4:54 PM Earliest Candle-lighting 5:45 PM Latest Candle-lighting

בס"ד

The Village Shul Weekly Bulletin

February 28 - March 6, 2026

11 - 17 Adar 5786

Shabbat Zachor

Parashat Tetzaveh

פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה

IN THIS EMAIL

Click HERE to view pictures from our recent amazing events & classes!


Special Shabbat:

  • Shabbat, March 14: Family Experience with Rabbi B.


Purim:

  • Shabbat ,February 28: Youth Program Purim Party
  • Sunday, March 1: The Village Shul Purim Carnival - Click HERE
  • Tuesday, March 3: Purim in the Caribbean - SOLD OUT
  • Matanot L'Evyonim (Gifts To The Poor) - Click HERE


Events

  • Thursday, March 5: The Village Shul Ski Day - Click HERE
  • Friday, March 13: Family Shabbat Dinner with Rabbi B. - Click HERE
  • Monday, March 16: Super Creative and Innovative Way of Turning your Seder into an Escape Room with Rabbi Sytner - Click HERE
  • Wednesday March 18 & 25: Torah & Tea: From Slavery to Freedom - Click HERE
  • Tuesday March 24: Men's Scotch, Steak & Study - Click HERE
  • Tuesday, May 26: Learn to Read Hebrew in 5 Minutes with Rabbi Tzvi -Click HERE
  • Tuesday, June 9: The Village Shul 28th Annual Golf Tournament - Click HERE


CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Tribute Cards: a meaningful way to Celebrate & Remember - Click HERE
  • Pledge Form: Support the Village Shul Community - Click HERE


The Village Shul Baseball Team – Let’s play ball!

To register please click HERE

For more information, please contact Greg Rabin at: greg_rabin@yahoo.com

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH

7:00 AM Shacharit


5:45 PM Mincha 

4:54 PM Earliest candle-lighting

5:45 PM Latest candle-lighting


SHABBAT, FEBRUARY 28TH

8:30 AM Shacharit (Main Sanctuary)


9:30 AM (Main Sanctuary)

Torah reading and parsha Q&A

with Rabbi Tzvi Sytner


10:00 AM (Main Sanctuary)

Parshat Zachor first reading 


10:15 AM (Weinbaum Beis Midrash)

Text @ 10 with Rob Walker

'Zachor: How to Fight Evil in an Age of Indifference'


Stairway to Heaven (Fireplace Room)

with Reb Zale Newman

'Adon Olam- the Final Word and the importance of saying Shabbat Shalom'


11:00 AM (Main Sanctuary)

Dvar Torah followed by presentations with Bar Mitzvah Jordan Adam Ducoffe


Alternative Session (Weinbaum Beis Midrash)

with Rabbi Moshe Zeldman

'The Left, the Right and the Jews'



A Taste of Talmud (New Tots Room)

Baruch Fleischer


11:45 AM Community Kiddush (Third Floor)


12:45 PM (Main Sanctuary)

Parshat Zachor Second reading 


5:30 PM Mincha followed by Seudah Shlishit

6:37 PM Ma’ariv

6:47 PM Havdallah, Shabbos Ends

WEEKDAY SERVICES AT TVS

SHACHARIT

Sunday - 8:00 AM

Monday - Tuesday 6:45 AM 

Wednesday - Friday 7:00 AM


MINCHA

Sunday  5:50 PM

Monday 5:40 PM

Tuesday 4:45 PM

Wednesday - Thursday 5:55 PM


For Ta'anit Esther & Purim times please refer to the Purim Schedule

We all want to run a Passover Seder that will engage kids, teens and adults…but how? Rabbi Sytner will be sharing a super creative and innovative way of turning your seder into an Escape Room! Thousands of people have watched his method and it has transformed SO many Pesach Seders. 

(There will be a limited number of kits for sale that will have the supplies necessary)

WEEKLY CLASSES

DAY

TIME

TEACHER

TITLE

AUDIENCE

IN-PERSON / ZOOM

Fridays

6:30 AM

Rabbi Tzvi Sytner

Duties of the Heart

Men & Women

In-Person

Fridays

8:00 AM

Stan Samole

Words of Our Sages

Men & Women

In person (includes breakfast)

Sunday

9:15 AM

Rabbi Yosef Posen

Lessons in the Weekly Parsha

Men & Women

In-Person & Zoom

Monday-Thursday

6:30 AM

Rabbi Shlomo Katz

Talmud Learning Group

Men

In-Person

Monday

8:00 AM

Rabbi Shlomo Katz

Halacha: From Then to Now

Men & Women

In-Person

Monday

9:00 AM

Rabbi Yosef Posen

Mishna on Mondays

Men

Zoom

Monday

11:00 AM

Liat Garelick

Morning Mindfulness Moment

Women

In-Person

Wednesday

7:00 PM

Liat Garelick

Women's in the Torah

Women

In-Person

Wednesday

8:00 AM

Rabbi Shlomo Katz

Halacha: From Then to Now

Men & Women

In-Person

Thursday


10:00 AM

Rabbi Shlomo Katz

Parsha Plus

Women

In-Person

Thursday

11:50 AM

Rabbi Yosef Posen

Delve into Talmud

Men

In-Person & Zoom

THIS SHABBOS

THE KIDDUSH

&

THE HERRING TABLE

&

THE L'CHAIM TABLE

are generously sponsored by

Stuart Ducoffe & Beryl Freedman

in honour of the Bar Mitzvah of their son,

Jordan Adam Ducoffe

SEUDAH SHLISHIT

THIS SHABBOS

is sponsored by

Esther Malka Lewis

in gratitude to Hashem

THIS SHABBOS

PARSHAT ZACHOR

First and Second Readings

are sponsored by

Avidan de Lara and Karen Levy

in honour of the Yahrzeit of Karen's stepfather,

Sr. Jacky Cohen Azar,

Jacobo ben Ruth A”H

TA'ANIT ESTHER

BREAKING THE FAST REFRESHMENTS

are available to be sponsored

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mazel Tov to Stuart Ducoffe & Beryl Freedman on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jordan Adam Ducoffe.


