20 ADAR II 5774

MARCH 21 - 22 2014

PARSHAS SHEMINI שמיני SHABBOS PARAH

Mara D’Asra Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Assistant Rabbi Rabbi Zev Spitz Rabbi Emeritus Rabbi Baruch Taub

President Alan Steinfeld Executive Director Mordechai Bookbinder Youth Director Richard Winkler

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PARSHAS TOLDOS NOV 13 - 14, 2015

2 KISLEV 5776

SHABBOS SCHEDULE | זמני שבת EREV SHABBOS | ערב שבת

WELCOME TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS & GUESTS

PARSHA & KUGEL with Rabbi Zev Spitz 4:25 PM CANDLE LIGHTING 4:36 PM MINCHA/KABBALAS SHABBOS Main Shul 4:45 PM

SHABBOS | שבת

HASHKAMA MINYAN Turk Family Bais Medrash 7:30 AM

BAIS MEDRASH SHIUR Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall 8:20 AM

with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger

SHACHARIS Main Shul 8:45 AM

BAIS MEDRASH MINYAN Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall 8:50 AM

PARSHA SHIUR with Rabbi Zev Spitz 8:50 AM

Simcha Suite

NO FRILLS MINYAN Simcha Suite 9:15 AM

YOUNG ADULT with Rabbi Aaron Greenberg 9:15 AM

& UNIVERSITY MINYAN Perlis Hall

MINCHAS CHINUCH SHIUR with Dr. Lazer Friedman 9:30 AM

Owning An Internet Site that Does Business On Shabbos

Rabbi’s Classroom

TA’AMEI HAMINHAGIM with Rabbi Neil Cohen 3:25 PM

(for Men) Dr. Stephen Speisman Board Room

with Rabbi Scot Berman 3:25 PM שיעור בעברית

Simcha Suite

MISHNAYOS (for Men) with Rabbi Aaron Eisenberger 3:25 PM

West Wing Classroom 1

DAF YOMI Rabbi’s Classroom 3:40 PM

Sotah 19 /yhyhyhyh vyuxvyuxvyuxvyux

MINCHA Main Shul 4:25 PM

HAVDALA After 5:39 PM

Kel Maleh: This Shabbos YES Next Shabbos YES

SHABBOS PROGRAM

High School Minyan West Wing Library 9:00 AM Middle School Minyan 9:15 AM with Rabbi Mordechai Biegeleisen Jarvis Freedman Library Teen Minyan 9:15 AM Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash

Early Drop Off Nursery-Grade 3 9:00-9:45 AM Classroom 7 Parents & Tots Classroom 5 9:45 AM Nursery Program Classroom 2 9:45 AM Kindergarten Classroom 3 9:45 AM Girls Grades 1-3 Classroom 1 9:45 AM Boys Grades 1-3 Classroom 4 9:45 AM

Jr. Congregation 10:00 AM

West Wing Classrooms 2 & 3 Mom-and-Tots Classroom 5 10:30 AM

AFTERNOON PROGRAMS

GIRL’S CHUMASH SHIUR 3:25 PM

With Esther Elmaleh, West Wing Classroom 3 BNEI AKIVA 4:25 PM Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash

Third Floor Classrooms 1, 3, 4, 5, 7

BNOS 4:10 PM

North Lobby & West Wing Classrooms 1, 2, 3

FATHER & SON LEARNING 7:00 PM

Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash

SHABBOS TORAH/HAFTARAH READING

Torah Reading Soncino Page 140 Artscroll Page 124

Haftarah Soncino Page 159 Artscroll Page 1137

Sof Zman Krias Shema , Nov 13 - 9:36 am Sun Nov 8- Fri Nov 13: 9:37 am

Earliest time for Tallis & Tefillin : 6:12 am

THIS MOTZEI SHABBOS NOVEMBER 14

Join us for

A Melave Malka & Kumzitz

for the 21st Yahrzeit of

Reb Shlomo Carlebach z”l

8:30 pm, Perlis Hall, $10 per person

MINCHA/MA’ARIV EARLY MINCHA Sun. - Thurs. 2:00 PM MINCHA/MA’ARIV Sun. - Thurs. 4:40 PM MA’ARIV Sun. - Thurs. 7:15 & 9:45 PM

