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Youth Events
Today at
10:30 am
Saturday,
February 7th
at 6:30 pm
Friday,
February 20th
— Sunday,
February 22nd
Saturday,
February 28th
at 5:30 pm
Tu B’Shevat Family Seder
Celebrate the fruits of Israel with this fun,
interactive seder and lunch. Games, songs and
delicious fruits to be tasted. $10 per family.
Havdallah Skating Party
Join us for our first skating party at Rinx!
Start the night with dinner and Havdallah
and end with some old - fashioned winter
fun! Skate rentals are available at venue.
This program is for families and / or drop off.
(There will be supervision for children). $5 a
person.
Mamie Adler
Howard Balshin
Gary Bolter
Sarah Camelgar
Samuel Cappe
Hilton Cohen
Dorothy Davis
Anne Dinoff
Martin Drutz
Thomas Drutz
Morris Fox
Morris Freedman
Burton Glenns
Jonas Glowinsky
Tilly Goldberg
Jonathan Gotleib
Sari Greenberg
Levi Grossman
Shirley Krofchick
Ida Levy
Irving Litner
Reuven Neinstein
Anna Newton
Norman Oster
Harry Polevoy
George Reisman
Rita Rice
Belle Rosen
Helen Rosen
Rita Schiff
Rose Schwartz
Louis Shenfeld
Maria Stark
Mendel Szenes
Joseph Talsky
Chucky Weiiner
Philip Wiseman
Rebecca Zelikovitz
Chana Zimmerman
Dora Zimmerman
Got Shabbat: Purim Edition
Children (ages 2-5) are invited to wear their
jammies and join Cantor Moses and Becky as
we conclude Shabbat with a sing-a-long
Havdallah, and Beth Sholom's famous ice
cream Sundae buffet! We will learn about
Purim and also be hearing Jewish tales from
professional story teller, Cheryl Thornton.
Dont forget to wear your favourite costume in
honour of Purim!
For more information or to register for Youth Events
contact Becky at 416-783-6103 ext 231, [email protected],
or register online at www.bethsholom.net
Saturday, January 31, 2015 • 11 Shevat 5775
SHABBAT BESHALACH
SHABBAT SHIRA
Torah Page: 265 | Haftarah Page: 283
Haftarah: Yishai & Josh Sahian
RABBI’S SHABBAT MESSAGE
CCCS Winter Shabbaton Retreat
(February 20—22)
in us for our winter Shabbaton retreat from
February 20th - February 22nd, Crowne Plaza
Kitchener - Waterloo. Included: Round trip
bus transportation, Shabbat programming, 2
nights luxury hotel accommodations, on site indoor recreational center, Saturday
evening snow tubing and much, much more!
All meals will be catered and kosher. Two
Track programming: Grades 6-8, Grades 912. Price: $ 118 payable to CCCS.
Registration details at www.canadianccs.ca
or contact [email protected]. Limited
registration.
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"Then the L-RD said to Moses, “Inscribe this in a document as a reminder,
and read it aloud to Joshua: I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from
under heaven!” And Moses built an altar and named it Adonai-nissi. He said,
“It means, ‘Hand upon the throne of the L-RD!’ The L-RD will be at war with
Amalek throughout the ages.”
This Biblical proscription gave birth to a number of Jewish traditions over
time. However, before we get to that list we need to ask what does “Hand
upon the throne of the L-rd” means? Because the Hebrew name - Adonai-nissi
- given by Moses to this altar does not directly mean what the Torah gives as
the meaning to the name. So Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (12th century France)
tells us that until evil the likes of Amalek is eradicated from the world G–d’s
“throne” is covered (i.e., diminished). So the command to eradicate Amalek
was a command to remove evil from the world. The 15th Italian commentator
Sforno says that this quote was what Moses said to Joshua. That he handed
the charge to wage this generational war with evil over to his next in
command as a symbolic handing of the torch from Moses to them. With these
two comments in mind the Hebrew name given to the altar – Adonai-nissi –
seems clearer to us now. For it means “G-d is my sign” and by seeing G-d as
a sign it is meant to spur people into action against the twisted cruelties that
evil perpetrates onto the world.
