SHABBAT SHALOM - Muka ,ca

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This Shabbos, our youth will lead us in davening, leining and learning.

Here is a brief description of some of our Shabbos morning minyanim.

Junior Congregation: (Michelle Jacobs, Maya Woolf, Talya Saban and Tzvi Spivak)

This program is geared to boys and girls in grades 4 to 6. Children have an opportunity to learn and daven. The Shabbos

morning teffilos and under the guidance of skilled adult volunteers and two paid youth leaders. The

Junior congregation serves to introduce and build upon synagogue and Shabbos davening skills. Each Shabbos boys

participate by becoming a shaliach tzibur, reciting the Shabbos morning Kiddush and preparing and delivering short

divrei torah. Girls also prepare and deliver divrei torah and recite the bracha achronah following our generously

donated Kiddush. This program is in its 3rd year and attracts over 60 enthusiastic children each Shabbos.

Middle School Minyan: (Rabbi Mordechai Biegeleisen, Gary Fortinsky, Ilan Shields and Evie Bernstein )

The fundamental principle guiding this minyan is the concept of chinuch. Created in response for the need for

our children to be actively involved in davening, the minyan affords children the opportunity to participate and lead

the davening in a family environment. The goal is to have our children acquire fluency and confidence in the various

aspects of davening in Shul.

High School Minyan: (Rabbi Dovi Gopin)

This minyan allows our teenagers to hone the skills they have developed in davening and leining. Participants also have

the opportunity to prepare and deliver divrei torah to the minyan. It is a chance for them to direct the entire davening

from both an organizing and participatory perspective which builds their self-confidence and leadership skills.

Teen Minyan: (Rabbi Avi Levinson)

This minyan is designed to involve high school students from diverse backgrounds including those who are new to the

Shabbos and davening experience. The minyan involves many public high school and day-school students who share in

the divrei torah, enthusiastic singing and warm atmosphere.

Other youth groups include:

Early Drop Off (Maytal Cuperfain, Shoshana Jacob)

Nursery (Ora Rosenberg, Maytal Cuperfain, Elisheva Margolis, Atara Gasner and Amanda Bergman)

JK & SK (Francesca Aviv, Melanie Tebbi, Sarah Levy)

Grades 1-3 Boys (Oriel Cohen, Josh Mayer, Noah Guttmann and Nadav Hames )

Grades 1-3 Girls (Shoshana Jacob, Yakira Gasner )

A very special thank you to all our special junior helpers: Jessica Aviv, Sophie Factor, Shira Lithwick

Psukei D’Zimra Jake Levy

Shacharis David Reiter

Pesicha Joseph Katchen and Avi Guttmann

Gaboim Tzvi Greenberg and Coby Cohen

Aliyah Leining Dvar Torah

1st

Noam Sonenberg Noah Woolf

2nd

Judah Levy Ilan Shields

3rd

Tzvi Spivak Amichai Stoll

4th

Ari Katchen Gavriel Jacob

5th

AJ Deutsch Ben Aviv

6th

Yedidya Epstein Jordan Jesin

7th

Ben Shore Yonatan Fortinsky

Haftorah

Coby Stopnicki

Hagbah Rabbi Mordechai Biegeleisen —

Middle School Minyan

Gelilah Dr. Gary Fortinsky

Mussaf Dani Serman

Ein Kelokeinu Junior Congregation, Grades 1-3 Boys,

Grades 1-3 Girls, JK & SK and Nursery

Announcements Ben Tanen

Kiddush Perlis Hall

We are happy, this year to include divrei torah from girls representing various grades. By: Deena Deutsch, Grade 6 - ראשון

The first aliyah in this week’s parsha discusses special rules for kohanim. One of the rules is that kohanim are

not allowed to marry certain women including a woman who is divorced, and if he does, you have the right to

make him divorce her. We know this because it says in pasuk 8 the word “V’Kidashto” and you shall make

him holy. The Ohr Hachayim asks why does the pasuk say “V’Kidashto” in singular, when the rest of the

section is written in plural. He answers that this tells us that even when there are other kohanim to bring

korbanos, you still have to force him to be holy to be able to his job as a kohen.

By: Oryah Bensalmon, Grade 7 - שני

”Any man who has a defect may not approach“ כי כל איש אשר בו מום לא יקרב

In Parshas Emor, the second aliyah speaks about how one who has a physical disability may not approach

Hashem to give a korban. This is said in one passuk, but in the passuk after that, it repeats this law over again.

Rashi asks, “Why does it say the same thing two times?” The answer to this is that there are two parts to this

commandment. One part is that any man approaching Hashem to give a korban must be without any

disabilities, for it is unholy to come forward to Hashem with a physical defect. The second part to this is that

one may not bring up an animal that has a defect, such as a broken leg, or blind eyes. This is the reason why

the passuk repeats this law twice; in order to show us that it applies to both humans and animals.

By: Maytal Cuperfain Grade 12 - שלישי

The end of שלי שי talks about the idea of making a ה׳ קידוש and Hashem giving us קדושה . The very next

section talks about the חגיםThe "Chidushei Harim says that the connection between the two topics is that by ״

doing acts of קדושה Hashem gives us the ability to be מקדש , to sanctify, the ט ובים ימים . In this way we

become similar to Hashem because his קדושה is what makes שבת holy and our קדושה makes the טובים ימ ים

holy.

