Parisian Shabbat dinner ~ All night ~ Cheese cake & Ice cream ~ Yizkor
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Come and hear the Ten Commandments
Followed by a...
BUFFET DAIRY DINNER + Ice Cream Party
and mouth watering Cheese Cakes!
On the holiday of Shavuot we celebrate the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
Men, Women and Children (even Babies) come and experience
the giving of the Torah for the 3,329th time.
Wednesday, May 31 @ 5:00 PM
Please RSVP
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(its not too late to help sponsor this event!)
MINYAN THURSDAY - JUNE 1
YIZKOR MEMORIAL SERVICE
Please join us on Thursday, June 1st, for Shavuot Yizkor Services at 10:00 am. Yizkor around 11:15 am Following Services (12:30 pm) will be a Kiddush.
If you know that you'll be able to make it,
please let us know!
SHAVUOT ALL NIGHT LEARNING
On the day that the Jewish people were to receive the Torah on Mt. Sinai, they overslept (3,329 years ago)! To rectify this, on the first night of Shavuot the custom is to stay up all night and study Torah as we prepare to renew our acceptance of G‑d's gift - the Torah.
Refreshments and coffee will be served.
WHEN: Tuesday night, May 30th, 10:30 pm until...
Where: The Borenstein's home, email below for address.
If you would like to give a Dvar Torah during the All Night Learning, please contact Rabbi Borenstein.
Are you joining us? please click here to let us know.
MINYAN THIS WEEK:
Please join us on Shabbat, May 27th, for Shabbat Services at 10:00 am. Following Services will be a Kiddush.
If you know that you'll be able to make it, please let us know!
Click here for more info.
Join family and friends for an evening of spiritual pleasure, Jewish song and authentic Parisian cuisine, all in the spirit of Shabbat.
Friday, June 16th
Kabbalat Shabbat &
Shabbat Dinner at 7:30 pm
at
Chabad Jewish Centre of Duhram Region
1121 Dundas St. East, Whitby, ON
RSVP now for early bird pricing online or call 905 493 9007
Click here to RSVP
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A word from the Rabbi |
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Dear Friend,
Blink and it’s gone
Almost on cue, the weather has gotten sunny and warm. Just in time forShavuot, arguably the most important festival in the Jewish calendar since it marks the occasion when we became a nation under G-d, with the Torah as our blueprint for life. Which raises the inevitable question: Shavuot, a time of the greatest Divine revelation, yet
it is over in the blink of an eye - in Israel it is celebrated over just one day! Surely, we should be engrossed in Torah learning and associated activities for an extended period of time?
Before addressing this dilemma, let me point out yet another peculiarity. In the buildup to the Great Revelation at Sinai, G-d instructed Moshe to restrict the people from touching the mountain - it was sacred ground. But not for long. As soon as the Shofar sounded, announcing the departing Divine spirit, the mountain became accessible to all. Surely,
a place of such miraculous and religious significance should have been preserved as an eternal place of pilgrimage - a place to draw Divine inspiration and blessing? Why was it consigned to the forgotten narrative of history?
It is because G-d did not want the people to become distracted by the drama and grandeur of the location. G-d gave us the Real Thing - the Torah, and it is the Torah to which we must set our sights and focus. The mountain was the backdrop. The real act is the Torah itself. A bit like a ship setting sail. It is accompanied by music, balloons, fireworks
and fanfare. But then the captain grips the wheel and it’s time to get down to the business of travel.
Shavuot marks the launch of the ship, Each year, we reenact the drama and the excitement of receiving the 10 Commandments and Torah. That only requires one day (2 in the Diaspora). Then it’s all hands on deck as we voyage on the journey of Torah, the journey that brings us all that much closer to the Divine.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Tzali Borenstein
P.S. It is very important that we all (men, women & children) hear the 10 commandments on Wednesday, May 31st, please join us at 5:00 pm as we read them from the Torah, followed by dinner plus cheese cake and ice cream party,
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Shabbat Times
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Friday, May 26
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Shabbat, May 27
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Tuesday, May 30
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Wednesday, May 31
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9:44 pm
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Thursday, Jun 1
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9:45 pm
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What's Happening?
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Shabbat
Services
May. 27, 2017 - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Imagine worshipping in an atmosphere of total inclusion and acceptance, where you are welcome, in fact encouraged, to ask questions, and where you are implored to be as non-judgmental of your neighbor as he or she is of you.
Join us for weekly Shabbat services, where you are sure to come away inspired.
Following services (12:30 pm) will be a delicious Kiddush sit down lunch.
To sponsor the Kiddush please contact Chabad 905-493-9007 or email [email protected]
Hebrew
School of the Arts
May. 28, 2017 - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Imagine a Hebrew School where kids don’t want to miss a day! They come in with a smile and leave humming the tune to a Hebrew song. Imagine a child who feels the warmth and spirit of Judaism… and then imagine the pride of his or her parents!