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULTHIS WEEK’S SCHEDULTHIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE & ANNOUNCEMENTS E & ANNOUNCEMENTS E & ANNOUNCEMENTS

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE | זמני השבוע For Sunday November 15 - Friday November 20

EREV SHABBOS Friday, November 20 PARSHA & KUGEL 4:20 PM CANDLE LIGHTING 4:30 PM MINCHA/KABBALAS SHABBOS 4:40 PM

DAF YOMI SUN with the Rav 7:15 & 8:45 AM MON, THURS & FRI with the Rav 6:00 & 8:30 AM TUES & WED with the Rav 6:00 & 8:20 AM SUNDAY - THURSDAY with Rabbi Chaim Gross 8:45 PM

QUESTIONS FOR PARSHAS TOLDOS

BY: THE RAV

First Aliyah: (25:25-26) Who named Esav? Who named Yaakov?

Second Aliyah: (26:12) Shouldn’t the words “Hashem blessed him”

appear earlier in this pasuk?

Third Aliyah: Why didn’t Yitzchak protest when he was being mistreated

by the Philistines?

Fourth Aliyah: (26:29) What do the words “Ata ‘Ata” mean?

Fifth Aliyah: Why didn’t Rivkah just tell Yitzchak directly that Esav

shouldn’t get the blessings?

Sixth Aliyah: (26:37) Why was Yitzchak so reluctant to bless Esav once

he discovered that he had blessed Yaakov?

Seventh Aliyah: (28:5) Why is Lavan described as the “brother of Rivkah,

who in turn was the mother Yaakov and Esav” – isn’t that obvious?!

Weekly Halachah

R’ Mordechai Torczyner - Torczyner@torontotorah.com

Does an onein or avel light Chanukah candles?

An onein [one whose immediate relative has passed away,

and has not been buried] is not obligated to light Chanukah

candles. However, halachic authorities are concerned that

people passing the onein's home may not know about the

death, and they might think that he is flouting the mitzvah of

lighting Chanukah candles. Further, lighting Chanukah

candles publicizes the miracles of Chanukah. Therefore, an

onein should make sure that someone lights in the home;

there are conflicting views on whether he should respond

Amen to their berachah. If no one else can light, then the

onein should light, albeit without a berachah.

An avel sitting shivah lights Chanukah candles and recites all

of the berachot, including Shehechiyanu. However, the avel

should not light the shul chanukiah on the first night of

Chanukah.

(Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 341:1; Pri Megadim Orach

Chaim 670:MZ 5; Mishneh Berurah 670:12, 671:44; Piskei

Teshuvos 676:1)

MAZEL TOVS

• Rafi & Risa Cashman on the birth of a son, a grandson to Frank & Marlene

Cashman and Suzanne Solomon.

• Dr. Harry & Helen Cohen and Jeff & Marcia Shumacher on the birth of a

great grandson and grandson, Yakir Amichai, son to Azari & Navah

Shumacher

• Joe Elmaleh, David & Ruthi Lipener and Esther Scyzoryk on the birth of a

granddaughter and great granddaugher, Kayla Rachel, a daugher to Tzvi

and Chana Lipener.

• Gershon & Marjorie Green, Jay & Mindy Cinnamon on the birth of a

granddaughter, Tova Hadara, a daughter to Noam & Rebecca Green a great

granddaughter to Rabbi Mordechai & Sylvia Green, Rabbi Haskel & Audrey

Lookstein and Jeanette Massouda

• Murray & Susan Silverman and Peter & Adrianne Klemensberg on the

forthcoming marriage of their children, Naphtali & Ava, and to

grandparents Dr. Harry & Helen Cohen and Edit Galfi. Mazel Tov also to

Naphtali on his aufruf.

SHALOSH SEUDOS

This week’s Shalosh Seudos will be held in the Rebbetzin Judy Taub Hall and is

being sponsored by:

• Jeremy & Judi Cohen on the yahrzeit of Mordechai ben Yisrael Marks z”l,

father of Judi and a Refuah Shlemah for Avraham Chaim ben Miriam,

brother of Judi

• Robert & Karyn Goldberger on the yahrzeit of Arye ben Tzvi z”l, father of

Robert

• Leon & Patrica Rucker on the yahrzeit of Leah bat Eliezer HaCohen z”l,

mother of Leon

• Danny & Joy Zigelman & Family on the yahrzeit of Cantor Jacob Zigelman

(Yaakov Pesach ben Moshe Chaim v’Frieda) z”l, father of Danny

Rabbi Chaim Yosef Ackerman will speak at Shalosh Seudos.