By: Annie Rosenblum Grade 5 - רביעי

In the 4th

Aliyah of Parshat Emor the Torah discusses the bringing of the Korban Omer, on the second day of

Pesach. This Korban was brought from the new barley harvest. It was the first barley offering of the year. It

allowed all of Bnei Yisrael to start eating from all of the new crops of the year, “Chadash”. Until then only the

crop from the previous year was allowed to be eaten “ Yashan”. It is also on this second day of Pesach that

we start the counting of the 49 days of “Sefrat Ha Omer”. We still do this today, even here in Canada, in 2015.

We are on the journey to the holiday of Shavuot...(Don’t forget to count Seferiah tonight!)

By: Layla Frischman Grade 9 - חמישי

In this Aliyah we are commanded to hear the shofar on Rosh Hashana, and to afflict ourselves on Yom Kippur.

One reason of many as to why we blow the shofar on Rosh Hashana is because at Har Sinai, when the Torah

was given, the shofar was blown. Therefore, we must blow it as a reminder of our commitment and

dedication to the Torah. As for affliction on Yom Kippur, Chazal teaches us that this is referring to fasting.

By: Ayelet Klein Grade 4 - ששי

The sixth Aliyah discusses the holiday Sukkot. Sukkot is commanded to take place on the 15th day of Tishrai.

A Korban Musaf is supposed to be brought on each of the seven days of Sukkot. The Eighth day of Sukkot is to

also be considered a holiday and a Korban is supposed to be brought as well. On Sukkot we must bring the

Lulav, Etrog, Hadas and Arava with us to help fulfill the mitzvah. Sukkot is commanded to be celebrated

around Harvest time which comes around in Fall. During the holiday of Sukkot we are supposed to live in a

sukkah. The reason we do this is to teach all the generations since Yiziyat Mizrayim about how Hashem

protected us all the years we were in the Midbar (desert). Shabbat Shalom.

By: Sarah Zaionz Grade 7 - שביעי

What is the significance of the Ner Tamid and the Lechem Hapanim? The mefarshim explain these as a way

for Hashem to show Am Yisrael that he is constantly looking out for their spiritual growth (Ner Tamid) and

material well being (Lechem Hapanim). What is the significance of these being discussed right after we read

about the chagim? The chagim are a time when people are able to elevate themselves to a higher level of

spirituality through their observance. This elevation is something that is within human control. The Ner

Tamid and Lechem Hapanim are constants showing that Hashem is eternal and always present. This

continuous elevated level of spirituality is something that is beyond human control.

By: Frankie Aviv Grade 12 and Melanie Tebbi Grade 11 - הפטרה

In this week’s parsha, Parshat Emor, the Torah discusses the rules that the Kohanim had to follow in order to

serve G-d in the holy temple. The Kohanim were not allowed to wear wool, shave, drink wine, marry a widow

or divorced woman and lastly, come in contact with the dead. The reason the Kohanim could not have

contact with the dead is because they would become tameh (impure). The only people the Kohanim were

allowed to attend the funerals of were their immediate family, which included the Kohen’s mother, father,

unmarried sister, brother, son and daughter. The Kohen Hagadol, also known as the High Priest, was not

allowed to ever be tameh and therefore he could not come in contact with the dead at all. This meant he was

unable to attend any close family member’s funeral. Particularly at a time of personal loss, it is harder for

individuals to connect with G-d and fully serve G-d as we are supposed to. The fact that the Kohen Hagadol

had the strength to not attend close family funerals and yet still serve G-d wholeheartedly really shows what

a remarkable and committed person the Kohen Hagadol was. We can only hope that we, the Jewish nation,

can eventually come close to the holiness that the Kohen Hagadol had and be able to serve G-d completely

and unconditionally even at a difficult time in our lives.

Shabbat Shalom

Stanley & Alieza Abraham

Joseph & Lillian Benbassat

Lloyd & Lynn Chazen

Meir & Shana Cohen

Shimmy & Melanie Deutsch

Frank & Florence Dimant

Abe & Miryam Edery

Marc & Michelle Factor

Ezra & Mashie Feintuch

Gerald & Shayna Friedman

Mark & Michelle Frischman

Nathan & Michele Herrmann

Jonathan & Liora Jacob

Irv & Michelle Jacobs

Edward & Lisa Jesin

Josh & Elizabeth Katchen

Steve & Alina Mayer

Joel & Marissa Muscat

Yossi & T.K. Rosenblum

Arthur & Marcee Rosenzweig

Josh & Janet Rucker

Simon & Gaby Rucker

Joshua Salmon

Mordie & Zahava Shields

David & Sharon Shore

Albert & Susan Silverman

Jeff & Sara Silverman

Alan & Rosalie Steinfeld

Tom & Amy Stopnicki

Ron & Shana Strauss

Melech & Heather Tanen

Jerry & Anne Tollinsky

Aaron & Deena Wapner

Rabbi Nosson & Sara Westreich

Rich & Elana Winkler

Ari & Renee Zaionz

Tomi & Zippy Zwiebel

We take this opportunity to thank all of the families in the shul who have generously

sponsored this year’s Youth Shabbos.

Special thank you to the BAYT Brotherhood (Craig Guttmann President)

and BAYT Sisterhood (Co-Presidents Heather Tanen and Bayla Fortinsky)

for their generous contributions to the Youth Shabbos Kiddush

Thank you to:

Rabbi Korobkin and Rabbi Spitz for their guidance

All of our outstanding youth leaders for their dedication and

commitment to the BAYT Youth program.

BAYT office staff for all the assistance.

All the youth for their enthusiasm and participation in

the programs.

Thank you to the wonderful youth committee for their suggestions, guidance

and support:

Michelle Jacobs, co-chair

Sara Silverman, co-chair

Rich Winkler, Youth Director

905-886-3810 X 135

rich@bayt.ca