At Chabad Hebrew School of the Arts, families of all backgrounds feel comfortable and welcome. Our Hebrew school promises creative Jewish education for children ages five to thirteen. We think our program is the best Jewish experience your child can get in an after school setting.
But don't take our word for it; come in and see our school in action!
Special
Shavuot - All night Learning
May. 30, 2017 - 10:15 pm
Special Shavuot all night leaning class!
On the day that the Jewish people were to receive the Torah on Mt. Sinai, they overslept (3,329 years ago)! To rectify this, on the first night of Shavuot
the custom is to stay up all night and study Torah as we prepare to renew our acceptance of G‑d's gift - the Torah.
Refreshments and coffee will be served.
Special guest Rabbi, Rabbi Aron Lieberman and Faijgi Itkin-Lieberman.
Plus
Ice cream & Cheese Cake
May. 31, 2017 - 5:00 pm
Come hear the 10 Commandments and join for a delicious dairy dinner, Cheese cake party and ice cream bar!
Shavuot
Yizkor Services
Jun. 1, 2017 - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Yizkor Services! (Yizkor will be aprox. 11:15am)
Imagine praying in an atmosphere of total inclusion and acceptance, where you are welcome, in fact encouraged, to ask questions , and where you are implored to be as non judgemental of your neighbour as he or she is of you.
Following services (12:30pm) will be a dairy Kiddush.
Shabbat
Services
Jun. 3, 2017 - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Imagine worshipping in an atmosphere of total inclusion and acceptance, where you are welcome, in fact encouraged, to ask questions, and where you are implored to be as non-judgmental of your neighbor as he or she is of you.
Join us for weekly Shabbat services, where you are sure to come away inspired.
Following services (12:30 pm) will be a delicious Kiddush sit down lunch.
To sponsor the Kiddush please contact Chabad 905-493-9007 or email [email protected]
Hebrew
School of the Arts
Jun. 4, 2017 - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Imagine a Hebrew School where kids don’t want to miss a day! They come in with a smile and leave humming the tune to a Hebrew song. Imagine a child who feels the warmth and spirit of Judaism… and then imagine the pride of his or her parents!
At Chabad Hebrew School of the Arts, families of all backgrounds feel comfortable and welcome. Our Hebrew school promises creative Jewish education for children ages five to thirteen. We think our program is the best Jewish experience your child can get in an after school setting.
But don't take our word for it; come in and see our school in action!
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Leave a lasting legacy that will perpetuate Jewish continuity in Durham Region.
Include a bequest in your Will to the Chabad Jewish Centre for more information on bequests and planned giving options,
contact our office at 905.493.9007
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One day, a man went to an auction. While there, he bid on an exotic parrot.
He really wanted this bird, so he got caught up in the bidding. He kept on bidding, but kept getting outbid, so he bid higher and higher and higher.
Finally, after he bid way more than he intended, he won the bid. The price was high but the fine bird was finally his!
As he was paying for the parrot, he said to the Auctioneer, "I sure hope
this parrot can talk. I would hate to have paid this much for it, only to find out that he can't talk!"
"Don't worry," said the Auctioneer, "He can talk. Who do you think kept bidding against you?"
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Parshat Bamidbar
In the Sinai
Desert, G‑d says to conduct a census of the twelve tribes of Israel. Moses counts
603,550 men of draftable age (20 to 60 years); the tribe of Levi, numbering 22,300 males age one month and older, is counted separately. The
Levites are to serve in the Sanctuary, replacing the
firstborn, whose number they approximated, who were
disqualified when they participated in the worshipping of the Golden Calf. The 273 firstborn who lacked a Levite to replace them had to pay a five-shekel “ransom” to
redeem themselves.
When the people broke camp, the three Levite clans dismantled and
transported the Sanctuary, and reassembled it at
the center of the next encampment. They then erected their own tents around it: the Kohathites, who carried the Sanctuary’s vessels (the Ark, menorah, etc.) in their specially designed
coverings on their shoulders, camped to its south; the
Gershonites, in charge of its tapestries and roof coverings, to its west; and the families of Merari, who transported its wall panels and pillars, to its north. Before the Sanctuary’s
entranceway, to its east, were the tents of Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons.
Beyond the Levite circle, the
twelve tribes camped in four groups of three tribes each. To the east
were Judah (pop. 74,600), Issachar (54,400) and Zebulun (57,400); to the south, Reuben (46,500), Simeon (59,300) and Gad (45,650); to the west, Ephraim (40,500), Manasseh (32,200) and Benjamin (35,400); and to the north, Dan (62,700), Asher (41,500) and Naphtali (53,400). This formation was kept also while
traveling. Each tribe had its own nassi (prince or leader), and its own
flag with its tribal color and emblem.
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