Last week, we read the Ten Commandments. In this week's

Torah reading, we turn to the far more detailed laws of

Mishpatim.

Wouldn't it be nice if life could be lived by a few general

principles?

But the fact is, it's not quite that simple. We need our basic

values; but we also need the details to make the general

principles real and part of our lives.

And what's different about the Ten Commandments is not

that they are of greater importance than all the rest - re-

member, there are 613! - but that they were given in the

most direct form of revelation, with all the people witness-

ing God's presence directly.

We all know people who say that it's enough just to be good

people. And we all know people who say the opposite, that

all that matters is adherence to the details, and that through

that adherence to God's will comes adherence to the big

principles.

But I think we need both. We need to understand the gen-

eral direction. And we also need to learn, and apply, the

specifics of Torah in our lives so that we can imbue them

with holiness in thought and in deed.

Shabbat shalom,

Rabbi Steven Schwarzman

Friday Evening (February 24th, 2017)

Services: 6:00 p.m.

Candle lighting: by 5:17 p.m.

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Saturday, February 25th, 2017

29th of Shvat, 5777

Parshat Mishpatim Shabbat Sh’kalim

Morning Services: 9:30 a.m.

Torah Reading

Torah Page: 306

Maftir Page: 322

Haftorah Page: 323

Mincha at 1:30 p.m

Torah Class with Rabbi at 1:00 P.M

Shabbat ends: 6:26 p.m.

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Next week Shabbat Candle lighting:

Friday, March 3rd, 2017 by 5:26 p.m.

Congregation Beth-El 1000 Lucerne Road, TMR, Quebec H3R 2H9 Telephone: 514-738-4766 www.beth-el.ca info@beth-el.ca

Rabbi Steven Schwarzman Reverend Gershon Katz

Rabbi Emeritus: Rabbi Ronnie Cahana

Rabbi Emeritus: Dr. Allan M. Langner Cantor Hyman Gisser, z”l

Congregation Beth-El Staff 514-738-4766

Rabbi Rabbi Steven Schwarzman ext 229

Administrative Director Reverend Gershon Katz ext 228 Bookkeeper Rosie Ferla ext 222

Administrative Assistant Aviva Katz ext 223

Sponsored Kiddush

Co-Sponsored by Lucie and Mark Wener in memory of his

mother, Libby Wener

Co-sponsored by Rachel and David Choueke in honor of his

Haftorah

Sponsored Breakfast

• February 23rd, 2017 — Sponsored by Lisa and Dr. Theodore

Wein in memory of his father, Howard Wein

Condolences

Our deepest condolences to Kaila Wein on the passing of her

dear brother, Dr. Israel Libman

Our deepest condolences to Lisa and Dr. Theodore Wein on

the passing of his uncle, Dr. Israel Libman

Our deepest condolences to Anita and Jeffrey Wein on the

passing of his uncle , Dr. Israel Libman

Our deepest condolences to Drs. Francine Wein and Leo-

nard Levin on the passing of her uncle , Dr. Israel Libman

CBE PURIM PARTY Come one and all to Beth-El’s annual

Purim party on

March 12th, 2017 at 2:00 p.m

GAMES, BOUNCY CASTLES, PIZZA,

CANDY, HAMENTASHENS, GRAGGERS,

TATTOO ARTIST AND MORE!

Adults $10.00

Children FREE!

Prepare your best costumes!

Upcoming Events at Congregation Beth-El and

in Community

• Every Wednesday— Bridge at Beth-El 12:30 p.m—3:30 p.m

Congregation Beth-El

Remembers the Yahrzeit of: From February 27, 2017 To March 5, 2017

From Adar 1, 5777 To Adar 7, 5777

Muriel Segal

Paul Goldin

Janet Aronovitch

Ben Ashenmil

Ida Blumenthal

Jack Bockler

Ida Himes Brass

Dr. Lawrence N. Cohen

Arnold Drapkin

Mr Ben Finkelberg

Mrs. Sally Finkelberg

Arnold Gampel

Abraham I. Gans

Jack Gitlitz

Dr. Molly Gleiser

Annie Goldberg

Joseph Greenbaum

Mordechai Greenbaum

Samuel Grostern

Sybil Israel

Phyllis Caplan Kanigsberg

Anna Kuzmarov

Joseph Lang

Miriam Lazarus

Annie Leiter

Joseph S. Levine

Dr. Maxwell Levitt

Ruby Nelson

David Ostroff

Sidney Ostrov

John M. Schlesinger, Q.C.

Alfred N. Segall

Barnett Seide

Esther Spivack

Matthew Surkis

Paul David Waxman

Dr. Saul Wilner

Kay Winter

Harold Aron Wolofsky

Dr. Alexander Zaritsky