELCOME This Shabbat, we welcome Scholar-in-Residence Professor Chaim SaimanProfessor Chaim SaimanProfessor Chaim SaimanProfessor Chaim Saiman, a scholar of Jewish, insurance and private law at Villanova University. The following learning and discussion opportunities will be available: • Friday, 8:45 pm Friday, 8:45 pm Friday, 8:45 pm Friday, 8:45 pm ---- Oneg Shabbat Oneg Shabbat Oneg Shabbat Oneg Shabbat at the home of Joey & Linda Fried. • Shabbat, 11:15 am Shabbat, 11:15 am Shabbat, 11:15 am Shabbat, 11:15 am ---- PostPostPostPost----Mussaf DrashaMussaf DrashaMussaf DrashaMussaf Drasha: “Is Halakhah a Jewish Law - And Why That is a Harder Question Than You Think."

• Shabbat, 4:30 pm Shabbat, 4:30 pm Shabbat, 4:30 pm Shabbat, 4:30 pm ---- PrePrePrePre----Mincha Public Conversation Mincha Public Conversation Mincha Public Conversation Mincha Public Conversation between Prof. Saiman and Rabbi Strauchler on Prof. Saiman’s New Book: “Halakhah: The Rabbinic Idea of Law.” For a 30% discount to purchase the book, go to press.princeton.edu/titles/13230.html and enter code “P044” after the book has been added to your shopping cart. The code is valid now through April 30, 2019.

• Shabbat, 5:55 pm Shabbat, 5:55 pm Shabbat, 5:55 pm Shabbat, 5:55 pm ---- Seudah ShlishitSeudah ShlishitSeudah ShlishitSeudah Shlishit: “Swords and Sword Culture.” Thank you to the BalitskyBalitskyBalitskyBalitsky and FriedFriedFriedFried families for sponsoring Prof. Saiman's visit: the Balitsky family in honour of the birth of their granddaughter, Ivy Rose (Shoshana Roiza); and the Fried family in honour of the birth of their grandson, Simcha Aryeh.

• Do you have a child in Israel for the yearDo you have a child in Israel for the yearDo you have a child in Israel for the yearDo you have a child in Israel for the year (in the IDF, studying, etc.)? We would like to send them Mishloach ManotMishloach ManotMishloach ManotMishloach Manot on behalf of the congregation. Please forward their names, e-mail address and phone number to Meital at coordinator@shomayim.org.

• To donate funds for Matanot LMatanot LMatanot LMatanot L’’’’Evyonim,Evyonim,Evyonim,Evyonim, please go to shaareishomayim.shulcloud.com/form/matanot.

• Sunday, March 10, 9:30-11:30 am - Mishloach Manot Initiative: Assembly & DeliveryMishloach Manot Initiative: Assembly & DeliveryMishloach Manot Initiative: Assembly & DeliveryMishloach Manot Initiative: Assembly & Delivery. • Wednesday, March 20, 4:00-7:00 pm - YouthYouthYouthYouth Superhero Purim CarnivalSuperhero Purim CarnivalSuperhero Purim CarnivalSuperhero Purim Carnival. • Thursday, March 21, 6:00 pm - join us for a Superhero Purim SeudahSuperhero Purim SeudahSuperhero Purim SeudahSuperhero Purim Seudah! Register at Shaareishomayim.shulcloud.com/form/purimseudah2019.

This Shabbat, join us for a This Shabbat, join us for a This Shabbat, join us for a This Shabbat, join us for a special Kiddushspecial Kiddushspecial Kiddushspecial KiddushFEST FEST FEST FEST

after Mussaf in the Banquet Hall.

Lumber jackets not required! But, please wash before enjoying the hotdog buns.