WELCOME TO OUR SHUL

• Rabbi Chaim Yosef Ackerman, previously Assistant Rabbi of BAYT, currently

Director of the Vancouver Torah Learning Centre

CONDOLENCES

The Congregation extends condolences to:

• Esther Katz on the loss of her mother Sarah Ruch z”l

• Jeffrey Schwartz and Nancy Engelberg on the loss of their father Saul

Schwartz z”l

• Lori Wolynetz on the loss of her father Bernard Shapiro z”l

SHACHARIS

MINYAN 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

SUN 6:30A 7:00

B 8:00

B 8:45

B 9:15

A

MON & THURS 6:20A 6:45

B 6:50

c 7:30

A 8:30

B

TUES, WED & FRI 6:30A 6:45

B 7:00

C 7:30

A 8:30

B

SUN-FRI 7:10 JARVIS FREEDMAN LIBRARY

A - Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash

B - Turk Family Bais Medrash

C - West Wing Library

UPCOMING PROGRAMS & ANNOUNCEMENTS UPCOMING PROGRAMS & ANNOUNCEMENTS UPCOMING PROGRAMS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

For information on all BAYT Youth programs, please contact our Youth Director Rich Winkler at rich@bayt.ca or 905-886-3810 x 135

Babysitting Course: CLASS IS FULL Course will take place this Sunday on the 3rd floor for all Pre-registered students. Course runs from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Lunch included.

LATKE NIGHT – REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!! EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15th BAYT Youth’s annual LATKE NIGHT will take place Motzei Shabbos

November 28th at 6:30 pm. Come and play Jewish Picture Bingo for loads of fabulous prizes…Better than ever! Bring the whole family to this annual pre Chanukah event. Register early…We sell out every year. Once again we will be offering a special Sponsorship Opportunity, where you will receive: Priority “up close” seating for up to 6 people, Separate entrance into the room, Name in the Program and Partial tax receipt . REGISTER at www.bayt.ca and click on LATKE NIGHT! Incredible Games! Amazing Raffles! Awesome Prizes! Lots of Fun! Prizes include: Leaf tickets, Cameras, Lap tops, BEATS Headphones….and so much

more! BAYT YOUTH RAFFLE - TICKETS NOW ON SALE The Youth Department is conducting an exciting raffle taking place on November 28th. Grand prize includes: * 4 Tickets to an upcoming

Toronto Maple Leaf Game *Signed Leaf Jersey & Puck *Dinner for 4 at the Game. Tickets on sale NOW at www.bayt.ca and click on YOUTH RAFFLE.

HOWIE T's / BAYT Youth November is Delicious!!!!!!! Howie T's Burger Restaurants are running a November fundraiser

for BAYT members. Eat at either of Howie T's locaUons and 10% of your purchase will support BAYT. Thank you for your continued support!

Another fundraising project from BAYT Youth.

TOYS – BOOKS – GAMES If you have any gently used toys, books or games that you would like to donate to BAYT Youth, please contact Rich to arrange a pick up time. Thank you to Claire & David Colodny, Sara & Jeff

Silverman and Susan & Albert Silverman for their recent donations to BAYT Youth.

ATTENTION BOOK LOVERS

Please join us for our upcoming BAYT Book Group meeting

that will take place on Sunday, November 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the

Simcha Suite.

The meeting will feature reviews of the following two books from our

2015 reading list: “Suddenly Love by Aharon Appelfeld”, “Between

Friends by Amos Oz”

Please join us for a stimulating evening. Even if you have not read the

books, come and be inspired. In addition, we will be distributing our

new 2016 Reading List! Men and women are invited. Refreshments

will be served. Hope to see you there!

Miriam Webb and Sharon Green

BAYT ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Sunday November 15, 8:45 am

Legal Ethics with Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner

“Wills and The Jewish Client, Serving Religious and Practical

Needs”

Tuesday evenings until Dec 1, BAYT Medrash Program:

Shalom BAYT Workshops with Drs. Mark & Linda Saffer

This Tuesday, November 17: “Chaim is from Flatbush, Rivka is

from L.A.”