So, with this generational command in mind consider these traditions:
This section is read every year before Purim. On Purim the traditions to make
noise with a grogger at any mention of Haman (a purported descendent of
Amalek) is a traditional way of “blotting out” the name of Amalek.But a lesser
known Purim custom does this even better: people would write the name
“Haman” on the soles of their shoes before Purim. As Haman’s name is read
the shoe is taken off and slapped against the floor. Making noise AND with
each slap scraping away the name that was written on the sole. A symbolic
gesture in the battle of right versus wrong? Yes. Trivial? No.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich
Use of cellphones and other electronic devices are
prohibited on Shabbat and holidays.
Hershel & Dana Sahian on the B'nai Mitzvah of their sons,
Yishai Sar Haim and Josh Simon. Delighted sister is
Eden. Proud Grandparents are Yoav & Carol Sahian, Rhoda
Tenenbaum, Paul Moscoe & Kathy Kofman. Proud greatgrandmother is Anne Tenenbaum.
Ashley Paris on her marriage to David Toledano.
Proud parents are Scott & Linda Paris and Ari &
Rebecca Toledano. Proud grandparents are Gerald &
Naomi Goldenberg.
The congregation is invited for Kiddush in the
Kiddush Lobby following services sponsored by the Sahian
family in honour of their simcha and enhanced by
Beth Sholom in honour of Shabbat Shira.
Guests of the Sahian family are invited for lunch in the
Banquet Hall immediately following services.
MORNING SERVICES
Saturday
Sunday
Monday - Friday
EVENING SERVICES
8:45 am Saturday
8:30 am Shabbat concludes
7:30 am Sunday - Friday
Candle Lighting
Friday, February 6th at 5:17 pm
Prayer for Canada: Anna Balinsky
Prayer for Israel (English): Margi Moscoe
Prayer for Israel (Hebrew): Shani Sahian
Prayer for Peace: Gretchen Daniels
Prayer for Women in Israel: Dana Sahian
5:15 pm
6:11 pm
5:15 pm
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Today at
8:45 am
Shabbat Shira
Wednesday,
February 4th at
11:30 am
Chai Society Tu B’Shevat Seder
Wednesday,
February 4th at
7:00 pm
“Jewish Thought, Jewish Thinkers” Class
Join conductor Brahm Goldhamer, Cantor Eric
Moses, and the Beth Sholom Choir for Shabbat Shira
at Beth Sholom. Celebrate our annual "Sabbath of
Song" with music in your heart. Kiddush following.
Join Rabbi Elster as we celebrate, the beginning of a
new year for trees. This is the season in which the
earliest - blooming trees in the land of Israel emerge
from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit bearing cycle. Join us for our creative exercise
program following lunch at 1:00 pm. We are looking
for people who would like to participate in a chess
group, bridge or Mah Jong.
Rabbi Aaron Flanzraich and Rabbi John Moscowitz
will be teaching this year-long adult study class.
Saturday,
Mindfulness Minyan
February 7th at Mindfulness Minyan is a calm, centered place
10:00 am
where everyone who enters comes in peace and
focused on connecting to G-d. Come and be
inspired by thought provoking and insightful
reflection of the weekly parsha. Aviva’s voice
carries you through history to connect with
Judaism in a very personal way. No experience
necessary. Everyone is welcome.
Tuesday,
Minyan, Dinner and Documentary
February 10th at Join the minyanaires for minyan at 5:30 pm, dinner
5:30 pm
is at 6:00 pm, followed by a screening of the
documentary, “Story of the Jews” Part 4. Cost $10.
Please reserve your spot by Monday, February 9th
at noon.
Wednesday,
Chai Society
February 11st at Join your fellow seniors every Wednesday during the
11:30 am
month of February. Program, creative exercise and
lunch, $5.
For more information or to register for Adult Events contact Rivy at 416-783-6103 ext
228, [email protected], or register online at www.bethsholom.net
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