Thank you to the Thank you to the Thank you to the Thank you to the

CanuckCanuckCanuckCanuckFESTFESTFESTFEST Boosters:Boosters:Boosters:Boosters: Ies & Ruth van Messel

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PURIM MATTERS

SHABBAT MATTERS

RECONSTRUCTING A PEOPLE AFTER SIN RECONSTRUCTING A PEOPLE AFTER SIN RECONSTRUCTING A PEOPLE AFTER SIN RECONSTRUCTING A PEOPLE AFTER SIN

Our Torah portion begins with the words “vayakhel Moshe” - Moshe gathered the people together. We often rush to explain the purpose for which Moshe gathered them, the building of the mishkan. We speak about the first regulation in the building process, the requirement NOT to work on Shabbat. We rarely turn back one page and consider the context in which the gathering took place. The very last verse of parshat Ki Tisa reads, “The Israelites would see how radiant the skin of Moshe’s face was. Moshe would then put the veil back over his face, until he went in to speak with [God].”

After the sin of the Golden Calf, the Jewish people felt degraded. They were laid low by their own sin. The Torah describes them as broken-loose or out-of-control (32:25). They fell into a state of collective despair. The people saw Moshe as wholly diRerent and apart from themselves, to the extent that Moshe would wear a mask preventing them from seeing his face.

Moshe gathers them together to confront this distance, between where they are and where they ought to be. The building of the mishkan acts to give them purpose and standing in their own eyes, as well as in God’s eyes. Gathering for a mission is the only response to disorderly social despair.

Communal life provides similar structures for the good work that we do together that we cannot do alone. While we rejoice in the freedom that individualism allows, we fail to recognize the price we pay in the empty feeing that comes from an absence of life purpose. In modern times, our politics and our personal lives often inhabit the space between these two Torah potions. It is left to each of us to choose the gatherings, in which we can create structures of ultimate meaning.

TORAH MATTERS: DATEDATEDATEDATE DAVENING TIMESDAVENING TIMESDAVENING TIMESDAVENING TIMES SHIURIM AND LECTURES SHIURIM AND LECTURES SHIURIM AND LECTURES SHIURIM AND LECTURES

Sunday, March 3 26 Adar I

8:30 am 5:50 pm

7:30 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler

Monday, March 4 27 Adar I

6:55 / 7:45 am 5:50 pm

6:10 am 9:30 am

Tuesday, March 5 28 Adar I

7:00 / 7:45 am 5:50 pm

Wednesday, March 6 29 Adar I

7:00 / 7:45 am 5:50 pm

6:15 am

Thursday, March 7 30 Adar I I Rosh ChodeshI Rosh ChodeshI Rosh ChodeshI Rosh Chodesh

6:45 / 7:45 am 5:50 pm

Shacharit Mincha

6:00 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Shore

Friday, March 8 1 Adar II II Rosh ChodeshII Rosh ChodeshII Rosh ChodeshII Rosh Chodesh

6:45 / 7:45 am 5:54 pm 6:00 pm

Shacharit Candle Lighting Mincha

6:00 am Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Shore

6:15 am 9:30 am 1:30 pm 8:00 pm

Shacharit Mincha

Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Shore

Shacharit Mincha

Shacharit Mincha

Shacharit Mincha

Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler Nevi’im Acharonim Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler

Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Strauchler The Birth of Moral Selfhood Shiur with Dr. Zolty Yeshayah Shiur with Rabbi Torczyner Parshat Hashavua Shiur with Rabbi Diamond

Kriyat ShemaKriyat ShemaKriyat ShemaKriyat Shema should be recited after 6:50 pm this week. should be recited after 6:50 pm this week. should be recited after 6:50 pm this week. should be recited after 6:50 pm this week.