Mazel Tov to Clive Levitt and Marla Buck on the recent engagement of their son, Max, to McKenzie McDonald , daughter Michelle & Michael McDonald.


Torah 2.0 on Tuesday, February 24 was sponsored by Sruli Wolff L'ilui Neshmat Shimon Ben Eliyahu A"H


Rabbi Sytner’s class is sponsored by Clive Levitt and Marla Buck in honour of the recent engagement of their son, Max, to McKenzie McDonald.


Stan Samole Shiur and Class Friday, February 27th, is sponsored by Howard Dyment & Sharon Celniker in honour of the Yahrzeit of Sharon’s father, Rabbi Dr. Mechel Celniker, HaRav Micha'el benAvraham Yitzchak A”H.


A week of men’s learning is sponsored by Paul Rosenman in honour of the Yahrzeit of his father, Ladislav Rosenman, Aharon Yehuda Ben Baruch A”H.

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS

Michael Gilmore

Linda Meilach-Gould

Abigail Rachel Lapell

Theodore Noy

Lisa Klug

Hartley Kestenberg

Shira Horowitz

Ryan Naimark

Jeremy Korn

Jack Morris Hayeems

Zachary Kay

Joanna Salit

Terri Dunnigan

Shira Chaya Black

Theo Small

THIS WEEK'S YAHRZEITS

Adolfo Cotter’s grandfather Shabatai Cotter A"H, February 28th.

Karen Levy’s stepfather Sr. Jacky Cohen Azar, Jacobo ben Ruth A"H, February 28th.

Henry Grunberg’s father Leon Grunberg, Arieh ben Yeshaya A"H, February 28th.

Faye Markowitz’s father Alexander Jelinek, Shmuel ben Yehoshua Esther A"H, February 28th.

Robert (Bob) Zinner’s father Philip Zinner, Shraga ben Klolonomous Bentzion Chaim Ha-Levi A"H, February 28th.

Paul Rosenman’s father Ladislav Rosenman, Aharon Yehuda Ben Baruch A"H, February 28th.

Sandra Herlick’s mother Lorraine Frances Herlick, Leah Frimit Bat Shlomo Zalman A"H, March 1st.

Malcolm Silver’s mother Ann Silver, Hanna Faigl bat Yitzchak A"H, March 1st.

Stuart Ducoffe’s father Cyril Ducoffe ,Yitzchak ben Yaakov A"H, March 2nd.

Jay Lefton’s mother Helen Lefton, Hinda bat Shraga Faivish A"H, March 2nd.

Ronda Wunsch’s father Hymie Stoller, Chaim Ben Yoine (Yona) A"H, March 3rd.

Susan Eiley’s father Hy Eiley, Chaim Yosef Ben Yitzchuk A"H, March 3rd.

Orly Buzelan Aaron’s father Georges Buzelan, Yaakov Ben Channah A"H, March 3rd.

David Nimmo’s wife Lea Vogel-Nimmo, Leah bat Lev A"H, March 3rd.

Lance Levy’s mother Joyce Levy-Shier, Leah A"H, March 4th.

Brian Friedman’s father Jerry Friedman, Yehoshua ben Zvi A"H, March 4th.

Michael Favelyukis’s grandfather Gregory, Shaikevich Gershel A"H, March 5th.

TURN YOUR GROCERY SHOPPING INTO A MITZVAH FOR THE VILLAGE SHUL!

Every trip to Olive Branch can now support The Village Shul. Through Olive Branch’s Checkout for Change program, simply scan your loyalty app at checkout, and 1% of your purchase will be donated directly to our shul.


By choosing The Village Shul, you’re helping strengthen Jewish life in our community, supporting meaningful programming, learning, and connection for all ages, simply by doing your regular grocery shopping.


An easy mitzvah. A lasting impact.

WE’RE HERE FOR YOU

If you or someone you love would appreciate a visit, whether at home or in the hospital, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Our community is here to bring comfort, connection, and care. You can contact Elise Gasner at Ellise@lidpaving.ca or the shul office at admin@villageshul.com, and we’ll be glad to arrange support.

GET INVOLVED AT THE VILLAGE SHUL

Are you interested in supporting The Village Shul and making a difference?

We’re opening up new and existing committees and building a roster of volunteers to help continue all the amazing things the VS has to offer.

There are so many opportunities to choose from, and more hands make light work—so the more, the merrier! The more volunteers we have, the less each person needs to do to help keep VS thriving.

Joining a committee is also a great way to get to know the inner workings of the shul and see if a future seat on the board might be something you’d be interested in.

Click the link below to let us know where you’d like to get involved!

THE VILLAGE SHUL MIKVAH

To schedule an appointment, please click HERE or go www.mikvahrsvp.com/tvsmikvah

 

For more information, please contact Chana Lebowitz, Mikvah Supervisor: mikvah@villagehul.com

 

For the Mikvah Keilim please contact the office: office@villageshul.com or 416 785 1107

SECURITY AWARENESS 

Everyone has a role in community security: do your part. See something, say something! In an emergency, your first call should be to 911. Please report any suspicious or antisemitic incidents to the police and our 24/7 Hotline at 416.635.5600. You can also report using UJA’s digital portal HERE.