‫תשרי‬
‫לשנה טובה תכתבו‬
From the Desk of the Rav
OPTIMISM IN JUDGMENT
Rosh Hashannah, the "Day of Judgment”, has arrived! We
all recognize the fact that we have a great task and
responsibility, during the coming days of the Aseret Yemei
Teshuva - The Days of Repentance - to do our best in
reconnecting to our source. Yet we must do it with
happiness and optimism.
The Midrash notes that when the nations of the world are
judged, they wear black. But the Jewish nation, when
they stand in judgment before the Creator, they wear white, as a sign of
faith and confidence that our Heavenly Father, in his abundant mercy, will
bless us with a good year.
As we turn to the Almighty in prayer, it is important to be mindful of a
few things.
First, Hashem desires our prayers. Even if we feel inadequate - or perhaps
especially because of that feeling- the Merciful one wants to hear our
voices.
Second, Let us pray for the welfare of our people. Communal prayer is
more than just getting together for the service. It is to be concerned for
the other, and to Daven for their needs, as we Daven for our own.
During our prayers, all of us should have in mind the security of our
brothers and sisters in Eretz Yisrael, and we should beseech Hashem to
grant ample wisdom to its leaders.
And last but not least; we should all celebrate our values and tradition
with pride and confidence. The blast of the Shofar is an act of coronation
for the King of all Kings. Let us be grateful for the privilege of being part
of this ceremony.
Miriam, the children and I would like to take this opportunity to wish the
Kehillah a Shana Tova. May we all merit a year of physical and spiritual
blessing and growth.
Shabbat Shalom,
Yirmiya Milevsky
HIGH HOLYDAY SHIURIM
The Responsa of Rabbi Eliezer Fleckles
Monday Rosh Hashannah 6:50 pm part 1
Tuesday Rosh Hashannah 6:50 pm part 2
By Rabbi Milevsky
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Shabbat Shuva Drasha
Shabbat October 8, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.
by Rabbi Milevsky
"Protection From The Forbidden Fruit"
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Paul Forman
Z’manei Tefillah
Friday, September 30, 2016
Candlelighting .................................................................. 6:41p.m.
Mincha ............................................................................ 6:45 p.m.
Saturday, October 1, 2016 Pareshat Nitzavim
Shacharit ................................................................ 7:30, 8:45 a.m.
Latest Shema ................................................................. 10:11 a.m.
Daf Yomi .......................................................................... 5:40 p.m.
Pirkei Avot ....................................................................... 6:20 p.m.
Mincha ............................................................................ 6:35 p.m.
Shkiya .............................................................................. 6:58 a.m.
Motzei Shabbat ............................................................... 7:43 p.m.
Sunday, October 2, 2016, Erev Rosh Hashannah
Shacharit, Selichot .................................................. 6:00, 7:00 a.m.
Candlelighting ................................................................. 6:38 p.m.
Mincha ............................................................................ 6:40 p.m.
Maariv ............................................................................. 7:06 p.m.
Monday, October 3, 2016 Rosh Hashannah I
Shacharit ......................................................................... 8:00 a.m.
Shofar ..................................................... approximately 10:30 a.m.
Daf Yomi .......................................................................... 5:50 p.m.
Mincha ............................................................................ 6:35 p.m.
Candlelighting ........................................................ after 7:39 p.m.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 Rosh Hashannah II
Shacharit ......................................................................... 8:00 a.m.
Shofar ..................................................... approximately 10:30 a.m.
Daf Yomi .......................................................................... 5:50 p.m.
Mincha ............................................................................ 6:35 p.m.
Motzei Yom Tov ............................................................... 7:37 p.m.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Tzom Gedalia, fast day
Fast begins..................................................................... .6:08 a.m.
Shacharit, Selichot .................................................. 6:10, 6:30 a.m.
Mincha ........................................................................... 6:25 p.m.
Fast ends ....................................................................... .7:24 p.m.
Thursday-Friday, October 6-7, Aseret Yemei Teshuva
Earliest Talis & Tefillin ..................................................... 6:30 a.m.
Shacharit, Selichot, Thursday ..................................6:15, 6:35 a.m.
Shacharit, Selichot, Friday .......................................6:25, 6:45 a.m.
Mincha/Maariv, Thursday. ............................................... .6:40 p.m.
Friday, October 7, 2016
Candlelighting ................................................................. 6:29 p.m.
Mincha ............................................................................ 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 8, 2016, Pareshat Vayelech Shabbat Shuva
Shacharit ................................................................ 7:30, 8:45 a.m.