PARSHA MATTERS - by Rabbi Chaim Strauchler

MATTERS Youth ProgramsYouth ProgramsYouth ProgramsYouth Programs

10:00 am to 12:00 pm10:00 am to 12:00 pm10:00 am to 12:00 pm10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Stay and PlayStay and PlayStay and PlayStay and Play (Ages 0 - 3) Room 101

Shaar ChadashShaar ChadashShaar ChadashShaar Chadash (Ages 2 - 5) Room 102

Shaar YafoShaar YafoShaar YafoShaar Yafo (Grade 1 - 2) Room 103

Shaar AryehShaar AryehShaar AryehShaar Aryeh (Grade 3 - 5) Room 105

• Motzei Shabbat, March 2, 8:30 pm - YP Trivia NightYP Trivia NightYP Trivia NightYP Trivia Night. Tickets are available at the door at $20/person. • Sunday, March 3, 5:00-7:00 pm - Kids Movie NightKids Movie NightKids Movie NightKids Movie Night. Register at shaareishomayim.shulcloud.com/form/KidsMovie. • Motzei Shabbat, March 9, 8:30 pm - Couples Communication: A Workshop for Young ProfessionalsCouples Communication: A Workshop for Young ProfessionalsCouples Communication: A Workshop for Young ProfessionalsCouples Communication: A Workshop for Young Professionals at the home of Rabbi Jesse & Lauren Shore. $10/couple. Register at shaareishomayim.shulcloud.com/form/couples. For details contact Rabbi Shore at RabbiShore@shomayim.org.

• Sunday, March 10, 8:00 pm - Shiur with Rabbi Elli Fischer Shiur with Rabbi Elli Fischer Shiur with Rabbi Elli Fischer Shiur with Rabbi Elli Fischer of Yeshivat Har Bracha. • Thursday, March 28, 2:00 pm - Catch the Spirit: Afternoon Program SeriesCatch the Spirit: Afternoon Program SeriesCatch the Spirit: Afternoon Program SeriesCatch the Spirit: Afternoon Program Series. With Dr. Jerry M. CuttlerDr. Jerry M. CuttlerDr. Jerry M. CuttlerDr. Jerry M. Cuttler, who will speak on the topic: “How Can Low Doses of X-Rays Reverse Alzheimer’s Dementia?” Register by calling Miriam in the oVce at 416-789-3213.

SHAAREI SHOMAYIM UPCOMING PROGRAMS

WOMENWOMENWOMENWOMEN’’’’S MEGILLAH READING SERIESS MEGILLAH READING SERIESS MEGILLAH READING SERIESS MEGILLAH READING SERIES • PurimPurimPurimPurim - Shaarei Shomayim's Women's Megillah Reading Series is happy to announce that we have a full line up of readers for Megillat Esther! Join us on Purim morning, Thursday, March 21 at 9:50 am.

• PesachPesachPesachPesach - We are excited to introduce the reading of Shir Hashirim this year. If you’re interested in reading, please contact Lauren Shore at laurenglassmanshore@gmail.com.

We would like to acknowledge your milestones! Please let us know when there is a birth, Bar/Bat mitzvah, graduation, engagement, aufruf, wedding, significant birthday/anniversary, community recognition, illness, bereavement, or unveiling. Call or email Miriam in the shul oVce at 416-789-3213 or Miriam@Shomayim.org or donate online at Shomayim.org/donate.

Rabbi Chaim Strauchler Avital Strauchler, Rebbetzin Rabbi Jesse Shore, Assistant Rabbi Randall Craig, President Nicole Toledano, Executive Director 470 Glencairn Avenue | Toronto, ON M5N 1V8 | Tel 416-789-3213 | Fax 416-789-1728

WWW.SHOMAYIM.ORG

YAHRZEITS DATEDATEDATEDATE YAHRZEITS BEING OBSERVEDYAHRZEITS BEING OBSERVEDYAHRZEITS BEING OBSERVEDYAHRZEITS BEING OBSERVED

Shabbat, March 2 25 Adar I

Abe Fromowitz, father of Michael Fromowitz Ruth Gordon, mother of Annette Schenker

