rabbi boruch perton [email protected] 438 … and bob cherniak and frederica and udi kochman...

October 1-7 2016 • 28 Elul 5776 to 5 Tishrei 5777 • Shabbat Nitzavim

Rabbi Boruch Perton [email protected] 438-930-4174 Founding Rabbi Sidney Shoham Z”L Chazan Sheni Yitzchok Rosenberg President Earl Rosen Beth Zion Congregation 5740 Hudson Ave H4W 2K5 514-489-8411 514-489-3151 (fax) www.bethzion.com

~ Friday, September 30th Candle Lighting: 6:17 pm

Mincha and Kabbalat

Shabbat: 6:25 pm

Earliest Shema Fri. night

7:20pm

Latest Shema

Shabbat morning

9:48am

vwwc

THIS SHABBAT BULLETIN IS

SPONSORED BY

WISHING BETH ZION A SHANA TOVAH

Beth Zion Congregation extends our appreciation to Yoel Hofman and Bobby Shaul for leading Shabbat

services and Bobby Shaul for leining

WE EXTEND MAZAL TOV TO

Bernard Moldovan on the wedding of his grandson Noah Kochman to Dr. Rebecca Cherniak . Proud parents Sharon and Bob Cherniak and Frederica and Udi Kochman . Proud grandparents Rivka Kochman and Lil

Cooper .


Beverley Hanmburg on the birth of her great grandson Noam Eliyahu Chriqui. Proud parents Lauren Bohbot and Yoni Chriqui. Proud grandparents

Tyla Hamburg and Georges Bohbot


Judy and Harry Rossdeutscher on the birth of their great granddaughter Hylan Oded. Proud parents Shawn and Leor Oded. Proud grandparents

Phyllis and Neal Pekofsky

Shabbat Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

October 1 October 2 October 3 October 4 October 5 October 6 October 7

28 Elul 29 Elul 1 Tishrei 2 Tishrei 3 Tishrei 4 Tishrei 5 Tishrei

9:00am

Shacharit Main Sanctuary

Sermon Rabbi Perton

9:00am

Shacharit Smiley Auditorium

D’var Torah

9:30am Youth Minyan

Erev Rosh Hashanah

7:00am

Yechiel Glustein Daf Yomi

6:30am Shacharit

7:30am

Shacharit

Rosh Hashana I

7:45am

Shacharit

8:30 am Shacharit

9:30am

Torah Reading

10:15 am Sermon and

Shofar

Rosh Hashana II

7:45am

Shacharit

8:30 am Shacharit

9:30am

Torah Reading

10:15 am Sermon and

Shofar

Tzom Gedaliyah

5:42am

Fast begins

5:30am Selichot and

Shacharit


7:30 am

Selichot and Shacharit

5:50am Selichot and

Shacharit


7:45 am Selichot and

Shacharit

6:00am Selichot and

Shacharit


7:45 am Selichot and

Shacharit

5:10pm Yechiel Glustein

Daf Yomi

5:40pm Hilchot Tefillah

Rabbi Michael Wolff

6:10pm Mincha

Seudat Shlishit Pirke Avot

Chapter 5+6

7:08pm Maariv

7:18pm Shabbat ends

6:15pm Mincha/Ma’ariv

6:13pm Candle Lighting


Daf Yomi

5:30pm Tashlich

6:10pm

Mincha/Ma’ariv



Daf Yomi


7:12pm

Yom Tov ends


6:56pm

Fast begins

8:00pm Shiur with Rabbi

Gimple


6:10pm Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat:


This day is sponsored by: Abe Cohen Plumbing and Heating Inc. Wishing the congregation a Happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

This day is sponsored by:

Vera and Mark Potechin

This day is sponsored by:

Judy and Harry Rossdeutscher

Fagey and Simon Rossdeutscher

In honour of their children and grandchildren

A Little Joy A Little Oy

Guest speakers// Trivia// Current Events Animated by Jacqueline F. Lehrer, TRS

Tuesday afternoons in November For more information 514-489-8411

Ongoing weekly programming

Daily: 7:00 am Yechiel Glustein Daf Yomi

*Shabbat 1 hour before Mincha Weekdays led by Yehuda Kops

(PM) "5 Minute Mitzvah" Shabbat:

after Shabbat morning Kiddush The David Amsel Z"L, Talmud Shiur will be given by

Professor Ira Robinson Men and Women welcome Monday:

7:20 pm Bridge 7:45 pm Gemara Shabbat class

Tuesday: 7:15 pm Parshat Hashavua with Yehuda Kops

Wednesday:

8:00 pm Aruch HaShulchan - with Rabbi Gimple

Family Bingo Night

Saturday November 12 7:00pm Prizes

Fun for the whole family $5 per person to participate

Family rate available

Learn Navi– The Prophets

Every Friday night during the winter months Starting November 11

7:00pm Taught by Rabbi Perton

At the home of Raizie and Rabbi Boruch Perton 5623 Melling Ave.

The Navi class can be sponsored to commemorate a yahrtzeit or life cycle event or just to sponsor. Sponsorship is $36.00 per session.