Latest Shema ................................................................. 10:14 a.m.
Daf Yomi .......................................................................... 4:50 p.m.
Shabbat Shuva Drasha ..................................................... 5:30 p.m.
Mincha ............................................................................ 6:25 p.m.
Motzei Shabbat ............................................................... 7:30 p.m.
Congregation B’nai Torah 465 Patricia Avenue Toronto, Ontario M2R 2N1 tel/fax 416.226.3700
HaRav Yirmiya Milevsky, Mara D’Atra
Murray Miskin, Alan Zuck, Co-Presidents
office@bnaitorah.ca
www.bnaitorah.ca
B’nai Torah Weekly Bulletin
Shabbat Pareshat Nitzavim & Vayelech
Rosh Hashannah 5777 & Shabbat Shuva
Z’manei Tefillah
Lifecycle
Celebrations
 Mazal Tov to Mireille and Haim Moussadji on the recent wedding of
their son Jack to Inna.
 Mazal Tov to Mireille and Haim Moussadji on their 50th wedding
anniversary.
We Thank Our Sponsors
The foyer Kiddush this week, October 1, Pareshat Netzavim is sponsored
by:
 Mireille and Haim Moussadji to celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary and in honour of the recent wedding of their son Jack to
Inna.
 Rosa and George Grunwald to commemorate the yahrzeit of their
husband and father John Grunwald, Yosef Shmuel ben Eliyahu Zev,
z”l.
 Avi and Symee Citron to commemorate the yahrzeit of Symee’s
mother, Peggy Guest, Faiga bas Eliyahu v’ Chana, z”l, wife of Harry
Guest, z”l,
 Jack and Susan Kahn to commemorate the yahrzeit of Susan’s father,
Joseph Weinstock, z”l.
The foyer Kiddush next week, October 8, Pareshat Vayelech, will be
sponsored by:
 Misulin and Eva Oielgisser to commemorate the yahrzeit of Misulin’s
mother, Lisa Oielgisser, Liba bat Moshe, z”l.
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The Rabbi’s Paresha Shiur, Sept. 26 was sponsored by David and Fran
Woolf to commemorate the Yahrzeit of Fran’s father, Mr. Good, z”l.
Post Yom Kippur Break Fast
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The entire congregation is invited to break the fast in the Beit
Midrash, sponsored by Howard and Janice Langer, and David and
Susan Sacks to commemorate the Yahrzeit of their mother Esther
Ferman z”l.
Synagogue Notes
Welcome JRCC.
B’nai Torah again welcomes the JRCC for the High Holidays. As in
previous years, they will conduct their services in the Sam Ferman Hall.
Children's Playroom ~ Rosh Hashannah & Yom Kippur:
The children's playroom will be open on Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur
during davening. Snacks will be provided, but there will be no adult
supervision. Parents are invited to make use of the room; however, they
are responsible to supervise their children and to clean up at the end of
their play.
Ladies’ Tehillim.
There will be a Ladies Tehillim gathering on Sunday, October 2, at 10:00
a.m. There are many cholim in our Kehillah who can benefit from this act
of chesed.
Tekiat Shofar
Any member who is not well enough to come to shul on Rosh
Hashannah and needs to hear tekiat shofar at home, should call the shul
office, or contact Gershon Pick at 416-226-2358 to make arrangements.
There will also be Shofar blowing at Cheltenham Nursing Home, 5935
Bathurst Street on both days of Rosh Hashannah, at 4:00 pm.
Sunday-Monday, October 9-10, 2016
Earliest Talis & Tefillin, .............................................6:33-6:34 a.m.
Shacharit, Selichot, Sunday, Monday (holiday) ....... 6:35, 7:35 a.m.
Mincha/Maariv, Sunday, Monday .................................... 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 11, Erev Yom Kippur
Shacharit, Selichot .................................................. 6:40, 7:00 p.m.
Mincha ............................................................................ 3:00 p.m.
Candlelighting ................................................................. 6:22 p.m.
Kol Nidrei ........................................................................ 6:25 p.m.
Wednesday October 12, 2016, Yom Kippur
Shacharit, ....................................................................... 9:00 a.m.
Yizkor, approximately ................................................... 12:00 Noon
Daf Yomi ..................................................................... After Mussaf
Mincha ............................................................................ 5:10 p.m.
Fast Ends ......................................................................... 7:23 p.m.
Thursday-Friday, October 13-14,
Shacharit, Thursday, ............................................... 6:45, 7:10 a.m.