Sunday, March 3 26 Adar I

Morris Reiss, brother of Irving Reiss Isy Skulko, father of Ralph Sutton

Dr. Charles I. Ziman, father of Melva Novak

Monday, March 4 27 Adar I

Samuel Lang, father of Aaron Lang Tamar Yael Rifkind, daughter of Aaron & Joyce Rifkind

and sister of Jacob Rifkind and Naomi Mansell

Rose Silverstein, mother of Saul Silverstein

Tuesday, March 5 28 Adar I

Dina HoRman, mother of Albert HoRman Esther Newman, mother of Samuel Newman

Albert Perez, brother of Debby Goldman Rita Yedidya, sister of Alexandra Gamulka

Wednesday, March 6 29 Adar I

Hugo Koval, father of Ivan Koval Donald Schelew, father of Marla Orbach

Beatrice Wintrob, mother of Nanci Turk

Thursday, March 7 30 Adar I

Friday, March 8 1 Adar II

Christopher Sharp, son of Isadore & Rosalie Sharp

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, Yishai ben Tzipora, Eliyahu ben Ryejah, Miriam bat Chaya, Yitzchak ben Chaya Raizel, Eliyahu Yom Tov ben Leah, Leah bat Masha, Oved ben Regina, Ophira bat Raanana, Shlomo Shraga ben Esther, Zvi ben Golda, 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.

Our sincere condolences to Jonathan & Aimee HassJonathan & Aimee HassJonathan & Aimee HassJonathan & Aimee Hass, Daniel Hass and families, on the loss of their father, father-in-law and grandfather, Charles Hass z”l.

CONDOLENCES

COMMUNITY MATTERS • Tuesday, March 5, 12:30 - Prof. Chaim Saiman Prof. Chaim Saiman Prof. Chaim Saiman Prof. Chaim Saiman will speak on the topic: “Rabbinic Law as Culture: How the Rabbis Transformed Jewish Law into a Way of Talking about Everything.” At Osgoode Hall Law School, Room 2010. RSVP at webform.osgoode.yorku.ca/view.php?id=405439.

• Tuesday, March 12 - Nefesh B'Nefesh: Dollars and Sense. Nefesh B'Nefesh: Dollars and Sense. Nefesh B'Nefesh: Dollars and Sense. Nefesh B'Nefesh: Dollars and Sense. A practical workshop about creating a realistic budget, maximizing your income, and understanding your expenses if moving to Israel. Separate workshops for retirees and families/singles: retirees between 6:00-7:30 pm; families/singles between 8:00-9:30 pm. At the Lipa Green Building, JCC Campus, 4600 Bathurst St. Register at nbn.org.il/dollarsandsense.

• Monday, April 1, 7:30 pm - Chai LifelineChai LifelineChai LifelineChai Lifeline’’’’s Restoring Hope s Restoring Hope s Restoring Hope s Restoring Hope ---- Masters of Illusion: Believe the ImpossibleMasters of Illusion: Believe the ImpossibleMasters of Illusion: Believe the ImpossibleMasters of Illusion: Believe the Impossible. At Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. To sponsor and purchase tickets go to chailifelinecanada.org/events/restoring-hope.

• Thursday, April 4, 8:00 pm - CJPAC Action PartyCJPAC Action PartyCJPAC Action PartyCJPAC Action Party. Join 1200+ young professionals, community members and elected oVcials, to celebrate political engagement and support for Canada and Israel. At Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave. $95/person (Kashruth Observed). For information and registration email Zachary Zarnett-Klein at z.zarnettklein@gmail.com.

REFUAH SHLEIMAHz

The centre mechitzacentre mechitzacentre mechitzacentre mechitza will be used on the following Shabbatot: March 16, March 23, May 25 and June 1.

CENTRE MECHITZA

OU Reflective Safety Belts OU Reflective Safety Belts OU Reflective Safety Belts OU Reflective Safety Belts are available free of charge. Pick them up from the boxes in the Main Lobby and in the North Entrance Lobby, this Shabbat - while supplies last.