Please contact Jacqui [email protected]

Rabbi Perton’s Fall Lecture Series

Tuesdays at 7:30pm November 8

The Jews of Muslim Spain November 15

The Affects of the Crusades on the Jews of Europe and the Holy Land November 22

The Blood Libel: Past and Present

Medical Ethics Shabbaton

Scholar-in-Residence

Dr. Alan Kadish

November 4 and 5 Friday night dinner 6:15pm

Saturday Congregational Kiddush following Services President of Touro College

Beth Zion Sisterhood

An evening with Beryl Wajsman “Is Quebec a failed State?”

Wednesday November 16 7:30pm Donations Welcome

Refreshments to follow

“It is not in the heavens, that you should say, ‘Who among us can go up to the heavens and get it for us and impart it to us, that we may observe it?’ “ (D’varim 30:12) The verse quoted above is one of the most famous verses in the Torah, as well as the punch-line to one of the most famous stories in the Talmud. It comes at the end of this week’s Torah portion, Nitzavim, which itself comes toward the end of the Book of D’varim [Deuteronomy]. D’varim, in turn depicts the end of Moshe’s life, and his increasingly dramatic exhortations to the Jewish people to follow Torah and keep the covenant after they go on to the Land of Israel without him. Moshe tells the people that the Torah is not far away, nor in the heavens, nor across the sea- but very close to us, so that we may do it. Rashi explains “not in the heavens” in a way that seems a bit obvious at first: “not in the heavens”- for if it were in the heavens, you would have to ascend [to heaven] to learn it. Rabbi Neal Joseph Loevinger comments: "It took me a few minutes of pondering Rashi’s seemingly tautological commentary to realize that he’s not talking about geography, as it were, at all, but rather teaching a point of spiritual psychology. It’s not about ascending to the heavens in a physical way, nor even the notion that we’d have to die or go on some spiritual quest to learn Torah; the plain meaning of the verse makes it clear that those aren’t necessary. Rather, what I think Rashi means is that as individuals (and presumably on a communal level too) we don’t have to reach heights of spiritual or religious purity or achievement in order to live fulfilling lives in Torah. You don’t have to “ascend”- that is, be saintly or scholarly or a model of piety- in order to apply Torah to your life in a practical and fruitful way. If can I borrow the terminology of last year’s social protests, Torah is not for the 1% – the saintly and pious- but for the 99%. It’s for people who make mistakes, who get confused, who fall short, who don’t feel organized or learned or worthy enough to practice Judaism in their lives. At the heart of Torah is the idea of t’shuvah, or return: when we inevitably fall short, or fall apart, or get undone, we can always return. We return to Torah, to community, to our own souls; nobody is perfect, but everybody can return to a place of wholeness. This is, of course, a central message of the Days of Awe, rapidly approaching. All that a life of Torah requires is a simple decision to start from where we are in that moment and go forward to do the next mitzvah, whether one of prayer, compassion, justice or learning. These days, to learn Torah doesn’t require much more than a cell phone or internet connection (though a synagogue connection is a much deeper form of spiritual broadband!) so there’s no excuse that it’s too far, too complicated, or too hard.'' May you all enjoy a sweet and healthy New Year surrounded by those you love. Shanah Tovah! Prepared by Devorah Abenhaim

NITZAVIMNITZAVIMNITZAVIMNITZAVIM October 1, 2016 • 28 Elul 5776

HERTZ p.878 Haftarah p.883 ~ Stone p.1086 Haftarah p.1202

Cantorial

Shabbat Shuva Drasha

Saturday October 8 5:00pm

The Book of Jonah “Running away from G-d”

Sold Out

Shofar Blasts

Please notify Rabbi Perton(438-930-4174) if any member is unable to attend services on Rosh Hashanah; so we can try to make arrangements to hear the

Shofar by visiting you at your residence.

High Holiday Youth Services

With Mark Bessner Monday October 3rd and Tuesday October 4th

10:30 am– 12:00 pm In the Granofsky Chapel

Boys and Girls 8-12 years welcome Fun & Games, Discussions

Refreshments

Lulav and Etrog

If you are considering purchasing a set of lulav and etrog, whether you are a member of Beth Zion or not,

please consider your local clergy and contact Rabbi Rosenberg for good quality and service

B’Ezrat Hashem. Sets will be available Erev Succot (Sunday October 16).

Wishing you and your family a G’mar v’Chatimah Tovah a Happy and Healthy New Year—

Rabbi Yitzchok Rosenberg 514-489-8411*28 or 514-835-7231

BZ Community Sukkot Carnival and Celebrations

Annual Sukkot BBQ Wednesday October 19

5:30pm Games, Activity Booths, Carnival, Sukkah Hop

$5 per child

$15 per adult

Shabbat Family Dinner in the Sukkah

Friday October 21 Following services $20.00 members

$25.00 non members $10.00 5-12 year olds

Call the office to RSVP 514-489-8411

Simchat Torah

Please join us as we welcome Torah Tours October 23, 24, and 25

As they lead lectures, discussions, ruach, and social activities A yearly tradition

rabbi boruch perton [email protected] 438 … and bob cherniak and frederica and udi kochman...

Documents