Shacharit, Friday ..................................................... 7:00, 7:20 a.m.
Mincha/Maariv, Thursday ................................................ 6:30 p.m.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Candlelighting ................................................................. 6:17 p.m.
Mincha ............................................................................ 6:20 p.m.
Halacha Corner
TWO DAYS OF ROSH HASHANNAH
Although the two-day celebration of Rosh Hashannah is Halachically
viewed as a single Yom Tov consisting of two days, this is so only on
a Rabbinical level. On a Scriptural level only the first day has a Yom
Tov status. Consequently one should not cook or prepare food until
after dark on Monday October 14.
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Our rabbis tell us that it is better to say few Selichot with Kavanah
(mindset) than many without. Thus on Erev Rosh Hashannah we
will not be saying all of the Selichot printed but rather the ones listed
below. The list is known as Minhag Telz -the ones that are said in
the Telz Yeshiva. The purpose is not to save time but rather to have a
better chance to be mindful of what we are asking from Hashem.
May The Almighty grant all a year of health happiness and meaning.
Minhag Telz- 23,24,25,26,29,32,34,35,38,39,40,42,43
Women’s Simchat Torah Lecture
“Michtav M'Eliyahu:
An Introduction to the Worldview of Rabbi Dessler”
By Rebbitzin Miriam Milevsky
10:45 A.M. in the boardroom
Catering
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Welcome to our new B’nai Torah Caterers
Ely’s Catering Menachem Azulay
Modern Kosher
Moishe Brown
Taam Tov Caterers
Abe Levy
Tiara Events
Joe Elmaleh
Congregation B’nai Torah 465 Patricia Avenue Toronto, Ontario M2R 2N1 tel/fax 416.226.3700
HaRav Yirmiya Milevsky, Mara D’Atra
Murray Miskin, Alan Zuck, Co-Presidents
office@bnaitorah.ca
www.bnaitorah.ca
B’nai Torah Weekly Bulletin
Shabbat Pareshat Nitzavim & Vayelech
Rosh Hashannah 5777 & Shabbat Shuva
Welcome to our new members: 5777
Yisroel & Amaris Adler
Natan & Shayna Breslow
Margalit Ferszt
Sara Frankel
Rachamim Friedman
Motti & Shira Gastfreund
Cecily Grosz
Isaac Oielgisser
Yoshi & Rivka Green
Steven & Sharona Stolero
Avi & Aliza Weinryb
We mourn the passing of our members: 5776
Avraham Ferszt z"l
Adam Fuerstenberg z"l
Nolan Jacobs z"l
B’nai Torah Shiurim
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Paul Forman.
Weekday Daf Yomi, Nir Lifshitz
Sunday @ 7:30 a.m., Beit Midrash
Monday-Friday @ 6:00 a.m., Beit Midrash
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Daily learning between Mincha and Maariv
Rabbi Milevsky
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Pareshat HaShavua - Rabbi Milevsky
Mondays, @10:00 a.m.
Will resume Oct 10
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Chumash – Rabbi Gemara
In Depth Study of the Paresha
Will resume in the fall.
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Minchas Chinuch, - Rabbi Hochman
Men, Tuesdays @ 8:00 p.m., Library
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Chumash & Rashi - Yitzchak Deutsch
Men, Tuesdays @ 8:00 p.m., Beit Midrash
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Gemarah Yoma In depth - Rabbi Milevsky
Analysis of the text and context of the treatise
Thursdays after Maariv
Decorum and the High Holy Days:
This week's Paresha, Nitzavim, (Devarim 29:9 - 30:20), begins with
"...‫"א ֶַּ֨תם נִצ ִ ִָּ֤בים הַּיֹום‬. The word "‫ "נִצ ִ ִָּ֤בים‬means "to stand". The lesson to be
learned from this Paresha is that there are times in life when we have to
stand firm and times when we have to go or act. Different situations
confront us in life. How we handle them makes all the difference in
defining what kind of a person we are and how we portray ourselves to
others. When there is a matter of principle involved, we should have
enough fortitude to stand up for what we believe even if it means we will
be standing alone. When something has to be done and no one takes
the initiative, we should have the strength to get up and go and do it
ourselves and serve as an example for others.