Wednesday evenings—8:15 pm with Rabbi Spitz Megillas Ruth

Thursday November 19, 7:30 pm

A Pop-Up Israel Advocacy Workshop

Learn how to develop strategies to effectively deliver a positive

Israel message in multiple forums and at every opportunity. No

Charge. Please pre-register @ jhead@cija.ca or call 416.635.5712

Sunday November 22, 9:30 am, Simcha Suite

Book Launch & Brunch: Right On Time with Rabbi Leo Davids

November 27-28, Scholar In Residence with Rabbi

Herschel Schachter & Rabbi Menachem Penner

Friday night Oneg and Panel Discussion

Shabbos—Divrei Torah by Rabbi Herschel Penner, Shiur

with Rabbi Menachem Schachter, Drasha with Rabbi

Menachem Penner, Special Shalosh Seudos

For further information please refer to the flyers at the shul entrances or VISIT

www.bayt.facebook.com/thebayt OR www.bayt.ca/adulteducation-programs.html

JERUSALEM SHABBATON

DECEMBER 11—12

Join our Shabbaton with Rav Korobkin and Rav Taub for BAYT

students and families in Israel In conjunction with the BAYT

Brotherhood’s 13th Annual Solidarity Mission to Israel.

Reservation deadline: November 30

For further information please contact:

Marcee Rosenzweig: 905.881.7826 / marceer@hotmail.com

Moishe Posner: moishe@gmdwholesale.com

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CORNER

The Young Professionals Kiddush will take place this week, after the

Rabbi is finished speaking, in the Moshe and Mania Gruda Bais

Medrash on the first floor!

A donation has been made to the Young Families Committee by

Yudit and Adam Zarek in honour of the birth of their daughter,

Adina. For more information, or to sponsor, please contact Yoel Eis

at eis517@gmail.com.

Come join the Young Professionals on Saturday, December 5 for a

Chanukah party! There will be trivia, lots of prizes, and a delicious

meat dinner. Registration is available on the BAYT website, on a first

come, first served basis. Starting at 7:30 PM in the Simcha Suite.

Cost of the programme is $18 for BAYT members, $20 for non

members.

Leil Limud in Members' Homes

This Shabbos, November 13 , 8:00 PM

Parshas Toldos

Hilchos Shabbos - Child’s Play

Dr. Manny Greenberg

57 Lisa Crescent

3 Faces of Evil: Pathways of

Anti-Semitism

Dr. Harold Reiter

101 Bevshire Circle

Declarations:Batei Din, Umpires

& Switch Hitters (Sort of)

Prof. Danny Rosenberg

120 Janesville Road

B’Aizo Debare Avraham Avinu?

What Language Did Avraham

Speak?

Allan Rutman

51 Franmore Circle

High School Venue

The Pursuit of Happiness

Rabbi Zev Spitz

53 Franmore Circle

Netilas Yadayim—No

Monkey Business

Dr. Richard Aviv

98 Rodeo Drive

Fraud! Understanding

Cheating, Lying &

Misrepresentation on the

Part of the Avos

Eldon Moses

128 Theodore Place

Rav Internet...The

Implications of Cyber

Space on P’sak Halacha &

Torah Learning

Howie Javasky

81 Ramblewood Lane

University Venue

Authority vs Autonomy in

Halachic Decision Making

Adina Tanen

226 Franklin Avenue

NOTICE BOARDNOTICE BOARDNOTICE BOARD

613 Clark Avenue West, Thornhill, Ontario L4J 5V3 P. 905.886.3810 E. admin@bayt.ca F. 905.886.5103

www.bayt.ca www.facebook.com/thebayt

*Program is open to both men and women For further information and detailed schedules, please refer to flyers posted on Shul bulletin boards.