Pareshat Nitzavim is read every year before Rosh Hashannah. Tosofot at
the end of Megillah (31b) tells us that the reason is to separate the
Tochacha that we read in last week’s Paresha from the New Year. There
may be another reason. As we approach the New Year we are told "... ‫א ֶַּ֨תם‬
‫"נִצ ִ ִָּ֤בים הַּיֹום‬, “you are standing today”, (Devarim 29:9). If we stand firm
today with our beliefs, when we are about to start a new year, then we
will be able to say we stand before Hashem, as His people, united in
desirable actions, mitzvot, prayer, and kavanah, so that we "may enter
the covenant of the Lord, your G-d, and His oath, which the Lord, your
G-d, is making with you this day", (Devarim 29:11).
May our Kehillah be zocheh to celebrate the Yamim Noraim as “ish echad
b’lev echad”, (“as one individual dedicated to the same purpose”), so
that our tefilot are heard by Hashem and we are all granted his loving
mercy and inscribed in the Book of Life.
Members and guests are reminded that according to Halacha, talking is
forbidden during the following times:
 Between Baruch Sheamar and the conclusion of Chazarat Hashatz;
 During the recitation of Kaddish, both by mourners, and/or, by the
Shaliach Tzibur;
 On Rosh Hashannah between reciting the Berachot for the Shofar,
(page 436, Art Scroll), until the conclusion of the Shofar blasts at the
end of Musaf, (page 585, Art Scroll).
Those interested in engaging in conversations during these times are
asked to please step outside the Main Sanctuary, so that those who wish
to stand before Hashem in prayer can do so.
!‫כתִ יבָה ו ַחֲ תִ ימָ ה טֹובָה‬
Book Discussion
We are pleased to announce that Rabbi Milevsky will be leading a
discussion on this interesting and controversial book:
Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide
by Michael B. Oren
On Friday November 11 at 8 pm
Further details to follow
Congregation B’nai Torah 465 Patricia Avenue Toronto, Ontario M2R 2N1 tel/fax 416.226.3700
HaRav Yirmiya Milevsky, Mara D’Atra
Murray Miskin, Alan Zuck, Co-Presidents
office@bnaitorah.ca
www.bnaitorah.ca
HIGH HOLYDAY GREETINGS
BEST WISHES FOR A SHANA TOVA, A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO THE ENTIRE CONGREGATION
From
Alex and Faigie Abrahamovitz
Joyce Barron and Charles Blum
Ben and Susan Barth
Izzy Beigel
Avi & Symee Citron
Gary and Ella Diamond
Pesach and Annie Forman
Asher and Barbara Frankel
Avraham and Bernice Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. Morton and Pat Gelber
Tommy and Susan Jutcovich
Jack and Susan Kahn
Zvi Kahn
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Katz
Louis and Rita Klein
Mark and Ruth Lane
Dr. Howard and Janice Langer
Faigie Libman
Mr. and Mrs. Hertzel Lipner
Frank and Eva Mayer
Ruth and Murray Miskin
Steve and Leah Roth
Andrea and Perry Rush
Jochanan and Sheba Sanders
Judy & Les Scheininger and Family
Roz and Ben Schultz
Zev and Susan Shainhouse
Marina and Miron Slutskin
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur and Bea Tannenbaum
George & Florence Weinberger
Mayer Weinstock
Aaron & Anne Weisblatt
Marvin & Rosalie Wenner
Nahum and Sandy Woolf
David and Marion Zierler
Alan Zuck
Shirley Zuck
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Congregation B’nai Torah 465 Patricia Avenue Toronto, Ontario M2R 2N1 tel/fax 416.226.3700
HaRav Yirmiya Milevsky, Mara D’Atra
Murray Miskin, Alan Zuck, Co-Presidents
office@bnaitorah.ca
www.bnaitorah.ca
B’nai Torah Weekly Bulletin
Shabbat Pareshat Nitzavim & Vayelech
Rosh Hashannah 5777 & Shabbat Shuva
Congregation B’nai Torah 465 Patricia Avenue Toronto, Ontario M2R 2N1 tel/fax 416.226.3700
HaRav Yirmiya Milevsky, Mara D’Atra
Murray Miskin, Alan Zuck, Co-Presidents
office@bnaitorah.ca
www.bnaitorah.ca
B’nai Torah Weekly Bulletin
Shabbat Pareshat Nitzavim & Vayelech
Rosh Hashannah 5777 & Shabbat Shuva
Congregation B’nai Torah 465 Patricia Avenue Toronto, Ontario M2R 2N1 tel/fax 416.226.3700
HaRav Yirmiya Milevsky, Mara D’Atra
Murray Miskin, Alan Zuck, Co-Presidents
office@bnaitorah.ca
www.bnaitorah.ca