THIS WEEK’S SHIURIM @ THE BAYT AT A GLANCE

SHIUR DATE TIME LOCATION

SHIUR B'IVRIT* with Rabbi Jonathan Ziring

Sunday, November 15 8:45 AM Dr. Stephen Speisman Boardroom

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HALACHA* with Rabbi Josh Gutenberg

Sunday, November 15 8:45 - 10:00 AM 3rd Floor Classroom #1

DAF HA YOMI B'HALACHA with Rabbi Zev Hofstedter

Sunday November 15— Friday November 20

6:45 AM Jarvis Freedman Library

MEN'S DAILY SHIURIM Mishnayos, Parsha, Halacha, and Navi

Monday, November 16 - Friday, November 20

10:00 AM - 12:15 PM Kollel

MEN’S SUGYA SHIUR with the Rav

Monday, November 16 7:30 - 8:30 PM Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash

TANYA: A TALE OF TWO SOULS * with Rabbi Shimon Aisenbach

Monday, November 12 8:00 PM West Wing Class #1

THE BOOK OF SAMUEL* with Ariel Erani

CANCELLED THIS WEEK

GEMARA SHIUR with Rabbi Dr. Moshe Yeres

Monday, November 16 8:30 PM Rabbi’s Classroom

WOMEN'S KUZARI & PARSHA SHIUR with The Rav

Tuesday, November 17 10:00 AM Moshe & Mania Gruda Bais Medrash

TALMUD MESECHET SHABBAT - CHAPTER 7* with Rabbi Scot A. Berman

Tuesday, November 17 8:00 PM West Wing Classroom #2

THE BOOK OF RUTH With Rabbi Zev Spitz

Wednesday, November 18 8:15 PM Turk Family Bais Medrash

YOUNG MEN’S SHIUR with The Rav

Thursday, November 19 9:00 PM The Korobkin Home

TUESDAY NIGHT BAYT MEDRASH PROGRAM with Rabbi Korobkin, and Drs. Mark & Linda Saffer

Tuesday, November 17 8:00 PM Simcha Suite

* Men and Women Invited

SISTERHOOD

The next WOMEN’S KIDDUSH will take place on December 5th. Celebrate an

occasion such as a Bat Mitzvah or birthday or commemorate the memory of

a loved one. Contact Sisterhood to sponsor.

BAYT SISTERHOOD TOGETHER WITH BIKUR CHOLIM GOLDEN GIRLS CLUB: A

Bikur Cholim project in Thornhill for senior ladies 70+. Our Fall Schedule is:

November 23rd, December 7th & 21st at 12:30 -2:00 p.m. 50 Faye Court. Hot

snack, inspirational speakers and rides. No charge. For more information

contact Rivka Strauss (647) 955 0127 or Esty Yeres estyeres@gmail.com.

UNIVERSITY GIRLS TUESDAY NIGHT CHABURA: Amazing teachers and topics

every Tuesday night at 7:45 PM, continues until December 29th, West Wing

classroom 1, across from the Kollel. For more information

contact zavhuv@hotmail.com

NEW PROGRAM: Krav Maga for Women. Learn Self Defence and exercise at

the same time. Monday evenings 7:30 pm, 3rd floor classrooms 2 & 3. Class

is cancelled November 16 but will reconvene November 23 and 30.

WOMEN'S YOGA: New session has begun, limited spots available.

Thursdays, 9:30 AM.

For registration or inquiries email: baytsisterhood@gmail.com.

OUT OF THE COLD

Once again BAYT volunteers will be preparing and serving dinner at the

Out of the Cold Program. The program will take place on Wednesday,

December 9th, 4th day of Chanukah, at Temple Har Zion. The BAYT Youth

will prepare and serve Latkes, light Chanukah candles and Rabbi Spitz will

address the guests. If you would like to cook, bake, serve or donate to the

program, please contact Rivka Strauss 647-955-0127 or strauss-

rivka@gmail.com. We will also collect gently used winter coats (mens and

womens) warm clothes and boots.

You can drop off the clothes at the Sisterhood office at the shul on Nov.

24 or Dec. 1 between 6:00 and 7:30 pm .

HATZOLOH EMERGENCY LINE 416-256-1000

SISTERHOOD CHESED HOTLINE 905-886-3810 x 243

CHESED & HOSPITALITY

We are urgently seeking women to visit a member who is in hospital.

Please email BAYT Sisterhood if you are available.

If you require hosting or if you would like to be a host for Shabbos

meal, please contact Esty Yeres: estyeres@gmail.com